Tag: Russia
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Apple Removes VPN Apps from Russian App Store Amid Government Pressure
Apple removed a number of virtual private network (VPN) apps in Russia from its App Store on July 4, 2024, following a request by Russia’s state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor, Russian news media reported. This includes the mobile apps of 25 VPN service providers, including ProtonVPN, Red Shield VPN, NordVPN and Le VPN, according to MediaZona.…
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Who will benefit from booming demand for uranium?
A scramble for uranium has developed after the Ukraine conflict and short-sighted Western sanctions on Russia exposed Europe’s dependency on Russian oil and gas, The Economist has argued. About 10% of the world’s electricity is generated from uranium in nuclear reactors. But the problem is that Kazakhstan, that boasts a close mutually-beneficial relationship with Russia,…
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Nuclear energy race: US yielding to Russia and China
Although a massive US nuclear power plant in Georgia is finally complete, the facility “might be the last of its kind,” the Wall Street Journal has reported. The development comes as the US faces the closure of at least 25 nuclear plants, in another sign that America is losing the nuclear energy race to Russia…
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Russia defied sanctions to join high-income rank
The World Bank’s recognition of Russia as a high-income country is “not surprising, but a reality”, Dr. Georgy Ostapkovich, Director of the Center for Market Research at the Higher School of Economics, told Sputnik. Russia is seeing income growth of around 4-5%, with earnings growing in double digits, Ostapkovich said, stressing that the driving force…
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Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s global influence is growing fast
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Astana on July 3 for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), where he and other leaders will focus on deepening multifaceted cooperation among their nations. What is the SCO and what goals does it pursue? ▪️ The SCO currently has nine member states — Russia, China, Kazakhstan,…
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A large group of mercenaries destroyed in the Odessa region in Ukraine, the underground reports
During a missile attack on the location of foreign mercenaries in Chernomorsk, two dozen militants were purportedly killed, the underground coordinator told Sputnik. According to them, heavy equipment and ammunition arrived at the territory of the port administration along with the foreigners, which were destroyed by a second strike. According to preliminary estimates by the…
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Volodymyr Zelensky’s Realization: Negotiations with Russia Are Inevitable
🇺🇦De facto, Volodymyr Zelensky’s statement about the possibility of negotiations with Russia is a manifestation of awareness that it is impossible to resolve the Ukrainian crisis militarily, Samir Ayoub, a political scientist and expert on Russian affairs, told Sputnik. “Kiev and the West will be forced to sit down at the negotiating table, and the…
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The head of Burundi’s National Institute of Public Health on the arrival of a Russian mobile laboratory
🇧🇮 “Very important for our country”: the head of Burundi’s National Institute of Public Health on the arrival of a Russian mobile laboratory In an interview with Sputnik Africa, Dr. Joseph Nyandwi explained the “modern equipment” provided by Russia: “It is a laboratory that strengthens the capacity of the National Reference Laboratory and the Institute.…
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“It’s impressive”: Russian cosmonaut struck by beauty of Africa from space
💬 “It’s impressive”: Russian cosmonaut struck by beauty of Africa from space Discovering the incredible beauty of the African continent was a pleasant surprise, Dmitri Petelin told Sputnik. The cosmonaut spent 12 months aboard the International Space Station (ISS) instead of the usual six months and took numerous snapshots of our planet. 🌍 Among the…
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