In 2013, there were 17.9 million refugees worldwide, in 2020 their number has already exceeded 34 million.
Most of the world’s refugees, almost 7 million, are from Syria. Almost 6 million people were forced to leave Palestine, just under 5 — Venezuela, 3 — Sudan and almost the same — Afghanistan, more than a million people fled from Myanmar
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On March 8, the French government launched the Je m’engage pour l’Ukraine platform, where those who wish will sign up to participate in various missions of public organizations to help refugees. This can be help with translation, conducting training seminars, collecting food, offering housing.
In Hungary, employees of an IT company have developed a free Shelter UKR platform that helps refugees find housing. Now through it you can find a haven in Hungary, Romania, Germany, Lithuania and Poland. The developers plan to soon add Austria, Sweden and France to this list.
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The European Commission has developed a REPower EU plan to accelerate the rejection of Russian fuel. The document assumes a reduction in dependence on gas supplies by 67% by the end of this year.
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China ready to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine — Xi Jinping.
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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance stops supporting transactions with Visa and Mastercard cards issued in Russia — statement.
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Alexander Vasilyev, fashion historian and host of the TV show Fashionable Sentence, said that the filming of new episodes of the program was stopped due to the closure of fashion stores in the Russian Federation with outfits from other countries.
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RESERVED suspended the work of the online store, regular stores continue to work — Kommersant.
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The largest international software developer for virtualization, American VMware, has disabled customer support in Russia since March 5, a media source in the data center market (DPC) told.
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Biden said the US is banning imports of Russian oil and gas. Britain plans to stop importing oil products from Russia before the end of the year.
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Gasoline prices in the United States have overcome an all-time high, reaching $4.17 per gallon. CNN emphasizes that the previous anti-record was set in July 2008, when the cost of gasoline at US gas stations reached $4.11 per gallon.
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Google has patented a new gesture control technology for wearable devices. Instead of touchscreens and touch panels, she suggests using the skin on the wrist or neck next to gadgets for input. The technology was given the working title Skin Interface.
According to the documentation, to control the functions of the gadget, the user will be able to swipe or touch the skin of his body next to the wearable device. A gesture (vertical or horizontal swipe, short or long touch with one or more fingers) will create a mechanical wave that will be recognized by the device’s sensors.
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The Taliban congratulated women on March 8 and promised women a decent life in the light of the «noble religion of Islam and generally accepted traditions»
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McDonald’s suspends 850 restaurants in Russia
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Ferrari and Lamborghini stop working in Russia
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L’Etoile temporarily closes all its stores in Russia and stops online trading. The number of stores in Russia is more than 900. The number of employees of the company is 12,000 people
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KFC announces the closure of restaurants and the suspension of work in Russia
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GQ, Vogue, Tatler, Glamour, AD have suspended all publishing operations in Russia.
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Unilever (Dove, Ax, Rexona, Chistaya Liniya, Domestos, Cif brands) will suspend product exports to Russia — Bloomberg
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Toyota and Lexus continue to work in Russia. At the same time, the company admits problems with the supply of new machines and spare parts. So Podyom was told on the Lexus customer support hotline.
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German tire manufacturer Continental is suspending production and business in Russia.
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The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has suspended cooperation with Russia.
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The English Premier League stops broadcasting matches in Russia. The Premier League and the clubs unanimously agreed to suspend the contract with the Okko service.
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Clothing brands Cropp and House Brand closed online stores
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Vladimir Putin signed an anti-crisis package of measures to support citizens and businesses.
- A moratorium is being introduced on scheduled inspections of small and medium-sized enterprises in 2022, as well as IT companies until the end of 2024.
- New credit holidays are being introduced: those whose income has fallen by more than 30% will be able to receive the right to defer payments.
- To obtain the status of a participant in a free economic zone in Crimea, an organization registered outside it will only need to have a representative office or branch on the peninsula.
- This year, the government will be able to allow activities without renewing the license.
- The process of public procurement will be simplified, the Cabinet of Ministers will have the right to promptly raise pensions.
- subjects of the Russian Federation will be able to establish additional opportunities for procurement from a single supplier and additional cases of cancellation of fines for non-fulfillment of contracts;
- medical organizations will be able to purchase more of the products they need through an electronic request for quotations, as well as purchase medicines, consumables and medical devices in a simplified manner;
- The Social Insurance Fund will be able to purchase technical rehabilitation equipment and services from a single supplier;
- medicines and medical devices that do not have a Russian counterpart can be purchased from a single supplier, but only if it is not from a country that has imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation.
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Starbucks suspends its business in Russia. All cafes are closed.
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The Central Bank of the Russian Federation introduced a new procedure for operations with cash
Briefly:
— the client can withdraw up to 10 thousand US dollars in cash, and the rest of the funds — in rubles at the market rate on the day of issue
— the currency will be issued in US dollars, regardless of the currency of the account
— banks will not sell cash to citizens during the period of validity of the temporary order
— you can open new currency accounts and deposits, but you can withdraw funds from them in rubles at the market rate on the day of issue.
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Coca-Cola suspends operations in Russia — statement
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PepsiCo stops advertising and sales of beverages in Russia — Reuters
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The world’s largest record company «Universal Music Group» suspends business in Russia and closes its offices.
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Amazon has stopped registering new users from Belarus and Russia in Amazon Web Services cloud services. Products include computing services, storage, analytics tools, IoT technologies, and more.
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Rolex stops exporting its goods to Russia, reports Bloomberg.
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The international rating agency Fitch has downgraded Russia’s sovereign rating from B to C.
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The Japanese government will cooperate on the embargo on Russian oil imports with the entire world community, in particular with the G7 countries, said the Secretary General of the Japanese Cabinet. US, British BP and British-Dutch Shell refused to import oil from Russia
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KamAZ faced a shortage of parts for the production of trucks. KamAZ trucks were equipped with Cummins engines (USA), ZF gearbox (Germany) and Bosch fuel equipment (Germany). Kamaz will switch to the production of classic trucks from Russian components and assemblies in March, the Izvestiya newspaper reported.
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The American company Repligen, one of the world leaders in the production of equipment for the creation of drugs, stops all deliveries to Russia
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Currency trading on the Kazakhstan stock exchange on Wednesday will be held in a limited format due to pressure from external factors, the National Bank said
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KIA Rio became the best-selling car in Russia in February — almost 7,900 cars were bought. On the second place — Hyundai Solaris, and on the third — Lada Vesta.
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The EU has registered a petition to ban dual citizenship for Russians in the countries of the European Union.
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The UK has imposed a ban on the export of aviation and space products and technologies to Russia. This was reported in the British Foreign Office
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The Serbian government is ready to cancel customs duties on oil from third countries if the European Union bans oil and gas imports from Russia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on the B92 TV channel.
He noted that the share of Russian gas supplies to the EU is 40%, and oil — about 30%. In the event of a ban, it is clear that «it will not be possible to compensate for this, it is unrealistic,» the president said. According to him, Serbia is waiting for the decision of the European Union.
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Three people left the Board of Directors of HeadHunter — Martin Cocker, Thomas Otter and Terje Selgeset, follows from the company’s message from the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The decision came into force on March 7.
All of them were members of the audit committee. Terje Selgeset was also a member of the Compensation Committee and Thomas Otter was a member of the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee.
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British retailer of children’s goods Mothercare suspends activities in Russia, including the shipment of all goods
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The two largest travel planning services Momondo and Skyscanner stopped working in Russia. Online aggregators no longer display flight search results by country. At the same time, the possibility of booking travel documents abroad in Skyscanner is still available. Services have not yet notified customers about a change in work in Russia
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Federal State Unitary Enterprise «Main Radio Frequency Center» (GRCHTS, subordinate to Roskomnadzor) warned telecom operators about the revocation of licenses for the cloud software of the American company Arbor to protect against DDoS attacks, this is stated in a letter from the organization (available to Kommersant).
Arbor is used by many Russian companies, including Rostelecom. Substitute solutions can be found, experts say, but phasing out Arbor cloud licenses will reduce the level of protection against DDoS attacks.
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China will build giant solar and wind power plants in the Gobi desert. This will be the largest capacity in history to generate electricity from renewable energy sources.
Chinese companies have already started building 100 GW power plants. At the same time, in 2021, China launched wind and solar power plants with a total capacity of more than 600 GW. In general, China plans to increase the capacity of solar and wind power plants in the country to 1200 GW and limit carbon emissions to a peak by 2030, followed by a decrease
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The Venezuelan authorities released two US citizens who were imprisoned in a local prison, US President Joe Biden said, his words are quoted by the White House press service.
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The Yakut edition of Ykt.ru announced a stoppage of work. The closure of the publication was announced by its founder Arsen Tomsky. The publication lasted 23 years — it was launched in 1999. Most of the team will be reduced, part of the staff will be engaged in non-commercial projects.
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Tobacco company Imperial Brands suspends sales and production in Russia. She owns such brands of cigarettes as Winston, Davidoff, West, etc.
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Large backbone Internet provider Lumen announced the termination of work in Russia. Previously, the provider Cogent stopped working.
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Amazon Prime closes access to movies and series for subscribers from Russia. The service will return money to users for a valid subscription.
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The President of the Russian Federation signed a decree on the placement of funds from the National Welfare Fund in Russian shares and Federal Loan Bonds. It is planned to inject financial resources into the market for 1 trillion rubles.
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EU permanent representatives agreed to expand sanctions against «Russian oligarchs and their families», as well as disconnecting three Belarusian banks from SWIFT, the French EU presidency said.
In addition, the new sanctions package also bans EU exports of naval hardware and software to Russia and includes recommendations to monitor cryptocurrencies to avoid being used to circumvent EU sanctions, the sources said.
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Vladimir Putin signed a law on tax incentives for new organizations registered in the Kuriles. They will not pay income and property taxes, land and transport taxes for 20 years from the date of registration
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«Yandex.Zen» announced the restriction of access to content for foreign users due to «the inability to provide high quality personalization in other languages,» RBC reports. From March 9, Zen will be available only to users from Russia.
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The brands Vogue Russia, GQ Russia, Tatler, Glamour, AD, CNX, which are owned by the Russian multimedia company JSC Conde Nast, are suspending their work, the company’s press service said.
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The European Union has bought enough liquefied natural gas to not depend on imports from Russia until the end of winter, said the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, reports Reuters.
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The Chinese division of the Red Cross will send humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the amount of 5 million yuan (more than $ 791 thousand)
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The US Consulate in Poland is canceling appointments for everyone except citizens of Ukraine.
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The French engineering company Alstom suspends cooperation with Russia, supplies and investments are frozen.
Alstom owns a stake in Transmashholding, a Russian manufacturer of railway rolling stock. The company produced Allegro trains for the high-speed line between St. Petersburg and Helsinki and participated in the creation of EP20 Olimp locomotives for ordinary passenger trains.
Earlier, Siemens, which participated in the production of Sapsan and Lastochka electric trains, announced the termination of supplies to Siemens.
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On the teeth of wild macaques, anthropologists have found uniform scratches and grooves, which indicate the use of stone tools placed between the teeth by the ancestors of animals.
Previously, such «cultural-historical markers» were considered a unique feature of the human race. All these patterns with monkeys make scientists once again rethink the theory of human development
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Discovery will suspend broadcasting of cable channels in Russia. The TV network includes Animal Planet, Animal Planet HD, Discovery Channel, Discovery Channel HD, Discovery Science, Discovery Science HD, Eurosport 1, Eurosport 1 HD, Eurosport 2, Eurosport 2 HD, ID: Investigation Discovery HD, TLC, TLC HD .
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The Italian automaker Iveco stops selling its products in Russia, Bloomberg reported, citing the company’s CEO.
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Measures to support the economy by the Government of Russia:
Russians will be exempted from paying income tax on interest on deposits of more than a million rubles for 2021-2022.
The luxury tax will affect cars worth more than ten million rubles
Russian airlines will be helped to preserve the fleet of foreign aircraft.
They will approve the lists of goods for a temporary ban on import and export from Russia.
25 billion rubles will be allocated for the program of concessional lending to agricultural producers.
Russian authorities will fix the foreign exchange rate for thin capitalization calculations
housing construction procedures will be simplified
additional financing of road infrastructure in the amount of RUB 163 billion
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British American Tobacco (Java, Kent, Lucky Strike, Vogue, Rothmans, Pall Mall, Glo) will continue selling products made in Russia, but will suspend investments in Russia, writes Bloomberg
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Scientists have identified the harm of shift work for the cognitive abilities of the brain. Shift work is the main health hazard due to disruptions in circadian rhythms, which leads to sleep disorders, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes and other problems.
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Roskosmos banned employees from traveling abroad. The order was issued by the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin for «a period of exacerbation of the political situation.» The company reported to the Rise publication that such a measure had indeed been introduced. The document only allows business trips to Kazakhstan and Belarus.
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