In the US, COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers are opposing the temporary lifting of drug patents, citing the risk of technology transfer to China and Russia. This is reported by the Financial Times, citing sources. According to the publication, pharmaceutical companies warn of such risks in private meetings with trade representatives and White House officials.

Russia has begun to form a list of unfriendly countries. The United States will be one of the names on the list. This was stated by the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on the air of the Russia 1 TV channel. The government forms the list of unfriendly countries within the framework of Vladimir Putin's decree on the application of measures to influence (counter) unfriendly actions of foreign states, which was signed on April 23.

Czech President Milos Zeman issued an emergency address in connection with the explosion at the ammunition depot in the village of Vrbetice in 2014 and the conflict with Russia over this. The President's speech was broadcast by TV channels Prima and CNN Prima NEWS . Zeman stated that there are two versions of the causes of the incident. According to one of them, foreign intelligence agencies were involved in the incident.

The main enemy of the Soviet “panels” and the lobbyist of the bicycle paths Ilya Varlamov have long been much larger than the Blogger-Urbanist. He delivers food from “dark kitchens”, sells Christmas trees, develops an advertising agency and, despite the ambiguous political reputation , remains one of the most popular media heroes.

The topic of release is how the EU wants to regulate artificial intelligence The EU prepares a special law regulating the use of artificial intelligence and recognition of persons - as the GDPR law for personal data. This week, the European Commission presented a project in which it is proposed to divide the AI ​​services at risk and each of them separately. The most highly risk cases when algorithms are used to monitor people and manipulation of behavior will be limited or prohibited.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection proposed to abolish the consumer basket, as well as the quarterly establishment of the subsistence minimum, reports TASS . The relevant draft orders are posted on the portal of regulatory legal acts. Previously, the cost of living and, accordingly, the minimum wage were calculated based on the cost of the consumer basket. Because its value fluctuated, the cost of living was set every quarter.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the Million Prizes vaccination promotion program for senior citizens. From April 27, all Muscovites with a Moscow compulsory medical insurance policy over 60 years old will receive a gift card for a thousand rubles or a promotional code for the same amount after vaccination. Moreover, those who have already received the first dose of the vaccine or who have been fully vaccinated before April 27 can also take part in the program.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced his resignation during an address to the nation. Thus, he fulfills his promise to hold early parliamentary elections in the country, which was demanded by the opposition during the protests that took place in the country after the defeat of Yerevan in the war in Nagorno-Karabakh. “I could not resign today, but I decided to do it on Citizen's Day.