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In the four months of 2022, Ukrainians transferred about $4 billion, which is half a billion less than last year. In April, the amount decreased by $174 million. In April, more than $1.01 billion in private remittances were sent to Ukraine. This is $72 million more than in March 2022 ($939 million), but $174 million […]
Chinese scientists have raised the question of the possibility of destroying Starlink satellites. A study by Zhen Yuan Zhang of the Beijing Monitoring and Telecommunications Institute said in detail that the need for satellite destruction mechanisms posed a possible threat to China’s national security. The article, first published in Modern Defense Technology and later translated […]
The novelty will be available in 1,050 units, half of which are for Europe. A division of the American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson has released an electric bicycle (eMTB) called Bash/Mtn. It is called the company’s first mountain bike. The cost of the novelty is 3999 dollars, but not everyone will be able to buy it. […]
The researchers presented the results of an experimental immunotherapeutic drug, which proved to be an effective method of treatment even for those tumors that recurred or did not respond to other types of immunotherapy. It is noteworthy that in combination with drugs already approved for humans, scientists have noted a tenfold increase in the production […]
According to Bloomberg, PayPal fired its Risk and Operations Department this week. This is the last in a series of layoffs in the company – and it is unlikely to be the last. The company also reportedly recently cut staff in Chicago, Omaha, Nebraska and Chandler, Arizona. In addition, there were earlier plans to lay […]
China has closed its airspace to Boeing and Airbus aircraft of Russian carriers registered in two jurisdictions. About it writes RBC with reference to sources. One source explains the ban by saying that in May, China’s airline asked all airlines, not just Russian, to update electronic files (portfolio; it contains information about aircraft, airline owners, […]
Selling new cars of well-known brands without the usual model of official dealers may become a reality in a few years. Pieter Nota, Head of Sales and Marketing at BMW Group, announced that BMW and MINI could move to the so-called agency sales model in Europe. ‘We are now talking to our European dealers about […]
Cryptocurrency exchanges liquidated traders’ positions totaling more than $410,000,000 in just one day. According to CoinGlass, more than 100,000 deals were forcibly closed on May 25. The largest liquidation was recorded at Okex – almost $3,000,000 paired with Ethereum. The biggest losses for traders were caused by transactions with the second largest cryptocurrency. A total […]
A long-term study of 7,855 children clearly showed that children who were breastfed for six months or longer performed better in regular cognitive tests between the ages of 5 and 14 than non-breastfed children. The association between breastfeeding and high IQ scores was significant, even when factors such as mothers’ intelligence and economic status were […]
Disney has announced that the third season of the fantasy series “Mandalorian” will be released in February 2023 at Disney Plus. At the Star Wars Celebration event, the show’s executive producer Jon Favreau said that the protagonist of the show will finally go to Mandalor, the home planet of the Mandalorian, searching for forgiveness. According […]