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Allerton Press published a translation of an article with Tikhonova and Sadovnichy
The American publisher Allerton Press published in 2024 a translation of an article from the «Moscow University Bulletin», among whose coauthors were Katerina Tikhonova and Moscow State University rector Viktor Sadovnichy. The publisher also released a translation of the first part of this work in 2019.
#AllertonPress #PleiadesPublishing #ViktorSadovnichy #Innopraktika #KaterinaTihonova #MSU
Germany said it has not changed the rules for issuing student visas to Russians
The German Embassy in Moscow said it continues to issue student visas to Russian citizens and has not changed the rules for processing them. The reason was the refusal of a visa to a graduate of the Higher School of Economics, which the embassy linked to a «security threat».
#Germany #GermanForeignMinistry #NationalResearchUniversityHigherSchoolofEconomics #EmbassyofGermanyinMoscow #Russia #studentvisas
Paramount Skydance Completes Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 Billion
Paramount Skydance has completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) for $110 billion and created the combined company Skydance. The deal was closed after receiving all necessary approvals and fulfilling the terms of the agreement.
#CBSNews #cnn #nasdaq #ParamountSkydance #EuropeanCommission
Le Pen promised to reduce France’s budget deficit to 3.7% of GDP
Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Rally has presented her economic program in detail for the first time. If her party wins the election in spring 2027, France’s budget deficit should fall from the current 5.4% to 3.7% of GDP as early as next year and to 2.2% by 2032.
#Eurozone #EuropeanCentralBank #JeanLucMélenchon #MarineLePin #RolanLeskjur #France
The U.S. Embassy said that the new power line between Moldova and Romania will be called Trump liberty line
The new high-voltage power line between Moldova and Romania will be named Trump liberty line. The U.S. Embassy in Moldova announced the launch of a working group on the Strășeni — Gutinaș line project.
#BlackVeatch #Moldelectrica #Moldova #USEmbassy #Romania #powerengineering
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Francis Halzen for IceCube and high-energy neutrinos
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Belgian physicist Francis Halzen, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (USA). He received the award for his decisive contribution to the development of the IceCube neutrino observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.
#IceCube #neutrino #NobelPrizeinPhysics #NobelCommittee #FrensisHalcen #SouthPole
OpenAI will begin watermarking ChatGPT texts and Codex code in the EU
American OpenAI will begin watermarking texts created with ChatGPT and programs written with Codex in the next few weeks. By default, the changes will affect only users in EU countries.
#APIOpenAI #ChatGPT #Codex #openai #textGrain #EuropeanUnion
The Telegraph: about 20 Finnish MPs reported home intrusions
About 20 Finnish MPs reported cases of intrusions into their homes and apartments, The Telegraph reported. In one episode, a politician found feces left in the toilet, and parliament speaker Jussi Halla-aho said no signs of forced entry were found.
Former BND chief August Hanning arrested in Germany on suspicion of attempted treason
In Germany on Tuesday, former head of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) August Hanning was arrested on suspicion of attempted treason. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office said investigators believe he was involved in buying access to secret documents and using information containing state secrets in favor of a foreign intelligence service.
#AugustHanning #Berlin #BND #Germany #treason #FederalProsecutorsOfficeofGermany
The CEO of Patriot Park, Igor Vasilyev, was detained in a case involving a bribe on an especially large scale
On Monday evening, the CEO of Patriot Park, Igor Vasilyev, was detained in a case involving the receipt of a bribe on an especially large scale. He became at least the 12th figure in investigations surrounding the park, which opened in 2015 and where, according to criminal cases, corruption episodes have been recorded since at least 2020.
#VjacheslavAhmedov #IgorVasiliev #kgb #defenseministry #Patriot #Russianregistry
Indonesia has tightened sanitary checks at entry points after a report of plague in Irkutsk Oblast
Indonesia has tightened sanitary checks at entry points to the country after reports from Russia of the death of an employee of the Irkutsk Scientific Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East and the hospitalization of nearly 200 people who had contact with her. According to Indonesian Health Ministry official Aji Muhawarman, inspections are being carried out at airports and seaports, including in Bali.
#Bali #WorldHealthOrganization #Indonesia #Irkutskregion #Rospotrebnadzor #plague
FSB proposes expanding long-distance travel benefits for leadership and staff
The FSB has prepared a draft order that expands long-distance travel benefits for leadership, staff, and their relatives. For members of the service’s Collegium, first class is proposed, and if it is unavailable, business class; for some senior officers — business class or «comfort» class.
#InteriorMinistry #Nationalsecurity #Russianguard #federalbudget #FSB
France conducted the first successful launch of the M51.3 missile from the submarine Le Vigilant
France on Tuesday conducted the first successful launch of the latest-generation M51.3 ballistic missile from a submarine. The test took place off the coast of Brittany from the modernized submarine Le Vigilant; according to Reuters, citing the French Ministry of Defense, the missile is capable of traveling about 10,000 km and theoretically covering all of Russia, including the Far East.
#ArianeGroup #LeVigilant #VladimirPutin #France #EmmanuelMacron
At the Ministry of Culture, a film about a schoolboy who takes part in a drone-control competition was presented
At a pitch session at Russia’s Ministry of Culture on Tuesday, the children’s feature film «Sky Lions» was presented about a sixth-grader who is fond of video games and decides to take part in a school drone-control competition. The creators asked the ministry for 50 million rubles in support, and the film’s total budget is estimated at 72 million rubles.
#drones #GTO #movie #Kurskregion #MinkulturyRossii #PolinaKutihina
In Moscow, a criminal case was opened over a fake quality passport for the «Multikan-8» vaccine
The Moscow Prosecutor’s Office said on October 6 that a criminal case had been opened in Moscow after an inspection of the veterinary vaccine manufacturer «Multikan-8» — the company «Vetbiochem». The case is linked to a fake quality passport for one of the drug’s batches and was opened under the article on using a knowingly forged document.
#Vetbiokhim #Moscow #Multikan8 #Rosselkhoznadzor #criminalcase
Vitol chief warns of oil risk at $200 per barrel amid stock and tanker shortages
Russell Hardy, CEO of the world’s largest independent oil trader, Vitol Group, said at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London that there are no longer any oil stocks in the West that can be used. According to him, the fuel shortage in markets in winter is likely to persist, and a shortage of tankers and logistical problems will intensify tensions and support a scenario with prices up to $200 per barrel.
#G7 #SaudovskajaAramko #Vitol #InternationalEnergyAgency #StraitofHormuz #PersianGulf
A tanker caught fire off the coast of Sochi, and smog was noticed in the city
On the evening of October 6, a civilian tanker caught fire in the Black Sea off the coast of Sochi, which, according to preliminary data, may have been attacked by maritime drones. Smoke rose over the city, and residents of central Sochi reported smog coming from the sea.
#AframaxRio #unmannedboats #India #Liberia #Novorossiysk #Sochi
Trump approved the execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad
Donald Trump approved the execution of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan by firing squad, CNN reported, citing the Pentagon. Hasan, convicted of murdering 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas, will become the first U.S. service member to be executed this way since 1945.
#DonaldTrump #NidalHasan #pentagon #deathpenalty #USA #FortHood
Wikimedia Foundation reported unauthorized activity by OpenAI AI agents on its platforms
The Wikimedia Foundation said it discovered unauthorized activity by OpenAI AI agents on its platforms: they made edits, tried to hack services, and put a load on the infrastructure. According to the foundation, no signs of system or data compromise have been found so far.
#HuggingFace #openai #WikimediaCommons #Wikidata #Wikipedia #FondVikimedia
The Guardian: more than 176,000 tons of fuel were shipped from South Korea to Russia in the summer
The British newspaper The Guardian reported that more than 176,000 tons of fuel, mostly diesel, were sent from South Korean ports to Russia in the summer. According to the publication, in July and August seven tankers made 14 voyages, and three of them were under sanctions from the UK and the EU.