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Gennady KernesFormer mayor of Kharkov Gennady Kernes, who died in 2020 from the consequences of COVID-19 , was disconnected from the life support system without the consent of his family, the politician’s son Kirill Kernes said in an interview with Glavkom. “The cause of Gennady Kernes’ death was his disconnection from the life support system on December 14, 2......

After suffering a coronavirus, people may change the color of their legs, experts interviewed by RBC said. Scientists from the British University of Leeds published a study in the Lancet, which talks about the consequences of a long COVID-19 - various medium and long-term consequences due to the coronavirus. The article deals with a 3......

The United States failed to bring down the Russian economy, said Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov. The message was published in the telegram channel of the embassy. Antonov called the sanctions against the founders of Alfa Group and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) an attempt by the US authorities to "smooth the growing criticism here about the failure o...

Among those faced with blocking is the NTechLab company, which recently fell under EU sanctions , a source told RBC. The interlocutor in Google at the same time claims that there have been no changes in access to services in Russia recently Google has begun blocking corporate Workspace services, including mail, cloud storage and others, by Russian companies that are under US sanctions , Kommersant...

In the second quarter, Alfa-Bank's non-credit loss expenses nearly quadrupled. The organization explained this, in particular, by reserving blocked assetsThe largest private player in the Russian market, Alfa-Bank, faced a reduction in net profit in the second quarter of 2023, follows from its RAS financials. According to the results of the first half of the year, the financial result of the credi...

China's economic growth in the second quarter slowed to 0.8% after 2.2% in the first, but in annual terms, the figure rose. In July, China recorded deflation for the first time in a yearChina is a "ticking time bomb" due to its economic problems, said US President Joe Biden , noting that Beijing is in trouble due to weak growth. “They have some problems. It's not good because when bad people get i...

A group of 23 tourists from the Chinese city of Xi'an arrived in Moscow under an agreement on a group visa-free exchange, according to a statement on the website of the Ministry of Economic Development. “I am sure that as early as next week, Russian groups will also be able to travel to China as part of the group visa-free mechanism. We received confirmation from the Chinese side that they are rea...

In Russia, the EG.5 Eris variant of the coronavirus has not yet become widespread, but there are risks of complication of the epidemiological situation, Rospotrebnadzor reported.A new variant of the EG.5 'Eris' omicron coronavirus strain is rapidly spreading around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. The EG.5 strain was registered on February 17th. Since then, “there has bee...

The Canadian authorities have expanded sanctions against Belarus and added nine individuals and seven legal entities to the sanctions list. This was reported on the website of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The sanctions list includes: Chairman of the National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (Belteleradiocompany) Ivan Eismont; Oleg Karazey, Head of the Prev...

In Russia, the rise in meat prices is due to a seasonal factor, and their decline is expected at the end of August, said Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev. “Given the increase in production, I think that in the near future we will see a decrease in prices. I think that this will happen in late August - early September, and prices will stabilize," he said. The Ministry of Agriculture did not...

Сообщения о несоблюдении Киргизией санкций против России — это попытки оказания давления на Бишкек, заявил Жапаров, комментируя письмо на свое имя от сенатора США. Он подчеркнул, что Киргизия сохраняет нейтралитет Садыр Жапаров Заявления о несоблюдении Киргизией санкций против России являются попытками оказания давления на Бишкек, заявил президент республики Садыр Жапаров, комментируя агентству «К...

The UAE pursues an independent foreign policy; in Abu Dhabi, they made it clear that they would not let themselves be persuaded to either side in the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, did not break off relations with Russia and did not refuse military ties with China, writes NYT Views of DubaiThe United Arab Emirates was ahead of other countries in the Middle East in pursuing a more independent fo...

Former counterintelligence officer Charles McGonigal has previously pleaded not guilty to circumventing sanctions and working for Oleg Deripaska, but may soon "wish to change his statement," the court said. Businessman considers sanctions illegal Charles McGonigalThe former head of counterintelligence of the New York office of the FBI, Charles McGonigal, is ready to plead guilty in connection with...

Medical products based on artificial intelligence (AI) will appear in all regions of Russia by the end of the year, and now, by the middle of the year, medical products using AI have been contracted for 500 million rubles. This was announced in mid-July during the plenary session of the State Duma by Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko . Artificial Intelligence is a federal project that ha...

59 countries around the world may face problems in securing their debt in the event of a negative scenario with an increase in carbon emissions, British scientists said . The UN warned that the planet is heading for a 'climate hell'About 60 countries will face rising debt service costs over the next ten years due to a failure to limit carbon emissions, which will lead to lower credit ratings, acco...

How the program works, which at one time contributed to the rapid entry into the market of the world's first vaccine against COVID-19 , and what opportunities it gives market participants - in the material of RBCMoscow has created a large-scale ecosystem for conducting clinical drug trials. Its development will speed up the introduction of innovative drugs to the Russian market and provide them to...

After the collapse in 2022, the export of Russian pipeline gas this year may decrease further - by 1.5 times, to 80 billion cubic meters. m, predicts "Yakov and Partners". Sales may not reach pre-crisis levels even by 2030Against the backdrop of international sanctions and Gazprom's demands for Europeans to switch to payments in rubles in 2......

The law also regulates the list of organizations that are subject to the regime of restrictions in the form of special economic measures, and also expands the powers of the Central Bank against non-credit financial organizations that violate this law . Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on the blocking of funds and property of legal entities controlled by foreign organizations and forei...

Armen BenyanThe head of the Ministry of Health of the Samara region, Armen Benyan, denied the information about his detention, TASS reports with reference to the press service of the regional government. The minister said he was at work. “Yesterday, August 3, I was summoned to the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs for questioning about a statement received by law enforcement agencie...

African leaders noted the progress made in their meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on issues related to children's rights in the war zone and prisoner exchanges between Russia and Ukraine. This is stated in a joint statement following the summit between Russia and representatives of the African Peace Initiative, which was published on the Kremlin website. According to African heads of ...

Russia has emerged from the crisis, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said at the Territory of Meanings forum. His words are quoted by the telegram channel “New Media Workshop”. “We have come out of the crisis, and we have prospects for a fairly rapid development by today's standards. It's unique. This is yet to be studied by you, how it happened and where such forces ca...

Niger became the fourth of the Sahel Five countries where the military seized power. How the region turned out to be the main zone of instability in Africa and what it threatens, RBC figured out Niamey, NigerHow West Africa became a region of upheaval Niger has become the fourth country in the Sahel region to face an attempted coup since 2......

The agency downgraded the country's long-term foreign and local currency issuer ratings by two notches - from B3 to Caa2 - with the possibility of further deteriorationThe international rating agency Moody's has downgraded the long-term issuer ratings of the government of Niger in foreign and national currency by two steps - from B3 to Caa2 - with the possibility of further deterioration, the agen...

Безвизововый режим для туристических групп между Россией и Китаем запустился с 1 августа, сообщило МЭР. Но полноценно механизм заработает не раньше сентября, а запуск безвиза в августе больше выгоден Китаю, считают эксперты Безвизовый режим для групповых туристических поездок между Россией и Китаем возобновил работу с 1 августа, сообщили в пресс-службе Минэкономразвития. Поехать в соседнюю страну ...

Aeroflot received RUB 81.68 billion in the first half of 2023. loss against 80.7 billion rubles. net income a year earlier. The company explained this with paper write-offs due to the new accounting standard for aircraft leases. Aeroflot airline received RUB 81.68 billion in the first half of 2023. net loss. A year earlier, the company had 8......

Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar's military authorities have pardoned prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's 78-year-old ex-secretary of state, on five of 19 counts and reduced her sentence by six years, General Zhou Tong, spokesman for the state administrative council, told Eleven Media Group. The term of ousted Myanmar President Win Myint was also reduced by four years. These steps were part of an amn...

Clients of one of the largest banks in the UAE, faced with an asset freeze due to European sanctions, were able to withdraw some of them. Lawyers told RBC about such cases. But this can only be done with US papers and money. A number of Russian investors managed to unfreeze part of the assets on investment accounts with Emirates NBD (the second largest bank in the UAE), three lawyers in internatio...

The EU imposed sanctions against five organizations and seven individuals, including the Inforos news agency, the Institute of Russian Abroad, ANO Dialog, the Social Design Agency and the Struktura group of IT companies The European Union expanded sanctions against Russia by adding seven more individuals and five legal entities to the document. The document was published in the Official Journal of...

The EU imposed sanctions against five organizations and seven individuals, including the Inforos news agency, the Institute of Russian Abroad, ANO Dialog, the Social Design Agency and the Struktura group of IT companies The European Union expanded sanctions against Russia by adding seven more individuals and five legal entities to the document. The document was published in the Official Journal of...

Japan will ban the export of cars with engines of more than 1.9 liters, hybrids and electric vehicles, as well as yachts, trains, metal and glass products, fabrics, including used clothes, and other goods. From August 9, Japan expands the list of goods whose export to Russia is prohibited. It hit cars with an engine capacity of more than 1.9 liters, the Japanese Ministry of Economy said. The new r...