tass--2020-12-03--Rosatom plans to occupy at least third of Russian additive technologies market by 2030

MOSCOW , December 3 .
/TASS/ .
State corporation Rosatom expects to occupy at least a third of the Russian @ @ @ @ @ 2030 , President of the Fuel Company of Rosatom ( Tvel ) Natalya Nikipelova announced @ @ @ @ @ state atomic energy corporation believes that by 2030 we will occupy a third or more @ @ @ @ @ market , '' she said .
According to Rosatom 's estimates , the Russian market @ @ @ @ @ to about 170 bln rubles ( $ 2.27 bln ) by 2030 .
Earlier , @ @ @ @ @ the Development and International Business of Rosatom Kirill Komarov said that last year the total @ @ @ @ @ and 3D printing services were estimated at more than 5 bln rubles ( $ 66.67 @ @ @ @ @ that by now 10 pilot projects in the field of additive technologies have been selected @ @ @ @ @ initiated by Tvel .

MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. State corporation Rosatom expects to occupy at least a third of the Russian market of additive technologies by 2030, President of the Fuel Company of Rosatom (Tvel) Natalya Nikipelova announced on Thursday.
"Rosatom state atomic energy corporation believes that by 2030 we will occupy a third or more than a third of this market," she said.
According to Rosatom's estimates, the Russian market for additive technologies will grow to about 170 bln rubles ($2.27 bln) by 2030.
Earlier, First Deputy General Director for the Development and International Business of Rosatom Kirill Komarov said that last year the total sales of equipment, materials and 3D printing services were estimated at more than 5 bln rubles ($66.67 mln).
Nikipelova noted that by now 10 pilot projects in the field of additive technologies have been selected, two of which were initiated by Tvel.


tass--2020-12-03--Promoting Sustainability in the Plastic Industry with an Eco-friendly Data Center

SHENZHEN , China , Dec. 3 .
/PRNewswire/ .
BorsodChem , one of the leading plastic raw material and inorganic chemical producers in Europe , supplies a range of high-quality products to downstream industries , particularly those working in the construction , automotive , furniture , and clothing sectors .
The company 's goal is to become a Polyvinyl Chloride ( PVC ) market leader in Central and Eastern Europe ( CEE ) , developing new and profitable market opportunities across the region .
And in coming years , technological development and innovation will be decisive factors in BorsodChem 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expand its production capacity and invest in new plant developments , increasing efficiency while also addressing environmental concerns .
Over the years , BorsodChem products and solutions have been instrumental in improving thousands of people 's lives .
Its products are used in everyday items : for example , in sports equipment , shoes , handbags , luggage , and upholstery .
And as society , technology , and customer demands continue to evolve at an increasing pace , the chemical industry 's end-products are growingly increasingly diverse .
This is why the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , products , and partnerships , which is also a key part of its mission to minimize its environmental impact .
BorsodChem believes that the intelligent use of technology in every process is the only way to both improve operational efficiency and reduce energy consumption .
Indeed , BorsodChem has embedded sustainability across its Information and Communications Technology ( ICT ) infrastructure , especially its data center .
Worldwide , it 's estimated that data centers consume approximately 3 % of the global electric supply and contribute around 0.3 % to overall carbon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ICT accounts for more than 2 % of global emissions .
However , ICT is also a powerful enabling technology that can help other sectors to become more energy efficient .
Energy and emission reductions are huge challenges , across all sectors , of course .
Setting an example , BorsodChem recently decided to invest in building one of the most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly data centers in the world .
The company constructed the ultra-green data center to manage its business expansion and rapid data growth , prioritizing security , efficient cooling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanted to achieve maximum Power Usage Effectiveness ( PUE ) while reducing Operational Expenditure ( OPEX ) , by adopting efficient power supply and cooling systems .
Of course , advanced data center technologies and best design practices also help boost productivity through automation .
They also allow closer control of the supply chain , and promote the better use of data and analytics , to more closely manage manufacturing processes .
A modern data center also provides near-limitless possibilities to automate routine manufacturing functions and analyze data , to improve operations and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Turning on Eco Mode with an Environmentally Friendly Data Center As an industry promoter and practitioner of energy-saving technology , Huawei has years of experience constructing green data centers , rapidly rolling out best-in-class solutions .
It also has the largest share of the global modular data center market , making Huawei a natural choice for BorsodChem .
With its new solution , BorsodChem planned to improve operational reliability and cost-effectiveness , as well as ensure stable growth over the data center 's entire lifespan .
The company needed the data center to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flexible in terms of on-demand expansion , slash energy use , and lower Total Cost of Ownership ( TCO ) .
Together with its partner , Intelligent Power Solutions ltd. , Huawei delivered a FusionModule2000 smart data center solution , which uses a modular design that 's easy to expand as future needs arise .
It also supports sustainable development , with flexible capacity expansion possible for a range of subsystems , from power supply to cooling and Information Technology ( IT ) cabinets .
`` From the beginning , we were excited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deployment , '' said Peter Perjesi , Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) of Hungarian partner Intelligent Power Solutions ltd. `` Huawei FusionModule2000 is a next generation , smart modular data center , integrating power , cooling , rack , cabling , and management systems .
We were amazed at the newest Huawei solutions and cutting-edge technologies during the installation , such as Huawei 's iPower , iCooling , and iManager systems .
We have never seen such a high-quality design for an all-in-one solution .
From the very beginning until the end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support from Huawei . ''
A modular design and standard architecture equate to fast installation and on-demand deployment .
Through Huawei 's partner , local engineers only needed to carry out simple on-site installation , since the solution was prefabricated in the factory : it was quickly brought online and ready to use .
`` To build up the European data center for the company 's group global strategy and support its growing business , BorsodChem began constructing a new data center .
Huawei , together with Intelligent Power Solutions ltd. , provided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ smart modular data center .
The modular data center 's construction period was substantially shortened , ensuring uninterrupted manufacturing at our plants .
By simplifying the data center 's operation , we will also drive down operational expenses in the future .
Huawei FusionModule2000 exceeded our expectations , and we look forward to continuing the close collaboration with Huawei in the future , '' said Pintér Ernő , Deputy IT Director at BorsodChem .
Additionally , Huawei supplied advanced energy-efficient subsystems , including the modular Uninterruptible Power Supply ( UPS ) 5000 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With module hibernation technology , UPS5000 better matches a data center 's actual service scenarios , helping save on electricity fees and improving data center power supply efficiency by more than 2 % , compared with traditional solutions .
Meanwhile , FusionCol5000-A offers precise and efficient energy management — achieved through a unique algorithm — and intelligent Operations and Maintenance ( O & M ) , ensuring the efficiency and reliability of a data center , and simplifying its operations .
The in-row air conditioners combine local cooling and aisle containment , improving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Environmental Responsibility : A Foundation for Business Growth Energy efficiency and a reduced impact on the environment remain a core focus for any new green data center .
Huawei 's solution is environmentally friendly and , as such , helps BorsodChem achieve its lowest possible carbon footprint .
It is a mutually beneficial solution for the environment at large and the company , optimizing existing infrastructure and helping to safeguard the planet at the same time .
With its new data center , BorsodChem 's electricity consumption has been reduced , as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in turn , means lower overheads and greater savings , essentially increasing the competitiveness of the business .
In addition , committing to green principles is one of the most critical factors driving brand loyalty today .
Adopting new strategies that advance sustainability goals helps meet the ever higher expectations of stakeholders and places BorsodChem in a position of strength , ready to meet the enormous challenges of a tightening regulatory environment and increased focus on sustainability .
While going green has become a business necessity , it 's a strategy that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too .
With its new , future-facing data center , BorsodChem will cement its position as a leading European plastic raw material and chemical manufacturer .
It is now better positioned than ever before to make smarter investments , improve the quality of its products and technologies , and flexibly respond to customer needs — fast .

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 3. /PRNewswire/. BorsodChem, one of the leading plastic raw material and inorganic chemical producers in Europe, supplies a range of high-quality products to downstream industries, particularly those working in the construction, automotive, furniture, and clothing sectors. The company's goal is to become a Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) market leader in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), developing new and profitable market opportunities across the region. And in coming years, technological development and innovation will be decisive factors in BorsodChem's success, with the company looking to expand its production capacity and invest in new plant developments, increasing efficiency while also addressing environmental concerns.
Prioritizing a Green Data Center Strategy for Business Success and Sustainability
Over the years, BorsodChem products and solutions have been instrumental in improving thousands of people's lives. Its products are used in everyday items: for example, in sports equipment, shoes, handbags, luggage, and upholstery. And as society, technology, and customer demands continue to evolve at an increasing pace, the chemical industry's end-products are growingly increasingly diverse.
This is why the company is constantly looking for better processes, products, and partnerships, which is also a key part of its mission to minimize its environmental impact. BorsodChem believes that the intelligent use of technology in every process is the only way to both improve operational efficiency and reduce energy consumption. Indeed, BorsodChem has embedded sustainability across its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure, especially its data center.
Worldwide, it's estimated that data centers consume approximately 3% of the global electric supply and contribute around 0.3% to overall carbon emissions. Painting a broader picture, ICT accounts for more than 2% of global emissions. However, ICT is also a powerful enabling technology that can help other sectors to become more energy efficient.
Energy and emission reductions are huge challenges, across all sectors, of course. Setting an example, BorsodChem recently decided to invest in building one of the most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly data centers in the world. The company constructed the ultra-green data center to manage its business expansion and rapid data growth, prioritizing security, efficient cooling, and ultra-reliable transmission. The company wanted to achieve maximum Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) while reducing Operational Expenditure (OPEX), by adopting efficient power supply and cooling systems.
Of course, advanced data center technologies and best design practices also help boost productivity through automation. They also allow closer control of the supply chain, and promote the better use of data and analytics, to more closely manage manufacturing processes. A modern data center also provides near-limitless possibilities to automate routine manufacturing functions and analyze data, to improve operations and support services.
New Is Green: Turning on Eco Mode with an Environmentally Friendly Data Center
As an industry promoter and practitioner of energy-saving technology, Huawei has years of experience constructing green data centers, rapidly rolling out best-in-class solutions. It also has the largest share of the global modular data center market, making Huawei a natural choice for BorsodChem.
With its new solution, BorsodChem planned to improve operational reliability and cost-effectiveness, as well as ensure stable growth over the data center's entire lifespan. The company needed the data center to support fast and simple deployment, be flexible in terms of on-demand expansion, slash energy use, and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Together with its partner, Intelligent Power Solutions ltd., Huawei delivered a FusionModule2000 smart data center solution, which uses a modular design that's easy to expand as future needs arise. It also supports sustainable development, with flexible capacity expansion possible for a range of subsystems, from power supply to cooling and Information Technology (IT) cabinets.
"From the beginning, we were excited about our first Huawei modular data center deployment," said Peter Perjesi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hungarian partner Intelligent Power Solutions ltd. "Huawei FusionModule2000 is a next generation, smart modular data center, integrating power, cooling, rack, cabling, and management systems. We were amazed at the newest Huawei solutions and cutting-edge technologies during the installation, such as Huawei's iPower, iCooling, and iManager systems. We have never seen such a high-quality design for an all-in-one solution. From the very beginning until the end of the project, we received exceptional support from Huawei."
A modular design and standard architecture equate to fast installation and on-demand deployment. Through Huawei's partner, local engineers only needed to carry out simple on-site installation, since the solution was prefabricated in the factory: it was quickly brought online and ready to use.
"To build up the European data center for the company's group global strategy and support its growing business, BorsodChem began constructing a new data center. Huawei, together with Intelligent Power Solutions ltd., provided us with a best-in-class, state-of-the-art green smart modular data center. The modular data center's construction period was substantially shortened, ensuring uninterrupted manufacturing at our plants. By simplifying the data center's operation, we will also drive down operational expenses in the future. Huawei FusionModule2000 exceeded our expectations, and we look forward to continuing the close collaboration with Huawei in the future," said Pintér Ernő, Deputy IT Director at BorsodChem.
Additionally, Huawei supplied advanced energy-efficient subsystems, including the modular Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) 5000, and FusionCol5000-A to ensure stable operations. With module hibernation technology, UPS5000 better matches a data center's actual service scenarios, helping save on electricity fees and improving data center power supply efficiency by more than 2%, compared with traditional solutions. Meanwhile, FusionCol5000-A offers precise and efficient energy management — achieved through a unique algorithm — and intelligent Operations and Maintenance (O&M), ensuring the efficiency and reliability of a data center, and simplifying its operations. The in-row air conditioners combine local cooling and aisle containment, improving PUE by over 0.4.
More than Environmental Responsibility: A Foundation for Business Growth
Energy efficiency and a reduced impact on the environment remain a core focus for any new green data center. Huawei's solution is environmentally friendly and, as such, helps BorsodChem achieve its lowest possible carbon footprint. It is a mutually beneficial solution for the environment at large and the company, optimizing existing infrastructure and helping to safeguard the planet at the same time. With its new data center, BorsodChem's electricity consumption has been reduced, as the facility simply consumes less power. This, in turn, means lower overheads and greater savings, essentially increasing the competitiveness of the business.
In addition, committing to green principles is one of the most critical factors driving brand loyalty today. Adopting new strategies that advance sustainability goals helps meet the ever higher expectations of stakeholders and places BorsodChem in a position of strength, ready to meet the enormous challenges of a tightening regulatory environment and increased focus on sustainability.
While going green has become a business necessity, it's a strategy that brings plenty of benefits with it, too. With its new, future-facing data center, BorsodChem will cement its position as a leading European plastic raw material and chemical manufacturer. It is now better positioned than ever before to make smarter investments, improve the quality of its products and technologies, and flexibly respond to customer needs — fast.
CONTACT: Qiwei Li, liqiwei2@huawei.com


tass--2020-12-03--Russia’s Roscosmos may use space junk for rocketry 3D printing

MOSCOW , December 3 .
/TASS/ .
Regolith and space junk may be used in the future as materials for 3D printing of space and rocket equipment , Roscosmos First Deputy CEO for Orbital Cluster Development and Long-Term Projects Yuri Urlichich said on Thursday .
The Russian space agency Roscosmos currently faces a number of tasks in this area , he said .
`` It is necessary to formulate requirements for printing in orbit , achieve and adapt existing technologies , design technologies of additive manufacturing in outer space and find the material .
This may be regolith , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be space junk , if we stay in near-Earth space , '' the Roscosmos official said at a forum titled : `` Additive Technologies .
Expanding the Horizons . ''
The development of additive technologies will make it possible to create a highly efficient system of producing rocket and space equipment in outer space , he specified .
Salyut Design Bureau Chief Designer Sergei Kuznetsov told TASS in September 2019 that additive technologies would be used to manufacture elements of the new Angara carrier rocket .
He said there were plans to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a new spherical tank being developed together with a seat instead of the old Ukrainian version .

MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. Regolith and space junk may be used in the future as materials for 3D printing of space and rocket equipment, Roscosmos First Deputy CEO for Orbital Cluster Development and Long-Term Projects Yuri Urlichich said on Thursday.
The Russian space agency Roscosmos currently faces a number of tasks in this area, he said. "It is necessary to formulate requirements for printing in orbit, achieve and adapt existing technologies, design technologies of additive manufacturing in outer space and find the material. This may be regolith, if this is the Moon, and this may be space junk, if we stay in near-Earth space," the Roscosmos official said at a forum titled: "Additive Technologies. Expanding the Horizons."
The development of additive technologies will make it possible to create a highly efficient system of producing rocket and space equipment in outer space, he specified.
Salyut Design Bureau Chief Designer Sergei Kuznetsov told TASS in September 2019 that additive technologies would be used to manufacture elements of the new Angara carrier rocket. He said there were plans to print special sets of adapters for joining a new spherical tank being developed together with a seat instead of the old Ukrainian version.


tass--2020-12-03--Russia, OPEC+ to make yet another attempt to reach 2021 oil production compromise

Things are heating up inside the OPEC+ oil alliance , which accounts for 40 % of global production , as the new year approaches .
The participating countries intended to ease the strongest crude production cuts ever approved in April , starting January .
It was planned to reduce the output reduction level from 7.7 mln barrels per day to 5.8 mln barrels per day , meaning members of the alliance planned to increase production by almost 2 mln barrels per day as new year starts .
MOSCOW , December 3 .
/TASS/ .
The final round of talks between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday , December 3 .
Ministers are to find a subtle compromise solution on crude production levels for 2021 based on controversial views inside the alliance .
Experts tend to believe that a way out will be eventually found as no one is interested in the falling oil price .
However , they have been holding active negotiations on how well-timed the easing is amid a second wave of lockdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic .
Some countries , such as Saudi Arabia , are convinced that the time is not ripe yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current parameters of the agreement should be extended by at least three months .
The United Arab Emirates unexpectedly argued against that plan .
It is only possible to extend present cuts if all participants of the deal observe the agreements , Abu Dhabi said , adding that as some of the partners have failed to reduce oil production in accordance with quotas extension is senseless .
Finally , Russia and Kazakhstan suggested that production be increased gradually , starting January , during the first quarter , as isolation measures in many countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spring .
The participating states failed to find an option suitable for all at a meeting of the monitoring committee on November 17 , and during follow-up consultations .
Even the ministerial conference on November 30 attended only by OPEC members was unfruitful either .
Members of the cartel failed to take a decision determining production levels starting NY until a preliminary agreement with non-OPEC partners is reached .
The OPEC+ meeting scheduled for December 1 was postponed for December 3 .
Late on December 2 first glimpses of hope appeared .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delegates that long informal consultations finally `` returned to the diplomatic field '' , whereas unnamed Bloomberg sources said that agreements would be made on Thursday .
No one unveiled any details of the emerging consensus though .
Analysts interviewed by TASS believe that no one is interested now in failed talks similar to the spring scenario when OPEC+ did not reach an agreement on cuts extension at a Vienna meeting on March 6 .
`` They will definitely find a compromise .
Scuttling the deal is not worth the effort now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hardly be implemented , '' Finam ’ s analyst Alexei Kalachev said .
He expects ministers to agree a mild recovery of oil production starting January and continue regularly monitoring the situation .
Fitch Corporations Department Director Dmitry Marinchenko shares the view , noting that the market assumes now that a consensus will be reached , whereas an opposite outcome will push prices down .

Things are heating up inside the OPEC+ oil alliance, which accounts for 40% of global production, as the new year approaches. The participating countries intended to ease the strongest crude production cuts ever approved in April, starting January. It was planned to reduce the output reduction level from 7.7 mln barrels per day to 5.8 mln barrels per day, meaning members of the alliance planned to increase production by almost 2 mln barrels per day as new year starts.
MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. The final round of talks between OPEC+ oil-exporting nations will be held on Thursday, December 3. Ministers are to find a subtle compromise solution on crude production levels for 2021 based on controversial views inside the alliance. Experts tend to believe that a way out will be eventually found as no one is interested in the falling oil price.
However, they have been holding active negotiations on how well-timed the easing is amid a second wave of lockdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic. Some countries, such as Saudi Arabia, are convinced that the time is not ripe yet for boosting oil supply, and the current parameters of the agreement should be extended by at least three months.
The United Arab Emirates unexpectedly argued against that plan. It is only possible to extend present cuts if all participants of the deal observe the agreements, Abu Dhabi said, adding that as some of the partners have failed to reduce oil production in accordance with quotas extension is senseless. Finally, Russia and Kazakhstan suggested that production be increased gradually, starting January, during the first quarter, as isolation measures in many countries are not as strong as in the spring.
The participating states failed to find an option suitable for all at a meeting of the monitoring committee on November 17, and during follow-up consultations. Even the ministerial conference on November 30 attended only by OPEC members was unfruitful either. Members of the cartel failed to take a decision determining production levels starting NY until a preliminary agreement with non-OPEC partners is reached. The OPEC+ meeting scheduled for December 1 was postponed for December 3.
Late on December 2 first glimpses of hope appeared. The Energy Intelligence agency reported with reference to delegates that long informal consultations finally "returned to the diplomatic field", whereas unnamed Bloomberg sources said that agreements would be made on Thursday. No one unveiled any details of the emerging consensus though.
Analysts interviewed by TASS believe that no one is interested now in failed talks similar to the spring scenario when OPEC+ did not reach an agreement on cuts extension at a Vienna meeting on March 6. "They will definitely find a compromise. Scuttling the deal is not worth the effort now, whereas with too strict conditions it will hardly be implemented," Finam’s analyst Alexei Kalachev said. He expects ministers to agree a mild recovery of oil production starting January and continue regularly monitoring the situation.
Fitch Corporations Department Director Dmitry Marinchenko shares the view, noting that the market assumes now that a consensus will be reached, whereas an opposite outcome will push prices down.


tass--2020-12-03--Over 50 Russian Baltic Fleet ships hold anti-saboteur defense drills

KALININGRAD , December 3 .
/TASS/ .
Over 50 Baltic Fleet ships and support vessels are involved in drills running at their naval bases , the Fleet ’ s press office reported on Thursday .
`` The crews of the Fleet ’ s combat ships , boats and support vessels have begun shipboard drills at the places of the Baltic Fleet forces ’ basing in Baltiysk and Kronshtadt to practice preparing for deployment to the sea , measures for ship damage control during the anchorage at a pier , and also ships ’ anti-saboteur defense at naval bases , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The drills involve the entire stock of the Baltic Fleet ’ s ships : the crews of a destroyer , guard ships , corvettes , small missile ships and boats , amphibious assault vessels and craft , anti-submarine warfare ships and minesweepers and patrol boats , the statement says .
`` At the next stage of combat training , the ships will head for the Fleet ’ s naval ranges to accomplish combat training assignments , employing armament in a changing operational and tactical environment , '' the press office said .

KALININGRAD, December 3. /TASS/. Over 50 Baltic Fleet ships and support vessels are involved in drills running at their naval bases, the Fleet’s press office reported on Thursday.
"The crews of the Fleet’s combat ships, boats and support vessels have begun shipboard drills at the places of the Baltic Fleet forces’ basing in Baltiysk and Kronshtadt to practice preparing for deployment to the sea, measures for ship damage control during the anchorage at a pier, and also ships’ anti-saboteur defense at naval bases," the press office said in a statement.
The drills involve the entire stock of the Baltic Fleet’s ships: the crews of a destroyer, guard ships, corvettes, small missile ships and boats, amphibious assault vessels and craft, anti-submarine warfare ships and minesweepers and patrol boats, the statement says.
"At the next stage of combat training, the ships will head for the Fleet’s naval ranges to accomplish combat training assignments, employing armament in a changing operational and tactical environment," the press office said.


tass--2020-12-03--Over 1,000 Telegram channels coordinate Belarusian protests, authorities say

`` As monitoring of information space shows , citizens are engaged in various Internet communities of destructive nature .
For example , more than 1,000 Telegram channels have been created especially for coordinating protest movement at the level of neighborhoods and regional territories as well as major enterprises , '' Kuntsevich was quoted by BelTA news agency as saying .
According to Kuntsevich , some 6-15 % of citizens of Minsk ’ s neighborhoods are engaged in this activity .
`` Every day , some 50,000-100,000 messages are generated there .
Well , you should agree , these are huge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to turn a blind eye to this , '' he stressed .
The deputy head of the presidential administration noted that Belarus can counter this movement , including at the legal level , while state institutions , media communities and lawmakers should play a role in tackling this issue .
The roundtable called `` Media in the political process .
Topical aspects of legal regulation '' in the lower house of parliament , the House of Representatives , was attended by Information Minister Igor Lutsky and heads of the republic ’ s media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nationwide demonstrations have engulfed Belarus following the August 9 presidential election .
According to the Central Election Commission ’ s official results , incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won by a landslide , garnering 80.10 % of the vote .
His closest rival in the race , Svetlana Tikhanovskaya , came in second , with 10.12 % of the ballot .
However , she refused to recognize the election ’ s outcome , and left Belarus for Lithuania .
After the results of the exit polls were announced late on August 9 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other Belarusian cities .
During the early post-election period , the rallies snowballed into fierce clashes between the protesters and police .
The current unrest is being cheered on by the opposition ’ s Coordination Council , which has been beating the drum for more protests .
In response , the Belarusian authorities have castigated the ongoing turmoil and demanded that these unauthorized demonstrations be stopped .
For coordinating protests , demonstrators use Telegram channels and social networks .

"As monitoring of information space shows, citizens are engaged in various Internet communities of destructive nature. For example, more than 1,000 Telegram channels have been created especially for coordinating protest movement at the level of neighborhoods and regional territories as well as major enterprises," Kuntsevich was quoted by BelTA news agency as saying.
According to Kuntsevich, some 6-15% of citizens of Minsk’s neighborhoods are engaged in this activity. "Every day, some 50,000-100,000 messages are generated there. Well, you should agree, these are huge figures, and we have no right to turn a blind eye to this," he stressed.
The deputy head of the presidential administration noted that Belarus can counter this movement, including at the legal level, while state institutions, media communities and lawmakers should play a role in tackling this issue.
The roundtable called "Media in the political process. Topical aspects of legal regulation" in the lower house of parliament, the House of Representatives, was attended by Information Minister Igor Lutsky and heads of the republic’s media outlets and the Belarusian Union of Journalists.
Nationwide demonstrations have engulfed Belarus following the August 9 presidential election. According to the Central Election Commission’s official results, incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won by a landslide, garnering 80.10% of the vote. His closest rival in the race, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, came in second, with 10.12% of the ballot. However, she refused to recognize the election’s outcome, and left Belarus for Lithuania. After the results of the exit polls were announced late on August 9, mass protests erupted in downtown Minsk and other Belarusian cities. During the early post-election period, the rallies snowballed into fierce clashes between the protesters and police. The current unrest is being cheered on by the opposition’s Coordination Council, which has been beating the drum for more protests. In response, the Belarusian authorities have castigated the ongoing turmoil and demanded that these unauthorized demonstrations be stopped. For coordinating protests, demonstrators use Telegram channels and social networks.


tass--2020-12-03--Registration for inoculation against COVID-19 to open on December 4

MOSCOW , December 3 .
/TASS/ .
Registration for inoculation against the coronavirus in Moscow will open on the websites of the Mayor and the Moscow government on December 4 ; doctors , teachers , and social workers will be the first to get inoculated .
Vaccination stations will open on December 5 , Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote in his blog on Thursday .
`` In coordination with the Russian government , in order to test out the enormous mechanism of a mass vaccination we are opening an electronic registration for inoculation for educational workers , workers in healthcare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as for workers of the city social services beginning on December 4 , 2020 .
< ... > Inoculation stations will begin to operate on December 5 .
All information will be posted on the mos.ru portal beginning tomorrow , '' the mayor wrote .
He added that in the next few weeks , as more batches of the vaccine arrive , this list will be expanded .
`` Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has given an assignment to begin a large-scale vaccination against COVID next week .
And first of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the risk group , '' the mayor explained .
According to him , in Moscow the entire technological and organizational chain of vaccination has been prepared .
`` Special warehouses were selected , refrigerators and cold-storage containers for the delivery of vaccines were prepared .
The vaccination stations were equipped with medical refrigerators , the staff underwent special training , '' the mayor concluded .

MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. Registration for inoculation against the coronavirus in Moscow will open on the websites of the Mayor and the Moscow government on December 4; doctors, teachers, and social workers will be the first to get inoculated. Vaccination stations will open on December 5, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote in his blog on Thursday.
"In coordination with the Russian government, in order to test out the enormous mechanism of a mass vaccination we are opening an electronic registration for inoculation for educational workers, workers in healthcare of all forms of property, as well as for workers of the city social services beginning on December 4, 2020. <...> Inoculation stations will begin to operate on December 5. All information will be posted on the mos.ru portal beginning tomorrow," the mayor wrote.
He added that in the next few weeks, as more batches of the vaccine arrive, this list will be expanded.
"Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has given an assignment to begin a large-scale vaccination against COVID next week. And first of all to provide the vaccine to the citizens in the risk group," the mayor explained.
According to him, in Moscow the entire technological and organizational chain of vaccination has been prepared. "Special warehouses were selected, refrigerators and cold-storage containers for the delivery of vaccines were prepared. The vaccination stations were equipped with medical refrigerators, the staff underwent special training," the mayor concluded.


tass--2020-12-03--Kremlin declines to comment on prospects for OPEC+ deal revision

`` Today there will be a meeting and after that , I think , my colleague [ Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander ] Novak will provide information .
Before that , I will not anticipate anything , '' Peskov told reporters .
He was asked whether Moscow really supports a gradual increase in production under the agreement .
The last round of negotiations of oil exporters under the OPEC+ agreement will take place on Thursday , December 3 .
Ministers will have to find a compromise solution on oil production levels in 2021 , based on conflicting views within the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oil alliance , which accounts for 40 % of world production , is heating up as the New Year approaches .
It was from January that the countries participating in the agreement were going to weaken the strongest restrictions on oil production in history , adopted back in April .
The parties were to ease the production restrictions from the current 7.7 million bpd to 5.8 million bpd .
That means that the members of the alliance planned to increase the extraction of raw materials by almost 2 million bpd .
But since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negotiating how timely mitigations are amid the second wave of lockdowns due to the pandemic .
Some countries , such as Saudi Arabia , are convinced that the time has not come yet to increase oil supply , and the current parameters of the deal should be extended by at least three months .
The United Arab Emirates unexpectedly opposed this plan .
Abu Dhabi finds that it is possible to extend the restrictions in their current form only if all participants in the transaction comply with the agreements .
But since there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have not reduced oil production in accordance with quotas , there is no point in extending it , Abu Dhabi believes .
Finally , Russia and Kazakhstan suggested that production should be increased gradually , starting from January and during the first quarter of 2021 , as isolation measures in many countries are not as strong as in spring .
The allies were unable to choose an option that would suit everyone either at the meeting of the monitoring committee on November 17 , or during subsequent consultations .
Even the ministerial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ OPEC countries only , brought no result .
Cartel members failed to make a decision to determine a production plan from the New Year on until a preliminary agreement is reached with non-OPEC partners .
The OPEC+ meeting scheduled for December 1 had to be postponed to December 3 .
The renewed agreement on the reduction of oil production OPEC+ has been in effect since May this year .
The first stage of the deal , when the alliance countries reduced production by 9.7 million bpd , ended in July .
From August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the oil producing countries are to cut 7.7 million bpd .
From January 1 , 2021 , the restriction is set at 5.8 million bpd .
The agreement is valid until April 2022 .

"Today there will be a meeting and after that, I think, my colleague [Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander] Novak will provide information. Before that, I will not anticipate anything," Peskov told reporters. He was asked whether Moscow really supports a gradual increase in production under the agreement.
The last round of negotiations of oil exporters under the OPEC+ agreement will take place on Thursday, December 3. Ministers will have to find a compromise solution on oil production levels in 2021, based on conflicting views within the union.
Disagreements in the alliance
The situation inside the OPEC+ oil alliance, which accounts for 40% of world production, is heating up as the New Year approaches. It was from January that the countries participating in the agreement were going to weaken the strongest restrictions on oil production in history, adopted back in April. The parties were to ease the production restrictions from the current 7.7 million bpd to 5.8 million bpd. That means that the members of the alliance planned to increase the extraction of raw materials by almost 2 million bpd.
But since about mid-November, they have been actively negotiating how timely mitigations are amid the second wave of lockdowns due to the pandemic. Some countries, such as Saudi Arabia, are convinced that the time has not come yet to increase oil supply, and the current parameters of the deal should be extended by at least three months.
The United Arab Emirates unexpectedly opposed this plan. Abu Dhabi finds that it is possible to extend the restrictions in their current form only if all participants in the transaction comply with the agreements. But since there are "debtors" among the partners who have not reduced oil production in accordance with quotas, there is no point in extending it, Abu Dhabi believes. Finally, Russia and Kazakhstan suggested that production should be increased gradually, starting from January and during the first quarter of 2021, as isolation measures in many countries are not as strong as in spring.
Series of meetings
The allies were unable to choose an option that would suit everyone either at the meeting of the monitoring committee on November 17, or during subsequent consultations. Even the ministerial conference on November 30, involving the OPEC countries only, brought no result. Cartel members failed to make a decision to determine a production plan from the New Year on until a preliminary agreement is reached with non-OPEC partners. The OPEC+ meeting scheduled for December 1 had to be postponed to December 3.
OPEC+ Agreement
The renewed agreement on the reduction of oil production OPEC+ has been in effect since May this year. The first stage of the deal, when the alliance countries reduced production by 9.7 million bpd, ended in July. From August and until the end of this year, the oil producing countries are to cut 7.7 million bpd. From January 1, 2021, the restriction is set at 5.8 million bpd. The agreement is valid until April 2022.


tass--2020-12-03--Russian influential figures get shots against COVID-19 publicly, Kremlin says

MOSCOW , December 3 .
/TASS/ .
Influential representatives of Russian authorities have been publicly getting inoculated against the coronavirus for a while now , demonstrating the safety and necessity of vaccination in the pandemic conditions , Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response to a question whether Russia should follow the US where former presidents intend to promote the vaccination against the coronavirus and get inoculated on camera .
`` We ’ ve been doing this for a while .
This happened , actually , with many members of the [ Russian ] Security Council .
Some of them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they say , '' he reiterated .
The spokesman noted that this was done `` precisely by those who earned the respect of others . ''
`` [ They ] themselves demonstrated and proved that not only is the vaccine safe , absolutely safe , but it is also necessary in order to lead a normal life in the conditions of the pandemic , '' the Kremlin representative pointed out .
Answering a question , whether the president will serve as such an example , the spokesman reiterated that Putin will report @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. Influential representatives of Russian authorities have been publicly getting inoculated against the coronavirus for a while now, demonstrating the safety and necessity of vaccination in the pandemic conditions, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response to a question whether Russia should follow the US where former presidents intend to promote the vaccination against the coronavirus and get inoculated on camera.
"We’ve been doing this for a while. This happened, actually, with many members of the [Russian] Security Council. Some of them were inoculated live, on air, as they say," he reiterated.
The spokesman noted that this was done "precisely by those who earned the respect of others." "[They] themselves demonstrated and proved that not only is the vaccine safe, absolutely safe, but it is also necessary in order to lead a normal life in the conditions of the pandemic," the Kremlin representative pointed out.
Answering a question, whether the president will serve as such an example, the spokesman reiterated that Putin will report of his decision himself.


tass--2020-12-03--Russian Black Sea Fleet kicks off sweeping drills at sea and naval bases

SEVASTOPOL , December 3 .
/TASS/ .
All of the Black Sea Fleet ships have kicked off drills at sea or naval bases to practice naval battles and emergency clean-up efforts , the Fleet ’ s press office reported on Thursday .
`` A part of the ships is staying at combat training naval ranges and holding comprehensive shipborne drills for conducting a naval battle , air and anti-saboteur defense , eliminating sea and coastal targets , defending a ship during its anchorage in an unsafe roadstead and carrying out maneuvering in various conditions , '' the press office said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the Fleet ’ s forces is carrying out measures at naval bases where the sailors are practicing organizing everyday intra-ship activity , eliminating a notional fire or hull breaches as part of shipborne drills for ship damage control , '' the statement reads .
The drills involve the entire stock of the Black Sea Fleet ’ s ships , including the frigates Admiral Makarov and Admiral Grigorovich , the guard ship Pytlivy , the patrol vessel Dmitry Rogachyov , the missile corvettes Orekhovo-Zuyevo and Ingushetia , and also large amphibious assault @ @ @ @ @ @ @ submarines , minesweepers and the Fleet ’ s auxiliary vessels , the press office specified .
Aircraft and helicopters of the Black Sea Fleet ’ s naval aviation and air defense forces are providing support for the ships ’ deployment to the sea , it said .

SEVASTOPOL, December 3. /TASS/. All of the Black Sea Fleet ships have kicked off drills at sea or naval bases to practice naval battles and emergency clean-up efforts, the Fleet’s press office reported on Thursday.
"A part of the ships is staying at combat training naval ranges and holding comprehensive shipborne drills for conducting a naval battle, air and anti-saboteur defense, eliminating sea and coastal targets, defending a ship during its anchorage in an unsafe roadstead and carrying out maneuvering in various conditions," the press office said in a statement.
"The other part of the Fleet’s forces is carrying out measures at naval bases where the sailors are practicing organizing everyday intra-ship activity, eliminating a notional fire or hull breaches as part of shipborne drills for ship damage control," the statement reads.
The drills involve the entire stock of the Black Sea Fleet’s ships, including the frigates Admiral Makarov and Admiral Grigorovich, the guard ship Pytlivy, the patrol vessel Dmitry Rogachyov, the missile corvettes Orekhovo-Zuyevo and Ingushetia, and also large amphibious assault ships, small anti-submarine warfare ships, submarines, minesweepers and the Fleet’s auxiliary vessels, the press office specified.
Aircraft and helicopters of the Black Sea Fleet’s naval aviation and air defense forces are providing support for the ships’ deployment to the sea, it said.


tass--2020-12-03--Foreign investment into Russian real estate not to exceed 6% by end of 2020

MOSCOW , December 3 .
/ TASS / .
The bulk of transactions on the Russian real estate market is formed by investments of Russian companies , the share of foreign investors will not exceed 6 % by the end of 2020 , Irina Ushakova , the senior director , head of the capital markets and investment department of CBRE told reporters on Thursday .
`` Since the beginning of the pandemic , the share of foreign investments has significantly decreased .
The bulk of transactions is formed by investments by Russian companies .
Their share increased to 94 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ previous year , '' Ushakova said .
According to her , the preliminary results of 2020 suggest that the volume of investments in real estate in Russia may reach a value close to last year and amount to about 250 bln rubles .
At the same time , investments in the residential segment ( plots for the construction of residential projects ) increased by 41 % compared to the value of 2019 , while the volume of investments in commercial real estate segments , on the contrary , may decrease by 27 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is in line with global trends , the company notes .
`` In 2020 , the volume of investments [ in the world ] will decrease by 38 % ( to $ 670 bln ) , '' CBRE said in a statement .

MOSCOW, December 3. / TASS /. The bulk of transactions on the Russian real estate market is formed by investments of Russian companies, the share of foreign investors will not exceed 6% by the end of 2020, Irina Ushakova, the senior director, head of the capital markets and investment department of CBRE told reporters on Thursday.
"Since the beginning of the pandemic, the share of foreign investments has significantly decreased. The bulk of transactions is formed by investments by Russian companies. Their share increased to 94% in 2020 against 74% in the previous year," Ushakova said.
According to her, the preliminary results of 2020 suggest that the volume of investments in real estate in Russia may reach a value close to last year and amount to about 250 bln rubles. At the same time, investments in the residential segment (plots for the construction of residential projects) increased by 41% compared to the value of 2019, while the volume of investments in commercial real estate segments, on the contrary, may decrease by 27%. Such dynamics in commercial real estate is in line with global trends, the company notes. "In 2020, the volume of investments [in the world] will decrease by 38% (to $670 bln)," CBRE said in a statement.


tass--2020-12-03--Senator regrets Kiev, its ‘western benefactors’ missed UN Security Council meeting

MOSCOW , December 3 .
/TASS/ .
Chairman of the Russian Federation Council ( upper house ) Committee on Foreign Affairs Konstantin Kosachev expressed bewilderment at the reason why a number of countries did not participate in the Wednesday UN Security Council meeting on settlement in Donbass .
He added that to hear opinions of all members of the Security Council is an obligation , not a right .
The statement by the US , the UK and Estonia , published on the website of the US Mission to the UN , claimed that the discussion of the situation in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ self-proclaimed republics of Donbass was `` a transparent attempt to present a false and misleading narrative , '' adding that this event `` served Russian interests alone . ''
`` Alas , neither the official Kiev , nor its Western benefactors took part in the discussion , '' Kosachev wrote in a Facebook post .
`` The way they justified their absence is bewildering .
[ … ] The alternative information coming from one side of the conflict is declared false in advance by those , who support its other side .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedom of discussion and pluralism of opinions : you have a right to say anything , but only if it matches our and the only right point of view . ''
He underscored that the representatives of southeastern Ukraine , who spoke in the UN earlier , have their own opinion and have a right to express it .
`` And to listen to it is a direct obligation , not a right , of all UN Security Council members , without exceptions .
Including the proud and independent Estonia , '' the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the Soviet period , where , similarly , `` a declared , but never implemented principle of the freedom of speech , conscience and beliefs was in place . ''
`` Alas , the Euro-Atlantists , with their slogans , as beautiful as those of the Bolsheviks , are now much closer to the 1984 picture of the world , described by British writer George Orwell in his masterful dystopia , than the rest of the world .
Yet the West would have done better to contemplate on the idea of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who said : ‘ I forgive those who do not adhere to my point of view , but I can not forgive those who do not adhere to their own ’ , '' the chairman added .
The UN Security Council Arria-formula informal meeting was organized on Russia ’ s initiative .
It took place in the video format Wednesday .
Previously , representatives of Ukraine , France and Germany sought to block the meeting and refused to participate in it .
However , the event sparked interest of many UN member states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attended by the representatives of China , Indonesia , Niger , Dominican Republic , Belarus , Morocco , Egypt , India , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Vietnam , Syria , South Africa , Uzbekistan , Venezuela , Vanuatu , Algeria and Tunisia .

MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. Chairman of the Russian Federation Council (upper house) Committee on Foreign Affairs Konstantin Kosachev expressed bewilderment at the reason why a number of countries did not participate in the Wednesday UN Security Council meeting on settlement in Donbass. He added that to hear opinions of all members of the Security Council is an obligation, not a right.
The statement by the US, the UK and Estonia, published on the website of the US Mission to the UN, claimed that the discussion of the situation in eastern Ukraine with the participation of the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass was "a transparent attempt to present a false and misleading narrative," adding that this event "served Russian interests alone."
"Alas, neither the official Kiev, nor its Western benefactors took part in the discussion," Kosachev wrote in a Facebook post. "The way they justified their absence is bewildering. […] The alternative information coming from one side of the conflict is declared false in advance by those, who support its other side. This is a refined Euro-Atlantic approach to the freedom of discussion and pluralism of opinions: you have a right to say anything, but only if it matches our and the only right point of view."
He underscored that the representatives of southeastern Ukraine, who spoke in the UN earlier, have their own opinion and have a right to express it.
"And to listen to it is a direct obligation, not a right, of all UN Security Council members, without exceptions. Including the proud and independent Estonia," the senator noted.
Kosachev compared this situation with the Soviet period, where, similarly, "a declared, but never implemented principle of the freedom of speech, conscience and beliefs was in place."
"Alas, the Euro-Atlantists, with their slogans, as beautiful as those of the Bolsheviks, are now much closer to the 1984 picture of the world, described by British writer George Orwell in his masterful dystopia, than the rest of the world. Yet the West would have done better to contemplate on the idea of their other compatriot, French diplomat Talleyrand, who said: ‘I forgive those who do not adhere to my point of view, but I cannot forgive those who do not adhere to their own’," the chairman added.
About the meeting
The UN Security Council Arria-formula informal meeting was organized on Russia’s initiative. It took place in the video format Wednesday.
Previously, representatives of Ukraine, France and Germany sought to block the meeting and refused to participate in it. However, the event sparked interest of many UN member states. In particular, the meeting was attended by the representatives of China, Indonesia, Niger, Dominican Republic, Belarus, Morocco, Egypt, India, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vietnam, Syria, South Africa, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vanuatu, Algeria and Tunisia.


tass--2020-12-03--Press review: How Azerbaijan defeated Armenia and Erdogan cozies up to Biden squad

Armenia is engulfed by mass protests against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan , who de facto accepted Azerbaijan 's terms on ending the war in Nagorno-Karabakh .
The war , which kicked off early on September 27 , ended 44 days later in Armenia ’ s actual defeat .
Under the agreement , Yerevan handed over to Baku seven regions adjacent to the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region , which it had seized nearly 30 years ago , as well as Shusha and Hadrut .
The most heated debate in Armenia and among its diaspora overseas was around the handover of Shusha , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ town , Yerevan decided that it was unable to continue the war .
Before the war , the armies of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh lagged behind Azerbaijan in terms of military hardware , tanks , artillery and manpower , according to open source data .
However , this lag could not be called critical given that they were to act on the defensive .
Azerbaijan ’ s key advantage was in reconnaissance assets , which are a vital part of a modern war , said Vasily Kashin , Head of Department at the Center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Higher School of Economics .
`` You can have parity in terms of the number of artillery systems , military hardware and tanks , but the potential is not about the number of weapons , but rather effective intelligence . ''
Besides , Armenia ’ s air defense was not very effective , Kashin noted .
Baku also carried out a better policy on purchasing weapons .
`` In the end , Azerbaijan , whose budget was 3-5 times bigger than that of Armenia over the past years ( $ 1.79 bln @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , had been preparing for this war intentionally and continuously by attracting suppliers - Russia , Israel and Turkey - and thoroughly studying the experience of the past conflicts .
The fact that Armenia lacked money is part of the problem .
Careful strategic planning would have compensated for this imbalance , but they did not have that either , '' Kashin said .
Izvestia : Russia seeks to develop hydrogen power , in move towards clean energy prospects Russia and Germany will become long-term partners in the field of hydrogen energy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced at a bilateral forum .
Russia , a major exporter of hydrocarbons to Europe , found itself in a challenging situation amid plans on dumping renewable energy , Izvestia writes .
Moscow is offering cooperation on Europe ’ s terms as it does not want to lose its partner , Finam ’ s Alexander Kovalev told the newspaper .
`` Now Japan , Germany , the United States and even China are way ahead in producing and rolling out hydrogen fuel and building infrastructure .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ underway since the early 2000s .
This time , the lag in developing hydrogen energy has put Russia in an unequal position versus its more advanced partners , '' according to the expert .
Meanwhile , Kovalev notes there is some potential for cultivating hydrogen power in Russia , mainly by `` using the capacity of power stations . ''
After launching this production , Russia can immediately become a leader due to its existing infrastructure and get 10-15 % of the European market because the transportation issue is virtually solved .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nord Stream 2 pipelines ( when it is built ) , Deputy Director of Alpari ’ s Analytical Department Natalya Milchakova said .
Cooperation with the hydrogen energy flagship in Europe will stimulate Russia towards developing in a new direction , Managing Partner at the WMT think tank Ekaterina Kosareva said .
With such mutually beneficial cooperation , Russia has all the chances of catching up to the leading countries in this field rather quickly .
Iran ’ s parliament will back the idea of signing a bill , calling on the Islamic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of low-enriched uranium and ban inspections by `` spies from the International Atomic Energy Agency '' at the industrial facilities .
This tough response , which is basically paving the way for Tehran to shaft the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA ) on its nuclear program , came in the wake of the recent killing of Iran ’ s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh , Rossiyskaya Gazeta writes .
This is the fifth scientist killed by Israeli intelligence , according to Iran ’ s claims .
Despite emotions running high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not expected to decide on leaving the JCPOA and launching a full-scale conflict with Israel and the US , an expert told the newspaper .
However , some limited retaliatory strikes by Tehran are highly likely .
The harsh bill in response to the killing of Fakhrizadeh , who is dubbed as `` the father of the Iranian nuclear bomb , '' was greatly expected , military expert Vladimir Evseev , who heads the department of the Institute of CIS Countries , noted .
However , this decision of the Majlis is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreed on with other structures , he pointed out .
`` For Iran it is very important now to ease restrictions on oil exports and this is a priority for the country ’ s authorities , '' he said .
The expert fears that Tehran could take some decisions on a military response against Israel .
However , a possible Iranian strike on Lebanese or Syrian soil would be insufficient for breaking Israel ’ s air defenses without using ballistic missiles .
`` And such a step in turn could spark a full-scale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warned .
Meanwhile , any harsh initiatives by the parliament are likely to be cushioned by Iran ’ s supreme leader .
Turkey is showing signs that it is ready to reconcile with its regional rivals - Saudi Arabia and Israel .
Following hints at reviving diplomatic contacts with Riyadh , news broke that a special channel of communication was launched with Israeli officials .
Experts link these steps by Turkey to an attempt to appease the Biden administration .
However , there are serious doubts that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ready @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , Nezavisimaya Gazeta writes .
`` After a Biden win in the election Erdogan ’ s government chose a more conciliatory tone to both the US and the European Union as well as Turkey ’ s regional rivals - Israel and Saudi Arabia , '' said Aykan Erdemir , senior director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies ' Turkey program and a former member of the Turkish parliament .
`` This change in rhetoric testifies to Erdogan ’ s anxiety that Biden would not tolerate his aggressive foreign policy and measures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impose sanctions in coordination with the European Union . ''
According to the former MP , the Turkish president could also expect that improving relations with Israel and Saudi Arabia could halt the trend towards the growing isolation of Turkey in the Middle East and improve its image in Washington and Brussels .
`` To a large extent , these steps are an attempt to sugarcoat reality and don ’ t reflect any real changes in Erdogan ’ s foreign and security policy , '' Erdemir stressed .
Last month , the Turkish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to launch legal and democratic reforms at home , and later he stepped up his repressions against the opposition , the expert noted .
`` There are no reasons to expect that the Turkish leader will fulfill his promises on the international level , '' he said .
However , it is not ruled out that Erdogan could keep his conciliatory tone for some time .
Next week , Russia is due to launch large-scale vaccination of doctors and teachers against the coronavirus infection .
So far , nearly 2 mln vaccine doses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian President Vladimir Putin announced .
According to experts and politicians , even if the vaccine works just for six months , this will be a positive result , which will stop the spread of the disease , Izvestia writes .
Meanwhile , a decision on getting the jab should be voluntary .
`` Vaccination will only do good .
I expect very much that it will save people who could be potentially affected , '' said Doctor of Biological Sciences , Professor of the Department of Virology , Faculty of Biology , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Doctors are the hardest hit by the disease , he noted .
`` A virus dose that they have a chance to get is usually high .
If the vaccine works for five or six months , this will do good .
Everything is on a voluntary basis , but doctors should understand that this is needed .
Vaccination is a hope that they won ’ t spread the virus further . ''
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma ( lower house ) committee , Doctor of Medical Sciences Nikolai Govorin noted that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most important tools for combating the pandemic .
`` All the world ’ s epidemics were eliminated because vaccines had been created , '' he said .
According to him , all social groups at risk should be provided with the vaccine .
Most people are ready and are waiting to get vaccinated because this is a chance not to contract the virus and not to die , he noted .
TASS is not responsible for the material quoted in these press reviews .

RBC: Experts explain reasons behind Armenia’s defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh
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Armenia is engulfed by mass protests against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who de facto accepted Azerbaijan's terms on ending the war in Nagorno-Karabakh. The war, which kicked off early on September 27, ended 44 days later in Armenia’s actual defeat. Under the agreement, Yerevan handed over to Baku seven regions adjacent to the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region, which it had seized nearly 30 years ago, as well as Shusha and Hadrut. The most heated debate in Armenia and among its diaspora overseas was around the handover of Shusha, RBC writes. After losing this strategic town, Yerevan decided that it was unable to continue the war. Before the war, the armies of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh lagged behind Azerbaijan in terms of military hardware, tanks, artillery and manpower, according to open source data. However, this lag could not be called critical given that they were to act on the defensive. Azerbaijan’s key advantage was in reconnaissance assets, which are a vital part of a modern war, said Vasily Kashin, Head of Department at the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics. "You can have parity in terms of the number of artillery systems, military hardware and tanks, but the potential is not about the number of weapons, but rather effective intelligence." Besides, Armenia’s air defense was not very effective, Kashin noted. Baku also carried out a better policy on purchasing weapons. "In the end, Azerbaijan, whose budget was 3-5 times bigger than that of Armenia over the past years ($1.79 bln versus $528.7 mln in 2019), had been preparing for this war intentionally and continuously by attracting suppliers - Russia, Israel and Turkey - and thoroughly studying the experience of the past conflicts. The fact that Armenia lacked money is part of the problem. Careful strategic planning would have compensated for this imbalance, but they did not have that either," Kashin said. Izvestia: Russia seeks to develop hydrogen power, in move towards clean energy prospects
Russia and Germany will become long-term partners in the field of hydrogen energy, which is slowly but surely replacing hydrocarbons, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced at a bilateral forum. Russia, a major exporter of hydrocarbons to Europe, found itself in a challenging situation amid plans on dumping renewable energy, Izvestia writes. Moscow is offering cooperation on Europe’s terms as it does not want to lose its partner, Finam’s Alexander Kovalev told the newspaper. "Now Japan, Germany, the United States and even China are way ahead in producing and rolling out hydrogen fuel and building infrastructure. In Germany, this process has been underway since the early 2000s. This time, the lag in developing hydrogen energy has put Russia in an unequal position versus its more advanced partners," according to the expert. Meanwhile, Kovalev notes there is some potential for cultivating hydrogen power in Russia, mainly by "using the capacity of power stations." After launching this production, Russia can immediately become a leader due to its existing infrastructure and get 10-15% of the European market because the transportation issue is virtually solved. It can use the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines (when it is built), Deputy Director of Alpari’s Analytical Department Natalya Milchakova said. Cooperation with the hydrogen energy flagship in Europe will stimulate Russia towards developing in a new direction, Managing Partner at the WMT think tank Ekaterina Kosareva said. With such mutually beneficial cooperation, Russia has all the chances of catching up to the leading countries in this field rather quickly. Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Iranian parliament urges harsh response to top nuclear scientist’s killing
Read also Tehran vows response to assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist
Iran’s parliament will back the idea of signing a bill, calling on the Islamic Republic’s government to boost production of low-enriched uranium and ban inspections by "spies from the International Atomic Energy Agency" at the industrial facilities. This tough response, which is basically paving the way for Tehran to shaft the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on its nuclear program, came in the wake of the recent killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Rossiyskaya Gazeta writes. This is the fifth scientist killed by Israeli intelligence, according to Iran’s claims. Despite emotions running high among Iranian conservative forces, the leadership is not expected to decide on leaving the JCPOA and launching a full-scale conflict with Israel and the US, an expert told the newspaper. However, some limited retaliatory strikes by Tehran are highly likely. The harsh bill in response to the killing of Fakhrizadeh, who is dubbed as "the father of the Iranian nuclear bomb," was greatly expected, military expert Vladimir Evseev, who heads the department of the Institute of CIS Countries, noted. However, this decision of the Majlis is not final and has yet to be agreed on with other structures, he pointed out. "For Iran it is very important now to ease restrictions on oil exports and this is a priority for the country’s authorities," he said. The expert fears that Tehran could take some decisions on a military response against Israel. However, a possible Iranian strike on Lebanese or Syrian soil would be insufficient for breaking Israel’s air defenses without using ballistic missiles. "And such a step in turn could spark a full-scale conflict in the region," he warned. Meanwhile, any harsh initiatives by the parliament are likely to be cushioned by Iran’s supreme leader. Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Erdogan capitulates to Biden’s team
Turkey is showing signs that it is ready to reconcile with its regional rivals - Saudi Arabia and Israel. Following hints at reviving diplomatic contacts with Riyadh, news broke that a special channel of communication was launched with Israeli officials. Experts link these steps by Turkey to an attempt to appease the Biden administration. However, there are serious doubts that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ready to follow this course for a long time, Nezavisimaya Gazeta writes. "After a Biden win in the election Erdogan’s government chose a more conciliatory tone to both the US and the European Union as well as Turkey’s regional rivals - Israel and Saudi Arabia," said Aykan Erdemir, senior director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies' Turkey program and a former member of the Turkish parliament. "This change in rhetoric testifies to Erdogan’s anxiety that Biden would not tolerate his aggressive foreign policy and measures in the security field, and could impose sanctions in coordination with the European Union." According to the former MP, the Turkish president could also expect that improving relations with Israel and Saudi Arabia could halt the trend towards the growing isolation of Turkey in the Middle East and improve its image in Washington and Brussels. "To a large extent, these steps are an attempt to sugarcoat reality and don’t reflect any real changes in Erdogan’s foreign and security policy," Erdemir stressed. Last month, the Turkish president failed to deliver on his promise to launch legal and democratic reforms at home, and later he stepped up his repressions against the opposition, the expert noted. "There are no reasons to expect that the Turkish leader will fulfill his promises on the international level," he said. However, it is not ruled out that Erdogan could keep his conciliatory tone for some time. Izvestia: Russia gears up for large-scale COVID-19 vaccination


tass--2020-12-03--Russia successfully tests rocket thrust chamber created by 3D printer

MOSCOW , December 3 .
/TASS/ .
The Chemical Automatics Design Bureau ( CADB ) based in Voronezh in southern Russia has successfully tested the rocket engine combustion chamber created with the help of additive technologies ( 3D printing ) , Roscosmos First Deputy CEO for Orbital Custer Development and Long-Term Projects Yuri Urlichich announced on Thursday .
`` The CADB has successfully tested the combustion chamber of a real engine and , therefore , Voronezh is becoming a driving force in this regard in engine-making in our country , '' Urlichich said at a forum on additive technologies .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ assembly as another example of the use of such technologies .
The additive technologies helped cut the time of assembling this unit eleven-fold , he said .
`` If today we see that we are creating some items and assemblies , then in the future this will look like what our foreign colleagues and partners are trying to do .
For example , this is one of the rockets , which is quite large , 30 meters long and 3 meters in diameter , '' he explained .
This rocket is set to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months and 95 % of it will be made using additive technologies , he said .

MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. The Chemical Automatics Design Bureau (CADB) based in Voronezh in southern Russia has successfully tested the rocket engine combustion chamber created with the help of additive technologies (3D printing), Roscosmos First Deputy CEO for Orbital Custer Development and Long-Term Projects Yuri Urlichich announced on Thursday.
"The CADB has successfully tested the combustion chamber of a real engine and, therefore, Voronezh is becoming a driving force in this regard in engine-making in our country," Urlichich said at a forum on additive technologies.
The Roscosmos official cited an engine head assembly as another example of the use of such technologies. The additive technologies helped cut the time of assembling this unit eleven-fold, he said.
"If today we see that we are creating some items and assemblies, then in the future this will look like what our foreign colleagues and partners are trying to do. For example, this is one of the rockets, which is quite large, 30 meters long and 3 meters in diameter," he explained.
This rocket is set to be created in the West over two months and 95% of it will be made using additive technologies, he said.


tass--2020-12-03--Sberbank plans to open Russia's first AI institute

MOSCOW , December 3 .
/ TASS / .
Russia 's Sberbank will soon open the first institute in Russia @ @ @ @ @ said bank CEO Herman Gref said at the AI Journey conference on Thursday .
`` @ @ @ @ @ we will open the first AI institute in Russia with the involvement of leading domestic @ @ @ @ @ main mission of the institute is to provide an interdisciplinary approach to research to create @ @ @ @ @ Gref said .
According to information posted on the SberPress website , the AI institute @ @ @ @ @ Moscow in January 2021 .
At the first stage , the institute will be academic @ @ @ @ @ on the symbiosis of fundamental research and their orientation in the applied directions of human @ @ @ @ @ of the institute will be one of the world 's most famous specialists in the @ @ @ @ @ Juergen Schmidhuber .

MOSCOW, December 5. / TASS /. Russia's Sberbank will soon open the first non-profit academic institute in Russia where artificial intelligence will be studied, said bank CEO Herman Gref at the AI Journey conference on Thursday.
"In the near future, we will open the first AI institute in Russia with the involvement of leading domestic and world scientists. The main mission of the institute is to provide an interdisciplinary approach to research to create general artificial intelligence," Gref said.
According to information posted on the SberPress website, the AI institute is scheduled to open in Moscow in January 2021. At the first stage, the institute will be academic, that is, focused on the symbiosis of fundamental research and their orientation in the applied directions of human activity. A German scientist based in Switzerland, one of the world's most famous specialists in the field of artificial intelligence, Jürgen Schmidhuber, was invited to become an Honorary Director of Science of the Institute.
Corrects para 3 after clarification by company in press release.


tass--2020-12-03--Seegene's COVID-19/FluA,B/RSV test with extraction-free feature now available in Europe

SEOUL , Dec. 3 .
/PRNewswire/ .
South Korea 's biotechnology company specializing in molecular diagnostics , Seegene Inc. ( KQ096530 ) said Thursday that the extraction-free application of Allplex™ SARS-CoV-2/FluA/FluB/RSV Assay is now available in Europe .
Previously in September , Seegene had CE-IVD marked this product with the sales starting in October in Europe .
Seegene 's Allplex™ SARS-CoV-2/FluA/FluB/RSV Assay is a real-time RT-PCR assay that can simultaneously detect and differentiate 8 target genes including Flu A , Flu B , RSV A/B and three different target genes of COVID-19 ( S gene , RdRP gene and N @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only test to do so in the world .
The Assay also includes dual targets for internal control ( endogenous and exogenous respectively ) in the same reaction tube , allowing for verification of the whole test process as well as proper sampling without having to compromise the accuracy of test results .
Applying extraction-free feature onto Allplex™ SARS-CoV-2/FluA/FluB/RSV Assay is essential in countering the COVID-19 pandemic , recently compounded with influenza and common cold in the winter season .
The availability of the extraction-free application allows labs without extraction equipment , previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to test samples for COVID-19 detection in an even shorter turnaround time ( TAT ) .
Such technological advancement , not only saves time and cost in testing for the novel Coronavirus , but enables labs to carry out massive testing , whereas before , the testing itself would not have been even possible .
An official from Seegene said that it 'hopes the extraction-free application of the assay will help expedite the control of pandemic in Europe . '
The company also added that it 'anticipates the addition of the new feature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kits more widely throughout the world . '
According to Worldometer , the global COVID-19 patients have reached 17,148,406 in November alone , with the U.S. and Europe leading the chart .

SEOUL, Dec. 3. /PRNewswire/. South Korea's biotechnology company specializing in molecular diagnostics, Seegene Inc. (KQ096530) said Thursday that the extraction-free application of Allplex™ SARS-CoV-2/FluA/FluB/RSV Assay is now available in Europe. Previously in September, Seegene had CE-IVD marked this product with the sales starting in October in Europe.
Seegene's Allplex™ SARS-CoV-2/FluA/FluB/RSV Assay is a real-time RT-PCR assay that can simultaneously detect and differentiate 8 target genes including Flu A, Flu B, RSV A/B and three different target genes of COVID-19 (S gene, RdRP gene and N gene), the first and the only test to do so in the world. The Assay also includes dual targets for internal control (endogenous and exogenous respectively) in the same reaction tube, allowing for verification of the whole test process as well as proper sampling without having to compromise the accuracy of test results.
Applying extraction-free feature onto Allplex™ SARS-CoV-2/FluA/FluB/RSV Assay is essential in countering the COVID-19 pandemic, recently compounded with influenza and common cold in the winter season. The availability of the extraction-free application allows labs without extraction equipment, previously a prerequisite for molecular diagnosis testing, to test samples for COVID-19 detection in an even shorter turnaround time (TAT). Such technological advancement, not only saves time and cost in testing for the novel Coronavirus, but enables labs to carry out massive testing, whereas before, the testing itself would not have been even possible.
An official from Seegene said that it 'hopes the extraction-free application of the assay will help expedite the control of pandemic in Europe.' The company also added that it 'anticipates the addition of the new feature will enable lab researchers to use testing kits more widely throughout the world.' According to Worldometer, the global COVID-19 patients have reached 17,148,406 in November alone, with the U.S. and Europe leading the chart.
CONTACT: Seegene Inc., Ashlee Semin Shin, P: +82-2-2240-0685, E: smshin@seegene.com


tass--2020-12-03--Russian Pacific Fleet warships wrap up visit to Sri Lanka

VLADIVOSTOK , December 3 .
/TASS/ .
A group of the Russian Pacific Fleet ’ s warships has wrapped up @ @ @ @ @ Lanka , the Fleet ’ s press office reported on Thursday .
`` A group @ @ @ @ @ s ships comprising the Pacific Fleet ’ s Order of Nakhimov Guards Missile Cruiser Flagship @ @ @ @ @ warfare ship Admiral Panteleyev and the medium sea tanker Pechenga has wrapped up its business @ @ @ @ @ Trincomalee in Sri Lanka where it arrived on November 30 , '' the press office @ @ @ @ @ During their anchorage at the port , the Pacific Fleet ships fully replenished their fresh @ @ @ @ @ The naval group departed from Vladivostok on November 1 for accomplishing tasks in the Asia-Pacific @ @ @ @ @ said .

VLADIVOSTOK, December 3. /TASS/. A group of the Russian Pacific Fleet’s warships has wrapped up its business call at Sri Lanka, the Fleet’s press office reported on Thursday.
"A group of the Pacific Fleet’s ships comprising the Pacific Fleet’s Order of Nakhimov Guards Missile Cruiser Flagship Varyag, the large anti-submarine warfare ship Admiral Panteleyev and the medium sea tanker Pechenga has wrapped up its business call at the port of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka where it arrived on November 30," the press office said in a statement.
During their anchorage at the port, the Pacific Fleet ships fully replenished their fresh water and fuel supplies. The naval group departed from Vladivostok on November 1 for accomplishing tasks in the Asia-Pacific region, the press office said.


tass--2020-12-03--November’s global COVID-19 case count equal to first 4 months of pandemic

MOSCOW , December 3 .
/TASS/ .
In November , the total COVID-19 case count in the world increased by 17.3 million cases , which is 5.6 million more than the record high , registered in October , and is about equal to all cases registered between March and July , according to TASS calculations .
The relative growth has increased as well , from 35 % to 38 % .
The death toll in November was 1.7 times higher than in October - about 280,000 deaths .
However , despite the skyrocketing incidence , the lethality of the infection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days of the pandemic , it was about 3.6 % of all cases , while in November it was only 2.7 % .
The number of recoveries grew significantly : by 8.5 million people , 3.5 million people more than in October .
However , the share of recoveries was somewhat smaller , due to high incidence rate : 64 % versus 66.8 % in October .
The situation got stabilized somewhat in Europe , hit by the second wave in October , while incidence in the Americas and Asia began to rise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ count in the US increased by 47 % ( versus 25 % in October ) , with 170,000-180,000 cases registered every day .
In Turkey , every day brings three times as many new cases as in October .
In November , the case count grew by 76 % .
The daily case growth in Iran increased threefold as well , with the total case count increased by 50 % in November .

MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. In November, the total COVID-19 case count in the world increased by 17.3 million cases, which is 5.6 million more than the record high, registered in October, and is about equal to all cases registered between March and July, according to TASS calculations. The relative growth has increased as well, from 35% to 38%.
The death toll in November was 1.7 times higher than in October - about 280,000 deaths. However, despite the skyrocketing incidence, the lethality of the infection continues to fall: in the early days of the pandemic, it was about 3.6% of all cases, while in November it was only 2.7%.
The number of recoveries grew significantly: by 8.5 million people, 3.5 million people more than in October. However, the share of recoveries was somewhat smaller, due to high incidence rate: 64% versus 66.8% in October.
The situation got stabilized somewhat in Europe, hit by the second wave in October, while incidence in the Americas and Asia began to rise again: in November, the case count in the US increased by 47% (versus 25% in October), with 170,000-180,000 cases registered every day.
In Turkey, every day brings three times as many new cases as in October. In November, the case count grew by 76%. The daily case growth in Iran increased threefold as well, with the total case count increased by 50% in November.


tass--2020-12-03--Scientists to develop a universal method for the optical diagnosis of kidney failure

December 3 .
/TASS/ .
Scientists at Samara State University will develop a universal method for optical diagnostics of kidney failure and other diseases using a laser spectrum analyzer that detects changes in the skin composition imperceptible to human eye , reported the press service of the university .
`` Renal failure and other pathologies can be detected in a matter of minutes , simply by shining a special laser spectrum analyzer on the patient 's skin connected to a laptop .
It detects changes in the biochemical composition of the skin , which are manifested during characteristic metabolic processes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message says .
According to Ivan Bratchenko , Associate Professor of the Department of Laser and Biotechnical Systems at Samara University , 85 people were examined during the experiments at the Seredavin Hospital .
Scientists pointed the spectrum analyzer at the patient 's forearm and recorded the spectral data received from the skin for one minute , after which it was processed within minutes .
As a result , the accuracy of this method for diagnosing kidney diseases turned out to be quite high — for different age groups it reached about 96-98 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this does not require surgical intervention , blood sampling or other invasive procedures .
Our proposed approach allows to determine in a matter of minutes whether a patient develops kidney disease , and does not harm the patient in any way , '' the press service quoted Bratchenko as saying .
Within the framework of the project on optical diagnostics of pathologies , it is planned to examine about 100 people — both perfectly healthy and those suffering from various diseases , including patients on hemodialysis .
Together with the device , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ developing a universal method for optical diagnostics of diseases , which should facilitate the work of doctors and speed up the process of determining the disease .
The research is carried out jointly with Samara State Medical University .
The results of research by Samara scientists on the topic of optical diagnostics have been published in one of the most respected scientific journals in the field of studies of the interaction of light and biological tissues — Journal of Biophotonics .

December 3. /TASS/. Scientists at Samara State University will develop a universal method for optical diagnostics of kidney failure and other diseases using a laser spectrum analyzer that detects changes in the skin composition imperceptible to human eye, reported the press service of the university.
"Renal failure and other pathologies can be detected in a matter of minutes, simply by shining a special laser spectrum analyzer on the patient's skin connected to a laptop. It detects changes in the biochemical composition of the skin, which are manifested during characteristic metabolic processes in a human body," the message says.
According to Ivan Bratchenko, Associate Professor of the Department of Laser and Biotechnical Systems at Samara University, 85 people were examined during the experiments at the Seredavin Hospital. Scientists pointed the spectrum analyzer at the patient's forearm and recorded the spectral data received from the skin for one minute, after which it was processed within minutes. As a result, the accuracy of this method for diagnosing kidney diseases turned out to be quite high — for different age groups it reached about 96-98%.
"Unlike other diagnostic methods, this does not require surgical intervention, blood sampling or other invasive procedures. Our proposed approach allows to determine in a matter of minutes whether a patient develops kidney disease, and does not harm the patient in any way," the press service quoted Bratchenko as saying.
Within the framework of the project on optical diagnostics of pathologies, it is planned to examine about 100 people — both perfectly healthy and those suffering from various diseases, including patients on hemodialysis.
Together with the device, the scientists from Samara University are also developing a universal method for optical diagnostics of diseases, which should facilitate the work of doctors and speed up the process of determining the disease. The research is carried out jointly with Samara State Medical University. The results of research by Samara scientists on the topic of optical diagnostics have been published in one of the most respected scientific journals in the field of studies of the interaction of light and biological tissues — Journal of Biophotonics.


tass--2020-12-03--Justice minister says legal war against Russia is on

`` The situation is no easy .
It is serious .
In fact , a legal war has been declared @ @ @ @ @ country has to defend itself properly and sometimes go on the offensive , '' he @ @ @ @ @ channel Rossiya-24 in an interview on the protection of rights abroad .
He said the @ @ @ @ @ former Yukos shareholders against Russia was the most serious litigation of this sort .
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"The situation is no easy. It is serious. In fact, a legal war has been declared against Russia. And the country has to defend itself properly and sometimes go on the offensive," he told the round-the-clock television news channel Rossiya-24 in an interview on the protection of rights abroad.
He said the $50-billion lawsuit filed by former Yukos shareholders against Russia was the most serious litigation of this sort. Russia protested this claim.


tass--2020-12-03--Russia sees new high of 28,145 COVID-19 cases

MOSCOW , December 3 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s coronavirus cases rose by 28,145 in the past day , @ @ @ @ @ start of pandemic , and the total case count reached 2,375,546 , the anti-coronavirus crisis @ @ @ @ @ .
More than 40 countries show interest in Sputnik V vaccine The lowest growth rates @ @ @ @ @ registered in the Nenets Autonomous Region ( 0.2 % ) , the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region @ @ @ @ @ and Mari El ( 0.6 % ) .
Moscow confirmed 7,750 new COVID-19 cases in @ @ @ @ @ 3,692 coronavirus cases were recorded in St. Petersburg , 1,193 in the Moscow Region , @ @ @ @ @ Region , 472 in the Republic of Karelia and 399 in the Arkhangelsk Region .
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MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. Russia’s coronavirus cases rose by 28,145 in the past day, a new high since the start of pandemic, and the total case count reached 2,375,546, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Thursday.
More than 40 countries show interest in Sputnik V vaccine
The average growth rate climbed to 1.2%.
The lowest growth rates in the past day were registered in the Nenets Autonomous Region (0.2%), the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region, the Republics of Dagestan and Mari El (0.6%).
Moscow confirmed 7,750 new COVID-19 cases in the past day. Some 3,692 coronavirus cases were recorded in St. Petersburg, 1,193 in the Moscow Region, 481 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, 472 in the Republic of Karelia and 399 in the Arkhangelsk Region.
Currently, 474,088 people are ill in Russia.