Memorial International goes to trial Thursday, November 25, 2021 Hundreds gather outside Russia’s Supreme Court for Memorial International trial Law and order: Rashkin loses immunity, Putin fires Kalashnikov, another Team Navalny leader flees abroad, Zuyev gets more charges, and a complaint against Netflix Coal mine fire leaves at least 14 dead, 60 injured in Russia’s Kemerovo region. Dozens of miners remain trapped underground.

General from the United Arab Emirates Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi became the new president of Interpol. He was elected during the 89th session of the organization's general assembly, which was held in Istanbul. Al Raisi began his career as a police officer in 1980. In 2005, he became the head of the Abu Dhabi Police, and ten years later he became the chief inspector of the UAE Ministry of the Interior. Then he joined the executive committee of Interpol.

According to preliminary data, 52 people became victims of the accident at the Listvyazhnaya mine in Kuzbass. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to emergency services. Among the dead were six rescuers. A TASS source notes that there are no survivors among those who were underground until recently. The fire at the Listvyazhnaya mine occurred on the morning of November 25. According to preliminary data, the cause of the incident was a methane explosion.

The World Health Organization will hold an unscheduled meeting on November 26 to discuss a potentially dangerous new strain of coronavirus. The new strain has been identified in Botswana and South Africa, where dozens of cases have been confirmed. Another case has been confirmed in Hong Kong. The WHO stressed that the strain is of concern because of the large number of mutations - there are more than 30 of them in its spike protein.

In the Kemerovo region, three rescuers died in the Listvyazhnaya mine, who were searching for the miners who disappeared after the fire. This was reported by the administration of the mine. Thus, the total number of deaths at the mine reached 14 people. Earlier it was reported about 11 dead miners. is still unknown The fate of 35 workers who were in the mine and three more rescuers .

University rector Sergey Zuyev has been indicted on new charges for large-scale fraud, Interfax reported on Thursday, November 25. The rector of the Moscow School for the Social and Economic Sciences (“Shaninka”) and the director of RANEPA’s Institute for Social Sciences, Zuyev is already in pre-trial custody as a suspect in an embezzlement case.

Novosibirsk city councilman Sergey Boyko, the former head of Alexey Navalny’s local campaign office, has traveled abroad with his family and decided not to return to Russia. Boyko announced his decision in a Facebook post on Thursday, November 25. The city councilman told Tayga.Info that he went abroad on a business trip and was supposed to return to Novosibirsk last week.

The North Ossetian parliament supported the federal bill on the introduction of QR codes in public places during a repeat vote. This was reported by Kommersant and GTRK Alania . 44 deputies voted in support of the bill, four voted against, and one abstained. Two more of those present at the meeting did not participate in the vote. The reason for the re-vote was a "failure in the electronic vote counting system," Kommersant writes.

The European Commission has proposed fully opening EU borders to vaccinated or recovered Covid tourists from all over the world. The new rules could come into force on January 10, 2022, if approved by the EU Council. Entry for tourism purposes will be granted to people vaccinated with drugs approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or WHO no earlier than nine months before travel. If the vaccine is approved by WHO but not by EMA, tourists will additionally need a PCR test to enter.

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Anton Podgayko / TASS Former Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia Alexander Kalashnikov. January 23, 2020 On Thursday, November 25, Vladimir Putin fired the head of the Federal Punishment Service Alexander Kalashnikov. And also appointed the new leader - the former deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Arkady Gostev.

Photos Miguel Riopa / AFP / Scanpix / Leta In the north-west of Spain, the village of Asatedo appeared from under the water, flooded 30 years ago due to the construction of the alto-Lyndoso dam on the Lima River, which flows through the territory of Spain and Portugal.

Deputies of the State Duma voted twice to lift the immunity of their colleague Valery Rashkin. At first they agreed to initiate a criminal case, and then allowed him to be brought to administrative liability imposed by the courts. This was sought by the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation because of Rashkin's killing of a moose during an illegal hunt in October in the Saratov region. The deputy initially denied any involvement, but then admitted to killing the animal.

Russian Investigative Commitee A fire at the Listvyazhnaya coal mine in Siberia’s Kemerovo region killed at least 11 miners and injured 60 more on Thursday, November 25. As many as 46 miners remain trapped underground. Rescue workers were carrying out evacuations, but were forced to suspend their search due to the threat of a gas explosion. In addition, one rescue team has gone missing inside the coal mine.

Nina Ruslanova died. Zara Abdullaeva - about her most important roles by Kira Muratova and Alexei German Sputnik / Scanpix / Leta Frame from the movie "My Friend Ivan Lapshin" by Alexei German. Nina Ruslanova as Natasha. 1984 Theater and cinema actress Nina Ruslanova died after a long illness on November 21. She was 75 years old. Ruslanova played in the "Athos" by George Danelia, "Winter Cherry" by Igor Maslennikov, "Tomorrow was the war" of Yuri Kara.