Amir Cohen-Pool / Sipa / Scanpix / Leta, Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu, is vaccinated against coronavirus. Ramatan. December 19, 2020 According to January 4, more than 13% of Israeli citizens received the first dose of coronavirus vaccines. However, in the near future, the country will probably have to reduce the pace of vaccination - the problem is the supply of new doses from Western manufacturers.

Leaked recording implicates Belarusian KGB in plotting murders abroad on Lukashenko’s orders Efrem Lukatsky / AP / Scanpix / LETA An alleged recording of Belarus’s former KGB chairman has revealed that the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko (Alyaksandr Lukashenka), authorized political assassination operations abroad as recently as in 2012. The recording was published by the Brussels-based online newspaper EUObserver on Monday, January 4.

The Minsk authorities have revoked previously issued permits for holding concerts by stand-up comedian Slava Komissarenko. This was reported by Tut.by with reference to the company that organized the performances. Komissarenko's speeches were to take place in April 2021. The organizers directly connected the cancellation with public criticism of President Alexander Lukashenko by comedian.

EFREM LUKATSKY / AP / Scanpix / Leta The euoobserver publication published a recording of a 2012 conversation, at which the then head of the KGB of Belarus, Vadim Zaitsev, discusses the attempts with the fighters of the Alpha special for several people, including the journalist Pavel Sheremet . The record dates from April 11, 2012. A voice, supposedly belonging to Zaitsev, calls Sheremet “a huge splinter in the ass” and offers “work on it”.

Elizabeth Cook / PA / Scanpix / Leta Assange listens to the court decision on its extradition. Sketch from the courtroom. January 4, 2021 The British court refused the US authorities to extradite the founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange. The American authorities accuse Assange of illegal publication of secret documents, and in total, he faces 175 years in prison for all accusations. However, judge Vanessa Baraitzer considered that in an American prison Assange could commit suicide.

As of Sunday, January 3, women train drivers began working in the Moscow Metro for the first time in Russia’s recent history. The head of the city’s Transport Department, Maxim Liksutov, made the announcement on Telegram, adding that the female drivers will be driving the trains on the subway’s Filevskaya Line. Vyacheslav Prokofiev / TASS A female train driver at the Moscow Metro’s Fili train depot The Russian capital opened training courses for Moscow Metro drivers to women in February 2020.

Aleksi Laiho, vocalist of death metal band Children of Bodom, has died in Finland. A post on the band's official website states that Laiho, 41, died "last week" at his home in Helsinki. In the last years of his life, he experienced serious health problems. Children of Bodom are one of the key bands in the melodic death metal genre and one of the most commercially successful artists from Finland worldwide. During its existence, the group released 10 albums; Laiho was its permanent leader.

According to St. Petersburg Deputy Governor Evgeny Yelin, the city authorities are expecting three new waves of the coronavirus infection after the end of the New Year holidays. As quoted by the local newspaper Fontanka : We are awaiting three new waves [of COVID-19]: let’s see what happens after the New Year, after Christmas, and after people return from vacation. Yelin said that due to the “holiday effect” 30 percent less people have been hospitalized with the coronavirus in St.

Iran has begun enriching uranium to 20% at its Fordow nuclear facility, the Mehr agency reported, citing a statement from the country's government spokesman. The country's authorities plan to produce at least 120 kilograms of such uranium per year. Tehran emphasized that it has already notified the International Atomic Energy Agency of its plans.

A London court has refused to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. The court noted that extradition to the United States and subsequent detention in solitary confinement could pose a threat to the life of Assange, who has been diagnosed with clinical depression and suicidal tendencies. Assange will remain in custody for now — the US has already said it intends to appeal the court's decision.

Here are those that we ourselves listened in 2020. There are 12 - enough for the whole weekend "Medusa" traditionally prepares a selection of the best podcasts in Russian and English - to summarize the year and help you navigate in the colossal stream of audio content. Let's say honestly: this time it was difficult for us to choose. "On the Internet, continuous podcasts!" - we exclaimed a year ago. But after 12 months they became even more.

Made NAGI / EPA / Scanpix / Leta Beach of the popular Kuta resort in the west of Bali island after a storm on January 1 was almost completely covered with plastic. To cleanse this and neighboring beaches, stretching for 15 kilometers, the government had to attract the police and the military: in total, they took out more than 30 tons of garbage, of which two -thirds made up plastic waste.

Juventus footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has overtaken Pele in the number of goals scored in his career . In the Italian championship match against Udinese on January 3, Ronaldo scored twice, his 757th and 758th goals. Pele had 757 career goals. It took Ronaldo 1,032 games to overtake Pele. The Brazilian scored his 757 goals in 812 official matches. Ronaldo, 35, has scored five goals for Sporting, 118 goals for Manchester United, 450 goals for Real Madrid and 83 goals for Juventus.

The Medusa editors love to eat and cook, and we are looking for inspiration not only in culinary books and sites with recipes, but also in rather non -obvious places. The editor of the investigation department Alexei Kovalev, and part -time co -author of the culinary blog "More oil!" I made a small selection of my favorite culinary channels - both Russian -speaking, and foreign, and not at all on Utube.

In Russia, 23,351 cases of coronavirus infection were recorded per day, according to the federal operational headquarters for combating the virus. The largest number of new cases was detected in St. Petersburg (3,657), Moscow (3,591), Moscow Region (1,250). A total of 3,260,138 people have fallen ill since the start of the epidemic. Over the past day, 482 people have died.