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We tell you all about the "new strain of iota." How did the oil spill in the Black Sea happen - and what does it threaten. Why Russia still needs sex education
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This is Meduza's daily newsletter about the important news of the day. Wow, how tired of this coronavirus, right? In Tatarstan, they decided to drive him away with songs and dances: an activist from Agryz made a video calling for vaccination . In the clip, of course, there is a big echpochmak and an animator in a virus costume. And in the song there is the line “Vaccination yasagyz - health is more important!”, which we can no longer erase from memory.
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The main thing for the day - point by point
- In Kamchatka, a helicopter with tourists crashed into the lake and went to a depth of more than 130 meters. Eight people were missing, eight more escaped.
- The Taliban * announced the capture of Kandahar - the second largest city in Afghanistan.
- Former Open Russia coordinator in Pskov, Leah Milushkina, received 10 and a half years in prison on a drug case. Her husband Artem is 11 years old.
- An adviser to the vice-governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory called the residents of Krasnoyarsk "a whining pile of shit" and "a whiney rabble" because of complaints about smoke from forest fires.
- In Moscow, on suspicion of treason, the general director of an enterprise for the development of hypersonic systems was detained .
- The phone of The Bell journalist Irina Pankratova was tried to be hacked . The attackers, using a fake notarized power of attorney, ordered the details of the conversations.
- K-pop star Seungri has been sentenced to three years in prison in a pimping case.
* The Taliban movement is included in the list of organizations recognized as terrorist in Russia, its activities are prohibited.
Texts of the day
We tell you more about the case of Artyom and Leah Milushkin, activists who were threatened by the security forces to plant drugs. Today they were imprisoned for "drug trafficking"
In January 2019, special forces broke into the home of the Milushkins, who have two small children, and the spouses themselves were detained and then accused of selling drugs on a large scale. Artyom was later also charged with organizing a series of arsons. The Milushkins deny their guilt and insist that what is happening to them is political pressure. The prosecutor's office requested 16 years of strict regime for Artem Milushkin, and 12 years for Leah. Today, the court sentenced them to 11 and 10 and a half years, respectively. Meduza tells what is known about this case .
The area of the oil spill in the Black Sea turned out to be 400,000 (!) times larger than originally claimed. We tell how it happened - and what it all threatens
The accident while loading oil on the Greek tanker Minerva Symphony occurred on the evening of August 7th. It wasn't until two days later that the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (owned by the Russian state, among others) reported what had happened. The company emphasized that as early as August 8, the situation was "normalized and did not pose a danger to the local population, flora and fauna." The consortium also stated that the area of the spill was 200 square meters. On August 10, the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences announced that the area of the spill was 400,000 times larger than the consortium reported. The potential damage is difficult to assess because the spill occurred underwater, but the consequences could be severe .
Why You Shouldn't Sign an Informed Consent Form Without Reading
In Russia, the form of informed voluntary consent signed by the patient has become a formality. A person who supposedly informedly and voluntarily agrees to some kind of intervention usually has a poor idea of what the doctor is actually planning to do. This problem exists all over the world, and it negatively affects the results of treatment. However, dealing with it is real. We tell you how this can be done .
The coronavirus
I see (frightening) news that the "new strain of iota" is almost twice as lethal as the others. Is it true?
Russian media - from RIA Novosti and TASS to regional media in many regions of the country - reported that a new strain of coronavirus has appeared in the United States, much more dangerous than all previous options. All media cited the Aug. 7 preprint article written by staff from the New York City Department of Public Health and Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. What is this strain in general and is it worth it to be so afraid of? We tell .
In Germany, a nurse admitted that she changed the covid vaccine to saline six times. More than 8500 people were invited for re-vaccination
As an additional measure, people will be given a third and, in some cases, a fourth dose of the vaccine. The nurse worked at the Red Cross vaccination center in Schortens. She explained her actions by the fact that she accidentally broke the vial of the vaccine , after which she decided to hide it and use a harmless but useless saline solution. According to another version, the nurse kept silent about what happened because she did not want to lose her job - she only recently got a job at the center after a long period of unemployment. When the woman nevertheless confessed, she was fired. The police investigating said they were investigating the nurse's political motives.
And one more thing about the pandemic.
In Russia, a record of deaths from covid
During the day, 808 people died . Earlier, the operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus recorded 799 deaths of people with covid per day four times - on July 16, 24, 29 and August 10.
Podcast "What Happened"
After the death of sex educator Tatyana Nikonova, her friends continued her work. We talk to them why people in Russia (still!) know so little about sex
Journalist, femactivist and sex educator Tatyana Nikonova died this spring. On August 9, Nikonova’s comrades-in-arms and friends announced that they intended to develop a large educational community, thanks to which “not one, but hundreds” of activists and activists should come to Tanya’s place. We spoke with Tatyana Nikonova's former manager Tatyana Deryabina and psychotherapist Yekaterina Sigitova about what they came up with to continue Nikonova's work, what questions about sex most often concern people in Russia - and why the country (still!) really needs sex education.
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And a little about the symbols of Russia
That is, about the balalaika, vodka and bears
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke at the Tavrida art cluster in Crimea. And it was a very… curious performance . From it we learned, for example, that balalaika and vodka are a sign of fun and a good attitude, and bears are a sign of respect for nature. And that the latter are walking all over Russia, while in the USA the Indians live on reservations. Of course, not without mentioning Ukraine. In general, a complete set!
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