The ETH Zurich, together with the Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape, published on Monday the results of a study on ice loss in Switzerland in the 20th century, based in part on an analysis of changes in glacier topography since 1931.
«The melting of glaciers is gaining momentum. Closely observing this phenomenon and quantifying its historical extent is important because it allows us to determine the response of glaciers to climate change,» said Daniel Farinotti, co-author of the study.
More than half of the 1,400 Swiss glaciers have melted since 1931, and the rate of their melting continues to increase. This was reported on Monday by the Associated Press, citing a joint study by Swiss institutions.
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China has created an artificial neuron of the human brain. From a graphene sensor and carbon tubes, a neuron was created that can both receive and send dopamine signals.
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Former Apple engineer Zhang has admitted to stealing blueprints for the company’s self-driving car before joining Xpeng. He quit the company on the pretext of being «closer to a sick mother in China.» Zhang was arrested at San Jose International Airport before his flight to China. He now faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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In the first half of 2022, the net profit of Rosagroleasing under IFRS amounted to 1.353 billion rubles, which is 2.4 times more than in the same period last year, the company’s press service reported.
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American Intel Corp. signed an agreement with investment company Brookfield Asset Management to invest up to $30 billion in chip factories in the US state of Arizona. Intel’s investments will account for 51% of the project cost, Brookfield — the remaining 49%. Intel will retain majority and operational control of the plants.
Investments will be directed to the expansion of the Ocotillo factory complex in the city of Chandler, the press service of Intel said. The project involves the construction of two new chip manufacturing plants.
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In July, sales of new homes in the United States fell by 12.6% compared to June and amounted to 511,000 in annual terms, which is the lowest since January 2016, the country’s Department of Commerce said.
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Italian President Sergio Mattarella has deprived the Russians of the Order of the Star of Italy «for unworthiness» Grushko, Gref, Melnichenko and Belozerov
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The Russian government relieved Yevgeny Pisarevsky and Mikhail Barbazyuk of their positions as deputy chairmen of the board of the Pension Fund of Russia (PFR) at their request.
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Scholz arrived in Canada to find an alternative to gas from Russia. He, among other things, planned to discuss with Trudeau the supply of LNG and other minerals. The parties agreed to create an alliance for the export of hydrogen fuel to Germany by 2025
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The government of Belarus expects that a loan agreement with Russia for $1.5 billion will be signed in early September to implement import-substituting projects, First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Nikolai Snopkov said.
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Poland’s ANWIL (part of the Orlen group) has announced that it will suspend production of nitrogen fertilizers due to a sharp rise in natural gas prices in Europe.
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Australian manufacturer of personal protective equipment Ansell Ltd. has decided to exit the Russian market and has already received a number of inquiries from buyers interested in its Russian business, CEO Neil Salmon told The Wall Street Journal.
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The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for two years (from the summer of 2020 to the present — IF) of the prohibitive norm on the purchase of imported industrial products introduced a direct ban on the purchase by state customers of certain types of foreign-made industrial products for a total amount of 278 billion rubles. This was stated by Deputy Director of the Department of Strategic Development and Corporate Policy of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Nadezhda Leshchenko during the conference «Week of State Order in Karelia».
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The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impactor space probe will collide with the asteroid Dimorph as part of an asteroid impact test on September 27, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said.
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In Europe, the first auction was held for the sale of the confiscated yacht «Axiom» of the Russian billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky. Bloomberg reports.
A total of 63 bids were made at the auction. For what amount and to whom exactly the yacht was sold is still unknown. Information about the sale of the vessel will be published approximately two weeks after the completion of the transaction.
The 72.5-meter vessel, worth about $75 million, was put up for auction by the Admiralty Court of Gibraltar. Bidding was conducted one day, and applications were accepted electronically.
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The US Central Command reported that the US Air Force, at the direction of US President Joe Biden, carried out strikes on targets in Syria that allegedly belong to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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The former mayor of Yekaterinburg, Yevgeny Roizman, has been detained and will be taken to Moscow for investigation.
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China successfully launched the Beijing-3B optical remote sensing satellite into a sun-synchronous Earth orbit. This was announced on Wednesday by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
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Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-Ocha on Wednesday, Thailand’s Phrachatai newspaper reported.
The publication notes that Prayuth Chan-Ocha is removed from power until the court decides whether he can continue to serve as prime minister after the expiration of the eight-year term of office, the maximum provided for by the constitution adopted in Thailand in 2017.
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Japan will develop nuclear energy, including the design and construction of new reactors, which is necessary to create a green economy, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday.
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In June 2022, the UK imported £33m worth of goods and services from Russia, the country’s statistical office, ONS, said. This is 96.6% less than the average of UK imports from Russia for the 12-month period from February 2021 to February 2022.
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UK exports to Russia totaled £83m in June, down 67% from the 2021 monthly average. The main share of this indicator (61.6 million pounds) is the export of chemical products, and this article takes into account medicines that are not subject to sanctions restrictions.
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Twitter hides the truth about the amount of spam and bots in the social network, and it is impossible to determine the real number of bots — there are no resources. There are also big problems with security: most of the company’s servers are running unsafe software, but incompetent management, engulfed in strife and chaos, is more important than audience growth, rather than fighting spam and hackers. For example, top managers were assigned individual bonuses up to $10 million, the payment of which depended on the number of daily active users.
Peter Zatko, former head of security at Twitter, described the situation at the company in a similar way. Which, however, is accused of simply taking revenge on the company for the dismissal, deliberately trying to harm the social network, its customers and shareholders.
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