The main loser of 2021 from the Forbes Global 2000 list was the Chinese video streaming Kuaishou: with revenue of 12.58 billion dollars last year, it received a loss of about 12 billion — 96% of revenue
Italian telecom company TIM ended 2021 with a loss of 56% of its $18 billion in revenue, while Chinese rival Uber DiDi rounded out the top three (anti-)leaders, with a loss of 28% of revenue (which amounted to almost $27 billion). 8th place in the list, by the way, is occupied by another Chinese technology startup Meituan, which is engaged in delivery.
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The Georgian government will become a shareholder of Borjomi. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said that the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development «practically completed negotiations and in a week the state will become a shareholder of Borjomi».
Earlier, IDS Borjomi announced that due to Western sanctions against Mikhail Fridman’s Alfa Group, which owns a controlling stake in Borjomi, the company found itself in a difficult financial situation and was forced to stop production for an indefinite period.
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Rospotrebnadzor has suspended the import and circulation in Russia of American instant noodles «Nissin Cup Noodle with Beef», which contains genetically modified soybeans, the agency said.
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The situation with microbes on the International Space Station (ISS) has worsened in recent years, there is a risk of contamination of the new station when using existing modules of the Russian segment, said Oleg Orlov, head of the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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Russia and Turkey have reached a preliminary agreement that should ensure the safe resumption of supplies of Ukrainian grain through the port of Odessa, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing sources. However, according to the agency, Ukraine does not yet agree with the terms of the deal.
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The excavations of the Sakkara necropolis again brought a rich collection of finds. At the disposal of archaeologists were 250 wooden sarcophagi with well-preserved mummies about 2500 years old. Inside one of the sarcophagi, a well-preserved papyrus was found, which may contain chapters from the Book of the Dead. In addition, archaeologists have found two well-preserved wooden statues with gilded faces, which depicted the goddesses Isis and Nephthys in the pose of mourners.
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In Japan, 83-year-old Kenichi Hori single-handedly sailed the Pacific Ocean without a port call and became the oldest person to do so. The man covered 8.5 thousand kilometers in two months. On board the ship, Hori had food and water, a satellite phone, and solar panels for power generation. He has been sailing for over half a century. In 1962, Hori became the first person to swim across the Pacific Ocean without stopping. Then the Japanese was 23 years old
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Roscosmos specialists will be able to operate the German eROSITA telescope without causing damage to it, the risk of which is warned by the Russian Academy of Sciences, said the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin. “Roscosmos specialists are world-class professionals.
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India on Monday successfully tested its Agni-IV medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, the country’s defense ministry said.
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The South Korean Ministry of Defense has adopted a plan for additional purchases of missiles for the American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) in service with South Korea, Defense news reported.
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Boris Johnson has retained the post of British Prime Minister. On Monday evening, a no-confidence vote was held in which 359 Conservatives took part.
Mr. Johnson was supported by 211 of them, «against» the Prime Minister (that is, «for» his resignation) were 148 people. At least 180 people had to declare no confidence in him for the resignation of the prime minister.
The reason for declaring a vote of no confidence in the prime minister was the scandal with his participation in parties during the nationwide lockdown in 2020-2021. Some of them were held in the government residence.
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Five US warships are currently conducting operations in the Baltic Sea, according to the US 6th Operational Fleet.
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The Japanese government does not intend to withdraw from the Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2 projects for the production of liquefied natural gas and oil, follows from the annual White Paper energy report, which Kyodo retells
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Japan has added two Russian banks and one Belarusian bank to the sanctions list, the country’s Foreign Ministry reports. According to the published list, two Russian banks fell under the sanctions — Rosselkhozbank and Credit Bank of Moscow. The sanctions list also includes the Belarusian bank Belinvestbank (Belarusian Bank for Development and Reconstruction). It is noted that the assets of these banks will be frozen.
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The United States continues to interact with Russian media, issue visas to journalists, no one’s accreditation to work in the country has been withdrawn, the US State Department said
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The family of African-American Andrew Brown Jr. shot dead by law enforcement officers will receive $ 3 million from the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina, local TV reports.
Brown’s relatives filed a $30 million lawsuit against two sheriffs and a number of officers involved in the arrest. The plaintiffs accused the defendants of assault, excessive use of force, criminal negligence and manslaughter. Lawyers said the family accepts the compensation offered.
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Biden declared a state of emergency. The United States is in a difficult situation with the availability of capacities to generate sufficient electricity, and immediate action is needed, US President Joe Biden said in a statement.
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A federal court in New York has issued arrest warrants for two planes linked by US authorities to Russian businessman Roman Abramovich, Bloomberg reported. The United States believes that both aircraft were delivered in March to Russia in violation of US export restrictions.
The orders concern Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and Gulfstream G650ER aircraft. The American authorities estimate their cost at more than $400 million (24.6 billion rubles at the current exchange rate). As Forbes wrote in December, the Dreamliner has become the most expensive private jet in Russia, and there are only 250 such aircraft in the world.
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Russia owes about €74 million in fair compensation under decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), excluding a record €1.9 billion in favor of former Yukos shareholders, the press service of the Council of Europe told Kommersant newspaper.
The total number of Russian cases before the ECtHR (since the accession of our country to the European Convention on Human Rights) amounted to 3395. The total amount awarded by the court to the applicants against Russia amounted to €2.02 billion.
Russia withdrew from the Council of Europe in mid-March, and the State Duma will adopt laws within a week that will allow not to comply with the decisions of the ECtHR
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This year, the reserve fund of the Russian government may receive an additional almost 635 million rubles, which will save on the maintenance of the foreign apparatus of the Russian Foreign Ministry, TASS reports, citing a list of proposals from the main managers of federal budget funds to increase the fund’s budget allocations.
It follows from the document that the funds allocated for the payment of salaries to employees of diplomatic missions (427.7 million rubles), travel and other expenses (73.6 million rubles), repair of buildings of foreign institutions (40.4 million rubles), purchase goods, works and services to support the activities of diplomatic missions (47.5 million).
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The case of embezzlement of 1.4 billion rubles. in the supply of components for the military-industrial complex of Russia has been considered since 2016, its defendants were 14 people. According to the decision of the Moscow City Court, the case will be transferred to the court of first instance, and the defendants will be released on bail, Kommersant reports.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry expanded the stop list for US citizens, adding 61 more people to the list. The new list includes US finance and energy ministers, heads of media platforms and rating agencies, aircraft and shipbuilding companies, the Foreign Ministry said. In particular, the list includes the senior executive director of Netflix, the president and CEO of Nasdaq, the president of Universal Pictures and others.
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Apple, as part of the annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which takes place online from June 6 to 10 in 2022, introduced a new operating system for the iPhone.
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According to Kommersant, Russian lead production plants were on the verge of closing due to a complete halt in exports. Europe is inaccessible due to sanctions, and it is impossible to establish sales in other directions, since the Ministry of Industry and Trade has not yet issued a single export license.
Domestic demand, which was below supply before, also fell after the almost complete halt in the auto industry. Warehouses at enterprises in the Russian Federation are already full, and the load of some plants has decreased to 30%.
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At WWDC 2022, an updated MacBook Air was introduced, which will run on the new M2 chip. It will also have MagSafe charging. In video playback mode, it will be able to work 18 hours without recharging, and its display has increased to 13.6 inches. The display has a cutout for the front camera, like the older model MacBook Pro. The price is from $1199.
The company also introduced an updated 13-inch MacBook Pro, which received the M2 chip. Its price will start at $1299.
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On June 7, President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Seok-yeol appointed Chan Ho-jin, former ambassador to Cambodia, to the post of ambassador to Russia.
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The Polish company Amrest, which owned the franchise, transferred control over it to the Russian Neu-M. Kommersant’s sources say that Pizza Hut will soon operate in Russia under a different brand
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In Sweden, from June 1, they began issuing a residence permit for highly qualified foreigners to look for work or start a business. A residence permit can be issued for a period of 3-9 months, while taking a family with you will not work. If during this time a job is found in Sweden, you will no longer have to leave the country.
Undergraduates and holders of a doctoral degree who have accumulated a certain number of credits will be able to apply for a residence permit. You also need to provide medical insurance and prove the availability of 13 thousand kroons per month for life — this is 1243 euros. That is, if you ask for a residence permit for six months, prepare about 7460 euros.
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The Yandex.Market platform launched an online service for buying back used smartphones
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More than 20 types of amino acids have been found on the asteroid Ryugu. Samples from the surface of the asteroid were collected by the Japanese Hayabusa-2 spacecraft and delivered to Earth at the end of 2020. Amino acids are necessary for living beings, and this discovery can become an argument in favor of the extraterrestrial origin of life on our planet.
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The CEC of Kazakhstan announced the results of the referendum on amendments to the Constitution. Amendments to the Constitution of Kazakhstan were supported by 77.18% of voters who voted in the referendum, or 6.1 million people, Nurlan Abdirov, head of the CEC of Kazakhstan, said during a briefing, the meeting was broadcast on YouTube.
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Deutsche Bank has moved IT specialists from its Russian offices to Berlin, according to the FT and Handelsblatt. Approximately 2,000 people moved to Berlin — programmers from the bank’s two technology centers in Moscow and St. Petersburg with their families.
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IKEA has decided to exit the banking business in Russia. The Swedish group will sell Ikano-bank, created for lending to buyers of IKEA and MEGA stores, to the Russian Credit Europe Bank
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China secretly agreed with Cambodia to build the Ream naval base in the Gulf of Thailand — The Washington Post. It is reported that construction will begin soon. This will be China’s second military base abroad: the first is in Africa, in Djibouti.
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Google will pay $100 million to Illinois residents to settle a class-action lawsuit in which the tech giant was accused of violating the User Biometric Processing Act (BIPA).
The plaintiffs alleged that Google violated the law because one of the Google Photos algorithms collects and analyzes data on the structure of the faces of users without their consent. Each Google Photos user in Illinois will be able to receive between $200 and $400
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The International Skating Union (ISU) has extended the suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes from competitions under the auspices of the organization until a special decision of the board or congress, said ISU Director General Fredi Schmid at a meeting of the ISU congress on Tuesday.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised its key rate by 50 basis points from 0.35% to 0.85%
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New Zealand imposed sanctions against 44 companies of the Russian Federation and Belarus, including against Gazprom and Belarusian defense enterprises, the country’s government said on Tuesday.
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As of June 1, Gazprom stopped gas supplies to six European companies Shell Energy (Germany), Orsted Salg & Service A/S (Denmark), GasTerra B.V. (Netherlands), Gasum (Finland), as well as Bulgargaz (Bulgaria) and PGNiG (Poland), thus completing the shutdown of companies that refused the payment scheme proposed by Russia.
Deliveries to these companies amount to approximately 17.5 billion cubic meters. m of gas per year. This is slightly less than 13% of all deliveries to Europe via pipelines, which in 2021, according to the International Energy Association (IEA), amounted to 140 billion cubic meters. m. Gas exports have fallen by almost 30% over the past five months.
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New Zealand scientists have found a «lost world» under the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. This is a river under a half-kilometer layer of ice, in which small shrimp-like creatures live. Amphipods live in the subglacial river: arthropods five millimeters in size, relatives of lobsters and crabs. Scientists know that under the ice of Antarctica there is a network of freshwater reservoirs, but they are practically not studied. The researchers left the camera and other equipment in the drilled hole. It will help to find out what is the uniqueness of these waters.
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Vladimir Putin signed a decree establishing the Main Directorate for Rapid Response within the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Management tasks will include:
- ensuring the security and anti-terrorist protection of objects of the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia;
- organization of measures to ensure the legal regimes of martial law, a state of emergency, a counter-terrorist operation, if they are introduced on the territory of the Russian Federation;
- organizational support for the integrated use of forces and means in the internal affairs bodies operating in special conditions.
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US authorities have issued arrest warrants for two US aircraft belonging to Russian businessman Roman Abramovich for flying to Russia without a license required due to US sanctions.
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Air units of the Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted joint exercises with the United States over the Pacific Ocean with the participation of two US Air Force B-1 strategic bombers, the press service of the Japan Self-Defense Forces reports.
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Russia is suspending the implementation of the 1998 Russian-Japanese agreement, which allowed Japanese fishermen to fish near the southern Kuriles within the quota allocated by the Russian side, the Foreign Ministry said. As explained in the department, this decision was made due to the fact that Tokyo took a line to freeze the payments due under the agreement.
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In the White House, they plan to write off student debts of $ 10,000 for each borrower. Discussions of how to structure the forgiveness of loans for millions of Americans were conducted for several months. The White House’s intentions provided for the write -off of debts by Americans who earned less than $ 150,000 in the previous year, or less than 300,000 dollars for married couples
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The co-founders of the Queen group will release the previously unrelated song recorded in the 1980s with the participation of Freddie Mercury. The release of the composition is scheduled for September this year.
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Since June 20, the movement of passenger trains «Dushanbe-Tashkent» is restored. The railway message was interrupted in the early 1990s. Trains will run once a week. Travel time is 21 hours. The length of the route is 916 kilometers. They consist of 10 wagons-sleeping, four compartment, restaurant wagon, four reserve wagons with sedentary places.
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The State Duma of Russia adopted immediately in the second and third readings a bill under which the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights adopted after March 15 will not be executed in our country. From this moment on, the decisions of Russian courts will have more weight than the decisions of the ECHR.
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The politician, ally of Alexei Navalny and in the past of the Deputy Minister of Energy of Russia Vladimir Milov (recognized in Russia by the media-foreign agent) was put on the wanted list as a defendant in a criminal case.
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The Samara missile and space center Progress for a month introduces a downtime regime for employees of its branch on Baikonur due to lack of launches, the press service of the RCC told reporters.
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The United States formed a new 11th airborne division in Alaska, called Arctic Angels, the command of the American army reported.
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Citizens of Russia Sofue Sape, who was sentenced to six years in Belarus, sent a deadline for the Gomel colony to serve
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