The Russian journalist and TV presenter Mikhail Zelensky died. This was reported by RBC with reference to the press service of the VGTRK. The cause of the death of the 46-year-old Zelensky is not specified. The deputy head of the Russia-Culture television channel Alexander Efimovich said that Zelensky died suddenly. Frame from the "Ticket in Bolshoi" Mikhail Zelensky was born on September 7, 1975 in Moscow.

Norwegian photographer Steig Horder Dirdal called the plagiarism of his work seven years ago to the Russian film "Christmas tree 8". He himself reported this on Facebook. Photo: Steg Hard Dirdal / Facebook “When a foreign film is plagiarized to the Christmas card of 2015, I once again convince me of the value of my work. Yesterday in Norway, the premiere of the film "Christmas Christmas trees 8" took place. There are some common features and mixed feelings, ”he wrote.

In Russia, the first amplite test system was registered to identify the Omicron Coronavirus strain. This was reported on the website of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA). Photo: Fmb “The developed set of reagents allows you to identify and differentiate the Omicron and Delta viruses in one test tube with high sensitivity,” said German Shipulin, deputy director of FMMM.

The prosecutor's office of St. Petersburg opened a case of inciting hatred or enmity (Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) against a member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Alexei Filippov for quoting Sartre in VKontakte. This was announced by the assistant to the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Alexander Rogozhkin in his telegram channel.

In the Moscow pre-trial detention center No. 4 "Bear" two prisoners committed suicide. This was reported by Interfax with reference to a member of the Public Monitoring Commission (POC) of Moscow, Eva Merkacheva. According to the human rights activist, at the end of December, a citizen of Belarus accused of sexual violence committed suicide in a punishment cell, and in January, a suspect in possession of drugs.

Russian pharmacies reported interruptions in the supply of the Zoloft antidepressant (active ingredient sertraline) produced by the American pharmaceutical company Viatirs. about this RBC writes with reference to the Rigla and 36.6 pharmacy chains, which also includes Gorzdrav. A representative of 36.6 told the publication that there had been no supplies of Zoloft since October 2021. Now in pharmacies there is a small amount of the drug.

In Tanzania, at the age of eight, a rat-saperian nicknamed Magawa died. This was reported by the Belgian non -governmental organization APOPO, engaged in the training of rats for the search for anti -personnel mines. Magawa. Photo: PDSA/Apopo “With a heavy heart, we share the sad news that the hero of Magawa peacefully died this weekend.

Greek authorities have allowed homosexual and bisexual men to donate blood, writes Neos Kosmos. The corresponding ban has been in force in the country since 1977. In the new form, which potential blood donors must fill out, same-sex sexual relations are no longer among the criteria that disqualify a person from donating blood. According to Equaldex , men who have sex with men are still banned from donating blood in 56 countries.

The police opened a criminal case of damage to property after the unknown persons shot a herd of 53 horses in the Peter and Paul district of the Altai Territory. It is reported by TASS. Screenshot: "Russia 24" The local farmer Nikolai Drokov, to whom they belonged, turned to the police. In total, 68 horses were grazed between the villages of Solonovka and Kamishenka - one and a half of them survived. The corpses of the dead animals were unknown to lie in the snow.

The head of the Perm Memorial, historian Robert Latypov - about the future of society Photo from the Perm site "Memorial" As a decision on the liquidation of the International Historical and Educational Society "Memorial"* will affect the activities of all such societies in the country, will show in the near future. But now, some organizations engaged in the preservation of memory of the victims of political repression were at risk of real destruction.

The authorities of Kazakhstan turned off the Internet throughout the country, left people without information, but did not interfere with the "terrorists".

Within 7-10 days, a "significant increase in the incidence" of a new strain of coronavirus "omicron" is expected in Moscow. This was stated by the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, during a meeting of the coordinating council for the fight against infection. “In Moscow, unfortunately, there is already a significant number of people who have become ill with omicron. This number is growing rapidly,” the politician said.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the Russian military began exercises at combined-arms training grounds in regions bordering Ukraine - in the Voronezh, Belgorod, Bryansk and Smolensk regions. It is reported by Interfax. About 3,000 people and approximately 300 pieces of military equipment are participating in the exercises. According to the publication, including T-72B3 tanks, BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles and regular small arms.

Almost half of Russians (47%) evaluate the political situation in Russia as a tense, 12% as critical, follows from the Levada Center survey* (there is at the disposal of Novaya Gazeta). About a third (32%) of the respondents called the political situation calm and only 7% - prosperous. Almost half of the respondents (48%) evaluate the economic situation of Russia as "average". At the same time, a third of Russians (30%) called the economic situation “bad”, another 11% - “very bad”.

In the next 6-8 weeks, more than 50% of the European population may become infected with a new variant of the omicron coronavirus. This statement was made by the Director of the European Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) Hans Kluge. He cited data from the Institute for Health Measurement and Evaluation (IHME).