Breaks all records — especially for energy products. Coal now costs 69.3% more than at the beginning of the year, gas in the US — 54.6%, oil — 29.1%, and gas in Europe — 26.6%. And separately we emphasize an unobvious, but interesting point: coal has risen in price more than gas and oil
In the overall ranking of price increases, the second place, between coal and gas in the US, is occupied by a non-energy commodity: wheat, which has added 60% since the beginning of the year. Another food commodity in the top 10 is corn, which has risen in price by 23.9% compared to January
The remaining places at the top of the rating are occupied by metals, among which nickel is in the lead, +46.5% to the price since the beginning of the year
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The TOP of the most expensive cities in the world to live in was presented by ECA International. The first three places were taken by Hong Kong, New York and Geneva. In Hong Kong, the most expensive city in the world, a cup will cost an average of 4.5 euros!
Hong Kong (Hong Kong),
New York (United States of America)
Geneva, Switzerland)
London, Great Britain)
Tokyo, Japan)
Tel Aviv (Israel)
Zurich (Switzerland)
Shanghai (China)
Guangzhou (China)
Seoul (Republic of Korea)
San Francisco, California (United States of America)
Shenzhen (China)
Singapore (Singapore)
Beijing, China)
Jerusalem (Israel)
Bern (Switzerland)
Yokohama (Japan)
Copenhagen (Denmark)
Oslo (Norway)
Taipei (Taiwan)
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Oceanologists and biologists have found five types of bacteria that produce antibiotics from plastic thrown into the sea. Natural antimicrobials have dealt with widespread bacteria and two resistant strains. Among the new sources of antibiotics are strains of Bacillus, Phaeobacter and Vibrio
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The German government has decided to extend the term of trust management of the gas company Gazprom Germania GmbH for the period and after September 2022 and rename the company to Securing Energy for Europe GmbH.
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Yandex.Practicum launched an internal investigation into information about the leakage of personal data of users of this educational service, its press service told Interfax on Tuesday.
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Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was transferred to a strict regime colony in the Vladimir region on Tuesday, Sergei Yazhan, chairman of the region’s Public Monitoring Commission, told Interfax.
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The Bank of Russia issued an information letter on the results of the introduction by some credit institutions of commissions for servicing foreign currency accounts of citizens without obtaining their consent. The Bank of Russia recommended that banks work to eliminate opportunities for infringement of consumer rights and to prevent such practices.
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The American Tennis Association (USTA) will allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in the US Open under a neutral flag, according to the organization’s website.
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Gas pumping through Nord Stream from Russia to Germany will decrease by 40%, to 100 million cubic meters per day, due to a delay in the return of gas compressor units (GPU) by Siemens Energy from repair.
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Siemens Energy is discussing with the authorities of Canada and Germany the problem of returning turbines to Russia for the Nord Stream starting compressor station — the Portovaya compressor station. A turbine overhaul is currently underway in Montreal.
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The Moscow Arbitration Court accepted for consideration the claim of Astiv Engineering Center LLC (part of the Astiv Group of Companies, St. income, follows from the filing cabinet of arbitration cases
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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced her intention to hold another referendum on the country’s independence next year, even if it does not receive the approval of the UK Parliament, The Guardian reported on Tuesday.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz once rejected the proposal of Economy Minister Robert Habek to completely nationalize Gazprom Germania Gmbh in order not to provoke a confrontation with Russia and avoid problems in the gas sector, Bloomberg reports citing sources.
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Erdogan decided to change the name of Turkish Airlines. The name of the airline on the planes will now be written in Turkish — Türkiye Hava Yolları. This move is a continuation of Ankara’s policy of promoting the name Türkiye in the international arena instead of the English version of Turkey
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Pexels, a free stock photo service, has closed access to its materials for users from Russia, follows from a message on the main page of the portal
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The Accounts Chamber of Russia found violations of 676 billion rubles in the execution of the federal budget-2021, Alexei Kudrin said at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Compared to 2020, the volume of violations has exactly doubled, and compared to 2019, by 3.3 times. Taking into account all managers of budgetary funds, the volume of violations reached 1.5 trillion rubles.
«Basically, these are violations related to accounting, misuse, violation of procurement procedures,» Kudrin said.
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The Mayflower autonomous vessel (MAS), powered by IBM’s artificial intelligence, sailed 4,400 kilometers on its own from Plymouth in the UK to Halifax in Canada. The trimaran was supposed to head to Massachusetts, but changed course on the way to investigate problems in the ocean.
The vessel, 15 meters long, is powered by solar panels and is capable of reaching speeds of up to 20 km/h. There are six video cameras and equipment with 50 sensors on board for obtaining water samples, recording temperature, salinity, sounds and other things. «At the helm» — on-board artificial intelligence from IBM. The ship was created to show the evolution of technology over the centuries since the Pilgrims set out for the New World — the original Mayflower crossed the Atlantic in 1620.
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The United States will continue to provide Taiwan with self-defense assistance to preserve the status quo, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said.
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The settlement of the conflict in Syria remains a priority of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation, said Alexander Lavrentiev, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Syria.
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Due to a computer failure in the operation of the Skyguide air navigation service, Swiss airspace was closed on Wednesday, the work of airports in Geneva and Zurich was completely paralyzed, the Swiss newspaper Tribune de Geneve informs.
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Gazprombank (GPB) has paid the 7th coupon on bonds series 001R-03R in the amount of 463.1 million rubles and redeemed the issue in the amount of 10.377 billion rubles, the credit institution said in a statement.
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The Khoroshevsky Court of Moscow, at the request of the investigation, placed under arrest the director of the department for planning and development of the aircraft fleet of the Aeroflot company, Mikhail Minaev, Interfax was told in the press service of the court.
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Apple has regained the top spot in the global ranking of the world’s most valuable brands after seven years, according to the annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands report.
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Russian companies have agreed to voluntarily suspend membership in the World Steel Association (WSA, World Steel Association) until the end of EU sanctions against Russia, according to a press release from the WSA.
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Swedish IKEA sells four Russian factories and reduces the scale of business in the Russian Federation.
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From July 1, 2022, the export duty on oil in the Russian Federation will increase by $10.4 to $55.2 from $44.8 per ton in June, according to materials on the website of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.
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Canadian gold miner Kinross Gold closed a deal to sell 100% of its Russian assets to the Highland Gold Mining (HGM) group of companies Vladislav Sviblov.
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Germany resumes issuing all types of visas to Russians, including tourist visas, according to the portal of the republic’s diplomatic missions in Russia.
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The developer of domestic software for automating business processes Firm «1C» and Kaspersky Lab have developed a system for managing industrial production and automating workplaces. The solution uses KasperskyOS to manage the Internet of things. Partners estimate the market for such solutions at 11 billion rubles.
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The “Committee Against Torture” (included in the register of unregistered NCO-foreign agents) after self-liquidation will continue to work as the “Team Against Torture”, said the head of the committee Sergey Babinets. He explained the decision to relaunch the project under a different name with the social significance of the organization and its recognition by citizens, the international community and «even law enforcement officials.»
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NATO will expand its presence in Eastern Europe from the battalion to the brigade level. According to alliance secretary general Jens Stoltenberg, NATO is also preparing new defense schemes, according to which alliance forces will be allocated to protect specific allies and be on high alert.
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Since the beginning of the year, Gazprom has reduced gas exports to non-CIS countries by 28.9% to 65.6 billion cubic meters. m — company data.
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The government of the Kamchatka Territory will set a fee for visiting specially protected natural areas of regional importance for tourists.
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Waste management projects have risen in price by about 30%, Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko said. According to her, the waste disposal industry is very dependent on imported equipment.
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President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that the Bologna system has its drawbacks. But Kazakhstan is not going to give it up
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«Gazprom» notified Eni about the reduction in gas supplies, but did not specify the reasons, the press service of the Italian company reported.
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Israel will export gas to Europe via Egypt. The agreement was signed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a meeting in Jerusalem, the Israeli government said.
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Kazakhstan does not refuse allied obligations to Russia, but interaction with Moscow will be built within the framework of the sanctions regime, the President of the country said
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In Serbia, drones will accompany high-speed trains. This decision was made after vandals threw stones at the Soko train several times while it was moving. The Serbian Railways company reported that, by a lucky chance, the stones did not hit the windows of the cars, and therefore no one was injured.
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In the US, sales of luxury housing have declined. In the top 5% of listings for sale, luxury real estate sales declined 17.8% year-on-year in the three months ended April 30, 2022, according to a Redfin report.
Meanwhile, luxury property prices jumped 19.8% in the three months ended April 30, compared to their peak growth of 27.5% in spring 2021.
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