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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 technology developed by the awarded researchers formed the basis of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines by Catalin Carico and Drew WeissmanHungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2023 for their discoveries that led to the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 . “The discoveries of Catalin Carico and Drew Weis...

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 ...

In Finland, local masonry specialists are facing problems after imports of Russian refractory bricks were stopped due to sanctions, state broadcaster Yle reports. Russian refractory bricks were previously widely used in Finland for cladding interiors and frames of fireplaces and stoves. “Russian fire bricks were strong and completely intact, while new imported bricks very often had cracks. P...

China and other East Asian countries will post their worst economic growth in half a century, excluding periods of extraordinary events like COVID and the oil crisis of the 1970s. WSJ called this trend the end of a 40-year economic boomGrowth in developing East Asian economies will slow to some of the lowest levels since the late 196......

Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting with the governor of the Leningrad region of Russia Alexander Drozdenko Alexander Lukashenko during a conversation with residents of the agricultural town of Vishov, Belynichi district Alexander Lukashenko during the acceptance of credentials of ambassadors of 11 states Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting with the governor of the Leningrad region of Russia A...

Parking meters have temporarily stopped working in Vladivostok due to sanctions from the European Union, the Digital Primorye company reported, citing the manufacturer of parking equipment Flowbird. “European Union sanctions against Russia have been intensifying over the past few months. From now on, these sanctions do not allow us to continue our business relationship with your company,” says Flo...

The authorities of Dagestan recommended that teachers abandon WhatsApp in favor of the Russian analogue, the Sferum platform. The authorities of four regions previously announced a ban on the use of foreign instant messengers in schools.The Ministry of Education and Science of Dagestan recommended that school teachers stop using foreign instant messengers, including WhatsApp (owned by Meta, recogn...

The ban on entry into Norway for cars with Russian license plates will come into force on the night of October 3. Norwegian checkpoint StorskogNorway will introduce a ban on the entry of cars with Russian license plates on the night of October 3. This was stated by Foreign Minister Anniken Hutfeldt. Norway is the last Schengen border country to introduce such a ban. “It is important that sanctions...

The ministers approved the rules for the assessment and sale of Exxon's stake in Sakhalin-1, according to which only a Russian legal entity can receive it. The American company announced its withdrawal from the project in March last year.The Russian government has approved the rules for the assessment and sale of the unclaimed share (3......

After explanations from the EU authorities about the ban on the import of cars, a number of countries stopped allowing cars with Russian license plates. Which states have decided on the interpretation of sanctions and where they can confiscate the cars of Russians - in the RBC reviewOn September 8 , the European Commission clarified the rules for applying existing sanctions. They indicated that en...

The city is spending a lot of money in connection with the move of Gazprom, while at the same time the city is receiving “virtually nothing,” Beglov said. Experts estimated the company’s contribution to the St. Petersburg budget after the move at up to 200 billion rubles.The re-registration of Gazprom from Moscow to St. Petersburg was supposed to bring large revenues to the city budget , but it tu...

Cars with Russian license plates that entered Lithuania before the entry ban was introduced - until September 11 - must leave the territory of the country and the entire EU within six months, Lithuanian customs said Lithuanian customs has published a new requirement for owners of cars with Russian license plates who entered the country before the entry ban came into force - before September 11, LR...

Officials from Crimea, the DPR and LPR, and the heads of the election commissions of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions were also included in the blacklists, which imply the freezing of assets. Russia has repeatedly called sanctions illegal Alexander KurenkovThe UK has expanded the sanctions list against Russia; the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Alexander Kurenkov, the Central Elect...

The coronavirus continues to change, but the new strains are not aggressive, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said in an interview with Naila Asker-zade on the Rossiya 24 TV channel. “Variability—it continues in the new coronavirus infection. But the new strains do not differ in aggressiveness, namely in the severity of the disease,” Murashko said ( quoted by TASS ). The minister clarified that th...

Elon MuskPoliticians in the United States are more concerned about the Ukrainian border than their own border with Mexico, billionaire Elon Musk said on his X (formerly Twitter) account. “Why is it that so many American politicians from both parties care about the Ukrainian border a hundred times more than the US border?” - he wrote. According to the entrepreneur, the situation with the American b...

В России наблюдается подъем заболеваемости COVID-19, однако число госпитализаций небольшое, заявил Мурашко. Роспотребнадзор назвал рост заболеваемости коронавирусом прогнозируемым, не исключая введения локальных ограничений Специалисты наблюдают в России определенный подъем заболеваемости COVID, но число госпитализаций при этом остается небольшим. Об этом сообщил министр здравоохранения России Мих...

Американская компания — производитель печатного оборудования Xerox выкупит все акции у крупнейшего инвестора компании Карла Айкана за $542 млн, сообщил Bloomberg. Согласно данным FactSet, Айкан владеет примерно 34,2 млн акций Xerox — это 21,8% от общего акционерного капитала компании. Xerox купит акции, которые принадлежат Айкану и его дочерним компаниям, по цене $15,84 за штуку — по цене закрытия...

The Chinese payment company Helipay is looking for a partner among Russian banks to organize international payments between Chinese entrepreneurs and Russia. However, so far her work model is contrary to Russian legislationThe Chinese payment company Helipay is negotiating with three Russian banks to organize cross-border payments between companies in the two countries. Rustem Zakirzyanov, Develop...

Mikhail MishustinThe Russian economy is going through a large-scale transformation, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at the Moscow Financial Forum, an RBC correspondent reports. “The unilateral break with Western partners of previous economic ties has aggravated many issues. But I believe that the most difficult period has passed. By the middle of this year, the economy had almo.........

The Estonian government has proposed introducing a full trade embargo against Russia as part of the new, 12th package of EU sanctions, the head of the Estonian Foreign Ministry Margus Tsahkna said on the social network X (the new name of Twitter). “Today the Estonian government supported proposals for the 12th package of EU sanctions with an emphasis on a full trade embargo against Russia,” the mi...

Kazakhstan will follow the sanctions regime imposed on Russia, and Berlin should not have concerns in this regard, Tokayev said following negotiations with Chancellor Scholz. Moscow condemns Western sanctions Kassym-Jomart TokayevKazakhstan “will definitely follow” the sanctions regime against Russia, President of the Republic Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at a press conference after negotiations wit...

Currency regulation measures should be introduced to solve tactical problems, said Sergei Shvetsov. If they last long, businesses will find a way to get around them.Abuse of foreign exchange regulations can be very dangerous and ineffective. This was stated by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Moscow Exchange, former First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Sergei Shvetsov at the Mosco...

Matthew MillerThe United States is not forcing businesses to stop operating in Russia through sanctions, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said at a briefing. The broadcast was broadcast on the department's YouTube channel. Representatives of the business community must decide for themselves whether to continue doing business in Russia, taking into account legal, reputational and other ris...

Конгрессмены-республиканцы приняли поправку о снижении зарплаты министру обороны США до $1, обвинив его в неудачах при выводе войск из Афганистана и сокращении служащих. Автор поправки понадеялась, что это позволит уволить его Ллойд Остин Палата представителей США приняла поправку о снижении зарплаты министра обороны Ллойда Остина до $1 в месяц, пишет Washington Examiner. Документ опубликован на с...

The flu vaccination campaign continues in Russia . RBC looked into who is recommended to get vaccinated and what drugs are now available to Russians. Domestic clinics do not offer foreign vaccines. What happens to the incidence of influenzaIn Russia, the seasonal increase in influenza incidence continues. As the press service of Rospotrebnadzor told RBC, in the 38th week of the year more than 1.2 ...

In total , Moscow blocked the entry of 23 Britons. In addition to Admiral Tony Radakin, the sanctions included the head of the Joint Intelligence Committee Madeleine Alessandri, the chairman of the board of directors of BAE Systems Cressida Hogg Tony RadakinRussia has imposed personal sanctions against 23 Britons, according to the Foreign Ministry website. In particular, Moscow blocked the entry i...

Титов предложил Путину упростить механизм трудовой миграции для жителей Юго-Восточной Азии, например, при определении квоты на иностранную трудовую силу. Путин ранее говорил, что интересы россиян важнее миграционного притока Борис Титов Бизнес-омбудсмен Борис Титов предложил президенту Владимиру Путину упростить механизм трудовой миграции для граждан так называемых визовых стран (тех, которым для ...

Transfers abroad of funds of non-residents - both individuals and legal entities - from unfriendly countries from the accounts of brokers and trustees will be limited from October 1 for another six months, follows from the order of the Central BankThe Central Bank has extended restrictions on transfers abroad of funds of non-residents from unfriendly countries from the accounts of brokers and trus...

Until 2022, Sberbank and VTB were the largest shareholders of the Croatian retailer - 43 and 7% of shares, respectively. Sber sold its stake in November. According to Frank Media, VTB wants to exchange foreign investors' stake for Yandex sharesVTB Bank, which controls about 7% of the shares of the largest retailer in the Balkans, Fortenova Group, is discussing a possible exchange of this stake for...