Israel and Germany signed an agreement on cooperation in the energy sector. This is stated in the joint statement of the two countries published today. The agreement defines cooperation in the field of renewable energy sources, cybersecurity of energy infrastructure, technological innovation, as well as cooperation in the field of natural gas and the use of hydrogen.
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The Czech Republic has frozen the property of sanctioned Russian businessmen for «hundreds of millions of crowns,» Prime Minister Petr Fiala said, CTK reports.
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India has resumed international flights. The country’s authorities have allowed up to 3,000 flights a week to and from the country.
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In Switzerland, they announced the confiscation of watches in Russia «for millions of francs.» In a memo, the Swiss Foreign Ministry calls the actions of the Russian authorities «an arbitrary repressive measure in response to sanctions,» writes NZZ am Sonntag.
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The UK has limited scientific cooperation with Russia. The kingdom will temporarily stop funding joint projects with Russian organizations that are of «strategic importance» for the Kremlin. Some Russian scientists have not been sanctioned by London.
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The Japanese authorities plan to revise the national security strategy this year, while cardinal changes in the country’s defense potential are possible, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday.
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On March 27, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky gave an interview to a number of Russian journalists, including Meduza, Mediazona, Dozhd and Komersant.
Roskomnadzor demanded that the Russian media not publish an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. A check has been launched against the journalists who participated in the conversation with him.
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All employees of the Consulate General of Ukraine in Brest, closed by decision of the Belarusian authorities, left the republic, the Belarus-1 TV channel reported on Sunday.
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Roskomnadzor began to block the site of the artist Oleg Kuvaev with cartoons and comics about Masyan. Now the resource contains 160 episodes of the animated series.
Roskomnadzor stated that they did not block the Masyanya website. The resource was blocked by its administrator. The agency sent a request to the site administration to remove the episode «Masyanya» with false information
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In the outgoing week, an Israeli delegation, consisting of high-ranking officials of the Israel Defense Forces, visited. Morocco on a first visit of its kind since the resumption of relations between Rabat and Tel Aviv. As a result of a series of meetings with military officials of Morocco, the parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of defense.
The memorandum includes the possibility of holding joint military exercises, as well as training and education activities (naturally, it is not the Moroccans who will teach the Israelis to fight, but quite the contrary).
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Korea is tightening export controls on Russia and Belarus by banning non-strategic goods and technologies such as semiconductors and computers. This was stated by First Deputy Minister of Finance Lee Eog Won at a meeting of the emergency task force.
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The joint work of Italian and Austrian scientists promises the emergence of quantum artificial intelligence, combining classical algorithms and schemes with quantum phenomena. The research paper is freely available for reading in Nature Photonics. The prospects for the discovery are huge, but it is impossible to say today when the practical implementation will appear.
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Azerbaijan has accused Russia of disrespect for territorial integrity. The accusation came from the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.
“There is no administrative-territorial unit called “Nagorno-Karabakh” on the territory of Azerbaijan. The use of the expression “Nagorno-Karabakh” in the statements of the Russian Defense Ministry on March 26 and 27 is a disrespect for the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan.”
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OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs — France, Russia and the United States believe that Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire agreement of November 9, 2020 in Nagorno-Karabakh
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The American destroyer USS Forrest Sherman arrived at the port of Gdansk, Poland.
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The Islamic State (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) has claimed responsibility for the attack in the Israeli city of Hadera, which killed two people, reports Reuters.
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On March 27, the 94th American Film Awards ceremony took place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. The main statuette for the best film was received by the film «CODA: Child of Deaf Parents». Will Smith won Best Actor for his role in King Richard. Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for her performance in The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
Best Supporting Actress — Ariana Debos, West Side Story
Best Supporting Actor — Troy Kotsura, «CODA: Child of Deaf Parents»;
Best sound — «Dune»;
Best Soundtrack — «Dune»;
Best editing — «Dune»;
Best Animated Film — «Encanto»;
Best Foreign Language Film — «Drive My Car»;
The best costumes — «Cruella»;
Best Documentary — «Queen of Basketball»;
Best Animated Short Film — «Wiper»
Best Short Film — «The Long Goodbye»;
Best Original Screenplay — Belfast
Best Documentary — «Summer of Soul»;
Best Director — Jane Campion, «Power of the Dog»
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For three days in a row (March 24, 25 and 26), gas injection into underground storage facilities in Europe has exceeded withdrawal, according to data from the Gas Infrastructure Europe association.
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NASA has announced a tender for the creation of a vehicle for transporting astronauts from the near-lunar Gateway station to the surface of the Earth’s satellite.
Built and operated to meet NASA’s long-term requirements for working on the Moon, the new landers will be able to dock with the lunar orbital space station, increase the number of crew members and deliver more scientific and technological equipment to the surface of the satellite.
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Tetra Pak, the largest supplier of packaging material in the Russian Federation, will temporarily stop producing two-liter packages for wine and drinks, Kommersant reports. Beverage makers plan to raise prices in response.
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The Federal Service for Technical and Export Control will revoke the certificates of more than 50 products of foreign developers who have stopped working in Russia if they do not guarantee technical support for their solutions within 90 days. We are talking, in particular, about the products of IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Kommersant reports.
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Germany is considering the creation of a missile defense shield following the example of Israel, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. According to him, a missile defense system like Israel’s «Iron Dome» could be purchased and deployed in Germany to protect against a potential attack. According to Bild, the system, which will cost Germany €2 billion, could be put into operation in 2025.
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The Fitch rating agency withdrew the sovereign ratings of Russia in connection with the requirement of the EU. Earlier it was reported that the international rating agency S&P Global Ratings canceled the ratings of all Russian companies from April 15.
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Severstal was unable to pay a coupon of $12.6 million on Eurobonds due to a payment freeze by Citibank.
«Citigroup has asked the company to obtain permission from the US Office of Foreign Assets Control before it can transfer cash,» sources at the bank said.
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The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) was unable to obtain most of the engines for the MS-21 aircraft from the American corporation Pratt & Whitney, Kommersant reports.
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The Dutch brewing concern Heineken will leave Russia and transfer the business to a new owner (whom is not specified), without making a profit. The company expects to lose about €400 million.
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Turkey has unveiled a new drone model called Kızılelma, capable of reaching speeds of up to 800 km/h and carrying loads of up to 1,500 kg. It will be equipped with Ukrainian engines ordered from the Ivchenko-Progress state enterprise. The UAV was developed by Baykar Makina, known for the Bayraktar drone.
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The Flying Fox yacht, moored in the port of the Dominican capital Santo Domingo, was visited by employees of the US Department of Homeland Security, write the local newspaper Diario Libre and the EFE agency.
Government sources have confirmed to Diario Libre that the yacht is owned by a «Russian tycoon» and that «the ship remains in port while the investigation continues.» According to Forbes, the owner of the $445 million yacht is Dmitry Kamenshchik, chairman of the board of directors of Domodedovo airport.
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SriLankan Airlines has suspended flights to Russia. The airline explained that the suspension is due to international restrictions against Russia.
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Roskomnadzor blocked the websites of Fortanga and Argument. The exact reason for the blocking in the registry is not specified. Earlier, Roskomnadzor blocked the portal It’s My City
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The Government of the Russian Federation announced the extension of the ban on the export of ammonium nitrate for one month, until May 1, 2022.
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The trial of Russian citizen Sofia Sapega has begun in Grodno, the Viasna human rights center, unregistered in Belarus, said on Monday.
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As of March 23, beet sugar producer prices in the Russian Federation amounted to 60.33 rubles per 1 kg, having increased by 13.2% over the week, the Ministry of Agriculture reports, citing data from its own food security monitoring system.
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The Russian Ministry of Justice has included the German broadcasting company Deutsche Welle on the list of foreign media agents.
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Roskomnadzor reported that it issued a second written warning to the editorial office and the founder of Novaya Gazeta. The reason for this was the alleged «mention of an NPO-foreign agent without marking.» At the same time, representatives of the RKN did not specify to TASS what kind of material they were talking about. Roskomnadzor issued the first warning to Novaya Gazeta on March 22.
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Novaya Gazeta announced that it was suspending the publication of the newspaper in networks and on paper
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The European Commission recommended that EU countries immediately cancel all schemes for obtaining “golden passports” (citizenship in exchange for investment) and think about canceling such passports previously issued to citizens of Russia and Belarus who fell under sanctions
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North Macedonia declares five Russian diplomats persona non grata
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The Japanese automaker Suzuki has replaced the general director of its representative office in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan (Suzuki Motor Rus LLC), the company said. Yuta Takahashi, who headed the company since 2018, was replaced by Kazuaki Mimoto, who has 27 years of experience in the auto industry.
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The Constitutional Court (CC) of the Russian Federation banned the freezing of early payments on loans to citizens-borrowers in bankrupt banks and not accepting them for repayment due to a moratorium on satisfying creditors’ claims.
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Nissan Manufacturing Rus LLC (the Russian division of the Japanese auto concern Nissan) received 2.923 billion rubles of net profit in 2021 against 2.213 billion rubles of net loss a year earlier, follows from the SPARK-Interfax analytical system.
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The decision of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) to extend until 2023 the ability to sell cars in the markets of the EAEU countries that are not equipped with ERA-GLONASS emergency call modules has come into force, Rosstandart said.
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The international community FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams) has suspended cooperation with eight Russian and two Belarusian computer incident response centers.
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In Antarctica, in February, the minimum area of \u200b\u200bthe continent was recorded — 1.92 million km², which is almost 200 thousand km² less than the previous minimum set in 2017.
For a better understanding of the situation, the whole Conger Ice Shelf, similar in size to Rome (1200 km²), went under water. Scientists believe that the high level of sea ice melting is associated with winds that blew it to the northern part of the planet — to warm water. But now the situation has returned to normal, and the ice is steadily gaining in volume.
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Carlsberg will sell assets in the Russian Federation and leave the Russian market
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that a decree was being prepared on retaliatory visa measures that would restrict entry into the country for citizens of «unfriendly countries,» RIA Novosti reported.
«Unfriendly countries» are recorded in the law in a separate list, which includes the United States, Great Britain, Singapore, Ukraine and many other countries.
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The Ministry of Digital Development, in order to support telecom operators, released them until the end of 2022 from obligations to cover federal highways and settlements with more than 1,000 people with LTE networks.
According to the press service of the ministry, a moratorium is introduced on these encumbrances. This decision was made at a meeting of the State Commission on Radio Frequencies (SCRF).
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The European Commission intends to get rid of Russian energy resources by 2027, these plans have been approved by the leaders of the countries of the European Union, said EC spokesman Tim McPhee.
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The brewing company Ab Inbev ordered to suspend the license to produce and sell the Bud brand in Russia. Ab Inbev’s global market share is estimated at 28%. Products are sold under the international brands Budweiser, Stella Artois, Corona, Castle, Beck’s, Leffe and Hoegaarden.
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UAE Sovereign Fund Mubadala will suspend investments in Russia, said its CEO Khaldun al-Mubarak, reports Reuters.
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