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CAR President Touadera said that the Russian language will become compulsory in local universities said the president of the CAR Faustin-Archange Touadera, RBC reports. According to the publication, the innovation will affect African students of both bachelor's and master's degrees. Earlier, during the reign of former President Jean Bedel Bokassa, Russian was already studied at the country's universities. It is reported that in 2019 it was decided to return it to the secondary school curriculum, and next year it will be made compulsory at universities. Local media note that the initiative is part of a plan for cooperation between Moscow and Bangui – in January in Russia a meeting of education ministers is planned. They will probably discuss sending Russian teachers to the CAR, RBC reports. Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine of eradicating the Russian language, as well as burning out the information field by closing TV

Vucic: They are trying to squeeze Russia out of the gas market in Europe, including with Nord Stream 2 President of Serbia Aleksadnr Vucic stated that Russia is being squeezed out of the natural gas market, including the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to local media. According to him, at the moment Europe lacks 70 billion cubic meters of gas, while 55 billion is provided for the passage through the “Nord Stream-2”. However, European countries are not launching the pipeline due to pressure from the United States, Vucic said. “The Russians have a problem they don't want to talk about. Namely, they are trying to squeeze them out politically, although there is no gas in Europe, “the president explained. In addition, the Serbian leader noted that the country during the crisis was helped by the completion of the construction of a gas

The Sun: the unification of Russia and China could turn into a “catastrophe” for the USA and Europe “Catastrophe”. Isabelle Soukins, a researcher at the Henry Jackson Society and an expert on Russia, writes about this in an article for The Sun. According to her, due to the recent decision to expand cooperation between Moscow and China in the military sphere, Washington risks losing its position on the world stage. The expert said that cooperation between Russia and China, as well as their common concern about the actions of the West, is “a truly terrifying prospect.” the author calls this reason “imaginary”. She also emphasizes that if the two countries unite, they will want to rein in America in several fusion at once. The US will need the help of partners to cope with Russia and China, and they will be the first to turn to Europe, the expert believes.

WHO: the risk of infection with the omicron strain in those who have had coronavirus may be higher infection with a new omicron strain, which was discovered in South Africa and Botswana. This is reported by TASS. According to preliminary data, the risk of infection with a new strain in patients with coronavirus may be higher. At the same time, it is emphasized that information on this matter is limited. People who have previously suffered from COVID-19 may more easily become infected with omicron compared to other options of concern World Health Organization on the infectiousness of the new omicron-strain of coronavirus According to the information available, South Africa has a higher hospital admission rate. However, it may not be associated with omicron infection, but with an increase in the number of sick people in general, the WHO explained. Related materials17: 19 – 27 November A new strain of coronavirus

Hydrometeorological Center: Blizzard, snow and ice are expected in Moscow on December 1 Winter in Moscow will start with a sharp cold snap. According to the head of the laboratory of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, Lyudmila Parshina, ice, snow and blizzard are expected on December 1, Rossiyskaya Gazeta writes. Parshina warned Muscovites that the temperature on the first day of winter would drop to minus five degrees, and in the region – up to minus seven. She also added that the wind will be southwestern, with gusts of up to 17 meters per second. The specialist noted that the cold snap will pass quickly – on December 2, the temperature in the capital will rise to plus five degrees. Earlier, the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center, Roman Vilfand, warned the inhabitants of the European part of Russia about the “uneven winter.” According to him, there will be many

Kalmykia and Tuva turned out to be the leaders in terms of the population's debt load Kalmykia and Tuva became the regions-leaders in terms of the population's debt load in 2021. This is stated in a study by RIA Novosti. The ratio of per capita bank debt to annual wages in Kalmykia is 100.1 percent (a year earlier it was 86.9 percent). In Tuva, this figure was 87.4 percent. The Kurgan region closes the top three with 82.2 percent. The least indebted were residents of Ingushetia (11.3 percent), Chechnya (22.6 percent) and Dagestan (22.8 percent). The total debt of one Russian citizen to banks exceeds 300 thousand rubles. Earlier, a bill was introduced to the State Duma according to which the maximum rate on consumer loans and borrowings in Russia could be reduced from the current one percent to 0.8 percent per day. Changes to the law “On consumer credit