Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered nearly a thousand species of bacteria in snow and ice samples collected from Tibetan glaciers, according to Phys.org. Scientists collected snow and ice samples from 21 glaciers in Tibet in 2010-2016, melted them down and tested them to see what was left in the water.
«In doing so, the researchers found 968 unique bacterial species, 98% of which have never been seen before. The results come following a study by another team that recently discovered several viruses in 15,000-year-old ice, most of which have never been seen before.» never met before,» the message reads.
According to scientists, some of these bacteria and viruses can be infectious for animals and humans, and as snow and ice melt due to climate change, they can get into rivers and streams in populated areas with water.
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An electric car from the Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX traveled 1.2 thousand kilometers between Germany and the UK on a single charge. The journey took 14.5 hours at an average speed of 83 kilometers per hour, in some areas the electric car accelerated to 140 kilometers per hour.
What’s more, Mercedes stated that the air conditioning was on for about eight hours during the trip. But the air conditioner, as it is believed, can very strongly discharge the battery of an electric car. With this trip, Mercedes set a new record. The longest range electric car available on the market is the Lucid Air (830 kilometers), while the Tesla Model S can travel about 650 kilometers.
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Lithuania legally banned the import of natural gas from Russia, with the exception of its transit to the Kaliningrad region. The decision was approved by the Lithuanian Seimas.
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Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing the import of a number of goods into Russia without the permission of the copyright holder during 2022
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The United States has expanded the sanctions list against Russia. The list of sanctions included, in particular, TV presenter Tina Kandelaki. The companies KamAZ, Tupolev, the United Aircraft Corporation, Irkut and Rostec fell under the sanctions. The US also imposed a ban on gold imports from Russia
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Bulgaria expels 70 employees of the Russian embassy from the country, including technical staff
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The Finnish company Nokian Tires, which produces car tires, has decided to withdraw from the Russian market, the company said in a statement. The company has come to the conclusion that it is no longer possible to continue operations in the country.
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Vladimir Putin signed a number of laws today. Among them:
a law simplifying the issuance of residence permits in Russia to foreign IT specialists and their families;
a law allowing the sale of duty-free goods to passengers flying from Russia to other countries of the Eurasian Economic Union;
a law obliging foreign companies that own licenses for the use of subsoil in the Russian Federation to re-register them for Russian legal entities.
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Norway has refused to make an exception to the sanctions for cargo sent to Russian settlements on the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. This was reported by the Norwegian television and radio company NRK, citing a commentary by the Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry.
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Almost all foreign pharmaceutical companies have suspended clinical trials of their drugs in Russia due to problems with the timely delivery of biomaterials to the laboratory, Viktor Dmitriev, general director of the Association of Russian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, told Interfax.
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The American accommodation booking service Airbnb Inc has decided to permanently ban parties and events in premises rented through the platform around the world.
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Belarus will fulfill debt obligations on Eurobonds in Belarusian rubles due to the impossibility of making payments in foreign currency due to Western sanctions, the government of the republic said.
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From October 1, 2022, bank customers will be able to independently set a ban on online transactions in the bank or limit their parameters — the maximum transaction amount or a limit for a certain period of time, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation said in a statement.
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German automaker Volkswagen AG has sold a minority stake in Electrify America LLC, operator of North America’s largest network of ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations, to Siemens conglomerate.
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UN agencies have appealed to donors to urgently allocate $110 million in emergency assistance to the people of Afghanistan affected by the earthquake, according to the UN website.
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A tanker with fuel oil from Russia (ship owner Greece) was stopped by US authorities in New Orleans (Louisiana), writes WSJ. Vitol, which chartered the ship, insists that it is fully complying with US sanctions against the export of oil products from Russia.
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Turkey agrees to support Finland and Sweden joining NATO
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The number of guests in hotels in Crimea in June 2022 decreased by more than a third compared to the same period last year. The average occupancy of accommodation facilities in Crimea in June is 50%, RBC was told in the press service of the Ministry of Resorts and Tourism of the Republic
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Russian companies were unable to renew licenses for Cisco network equipment and IBM servers. Basically, these are servers based on the IBM Power microprocessor architecture, which are used to store and process large amounts of data, as well as network equipment.
Russian companies most often purchased licenses for a year, less often for two or three years. When the licenses run out, the equipment will stop working. The companies left without licenses have two ways: to use a key purchased unofficially, that is, through parallel import, or to run programs that emulate activation, hack equipment. In the first case, the key can be blocked by the manufacturer, while in the second case there are no guarantees that the equipment will work.
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Tire manufacturer Michelin announced its withdrawal from Russia. All business in the country will be sold to local managers, but will not be associated with the Michelin brand.
According to Za Rulem, the French company employs about 1,000 people in Russia, “of whom 750 are employees of the Davydovo production site, located 100 kilometers from Moscow. The production capacity of the plant reaches 1.5-2 million tires for passenger cars per year. Russia accounted for 2% of total Michelin sales.”
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Four European entrepreneurs have opened a €250 million fund to support technology start-ups. The Plural Fund is focused on financing early stage companies. It is assumed that the amount of assistance will vary from 1 million to 10 million euros. The company promises to support European startups that solve «important problems» — mainly in Europe, but also in other regions.
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Juice producers have encountered difficulties with the import of batches of fruit and berry puree into Russia, their import is blocked by the customs, which has changed the approach to the classification of these goods. They are now subject to a food embargo imposed by Russia in 2014.
The Union of Producers of Juices, Water and Drinks (Soyuznapitki) in June turned to the head of the Ministry of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov with a request to help resolve the problem, Kommersant writes with reference to a letter
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The sanctions affected 73% of Russian entrepreneurs surveyed by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM).
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The National Payment Card System (NSPK) has completed preparations for the industrial implementation of the SBPey service, which can be used to pay for purchases through the Fast Payment System (SBP) contactless via a smartphone with NFC. However, banks will have to spend money on improving the infrastructure for accepting payments, which far from everyone is ready for, Kommersant writes.
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From July 1, Russian Railways will restore the 2021 quotas for the export of coal from Kuzbass, Khakassia, Buryatia and Tuva in an easterly direction, Kommersant writes, citing the minutes of the Russian Railways board meeting dated June 28. This means that coal from these regions will receive priority in transportation over coal from other regions.
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The US Department of Commerce has blacklisted five Chinese companies because of suspicions of cooperation with the Russian military, writes the Financial Times.
These are Connec Electronic, King Pai Technology, Sinno Electronics, Winninc Electronic and World Jetta (HK) Logistics. For legal entities included in the list, restrictions are introduced on the purchase of American goods, as well as goods manufactured abroad with American participation or using American technologies.
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Siemens rejected Russia’s data on the reasons for the reduction in gas supplies to Germany via Nord Stream. Such a significant drop in gas pumping volumes would not have occurred due to turbines being repaired, Siemens Energy chief executive Joe Käser said in an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
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The FCC has called on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores «due to its secret data collection practices.»
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Blogger Insa Lander, who fled Russia from house arrest, after 15 days of waiting in the neutral zone of the Georgian checkpoint Upper Lars, nevertheless managed to cross the border and then enter Lithuania. In Russia, a criminal case has been initiated against her for assisting terrorist activities (Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code).
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The Philippine Securities Commission has confirmed its decision to revoke the registration certificate of Rappler, a publication led by Nobel laureate Maria Ressa. This actually means the closure of the media. Commission finds that Rappler illegally received funding from a foreign company
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The Monotowns Development Fund (VEB Group) will provide Haier Industry RUS LLC (Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, part of the Chinese Haier Group) with an interest-free loan in the amount of 250 million rubles for the creation of a plant for the production of refrigeration and freezing equipment with a total value of 4.5 billion rubles according to the foundation’s website.
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Sweden’s Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M), owner of Europe’s second largest clothing chain, increased its net profit and revenue in the second financial quarter (ended May 31) and announced a new share buyback program.
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The Russian government has allowed road industry enterprises to make changes to concession agreements, as well as adjust the terms of contracts for the repair and maintenance of roads, the website of the Cabinet of Ministers reports. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed such a decree on June 23.
We are talking about the right to change, with the approval of the FAS, the main parameters of concession agreements for the construction of roads, bridges, railways, schools and other facilities. Officials believe that this will support concessionaires implementing projects at the regional and municipal levels.
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In Nur-Sultan, Volga Dnepr airlines, which was operating a commercial flight from Urumqi via Nur-Sultan to Moscow, was detained, the press service of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan reported. Officials assured that there were no political motives in this.
The plane was detained on June 26 after the crew and its representative failed to timely submit customs documents and information for customs operations within the prescribed three hours from the moment of notification of arrival.
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Imports of goods in the Russian Federation have gone from the lows, when the fall by January and February was 50%, but remains low — minus 40%, especially investment. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Maxim Reshetnikov at the congress of the RSPP on Wednesday.
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The UK authorities have introduced new sanctions against Russia: six individuals and five legal entities have been added to the list. The corresponding notification is published on the website of the British government.
The restrictions, in particular, included billionaire Vladimir Potanin, son of billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev Said, brother of businessman Sait-Salam Gutseriev, governor of Kuzbass and former partner of Gennady Timchenko Sergey Tsivilev and his wife Anna, as well as businessman Ruslan Baisarov. The last on the list is Ivan Tyryshkin, Chairman of the Board of Directors and shareholder of SPB Exchange
Among the legal list in the new sanctions list are, in particular, the Moscow Industrial Bank, the Kolmar coal mining company and the developer of banking software R-Style Softlab.
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The US Film Academy invited Russian director Anton Dyakov to join their organization. In 2022, the Film Academy nominated Dyakov for an Oscar for the animated short film Boxing Ballet.
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The State Duma of Russia adopted in the third reading the law «On control over the activities of persons under foreign influence», according to the website of the lower house of parliament. Earlier, the initiative was criticized by the Human Rights Council, saying that the document restricts constitutional rights, contradicts the principles of labor law and “in fact unreasonably” expands the list of those who can be recognized as foreign agents.
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Consumer prices in Spain, calculated by EU standards, soared 10.2% in annual terms in June after rising 8.7% in the previous month, according to preliminary data from the Spanish Statistical Office (INe).
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Retail trade turnover, according to cash registers (CCT), is 10% lower than the level of early February, there is a slight positive trend due to seasonal factors, but it is too early to talk about the stabilization of consumer demand, said the head of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Maxim Reshetnikov.
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The State Duma Committee on the Financial Market approved amendments that allow banks to set negative rates on foreign currency deposits of legal entities.
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The State Duma adopted in the third reading a law that strengthens the Central Bank’s control over the regulation of the activities of the central depository, this status now has the National Settlement Depository (NSD), which has fallen under Western sanctions.
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The Swedish company Sandvik, which is engaged in engineering in the mining industry, has decided to leave Russia, and is now in the process of curtailing business in the country, the company said.
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