In April, Chinese companies purchased $8.9 billion worth of goods from Russia, up nearly 57% from the same month a year ago.
Chinese firms sold $3.8 billion worth of goods to Russia in April, slightly less than in March. This is 7.7% less than a year earlier, and is the lowest amount since March 2020, writes Bloomberg.
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Startup Skydweller Aero is testing a solar-powered aircraft that will charge while in flight. The startup, together with the US Navy, has released an aircraft capable of staying in the air for up to 90 days. A new version has now been finalized, and according to the developers, it can fly for a whole year without landing.
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The court sentenced former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon to 4 years in prison, including a year in prison. Fillon, taking advantage of his official position, fictitiously employed his wife, and she illegally received a salary.
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The city council of České Budějovice, a regional center in the south of the Czech Republic, has stripped the honorary citizenship of the city of Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to be poisoned into space. 32 council members supported the decision, five were against it (four of them were communists).
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The leadership of the Prague City Hall deprived Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Konev of the status of an honorary citizen of the Czech capital, which he had been since June 6, 1945.
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On May 9, Ukraine submitted to the EU the completed second part of the questionnaire required to obtain the status of a candidate for membership in the European Union. This was announced by the Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna
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An official response to Ukraine’s application to join the European Union will be provided in June, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Twitter. If Ukraine is recommended candidate status and all 27 EU member states agree, negotiations on the country’s accession to the EU will begin.
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Sri Lankan authorities on Monday imposed a curfew throughout the country after clashes broke out between supporters and opponents of the government in the capital Colombo, according to the Indian edition of The Hindustan Times.
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Novatek Green Energy, a Polish subsidiary of NOVATEK, has declared force majeure on its obligations to customers since April 25, 2022, according to a statement from the head of the company, Dariusz Braton, posted on its website.
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The Chinese cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-4 with supplies and equipment on board launched to China’s National Orbital Station Tiangong, according to a broadcast conducted by China Central Television (CCTV).
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Russian manned spacecraft will not be able to arrive at China’s Tiangong National Orbital Station due to the location of the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Yang Yuguang, spokesman for the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), said.
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The largest white diamond ever put up for auction is on sale in Geneva this week as part of the auction house Christie’s sale, CNN reports. «The Rock», a 228.31-carat pear-shaped stone roughly the size of a golf ball, is expected to sell for up to $30 million.
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A Chinese cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-4, with supplies and equipment on board, has docked at the Tianhe Base Module of China’s Tiangong National Orbital Station, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.
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Japan on Tuesday distributed an extended list of Russian companies and individuals against which sanctions are being imposed. It included 70 companies and 130 Russian politicians, including Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, as well as entrepreneurs and members of their families. Sanctions are also being imposed against the leadership of the DNR and LNR.
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The winners of the Olympus Image of the Year Awards have been announced. The pictures were taken with a microscope. The top prize went to Jan Martinek from the Czech Republic for his photograph of the pollen tubes in Tal’s clover (Arabidopsis thaliana)
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Two tugboats delivered 12,000 solar panels to the Portuguese Alcueva reservoir, writes Reuters. The launch of the floating fleet in July is part of Portugal’s plan to reduce dependence on fuel imports. The future «solar park» in Portugal will be equipped with a battery-powered energy storage system. It will be able to provide energy to 25% of consumers in the region.
The first floating «solar park» was built in Japan in 2007, after which similar projects opened in France, Italy, South Korea, Spain and the United States. Currently, there are more than a hundred floating solar power plants in operation around the world. Their panels can be installed on the surface of industrial pools, open lakes and even in sea bays.
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Andy Warhol’s portrait of Marilyn Monroe sold at Christie’s for $195 million, a new record for American art ever sold at auction
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The world’s largest tech companies lost more than $1 trillion in market value after the Fed raised interest rates. Apple’s market value fell by $220 billion, Microsoft by nearly $189 billion, Tesla by $199 billion, Amazon by $173 billion, Alphabet (Google’s parent company) by $123 billion
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Ingka Group, the owner of the stores of the world’s largest furniture brand IKEA, will pay workers in Russia until August. Previously, the period of such payments was limited to May. In early March, the company announced that it would temporarily close stores and suspend deliveries to Russia.
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The Pulitzer Prize Committee awarded all journalists from Ukraine with a special mention award. Typically, journalists and materials that do not belong to any of the categories of the award, but deserve special attention, fall into this category of the award.
The Pulitzer is the most prestigious award in journalism and literature, which can only be received by journalists in the United States. The only time the award in this nomination was awarded to a separate profession in 1945 was cartographers who helped publish front-line reports during World War II.
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In Finland, near the Russian borders, military exercises are being held. The Wall Street Journal gives details: More than 3,000 Finnish soldiers are participating in the two-week exercise Arrow 22, as well as military contingents from the US, UK, Estonia and Latvia.
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New South Korean President Yun Sok-yeol on Tuesday announced Seoul’s readiness to promote the development of the DPRK’s economy if its authorities give up nuclear weapons.
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By the end of April, German citizens had donated 752 million euros to Ukraine. So many people in Germany have not donated to any catastrophe in history, Der Spiegel points out, citing data from a survey by the German Central Institute for Social Problems. The previous record for donations was 670 million euros for the victims of the tsunami in Southeast Asia in 2004, the victims of the floods in Germany last year raised 631 million euros.
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Attendance at shopping centers in Moscow and St. Petersburg, according to Focus Technologies, April 30-May 3, the Mall Index indicator (reflects attendance per 1,000 sq. m of retail space) in Moscow was 18% lower than the same period last year and 24% lower than in 2019. In St. Petersburg, the decline was 14% and 21%, respectively.
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The governor of the Tomsk region Sergey Zhvachkin leaves his post, the press service of the region reported. He stayed in office for ten years.
“We need to give way to the young. There is a law that limits governors to work for two terms. I’m used to following the law. I have never looked for and am not going to look for any loopholes. Never clung to a chair»
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Women in Afghanistan are protesting new restrictions. The Taliban have banned Afghan women from going outside with their face and body uncovered. This is the most severe restriction on women’s rights imposed by the Taliban government since coming to power in August last year. The new law specifically states that if women do not have important things to do on the street, then it is better for them to stay at home.
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«A special fire regime has been introduced on the territory of 49 subjects of the Russian Federation, the fire season is open in 77 subjects,» said Alexander Chupriyan, acting head of the ministry.
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In Bulgaria, transport companies are protesting against high fuel prices. Actions are held in 13 cities of the country, according to the portal Dnevnik. Among the demands of carriers is a halving of the excise tax on fuel, as well as the abolition of the expansion of the toll system planned by the authorities.
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Five Kyiv metro stations will receive new names after voting by residents of the capital of Ukraine. The head of the Kyiv metro Viktor Braginsky said.
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The governor of the Kirov region, Igor Vasiliev, also announced his resignation — «due to the approaching end of the term of office.»
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili handed over the second part of the completed European Commission questionnaire to the head of the EU Delegation in Tbilisi, Karl Hartzel, on the basis of which the issue of granting Georgia the status of an EU member candidate will be considered in Brussels, the press service of the head of the Georgian government reported.
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German Foreign Ministers Annalena Berbock and Niederladnov Wopke Hoekstra arrived on official visits to Ukraine. There they are to meet with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba.
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Five Russian governors announced their resignations at once:
— Governor of the Tomsk Region Sergey Zhvachkin
— Governor of the Kirov region Igor Vasiliev
— Governor of the Ryazan Region Nikolay Lyubimov
— Governor of the Saratov region Valery Radaev
— Head of Mari El Alexander Evstifeev
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