The State Duma may consider in the first reading two government bills on the mandatory use of QR codes in public places and on transport on December 16. Consideration of these documents is included in the planned calendar of the State Duma for December. The corresponding draft resolution regulating the calendar of meetings appeared on the Duma's website on the evening of November 24. This is the second version of the calendar - in the plan published in the morning, these bills were not.

Jailed former Khabarovsk Krai governor Sergey Furgal was indicted in two new criminal cases, his lawyer told RIA Novosti on Wednesday, November 24. Additional charges were brought against the ex-governor for organizing a criminal community (Criminal Code Article 210) and for seven counts of large-scale fraud (Criminal Code article 159, section 4). Furgal's lawyer explained that the latter are related to credit fraud.

While Russia’s State Duma and Cabinet drag their feet over vaccine passport prerequisites, regional authorities test drive similar measures When the Russian Cabinet put forward draft legislation on introducing QR-code vaccine passport prerequisites at the federal level, many expected the State Duma to push the bills through swiftly. Instead, a decision was made to shunt the legislation to the regions for feedback, ahead of parliamentary committees reviewing the documents in mid-December.

The former governor of the Khabarovsk Territory, Sergei Furgal, has been charged in two new criminal cases. His lawyer told RIA Novosti about this. Furgal is accused of organizing a criminal community (Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and seven episodes of fraud on an especially large scale (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The lawyer explained that we are talking about fraud in the field of lending.

The Fatezhsky District Court of the Kursk Region sentenced Andrey Suragin, an anesthesiologist and resuscitator, to 12 years in prison for the murder of 21-year-old nurse trainee Irina Zhuk. This was reported by the press service of the court. 30-year-old Suragin was found guilty under the article on murder (Part 1 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), he will serve his sentence in a strict regime colony.

Analysts from the Conflict Intelligence Team found new photos and videos on social media showing the movement of Russian troops and military equipment to regions bordering Ukraine. In particular, the experts managed to calculate the transfer of new equipment in the Voronezh region, as well as the movement of trains from the Stavropol region towards the Crimea.

Russia registered a new version of its “Sputnik” coronavirus vaccine for children aged 12 to 17, the Gamaleya Research Institute confirmed on Wednesday, November 24. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova spoke about the Health Ministry’s plans to register the vaccine, called Sputnik M, during a government meeting earlier in the day on Wednesday. According to Golikova, the vaccine will be available to adolescents over the age of 15, with either personal or parental consent.

In limbo in Belarus, migrants cling to hopes that EU countries will open their borders Paul Dza / Sipa / Scanpix / LETA Migrants outside of the Galleria shopping center in Minsk. November 13, 2021. The migration crisis on the border of Belarus and the European Union has been going on for months. Thousands of asylum seekers from Middle Eastern and African countries remain stranded in the Eastern European country.

The management of the Berlin State Ballet has decided to temporarily remove The Nutcracker from the repertoire, Christiane Theobald, acting artistic director of the troupe, told BZ in an interview. to this. drew attention Colta This is a 2013 production by Russian choreographers Vasily Medvedev and Yuri Burlaka, which was a reconstruction of Marius Petipa's original 1892 production. According to BZ, the production cost the theater one and a half million euros.

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In mid-November, the Russian government submitted to the State Duma bills on the introduction of mandatory QR codes for vaccination or previous COVID-19 for visiting public places, intercity and international travel throughout the country. At first, it was expected that they would be quickly adopted. Then it was decided that the Duma committees would consider these proposals in mid-December, after the regions had submitted their feedback on the projects.

The US Department of Commerce has imposed sanctions against the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT). MIPT is included in one of the sanctions lists, since, according to the US Department of Commerce, it develops military products for military customers. Being on this list means that US suppliers will need to obtain special licenses if they want to sell certain technologies and equipment to MIPT.

Three German parties - the SPD, the Greens and the Free Democrats - have agreed to form a coalition. It is reported by Deutsche Welle. Olaf Scholz, a member of the SPD, will become the new Chancellor. It is expected that the procedure for his election will take place in about two weeks, at the latest on 8 December. The co-chair of the Greens Annalena Burbock, Der Spiegel reports , will receive the post of foreign minister.

State Duma deputies in the third reading adopted amendments to the Air Code of Russia, according to which aircraft crews will be able to use special means of restraint against passengers who violate the order. It is reported by TASS. According to the new law, the captain of an aircraft acquires the right to "take all necessary measures, including coercive measures" against passengers who pose a threat to the safety of the flight and the lives of other people.