Results 08.10: New agreement and infection registry

Britain will launch a special technical assistance program for Ukraine; The number of people infected with the coronavirus is growing rapidly. Korrespondent.net highlights yesterday’s major events.

Johnson and Zelensky signed a cooperation agreement

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed several important bilateral documents. It is a political cooperation, free trade and strategic partnership agreement, which will replace the Association Agreement in trade with Great Britain after Brexit.

In particular, relations between the countries, according to the agreements, will be implemented through two key mechanisms: the strategic partnership dialogue and the trade committee. The willingness of the parties to improve cooperation in the area of ​​migration is also consolidated, to work to facilitate visa conditions.

WHO records a record rise in coronavirus cases

During the last day in the world, 338,799 people fell ill with coronavirus, which became a new record for the entire time of the pandemic. The highest number of new cases was registered in the American continent, where 122,715 people were infected per day.

More than a quarter of Ukrainians are below the poverty line

Although the level of wages has increased, in Ukraine there is such a phenomenon as worker poverty. For example, one in three workers does not have enough wages to cover the basic necessities of life, and one in two healthy workers works on the basis of a secondary job. Furthermore, wage arrears increased by 24% in Ukraine and amounted to 200 million dollars.

The price of gas has risen sharply with the arrival of the cold

The average customs value of imported natural gas in September this year amounted to 3,955.8 UAH per 1,000 cubic meters. In dollar terms, the price of gas was $ 140.5. Thus, compared to August, the price of imported gas increased by 35.6%.

A criminal case was opened against the Naftogaz management

A criminal case was opened against the Naftogaz leadership under the treason article. “The matter concerns the activities of the company’s management. According to Kobolev, the company perceives this as” a very insistent invitation to a public discussion. “

The state standard for basic secondary education was presented to the Ministry of Education and Science

The Ministry of Education has presented a new state standard for basic secondary education. Under the new standard, students will gain knowledge and reveal their own abilities and form relationships and develop their own competencies. Teachers will accompany the educational process, having academic freedom “with sufficient resources of pedagogical skills,” said the head of the Ministry of Education and Science.

Quarantine in the regions is reinforced

A “100% mask regimen” is being implemented in the city of Sumy and will be fully disinfected. Also, the massive events will be limited; Increased the number of groups that will control the work of catering and entertainment establishments of all forms of ownership and transportation. The number of such groups will increase 10 times, from 3 to 30.

In the Kirovograd region, mass events were temporarily banned. The head of the Regional State Administration, Andriy Nazarenko, initiated the issue of banning mass events due to the worsening epidemic situation in Ukraine and in connection with a possible exacerbation in the region.

The searches were carried out on the Ukrainian shipping company on the Danube

Employees of the National Anti-Corruption Office and the Security Service of Ukraine searched the office of the Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company PJSC and several companies. We are talking about the possible illegal alienation of 32 barges belonging to PJSC UDP, exported abroad.

As a result of the inspections, the SBU revealed the facts of the transfer of the vessels of the subsidiary of the Ministry of Infrastructure. The attackers illegally transported the ships to one of the countries in the Black Sea basin and converted them. Then the barges were used in the Ukrainian waters area using forged documents.

American Film Academy Announces New Rules for Film Selection Criteria

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the organizers were forced to modify the selection rules. For example, tapes that weren’t booked on schedule due to quarantine restrictions may qualify for award number 93. If the movie was originally going to be shown in theaters, but was released on paid online services, you can win an Oscar.

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