According to The Worldwide Speed Camera Database, more than 105,000 permanent (this is important, portable, including those bundled with traffic police, do not count) cameras are now installed on roads around the world. Of these, 71 thousand are speed cameras, 17.4 are fined for running a red light, and the rest either perform several functions at the same time or check for some other violations
And out of these 105 thousand traffic cameras, 18.4 thousand are located in Russia! This is the unconditional first place in the world! The second place is occupied by Brazil (17 thousand cameras), and Italy closes the top three: 10.8 thousand
There are 11 cameras installed in India. Only 10 permanent cameras installed in Ireland and South Korea
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«Gazprom» began to supply Hungary with additional volumes of gas — in addition to what is regulated by contracts, the state secretary of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said. According to him, the country’s government wants to purchase another 700 million cubic meters in addition to the volumes under contracts.
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German gas storage facilities are already 75% full — this was achieved by reducing gas consumption in the summer and increasing imports from North-Western Europe, according to the Association of German Operators of Gas and Hydrogen Storage Systems INES.
According to the EU gas storage regulation adopted in May, this mark was planned to be reached by September 1, at least 85% full by October 1, 95% by November 1. The increased reserves should compensate for any market fluctuations, up to the complete cessation of gas supplies from Russia.
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Daimler Truck, the group’s global revenue grew by 18% to €12.1 billion, and profit — by 56% to €946 million.
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Mercedes-Benz Group? [Although the group’s global sales fell 7%, revenue increased 7% to €36.4bn and profits rose 2% to almost €3.2bn.
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VW’s revenue rose 3.3% to €69.5 billion;
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BMW, revenue increased by 21.6% to €34.8 billion.
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Hugo Boss: Revenue increased 40% to €878m and operating profit (EBIT) more than doubled to €100m. This covered a loss of €15m in Russia.
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Siemens, quarterly revenue grew by 4% to €17.9 billion, and the order book received from around the world reached a record €99 billion.
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Ten aircraft from the Russian Federation cannot leave the airfields in Leipzig, Cologne, Frankfurt-Hahn, Baden-Baden and Munich after February 27, when the skies of Germany were closed to Russian aviation. This is mainly about business jets or aircraft used for charter flights, among them are the Boeing 737, Boeing 747 and Airbus A320.
Russian aircraft can only receive basic maintenance — for example, to protect against unauthorized access to them. Any other maintenance is prohibited, as is the provision of spare parts, the German Ministry of Transport explained.
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Emmanuel Macron signed the protocols of ratification of France’s consent to the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, the press service of the Elysee Palace reported.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro officially demanded that the Russian ambassador leave the country. He has been declared persona non grata.
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Export of iron ore from Russia to China in the first 6 months of 2022 fell by 40% in monetary terms and by 20% in physical terms.
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The Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) dispersed a rally for the right of women to education and work. In the spring of 2021, the Islamist radical religious-political paramilitary movement «Taliban» (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) came to power in Afghanistan. Then the Taliban promised to preserve the rights of women.
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The delegation of the Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in Russia), led by the appointed Minister of Industry and Trade of Afghanistan, Nuriddin Azizi, will visit Moscow and Kazan.
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A Swedish startup has unveiled the world’s first wireless earbuds with solar panels built into a charging case. The manufacturer promises eight hours of continuous operation of the Phoenix itself, and together with the charging case, the headphones can work up to 32 hours. Sales will begin in the fall of 2022, and their cost will be $149
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