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Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar's military authorities have pardoned prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's 78-year-old ex-secretary of state, on five of 19 counts and reduced her sentence by six years, General Zhou Tong, spokesman for the state administrative council, told Eleven Media Group. The term of ousted Myanmar President Win Myint was also reduced by four years. These steps were part of an amn...

The EU imposed sanctions against five organizations and seven individuals, including the Inforos news agency, the Institute of Russian Abroad, ANO Dialog, the Social Design Agency and the Struktura group of IT companies The European Union expanded sanctions against Russia by adding seven more individuals and five legal entities to the document. The document was published in the Official Journal of...

The EU imposed sanctions against five organizations and seven individuals, including the Inforos news agency, the Institute of Russian Abroad, ANO Dialog, the Social Design Agency and the Struktura group of IT companies The European Union expanded sanctions against Russia by adding seven more individuals and five legal entities to the document. The document was published in the Official Journal of...

Об этом заместитель министра сельского хозяйства Сергей Левин сказал на презентации первого российского экспертно-аналитического ежегодника «Мировая продовольственная безопасность и международная торговля АПК 2022/23», подготовленного МГИМО и федеральным центром «Агроэкспорт». «С повышением роли России на мировом рынке возрастает потребность в нашей экспертизе. Наша оценка мирового рынка, тех собы...

Vulnerable categories will continue to be vaccinated, including people over 18 years of age, who have not had COVID-19 and / or have not been vaccinated, the elderly and citizens with chronic diseases The Ministry of Health of Russia proposed to abandon the mass vaccination against COVID-19 in connection with the stabilization of the epidemic situation. The draft order is published on the federal ...

Deputy Prime Minister Golikova proposed to introduce visas from August 1 and add Vietnam , Cambodia and Myanmar to the list of 52 countries whose citizens will be able to get themRussian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with members of the government, supported the introduction of electronic visas from August 1, 2......

The French now eat less foie gras and drink less red wine, the Spaniards save on olive oil, and the Finns have to visit the sauna on windy days when electricity is cheaper, writes WSJ Europeans are getting poorer. Thus, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), consumption in 2......

Takeover by pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. biotechnology organization Seagen Inc. for $43 billion will be investigated by EU merger authorities, Bloomberg reports . Seagen said in a regulatory filing that the two firms will notify the European Commission of the deal, and the EU executive is investigating the proposed merger. The documents state that EU approval is a condition for closing the d...

There are safer viruses for the treatment of oncology: for example, the use of adenoviruses and the herpes virus, as well as animal viruses that are non-pathogenic for humans, are being studied, but the use of coronavirus is also possible, experts say. The use of coronavirus for the treatment of cancer is theoretically possible, said virologist, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Scien...

Beijing's efforts to punish neighboring Australia through trade over disagreements on issues from the origins of COVID-19 to espionage and human rights have been highlighted in New Zealand. The share of New Zealand goods exports to China fell to 29% in the year to April from 31% in 2022, the first time the share of exports to China has fallen since 2......

China has informed the EU Foreign Service that it is no longer possible to carry out the visit of the head of European diplomacy Borrell on July 10, Reuters reports . The EU said the need to find alternative dates Josep Borrell China has postponed a planned visit by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, Reuters reported, citing a written statement by EU foreign policy spokeswoman Nabila Massrali....

The U.S. livestock and pet food industries are important drivers of the nation's economy, with total sales of $267.1 billion, value-added income of $98.4 billion and $18.5 billion in the form of local, state and federal taxes. Such data are provided in a study by the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA). Additionally, the total pet food industry, including indirect and induced effects, genera...

The Minister of Health reported an increase in life expectancy in Russia to 73.4 years, which exceeded the pre-pandemic level. RBC figured out what the minister had in mind and what are the further forecasts “Life expectancy has now exceeded the pre-pandemic period of 73.4 years,” Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on June 29 at a meeting in the State Duma. In 2......

Pang Gongsheng became party secretary at the People's Bank of China , who may later head it. He collaborated with Cambridge and Harvard Universities, and also trained at Standard Chartered Pan Gongshen The People's Bank of China (PBOC, the country's central bank) has undergone a personnel reshuffle, according to the regulator. Pang Gongsheng, a former deputy director of the bank, has been appointe...

A widening gap in incomes of the population leads to a slowdown in GDP, and economic growth reduces inequality. This relationship was revealed by the calculations of experts of the Central Bank. The impact of inequality should be taken into account in social policy measures, they advise With the increase in inequality in the incomes of citizens, the growth of Russian GDP per capita is slowing down...

The deputies adopted in the third reading a law that allows Russian banks to open an account for foreigners and issue them cards to pay in Russia. Tourist industry urged to think about the abolition of entry stamps for tourists State Duma deputies adopted in the third and final reading a law that will allow Russian banks to open an account for foreign tourists and legal entities, as well as issue ...

“We are going blind,” said Err Carol Joliffe, who breeds pigs in Brittany. “We would like to invest, but we don’t know where we are going.” Pig prices rose sharply in Europe last year as production declined due to high grain and energy prices. But unlike previous cycles, European pig producers have been slow to resume production despite record prices this year that have restored profitability to m...

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National intelligence has previously doubted the laboratory origin of COVID-19 . China refused to cooperate with the WHO in the investigation of the origin of the virus and accused the organization of political posturing US National Intelligence did not see evidence of a possible incident during the study of coronaviruses in the Wuhan laboratory, which could lead to a COVID-19 pandemic. This is st...

View of Vienna Vienna has become the best city in the world in terms of quality of life. The capital of Austria again topped the rating of the analytical division of the British magazine The Economist - Economist Intelligence Unit. The city was ranked number one for its "winning combination of stability, good culture and entertainment, robust infrastructure, and exemplary education and health serv...

Global mutton production is also expected to rise in Asia and Oceania. On the contrary, global pork production is expected to decline slightly (-0.5%) to 121.7 million tons, mainly due to a sharp drop in production in Europe due to the ongoing impact of the African swine fever virus, reducing the profitability of producers. and slightly lower domestic demand. World beef production is also projecte...

The head physician of Kommunarka said that as a result of the post-COVID the number of people with diabetes mellitus increased, the numbers of arterial hypertension “rejuvenated” Denis Protsenko Patients who have recovered from COVID-19 often experience what is known as post-COVID-19, a range of diseases that can be both relatively harmless and dangerous to the cardiovascular system and memory. De...

Denis Protsenko considers COVID-19 not an artificial virus. In his opinion, major pandemics happen once every 50 years, and “our generation is unlucky” Denis Protsenko The head physician of the Moscow Kommunarka hospital, Denis Protsenko, is sure that COVID-19 is not an artificial virus . In an interview with RBC, Protsenko said that pandemics happen once every 5......

The Russian economy grew by 5.6% in 2021, but decreased by 2.1% in 2022. Nabiullina said that economic activity is already close to the level of the end of 2021 Elvira Nabiullina The Russian economy is close to returning to the level of economic activity of the end of 2021, Elvira Nabiullina, head of the Bank of Russia, said at the congress of financial education volunteers. “Now our economy...

The Russian economy grew by 5.6% in 2021, but decreased by 2.1% in 2022. Nabiullina said that economic activity is already close to the level of the end of 2021 Elvira Nabiullina The Russian economy is close to returning to the level of economic activity of the end of 2021, Elvira Nabiullina, head of the Bank of Russia, said at the congress of financial education volunteers. “Now our economy...

Permission to sell duty free goods to passengers flying from Russia to the EAEU countries and savings on uniforms helped some airport stores increase revenue in 2022. But against the backdrop of the growth of Pulkovo, Sheremetyevo suffered The revenue of the largest operator of duty-free shops (duty free), which is part of the international group Dufry, showed an increase at Vnukovo Airport in 2.....

Permission to sell duty free goods to passengers flying from Russia to the EAEU countries and savings on uniforms helped some airport stores increase revenue in 2022. But against the backdrop of the growth of Pulkovo, Sheremetyevo suffered The revenue of the largest operator of duty-free shops (duty free), which is part of the international group Dufry, showed an increase at Vnukovo Airport in 2.....

The new tax was a pandemic-era idea when the country's budget was in deficit. Geneva authorities fear that he will force the richest residents to leave, already providing most of the tax revenues to the city budget Views of Geneva In Geneva, on June 18, a vote will be held, which will decide the issue of taxes for the 1% of the richest residents of the city, Bloomberg reports . Residents of the ci...

Denis Protsenko Команда ведущих медиков под руководством главврача московской больницы № 40 в Коммунарке Дениса Проценко представила онлайн-курс для переболевших COVID-19 и другими вирусными инфекциями, говорится в пресс-релизе платформы послевыписки.рф. «В России создана первая в мире экспертная платформа, призванная помочь пациентам вернуть доковидное качество жизни. Первым этапом проекта послев...

Silvio Berlusconi Former Italian Prime Minister and founder of the Forza Italia party Silvio Berlusconi has died due to a deterioration in his condition on the background of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, reports La Repubblica. The publication clarifies that Berlusconi was hospitalized at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan on June 9, where he received treatment in recent months, after which memb...