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Alexander VulinThe head of the Security and Information Agency (BIA) of Serbia, Alexander Vulin, resigned. According to him, he had to leave due to US sanctions . “The US and EU demand my head as a condition for not imposing sanctions against Serbia. I am not the reason for blackmail and pressure on Serbia and the Serbian world, and I cannot allow myself to become a reason for coercion and pressur...

Russia was first called a gas station country by US Republican Senator John McCain in 2014. Putin is confident that it is no longer possible to call Russia that way - it is turning into a self-sufficient country. On the territory of the Industrial Company Vtormet enterprise, the largest car recycling center in RussiaRussia is turning into a self-sufficient and sovereign country from a “gas station...

Geopolitics has a “contradictory” and “statistically insignificant” impact on global trade dynamics, IMF analysts say . It is determined by the size of the economies of partner countries, location and membership in trade organizationsThe end of globalization against the backdrop of geopolitical crises has been proclaimed many times, but none of these predictions have come true: this is proven by t...

Li Keqiang led the Chinese government from 2013 to March 2023. The politician was on vacation in Shanghai; on Friday night he died of a heart attack Li KeqiangFormer Premier of the State Council of China (the country's highest executive body) Li Keqiang has died at the age of 68, China's central television CCTV reports. Xinhua Agency reports that Li Keqiang was on vacation in Shanghai. On October ...

Russian restaurants are faced with a meat shortage. The relevant association cited a lack of employees at poultry farms, rising feed prices and logistics problems as reasons. Chicken prices hit records this summerThere is a shortage on the Russian chicken meat market, and all consumers are faced with a difficult situation, Unirest, which manages the KFC and Rostic's fast food chains in Russia, tol...

The Russian government must proactively respond to crises in the domestic fuel market, President Vladimir Putin said at the plenary session of the international forum “Russian Energy Week”. The President recalled that recently there has been a sharp increase in prices for gasoline and diesel, to combat which the government has taken a number of measures. “I would like to once again draw the attent...

The FT reported on a sick Ukrainian soldier with resistance to almost all antibiotics. Experts interviewed by RBC are confident that the increase in the incidence of such infections has nothing to do with the conflict, and advised against self-medicationAccording to WHO, the number of patients with antibiotic-resistant infections, which respond poorly or not at all to conventional antimicrobial dr...

The number of antibiotic-resistant infections has been on the rise in Europe since at least 2014. In recent months, when wounded Ukrainians began to be evacuated to European countries, such cases have become more frequent.In European countries, against the backdrop of military operations in Ukraine , the number of infections resistant to antibiotics is growing, the Financial Times reports, citing ...

September 15 marks the anniversary of the start of the 2008 global financial crisis. In response to it, the entire system of banking regulation in the world was restructured. RBC looked into whether a new crisis will occur and what could cause itFifteen years ago, on September 15, 2008, investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy due to its huge positions in mortgage bonds, many of which ...

Europe is at risk of worsening drought, and both ordinary farmers and energy producers may face water shortages in the coming years, as water is also needed to cool nuclear power plants, writes FTMore and more European regions are facing drought and water scarcity, leading to reduced crop yields. The problem is exacerbated by abnormally hot temperatures, increased wildfires and bad policies, write...

Western countries' desire to maintain global hegemony has led to a severe crisis in Ukraine , Russian President Vladimir Putin stated while speaking via video link at a BRICS meeting. "First, with the help of Western countries, an unconstitutional coup d'état was carried out in this country, and then a war was unleashed against those people who did not agree with this coup d'état," he noted. The R...

Boris TitovA sharp increase in the key rate by the Central Bank is similar to a doctor's decision to prescribe antibiotics to a patient , but side effects are inevitable, business ombudsman Boris Titov said. “The Central Bank raised the key rate more than expected. Now 12%. Trying to crush the disease , the doctor hastily injected a double dose of an antibiotic, but any antibiotic has side effects...

The fact that the FAS decided to check the validity of the prices of large market participants, RBC sources reported a week ago. The department said that two poultry producers were issued ordersThe Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) sent inquiries to the three largest poultry meat producers to verify the validity of their wholesale selling prices, as well as to animal feed manufacturers and repres...

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...

On May 22, the Bulgarian PP-DB and GERB-SDS coalitions agreed to form a ruling bloc and alternately replace their representatives as prime minister.After the wiretap of the working meetings of the PP-DB, the negotiations were frozenFormer Prime Minister of Bulgaria Kirill Petkov The coalition of the parties "Continue Changes" and "Democratic Bulgaria" (PP-DB) suspended negotiations on the formatio...

In 2022, meat consumption per capita hit a record - 79 kg per person. The record was provided, in particular, by cheaper pork - on average, a Russian ate more of it in a year, Meat consumption in Russia in 2022 increased by 2.3% compared to 2021 and reached a record high for at least the last ten years - 79 kg per person per year. This follows from the presentation of the National Union of Pig Bre...

Demand for beef began to fall back in 2022, and consumption may continue to fall in 2023. First of all, this applies to those countries where beef dishes are eaten most often - Argentina, USAand UK In 2022, the demand for beef in the world fell sharply, and even as inflation declines in 2023, consumption of this type of meat is also predicted to fall, writes Bloomberg. According to the agency, it ...

Cefuroxime has disappeared from pharmacies, and only some pharmacies have another drug for children - cefixime. The market says In Russia, the children's broad-spectrum antibiotic cefuroxime, which is included in the list of vital drugs, has disappeared from pharmacies, Vedomosti reports after analyzing the assortment of pharmacies. The data of the Megapteka aggregator showed that Zinnat granules ...

In 72.5% of cases, citizens used the drugs incorrectly: either they did not do it according to the doctor's prescription, or they interrupted the course ahead of time,found out in the Central Research Institute of Health Organization and Informatization Half of the Russians (49.1%) who have taken antibiotics over the past 12 months have been self-medicating, the Central Research Institute of Organ...

Those with COVID will not need to do a second test for discharge if the treatment lasted seven or more days, Rospotrebnadzor said.The rule comes into force on February 6 Rospotrebnadzor allowed the discharge of those who had recovered from COVID-19 without a negative test for coronavirus if the patient's treatment lasted a week or longer, the agency said in a decree. “The discharge of patients for...

The organization that provides the work of centers for conducting internationally recognized exams in English, said,that continue to work in Russia The IELTS International Language Examination Center will continue to work in Russia and conduct all scheduled exams. This was reported on the website of the center. “In connection with the news that appeared in the media about the closure of IELTS in R...

Russia does not depend on the supply of foreign test systems for detecting coronavirus and other diseases, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said, RIA Novosti reports. “The domestic industry is developing very actively, and, in fact, we are independent of the arrival of foreign test systems on the territory of the Russian Federation for the diagnosis of COVID-19 and a number of other diseases,” Mur...

- 19 Rospotrebnadzor has canceled the standard for conducting at least 300 weekly tests for COVID-19 per 100 thousand of the population, follows from the decision of the chief sanitary doctor Anna Popova, which is posted on the legal information portal. Amendments were made to the resolution "On additional measures to reduce the risks of the spread of COVID-19 during the seasonal rise in the incid...

The combination of meat, mushrooms, mayonnaise, as well as sweet drinks and alcohol, traditional for the New Year's table, puts a lot of stress on the digestive system, nutritionists interviewed by RBC warned. Especially careful should be people with chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, atherosclerosis and diabetes. “Salads often include meat, such as chicken or beef, mushrooms, and egg...

After the July talks in Istanbul with the participation of representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN, the export of Ukrainian grain by sea was resumed. At the same time, according to some Russian officials, there are obstacles to the export of Russian crops, and in addition, there is a threat to domestic agriculture due to the dominance of imported seeds of certain crops and livestock ...

The HRC asked to provide Skolichenko with a special therapeutic diet. The girl's lawyers reported that she had an autoimmune disease - gluten intolerance. The head of the Human Rights Council, Valery Fadeev, asked the Federal Penitentiary Service to provide arrested artist Alexandra Skolichenko with gluten-free meals, according to the HRC website. According to Fadeev, he received appeals stating t...

Sasha Skolichenko Artist Sasha Skochilenko, who was arrested for replacing price tags with anti-war stickers at a store in St. Petersburg , will be able to receive a gluten-free package. Interfax was informed about this in the administration of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. “We will accept transfers with gluten-free products. They are not proh...

The initiative was prepared by deputies from United Russia. The appeal says that the price of PCR tests varies from 646 to 3 thousand rubles. The Ministry of Health says The Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg approved an appeal to the Minister of Health of Russia Mikhail Murashko with a request to take personal control over the solution to the problem of retail prices for PCR tests and medicin...

Fatty, fried and smoked foods, pickled, salty foods, spicy spices and sauces on the New Year's table can exacerbate chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, gastroenterologists interviewed by RBC said. Similar problems can arise with the use of chocolate and strong alcoholic beverages. “On New Year's Eve, try to limit your intake of fatty foods, especially when combined with alcohol. This i...

Over the past day in the two largest cities of Russia from COVID-19234 people died. Such a high mortality has not been since the beginning of the pandemic Over the past day in Moscow, 124 people have died immediately from the coronavirus infection COVID-19, according to data from the federal operational headquarters. In St. Petersburg, 11......