According to an Ipsos survey, globally, the top sources of happiness for people were physical and mental health and well-being, relationships (with spouse/partner), sense of meaning in life, and children
Russians are not very different from residents of other countries here (the numbers in the table are the place that this position occupies in the ranking of the main sources of happiness in the country), only the order changes: children come first in our country (as in Australia, France and Sweden, to in a word), physical health is in second place, relationships close the top three. The only difference is 4th place, on it we have «the presence of a person with whom you want to be» (separate from relationships), on average in the world it takes 17th place
Another of the interesting things: in Muslim countries (Saudi Arabia and Malaysia), religion is in 1st place, in Japan — free time, in South Korea — money, and Brazilians have children and relationships that do not bring happiness at all
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Indonesia is imposing a ban on the export of palm oil from April 28 amid a shortage of this product in the country, the Nikkei newspaper reported.
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An explosion occurred in the seventh district of Kabul, the Khaama Press news agency reports, citing the security service of the Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in Russia).
In the province of Kunduz in the district of Imam Sahib on Friday afternoon, an explosion occurred in the mosque «Mavlavi Sekandar», reports Subhe Kabul Daily.
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Japan will increase financial assistance to Ukraine from $100 million to $300 million.
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Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbayev has resigned, a government source told Interfax on Friday.
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Representatives of the United States, Germany, Japan, France, the Netherlands and Britain left the joint session of the IMF and the World Bank during the speech of the representative of Russia, Bloomberg reports citing sources.
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The Dutch government announced on Friday its plans «to give up Russian oil, gas and coal by the end of this year,» BFM TV reported.
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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi opposes the participation of Russian and Belarusian tennis players in the Masters 1000 tournament in Rome, Corriere della Serra reports.
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The Consulate General of Lithuania in St. Petersburg announced the end of accepting applications for the issuance of a simplified transit document from Monday, April 25, a message about this appeared on the website of the diplomatic mission on Friday
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The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on Friday entered the former chief editor of the Ekho Moskvy radio station, closed in early March, Alexei Venediktov, journalists Alexander Nevzorov and Sergey Parkhomenko into the register of foreign media agents.
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Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko announced problems with the supply of medical equipment and spare parts for high-tech devices.
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Russia has granted Belarus a one-year deferment on the payment of loan obligations in the amount of more than $1 billion, Belarusian Finance Minister Yury Seliverstov said on the air of the Belarus-1 TV channel on Friday.
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From April 24, Finland will limit the import of electricity from Russia by a third. Supply capacity will decrease from 1300 MW to 900 MW
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The Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) is temporarily suspending the publication of statistics on the cargo turnover of Russian seaports in order to avoid «additional potential risks,» the department told Interfax.
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In Greece, a detained oil tanker under the Russian flag was released. The management of the ship provided documents from which it follows that the ownership belongs to a company that is not subject to European sanctions
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A drone dropped tear gas near the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem during Friday prayers. Clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians have been occurring since April 15. On that day, 110 people who were near the mosque were injured.
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According to rus.azathabar.com, due to shortages of flour and bread, Turkmen police officers are once again tightening control over the sale of bread in state-owned stores. They identify citizens who buy bread in excess of the norm. The norm, depending on the region, is two or three loaves of bread. For the purchase of bread more than the prescribed norm threatens arrest for 15 days
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The Ministry of Justice added to the list of «foreign agents»:
Viktor Vakhshtein is a sociologist.
Yaroslav Sirotkin is an activist of the Yaroslavl LGBT group Callisto.
Sergey Parkhomenko is one of the founders of the Editorial Board award, the creator of the Last Address project.
Artur Asafiev is a journalist for Radio Liberty.
Alexander Nevzorov is a journalist and blogger.
Ekaterina Lushnikova, journalist for Radio Liberty
Alexei Venediktov is the editor-in-chief of Ekho Moskvy.
Vladimir Voronov is a journalist and historian.
Vladimir Kara-Murza is an opposition politician.
Leonid Volkov is the former head of the network of headquarters of Alexei Navalny.
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The French concern Renault is selling AvtoVAZ.
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In 2022, Tinkoff will rebrand and stop using the old brand, according to the bank’s Telegram channel.
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Large Hadron Collider restarted after modernization. The world’s largest particle accelerator, located in a 27-kilometer tunnel under the French-Swiss border, has been out of operation since early 2019. The machine will take six to eight weeks to operate at full capacity. Only after that, proton collisions will start again in the collider.
The Large Hadron Collider is restarting for the third time in its history. In the third cycle, scientists are planning new experiments that should help find physical phenomena beyond the Standard Model and study the properties of antimatter, according to the European Center for Nuclear Research. Previously, particle collision experiments allowed physicists to prove the existence of the Higgs boson, a particle that played a vital role in the formation of the universe.
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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite Internet service has found its first aviation customer in the form of startup JSX, which plans to offer passengers wi-fi from SpaceX. The deal with the airline will be the first for the Starlink service.
The first flights of aircraft with Starlink internet are expected closer to 2022, although both private companies are still working on certifying, testing and equipping aircraft, Bloomberg reports.
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Le Pen’s party began paying military contractors from Russia under sanctions. The National Association took a loan from the First Czech-Russian Bank in 2014, but after its bankruptcy, the loan was transferred to a defense company. The party must pay an average of €322,000 every three months until 2028, RBC reports.
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The American oilfield services corporation Halliburton, due to US and European sanctions, will curtail a number of contracts in Russia by May 15, Bloomberg reports citing a company statement. The Russian assets of Halliburton amount to about $340 million, the company said.
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The Federal Air Transport Agency has extended restrictions on flights to 11 Russian airports until 3:45 a.m. on May 1, according to the website of the agency. The airports of Anapa, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Gelendzhik, Krasnodar, Kursk, Lipetsk, Rostov-on-Don, Simferopol and Elista will remain closed.
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The Amsterdam Trade Bank, a subsidiary of Russia’s Alfa Bank, has been declared bankrupt, the Dutch Central Bank said. Each of the depositors will be paid up to 100 thousand euros within the framework of the state deposit guarantee system.
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Air traffic controllers working in Warsaw do not agree with the new wage system. They demand higher wages and better working conditions. About a quarter of the 206 air traffic controllers have already quit their jobs, with more than a hundred leaving their jobs on May 1.
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In Canada, they came up with cementless eco-concrete from waste, the new material is 30% stronger than its classic counterpart. The manufacturer uses steel slag and carbon dioxide from the surrounding air instead of cement. As a result of their contact, calcium carbonates are formed. The pilot project provides for the production of 450 tons of concrete per day, which is 25,000 bricks. With such volumes, the new technology will allow capturing about 20 tons of carbon dioxide per day.
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The European Parliament has almost unanimously voted to adopt the USB-C port as the single standard for charging mobile devices. The final rules should be considered and approved at the plenary session in May. The transition can take two to four years
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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a government decree requiring oil companies to sell more fuel at exchange auctions. The changes apply to motor gasoline and diesel fuel. The minimum share of gasoline sales has been increased from 11% to 12% of the total production, the share of diesel — from 7.5% to 8.5%.
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A strong earthquake occurred on Saturday night near the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, followed by at least 30 aftershocks, the broadcaster of the Republika Srpska (part of Bosnia and Herzegovina) reported.
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The administration of the President of Russia recommended introducing the institute of deputy heads for information and political work in ministries and state-owned companies, Kommersant reports.
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