We escort the year of the laboratory rat Photo: Sergey Fadeichev / TASS The year of the rat leaves. A year ago, we celebrated the New Year with unbridled fun, in a crowd of people, and today it looks like a “pre -war” photo. In this past year, we successfully changed with the rat, and for the whole year we ourselves turned out to be that laboratory rat. In the cage, behind bars.

Riga meets holidays without tourists Perhaps, there was never such a quiet on the eve of the main holidays of the year. Due to quarantine measures, the city is unusually deserted. The special correspondent of Novaya, Maria Epifanova, walked along the empty streets of the Latvian capital, talked with rare passers -by about their plans for the New Year and spoke about the main Christmas sights of the city.

KS allowed a little to violate the constitution, if it is very necessary Photo: Valery Sharifulin / TASS The Constitutional Court published Decree No. 49-P of December 25, 2020 on checking the order of the Governor of the Moscow Region, who put citizens in “self-isolation”, despite the constitutional norm, which allows restricting constitutional rights (including the right to freedom of movement) only federal law.

The fifth attack on the Chechen policemen was probably committed by members of the prohibited terrorist organization Brothers Temurziev. Photo from the personal archive On December 28, in the center of Grozny, the natives of Ingushetia, the twin brothers born in 2002-Khasan and Khusen Temurziev (so according to the passport) attacked the employee and the trainee of the patrol service.

New Year's stream "New" 2020 was not easy for all Russian citizens, and so we decided to summarize its psychological results: what do people feel, how they are injured, what they hope for? In the role of a psychologist, Leonid Gozman, a person known to the public as a political commentator and liberal, who alone defeated television propaganda (he was simply stopped calling for the programs of federal TV, where he was telling the truth).

The Federal Medical Biological Agency (FMBA) received permission from the Russian Ministry of Health to conduct clinical trials of an antidote drug for the treatment of COVID-19. This was reported on the agency's website. As part of the first phase, FMBA wants to study the safety and tolerability of the drug in healthy volunteers. Research will be carried out on the basis of the agency, and volunteers are currently being recruited.

From 18:00 on December 31, entrance to Red Square in Moscow will be limited. This was reported to the Metropolitan Police. The GUM skating rink, which is located on Red Square, will be open until 19:00. In the capital's department of regional security, during a conversation with Interfax , they recalled that cultural events during the New Year holidays were canceled and asked citizens to refrain from visiting crowded places.

Landslides hit Norway near Oslo, 10 people were injured, and the search for 12 more continues. It is reported by VG. One of the victims has serious injuries. Emergency services spokesman Roger Pettersen said the possibility is being considered that many managed to evacuate and did not contact the police, or are located where searches are currently being carried out. Rescue teams, despite the darkness, continue to search for the missing.

The coordinator of Navalny's headquarters in Kurgan, Alexei Schwartz, after many hours of interrogation in the UK, was taken for a medical examination. He himself told Novaya Gazeta about this. The investigator also confiscated his mobile phone as part of an investigation into a criminal case on military service evasion (the documents are at the disposal of Novaya Gazeta). There was no communication with the activist for six hours.

The results of 2020 are summed up by Dmitry Bykov There is a sequel Khuls and gulfs. Illustration: Peter Sarukhanov / "New Gazeta" The year is not simple, but not empty, - Sucks, but not stagnation, - Twisted on one sixth* With the last directness. For all the earth, he was heavy, Covid long year. Congratulate that he left Already almost about to. He pulled out so many problems - It is terrible to recall, imagine But there is someone to congratulate what. Let's congratulate.

The Lefortovo Court of Moscow on December 29 arrested Nikolai Kolabukhov in the case of illegally obtaining information constituting a state secret (part 2 of article 283.1 of the Criminal Code). This was reported to TASS in the press service of the court. The preventive measure for Kolabukhov was chosen until February 28 next year. No other details were given in court. According to a TASS source, Kolabukhov used to work in law enforcement agencies.

The first trial in Russia to obtain the drug "Zulgensma" from the SMA plaintiff is lost, but may teach to win his followers Kostya with his mother. Photo: Elena Lukyanova / "New in St. Petersburg" The authorities are not entitled to refuse the patient to freely provide the medicine, even if it costs almost $ 2 million and is not registered in the territory of the Russian Federation, and the disease itself is not included in the official list of rare ailments that threaten the lives.

Vostochny Bank dropped a civil lawsuit for 2.5 billion rubles against Michael Calvey, founder of the Baring Vostok investment fund, and other defendants in the case. to Interfax This was reported by the press service of the Meshchansky Court. “The representative who signed the statement was not at the meeting, and the statement was attached to the case file.

The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned British Ambassador Deborah Bronnert, where they handed her a note about expanding the list of British citizens who are denied entry to the Russian Federation. This was reported on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry. “In response to the unconstructive and unfriendly actions of the British authorities related to the adoption in October of this year.

In the Yemeni city of Aden, an explosion occurred near the presidential palace "El-Maashik", where members of the new Yemeni government are located. About it writes Reuters with reference to residents. Details are not yet known. According to Sky News Arabia, the explosion could have been caused by a missile or drone strike. Prior to this, thundered several explosions at the Aden airport, where members of the new government arrived on a plane from Saudi Arabia.