Since the beginning of the year, global funds have been selling off China’s shares and debt, and have withdrawn almost $900 billion from the country, a record amount during Xi Jinping’s rule.
«Western capital’s supertanker is turning away from China,» says Matt Smith, an asset manager at Ruffer LLP, which recently closed its Hong Kong office. China has again become a geopolitical risky investment, he points out.
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A joint effort of 42 companies and three universities in China has developed the unmanned vehicle Tianjin, powered solely by solar energy. He is able to move around the city without recharging at all. In addition, it has an unmanned driving system, and there is not even a steering wheel inside.
Solar panels with an area of 8.1 square meters are used to charge the car. meters. On clear days, they are capable of delivering an output power of 7.6 kWh, and the vehicle’s battery has an energy storage density of 330 Wh/kg.
The dimensions of the electric car are 4 meters long, 1.7 meters wide and 1.8 meters high. It weighs just over a ton.
It is reported that the maximum speed that Tianjin is capable of is 79.2 km / h, which is quite enough to move inside the city in separate zones designed for testing unmanned vehicles.
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According to a survey by the Levada Center (the organization is recognized in Russia as a foreign agent), the main source of information for Russians is television. In Russia as a whole, he is most trusted by exactly half of the respondents, in Moscow by 31%.
In Moscow, as a source of information, they trust the Internet more: 26% put online publications in first place, another 23% — telegram channels. For Russia as a whole, these figures were 18% and 14%, respectively, and the second place after TV was taken by social networks (19% versus 17% of those who trust social networks in Moscow)
The level of trust in radio and print media is the same in Moscow and Russia: 9% and 6% respectively.
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The EU countries have agreed on another package of sanctions against Russia, said Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó. His words are quoted by Portfolio.hu. In particular, 48 citizens, including one deputy prime minister and several heads of regions, and nine companies were subject to restrictions. The new package also includes an opportunity for Sberbank to fulfill obligations to former clients in Hungary.
In addition, the European Union will impose an embargo on gold and tighten trade in dual-use goods, further restrict government purchases and accept deposits, and prohibit the provision of accounting, auditing and tax advisory services.
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The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a law on withdrawing from the agreement between the CIS countries on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters, according to the government website. The relevant bill was introduced by the Cabinet of Ministers.
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Germany’s largest importer of Russian gas, Uniper, said it had received a letter from Gazprom stating that it could not guarantee gas supplies, Reuters reported. The German company officially dismissed the claim as unfounded.
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The EU and Azerbaijan agreed to double the capacity of the Southern Gas Corridor. A memorandum on energy cooperation was signed in Baku by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
“With this Memorandum of Understanding, we commit ourselves to expand the Southern Gas Corridor. This is already a very important supply route for the EU, currently delivering over 8 bcm. m of gas per year. And in a few years we will expand its capacity to 20 billion cubic meters. m. From next year, we should already reach 12 billion cubic meters,” said Mrs. von der Leyen.
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A ring with almost 25,000 diamonds has set a new Guinness Book record. It was made by the Indian company SWA Diamonds, it was called «Ami», which means «immortality» in Sanskrit. The decoration is made in the shape of a mushroom, pink oyster mushroom. According to the manufacturer, the ring costs $95,243.
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Railway passenger traffic between Russia and Tajikistan, temporarily suspended from March 17, 2020, will resume from August 30, Russian Railways reported.
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Poland received the first batch of American Abrams tanks,» Polish Radio reports citing Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak.
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In Russia, more than 100 billion rubles of additional funding has already been allocated to complete the construction of capital facilities, but due to rising prices for building materials, this will require another 80 billion rubles by the end of the year, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said at the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects.
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The American missile destroyer USS Bainbridge entered the Turkish naval base of Aksaz, located in the southwest of the country, on Monday, the US 6th operational fleet said.
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The Mint of Croatia began to mint national euro coins in three shifts. Until the end of the year, 420 million units of national coins in denominations of 2 and 1 euros, as well as 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 euro cents will need to be minted, Boris Vuychich, Governor of the National Bank of Croatia, said at the minting ceremony on Monday.
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France has experienced a day of temperature records. In many parts of the country, the thermometers have crossed the 40-degree mark.
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The House of Representatives of the United States Congress approved on Monday a resolution supporting the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO, reports The Hill.
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Virginia Tech researchers have created an octa glove with rubber suction cups that can stick to any surface or object. Built-in optical sensors and a microcontroller regulate the suction force and anticipate the intentions of the hand.
Scientists suggest that their gloves will find application not only in all types of underwater work, but also in the everyday life of astronauts on the ISS in zero gravity.
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Latvia will build a fence on the border with Belarus to protect against illegal migrants. The total length of the border between Latvia and Belarus is almost 173 km. The first 80 kilometers of the fence are planned to be erected by the beginning of winter, according to the LSM portal. Earlier, a fence on the border with Belarus was built by Poland, the same decision was made by Lithuania
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The Wolfsburg Art Museum, at the request of the animal protection organization PETA, dismantled Damien Hirst’s work with dying flies — «One Hundred Years (1990)». Activists believe that she violates the German Animal Welfare Act. It is forbidden in the country to kill them without proper reason.
The work «One Hundred Years (1990)» is a glass box divided in two. In its first half, fly larvae develop. Having matured, they fly through a hole in the partition into the second half. There is a powerful source of artificial light. It literally burns insects. This is how the artist depicted the “life cycle in a window”
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Russian blockchain company Atomyze has launched the first digital token backed by palladium produced by Norilsk Nickel.
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The American International Business Machines Corp (IBM) increased net profit by 5.1% in the second quarter of 2022
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The French government has announced a public offering of shares in the country’s largest energy generating company and the world’s largest nuclear power plant operator, EDF, BFMTV reported on Tuesday.
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The investment company of American billionaire Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, continued to buy shares in Occidental Petroleum Corp, which produces oil from shale deposits, increasing its share to 19.4%.
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The French authorities plan to send a public offer to buy shares of the energy company Electricite de France SA (EDF) at a price of 12 euros per share, thus spending about 9.7 billion euros on the company’s nationalization.
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Advertisers’ investments in Internet promotion in the first half of the year decreased by 34%, to 91 billion rubles, follows from the forecast of OMD OM Group.
Softline, one of the world’s largest providers of IT solutions, will split its business into two companies — Softline Global (the name will change in the future) and Softline Russia. The company said it had already begun the separation process and selected several consultants.
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Boeing excluded Russia from the number of buyers of its aircraft in the next 20 years. Previously, the company was going to transfer about 1,500 aircraft to Russia.
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Ozon, DNS, Yandex.Market, M.Video and other retailers will give Russian buyers a one-year warranty on equipment imported through parallel imports. The official manufacturer’s warranty will not apply to such products.
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An American single-handedly cleared the mangrove forests on the coral islands of the Florida Keys from 10 tons of garbage: syringes, used hygiene items, furniture, auto parts and mirrors. It took five years.
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The Tehran Currency Exchange launched trading in the Iranian rial/Russian ruble pair, said Mostafa Ghamari-Vafa, head of the press service of the Central Bank of Iran. According to him, the head of the Central Bank of Iran, following a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Moscow, announced the conclusion of strategic agreements in the monetary and banking sector.
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Raytheon Technologies Corp. announced the successful completion of the second flight test of its hypersonic weapons developed for the US Air Force. Armament can develop hypersonic speeds up to 6 thousand km / h and above
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The court denied Mikhail Prokhorov’s registration of the Sensorium Galaxy trademark for the development of the metaverse.
In February 2021, Rospatent refused to register. As stated in the decision, the Sensorium Galaxy designation is close to several brands registered by South Korean Samsung Electronics.
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The MMK Group (the flagship asset is the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works) produced 6.063 million tons of steel in the first half of 2022, which is 9.5% lower than the same period last year, the company said
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Swedish concern Volvo AB, which ranks second in the world in terms of production of trucks, increased revenue, as well as net and operating income in the second quarter
According to a company press release, net profit in April-June amounted to 10.52 billion Swedish kronor ($1.03 billion), compared with 9.06 billion kroner in the same period last year. Adjusted operating income increased to 13.75 billion kroons from 9.73 billion kroons.
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Scientists infiltrated the brains of flies and began to remotely control them. Thermal sensors in fly brain neurons have been genetically engineered. They are ion channels that respond to temperature changes. When the sensors received heat signals, the neurons fired and caused the fruit flies to spread their wings. The results of the experiments will help scientists treat neurological disorders in humans accurately and with virtually no surgery. Now the team is focused on finding methods to restore vision.
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The world’s largest diamond producer, the Russian Alrosa, announced its intention to pay coupons on Eurobonds in rubles. The company explained that it was unable to pay its debt obligations in dollars due to sanctions. At the same time, only investors whose rights are taken into account by Russian depositories will receive the money.
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The Supreme Court of Belarus issued a decision to terminate the activities of five independent trade unions. The decision was made in respect of the Free Trade Union of Belarus, the Free Trade Union of Metal Workers, the Belarusian Independent Trade Union of Miners, Chemists, Oil Refiners, Energy Workers, Transport Workers, Builders and other Workers, the Belarusian Trade Union of Radio-Electronic Industry Workers and the Association of Trade Unions «Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions».
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The Chinese authorities have required judges to consult AI in each case to reach verdicts. If the judge does not agree with the recommendation of the machine, he must justify this in writing.
The technology already has access to police databases and China’s social credit system to automatically punish violators by putting their property up for sale.
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