2024

The year 2024 promises to be a watershed in many ways. The rapid development of technologies, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing and biotechnology, will continue, opening up new horizons for science and innovation. At the same time, the global community will face the challenges of climate change, sustainable development and global security. The political situation will also be tense, with events on the international stage being unpredictable. At the same time, people will continue to strive for a better life, personal development and stronger ties in society. In 2024, the world will face new challenges, but will also offer new opportunities for growth and progress.

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FT reports Scholz's legacy 'torn to shreds' due to €60bn hole
Due to the withdrawal of €60 billion from the German budget, the German government’s spending plans for this and next years were “torn to shreds,” writes the FT, and Scholz’s system for combating the crisis “collapsed like a house of cards” Olaf ScholzThe system for combating economic crises, built by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, was “torn to shreds” due to the withdrawal of €6......
Путин после роста цен на курицу поручил увеличить ее продажу на рынке
Президент России Владимир Путин поручил правительству увеличить объемы продажи мяса птицы на внутреннем рынке на фоне роста цен на этот тип продукции. Это следует из списка поручений главы государства по итогам совещания с членами правительства, которое проходило 25 октября. «Правительству России представить предложения по предоставлению дополнительных мер государственной поддержки, на......
Restaurateurs reported a shortage of chicken meat in Russia
Russian restaurants are faced with a meat shortage. The relevant association cited a lack of employees at poultry farms, rising feed prices and logistics problems as reasons. Chicken prices hit records this summerThere is a shortage on the Russian chicken meat market, and all consumers are faced with a difficult situation, Unirest, which manages the KFC and Rostic's fast food chains in Russia, tol...
Putin called for a preventive response to crises with gasoline and diesel
The Russian government must proactively respond to crises in the domestic fuel market, President Vladimir Putin said at the plenary session of the international forum “Russian Energy Week”. The President recalled that recently there has been a sharp increase in prices for gasoline and diesel, to combat which the government has taken a number of measures. “I would like to once again draw the attent...
Experts have ruled out a connection between the conflict in Ukraine and the persistence of infections
The FT reported on a sick Ukrainian soldier with resistance to almost all antibiotics. Experts interviewed by RBC are confident that the increase in the incidence of such infections has nothing to do with the conflict, and advised against self-medicationAccording to WHO, the number of patients with antibiotic-resistant infections, which respond poorly or not at all to conventional antimicrobial dr...
FT experts linked the emergence of new infections with the conflict in Ukraine
The number of antibiotic-resistant infections has been on the rise in Europe since at least 2014. In recent months, when wounded Ukrainians began to be evacuated to European countries, such cases have become more frequent.In European countries, against the backdrop of military operations in Ukraine , the number of infections resistant to antibiotics is growing, the Financial Times reports, citing ...
Titov compared the increase in the rate with the effect of a double dose of antibiotic
Boris TitovA sharp increase in the key rate by the Central Bank is similar to a doctor's decision to prescribe antibiotics to a patient , but side effects are inevitable, business ombudsman Boris Titov said. “The Central Bank raised the key rate more than expected. Now 12%. Trying to crush the disease , the doctor hastily injected a double dose of an antibiotic, but any antibiotic has side effects...
FAS asked the largest producers of poultry meat due to rising prices
The fact that the FAS decided to check the validity of the prices of large market participants, RBC sources reported a week ago. The department said that two poultry producers were issued ordersThe Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) sent inquiries to the three largest poultry meat producers to verify the validity of their wholesale selling prices, as well as to animal feed manufacturers and repres...
Agricultural production
In Belarus, in the first half of 2023, farms of all categories* produced agricultural products worth Br10.4 billion.livestock and poultry - 891.5 thousand tons**,milk - 4120.5 thousand tons.As of July 1, there were 4.2 million heads of cattle and 2.3 million heads of pigs in agricultural enterprises.Works on fodder preparation continue in the republic. Agricultural organizations stocked over 2.5 m...
Belarus is a world exporter of dairy products
Belarus is in the top 5 exporting countries of dairy products, ranking in the world ranking:3rd position in oil export and whey powder export,4th position in the export of cheese,5th place in the export of skimmed milk powder.Dairy industry of the countryThe level of self-sufficiency in dairy products in Belarus is 263.3%.In 2......
In the Kaliningrad region, violations were revealed in the execution of documents in the FSIS "Mercury"
In April 2023, 218 violations were identified when working in the information system by business entities: 21 facts of untimely cancellation of eVSD for controlled products. Thus, IE Karapetyan E.K., operating in the field of retail trade, has not repaid more than 4626 eVSD for dairy products. 33 facts of providing false information (dismissal of an authorized person). In particular, IP Tkachenko ...
Axios learned about Biden's wife's plans to put him on a diet before the election Joe Biden
US First Lady Jill Biden is trying to put her husband, President Joe Biden, on a diet and force him to eat only healthy food, writes Axios. It is one of the steps his closest aides and wife are taking to keep the 80-year-old head of state healthy as he prepares to run for the presidency of the United States for a second time. According to some Biden aides, the president eats “like a child,” his fa...
Based on the materials of the Rosselkhoznadzor for 3 months of 2023, 18 criminal cases were initiated in Russia for violations in the circulation of livestock products
As a result of this work, based on the materials of the territorial departments of the Service, 18 criminal cases were initiated in the first quarter of 2023. In total, since January 1, 2019, 175 criminal cases have been opened, the largest number of which are in the Central Federal District (53). One of the most resonant cases since the beginning of 2......
Belgorod farmers have started the sowing campaign
Traditionally, it starts in the south-east of the region, in the Veydelevsky district, at the moment more than half of the municipalities are involved in the spring sowing. According to operational data, as of March 31, 10.6 thousand hectares of grain and leguminous crops were sown, which is 3% of the planned. In total, 417 thousand hectares of grain and leguminous crops (including: barley - 1.......
Pedigree cattle from the group of companies "EkoNiva"
The EkoNiva Group of Companies has been engaged in livestock breeding since 2006. Farms in the Voronezh, Kaluga, Ryazan, Tyumen, Orenburg and Novosibirsk regions have the status of breeding reproducers and plants. The enterprises breed Simmental, Holstein black-and-white, red-and-white, Hereford and Aberdeen-Angus breeds. The livestock is purebred, has a high genetic potential, belongs to the elit...
How time changed on the doomsday clock. infographics
The hands of the doomsday clock have been moved forward by ten seconds, now for the first time in their history they show one and a half minutes before midnight. How the time on the clock has changed since 1947 - in RBC infographics What is the doomsday clock and who translates their hands The Doomsday Clock was created in 1947 as a metaphor for how close humanity has come to self-destruction - to...
Those who have been treated for COVID for more than a week will be discharged without negative tests
Those with COVID will not need to do a second test for discharge if the treatment lasted seven or more days, Rospotrebnadzor said.The rule comes into force on February 6 Rospotrebnadzor allowed the discharge of those who had recovered from COVID-19 without a negative test for coronavirus if the patient's treatment lasted a week or longer, the agency said in a decree. “The discharge of patients for...
IELTS denied reports of the termination of work in Russia
The organization that provides the work of centers for conducting internationally recognized exams in English, said,that continue to work in Russia The IELTS International Language Examination Center will continue to work in Russia and conduct all scheduled exams. This was reported on the website of the center. “In connection with the news that appeared in the media about the closure of IELTS in R...
Murashko announced the independence of Russia from the import of foreign COVID-tests
Russia does not depend on the supply of foreign test systems for detecting coronavirus and other diseases, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said, RIA Novosti reports. “The domestic industry is developing very actively, and, in fact, we are independent of the arrival of foreign test systems on the territory of the Russian Federation for the diagnosis of COVID-19 and a number of other diseases,” Mur...
Rospotrebnadzor canceled the standard for testing the population for COVID
- 19 Rospotrebnadzor has canceled the standard for conducting at least 300 weekly tests for COVID-19 per 100 thousand of the population, follows from the decision of the chief sanitary doctor Anna Popova, which is posted on the legal information portal. Amendments were made to the resolution "On additional measures to reduce the risks of the spread of COVID-19 during the seasonal rise in the incid...
Nutritionists called dangerous food combinations on the New Year's table
The combination of meat, mushrooms, mayonnaise, as well as sweet drinks and alcohol, traditional for the New Year's table, puts a lot of stress on the digestive system, nutritionists interviewed by RBC warned. Especially careful should be people with chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, atherosclerosis and diabetes. “Salads often include meat, such as chicken or beef, mushrooms, and egg...
Sowing campaign started in Ivanovo region
Sowing of spring crops has begun in nine districts of the Ivanovo region. To date, about 1.5 thousand hectares have been sown in the region as a whole. Sowing rates are higher than last year. The sowing campaign takes place regularly and in optimal agrotechnical terms. Spring sowing has started in Verkhnelandekhovsky, Vichugsky, Gavrilovo-Posadsky, Kineshma, Komsomolsky, Palekhsky, Rodnikovsky, Te...
HRC asked the Federal Penitentiary Service to provide the arrested artist with a gluten-free diet
The HRC asked to provide Skolichenko with a special therapeutic diet. The girl's lawyers reported that she had an autoimmune disease - gluten intolerance. The head of the Human Rights Council, Valery Fadeev, asked the Federal Penitentiary Service to provide arrested artist Alexandra Skolichenko with gluten-free meals, according to the HRC website. According to Fadeev, he received appeals stating t...
All districts of the Lipetsk region started spring sowing
The sowing campaign started at the usual time. This year, 1.4 million hectares are to be sown. All municipalities have already started sowing spring cereals and legumes. To date, they have sown more than 121 thousand hectares. These are spring wheat, barley, oats, as well as lupins and peas. Sowing of annual grasses in some areas has already been completed. Sugar beet sowing has begun in 14 distri...
Federal Penitentiary Service promised to provide gluten-free food for the arrested artist
Sasha Skolichenko Artist Sasha Skochilenko, who was arrested for replacing price tags with anti-war stickers at a store in St. Petersburg , will be able to receive a gluten-free package. Interfax was informed about this in the administration of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. “We will accept transfers with gluten-free products. They are not proh...
USAU invites you to an exhibition and conference for gardeners
On April 29-30, 2022, within the framework of the Ural School of Horticulture, a fair and conference "Science Achievements for Ural Gardeners" will be held. The main goal of the event is to tell amateur gardeners about the latest achievements in science and help implement these developments in their backyards. The program includes lectures, master classes and consultations from leading scientists,...
Don agrarians expand the range of field work
In the farms of the Rostov region, they began sowing industrial, fodder crops and potatoes. To date, all districts of the Rostov region are conducting spring field work. “Sowing of spring crops is gaining momentum, Don agrarians, cherishing every fine minute, sowed almost 425 thousand hectares with spring crops, that is, about 25% of the plan,” said Viktor Goncharov, First Deputy Governor of the R...
The authorities of St. Petersburg will ask Murashko to take control of prices for PCR tests
The initiative was prepared by deputies from United Russia. The appeal says that the price of PCR tests varies from 646 to 3 thousand rubles. The Ministry of Health says The Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg approved an appeal to the Minister of Health of Russia Mikhail Murashko with a request to take personal control over the solution to the problem of retail prices for PCR tests and medicin...
Gastroenterologists called undesirable products for the New Year's table
Fatty, fried and smoked foods, pickled, salty foods, spicy spices and sauces on the New Year's table can exacerbate chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, gastroenterologists interviewed by RBC said. Similar problems can arise with the use of chocolate and strong alcoholic beverages. “On New Year's Eve, try to limit your intake of fatty foods, especially when combined with alcohol. This i...
Traditions of Maslenitsa
Shrovetide is an ancient Slavic holiday, reminiscent of a carnival.There is no specific date in the folk calendar for Maslenitsa.The holiday begins exactly 8 weeks before Easter, this year on March 8, and lasts a week.Monday - "Meeting".Fairs open, places for festivities are prepared, a Maslenitsa doll is made.Tuesday - "Game".From that day on, they begin to visit each other and ride down the hill...

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