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In 2022, the number of people infected with syphilis in Russia increased sharply after a long-term decline.The Ministry of Health explains this by the return of migrants after pandemic restrictions Vladimir Chulanov, Chief Freelance Specialist of the Ministry of Health for Infectious Diseases, said on May 3......

Due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2022 Russialost about 1.6 trillion rubles. This amount includes both direct medical expenses and medical expenses, The economic damage caused to Russia by the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) pandemic in 2022 amounted to about 1.6 trillion rubles, follows from the report of Rospotrebnadzor. Specialists included in this amount direct medical expenses (DMT), medical expens...

Embassy of Russia in Finland The Russian Embassy in Finland for the period from March to December last year was able to receive only three money transfers. This is due to the restrictions and sanctions of the European Union, RBC was told in the diplomatic mission. “In March-December 2022, the embassy managed to receive only three bank transfers. Despite the regime of extreme savings, we are faced ...

In the first quarter Russiaimported from Germany and other countries twice as many cigarettes as a year ago.Importers could ramp up shipments amid fears of disruptions and increased tobacco excise duty from March 1, 2023 The supply of cigarettes and cigarettes to Russia from abroad in the first quarter of 2......

Three lines of the plant with a capacity of 20.8 million tons are planned to be launched by the end of 2029, the project will need to build a gas pipeline, Kommersant learned. Thus, for the first time, gas "from the pipe" can be liquefied, НОВАТЭК прорабатывает возможность строительства «Мурманского СПГ» в 2......

The sanctions list includes five people - four opposition Moldovan politicians and the son of the former Prosecutor General of Russia, Igor Chaika. In the EUannounced their attempts to destabilize the situation in the countryIgor ChaikaIgor ChaikaIgor ChaikaIgor ChaikaIgor ChaikaIgor ChaikaIgor ChaikaIgor ChaikaIgor Chaika The European Union imposed sanctions against five people for destabilizing ...

Ilan Shor Russian businessman, son of the former Prosecutor General Igor Chaika and head of the opposition Moldovan Shor party Ilan Shor commented on the decision of the European Union to impose sanctions against them for destabilizing Moldova. Shor, in a conversation with RBC, said that he “is not afraid of sanctions,” because he is guided only by the interests of Moldovan citizens. He considers ...

In April 2023, the minimum amount of funds was transferred from Russia to Kazakhstan for the year. Many Russians have already transferred all the moneywho wanted to, experts say.Kazakhstan also tightened rules for migrants and investors The volume of money transfers from Russia to Kazakhstan in April 2......

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...

On May 21, the Chinese authorities limited the purchase of Micron products due to the threat to national security. US DOCsaidthat he considers such measures as economic coercion and promised retaliatory measures US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said that Washington refuses to accept China's ban on the use of semiconductors by US company Micron Technology in a number of key industries. Her wo...

learned about the strengthening of North Korea 's border with China and Russia.Over several years, the DPRK has built hundreds of kilometers of modernized barriers After the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the North Korean authorities began large-scale construction of fortifications in the north of the country - on the border with Russia and China, Reuters reports, citing satellite i...

During the year, non-residents conducted 200 transactions for the sale of Russian businesses, 5 of them with a check of more than $400 million. Their departure increases the debt burden of buyers, increases the risks of banks, and can also put pressure on the foreign exchange market,count in the Central Bank Since the beginning of the crisis, from March 2......

learned that the distributor of the films of the Japanese animation studio Ghibli in Russia could not renew the rights to show. All cartoons by Hayao Miyazaki until May 31 are sold for 1 rub. Hayao Miyazaki's cartoons will be unavailable in Russian online cinemas from June 1, TASS and Film Distributor's Bulletin report. According to the source of the agency, the distributor of the films of the Jap...

Russian enterprises have the opportunity to produce intraocular lenses, RBC was told in the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, commenting on the US restrictions on the import of lenses into Russia and the suspension of imports of Acuvue lenses (manufactured by Johnson & Johnson). Intraocular lenses are used for cataracts (clouding of the lens) and for the correction of vision wit...

The day before, State Duma deputies supported the need to introduce a ban on the passage of Polish trucks across Russia. Volodin explained this as a response to the unfriendly policy of Warsaw. Polish trucks will be allowed to travel through the territory of the Kaliningrad region, head of the region Anton Alikhanov said in his telegram channel. The authorities of the region have worked out this i...

Segezha Group has sold seven paper packaging plants in Europe for about €100 million, said its head Mikhail Shamolin.Now her former "daughter" must repay the debt for this amount to the Segezha Pulp and Paper MillMikhail Shamolin The amount of the transaction for the sale of Segezha Packaging, which unites seven paper packaging plants in Europe, amounted to about €1......

To overcome the protracted political crisis, the leading Bulgarian parties have agreed that their representatives will head the governmentaccording to the principle of rotation and in nine months Nikolay Denkov will be replaced by Maria GabrielTandem in BulgarianTandem in BulgarianTandem in BulgarianTandem in BulgarianTandem in Bulgarian Following the results of the fifth parliamentary elections i...

Uniqlo's McDonald's suspended businessin Russia in March 2022, but has not yet submitted an application to the government commission for the sale of the business, said Yevtukhov, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. He reminded The Japanese clothing retail chain Uniqlo may put its business up for sale following the example of McDonald's, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Y...

The Russian financial sector is stepping up cooperation with Iran - Tehran announced that Elvira Nabiullina is going to visit the country. RBC figured out how this could affect banks, Governor of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina will arrive in Tehran on May 23, Tasnim reported, citing Iranian Central Bank Deputy Governor Mohsen Karimi. According to him, the head of the Russian Central Bank wil...

may affect the transit of goods to third countries through Russia. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: The next, 11th, package of EU anti-Russian sanctions should be agreed by the end of June, when the EU summit will take place . This was stated by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna at the Council of Foreign Ministers in Brussels. “We expect to finalize it as soon as po...

Alexander Shallenberg The West must continue dialogue with Russia, Austrian Foreign Minister and former Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said in an interview with the German newspaper Die Welt. According to him, Austria maintains informal channels of communication with the Russian government. Schallenberg explained that Western countries need to continue dialogue with Russia, including in interna...

SWIFT stopped servicing Rosselkhozbank in June last year. Reconnecting the bank to the system was one of Russia's conditions for extending the grain deal. In the EUdeclaredthat this cannot be done until the end of the conflict The European Union will not reconnect Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT until the end of the conflict in Ukraine , Peter Stano, the official representative of the foreign policy servi...

The architecture of the UN Security Council was intended to become a global defense system, but the Russian military operation and the coronavirus pandemic showed that the structure failed in its task,said the head of the organizationAntonio GuterresAntonio GuterresAntonio GuterresAntonio GuterresAntonio GuterresAntonio GuterresAntonio Guterres The UN Security Council and the Bretton Woods system ...

The introduction of the “Sustainable Tourism” program instead of the “covid security” programs does not imply the emergence of new restrictions for tourists, Dmitry Gorin, vice president of the Russian Union of Tourism Industry, told RBC. The introduction of a new tourism safety program after the lifting of restrictions in force during the COVID-19 pandemic was previously announced by the Presiden...

Charles Michel said that "Russian diamonds are not eternal." In addition, he promised, the EUwill focus on “closing loopholes” in existing sanctionsCharles MichelCharles MichelCharles MichelCharles MichelCharles MichelCharles MichelCharles MichelCharles MichelCharles MichelCharles MichelCharles MichelCharles MichelCharles Michel The European Union will impose restrictions on the trade in Russian d...

to sanctions , USAwill announce them at the G7 summit.Other G7 countries are also working on their own restrictions. Joe Biden (center) and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken The United States will impose new sanctions against Russia due to military actions in Ukraine , USA Today reports, citing a senior American official. The blacklist will include 7......

The exception will affect those students and doctors who arrived in Estonia before the start of the conflict in Ukraineand are fluent in Estonian.The exemption does not guarantee automatic receipt of a residence permit The Estonian authorities made an exception to the sanctions for a number of students, doctors and scientists from Russia and Belarus - they were allowed to apply for a new residence...

Restrictions will be in effect for six months and may be extended. US authorities explained the freeze of Smartavia privileges by ongoing export control violations The United States has temporarily canceled export privileges for Smartavia, according to a statement on the website of the country's Department of Commerce. The reason was "continued violations of export controls" imposed on Russia. The...

Kadyrov previously said that the SBU staged the kidnapping of his stallion Zaza from the Czech Republic and demanded a ransom of $18,000. According to the head of Chechnya, at the border, his people simply took the horse from the Ukrainian special services,while they were "sorting things out"Ramzan Kadyrov with horse ZazuRamzan Kadyrov with horse ZazuRamzan Kadyrov with horse ZazuRamzan Kadyrov wi...

Szijjarto said that Budapest will continue to block EU military tranches to Ukraine until it lifts sanctionswith OTP Bank.Kyiv recognized the bank as an "international sponsor of the war" in early May for continuing to work in RussiaPeter Szijjarto Budapest will block EU military tranches to Ukraine until it lifts sanctions on OTP Bank, said Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó. “Until the U...