Portugal to stop issuing golden visassaid Prime Minister António Costa. These visas were granted in exchange for investment in real estate or the country’s economy, and they allowed, over time, to acquire Portuguese citizenship.
Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said that the United States supports Ukraine’s strikes on military facilities in Crimea. The Russian Embassy called this a confirmation of Washington’s involvement in the conflict.
PickPoint stopped accepting applications for sending parcels from most cities in Russia, found out “Kommersant”. The company, which has faced financial difficulties due to a foreign shareholder, is trying to negotiate with counterparties to repay the debt, but the number of lawsuits once morest it is growing.
Turkey earthquake death toll tops 38,000 The night before, tremors of magnitude 5.1 were recorded in Turkey, several buildings collapsed. There is no information regarding the victims.
Phone scammers began to change mobile phone numbers to international ones, follows from the MegaFon data. At the beginning of 2023, Russians received the most unwanted calls from numbers using the codes of Japan, Korea, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Liechtenstein.
Joe Biden’s health allows him to serve as President of the United States, said his doctor Kevin O’Connor following the examination. In his opinion, Mr. Biden “remains an energetic 80-year-old man.”
Actor Bruce Willis diagnosed with dementia, his family said. In March 2022, he was diagnosed with aphasia (speech disorder), following which the actor ended his career.
The volume of deliveries of laptops to Russia in 2022 decreased by almost 30%, to 3.38 million devices, counted in GS Group. Taiwanese MSI outstripped Huawei and Lenovo in deliveries to Russia.
Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov said that relations between the United States and Russia are “worse than ever”, but he believes that it will not come to a complete break in relations. According to him, Moscow would not want this.
About the upcoming February 17 major events – in the announcements of Kommersant.