tass--2020-11-19--Number of COVID-19 infections in Africa surpasses 2 mln

PRETORIA , November 19 .
/TASS/ .
The number of the coronavirus infections in Africa has surpassed 2 mln , @ @ @ @ @ Control and Prevention , a public health agency of the African Union , reported on @ @ @ @ @ that the milestone of 2 mln infections was reached and surpassed .
The data obtained @ @ @ @ @ face the danger of the onset of the second wave of the coronavirus .
`` @ @ @ @ @ how high the second peak will come , '' director of the agency , John @ @ @ @ @ first coronavirus infection in Africa was detected on February 27 in Nigeria .
In all @ @ @ @ @ recovered , over 48,000 died .
The highest number of infections and fatalities in Africa @ @ @ @ @ - 752,269 and 20,314 , respectively .

PRETORIA, November 19. /TASS/. The number of the coronavirus infections in Africa has surpassed 2 mln, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, a public health agency of the African Union, reported on Thursday.
The agency reported that the milestone of 2 mln infections was reached and surpassed. The data obtained show that the continent may face the danger of the onset of the second wave of the coronavirus. "We don’t know how high the second peak will come," director of the agency, John Nkengasong said earlier. The first coronavirus infection in Africa was detected on February 27 in Nigeria.
In all, 1.6 mln people have recovered, over 48,000 died. The highest number of infections and fatalities in Africa was recorded in South Africa - 752,269 and 20,314, respectively.


tass--2020-11-19--Russian peacekeepers escort first Azerbaijani military convoy from Shusha

STEPANAKERT , November 19 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s peacekeepers have escorted the first convoy of Azerbaijan ’ s army from Shusha to the Nagorno-Karabakh village of Krasny Bazar , a TASS correspondent reported on Thursday .
A convoy of Azerbaijan ’ s Armed Forces consisted of three Kamaz trucks with personnel .
According to the peacekeepers , the vehicles did not carry any weapons .
Two Tigr armored vehicles escorted the convoy .
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 .
The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region .
According to the Russian Defense Ministry , the contingent 's backbone is the 15th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade ( peacekeeping ) of the Central Military District .
Russian observation posts have been set up along the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor , linking Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh .
The peacekeeping operation ’ s command is located in Stepanakert and the situation @ @ @ @ @

STEPANAKERT, November 19. /TASS/. Russia’s peacekeepers have escorted the first convoy of Azerbaijan’s army from Shusha to the Nagorno-Karabakh village of Krasny Bazar, a TASS correspondent reported on Thursday.
A convoy of Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces consisted of three Kamaz trucks with personnel. According to the peacekeepers, the vehicles did not carry any weapons. Two Tigr armored vehicles escorted the convoy.
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the contingent's backbone is the 15th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade (peacekeeping) of the Central Military District. Russian observation posts have been set up along the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor, linking Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. The peacekeeping operation’s command is located in Stepanakert and the situation is being monitored round-the-clock.


tass--2020-11-19--CGTN: China says to put major efforts in domestic market

BEIJING , Nov. 19 .
/PRNewswire/ .
In a world rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic and escalating tensions with the United States , China has got itself well prepared — with a new economic model called `` dual circulation '' that is expected to shape the country 's blueprint for the next five years .
The new pattern , `` dual circulation '' , also known as `` double development dynamic , '' refers to the two economic circles : trade at home and abroad , but this time with greater emphasis on domestic market .
Hyping discussions immediately prompt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn inward , '' as it is argued that focusing on trade at home means `` closing doors '' to the outside world .
Yet to Beijing , opening its door wide seems like a long-term plan that it 's not looking to give up .
On Tuesday , Chinese President Xi Jinping told the 12th BRICS summit that China will more `` actively integrate into the global market '' .
Instead of shutting its door to opening-up , China will embrace the world with more open arms , President Xi noted .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ bloc that groups Brazil , Russia , India , China and South Africa .
Tuesday 's meeting was hosted by Russia , which holds the rotating BRICS presidency this year .
China will redouble its efforts to expand domestic demand , deepen reform in all aspects , and promote innovation in science and technology to add impetus to its economic growth , he added .
`` The strengthening of internal circulation has no contradiction with China 's policy of opening-up , '' commented Prof. Gao Liankui of EU Business School in an opinion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The new development pattern ... was rolled out based on the objective development of the Chinese economy , which has seen industrial upgrading and an expansion of the domestic market . ''
`` Along with technological development , an economic entity will see its comparative advantages change , leading to a certain degree of import substitution .
It 's not China 's unique path , '' Prof. Gao said in the piece .
Also at the BRICS meeting , President Xi highlighted the need for international solidarity in the fight against the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and prejudice with unity and rationality and forge the greatest synergy in the battle against the virus , '' he said .
Also at the BRICS meeting , Xi doubled down on the country 's commitment to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 .
That goal , according to experts , would require Beijing to achieve near-zero emissions by 2050 .
China will scale up its nationally determined contributions and strive to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 , he vowed , `` You can count on China to keep its promise . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ requires a huge transformation in all aspects of the social , economic , energy , and technological systems , '' He Jiankun , vice chairperson of the National Committee of Experts on Climate Change , told Xinhua , meaning new energy and renewable energy will be topped as the mainstay .
Official data shows that China 's emissions of carbon dioxide in 2018 were 45.8 percent lower than that of 2005 , which means that the country had met its emission reduction target two years ahead of schedule .
In addition , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` green development '' .
China has promoted carbon emissions trading in seven of its provinces and cities — including Beijing and Shanghai — since 2011 to explore market-based mechanisms to control greenhouse gas emissions .
China is ready to fulfill its due international responsibilities commensurate with its level of development , Xi said at the Tuesday meeting .
With respect to the BRICS partnership , Xi pointed out that China is willing to work with other BRICS members to accelerate building a BRICS partnership on the new industrial revolution .
Specifically , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for such a partnership in the city of Xiamen , southeast China 's Fujian Province , the Chinese president announced at the meeting .
The innovation center will facilitate cooperation in fields including policy coordination , personnel training and project development , according to President Xi .
Established in 2009 , the BRICS group was set up to establish an equitable , democratic and multi-polar world order , while helping to shape a stable , predictable and more diversified international monetary system .
`` BRICS serves as an antidote to the G7 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ London based political commentator Freddie Reidy .
`` This ( its establishment ) was interpreted as the need to find a new global reserve currency , consequently leading to an immediate slide in value of the dollar , demonstrating the considerable influence of the group . ''
President Xi also called on BRICS countries to hold the banner of multilateralism high , safeguard the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and the international order underpinned by international law .
People 's welfare should always be kept close to heart , he stressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bloc to pursue the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind .
At present , the world is caught between the most serious pandemic in the past century and momentous changes never seen in the last one hundred years , Xi said , referring to the COVID-19 pandemic that has plunged the world into the worst recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s .
`` Despite all this , we remain convinced that the theme of our times — peace and development — has not changed , and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can not be turned around , '' he said .

BEIJING, Nov. 19. /PRNewswire/. In a world rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic and escalating tensions with the United States, China has got itself well prepared — with a new economic model called "dual circulation" that is expected to shape the country's blueprint for the next five years.
The new pattern, "dual circulation", also known as "double development dynamic," refers to the two economic circles: trade at home and abroad, but this time with greater emphasis on domestic market. Hyping discussions immediately prompt suggestions that the Chinese economy would "turn inward," as it is argued that focusing on trade at home means "closing doors" to the outside world.
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Yet to Beijing, opening its door wide seems like a long-term plan that it's not looking to give up. On Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping told the 12th BRICS summit that China will more "actively integrate into the global market". Instead of shutting its door to opening-up, China will embrace the world with more open arms, President Xi noted.
BRICS is the acronym for an emerging-market bloc that groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Tuesday's meeting was hosted by Russia, which holds the rotating BRICS presidency this year.
China will redouble its efforts to expand domestic demand, deepen reform in all aspects, and promote innovation in science and technology to add impetus to its economic growth, he added.
"The strengthening of internal circulation has no contradiction with China's policy of opening-up," commented Prof. Gao Liankui of EU Business School in an opinion piece for the Global Times. "The new development pattern ... was rolled out based on the objective development of the Chinese economy, which has seen industrial upgrading and an expansion of the domestic market."
"Along with technological development, an economic entity will see its comparative advantages change, leading to a certain degree of import substitution. It's not China's unique path," Prof. Gao said in the piece.
Also at the BRICS meeting, President Xi highlighted the need for international solidarity in the fight against the coronavirus. "We need to overcome differences and prejudice with unity and rationality and forge the greatest synergy in the battle against the virus," he said.
China's carbon neutrality commitment
Also at the BRICS meeting, Xi doubled down on the country's commitment to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. That goal, according to experts, would require Beijing to achieve near-zero emissions by 2050.
China will scale up its nationally determined contributions and strive to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, he vowed, "You can count on China to keep its promise."
"To achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 requires a huge transformation in all aspects of the social, economic, energy, and technological systems," He Jiankun, vice chairperson of the National Committee of Experts on Climate Change, told Xinhua, meaning new energy and renewable energy will be topped as the mainstay.
Official data shows that China's emissions of carbon dioxide in 2018 were 45.8 percent lower than that of 2005, which means that the country had met its emission reduction target two years ahead of schedule.
In addition, the government has sorted out ways to promote "green development". China has promoted carbon emissions trading in seven of its provinces and cities — including Beijing and Shanghai — since 2011 to explore market-based mechanisms to control greenhouse gas emissions.
China is ready to fulfill its due international responsibilities commensurate with its level of development, Xi said at the Tuesday meeting.
Building BRICS partnership on new industrial revolution
With respect to the BRICS partnership, Xi pointed out that China is willing to work with other BRICS members to accelerate building a BRICS partnership on the new industrial revolution.
Specifically, China will set up an innovation center for such a partnership in the city of Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, the Chinese president announced at the meeting. The innovation center will facilitate cooperation in fields including policy coordination, personnel training and project development, according to President Xi.
Established in 2009, the BRICS group was set up to establish an equitable, democratic and multi-polar world order, while helping to shape a stable, predictable and more diversified international monetary system.
"BRICS serves as an antidote to the G7 and other U.S.-dominated institutions," pointed out London based political commentator Freddie Reidy. "This (its establishment) was interpreted as the need to find a new global reserve currency, consequently leading to an immediate slide in value of the dollar, demonstrating the considerable influence of the group."
President Xi also called on BRICS countries to hold the banner of multilateralism high, safeguard the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and the international order underpinned by international law.
People's welfare should always be kept close to heart, he stressed in his speech, also urging the bloc to pursue the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind.
At present, the world is caught between the most serious pandemic in the past century and momentous changes never seen in the last one hundred years, Xi said, referring to the COVID-19 pandemic that has plunged the world into the worst recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s.
"Despite all this, we remain convinced that the theme of our times — peace and development — has not changed, and that the trend toward multipolarity and economic globalization cannot be turned around," he said.
CONTACT: Jiang Simin, +86-188-2655-3286, jiang.simin@cgtn.com


tass--2020-11-19--Record high 463 COVID-19 fatalities registered in Russia over past 24 hours

MOSCOW , November 19 .
/TASS/ .
The number of COVID-19 fatalities over the past 24 hours has increased by @ @ @ @ @ day before , the highest since the beginning of the pandemic .
In all , @ @ @ @ @ the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Thursday .
According to the crisis center , @ @ @ @ @ disease ( the final one can be determined only after the end of the epidemic @ @ @ @ @ of 1.73 % .
Over the past 24 hours , 73 fatalities were registered in @ @ @ @ @ St. Petersburg , 19 fatalities in the Voronezh Region , 18 - in the Rostov @ @ @ @ @ the Irkutsk Region , 16 - in the Moscow Region , and 15 fatalities were @ @ @ @ @ .

MOSCOW, November 19. /TASS/. The number of COVID-19 fatalities over the past 24 hours has increased by 463 compared to 456 the day before, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. In all, 34,850 COVID-19 patients died, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Thursday.
According to the crisis center, the provisional lethality of the disease (the final one can be determined only after the end of the epidemic) remained at the level of 1.73%.
Over the past 24 hours, 73 fatalities were registered in Moscow, 72 - in St. Petersburg, 19 fatalities in the Voronezh Region, 18 - in the Rostov Region, 17 fatalities in the Irkutsk Region, 16 - in the Moscow Region, and 15 fatalities were recorded in the Krasnoyarsk Region.


tass--2020-11-19--Russia’s confirmed coronavirus case tally exceeds 2 mln

MOSCOW , November 19 .
/TASS/ .
Russia saw a new high of 23,610 coronavirus cases over the past day and the total case tally rose to 2,015,608 , the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Thursday .
Moscow confirmed 6,438 coronavirus cases in the past day versus 4,174 a day earlier .
This is the highest growth rate since November 9 .
A total of 533,068 people have contracted the virus in the capital , according to the crisis center .
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Moscow Region rose by 880 in the past day to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases of infection were recorded .
St. Petersburg , Russia ’ s second largest city , confirmed 2,312 coronavirus cases , a new high since the start of the pandemic .
Another 441 cases were registered in the Nizhny Novgorod Region , 369 in the Sverdlovsk Region , 334 in the Arkhangelsk Region and 333 in the Krasnoyarsk Region .
The number of the so-called active cases or patients who are currently undergoing treatment has been declining for the third day in a row in Russia .
Currently , 454,102 people are ill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all those infected .

MOSCOW, November 19. /TASS/. Russia saw a new high of 23,610 coronavirus cases over the past day and the total case tally rose to 2,015,608, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Thursday.
Moscow confirmed 6,438 coronavirus cases in the past day versus 4,174 a day earlier. This is the highest growth rate since November 9. A total of 533,068 people have contracted the virus in the capital, according to the crisis center.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Moscow Region rose by 880 in the past day to 100,050. A day earlier, 864 cases of infection were recorded.
St. Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city, confirmed 2,312 coronavirus cases, a new high since the start of the pandemic. Another 441 cases were registered in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, 369 in the Sverdlovsk Region, 334 in the Arkhangelsk Region and 333 in the Krasnoyarsk Region.
The number of the so-called active cases or patients who are currently undergoing treatment has been declining for the third day in a row in Russia. Currently, 454,102 people are ill in the country or 22.5% of all those infected.


tass--2020-11-19--Over 70.6 mln COVID-19 tests conducted in Russia

MOSCOW , November 19 .
/TASS/ .
Russian medics have conducted over 70.6 mln tests for the presence of the @ @ @ @ @ anti-coronavirus website reported on Thursday citing the press service of Russia ’ s sanitary watchdog @ @ @ @ @ Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing , to date , @ @ @ @ @ the presence of the novel coronavirus have been conducted , '' the statement said .
@ @ @ @ @ , 577,000 tests were made .
According to the agency , to date , some @ @ @ @ @ observation due to the suspected coronavirus infection .

MOSCOW, November 19. /TASS/. Russian medics have conducted over 70.6 mln tests for the presence of the novel coronavirus infection, the anti-coronavirus website reported on Thursday citing the press service of Russia’s sanitary watchdog.
"According to the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, to date, over 70.6 mln tests for the presence of the novel coronavirus have been conducted," the statement said. Over the past 24 hours, 577,000 tests were made.
According to the agency, to date, some 468,746 people remain under medical observation due to the suspected coronavirus infection.


tass--2020-11-19--WHO establishes dialogue with Russian developers of COVID-19 vaccine

MOSCOW , November 19 .
/TASS/ .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) has established dialogue with Russian developers of a COVID-19 vaccine `` Sputnik V '' in order to assess the vaccine , WHO Representative in Russia Melita Vujnovic said on Rossiya-24 TV channel on Wednesday .
`` Russian developers handed over the files to the WHO , like other developers .
< … > Dialogue has been established between developers and the WHO department , which is making an assessment of the procedure ( of vaccine development - TASS ) , '' she said .
The WHO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concluded , there will be a corresponding statement published on the WHO website .
Vujnovic noted that if there are enough vaccine doses , up to 2 bln people will be vaccinated by the end of 2021 .
`` We hope this will be enough to decrease the [ infection ] rate , '' she added .
According to the WHO , there are currently about 170 COVID-19 vaccines in development across the world .
Russia registered the first COVID-19 vaccine on August 11 by the name of `` Sputnik V. '' The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology .
Post-registration trials of the vaccine are currently underway .

MOSCOW, November 19. /TASS/. The World Health Organization (WHO) has established dialogue with Russian developers of a COVID-19 vaccine "Sputnik V" in order to assess the vaccine, WHO Representative in Russia Melita Vujnovic said on Rossiya-24 TV channel on Wednesday.
"Russian developers handed over the files to the WHO, like other developers. <…> Dialogue has been established between developers and the WHO department, which is making an assessment of the procedure (of vaccine development - TASS)," she said. The WHO official added that after the procedure is concluded, there will be a corresponding statement published on the WHO website.
Vujnovic noted that if there are enough vaccine doses, up to 2 bln people will be vaccinated by the end of 2021. "We hope this will be enough to decrease the [infection] rate," she added.
According to the WHO, there are currently about 170 COVID-19 vaccines in development across the world. Russia registered the first COVID-19 vaccine on August 11 by the name of "Sputnik V." The vaccine was developed by the Gamaleya Federal Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology. Post-registration trials of the vaccine are currently underway.


tass--2020-11-19--China documents 12 cases of COVID-19 in past 24 hours, all imported

BEIJING , November 19 .
/TASS/ .
China has documented 12 cases of COVID-19 , a disease caused by the @ @ @ @ @ past 24 hours , all of them imported from abroad , China ’ s National @ @ @ @ @ .
The commission informed that the total number of imported COVID-19 cases had reached 3,735 @ @ @ @ @ , 3,430 people have been discharged from hospitals , 305 are receiving treatment , and @ @ @ @ @ serious condition .
There have been no deaths recorded among foreigners .
On Wednesday , @ @ @ @ @ from hospitals .
In total , 314 people are currently in Chinese hospitals .
Since @ @ @ @ @ have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in mainland China , and 4,634 have died .

BEIJING, November 19. /TASS/. China has documented 12 cases of COVID-19, a disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the past 24 hours, all of them imported from abroad, China’s National Health Commission informed on Thursday.
The commission informed that the total number of imported COVID-19 cases had reached 3,735. Out of this figure, 3,430 people have been discharged from hospitals, 305 are receiving treatment, and only one patient is in serious condition. There have been no deaths recorded among foreigners.
On Wednesday, 22 people have been discharged from hospitals. In total, 314 people are currently in Chinese hospitals. Since December 2019, 86,381 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in mainland China, and 4,634 have died.


tass--2020-11-19--Growing prices for console games not ‘unreasonable’ — Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO

MOSCOW , November 19 .
/TASS/ .
The growth of prices for console video games with the arrival of a new generation of consoles does not seem ‘ unreasonable ’ , Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan told TASS in an exclusive interview ahead of the PlayStation 5 ’ s global launch .
`` If you look at the history of price increases for console video games , it ’ s a relatively modest one .
There hasn ’ t been an increase for really quite some time , '' Jim Ryan told TASS .
`` The trend that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offset the significant increases [ in the costs ] of making a game for PS5 and other next generation consoles doesn ’ t seem to me to be unreasonable .
If you look at our category of entertainment on a dollars or rubles per hour of entertainment basis , video games look very cheap , '' he added .
The PlayStation 5 console was released on seven markets on November 12 , followed by a global launch on November 19 .
The full interview with Jim Ryan is available here : https : @ @

MOSCOW, November 19. /TASS/. The growth of prices for console video games with the arrival of a new generation of consoles does not seem ‘unreasonable’, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan told TASS in an exclusive interview ahead of the PlayStation 5’s global launch.
"If you look at the history of price increases for console video games, it’s a relatively modest one. There hasn’t been an increase for really quite some time," Jim Ryan told TASS.
"The trend that we’ve seen from certain publishers to offset the significant increases [in the costs] of making a game for PS5 and other next generation consoles doesn’t seem to me to be unreasonable. If you look at our category of entertainment on a dollars or rubles per hour of entertainment basis, video games look very cheap," he added.
The PlayStation 5 console was released on seven markets on November 12, followed by a global launch on November 19.
The full interview with Jim Ryan is available here: https://tass.com/economy/1225233.


tass--2020-11-19--Samara University begins a training for future startup graduates

November 19 .
/TASS/ .
Samara University has begun recruiting students for the additional education program `` Technological Entrepreneurship '' .
Graduates will have to submit a startup with a project ready for presentation at the national competition in the field of promoting innovation , the press service of the university said on Thursday .
`` Samara University has begun recruiting students for the program of additional education '' Technological Entrepreneurship '' .
The graduates will have to submit as a qualifying work their own startup with a project ready for presentation at one of the national grant competitions in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students who have successfully mastered the educational program will gain practical experience in forming and organizing the activities of project teams , as well as a diploma allowing to conduct activities in the field of high-tech business management , '' the message stated .
It is noted that the training will take place on the basis of the university startup center .
The program is aimed at second to fourth year students from any field — engineering , social , humanitarian and economic specialties .
According to the head of the educational program @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Management of Samara University Lyubov Vybornova , students of any Russian university will be able to attend .
`` The program is structured in the format of project activities , taking into account the practice of Russia 's leading business schools .
Training will be more focused on practical activities : lectures will take about 30 % of the course , the remaining 70 % will be practical classes and independent work in groups with a moderator .
Listeners , united in project teams , will develop their projects , and based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they will have to persent the final qualifying work in the form of a startup , '' the press service quoted Vybornova as saying .
The program is being implemented by Samara University Boiling Point project team , as well as by two university institutes - economics and management and motors and power plants .
The training includes visits to technoparks , technology companies in the Samara Region , research laboratories of Samara University , work with experts and investors .
`` Our task is not only to transfer knowledge and skills of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activities , but also to help the students of the program generate an idea and finilize it to a viable prototype using the innovative infrastructure of the university .
All graduates will compete for the victory in the competition which provides first grant investments .
It can be a competition `` Smart '' of the Fund for the Promotion of Innovations or an equivalent `` , said Vybornova .
About the program and the university Samara University 's additional education program `` Technological Entrepreneurship '' is divided into a number of modules .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ training , the volume of the training course is more than 500 hours .
Each module of the program ends with a project session and involves a presentation of a part of the completed project on the following topics : `` Fundamentals of Technological Entrepreneurship '' , `` Effective Communications '' , `` Global High Technology Markets '' , `` Technological Business Management '' , `` Promotion of a Technology Project '' and `` Product Development '' .
Samara National Research University is one of the leading Russian universities , a leading scientific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aerospace research and technology .
The university also implements educational and research programs in various fields of natural and social sciences and humanities , economics and jurisprudence .
In 2020 , Samara University ranked 17th in the rating of the leading entrepreneurial universities and business schools of the country prepared by the Expert analytical center .
A total of 46 Russian universities were included in the final ranking .

November 19. /TASS/. Samara University has begun recruiting students for the additional education program "Technological Entrepreneurship". Graduates will have to submit a startup with a project ready for presentation at the national competition in the field of promoting innovation, the press service of the university said on Thursday.
"Samara University has begun recruiting students for the program of additional education" Technological Entrepreneurship". The graduates will have to submit as a qualifying work their own startup with a project ready for presentation at one of the national grant competitions in the field of promoting innovation. The students who have successfully mastered the educational program will gain practical experience in forming and organizing the activities of project teams, as well as a diploma allowing to conduct activities in the field of high-tech business management," the message stated.
It is noted that the training will take place on the basis of the university startup center. The program is aimed at second to fourth year students from any field — engineering, social, humanitarian and economic specialties. According to the head of the educational program and director of the Institute of Economics and Management of Samara University Lyubov Vybornova, students of any Russian university will be able to attend.
"The program is structured in the format of project activities, taking into account the practice of Russia's leading business schools. Training will be more focused on practical activities: lectures will take about 30% of the course, the remaining 70% will be practical classes and independent work in groups with a moderator. Listeners, united in project teams, will develop their projects, and based on the results of the training, they will have to persent the final qualifying work in the form of a startup," the press service quoted Vybornova as saying.
The program is being implemented by Samara University Boiling Point project team, as well as by two university institutes - economics and management and motors and power plants. The training includes visits to technoparks, technology companies in the Samara Region, research laboratories of Samara University, work with experts and investors.
"Our task is not only to transfer knowledge and skills of business activity, modern technologies of project activities, but also to help the students of the program generate an idea and finilize it to a viable prototype using the innovative infrastructure of the university. All graduates will compete for the victory in the competition which provides first grant investments. It can be a competition "Smart" of the Fund for the Promotion of Innovations or an equivalent ", said Vybornova.
About the program and the university
Samara University's additional education program "Technological Entrepreneurship" is divided into a number of modules. It is designed for six months of training, the volume of the training course is more than 500 hours. Each module of the program ends with a project session and involves a presentation of a part of the completed project on the following topics: "Fundamentals of Technological Entrepreneurship", "Effective Communications", "Global High Technology Markets", "Technological Business Management", "Promotion of a Technology Project" and "Product Development".
Samara National Research University is one of the leading Russian universities, a leading scientific and educational center in the field of aerospace research and technology. The university also implements educational and research programs in various fields of natural and social sciences and humanities, economics and jurisprudence. In 2020, Samara University ranked 17th in the rating of the leading entrepreneurial universities and business schools of the country prepared by the Expert analytical center. A total of 46 Russian universities were included in the final ranking.


tass--2020-11-19--Launching PlayStation Now in Russia ‘challenging’ — Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO

MOSCOW , November 19 .
/TASS/ .
The launch of the PlayStation Now subscription service in Russia is complicated due @ @ @ @ @ Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan told TASS in an exclusive interview ahead of the PlayStation @ @ @ @ @ .
`` You know better than me that Russia is a huge , huge country @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s very hard to launch , where do you draw the line to @ @ @ @ @ in Moscow only , or in Moscow and St.Pete ’ s ?
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ to some parts of the Russian PlayStation community , but not to others , '' @ @ @ @ @ PlayStation Now is a subscription service allowing gamers to download or stream games without purchasing @ @ @ @ @ .
`` A cloud streaming service obviously does require the location of servers reasonably close @ @ @ @ @ ’ s logistically very challenging , '' Jim Ryan added .
The full interview with @ @ @ @ @ : https : //tass.com/economy/1225233 .

MOSCOW, November 19. /TASS/. The launch of the PlayStation Now subscription service in Russia is complicated due to logistics issues, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan told TASS in an exclusive interview ahead of the PlayStation 5’s global launch.
"You know better than me that Russia is a huge, huge country. With these services, it’s very hard to launch, where do you draw the line to launch? Do you launch in Moscow only, or in Moscow and St.Pete’s? It’s very hard to offer services to some parts of the Russian PlayStation community, but not to others," Jim Ryan told TASS.
PlayStation Now is a subscription service allowing gamers to download or stream games without purchasing them for a monthly fee. "A cloud streaming service obviously does require the location of servers reasonably close to the gamer, it’s logistically very challenging," Jim Ryan added.
The full interview with Jim Ryan is available here: https://tass.com/economy/1225233.


tass--2020-11-19--PlayStation’s Jim Ryan: ‘I wouldn’t recommend another console launch amid a pandemic’

`` Absolutely everything is sold .
And everything will be sold in Russia , there ’ s no doubt about that '' Sony launched its latest console - the PlayStation 5 – globally on November 19 , one week after the initial launch on select markets , including the US and Japan .
TASS spoke exclusively to Jim Ryan , Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO , on the hardships of a global launch in 2020 , the importance of exclusive titles , and why game prices are bound to rise .
- How do you feel after a major tech launch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guess my two principle feelings are one of happiness as things appear to be going well , and secondly of relief – we did it in this unusual , strange and frankly rather difficult year .
Of all the things that I ’ ve learned this year , one is that I wouldn ’ t plan on doing another big console launch in the midst of a global pandemic , and I wouldn ’ t recommend it to anybody else .
It ’ s been difficult , it ’ s been challenging from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get anybody into the factories in Asia… Before we started production , we had to do all the manufacturing preparation by camera remotely .
I mean , just imagine that for a precision device like the PlayStation 5 .
- One week after the launch on select markets , how are sales doing ?
- Everything is sold .
Absolutely everything is sold .
And everything will be sold in Russia , there ’ s no doubt about that .
I ’ ve spent much of the last year trying to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the product .
And now in terms of my executive bandwidth I ’ m spending a lot more time on trying to increase supply to meet that demand .
- If it weren ’ t for COVID19 , would the PS5 have been any different ?
- In terms of the product and its feature set , no , absolutely not .
They way we took it to market might have been a bit different , but the actual product would have been the same .
We might have had a few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many : the guys on the production/manufacturing side have worked miracles .
- How fast do you expect the transition of players from the PS4 to the PS5 ?
- All history indicates that the initial cohort , from the launch to Christmas , about three quarters will be upgraders from the PS4 .
And the remaining 25 % will either come to us from another console , or will come from outside the console ecosystem .
So , the great majority of those who buy a PS5 will have a PS4 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the world , the number of those who transfer if you keep that in mind is a small number .
But for us , the PS4 community is going to remain incredibly important certainly for 2020 , 2021 and 2022 .
Because in those three years , that will be the larger PlayStation community .
- Is the console war still on with Microsoft then ?
- [ Console wars ] is not a term I ever use or actually like .
For me , it ’ s great that there ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us work harder .
It avoids us getting complacent .
It ’ s great that the consumer has a choice .
I think that ’ s wonderful .
We ’ re happy and we ’ re proud with what we have .
- How important are console exclusives for PlayStation in the next generation cycle ?
- Great games are really important for the PlayStation 5 , and if those great games are exclusive to our platform , we think that is a point of difference in our favor , and we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offer the PlayStation community games that they can only find on a PlayStation .
… The strength of the games that our studios made in the PS4 cycle was a big factor in the PlayStation 4 being so popular .
- So how did you feel about Microsoft offering to buy Zenimax/Besthesda ?
Is there a possibility that PlayStation gamers will not be able to play the next Elder Scrolls game or Starfield ?
- That ’ s a decision that is out of our hands , we ’ ll wait and see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learning about that .
We just take a different approach .
Our emphasis has been to focus on really steady , slow , but constant organic growth of our studios , selectively bolstered by acquisitions .
We respect the steps taken by our competition , they seem logical and sensible .
But we ’ re equally happy and confident , we ’ ve got a better launch lineup than we ’ ve ever had at any of our console launches .
- There have been opinions that AAAgames which take years and millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expensive , and are losing their appeal in business terms .
What do you think ?
- We ’ ve demonstrated with the PS4 that the market for AAA games has never been stronger .
I think as technology advances… the opportunity for those blockbuster games to become even more realistic and to blur the lines between some of those forms of entertainment , it could actually point to even better days for those big blockbuster games .
The story will be better , the sense of immersion greater .
So , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the best days for these sorts of games that we make and we pride ourselves on , those best days may yet be to come .
- What do you think about the rising prices for console games , with some companies flirting with offering titles for $ 70 apiece ?
- If you look at the history of price increases for console video games , it ’ s a relatively modest one .
There hasn ’ t been an increase for really quite some time .
And the trend that we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the significant increases [ in the costs ] of making a game for PS5 and other next generation consoles doesn ’ t seem to me to be unreasonable .
If you look at our category of entertainment on a dollars or rubles per hour of entertainment basis , video games look very cheap .
Even in Russia , we don ’ t just take the US dollar price and adjust it to the exchange rate , we try to do what ’ s right for the Russian gaming community .
- How will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pass ?
- There is actually news to come , but just not today .
We have PlayStation Now which is our subscription service , and that is available in a number of markets .
- Why isn ’ t PlayStation Now available in Russia ?
- You know better than me that Russia is a huge , huge country .
With these services , it ’ s very hard to launch , where do you draw the line to launch ?
Do you launch in Moscow only , or in Moscow and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very hard to offer services to some parts of the Russian PlayStation community , but not to others .
A cloud streaming service obviously does require the location of servers reasonably close to the gamer , it ’ s logistically very challenging .
- When will developers start using the new generation of consoles to their fullest , developing games specifically for the next cycle , that maybe can not be run on the PS4 ?
- History will tell you that it ’ s in the second or third year that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ typically need a little bit of time to familiarize themselves [ with the hardware ] .
But it ’ s probably 2022 that you ’ re going to see some wonderful things in the same way that it was 20152016 for the previous generation , when the generation defining-games started to be published .

"Absolutely everything is sold. And everything will be sold in Russia, there’s no doubt about that"
Sony launched its latest console - the PlayStation 5 – globally on November 19, one week after the initial launch on select markets, including the US and Japan. TASS spoke exclusively to Jim Ryan, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO, on the hardships of a global launch in 2020, the importance of exclusive titles, and why game prices are bound to rise. - How do you feel after a major tech launch in this crazy year? - I guess my two principle feelings are one of happiness as things appear to be going well, and secondly of relief – we did it in this unusual, strange and frankly rather difficult year. Of all the things that I’ve learned this year, one is that I wouldn’t plan on doing another big console launch in the midst of a global pandemic, and I wouldn’t recommend it to anybody else. It’s been difficult, it’s been challenging from the production side, not being able to get anybody into the factories in Asia… Before we started production, we had to do all the manufacturing preparation by camera remotely. I mean, just imagine that for a precision device like the PlayStation 5. - One week after the launch on select markets, how are sales doing? - Everything is sold. Absolutely everything is sold. And everything will be sold in Russia, there’s no doubt about that. I’ve spent much of the last year trying to be sure that we can generate enough demand for the product. And now in terms of my executive bandwidth I’m spending a lot more time on trying to increase supply to meet that demand. - If it weren’t for COVID19, would the PS5 have been any different? - In terms of the product and its feature set, no, absolutely not. The way we took it to market might have been a bit different, but the actual product would have been the same. We might have had a few more to sell, but not very many: the guys on the production/manufacturing side have worked miracles. - How fast do you expect the transition of players from the PS4 to the PS5? - All history indicates that the initial cohort, from the launch to Christmas, about three quarters will be upgraders from the PS4. And the remaining 25% will either come to us from another console, or will come from outside the console ecosystem. So, the great majority of those who buy a PS5 will have a PS4. … There are around 114 million PS4s in the world, the number of those who transfer if you keep that in mind is a small number. But for us, the PS4 community is going to remain incredibly important certainly for 2020, 2021 and 2022. Because in those three years, that will be the larger PlayStation community.
- Is the console war still on with Microsoft then? - [Console wars] is not a term I ever use or actually like. For me, it’s great that there’s competition. I think it makes us work harder. It avoids us getting complacent. It’s great that the consumer has a choice. I think that’s wonderful. We’re happy and we’re proud with what we have. - How important are console exclusives for PlayStation in the next generation cycle? - Great games are really important for the PlayStation 5, and if those great games are exclusive to our platform, we think that is a point of difference in our favor, and we’re very happy to be able to offer the PlayStation community games that they can only find on a PlayStation. … The strength of the games that our studios made in the PS4 cycle was a big factor in the PlayStation 4 being so popular. - So how did you feel about Microsoft offering to buy Zenimax/Besthesda? Is there a possibility that PlayStation gamers will not be able to play the next Elder Scrolls game or Starfield? - That’s a decision that is out of our hands, we’ll wait and see what happens. I look forward to learning about that. We just take a different approach. Our emphasis has been to focus on really steady, slow, but constant organic growth of our studios, selectively bolstered by acquisitions. We respect the steps taken by our competition, they seem logical and sensible. But we’re equally happy and confident, we’ve got a better launch lineup than we’ve ever had at any of our console launches.


tass--2020-11-19--World debt to hit record $277 trillion by year end - experts

WASHINGTON , November 19 .
/TASS/ .
Global debt is set to hit a record $ 277 trillion by the end of the year , or 365 % of global GDP , due to the novel coronavirus pandemic , according to a report published on Wednesday by the Institute of International Finance .
According to the report , the economic consequences of the pandemic have caused an increase in global debt by $ 15 trillion since the end of last year , setting a new record of over $ 272 trillion in the Q3 of 2020 .
As financial measures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ applied , the institute experts expect that by the end of 2020 , global debt will reach $ 277 trillion ( 365 % of GDP ) .
At the same time , according to them , the level of debt outside the financial sector in the world will reach $ 210 trillion this year , compared to $ 194 trillion in 2019 .
In addition , the debt volume of developing countries is approaching 210 % of their total GDP , up from 185 % in 2019 and 140 % a decade ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made debt servicing much more onerous for governments in developing countries , despite low borrowing costs , the experts said .
In late December 2019 , Chinese officials informed the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe , including Russia .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus @ @ @ @

WASHINGTON, November 19. /TASS/. Global debt is set to hit a record $277 trillion by the end of the year, or 365% of global GDP, due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a report published on Wednesday by the Institute of International Finance.
According to the report, the economic consequences of the pandemic have caused an increase in global debt by $15 trillion since the end of last year, setting a new record of over $272 trillion in the Q3 of 2020. As financial measures to combat the pandemic continue to be applied, the institute experts expect that by the end of 2020, global debt will reach $277 trillion (365% of GDP).
At the same time, according to them, the level of debt outside the financial sector in the world will reach $210 trillion this year, compared to $194 trillion in 2019. In addition, the debt volume of developing countries is approaching 210% of their total GDP, up from 185% in 2019 and 140% a decade ago. The sharp decline in revenues has made debt servicing much more onerous for governments in developing countries, despite low borrowing costs, the experts said.
In late December 2019, Chinese officials informed the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe, including Russia. On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.


tass--2020-11-19--US congressmen adopt bill to prevent G8 restoration with Russia’s participation

WASHINGTON , November 19 .
/TASS/ .
The House of Representatives of the US Congress on Wednesday passed a bill aimed at preventing Russia from participating in the G7 meetings and restoring the G8 format with Russia ’ s participation .
This document includes a ban on the use of federal funds by the Washington administration for supporting or facilitating Russia 's participation in the G7 meetings and the restoration of the G8 with the participation of the Russian Federation .
According to the bill , this measure should cease to operate only after the Secretary of State and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States , if there are necessary grounds , can assure lawmakers that Russia , has stopped any interference in elections in the United States or in other G7 countries , NATO and EU states , fulfills its obligations under the Minsk Agreements in full , stopped `` occupation of Crimea , … South Ossetia and Abkhazia '' , and withdrew its troops and weapons from Transnistria .
Now the initiative will have to be considered by the US Senate , where the majority now belongs to the Republicans .
If the bill is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will go to the head of state for signature .
G7 is an association of economically developed countries , which includes the United Kingdom , Germany , Italy , Canada , the United States , France , and Japan .
In 1975 , the club held its first meeting held in France with the UK , West Germany , Italy , the United States , France , and Japan .
The club existed in the `` seven '' format from 1976 to 1997 .
After Russia joined , it became the Group of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2014 , after the events in Ukraine and the ensuing crisis in relations between the United States and Europe with Russia , the Western members of the association , during President Barack Obama 's presidential term in Washington , decided to return to the G7 format .

WASHINGTON, November 19. /TASS/. The House of Representatives of the US Congress on Wednesday passed a bill aimed at preventing Russia from participating in the G7 meetings and restoring the G8 format with Russia’s participation.
This document includes a ban on the use of federal funds by the Washington administration for supporting or facilitating Russia's participation in the G7 meetings and the restoration of the G8 with the participation of the Russian Federation.
According to the bill, this measure should cease to operate only after the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence of the United States, if there are necessary grounds, can assure lawmakers that Russia, has stopped any interference in elections in the United States or in other G7 countries, NATO and EU states, fulfills its obligations under the Minsk Agreements in full, stopped "occupation of Crimea, … South Ossetia and Abkhazia", and withdrew its troops and weapons from Transnistria.
Now the initiative will have to be considered by the US Senate, where the majority now belongs to the Republicans. If the bill is approved by the upper house, it will go to the head of state for signature.
G7 is an association of economically developed countries, which includes the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Canada, the United States, France, and Japan. In 1975, the club held its first meeting held in France with the UK, West Germany, Italy, the United States, France, and Japan.
The club existed in the "seven" format from 1976 to 1997. After Russia joined, it became the Group of Eight (G8). In March 2014, after the events in Ukraine and the ensuing crisis in relations between the United States and Europe with Russia, the Western members of the association, during President Barack Obama's presidential term in Washington, decided to return to the G7 format.


tass--2020-11-19--Russian cosmonauts Ryzhikov, Kud-Sverchkov complete work outside the ISS

MOSCOW , November 19 .
/TASS/ .
Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov completed work in open space outside @ @ @ @ @ ISS ) in preparation for the docking of the Nauka multifunctional laboratory module , the @ @ @ @ @ websites of NASA and Roscosmos .
For both astronauts , this was the first spacewalk @ @ @ @ @ was also the first extravehicular activity associated with preparations for the launch of the multifunctional @ @ @ @ @ 2021 .
Ryzhikov and Kud-Sverchkov went into space through the exit hatch of the small @ @ @ @ @ had not been opened for about 11 years .
Previously , extravehicular activities on the @ @ @ @ @ were carried out from the Pirs docking compartment , but in 2021 the Pirs module @ @ @ @ @ the Nauka multifunctional laboratory module to the station .
US astronauts supported the Russian crew @ @ @ @ @ The Russian cosmonauts spent 6 hours and 47 minutes outside the station .
They performed @ @ @ @ @ Orlan-ISS spacesuits .
The previous spacewalk took place on May 29 , 2019 .

MOSCOW, November 19. /TASS/. Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov completed work in open space outside the International Space Station (ISS) in preparation for the docking of the Nauka multifunctional laboratory module, the broadcast was conducted on the websites of NASA and Roscosmos.
For both astronauts, this was the first spacewalk in their careers. It was also the first extravehicular activity associated with preparations for the launch of the multifunctional laboratory module Nauka in April 2021.
Ryzhikov and Kud-Sverchkov went into space through the exit hatch of the small research module Poisk, which had not been opened for about 11 years. Previously, extravehicular activities on the Russian segment of the ISS were carried out from the Pirs docking compartment, but in 2021 the Pirs module will be flooded before launching the Nauka multifunctional laboratory module to the station.
US astronauts supported the Russian crew members from the ISS.
The Russian cosmonauts spent 6 hours and 47 minutes outside the station. They performed work on extravehicular activities in Orlan-ISS spacesuits. The previous spacewalk took place on May 29, 2019.


tass--2020-11-20--Russian military engineers restoring infrastructure facilities in Nagorno-Karabakh

MOSCOW , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
Russian military engineers are assisting civilians in the Nagorno-Karabakh region in restoring infrastructure facilities damaged during military activities , Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing on Friday .
`` Russian peacekeepers are providing all possible assistance to local authorities in their efforts to restore civilian life .
Military engineers are helping restore traffic , as well as power and water supplies to social facilities and homes , '' he pointed out , adding that the Inter-Agency Humanitarian Response Center was being established to resolve humanitarian issues .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s peacekeeping force has arrived in Armenia and began its work in the city of Stepanakert , '' Konashenkov said .
Head of Russia ’ s National Defense Management Center Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev said earlier on Friday that bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh was over and humanitarian issues were taking center stage .
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10 .
The Russian leader said that Azerbaijan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region .
According to the Russian Defense Ministry , Russian observation points have been established along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Lachin Corridor connecting the region with Armenia .
The peacekeeping operation ’ s command is stationed in the Nagorno-Karabakh capital of Stepanakert .

MOSCOW, November 20. /TASS/. Russian military engineers are assisting civilians in the Nagorno-Karabakh region in restoring infrastructure facilities damaged during military activities, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing on Friday.
"Russian peacekeepers are providing all possible assistance to local authorities in their efforts to restore civilian life. Military engineers are helping restore traffic, as well as power and water supplies to social facilities and homes," he pointed out, adding that the Inter-Agency Humanitarian Response Center was being established to resolve humanitarian issues.
"The first group of the center’s peacekeeping force has arrived in Armenia and began its work in the city of Stepanakert," Konashenkov said.
Head of Russia’s National Defense Management Center Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev said earlier on Friday that bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh was over and humanitarian issues were taking center stage.
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. The Russian leader said that Azerbaijan and Armenia would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian observation points have been established along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Lachin Corridor connecting the region with Armenia. The peacekeeping operation’s command is stationed in the Nagorno-Karabakh capital of Stepanakert.


tass--2020-11-20--Moscow deplores US sanctions on 2 Russian firms allegedly helping North Korea

MOSCOW , November 20 .
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Moscow deplores the decision of Washington to impose sanctions against two Russia-based companies , which allegedly employ North Korean workers in Russia .
That is according to a commentary by Russian Foreign Ministry ’ s Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova the ministry issued on Friday .
`` Another decision of the US authorities to impose sanctions against two Russian companies allegedly engaged in the employment of North Korean workers in our country is deplorable , '' Zakharova said , noting that Washington does not support its accusations with any evidence .
`` They reproach Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in violation of UN Security Council resolutions , '' she noted .
`` We resolutely reject these accusations and condemn the practice of extraterritorial application by the United States of its own legal norms , which , moreover , runs counter to the generally accepted provisions of international law .
Moreover , there are reasonable concerns about compliance with the requirements of the decisions agreed in the Security Council by Washington itself , '' the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman stressed .
She recalled the resumption of sanctions pressure on Iran after the unilateral withdrawal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Comprehensive Plan of Action , approved by the UN Security Council resolution 2231 .
Zakharova noted that groundless restrictions against Russian companies are `` an unsubstantiated discriminatory step by the American administration , which is apparently trying in such an awkward way to divert public attention from its own destructive behavior in the foreign policy arena . ''
Earlier , the US Treasury Department included two Russia-based companies , the US authorities consider to be involved in the employment of North Korean labor migrants in Russia in the list of sanctions related to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Russian construction company Mokran LLC and Korea Cholsan General Trading Corp , a North Korean company operating in Russia .

MOSCOW, November 20. /TASS/. Moscow deplores the decision of Washington to impose sanctions against two Russia-based companies, which allegedly employ North Korean workers in Russia. That is according to a commentary by Russian Foreign Ministry’s Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova the ministry issued on Friday.
"Another decision of the US authorities to impose sanctions against two Russian companies allegedly engaged in the employment of North Korean workers in our country is deplorable," Zakharova said, noting that Washington does not support its accusations with any evidence.
"They reproach Russia of any sins again, this time in violation of UN Security Council resolutions," she noted.
"We resolutely reject these accusations and condemn the practice of extraterritorial application by the United States of its own legal norms, which, moreover, runs counter to the generally accepted provisions of international law. Moreover, there are reasonable concerns about compliance with the requirements of the decisions agreed in the Security Council by Washington itself," the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman stressed. She recalled the resumption of sanctions pressure on Iran after the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, approved by the UN Security Council resolution 2231.
Zakharova noted that groundless restrictions against Russian companies are "an unsubstantiated discriminatory step by the American administration, which is apparently trying in such an awkward way to divert public attention from its own destructive behavior in the foreign policy arena."
Earlier, the US Treasury Department included two Russia-based companies, the US authorities consider to be involved in the employment of North Korean labor migrants in Russia in the list of sanctions related to North Korean. The restrictions were introduced against Russian construction company Mokran LLC and Korea Cholsan General Trading Corp, a North Korean company operating in Russia.


tass--2020-11-20--Some European countries have weakened immunity to Nazism, says top Russian diplomat

MOSCOW , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
Some European countries have demonstrated a weakened `` immunity '' to Nazism , Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated in a video address to the participants of the Lessons of Nuremberg international forum on Friday .
The text of the address is published on the website of Russia ’ s Foreign Ministry .
The top diplomat noted that the heritage of the Nuremberg trials has an enormous political , moral and educational significance .
`` 75 years ago a potent vaccine was administered to prevent the revival of Nazism in any form and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ developed in Nuremberg , has decreased significantly in some European countries , '' he stated .
The foreign minister emphasized that Russia would continue to consistently oppose any attempts to falsify history , glorify any Nazi war criminals and their collaborators , and vowed to fight any revision of the internationally recognized results of the Second World War .
He pointed out that the vast majority of members of the global community stand together with Moscow on this issue .
The Russian side will continue to defend the values underlying the Nuremberg Charter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ modern world order , the top diplomat added .
`` A special ceremonial meeting of the UN General Assembly dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War which will be held on December 1 in accordance with the resolution of the General Assembly recently approved by consensus on the Russian initiative will become a milestone , '' he concluded .

MOSCOW, November 20. /TASS/. Some European countries have demonstrated a weakened "immunity" to Nazism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated in a video address to the participants of the Lessons of Nuremberg international forum on Friday. The text of the address is published on the website of Russia’s Foreign Ministry.
The top diplomat noted that the heritage of the Nuremberg trials has an enormous political, moral and educational significance. "75 years ago a potent vaccine was administered to prevent the revival of Nazism in any form and shape.Unfortunately, the immunity to Fascism, developed in Nuremberg, has decreased significantly in some European countries," he stated.
The foreign minister emphasized that Russia would continue to consistently oppose any attempts to falsify history, glorify any Nazi war criminals and their collaborators, and vowed to fight any revision of the internationally recognized results of the Second World War. He pointed out that the vast majority of members of the global community stand together with Moscow on this issue.
The Russian side will continue to defend the values underlying the Nuremberg Charter, the UN Charter and the entire modern world order, the top diplomat added. "A special ceremonial meeting of the UN General Assembly dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War which will be held on December 1 in accordance with the resolution of the General Assembly recently approved by consensus on the Russian initiative will become a milestone," he concluded.


tass--2020-11-20--Russia's entire population to encounter coronavirus, doctor says

MOSCOW , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
The entire Russian population will sooner or later encounter the coronavirus and herd immunity is the only thing that can stop the infection from spreading , lung doctor Alexander Karabinenko told TASS .
`` The entire Russian population , including people who will leave their home regions , villages and small towns , will sooner or later contract the coronavirus .
The virus spreads through the air and how can we limit air circulation ?
We need herd immunity to stop the rise in infections , '' the doctor pointed out .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing Anna Popova , the watchdog ’ s research shows that those who encounter the coronavirus develop enough immunity .
The research , involving over 74,000 volunteers in 26 regions of the country , began in June 2020 .
In late December 2019 , Chinese officials informed the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the globe , including Russia .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .
According to the latest statistics , over 56.9 mln people have been infected worldwide and more than 1.3 mln deaths have been reported To date , 2,039,926 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 1,551,414 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data indicates 35,311 fatalities nationwide .

MOSCOW, November 20. /TASS/. The entire Russian population will sooner or later encounter the coronavirus and herd immunity is the only thing that can stop the infection from spreading, lung doctor Alexander Karabinenko told TASS.
"The entire Russian population, including people who will leave their home regions, villages and small towns, will sooner or later contract the coronavirus. The virus spreads through the air and how can we limit air circulation? We need herd immunity to stop the rise in infections," the doctor pointed out.
According to Head of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing Anna Popova, the watchdog’s research shows that those who encounter the coronavirus develop enough immunity. The research, involving over 74,000 volunteers in 26 regions of the country, began in June 2020.
Coronavirus pandemic
In late December 2019, Chinese officials informed the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe, including Russia. On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.
According to the latest statistics, over 56.9 mln people have been infected worldwide and more than 1.3 mln deaths have been reported
To date, 2,039,926 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 1,551,414 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 35,311 fatalities nationwide.


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Unclear why Armenian PM was reluctant to allow refugees to return to Shusha , Putin says According to Putin , @ @ @ @ @ emerged during this round of conflict ''

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tass--2020-11-20--Armenian opposition blocks Yerevan’s streets demanding PM Pashinyan’s resignation

YEREVAN , November 20 .
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Opposition activists seeking the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan blocked several @ @ @ @ @ on Friday afternoon .
According to a TASS correspondent , they blocked Marshal Baghramyan Avenue @ @ @ @ @ well as two streets .
Armenia ’ s opposition seeks Pashinyan ’ s resignation , @ @ @ @ @ joint statement on Nagorno-Karabakh that he signed on November 9 along with Russian President Vladimir @ @ @ @ @ Aliyev is tantamount to surrender .
They also insist that the prime minister is responsible @ @ @ @ @ economic and social problems .
Pashinyan himself earlier said that , after the fall of @ @ @ @ @ the struggle became pointless , since Yerevan would not be able to turn the tide @ @ @ @ @ , Armenian President Armen Sarkissian on Monday called for early parliamentary elections and , prior @ @ @ @ @ to a government of national accord .

YEREVAN, November 20. /TASS/. Opposition activists seeking the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan blocked several streets in Yerevan at once on Friday afternoon. According to a TASS correspondent, they blocked Marshal Baghramyan Avenue and Mashtots Avenue, as well as two streets.
Armenia’s opposition seeks Pashinyan’s resignation, since it believes that the joint statement on Nagorno-Karabakh that he signed on November 9 along with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev is tantamount to surrender. They also insist that the prime minister is responsible for Armenia’s internal economic and social problems.
Pashinyan himself earlier said that, after the fall of the city of Shusha, the struggle became pointless, since Yerevan would not be able to turn the tide in the conflict. Meanwhile, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian on Monday called for early parliamentary elections and, prior to that, transferring power to a government of national accord.


tass--2020-11-20--280 buildings destroyed, 2,500 damaged in 43 Karabakh settlements

STEPANAKERT , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
The Russian Emergencies Ministry ’ s specialists found out that more than 280 buildings were destroyed and 2,500 damaged in the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh , Igor Kutrovsky , the head of the ministry ’ s mission to the region , told TASS on Friday .
`` As of November 20 , 43 inhabited localities have been inspected , in which more than 2,500 facilities were damaged to various degrees .
Of those , 280 were totally destroyed , '' he said .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10 .
The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region .
Besides , Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed .
On November 13 , Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree establishing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The center brings together representatives of the Emergencies and Foreign Ministries , the Federal Security Service ( FSB ) and other federal executive bodies .
The Defense Ministry was commissioned to solve organizational issues .

STEPANAKERT, November 20. /TASS/. The Russian Emergencies Ministry’s specialists found out that more than 280 buildings were destroyed and 2,500 damaged in the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Igor Kutrovsky, the head of the ministry’s mission to the region, told TASS on Friday.
"As of November 20, 43 inhabited localities have been inspected, in which more than 2,500 facilities were damaged to various degrees. Of those, 280 were totally destroyed," he said.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region. Besides, Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed.
On November 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree establishing the Interdepartmental Humanitarian Response Center in Nagorno-Karabakh. The center brings together representatives of the Emergencies and Foreign Ministries, the Federal Security Service (FSB) and other federal executive bodies. The Defense Ministry was commissioned to solve organizational issues.


tass--2020-11-20--Creating a nest egg: a third of Russians put money away during pandemic, poll reveals

MOSCOW , November 20 .
/ TASS / .
A third of Russians during the coronavirus pandemic decided to start saving money , another 15 % of Russian residents began to invest money , according to the study made available to TASS on Friday by Otkritie Bank .
Among those who started saving up in the pandemic , most of all are residents of the Far Eastern ( 38 % ) and Volga ( 37 % ) federal districts , the least of all - in the Southern Federal District ( 29 % ) .
Another 35 % of respondents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic made them think about it , and the largest share of those are in Siberia - 43 % .
Only 7 % firmly stated that they have never saved money and are not going to do so , according to the survey data .
At the same time , 35 % of those surveyed , among those who save money , have a specific savings goal .
Thus , 29 % of Russians save money for a rainy day : most of all - in Moscow and the Moscow Region ( 39 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the North-West ( 23 % ) and the North Caucasus ( 24 % ) .
At the same time , 23 % of Russians spend their savings on ordinary household needs , and 7 % of respondents invest deferred money in investments .
Only 4 % of respondents do not intend to spend the money that they put away at all , since they want to leave it to their children .
The best way to save money is considered the classic bank deposit by 30 % of Russians .
The highest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Moscow region ( 41 % ) , the lowest is in the Volga and Far Eastern federal districts ( 27 % each ) .
At the same time , the respondents believe that the most profitable instrument for savings and investments is investment in real estate .
This is the opinion of 43 % of the respondents : this point of view is most popular in the Southern and Volga Federal Districts ( 48 % each ) , the least popular in Moscow ( 32 % ) and in the Urals ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of Russians prefer to convert their savings into foreign currency , and 24 % bet on investing in the securities market , buying stocks and bonds .
At the same time , 19 % of respondents preferred saving cash and keeping it at home : this method of saving is the most popular in the Far East ( 25 % ) , the least - in Siberia ( 15 % ) and the Moscow region ( 16 % ) .
However , 17 % consider the best way to make their saving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their own business , and another 6 % of Russians are ready to invest their savings in crypto currency , for example , in bitcoin .
The survey was conducted by Otkritie Bank between November 9 to 17 , among 1,000 Russians aged 18-65 in cities with a population of more than 100,000 people .

MOSCOW, November 20. / TASS /. A third of Russians during the coronavirus pandemic decided to start saving money, another 15% of Russian residents began to invest money, according to the study made available to TASS on Friday by Otkritie Bank.
Among those who started saving up in the pandemic, most of all are residents of the Far Eastern (38%) and Volga (37%) federal districts, the least of all - in the Southern Federal District (29%). Another 35% of respondents have not yet saved, but the pandemic made them think about it, and the largest share of those are in Siberia - 43%.
Only 7% firmly stated that they have never saved money and are not going to do so, according to the survey data. At the same time, 35% of those surveyed, among those who save money, have a specific savings goal. Thus, 29% of Russians save money for a rainy day: most of all - in Moscow and the Moscow Region (39%), least of all - in the North-West (23%) and the North Caucasus (24%). At the same time, 23% of Russians spend their savings on ordinary household needs, and 7% of respondents invest deferred money in investments. Only 4% of respondents do not intend to spend the money that they put away at all, since they want to leave it to their children.
Savings preferences
The best way to save money is considered the classic bank deposit by 30% of Russians. The highest share of fans of deposits is in the Moscow region (41%), the lowest is in the Volga and Far Eastern federal districts (27% each). At the same time, the respondents believe that the most profitable instrument for savings and investments is investment in real estate. This is the opinion of 43% of the respondents: this point of view is most popular in the Southern and Volga Federal Districts (48% each), the least popular in Moscow (32%) and in the Urals (33%). Also, 25% of Russians prefer to convert their savings into foreign currency, and 24% bet on investing in the securities market, buying stocks and bonds.
At the same time, 19% of respondents preferred saving cash and keeping it at home: this method of saving is the most popular in the Far East (25%), the least - in Siberia (15%) and the Moscow region (16%). However, 17% consider the best way to make their saving work for them is to invest in their own business, and another 6% of Russians are ready to invest their savings in crypto currency, for example, in bitcoin. The survey was conducted by Otkritie Bank between November 9 to 17, among 1,000 Russians aged 18-65 in cities with a population of more than 100,000 people.


tass--2020-11-20--Turkey’s Akkuyu power plant to see symbolic first concrete pouring next spring

SOCHI , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
Rosatom plans to begin ‘ first concreting ’ for the third power unit @ @ @ @ @ plant ( NPP ) in Turkey next spring , First Deputy CEO of the Russian @ @ @ @ @ said on Friday .
`` We have been recently granted a permit to build the @ @ @ @ @ of Akkuyu NPP - TASS ] .
We worked on the third unit also before @ @ @ @ @ limited permit for activities related to all non-nuclear work .
I believe ‘ first concreting @ @ @ @ @ spring , '' the top manager said .

SOCHI, November 20. /TASS/. Rosatom plans to hold its landmark concrete pouring at the third power unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant (NPP) in Turkey next spring, said Kirill Komarov, first deputy CEO of Rosatom, the Russian nuclear corporation, on Friday.
“We have been recently granted a permit to build the unit No. 3[of Akkuyu NPP – TASS]. We worked on the third unit also before that; we had a limited permit for activities related to all non-nuclear work. I believe the concrete pouring [event] will be some time next spring,” the top manager said.
Rosatom plans to obtain the license for the fourth unit of the power plant by next fall, Komarov noted.
“As far as the license for the fourth unit [of the Akkuyu NPP] is concerned, we filed all the documents in May of this year. This will be the last license we need to obtain,” the top manager said. “It normally takes slightly more than a year and I think therefore the license for the fourth unit can be surely expected sometime by the fall of 2021,” he added


tass--2020-11-20--Azerbaijani president ready to establish normal relations with Armenia’s ‘sensible forces’

BAKU , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
Baku is ready to establish normal relations with `` sensible forces '' in Armenia if they come to power , Azerbaijan ’ s President Ilham Aliyev said in an address to the nation following the restoration of Baku ’ s control over the Adgam region .
`` Armenia is currently going through a domestic crisis , which is natural because a military defeat , let alone such a humiliating one , may lead to protests in any country .
If sensible forces come to power in Armenia after the crisis is over , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relations with them , '' Aliyev pointed out .
According to him , it will be possible if Armenia `` makes the right choice and improves relations with its neighbors . ''
`` As the country ’ s President and Commander-in-Chief , I am interested in making sure that animosity ends in our home region of South Caucasus and normal business relations are established , '' the Azerbaijani president noted .
`` I said during the war that we have no issues with the Armenian people .
We did not carry out an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against us .
We did not destroy their historic sites , we protect them , '' Aliyev stressed .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The conflict over the disputed territory , primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10 .
The Russian leader said that Azerbaijan and Armenia would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region .

BAKU, November 20. /TASS/. Baku is ready to establish normal relations with "sensible forces" in Armenia if they come to power, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said in an address to the nation following the restoration of Baku’s control over the Adgam region.
"Armenia is currently going through a domestic crisis, which is natural because a military defeat, let alone such a humiliating one, may lead to protests in any country. If sensible forces come to power in Armenia after the crisis is over, we will be ready to establish normal relations with them," Aliyev pointed out. According to him, it will be possible if Armenia "makes the right choice and improves relations with its neighbors."
"As the country’s President and Commander-in-Chief, I am interested in making sure that animosity ends in our home region of South Caucasus and normal business relations are established," the Azerbaijani president noted. "I said during the war that we have no issues with the Armenian people. We did not carry out an ethnic cleansing against them like they did against us. We did not destroy their historic sites, we protect them," Aliyev stressed.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict over the disputed territory, primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them.
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. The Russian leader said that Azerbaijan and Armenia would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region.


tass--2020-11-20--Russia notes wide support for anti-Nazi resolution in UN, says diplomat

MOSCOW , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
Moscow is inspired by support from an absolute majority of UN member-states , who at the 75th UN General Assembly session voted for the Russia-initiated resolution on the struggle against Nazism , Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a commentary on Friday .
`` The vast and invariable support for the Russian initiative , provided by countries committed to the struggle against the heroization of Nazism , is inspiring , '' Zakharova said .
She stressed that the Russia-proposed resolution was co-authored by 58 countries around the world , while its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Only the United States and Ukraine opposed it again , while 53 delegations , including the EU member-states abstained .
`` Who could have thought that after so many years some members of the Organization would use professed concern about freedom of speech to oppose efforts against the heroization of Nazism , neo-Nazism , the ideology of racial supremacy and other varieties of intolerance , thus neglecting their obligations under the main human rights treaties , including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Convention on the Elimination of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the commentary runs .
Zakharova stressed that the adopted resolution was acquiring particular relevance in view of the ever more frequent attacks in recent years against people of different nationalities , languages or faith , as well as other manifestations of intolerance .
Also , in some countries representatives of the Nazi movement were glorified ever more often , while their henchmen were portrayed as national heroes or participants in national liberation movements .
`` Legislative bans in a number of countries on the use of symbols associated with the Victory over Nazism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` All of the above phenomena were reflected in the adopted resolution , which , we are certain , is called to serve as a bearing for all UN member-states in the cause of struggle against the heroization of Nazism , neo-Nazism and other practices that breed racism , racial discrimination , xenophobia and intolerance , '' Zakharova concluded .

MOSCOW, November 20. /TASS/. Moscow is inspired by support from an absolute majority of UN member-states, who at the 75th UN General Assembly session voted for the Russia-initiated resolution on the struggle against Nazism, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a commentary on Friday.
"The vast and invariable support for the Russian initiative, provided by countries committed to the struggle against the heroization of Nazism, is inspiring," Zakharova said.
She stressed that the Russia-proposed resolution was co-authored by 58 countries around the world, while its adoption was supported by 122 states. Only the United States and Ukraine opposed it again, while 53 delegations, including the EU member-states abstained.
"Who could have thought that after so many years some members of the Organization would use professed concern about freedom of speech to oppose efforts against the heroization of Nazism, neo-Nazism, the ideology of racial supremacy and other varieties of intolerance, thus neglecting their obligations under the main human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination," the commentary runs.
Zakharova stressed that the adopted resolution was acquiring particular relevance in view of the ever more frequent attacks in recent years against people of different nationalities, languages or faith, as well as other manifestations of intolerance. Also, in some countries representatives of the Nazi movement were glorified ever more often, while their henchmen were portrayed as national heroes or participants in national liberation movements.
"Legislative bans in a number of countries on the use of symbols associated with the Victory over Nazism are another alarming trend," Zakharova said.
"All of the above phenomena were reflected in the adopted resolution, which, we are certain, is called to serve as a bearing for all UN member-states in the cause of struggle against the heroization of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that breed racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance," Zakharova concluded.


tass--2020-11-20--Russian military medics provide aid to over 10,000 COVID-19 patients abroad

MOSCOW , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
The inter-agency task force established at the direction of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu helped provide timely aid in the fight against the pandemic to Italy , Serbia , the US and a number of other states , chief of Russia ’ s National Defense Control Center , Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev said on Friday .
He noted that the work of the task force and the active participation of the Russian Foreign Ministry , the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing , the Ministry of Industry and Trade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FSB helped provide aid in the fight against the novel coronavirus in an unprecedently quick manner to Russia ’ s foreign partners in Abkhazia , Armenia , Italy , Serbia , South Ossetia and the US .
Mizintsev informed that within this effort , nearly 10,000 people had received medical aid , 139 settlements had been disinfected , with the total disinfected area covering over 4 mln square meters .
`` Units of the Russian Aerospace Forces , along with the involved federal executive government bodies , have carried out tasks on transporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ necessities by heavy transport aircrafts An-124 `` Ruslan '' .
In total , 214 specialists and 43 units of equipment of five consolidated squads of the Nuclear , Biological and Chemical Protection Troops , and over 2,500 tonnes of medical and other equipment , have been transported , '' Mizintsev said .
In cooperation with the federal and regional executive bodies , the Russian Defense Ministry constructed 25 modern multifunctional medical centers with 2,490 hospital beds .
`` This helped increase the capacity of the regional healthcare infrastructure in the fight against the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitals are in the final stages of construction currently .
Six mobile hospitals have been additionally deployed in the Republics of Dagestan , Tuva and Khakassia , as well as in the Transbaikal and Krasnoyarsk Regions , which provided qualified medical aid to over 800 citizens .
About 6,000 people have received medical consultations , '' the defense official said .

MOSCOW, November 20. /TASS/. The inter-agency task force established at the direction of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu helped provide timely aid in the fight against the pandemic to Italy, Serbia, the US and a number of other states, chief of Russia’s National Defense Control Center, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev said on Friday.
He noted that the work of the task force and the active participation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Federal Customs Service and the FSB helped provide aid in the fight against the novel coronavirus in an unprecedently quick manner to Russia’s foreign partners in Abkhazia, Armenia, Italy, Serbia, South Ossetia and the US.
Mizintsev informed that within this effort, nearly 10,000 people had received medical aid, 139 settlements had been disinfected, with the total disinfected area covering over 4 mln square meters.
"Units of the Russian Aerospace Forces, along with the involved federal executive government bodies, have carried out tasks on transporting Russian citizens from China and delivering basic necessities by heavy transport aircrafts An-124 "Ruslan". In total, 214 specialists and 43 units of equipment of five consolidated squads of the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, and over 2,500 tonnes of medical and other equipment, have been transported," Mizintsev said.
In cooperation with the federal and regional executive bodies, the Russian Defense Ministry constructed 25 modern multifunctional medical centers with 2,490 hospital beds. "This helped increase the capacity of the regional healthcare infrastructure in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Besides, five more hospitals are in the final stages of construction currently. Six mobile hospitals have been additionally deployed in the Republics of Dagestan, Tuva and Khakassia, as well as in the Transbaikal and Krasnoyarsk Regions, which provided qualified medical aid to over 800 citizens. About 6,000 people have received medical consultations," the defense official said.


tass--2020-11-20--Karabakh conflict about to become a bygone, Azerbaijan’s president says

BAKU , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict is about to become a bygone , Azerbaijan ’ s President Ilham Aliyev said in an address to the nation timed for the handover of the Agdam district to Baku .
`` The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict is about to be left behind .
International experts agree with this , too , '' Aliyev said , adding that Baku managed to achieve its aims on the battlefield and on the political scene .
He said that mine clearing operations would begin in the Agdam district first thing .
`` This will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , adding that after that infrastructure projects would be launched .
Clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 .
Intense battles began in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union ’ s break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories , including 70 % of the Agdam district , after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh .
Under the arrangement the Azerbaijani and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ currently held positions and Russian peacekeepers are being deployed to the region .

BAKU, November 20. /TASS/. The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict is about to become a bygone, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said in an address to the nation timed for the handover of the Agdam district to Baku.
"The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict is about to be left behind. International experts agree with this, too," Aliyev said, adding that Baku managed to achieve its aims on the battlefield and on the political scene.
He said that mine clearing operations would begin in the Agdam district first thing.
"This will be a time-consuming process," Aliyev said, adding that after that infrastructure projects would be launched.
Clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27. Intense battles began in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union’s break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories, including 70% of the Agdam district, after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. Under the arrangement the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides are to remain at the currently held positions and Russian peacekeepers are being deployed to the region.