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A drunken resident of Kamchatka crushed her five-month-old daughter to death in her sleep Now a resident of Kamchatka faces up to two years in prison, REN TV reports. According to the TV channel, the tragedy happened in September. The drunk woman went to bed next to her daughter. In the dream, she rolled over directly onto the child and cut off her breathing. The girl suffocated. The woman's actions were qualified under the article “Causing death by negligence.” She was also deprived of parental rights in relation to her sons 9 and 11 years old. The court reported that the family lived in unsanitary conditions, and the mother, who was diagnosed with chronic alcoholism, beat the children. Earlier, in the Ust-Abakan region of the Republic of Khakassia, a boy accidentally shot a three-year-old child in the head while playing. The children ran into the barn where the elder father's

The head of the Wilfand Hydrometeorological Center: thaws and frosts are expected in Central Russia in winter Frosts and thaws are forecast in Central Russia in winter. The scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center Roman Vilfand told about such weather, he is quoted by RIA Novosti. “The variability of weather conditions, according to forecasts, will be large this winter in the European part of Russia. This means that there will be heterogeneity – significant frosts and significant warming, ”said the head of the Wilfand Hydrometeorological Center. He added that, according to a long-term forecast, a global temperature rise is expected. The short-term forecast speaks of real frosts, he stressed. The forecaster noted that temperature fluctuations in Central Russia are associated with climate warming. Invasions of the Arctic air are possible, but most often the air masses will come from the south and cause thaws, Vilfand explained. Earlier, Meteorologist Alexander Shuvalov

RIA Novosti: about 70 percent of Russians are going to celebrate New Year at home Most Russians – about 70 percent – are going to celebrate New Year at home. This is evidenced by a study by Otkrytie Bank, RIA Novosti reports. It is noted that the number of respondents wishing to celebrate the holiday at home has grown by 10 percent compared to last year. Another 10 percent of respondents said that they intend to celebrate the New Year visiting friends or relatives, and only 1 percent – in a cafe or restaurant. In addition, about 2 percent of citizens plan to leave during the holidays to another region , and less than 1 percent of Russians will go abroad. 3 percent of respondents will work on New Year's Eve, and the remaining 12 percent have not yet decided on their plans. The survey was conducted on November 18-24

SuperJob: 39% of Russians applied for a salary increase during the COVID-19 pandemic The SuperJob job search service summed up the survey and named the share of Russians who turned to the management for a raise in salary during the coronavirus pandemic. Excerpts from the study are cited by RBC. It turned out that 39 percent of citizens made such requests to the authorities. Of those who applied for a raise, 45 percent of the respondents began to receive more. Most often, we are talking about an increase of 10 percent – 15 percent of respondents managed to achieve this. Another 10 percent of the survey participants said that their salaries were raised by 5 percent, and 7 percent received a 30 percent increase. Moreover, men applied for a wage increase more often than women: 43 percent against 35. The poll was conducted from November 3 to 25, 2.5 thousand

Premier Kishida: Japan has closed entry to foreigners from November 30 due to the omicron strain Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the country is closing its borders to foreigners due to the spread of the omicron strain of COVID-19 in the world. This is reported by Reuters. Kishida announced that the entry ban will begin on November 30 and will affect all foreign citizens. It is noted that the emergency measure is being introduced until the moment when it is possible to find out all the information about the new variant of the virus. Since November 8, some concessions have been introduced in Japan for foreign businessmen, students and specialists with certified vaccines. So, if there was a host and full vaccination, it was allowed to stay in quarantine for three days instead of 10 or 14, and then visit places necessary for carrying out activities and use