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Ekimov’s work opens “a new era in quantum technologies,” the scientists noted . For him, a native of the USSR, now working in the USA , together with his American colleagues received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Laureates of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 (on screen) Mungi Bavendi, Louis Bruce and Alexey EkimovThe discovery and synthesis of quantum dots, for which scientist Alexey Ekimov and h...

Sales of Lada cars, despite the “increased sanction pressure,” have increased by 96% since the beginning of the year, to 242 thousand cars. The Lada Vesta and Lada Granta models have updated their sales peaksLada sales have increased by 96% since the beginning of 2023 - in total, over 242 thousand new cars were sold, the AvtoVAZ press service told RBC. At the end of September 2......

In 2023, the number of Russian pensioners will grow by 1.1 million, and in 2024 , by another 569 thousand. Such dynamics are expected for the first time since the beginning of the pension reform, including due to residents of new regionsIn 2023, the number of pensioners in Russia will increase by 1.13 million people, and in 2......

In January, a former member of the Bundestag filed a complaint against the Russia House in Berlin, accusing the cultural center of crimes committed under the protection of its diplomatic status. The prosecutor's office stopped the investigation, citing this statusThe Berlin prosecutor's office has stopped all investigations related to the activities of the Russian Center for Science and Culture (R...

The award was given to three scientists whose experiments “gave humanity new tools to explore the world of electrons inside atoms and molecules.”The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Kraus and Anne L'Huillier for "experimental methods for generating attosecond pulses of light to study the dynamics of electrons in matter." An attosecond is one quintillionth (1.........

Nobel Prize-winning biochemists in medicine were able to make a messenger RNA vaccine against COVID-19 safe, but it cannot be ruled out that the negative aspects of this technology will not be known in the future Drew Weissman and Katalin KarikoBiochemists Katalin Kariko (Hungary) and Drew Weissman ( USA ), winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2......

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...

The technology developed by the awarded researchers formed the basis of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines by Catalin Carico and Drew WeissmanHungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2023 for their discoveries that led to the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 . “The discoveries of Catalin Carico and Drew Weis...

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 ...

In the largest private clinics it is impossible to get vaccinated with Sputnik V or Sputnik Light. Some clinics vaccinate with the drug Convasel, and many have refused to provide vaccination services against COVID-19 In the largest private clinics in Moscow there are no vaccines “Sputnik V” and “Sputnik Light” produced by the NICEM named after. N.F. Gamaleya, RBC found out.Where did they stop vacc...

In Finland, local masonry specialists are facing problems after imports of Russian refractory bricks were stopped due to sanctions, state broadcaster Yle reports. Russian refractory bricks were previously widely used in Finland for cladding interiors and frames of fireplaces and stoves. “Russian fire bricks were strong and completely intact, while new imported bricks very often had cracks. P...

China and other East Asian countries will post their worst economic growth in half a century, excluding periods of extraordinary events like COVID and the oil crisis of the 1970s. WSJ called this trend the end of a 40-year economic boomGrowth in developing East Asian economies will slow to some of the lowest levels since the late 196......

Over the eight months of this year, the demand for COVID-19 vaccines has increased noticeably in a number of regions . This is due to the fact that in the spring the Ministry of Health stopped centralized supplies. At the same time, vaccine production has decreasedIn January-August 2023, Russian regions purchased 1......

Parking meters have temporarily stopped working in Vladivostok due to sanctions from the European Union, the Digital Primorye company reported, citing the manufacturer of parking equipment Flowbird. “European Union sanctions against Russia have been intensifying over the past few months. From now on, these sanctions do not allow us to continue our business relationship with your company,” says Flo...

The authorities of Dagestan recommended that teachers abandon WhatsApp in favor of the Russian analogue, the Sferum platform. The authorities of four regions previously announced a ban on the use of foreign instant messengers in schools.The Ministry of Education and Science of Dagestan recommended that school teachers stop using foreign instant messengers, including WhatsApp (owned by Meta, recogn...

The ministers approved the rules for the assessment and sale of Exxon's stake in Sakhalin-1, according to which only a Russian legal entity can receive it. The American company announced its withdrawal from the project in March last year.The Russian government has approved the rules for the assessment and sale of the unclaimed share (3......

After explanations from the EU authorities about the ban on the import of cars, a number of countries stopped allowing cars with Russian license plates. Which states have decided on the interpretation of sanctions and where they can confiscate the cars of Russians - in the RBC reviewOn September 8 , the European Commission clarified the rules for applying existing sanctions. They indicated that en...

The city is spending a lot of money in connection with the move of Gazprom, while at the same time the city is receiving “virtually nothing,” Beglov said. Experts estimated the company’s contribution to the St. Petersburg budget after the move at up to 200 billion rubles.The re-registration of Gazprom from Moscow to St. Petersburg was supposed to bring large revenues to the city budget , but it tu...

Officials from Crimea, the DPR and LPR, and the heads of the election commissions of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions were also included in the blacklists, which imply the freezing of assets. Russia has repeatedly called sanctions illegal Alexander KurenkovThe UK has expanded the sanctions list against Russia; the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Alexander Kurenkov, the Central Elect...

Токаев заявил о давних традициях сотрудничества с Россией в разных сферах. Термин «анти-Россия» использовал президент Владимир Путин, описывая таким образом Украину, которую, по его мнению, использует Запад в борьбе с Россией Касым-Жомарт Токаев Казахстан не является «анти-Россией» и твердо придерживается курса на всестороннее сотрудничество с Москвой, заявил в интервью «Казинформ» президент стран...

The coronavirus continues to change, but the new strains are not aggressive, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said in an interview with Naila Asker-zade on the Rossiya 24 TV channel. “Variability—it continues in the new coronavirus infection. But the new strains do not differ in aggressiveness, namely in the severity of the disease,” Murashko said ( quoted by TASS ). The minister clarified that th...

Американская компания — производитель печатного оборудования Xerox выкупит все акции у крупнейшего инвестора компании Карла Айкана за $542 млн, сообщил Bloomberg. Согласно данным FactSet, Айкан владеет примерно 34,2 млн акций Xerox — это 21,8% от общего акционерного капитала компании. Xerox купит акции, которые принадлежат Айкану и его дочерним компаниям, по цене $15,84 за штуку — по цене закрытия...

Kazakhstan will follow the sanctions regime imposed on Russia, and Berlin should not have concerns in this regard, Tokayev said following negotiations with Chancellor Scholz. Moscow condemns Western sanctions Kassym-Jomart TokayevKazakhstan “will definitely follow” the sanctions regime against Russia, President of the Republic Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at a press conference after negotiations wit...

The ruble has become Russia's primary currency for export payments, even to unfriendly countries. The yuan, meanwhile, is actively used in Russia's trade with countries other than China . The Ministry of Economic Development disclosed this information to RBC.The currencies of friendly countries and the ruble have become dominant in Russia's foreign trade: their combined share of exports reached 72...

September 15 marks the anniversary of the start of the 2008 global financial crisis. In response to it, the entire system of banking regulation in the world was restructured. RBC looked into whether a new crisis will occur and what could cause itFifteen years ago, on September 15, 2008, investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy due to its huge positions in mortgage bonds, many of which ...

Вторичных санкций опасаются российские контрагенты в Индии, Китае и других странах; они направлены скорее не на российскую экономику, а на изоляцию страны, которой «почему-то не происходит», считают в Минфине Вторичными санкциями ранее можно было «запугивать» российский бизнес, но теперь эта угроза утратила большое значение для экономики страны, считает директор департамента контроля за внешними о...

Topic newsThe initiator and inspirer of the hospitable fest back in 2013 was the General Director of OJSC Order of Labor Glory "Milk World" Marina Anikeeva. Initially, the festival was conceived exclusively for residents of the city above the Neman, but today it has spread far beyond the region, taking place under the patronage of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus .He...

Without betraying traditions, the 10th anniversary Cheese Festival took place in Grodno, brightly, colorfully and, most importantly, tasty. The initiator and inspirer of the hospitable fest back in 2013 was the General Director of OJSC Order of Labor Glory "Milk World" Marina Anikeeva. Initially, the festival was conceived exclusively for residents of the city above the Neman, but today it has spr...

The G7 countries have decided not to revise the price ceiling for Russianoil at $60 a barrel, although some countries in the EU have come up with such an initiative, Reuters learnedThe G7 countries (Great Britain , Germany , Italy , Canada , France , Japan and the United States ) do not plan to revise the price ceiling for Russian oil at $6......