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Online donated $ 1.5 million to an unjustly convicted American Kevin Strickland) raised $ 1.5 million through a fundraiser that his lawyer opened for lack of court compensation. It is reported by BBC News. According to local laws, compensation for former prisoners is allowed only if they were acquitted through DNA testing. For this reason, his lawyer decided to open a fundraiser on one of the fundraising sites to help him with household expenses after he was released from prison. More than 27 thousand people responded to the call, who donated a total of $ 1.5 million to the justified American. “Until the system changes where it does not work, people fill the gap,” she commented situation lawyer Tricia Rojo Bushnell, representative of the Midwest Innocence Project, which helps unjustly convicted. Earlier, the organization was approached by a witness in the case, thanks to whose testimony the convicted American was

Spanish price increases have reached record levels since 1992 Spain has recorded record price increases since 1992. Inflation in the country accelerated and rose by 5.6 percent in November compared to the same period in 2020, Bloomberg reported. The increase in inflation in Spain was mainly due to higher food and energy prices. The agency notes that the record rise in prices since 1992 also creates additional pressure on the European Central Bank (ECB). Member of the Executive Council of the European Central Bank Isabelle Schnabel said in late November that inflationary risks in European countries continue to grow. She also noted that price increases in the euro area will peak in November, then fall below the ECB's inflation target of two percent. At the end of September, the country experienced the highest price increase since 2008, then the annual inflation in September grew by 4 percent. Its acceleration was

Philanthropists called on the British government to save the homeless from the climate crisis weather conditions that have appeared as a result of climate change on the planet. The letter was published by The Guardian on behalf of the organizations. In their letter, heads of three major UK charities – Shelter, Homeless Link and Crisis – said that the homeless are at increased risk of the climate crisis, which poses a threat to their lives. They called on the government to take urgent action and improve the conditions of citizens in need of housing amid the approaching winter. “Obviously, the climate emergency only exacerbates the housing emergency. The homeless are already feeling the dire effects of floods and heat waves. Rising fossil fuel prices have left many people with a choice between heating their homes and paying rent, ”said Shelter CEO Polly Neath. She warned that the coming winter would

Virtuoso musician Vladimir Khomyakov from Chelyabinsk received the Organist of the Year award Famous virtuoso musician, People's Artist of Russia Vladimir Khomyakov won the Organist of the Year award. The award ceremony took place at the Kaliningrad Cathedral on Kant Island. This was reported on the website of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company “South Ural”. Khomyakov was recognized as the best in the nomination “For contribution to the profession.” He was the organizer of the international festival “Jazz on the Big Organ”, which has been held for eight years in Chelyabinsk. Guests come to the festival from countries such as Germany, Switzerland, Holland and Austria. “This [awarding] was quite unexpected and pleasant. It's always nice when your work gets some kind of positive assessment. In this case, I have only pleasant emotions, “Khomyakov shared his impressions. The award was established in 2020 by the Foundation for the Development

Miners “Listvyazhnoy”: instruments for determining methane did not give signals before the emergency Mine “Listvyazhnaya”. The affected miners told about this, TASS reports. According to them, the devices for determining the gas concentration did not give sound signals before the emergency.

Oleksiy Arestovich: the visit of IAEA inspectors to Donbass is expected by the end of the year on nuclear energy (IAEA) to the territories of Donbass not controlled by Kiev. Interfax-Ukraine reports this. “There is a preliminary agreement for the visit of IAEA inspectors until the end of this year,” said Arestovich, who is also the speaker of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on resolving the situation in Donbass. He stressed that he could not yet announce a specific date for the visit. “We are waiting for guaranteed confirmation of all parties in the TCG,” Arestovich explained. The adviser noted that any international organization is primarily interested in the safety of its employees. “They appealed when the ceasefire was still observed. They decided to give it a try. Now there is hope for stabilization in Donbass in the foreseeable future – two years, “Arestovich said. In

New Zealand MP bicycles to hospital during labor , reached the Wellington hospital by bike and gave birth to a daughter. The woman announced this on her Facebook page. The 41-year-old deputy got on a bicycle when she had contractions and drove to the hospital on her own. An hour later, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl. Related materials00:01 – June 27, 2020 “The first time I got pregnant without a man” grandchildren00: 01 – November 6, 2019 “Many people are unclear that women are people” For them, having a child was a mistake. Why is the myth of maternal happiness dangerous? On her Facebook page, a Green Party member wrote: “Hot news! At 03:04 am a new member of our family was born. I didn't plan on cycling during labor, but that's exactly what happened. My contractions were not so strong when we left for the hospital,

“Interfax”: the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the Deputy Minister did not announce new restrictions the country is expected to introduce new restrictive measures due to the omicron strain of the coronavirus. Interfax writes about this. According to the agency, the ministry drew attention to the inaccurate media citing the words of Deputy Foreign Minister Ivanov about alleged new restrictions due to COVID-19. Earlier it was reported that the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yevgeny Ivanov said that the operational headquarters would announce additional coronavirus restrictions in connection with the emergence of the omicron strain. A new strain of coronavirus under the code B.1.1.529 was detected in South Africa on November 11 , isolated cases were also recorded in European countries. The WHO recognized this option as dangerous and warned that the risk of infection with a new strain in survivors of COVID-19 may be higher.