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Photo: Reuters (archive photo) the Position of Gazprom in the EU deteriorated amid rising supply of Norwegian and middle Eastern gas The share of Russian gas in the European market decreased from 36.6% in 2018 to 27.8% in 2020 under the pressure of competitors. Russian state concern Gazprom in January-June reduced the export of gas to Europe by 18% compared to the same period of 2019 to 78.9 billion cubic meters this is stated in the report of the company according to Russian accounting standards, published on Thursday, August 13. […]

Photo: Getty Images the Fall in world prices for coal allowed the Ukrainian power engineers and metallurgists to reduce the cost of its imports In real terms of coal import during January-July decreased from 11.6 million to 10.3 million tonnes. Ukraine in January-July has reduced coal imports in monetary terms by 31.8% compared to the same period in 2019, to $1.09 billion On Thursday, August 13, reported the State customs service. In physical terms import coal fell from 11.6 million to 10.3 million tonnes. In this case, from Russia imported […]

The hryvnia has continued to strengthen against the American currency on the interbank market and NBU The national Bank lowered the official hryvnia exchange rate to the Euro despite its strengthening against the Euro on the interbank market. National Bank on Friday, the 14th of August weakened the official hryvnia exchange rate to 32,4185 UAH/Euro, compared to 32,3961 UAH/EUR a day before. This is stated in the message NBU. The official exchange rate of hryvnia to the dollar, the NBU has strengthened to 27,4083 UAH/USD. compared to 27,5266 UAH/USD. a […]

Lukashenko: I would like to ask them: what is wrong with the Belarusians? Photo: EPA President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a rally in his support in Minsk on August 16 stated that, if the citizens of the country “will ruin the first President”, it would be “the beginning of the end”. Speech broadcasted by “radio Svaboda”. “I would like to ask them: what is wrong with the Belarusians? You wanted for centuries to be called humans. And remember: ruin Lukashenko, the ruin of the first President – this will […]

Trump and Putin may meet in September Photo: EPA The President of the United States, Donald trump told the assistants that he wanted to meet personally with Russian President Vladimir Putin to the November election. On August 16, told the American NBC News, citing four sources familiar with the situation. According to the information channel, the administration trump considered different time and locations for meetings, including in September in new York. One of the goals of the presidents ‘ meeting is the signing of a plan of action in the […]

In Belarus held military exercises Photo: Ministry of defence of the Republic of Belarus / Facebook The Ministry of defense of Belarus announced the beginning of military exercises on the ranges in the area of NPP in Astravets near the border with Lithuania. On August 16 reported the press service of the Ministry. The exercises will last from the 17th to the 20th of August, the Ministry said that they planned the training of the armed forces. “On military sites and certain areas will be a series of tactical exercises […]

In the second quarter of 2020, a new leader. Have changed in the world’s most popular smartphone. Chinese Huawei in the second quarter of 2020, ahead of South Korea’s Samsung in global sales, writes lenta.ru Bloomberg. The reason for the leadership of the Chinese technology giant was not the increase in sales and fewer losses than rivals Samsung and Apple, which are alternately occupied the first place in the last decade. Huawei’s sales in April-June decreased by only 5 percent, while the Samsung they have fallen by 30 percent. Experts […]

Scientists have also discovered on the red planet carbon. Space Orbiter first detected in the Martian atmosphere traces of previously unseen ozone and carbon dioxide. Scientists hope that this will help to determine the exact composition of the Martian atmosphere. This is stated in a press release ESA, reports TSN. “Space gas Orbiter from ESA recorded on Mars, the signature of a new gas,” – said in a press release. The Ministry added that the red planet was discovered has never seen traces of ozone and carbon dioxide. ESA explains […]

The discovery was made by the space Observatory Integral. Astronomers for the first time traced the relationship between magnetosome and fast radio bursts, nature, the origin of which is not reliably established. This is stated in the article on the website of the European space Agency (ESA), reports ria.ru. The discovery was made by the space Observatory Integral, designed to explore objects in the hard x-ray and gamma range. At the end of April this year, the scanners Observatory observed the Magnetar SGR 1935+2154, discovered six years ago. Fixing the […]

Photo: Instagram/ritaora Singer urged to wear a mask on vacation A famous singer boasted a beautiful swimsuit. The star also urged his fans to wear a mask even on vacation. She followed my advice. British singer Rita Ora has pleased its fans with photos from vacation. The star starred in a beautiful bathing suit in turquoise and protective mask to the tone of beach costume. Photo the star posted on his Instagram. “Wear a mask, even on holiday”, signed footage of 29-year-old singer. Rita poses in original swimsuit – shorts, […]