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Elon Musk’s tunneling company Boring Co. raised $675 million in a funding round led by Vy Capital and Sequoia Capital. The cost of the startup is estimated at $5.675 billion. The goal of Boring Co. — «solve the problem of traffic jams» by building transport networks in tunnels deep underground.
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Scientists at the Beijing Institute of Technology have created a small robot that is modeled after a rat. The SQuRo has two degrees of freedom in each of its four legs, a system that mimics the spine of a real rat, allowing the robot to quickly bend its body and turn. Also, the roborat can straighten up after a fall, climb through narrow passages up to 9 cm in diameter, and even lift loads equal to its weight.
The authors of the project suggest that, in practice, SQuRo can be used when searching for victims at the scene of natural disasters, as well as for examining hard-to-reach objects.
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The Russian government did not support the bill banning the media from mentioning the nationality of criminals. The Chechen Parliament submitted it to the State Duma in November. The existing norms are sufficient to “ensure the balanced and objective dissemination of such information,” the Cabinet of Ministers said in a recall.
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Oliver Hughes and Pavel Fedorov, who led the group that owns Tinkoff Bank, left the company and will take up a new project, Bloomberg reported. Before the end of the year, they will launch a new fintech startup. Its founder Oleg Tinkov plans to sell his stake in the group, sources told RBC
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Slovakia in the second half of May will pay for Russian gas and payment will be made in euros, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said.
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The EU has agreed on new rules for international IT corporations designed to ensure the information security of users. Internet platforms will be required to fight disinformation and propaganda, they will be prohibited from using personal data for targeting and manipulating people’s behavior. Violators will face a fine of up to 6% of the turnover
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Turkey is closing airspace for Russian civilian and military aircraft flying to Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday. According to him, the last three-month permit issued by Turkey expired in April.
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The traditional torchlight procession dedicated to the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire was held on Saturday evening in Yerevan.
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Reuters reported on a fire at an illegal oil refinery in Rivers State, Nigeria. The Sun Nigeria writes that the fire occurred in the neighboring state of Imo. More than 100 deaths reported
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US float glass manufacturer Guardian Industries has announced a decision to exit its Russian assets.
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The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has prepared a list of goods for parallel imports. It included 50 product groups and about 200 brands. Parallel import allows you to import into the country without the permission of the copyright holder goods, the sale of which has begun in other countries of the world.
Automobile brands occupy a significant place in the list of the Ministry of Industry and Trade: Tesla, Land Rover, Jeep, Jaguar, Chrysler, Bently, Cadilac, Chevrolet, Dodge, Hummer, Rover, GMC, Freightliner, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Mack.
The list also includes engines and parts for them Volvo, Hyundai, Nissan, Volkswagen, tires Michelin, Goodyear, Continental, Bridgestone.
In addition, parallel imports are expected to be allowed for smartphones and Apple, Asus, HP, Panasonic, Samsung, Nokia, Sony, Intel, Electrolux, Miele, Siemens, Dyson home appliances, X-Box, Play Station, Nintendo game consoles.
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The dog discovered in Poland the largest treasure in the last hundred years. She found him in the vicinity of the city of Walbrzych. And her owner reported this to the regional office for the protection of cultural heritage in Wroclaw.
In a dilapidated clay pot there are medieval bracteates minted in the first half of the 13th century. Coins are made of thin sheet metal. According to archaeologists, few such artifacts have survived, because earlier they were often sent for melting down. On bracteates, images of griffins, mermaids and angels, as well as architectural structures, were found. There is an assumption that the money was minted in Brandenburg, Saxony and Silesia.
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France confiscated a portrait of Timofey Morozov, painted in 1891 by artist Valentin Serov, which belonged to Russian patrons Mikhail and Ivan Morozov
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused Colombian President Ivan Duque of wanting to attack a neighboring country to destabilize the situation.
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The Hubble telescope is celebrating its 32nd birthday. To commemorate this event, the mission team published a snapshot showing a cluster of 5 galaxies known as the Hickson 40 Compact Group (Hickson40).
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Ukraine has handed over to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) a complete list of equipment that is necessary for the safe and reliable operation of its nuclear facilities.
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Bank of America has blocked the accounts of the Russian Consulates General in Houston and New York, said Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov
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Kyrgyzstan has banned the screening of Russian films as part of the Time of Truth festival. This was announced by the Minister of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic Azamat Zhamankulov. The festival was organized by the «Russian Cultural Center «Harmony». In Bishkek and Osh, they planned to show the paintings «Crimea», «Donbass. Outskirts», «Militia» and others.
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In Almaty, they began to dismantle the former residence of the President of Kazakhstan. The luxurious presidential palace, previously declared a monument of history and culture, lined with Carrara marble, was almost completely burned down by participants in mass protests in January 2022.
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Roskomnadzor has blocked the most popular chess website in the world chess.com. The regulator’s website states that access is limited at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
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Scientists will drive 15,000 kilometers on a Tesla, charging it from rolled solar panels. The panels will be transported in Tesla itself. To compensate for the low power of each panel, the participants in the experiment increased their number to 18 pieces, and each will be 18 meters long. The flexible base of the panels was printed on a printer, at a cost of no more than $10 per square meter. meter
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On April 25, the Russian Embassy in Croatia ceases to provide consular services to citizens of the Russian Federation; applications can only be accepted in emergency humanitarian cases and by mail, the diplomatic mission said.
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Ireland will start issuing five-year visas. According to the authorities of the country, travelers who previously received Irish, Schengen, British, American, Australian or New Zealand visas will be able to apply for them. Even an applicant who has never been to Ireland can apply for a five-year permit. Despite being an EU member, Ireland is not part of the Schengen area and requires a separate visa.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) detained a foreign tanker in the Persian Gulf that was carrying smuggled fuel, the Mehr news agency reported on Sunday.
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