The Ministry of Industry has prepared a procedure for the transition to a shorter working week for 150 companies. The cost of the experiment: $10 million (about 9.55 million euros), which will go to subsidies for small and medium-sized companies, writes the newspaper El País.
The purpose of the experiment is to test whether a reduction in working hours while maintaining the same wage is affordable for companies and whether such conditions reduce their productivity or profits. Examples of successful implementation already exist: Software Delsol switched to a 36-hour work week in January 2020 and increased its turnover by 20% in a year.
Opponents of the idea believe that the transition to a four-day worker increases the stress level of the employee, since he is required to perform the same performance in less time.
Spaniards currently work, on average, over 1,500 hours a year, 200 hours more than the Germans and the British.
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Ukraine severed diplomatic relations with Syria. The authorities also announced that they are beginning to impose a trade embargo.
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According to the SpeedTest website, Russia ranked 85th in terms of mobile Internet speed with a score of 21.21 Mbps. There are 141 positions in the ranking. Ukraine, Armenia, El Salvador and Chile were next to Russia, but with slightly better results. The first, second and third places were taken by Norway, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, respectively.
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The State Duma approved in the main reading the withdrawal of 416 billion rubles from Gazprom due to a one-time increase in the mineral extraction tax.
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According to a study by the National Research University Higher School of Economics, 90% of Russians recognize the human impact on the climate. Also, 93% agree that the Earth revolves around the Sun, an increase of 8% since 2006.
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The Central Bank allowed Russians to transfer up to $1 million a month abroad. Previously, the limit was $150,000. The changes are associated «with a stable position in the domestic foreign exchange market,» the Central Bank said.
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The Intercept: it became known that one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase supplies the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with a set of tools that allow tracking and identifying platform users.
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OPEC+ ministers during a meeting on Thursday decided to confirm the previously outlined plan to increase oil production quotas by 648,000 barrels per day in August, according to an OPEC press release.
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Belarus introduces visa-free entry for Polish citizens from July 1 to December 31
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The Tverskoy Court of Moscow sent Vladimir Mau, rector of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA) under house arrest until August 7. He is accused of fraud: according to the investigation, the scientist was involved in the theft of 21 million rubles. budgetary funds through fictitious employment in the university more than a dozen people.
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Rosneft shareholders approved dividends for the second half of 2021. 23.63 rubles will be paid per share, the company’s press service reported.
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The US Treasury said it had blocked the $1 billion Heritage Trust, a stake in which belongs to Suleiman Kerimov, a member of the Russian Federation Council.
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From July 1 to December 31, the government restricted the export of feed amino acids, rice and rice groats from Russia, the Ministry of Agriculture reported.
These decisions are aimed at ensuring the country’s food security, maintaining stable domestic prices for these products, as well as supporting the livestock and processing industries, the ministry added.
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The Soviet District Court of Novosibirsk arrested Dmitry Kolker, head of the laboratory of quantum optical technologies at Novosibirsk State University (NSU), in a case of treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). He will remain in custody until August 29, the department of the regional judicial department told TASS.
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Australia has imposed sanctions against 16 Russian officials and businessmen. The head of the Ministry of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev, the Minister of Transport Vitaly Saveliev, the gymnast and head of the board of directors of the National Media Group Alina Kabaeva were blacklisted.
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Vitaly Starodubov, the founder of the Loudplay service, told Kommersant that Nvidia has stopped renewing and selling new licenses for software for separating cores on a server video card to Russian companies. We are talking about the Nvidia Grid system. The information was confirmed by the interlocutor of Kommersant in a large Russian IT holding. Russian partners have also been removed from the Nvidia website, Kommersant drew attention. Nvidia declined to comment.
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As it became known to Kommersant, the Main Investigative Committee of the ICR for Moscow opened a criminal case on the fact of embezzlement from Roskosmos of funds allocated for the implementation of the federal space program of Russia for 2016-2025, within the framework of which a space complex with a reusable multifunctional cruise ship under codenamed «Vanguard (Pilot) — MMCC».
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Ukraine has started a «significant export» of electricity to the EU, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a new video message. According to him, Ukrainian electricity is already supplied to Romania, and «this is only the first step»: in the future, Kyiv is preparing to expand supplies.
Zelensky stressed that it is not only about export income for Ukraine, but also about ensuring the energy security of the whole of Europe. The Ukrainian president recalled that Kyiv joined the European energy system after the start of the war.
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In June 2022, supplies of liquefied natural gas from the United States to Europe exceeded Gazprom’s exports to the region. This was announced by the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol.
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Japan has announced a three-month period to save electricity to prevent outages due to record heat, according to local news agency Kyodo.
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Nur-Sultan is looking forward to a strategic partnership with the US and the UK. The basis of the new stage of relations between Kazakhstan and the United States are regular high-level meetings of the commission on strategic partnership, said Deputy Prime Minister — Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Mukhtar Tleuberdi
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A number of accommodations in Russian resorts raised prices by 40% in the summer, Alexander Osaulenko, director of the Turpomoshch association, said on Friday.
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The Turkish tourism market is becoming more accessible to Russians, but the tourist flow from Russia is currently two times lower than in 2021. This was announced by the director of the association «Turpomoshch» Alexander Osaulenko to journalists on Friday.
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The Libyan Oil and Gas Corporation (NOC) confirmed the announcement of force majeure at the Asidra and Ras Lanuf terminals and the Al-Fil field, with force majeure remaining at the Brega and Zueitina terminals.
The chairman of the board of directors of the company, Mustafa Sanalla, explained the situation with political differences, as well as the refusal of the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance to monetize oil royalties in hard currency, in US dollars.
The top manager estimated losses from the closure of fields and terminals at 16 billion Libyan dinars (about $3.3 billion) and stressed that oil exports now amount to about 365-409 thousand b/d, which is lower than the usual values by 865 thousand b/d.
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Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have found out how robots affect workers. A study of data on industrial injuries in the United States showed that the use of robots in industrial enterprises leads to a decrease in annual industrial injuries to 1.2 cases per 100 workers.
However, on the other hand, at the same time, an increase in mental health problems was recorded in areas with massive use of robots (37.8 cases per 100,000 people).
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Roskomnadzor has launched another attempt to block VPN services. NordVPN (already blocked, but the creators of the service quickly came up with workarounds), CyberGhost and others fell under the gun.
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Hyundai showed the Ioniq 6 electric sedan — this is the company’s most aerodynamic car. The airflow resistance coefficient is the same as the Tesla Model 3 — 0.21. The record holder is Mercedes-Benz EQS, he has a coefficient of 0.2.
The electric car has retractable handles, instead of mirrors there are cameras, two 12-inch displays in the cabin and atmospheric lighting with 64 shades. Nothing is known about the characteristics and prices yet. Details about the electric car will be told at a full-fledged presentation in mid-July.
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A team of researchers has developed robotic arms that connect directly to a patient’s brain and are controlled by brain impulses. This requires «minimum mental effort» from the patient. Using the brain-computer interface, the system provides a direct link between the brain and the machine.
Scientists have already done a lot of work, but they are not going to stop there and will continue to refine the system. They want to make the prostheses provide sensory feedback delivered directly to a person’s brain that will allow them to perform certain tasks without requiring constant visual feedback.
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In January-June, Gazprom produced 238.4 billion cubic meters. m of gas. This is 8.6% less than in the same period last year. Exports to non-CIS countries fell by 31% compared to the first half of 2021. At the same time, the company increased supplies to China.
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The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry rejected the note from the Russian embassy. The decision to recall 70 Russian diplomats and technical staff remained in force. Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova said she intends to raise the question of closing the embassy in Sofia before the Russian leadership.
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Japanese and British astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope, located in the Atacama Desert in Chile, measured the rotation speed of the MACS1149-JD1 galaxy, 13.6 billion light years away from Earth, Waseda University (Japan) said ).
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The State Pension Fund of Japan (GPIF), the world’s largest management company in the field of pension savings, has been selling Russian assets from its portfolio since March.
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The online clothing and footwear store Bonprix has completely stopped working in Russia. All orders made before the evening of June 30, the company promises to process and deliver to customers.
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«Fluffy» crab discovered in Australia. A new species of crab from the genus Lamarckdromia belongs to the family Dromiidae, commonly known as the «sponge crab». Crustaceans of this family use sea sponges and ascidians for self-defense. They cut these creatures with pincers and wear them on their shell like a hat.
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