• 11/15/2024

Ruble’s share in export payments becomes equal to dollar in 2022 — Bank of Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The overall weight of the US dollar and euro in payments both for export and import supplies amounted to slightly less than 50% even by the end of 2022 https://tass.com/economy/1602875

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Movie shot in space, holiday dinner on ISS: world celebrates Cosmonautics Day

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Memorial events will begin in Moscow with the traditional laying of flowers at Gagarin’s grave near the Kremlin wall https://tass.com/science/1602871

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Edward H. Meyer, Who Turned Grey Ad Firm Into a Global Player, Dies at 96

Wall Street Journal The executive diversified the company and sold it to WPP Group in 2005. https://www.wsj.com/articles/edward-h-meyer-who-turned-grey-ad-firm-into-a-global-player-dies-at-96-664c9163

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Biden slams Russia’s detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich as ‘totally illegal’

Fox News President Biden called the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia “totally illegal” Tuesday, one day after the State Department designated him as “wrongly detained.” Biden also spoke with Gershkovich’s family while on Air Force One en route to Northern Ireland for a state trip Tuesday, White House officials said. …

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Japan rejects speculation China behind missing military helicopter accident

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. All 10 aboard the helicopter remain unaccounted for after it presumably crashed off Okinawa’s Miyako island. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3216710/japan-rejects-speculation-china-behind-missing-military-helicopter-accident?utm_source=rss_feed

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Chinese scientists hold first conference to discuss building crewed moon base

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Around 100 researchers met in Wuhan to discuss plans to build infrastructure and the challenges they will face during the mission. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3216684/chinese-scientists-hold-first-conference-discuss-building-crewed-moon-base?utm_source=rss_feed

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Tennessee Democrat’s transformation from college to now goes viral on social media: ‘This is like an SNL skit’

Fox News Former Tennessee state Democratic Rep. Justin Pearson is facing criticism from conservatives for altering his voice and mannerisms while speaking publicly, which was made evident in unearthed footage from an election he took part in nearly a decade ago at Maine’s Bowdoin College. A college campaign ad for Pearson’s successful bid for president…

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Macron Returns From China to Allied Dismay

New York Times Criticism of the French president’s performance in Beijing has been scathing among some allies, who saw him as cozying up to Beijing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/europe/macron-china-allies.html

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Attacks on Sumy Oblast: over 90 strikes in a day

Pravda Ukraine Russian occupiers fired on nine locations in Sumy Oblast on 11 April, with 91 strikes and damage recorded. Source: Sumy Oblast Military Administration on Facebook Details: The Russians fired on Bilopillia, Nova Sloboda, Seredyna-Buda, Myropillia, Khotin, Yunakivka, Znob-Novhorodske, Shalyhyne and Esman hromadas [an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and…

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China unveils guardrails for managing generative A.I. services before public release

Fox News China’s cyberspace watchdog unveiled a draft proposal Tuesday for how to manage generative artificial intelligence services ahead of a public release, Reuters reported.  The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said that content from generative AI services must align with the country’s core socialist values. Generative AI’s are bots that aim to create new…

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