The highway in the Chita region was clouded with acrid yellow smoke. Source: Oleg Fedorov/CHITA.RU So many events happen during the day that a normal person simply cannot keep track of everything. For this case you have us. Our editorial staff monitors what is happening in the country and the world every day, and is always ready to share with you the main events of the day. Today we will sum up the results of May 1st. Fires near Chita In the Chita region, a large fire has been extinguished: a dacha cooperative and a forest have burned down, traffic on the federal highway has been blocked. Fire, as reported by CHITA.RU regarding the head of the district, Viktor Mashukov, the cooperative “Dungeon Exploration” was damaged: out of 50 houses there, 30 were damaged by fire. According to the authorities, no one lives in the cooperative permanently, there are no casualties – The preliminary cause of the fire is that yesterday there was a fire in the cooperative, there is no light, today the owners independently tried to connect electricity, after which messages began to arrive about the need to call the fire services,” the publication quotes Mashukova as saying. They say: Oleg Fedorov / CHITA.RU Protests in Georgia In the Georgian parliament, deputies fought before discussing the law on foreign agents on April 30. Protesters lined up in front of the parliament building, and riot police used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets. On Wednesday evening, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili issued a statement calling for the protest to be peaceful and calling on Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri to stop the spread. During the protest, according to the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs, 63 people were arrested, 6 police officers were injured. US sanctions The US Senate passed a bill banning the import of Russian uranium, which was banned in 2028, but import is possible from 2024 to 2027 in exceptional cases. This year it should not exceed 24.4 thousand tons, in 2027 – 6.4 thousand tons. Until now, Russia was the largest supplier of enriched uranium to the United States, supplying the country with nearly a quarter of the radioactive metal, fueling more than 90 commercial reactors. Bloomberg reports this. Supplies bring Russia about $1 billion a year, and replenishing supplies can be a challenge. Ultimately, the decision could lead to an increase in the cost of enriched uranium by 20%. Problems with the vaccine The AstraZeneca Covid vaccine may cause thrombosis. The company itself admitted this, writes The Telegraph. Previously, a class action lawsuit was filed against the British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant, which alleged that the AstraZeneca vaccine caused dozens of injuries and deaths. Victims and relatives of those killed have brought 51 cases to the Court of Appeal in England and Wales, seeking damages of up to £100 million. One of the first plaintiffs in 2023 said the vaccine caused blood clotting and bleeding. brain, and as a result – irreversible brain damage. The company has denied the allegations, but The Telegraph obtained a court document in which AstraZeneca acknowledged that the vaccine may “in rare cases” cause TTS, explaining that “the reason for this is not precisely known and in each case there is a causal relationship.” the specific case must be the subject of expert opinion.”
problems with AstraZeneca – May 1, 2024 – Russia today
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