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17 June-ongoing – 2024 Russian botulism outbreak: One person dies in Kostroma, [96] while at least 150 people are hospitalised in Moscow following an outbreak of suspected botulism that is blamed on salads prepared by a food delivery company. [97] Eighteen people are also hospitalised in Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan over the same incident. [98]
Russian Orthodox Christmas Service in St. Petersburg on 7 January 2019. Christmas in Russia (Рождество Христово, Rozhdestvo Khristovo) is celebrated on 25 December (Julian calendar) which falls on 7 January (Gregorian calendar) and commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ.
2024 local electoral calendar; The year 2024 is notable for the large number of elections being held worldwide: more than 100 countries from around the world, [2] home to nearly half of the global population, [3] will vote, including eight of the world's 10 most populous nations – Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia ...
The ISO 8601 format YYYY-MM-DD (2024-12-24) is intended to harmonize these formats and ensure accuracy in all situations. Many countries have adopted it as their sole official date format, though even in these areas writers may adopt abbreviated formats that are no longer recommended.
Russia launched aerial attacks on Ukraine’s energy ... most Ukrainians celebrated Christmas on January 7 under the Julian church calendar, ... 2024. - Thomas Peter/Reuters. Russia launched more ...
The New Year became a holiday that is celebrated by both calendars. As in most countries which use the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day in Russia is a public holiday celebrated on January 1. On that day, joyous entertainment, fireworks, elaborate and often large meals and other festivities are common.
Most Ukrainians are Orthodox Christians and the independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine, set up in 2018, agreed in 2023 to move away from the traditional Julian calendar used in Russia where ...
Election logo. Presidential elections were held in Russia from 15 to 17 March 2024. [1] [2] [a] It was the eighth presidential election in the country.The incumbent president Vladimir Putin won with 88% of the vote, the highest percentage in a presidential election in post-Soviet Russia, [4] gaining a fifth term in what was widely viewed as a foregone conclusion.