More than 770 million adults worldwide, including 126 million young people, cannot read or write, said UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, speaking via video link to the 7th International Conference on Adult Education in Marrakech.
The anti-record for this indicator belongs to Somalia, where only 5% of the population can read and write among adults aged 15 years and older. The second place in this indicator is occupied by Chad (22%), and the third — by Mali (31%). Also in the top ten countries where literacy among the population is least developed are Afghanistan and the Central African Republic (CAR, 37% respectively), Burkina Faso (39%) Guinea (40%), Guinea-Bissau (42%), Sierra Leone (43%) and Liberia (48%).
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The consumer confidence index calculated by Ipsos continued to decline in June, amounting to 47.5 points on average in June for all countries included in the study against 47.6 points in May
Consumer confidence is declining the most in European countries: a record -3 points in Hungary, -1.4 in Poland, from -0.1 (Sweden) to -0.6 (France) in other European countries. The situation is worsening in Turkey (-1.3 points, while the general index has already fallen to the level of 28 points) and South Africa (-1.5)
Residents of China (immediately +2.5 points per month), Saudi Arabia (+1.4 — oh, this rising oil price) and Mexico (+1.1) became more confident in the future. In other countries, growth (of those where the index of consumer confidence is growing in principle) is rather symbolic
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French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
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The government of Ukraine conveyed proposals to European leaders visiting Kyiv to introduce the seventh package of EU sanctions against Russia, including an embargo on Russian gas purchases. This was announced by the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak. The proposals were developed by an expert group led by Mr. Yermak and former US Ambassador to Moscow Michael McFaul.
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Erdogan announced the start of an operation to flog the Kurds in Syria on June 1. He called its goals the establishment of control over the cities of Tall Rifat and Manbij. Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned Turkey’s actions, Moscow appealed to stop the operation
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Russia has imposed sanctions against 121 Australian citizens. Under the restrictive measures were journalists, military and businessmen. The decision was made in response to expanding sanctions from Australia, which «apply to an increasing number» of Russians, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Following the results of the June meeting, the Bank of England decided to raise the base interest rate to 1.25% from 1%, as most analysts and economists expected.
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Scientists analyzed 40 samples of tea and dried herbs that people most often buy in supermarkets. The researchers note that they found there exactly traces of «environmental» DNA, which can be caught even from the air.
In order for the DNA of an insect to remain on a tea leaf, he only needs to nibble it. The trace remains for a long time, until the moment the tea enters the cup. The author of a new study admitted that he prefers coffee precisely because coffee beans are roasted, during which any DNA decays.
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Chinese scientists have published the most detailed geological map of the moon in history — even the smallest craters can be seen on it. Scale — 1:2.500.000. The map is based on data collected by space agencies over the past 15 years. The surface of the moon is divided into 90 colored zones. They show the evolution of the crust of the earth’s satellite, the consequences of the fall of celestial bodies, magmatic processes and volcanic activity.
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French President Emmanuel Macron said that France, Germany, Italy and Romania are in favor of immediately granting Ukraine the status of a candidate member of the EU — AFP.
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Montenegro canceled VAT (7%) on bread in order to help curb the rise in prices for one of the main food products, RTCG TV channel reports. Since the beginning of the year, bread in Montenegro has risen in price by 30-35%, and now the minimum cost of a half-kilogram loaf of wheat flour is about 1 euro.
Over the past six months, not only bread has risen in price in Montenegro. Prices for vegetables and fruits increased by 20-25%. Meat, eggs and milk have become more expensive by 15%.
In addition to the abolition of VAT on bread, the country’s parliament unanimously voted to abolish the excise tax on plastic used for packaging in the food industry. This tax was introduced just a few months ago. It affected producers of beverages, milk and dairy products and meat products, as well as those involved in packaging and packaging.
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According to CCS, which monitors retail prices at Czech gas stations, a liter of Natural 95 petrol costs 47.69 crowns (1.93 euros) on average in the country. The price of diesel fuel at gas stations is offered at an average of 46.94 crowns per liter (1.90 euros).
According to the portal Tolls.eu, the most expensive gasoline in Europe today is in the Scandinavian countries. In Norway, it sells for 2.57 euros per litre, in Denmark for 2.54 euros, in Iceland for 2.53 euros. In Hungary, at the beginning of June, a liter of gasoline cost 1.26 euros, in Slovenia — 1.56 euros, and in Romania — 1.68 euros.
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In the Netherlands, they announced the detention of a Russian intelligence officer who was trying to get a job as an intern at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The detainee reportedly used a fake Brazilian identity card
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Sanctions against Russia have had a negative impact on labor migrants from Central Asia. This is the International Organization for Migration. Almost four million people from the region work in Russia: one million from Tajikistan, one million from Kyrgyzstan, about two million from Uzbekistan and 200,000 from Kazakhstan. Their remittances accounted for up to 30% of the GDP of these countries. Some migrants have already begun to return home due to the deteriorating economic situation.
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The Portuguese government has agreed on amendments to the legislation, according to which specialists working remotely in other countries will be able to obtain visas for long-term stay in the country, according to the Sapo portal.
The bill also introduces a new type of visa for foreigners who are looking for work. They will be able to obtain a visa to the country for 120 days with the possibility of extension for another 60 days. In parallel, the authorities decided to abolish the quota regime for migrants.
The government said the changes should promote safe, regular and orderly migration and combat labor shortages. Previously, representatives of a number of industries called on the government to speed up the process of issuing visas for foreign workers, in particular, tourism and agriculture. They are currently experiencing an acute labor shortage.
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Specialists of the federal portal «WORLD OF APARTMENTS» decided to compare the current prices of private houses on the Russian Black Sea coast over the past three years. It turned out that in the resorts of the Krasnodar Territory, dachas and cottages have risen in price everywhere, but not at all in the Crimea.
Of the 15 Crimean resorts we took, prices increased in nine, and fell in six. Feodosia demonstrated the greatest growth: over 3 years, houses there rose in price from 6.9 million rubles to 12.3 million (+ 78.3%).
Good growth was also observed in Koktebel (+48.9%), Evpatoria (+47%), Sevastopol (+43.5%) and Saki (+35.7%).
Since 2019, according to Mirkvartir.ru, prices have dropped in Koreiz (-40.6%), Gurzuf (-40.2%), Massandra (-23.8%), Gaspra (-23.6%), Yalta (-11.2%) and Alupka (-6.8%).
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$258 billion lawsuit against Elon Musk and his companies filed in a New York court for participating in a «crypto pyramid» through the Dogecoin cryptocurrency
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Coca-Cola will stop producing and selling drinks and other company products in Russia. It is reported by Reuters. According to the publication, the company and its clients in Russia «are in the process of depleting stocks.» When stocks run out, the company «will no longer produce or sell Coca-Cola or other Coca-Cola Company brands in Russia»
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The Bank of Russia does not plan to ban the circulation of the dollar, euro and any other foreign currency in the country, said the head of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina. She also said that the regulator does not intend to freeze and confiscate foreign currency deposits of citizens.
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The Italian company Enel will sell its 56.43% stake in PJSC Enel Russia to LUKOIL and the Gazprombank-Freesia fund, the Italian company said.
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Singapore scientists have created an elastic and waterproof fabric that converts the mechanical energy that is generated when a person moves into electricity. A piece of such material measuring only 3 by 4 centimeters generates enough energy to light 100 LEDs.
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The Bank of Japan left unchanged the main parameters of monetary policy (MP) following the results of the two-day meeting that ended on Friday.
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Google’s Russian subsidiary files for bankruptcy
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The China State Shipbuilding Corporation launched the third national aircraft carrier, Fujian, China Central Television reports.
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British Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he faces up to 175 years in prison.
Wikileaks also reported on the decision of the head of the British Ministry of Internal Affairs and stated that they would challenge it. Assange will be able to challenge the extradition decision to the United States within 2 weeks.
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Samsung smartphones, which were imported into Russia as part of «parallel imports» (that is, in fact, illegally) stopped turning on and activating in Russia, Izvestia writes, citing analysts and company sources.
After installing a Russian SIM card in a smartphone, the user has problems activating the device. In this case, the device does not turn on and it is impossible to use it, retailers told Izvestia.
A source at Samsung explained what is happening by saying that importers are buying «carrier» devices designed to work with a specific telecom operator.
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The European Commission recommended granting Ukraine and Moldova the status of a candidate for EU membership. Georgia has been denied the status of a candidate for EU membership. A country will be able to claim the status only if a number of conditions are met.
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In the spring, Russian cinema chains stopped paying Hollywood studios Universal, Disney, Warner Bros., Sony and companies representing their interests in Russia for films that had already been released, sources told Vedomosti.
According to the interlocutors of the newspaper, almost all Russian cinemas have debts, but the main debt was formed by the largest distributors, including the combined cinema chain Cinema Park and Formula Kino, Premier Hall, Kinomax and others.
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During the operation of parallel imports, imported goods worth about $2 billion were delivered to Russia, Denis Manturov, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
According to Manturov, mainly auto parts, consumer goods and critical imports were supplied to Russia through parallel imports, which foreign partners «refused to supply directly»
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Students who go to the United States to study return to their homeland as agitators ready to set the stage for “color revolutions,” Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev said at a meeting of the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Yerevan, RIA reported. News».
“Washington <…> is aimed at changing school and university education, supporting short-term trips of the best students to America, from where they return as agitators ready to carry out so-called democratic transformations and create the ground for the implementation of “color revolution” scenarios,” said the Secretary of the Security Council.
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France has stopped receiving gas from Germany since June 15. Earlier, Gazprom announced that it had been forced to reduce supplies via Nord Stream, as turbines were not returned to it from repair on time and technical malfunctions were identified.
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Mobile game developers Game Insight and Plarium are closing their offices in Russia, Kommersant reports. A source at Game Insight told the publication that business owners will try to move the most valuable employees to Lithuania, and the rest will be fired.
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The decline in production in the steel business is 25-30%, said the main owner of Severstal, Alexei Mordashov
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At the KAMAZ site in Naberezhnye Chelny (Tatarstan), a gallery connecting the buildings of two of the company’s plants collapsed on Friday. This was announced by the official telegram account of the automaker. The incident did not affect the production process. The circumstances of the incident are established
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The ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which was held in Geneva from June 12 to 17, adopted a whole package of final documents, including those related to the launch of the WTO reform, the start of consultations on restoring the dispute resolution system by 2024, agreements on fishing subsidies and a number of others.
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Ukraine from July 1 introduces a visa regime for citizens of the Russian Federation from July 1, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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The Ministry of Economic Development has prepared amendments to the legislation, according to which banks will be able to introduce negative rates on foreign currency deposits of legal entities. Forbes has read the text of the initiative. The amendments are aimed at devaluation of bank balance sheets. They have already been agreed by the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance, said the source of Interfax
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The more the owner loves the cat, the more actively it spoils the furniture. These conclusions were reached by Brazilian scientists after a survey of 500 people who have pets. They do not yet know how to explain this relationship. Perhaps the fact is that beloved cats are usually over-pampered. In addition, scientists have not found a relationship between the degree of affection of a person and a cat with the aggressiveness of the animal, the habit of going to the toilet past the tray and meowing excessively.
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In the southeast of Greenland, scientists have discovered a special population of polar bears. They have adapted to climate change and have learned to survive without sea ice. This is unusual, because it serves as a platform for hunting. Discovery offers hope species can survive climate crisis
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The Hungarian government extended the freeze on the cost of fuel and basic products, and also maintained a credit moratorium. Fuel prices and seven types of products will remain unchanged until October, while mortgage interest rates will remain unchanged until the end of this year, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban wrote on Facebook.
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Norway has joined the EU sanctions against Russian oil. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country, the import of crude oil and oil products is prohibited. Transition periods are provided for oil until December 5, 2022 and for oil products — until February 5, 2023.
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The announced reform of the Indian army conscription system provoked protests in several regions of the country. The service life is planned to be reduced from 17 to four years. The protesters are unhappy with the prospect for 75% of recruits to become unemployed in four years and lose state preferences.
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Part of the foreign aircraft in the fleets of Russian carriers can be dismantled for spare parts, said Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov. According to him, foreign liners can serve for about another five years.
“Apparently, we may even agree that as the fleet degrades, spare parts will be removed, and this must be foreseen, but the calculations of the Ministry of Transport show that we will live on the operation of this fleet for quite five years,” Mr. Borisov said.
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Belarus should beautifully get out of the current situation with Western sanctions, in one or two years it will change, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko said during a working trip to Bobruisk in the Mogilev region, the Pool of the First Telegram channel, close to the head of state, reports.
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The timing of the first flight of the fifth-generation Su-75 Checkmate fighter has shifted by two years — to 2025, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said. Earlier, the Director General of the UAC said that the plane would fly in 2023.
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