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The Xiaohongshu app has reported its first profit and become the fastest-growing social network in China, where foreign services are blocked. This was made possible by the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. However, there are no clear prospects for an IPO.Chinese video and photo sharing app Xiaohongshu reported a net profit of $5......

Scholz pointed out that the EU's use of proceeds from Russia's frozen assets for military assistance to Ukraine is a legal step, and a legal framework has already been created for this. Russia warned of symmetrical response to asset divestmentUsing proceeds from Russian assets frozen in Europe to purchase weapons for Ukraine is a legal step, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a press conference...

The EU added 33 Russians to its sanctions list, whom it considered involved in Navalny’s death. The list includes the head of penal colony No. 3 and his deputies, heads of departments of the Ministry of Justice, judges, etc. Russia assesses Western sanctions as illegalThe European Union imposed sanctions against two organizations and 33 Russians in connection with the death of Alexei Navalny . The...

The Turkish Grand Prix was part of the Formula 1 calendar from 2005 to 2011 and temporarily returned in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said the country's authorities hope to return Formula 1 racing to Istanbul in 2026, NTV reports. A tender for the management of the Istanbul race track will be held in April. "We set a very impor...

The West continues to purchase titanium from Russia, despite promises to sever economic ties with Moscow, WP reports. According to the newspaper, in 2022 alone, VSMPO-Avisma exported 15,000 tons of titanium worth $370 million.Since February 2022, Western companies have purchased "hundreds of millions of dollars" worth of Russian titanium, despite sanctions against Moscow, The Washington Post (WP) ...

Patients in Moscow hospitals can now view the results of their tests, diagnostics and information about treatment in general online , right during treatment . Thus, not only the traditional discharge summary after hospitalization became available to them - now the treatment process can be monitored over time. This data is stored in an electronic medical record (EMR), to which Muscovites have had a...

The EU imposed sanctions against Ekaterina Mizulina and the Safe Internet League she heads, considering her actions to violate human rights. Also included in the list are the judges who participated in the Kara-Murza case Ekaterina MizulinaThe European Union included Ekaterina Mizulina and the Safe Internet League, which she heads, on the sanctions list related to human rights violations. The EU C...

The Israeli Ministry of Health has approved the sale of cultured meat based on beef, department press secretary Shira Solomon said in a telegram channel. “The Alternative Protein Pilot Program [...] is the first time in the world that a product has been approved that includes a cell culture derived from bovine cells rather than chicken cells,” Solomon said. He clarified that permission to sell art...

Chicken deliveries to some Russian regions were delayed due to bad weather, X5 Group reported. Earlier, residents of Yekaterinburg, Samara, and Chelyabinsk complained about the lack of chicken in the Pyaterochka and Perekrestok stores.In the first days of the New Year, in some regions of Russia there were delays in the supply of chilled poultry, including due to heavy snowfalls or frosts. RBC was ...

The pharmaceutical company Astellas has decided to withdraw the antibiotic vilprafen from the Russian market. The Ministry of Health proposes to replace it with azithromycin, but patients may be resistant to the latter due to its use during the pandemicAn international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan, Astellas, has decided to withdraw the antibiotics vilprafen and vilprafen solutab (...

In Ukraine, the number of cases of infection with infectious diseases resistant to antibiotics has increased. The British newspaper The Telegraph writes about this with reference to a study by the Center for Public Health of Ukraine (MoPH). Experts analyzed data obtained from three regional hospitals in Ukraine. According to the study, 14% of 353 patients became ill while in a medical facility. Ab...

Deripaska came under Australian sanctions in March 2022. The businessman appealed this; his interests are represented by the country's ex-prosecutor general. The statement says that Canberra relied on the decisions of other Western countries and rumors on the Internet Oleg DeripaskaBusinessman Oleg Deripaska ( Forbes estimates his fortune at $2.5 billion) has challenged the imposition of Australia...

Милей впервые в истории Аргентины принял присягу министров без присутствия прессы, сообщает La Nacion. Также он отменил указ прошлого президента и назначил свою сестру главой президентского секретариата Президент Аргентины Хавьер Милей, чья инаугурация прошла 10 декабря, «тайно» принял присягу у нового правительства, а также назначил свою сестру главой президентского секретариата, передает La Naci...

The choice of words of the year in the German Language Society was explained by the ongoing crises around the world, as well as a new wave of anti-Semitism in Germany, which is happening “under the influence of Islamists”The word Krisenmodus (“crisis mode” or “crisis state”) has become the word of 2......

Alexey ArestovichThe contradictions that have accumulated in Ukraine both during the hostilities and before the Russian military operation can be resolved with a “conditional Maidan,” said former adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine Alexey Arestovich (listed in Russia as terrorists and extremists). “The amount of contradictions that have accumulated during the war and before it can on...

Asia's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, believes that India's economy will grow from $3.5 trillion to $40 trillion by 2047 . The World Bank predicted that by 2047 India will be among the countries with high income levels Mukesh AmbaniIndia's economy will grow to $40 trillion by 2047 from the current $3.5 trillion. This forecast was made by the richest man in Asia, the head of Reliance Industries, Mukes...

In Japan, after the introduction of US sanctions against Russia , the import of Russian crab is growing, because of this the cost of crab meat on the market is falling, writes Nikkei. The publication's source suggested that trade with Russia will only increaseDue to a sharp increase in imports of Russian crab, the cost of crab meat in Japan has fallen, Nikkei Asia reports. According to the publica...

Президент подписал указ о передаче управления от иностранных владельцев Пулково российским юрлицам. Юристы сравнивают эту историю с изменениями в «Балтике» и Danone, но подчеркивают — этот кейс наиболее «цивилизованный» 30 ноября президент России Владимир Путин подписал указ, меняющий структуру владения управляющей компании аэропорта Пулково — «Воздушные ворота Северной столицы» (ВВСС). У иностран...

From December 11, the Chinese Visa Service Center in Moscow will cancel the requirement for an appointment to apply for a visa, according to the website of the Chinese Embassy in Russia. Mandatory registration is being lifted "to further facilitate the travel of foreign citizens to China." Applicants must fill out a visa application form on the visa center website. After this, it is enough to brin...

The United States will continue illegal attempts to put pressure on the Russian economy, Moscow proceeds from this when building its plans, Peskov said Anti-Russian sanctions from the West will remain in place for many years— Russia proceeds from this when building economic policy. This was stated by presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, Interfax reports. “We have no doubt that these sanctio...

Ответственность за соблюдение санкций, в том числе против России, лежит на организациях, поэтому они должны знать, как им следовать, считает МИД Финляндии. Курс может пройти любой желающий Финский МИД подготовил онлайн-курс о том, как следовать санкциям, сообщается на сайте ведомства. Видеокурс рассказывает не только о базовых аспектах санкций, но и об «особенностях санкций против России». Министр...

The main strategy of the exchange to unlock assets is to obtain a license from the American Ministry of Finance, said the head of the site. But the timing of receiving this document and the possible procedure for returning assets are still unknownSt. Petersburg Exchange expects to receive a license from the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and completely unfreeze cl...

Lithuania will not close all checkpoints on the border with Russia following Finland, the head of the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said. According to her, the situation at the border remains calm, and the authorities have “clear indicators of threats”Lithuania does not see the need to follow Finland in closing all checkpoints on the border with Russia; the migration situation is currentl...

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......

The incidence of COVID-19 in Russia increased over the week (from November 20 to November 26) by almost 33%, reports the operational headquarters. “The incidence rate of a new coronavirus infection over the past week per 100 thousand population was 54.47 and increased by 32.8% compared to the previous week,” the report says. An increase in incidence was recorded in 79 regions of Russia. 8,......

OPEC and OPEC+ countries will hold meetings on November 30 regarding agreements to reduce oil production . Experts interviewed by RBC believe that the risk of negotiations failing is minimal, as this could cause prices to fall. OPEC headquarters in Vienna, AustriaTen OPEC countries and OPEC+ members (which are not members of OPEC) will hold meetings on November 3......

В картотеке арбитражных дел появилось заявление о признании банкротом попавшей под санкции СПБ Биржи, но площадка назвала это подлогом. Акции биржи в моменте падали на треть, ЦБ начал расследование о манипулировании рынком Арбитражный суд Москвы зарегистрировал заявление о банкротстве СПБ Биржи, следует из данных картотеки арбитражных дел. Заявление было зарегистрировано 24 ноября, ответчиком по д...

Gennady KernesFormer mayor of Kharkov Gennady Kernes, who died in 2020 from the consequences of COVID-19 , was disconnected from the life support system without the consent of his family, the politician’s son Kirill Kernes said in an interview with Glavkom. “The cause of Gennady Kernes’ death was his disconnection from the life support system on December 14, 2......

Китай становится все более значимым поставщиком для России: за десять месяцев из КНР ввезли товаров на $90 млрд. Как и за счет чего растет китайский экспорт — в материале РБК Китай за десять месяцев 2023 года экспортировал в Россию товаров на $90 млрд, что в 1,5 раза больше, чем за тот же период 2022 года ($59 млрд), и в 1,7 раза больше, чем в январе—октябре 2......

Experts advising the World Health Organization on COVID-19 have urged waiting for more information after the WHO asked China for more information about clusters of unknown pneumonia in children, NDTV reports. Public health expert who advised the WHO on the pandemic, Brian McCloskey, explained that this is how the organization's International Health Regulations system works, which governs countries...