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The introduction of an excise tax on fuel already leads to an increase in prices both on the wholesale market and at retail gas stations. In the near future, the price of retail autogas will increase by at least 1-2 hryvnias per liter. The price of liquefied gas in the group for the week (16-23) […]
The EU is preparing to disconnect Gazprombank, Alfa-bank, Rosbank and Tinkoff Bank from SWIFT. Such a measure is being discussed as part of the eighth package of sanctions for the annexation of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Donbass by Russia, writes EUObserver. Currently, sanctions against the remaining Russian banks from the 27 EU countries are supported by […]
Starlink noted another significant achievement — as of the end of September, more than 1 million user terminals for SpaceX satellite Internet have been released, Elon Musk reported on Twitter. Let us immediately note that the total number of Starlink terminals released since the launch of the service (since October 2020) should not be confused […]
Scientists from the Laboratory of Thin Film Devices of the Riken Research Institute of Japan, under the leadership of Kenjiro Fukada, have developed a film for solar cells with a thickness of 4 microns. It can become the basis of a device that is placed on the abdomen of insects and allows remote control of […]
Concern Volkswagen AG presents its new drone concept called Gen.Travel. It is interesting that this unusual electric car does not have emblems of the concern’s brands. Gen.Travel is presented as a development of the Volkswagen Group Innovation division, where forward-looking projects are born. Gen.Travel is an unmanned passenger shuttle designed for long-distance travel. The developers […]
Japan has declared war on floppy disks. The head of the local Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taro Kono, wrote about this on Twitter. According to the minister, more than 1,900 enterprises, organizations and institutions operating in the country require people to submit forms and statements using old devices such as floppy disks, CDs, etc. Now […]
The Russian embassy in Latvia claims that Russian citizens can cross the border only after signing a statement in which they disagree with the Kremlin’s aggressive policy. The Embassy of Russia in Latvia announced the innovations adopted by the Latvian Border Service in relation to Russian citizens. Russians can cross the border only after signing […]
The German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann brought its newest Leopard 2A7 tank with an Israeli protection system to the exhibition in the Czech Republic. The combat vehicle was demonstrated as part of the NATO Days 2022 event, which took place last weekend in the city of Ostrava. Thus, the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is […]
In the Russian capital, summonses for war against Ukraine begin to be distributed to local residents. Mobilization begins in the Russian capital. This was reported by the spokesman of the head of the Odesa regional military administration, Serhiy Bratchuk, referring to sources in the Russian Federation. ‘From today, as reported by some sources, it is […]
The United States Department of Defense has received the most powerful combat laser in the world. It was developed by Lockheed Martin and is called HELSI (High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative). HELSI has a power of 300 kW, which will be enough not only to destroy drones, but also to intercept missiles. This is five […]