Chinese authorities have closed the exit from the city of Wuhan, where the spread of a new type of coronavirus began. The state newspaper People's Daily writes about this. From January 23, Wuhan airports and railway stations will be closed to passengers. Authorities did not mention cars, but said Wuhan residents should not leave the city unless absolutely necessary, notes .

Alexander Dolgopolov / YouTube At only 25 years old, Alexander Dolgopolov has a hefty list of career accomplishments. The Moscow-based standup comic has released two solo specials (both of which topped two million views on YouTube) and appeared on the country’s most-watched online talk show, where host Yury Dud called him “the most underrated comedian in Russia.” Now, the young Muscovite has another item to add to that list: He is under investigation by the Moscow regional police force.

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin appointed former Labor Minister Maxim Topilin and former head of the Ministry of Health Veronika Skvortsova to new positions. The orders are published on the government website. Topilin headed the Pension Fund. Skvortsova became the head of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA). Maxim Topilin and Veronika Skvortsova have worked in the government of Dmitry Medvedev since 2012. They did not join the government of Mikhail Mishustin.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has developed a list of applications for implementing the law on pre-installation of Russian software. This was reported by the agency's press service. According to the FAS plan, the law will be implemented in several stages. From July 1, 2020, pre-installation of Russian software will become mandatory for smartphones, from 2021 - for tablets, from 2022 - for computers, from 2023 - for smart TVs.

The head of the Center for Combating Extremism (Center "E") of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia has been replaced by his younger brother Islam Eldzharkiev, instead of the murdered Ibragim Eldzharkiev. This was reported by sources of the publications "Ingushetia" and "Kavkazsky Uzel" , as well as the agency "Interfax" . According to the source of Ingushetia, the order on the appointment of Islam Eldzharkiev has already been signed, the new chief has assumed his duties.

Both houses of the British Parliament approved the bill to leave the European Union on January 31, 2020. It is reported by the BBC. The document has been sent to Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain for signature. It must also be ratified by the European Parliament. The UK's exit from the EU was originally scheduled for March 2019, but it has been delayed several times due to disagreement between Parliament and the government on exit conditions.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has temporarily suspended the license of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory, the WADA press service reports. The Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory is prohibited from performing any work related to the analysis of blood samples for the biological passport of athletes. The decision to suspend the license will remain in effect until the end of the disciplinary proceedings. Updated .

The Bryansk Regional Court overturned the sentence in the case of transgender woman Michelle , who was sentenced to three years in a general regime penal colony on charges of distributing pornography. Thus, the court granted the appeal of Michelle’s lawyers, legal consultant for the defense, Maxim Olenichev, told Meduza. According to him, the Bryansk Regional Court returned Michelle's case to the court of first instance for a retrial by a new panel of judges.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a negative assessment to the possibility of a presidential "mentor" appearing in the country. He said this at a meeting with students in Sochi, which was broadcast by RT. RT in Russian Putin holds meeting with students at Sirius center in Sochi — LIVE An MGIMO student asked about the possibility of creating “some special bodies” in Russia to “stabilize the state’s activities” after Putin leaves the presidency in 2024. “Like in Singapore?

Medusa asked political scientists, economists and scientists Dmitry Astakhov / TASS / Scanpix / Leta On the evening of January 21, the new Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin formed his government. The list of ministers and deputy prime ministers was noticeably updated-about half of the new people came to it.

Richard Drew / AP / Scanpix / Leta Harvey Weinstein arrives at the hearing. New York, USA, 2020 In New York on January 22, court hearings in the case of Harvey Weinstein begin. In October 2017, a 67-year-old film producer was accused of sexual harassment and violence against dozens of women working in the industry.

Yandex founder and CEO Arkady Volozh intends to sell more than two million of his company shares. This was stated in a message from Yandex to the US Securities Commission. We are talking about class A shares. By 18:40 Moscow time on January 22 on the Nasdaq exchange they cost $45 per share. Thus, the market price of two million shares is about $90 million. According to Reuters, Volozh will sell approximately 4% of the company's securities owned by him.

Mikhail Metzel / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Vladimir Putin. Usman, Lipetsk region, January 22, 2020 At a meeting with the inhabitants of the city, Usman Lipetsk Region Vladimir Putin commented on the amendments to the Constitution he proposed. The president again opposed the introduction of a parliamentary republic in Russia. In his opinion, this is theoretically possible, but inappropriate.

The death toll from pneumonia caused by a new type of coronavirus has risen to 17 people. This is reported by China Daily, citing the authorities of Hubei province, where the spread of the virus began. The total number of cases in Hubei province has risen to 444. About 12 hours earlier, provincial authorities had reported nine deaths and 440 cases. In December 2019, an outbreak of pneumonia caused by an unknown type of coronavirus began in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province.