The world’s first sand battery allows you to store solar and wind energy until winter, when the price and demand for heat rises. Green energy, based on the principle of operation of electric fireplaces, heats sand up to 500 °C in an accumulator. Then, with the help of a heat exchanger, it heats the air circulating inside the chamber. It is it that is used in winter to heat water in the central heating system. From there, heat is supplied to the buildings. Sand is stored in a giant bunker, its volume is 100 tons. The temperature in the storage can stay at +500 °C for several months
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Protests erupted in Ghana’s major cities over rising food and fuel prices. Inflation in the country exceeded 27%.
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The European Union has frozen cooperation with a number of British scientists and researchers under the Horizon Europe program. This is a key EU program aimed at supporting scientific research. It is designed for a period from 2021 to 2027, and 95.5 billion euros have been allocated for implementation.
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Scientists checked 366 lakes in Norway and concluded that almost half of them are heavily polluted and are under the threat of active development of harmful algae. The results of the study are published on the website of the Norwegian Environmental Protection Agency.
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The State Duma of Russia adopted in the third reading a law on the creation of a voluntary all-Russian public-state movement of children and youth. The movement will participate in education, career guidance, leisure activities for children and youth, shape the worldview and prepare young people for a full life in society.
According to the authors, the adoption of the law will help build a unified upbringing policy in educational institutions, systematize the work of all children’s organizations, communities and clubs.
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Experiencing the strongest economic crisis in 70 years with hyperinflation and a budget deficit, to replenish which a “printing press” was launched, Sri Lanka turned to Russia for help.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday held telephone conversations with Vladimir Putin and, after thanking him for «all his support,» he asked for «a loan to buy fuel.»
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to resign, as ministers who arrived at the Downing Street residence urged him to do, saying that he would «keep the fight on,» Sky News reported, citing a senior source at the residence.
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Chinese companies can engage in industrial espionage, businessmen should keep this in mind when making decisions about partnering with them, said FBI Director Christopher Wray and British Mi-5 CEO Ken McCallum, urging entrepreneurs to work with organizations to eliminate this threat.
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Over the past six months, 90,239 Russians have visited Georgia, which is five times more than in the same period last year, according to the country’s National Tourism Administration.
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Due to hot and dry weather in the Khabarovsk Territory, the threat of fires and the number of active outbreaks have increased, in connection with this, an emergency regime is being introduced throughout the region, Governor Mikhail Degtyarev said at an emergency meeting on organizing forest fire extinguishing, the corresponding order has already been signed, the press service of the governor and the government of the region.
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Clients of the Unistream money transfer system complain about the inability to receive money transfers from Russia. Clients encountered problems when transferring money to Italy, Vietnam, Serbia, Georgia and other countries. Some of the users reported that the waiting period for a refund after a failed transfer exceeded two weeks
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Restaurateur Anton Pinsky will receive the right to lease the premises where the chain’s coffee shops were previously located, but will not be able to use its products, technologies and brand. It is not yet known what locations he will open at former Starbucks locations.
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Forecasters have updated the concept of «temperature anomaly» as part of the revision of climate norms and changed its wording to take into account climate change over the past 30 years, Roman Vilfand, scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, told TASS.
“In Moscow, the norm for July, for example, increased by 1.5 degrees. It’s a lot,» he said.
The new rules came into effect on July 1. Under the temperature anomaly understand the deviation of indicators from the average long-term values. The temperature may be abnormal for a particular day or month.
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White House Middle East Coordinator Brett McGurk traveled to Saudi Arabia for final preparations for US President Joe Biden’s July 15 visit to the kingdom, Axios reported, citing four people familiar with the matter.
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A group of North Korean defectors have sent balloons with essential COVID-19 medicines, as well as banners condemning Pyongyang, to North Korea, according to the South Korean Yonhap news agency.
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The administration of Udmurtia received 14 complaints from beekeepers about the mass death of bees in a day, said Olga Abramova, Deputy Prime Minister of the government of the republic.
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In May 2022, industrial production in Germany increased by 0.2% compared to April, data from the country’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) showed.
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Against the backdrop of a shortage of certain brands of household appliances, Russian retailers are expanding their assortment at the expense of manufacturers from Uzbekistan, Turkey and China. Thus, M.Video-Eldorado agreed on deliveries with the Uzbek manufacturer Artel, which produces, for example, Samsung products. Citilink brought Chinese brand Ascoli and Turkish Grundig to the market.
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The court sentenced 12 fishermen from the DPRK to terms of 4 to 13 years for attacking Russian border guards in the Sea of Japan. Ten convicts were released from the courtroom, their terms of punishment are considered to have been served. Two defendants are acquitted. Two citizens of the DPRK remain in custody, one of them was sentenced to 13 years in prison, the second to eight years. Three more people were convicted earlier: one for seven years, two for four years.
North Korean fishermen attacked border guards in September 2019 when they were arrested for illegal squid fishing. One of them was killed during the arrest.
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President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced the need to diversify oil supply routes from the country. He called the priority the Trans-Caspian route — deliveries to Europe bypassing Russia.
Mr. Tokayev issued the statement a day after a Russian court ordered the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s offshore terminal to be suspended for 30 days. This may for the third time in 2022 stop the access of Kazakh oil to the world market through Russia.
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Oracle will dismiss all employees of division in Russia. One of the world’s largest software producers is finally leaving the country, and about 300 people could be left without work. It is possible that some highly qualified specialists will be relocated to other countries.
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As of July 1, 2022, the gold and foreign exchange reserves of Belarus amounted to $7.5 billion, having decreased by 10.9% (by $918.8 million) in January-June, the press service of the National Bank of the country (NBB) said.
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A monument to the 300th anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine with Russia was demolished in Ukraine. The monument was erected in Pereyaslavl on October 8, 1961 on Bohdan Khmelnitsky Square.
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The German association of the digital industry Bitkom proposed to lure IT specialists from Belarus and Russia to work in Germany. Germany lacks about 100,000 IT specialists.
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According to a survey by the Levada Center (the organization is recognized in Russia as a foreign agent), Muscovites are most worried about migrants! They were named by 18% of the respondents. There are many complaints about transport infrastructure: 16% talk about traffic jams, 7% talk about bad roads, 6% lack parking and another 6% talk about the quality of public transport
Economic problems (rising prices and, in general, expensive life and falling living standards) took third place with a score of 14%. The top also included housing and communal services, ecology and permanent repairs.
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Oil and gas company Shell will build Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant in the Netherlands by 2025, Reuters writes. A 200-megawatt electrolyser at the port of Rotterdam will produce up to 60,000 kilograms of renewable hydrogen per day.
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Foreign direct investment in the Greek real estate market has returned to record highs in 2019. This is evidenced by the data of the Bank of Greece. The growth occurred even against the background of a significant decrease in the number of buyers from China and Russia, which traditionally occupied a significant part of the market.
In the first quarter of this year, foreigners have invested 374 million euros to purchase real estate on the local market. This is an increase of 74.8% compared to the same period last year. For the whole of 2021, investments amounted to 1.17 billion euros, which is 34.5% more than in 2020.
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2.5 years of restriction of freedom for the sale of bots and cheats. Such a sentence was received by a programmer from Yekaterinburg, who sold illegal programs that simplify the passage of World of Tanks and World of Warships.
This is the first time that a person has been convicted in Russia for cybercrime in the gaming industry. The damage from his actions was estimated at 670 million rubles. The gamer was forbidden to leave Yekaterinburg and change his place of residence.
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Rivian Automotive Inc delivered 4,467 vehicles in the second quarter, nearly four times the previous quarter, as the electric car maker benefited from ramped up production and strong demand.
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At an exhibition in Germany, Tesla presented a caravan equipped with retractable solar panels, which, in addition, allows you to connect to the Starlink satellite network.
In the open sale in the near future it will not appear. If all the panels there are 300 W each, then the optimal energy output will be 2.7 kW. This means that when deployed, they will generate 80 km of electricity per day, or three times less in the assembled state.
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From July 18, the government of Belarus introduces state regulation of prices for basic building materials — produced in the republic and imported into its territory.
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The Russian airline Aeroflot is introducing an additional flight on the Moscow-Tashkent-Moscow route from July 16. According to the carrier, the flight will be operated daily on an Airbus A320 aircraft. The new flight from Moscow to Tashkent will complement the Aeroflot Group’s route network to the cities of Uzbekistan, which already includes flights from Moscow to Urgench, Bukhara and Samarkand.
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In June, banks issued loans to Russians for 675.3 billion rubles. This is almost 70% more than in May, but almost half as much as a year ago, according to preliminary data from the analytical agency Frank RG.
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China’s foreign exchange reserves, the world’s largest, decreased by $56.51 billion in June to $3.071 trillion, according to data from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC).
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The government commission allowed Russian companies to repay ahead of schedule loans in foreign currency issued by foreign banks until September 1.
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Boris Johnson has announced his resignation as British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party. The process of choosing a new party leader should now begin. Until the election of a new head of government, Johnson will continue to fulfill his duties.
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The heavy-duty Falcon 9 booster launched into orbit on Thursday with another batch of 53 mini-satellites to replenish the orbital constellation of the Starlink global internet coverage network, developer SpaceX said.
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The reusable first stage of the American Falcon 9 launch vehicle, which launched on Thursday with 53 Starlink Internet satellites, made a successful controlled landing on a floating platform in the Atlantic, SpaceX said.
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The German Economy Minister has asked Canada to return a Nord Stream turbine that is being repaired there. The country needs Russian gas to fill its storage facilities before winter, he said, admitting it was «with a heavy heart» he was approaching Canadian authorities.
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Finland will build a fence on the border with Russia to protect itself from refugees. The country’s parliament supported the idea of building a 1,300-kilometer (800 miles) border from asylum seekers in case of exceptional circumstances.
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“Our colleagues from the issuing center have come up with a solution that is close to ingenious – the reimplantation of bank card chips, that is, we have begun to “pick out” the chips from the cards and insert them into new cards,” said Olga Maklashina, head of the cybersecurity department at Sberbank.
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The Canadian company, the operator of the Four Seasons luxury hotel chain, has suspended direct management of hotels in Russia, a representative of Four Seasons hotels in Moscow and St. Petersburg told RBC. The rapidly developing restrictions were cited as the reason. Four Seasons has two five-star hotels in Russia — in Moscow near the Kremlin and in St. Petersburg on Isakievsky Square
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Wildberries is becoming a sales channel for counterfeit products, but the marketplace is ready to take measures to prevent such sales, said Vladislav Zaslavsky, director of the Department for the Digital Marking of Goods and Legalization of Product Circulation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade
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