Andrey Nikirichev / The Moscow Agency Electronic Plot in the elections to the Moscow City Duma. September 8, 2019 The State Duma of May 11 adopted four laws regarding the elections. To two of them, with the same name “On amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation”, the most important provisions “attached” only to the second reading.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. How do small Russian cities live, completely closed to quarantine? We talked with the inhabitants of Vyksa, Khasavyurt and finds This week, Vladimir Putin announced a gradual softening of the quarantine regime in Russia. He left the final decision for the governors. In some regions of Russia, shopping centers, beauty salons and cafes with verandas begin to open. But there are cities where not just the self -isolation regime acts, but quarantine.

Russia is producing far less PPE than its doctors need — ‘Meduza’ asks the country’s deputy industry and trade minister why Dmitry Feoktistov / TASS / Vida Press Russia's Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Evtukhov Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Russian doctors have continuously voiced complaints about a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE): masks, respirators, and protective suits are all in short supply.

Journalist Financial Times Max Saddon about what is happening with the leading business newspaper of Russia The chief editor of the international version of Medusa Kevin Rotrok speaks with the correspondent of the Financial Times newspaper in Moscow by Max Saddon about the crisis of Vedomosti and finds out whether high-quality business journalism is possible in Russia today. Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element.

A million and three thousand rubles were collected at the charity auction "Photographers for Doctors", according to one of the organizers of the auction, the Photographic Academy. The proceeds from the sale of photographs will go to respirators. overalls and other personal protective equipment, which will be handed over to Russian doctors. Fotografika, together with the Zhivoi Foundation and the EverydayRussia project, launched an online auction on May 6.

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Germany has abolished mandatory quarantine for those entering the country from other EU states, Schengen countries and the UK. According to Deutsche Welle, the federal authorities have reached an agreement with the regional governments. The new rules will take effect within a few days. Arrivals from outside the EU will still be required to quarantine. In Germany, unlike most other countries in Europe, there was no formal entry ban for foreigners.

The Moscow Department of Transport appealed to the city prosecutor's office due to the refusal of the Wheely premium taxi service to provide geolocation data and information about drivers. This is reported by the telegram channel of the department. Officials asked the supervisory agency to check if the service violates the requirements of Rospotrebnadzor and the mayor's decree on high alert due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation announced the need to study reports of cases of harassment of students by university professors. “The Ministry is aware of the appearance of an open letter from MSU students. The Ministry of Education and Science believes that such phenomena are unacceptable in universities, ”the message says, cited by RT. The department noted that such cases harm the quality of education and go beyond ethics.

A spontaneous protest took place on the square in front of the Food City market on the Moscow Ring Road. The video of her went viral on social media. The footage shows that many of those gathered were wearing masks, but they did not keep a distance between themselves. Officers of the police and the National Guard arrived at the scene and stopped the rally, but no one was detained. According to Baza, tenants of retail space have gathered on the square.

The 17-year-old Swedish activist Greta Tunberg appeared in the video of Pearl Jam for the song “Retrograde”. The main character of the video comes to the mysterious fortuneteller. She shows him a gloomy future: climate changes lead to disaster - cities around the world go under water, Australia is on fire, glaciers melt. The protagonist looks at all this with horror. Closer to the middle of the video show the face of the soothsayer, she turns out to be Greta Tunberg.

Facebook bought animated image service Giphy, the social network said in a statement. According to Axios, the deal amounted to $400 million. According to The Verge, Facebook has been using the Giphy API for several years to search for gifs in its Instagram, Messenger, and main social networking apps. Half of Giphy's traffic comes from there, the publication clarifies. They promise to leave the Giphy brand, nothing will change for the users of the service.

"Medusa" found out who and how lobbying the removal of coronavirus restrictions in Russia Kirill Kuhamar / TASS / Scanpix / Leta residents of Novosibirsk on the city beach. May 13, 2020 President Vladimir Putin on May 11 announced the end of the “non -working days” regime and the gradual removal of quarantine restrictions in Russia. This happened on the day when the number of sick in the country reached a peak value. The early quarantine exit the government and a large business.

Eric Hadj / Paris Match / Getty images Stefan Burguan, April 2020 67-year-old Stefan Burguan is known in France as a specialist in serial killers. He wrote 34 books that were sold by millions of copies, shot documentaries and released comics about maniacs, was a frequent guest on television, traveled a country with lectures.

The Moscow government and Rospotrebnadzor are discussing a partial resumption of car sharing with the condition of renting a car for at least five days. This was announced by Vice Mayor Maxim Liksutov, his words are quoted by Interfax. “That is, this offer is valid for those who have work passes,” Liksutov said, specifying that the work pass number will need to be indicated in the carsharing application.