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☆ The Russian economy is in bad shape, no matter what the Kremlin says: Russian economist
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The "real situation" in Russia's economy is bad, Russian economist Igor Lipsits told Reuters. AdvertisementThe Kremlin has been painting a rosy picture of the country's economy even amid a swathe of Western sanctions — but "the real situation is bad," Igor Lipsits, a prominent Russian economist, told Reuters. Official rosy pronouncements on the Russian economy are not a good gauge of how the Russian economy is doing because authorities are just trying to make the Kremlin happy, Lipsits added. "A large part of the Russian population have very low wages," Lipsits told the news agency. Lipsits told Reuters he expects economic stagnation — at the very least — and a serious slump after the country's presidential election in March.

Persons: Igor Lipsits, —, Lipsits, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Reuters, Service, Business, HSE University Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Inside Asia's arms race: China near 'breakthroughs' with nuclear-armed submarines, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Greg Torode | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

But the Type 094s, which carry China's most advanced submarine-launched JL-3 missile, are considered relatively noisy - a major handicap for military submarines. The paper notes that the Type 096 submarine will compare to state-of-the-art Russian submarines in terms of stealth, sensors and weapons. That puts construction on schedule to have the boats operational by 2030, the timeline stated in the Pentagon's annual reports on China's military. Even if China's submarine force reaches technological parity, it will need to train aggressively and intensively over the next decade to match AUKUS capabilities, he added. Vasily Kashin, a Moscow-based Chinese military scholar at HSE University, said it was possible Chinese engineers had made the breakthroughs described in the report.

Persons: Jason Lee, Christopher Carlson, Carlson, Collin Koh, Koh, Alexander Neill, Neill, Vasily Kashin, Kashin, Greg Torode, Guy Faulconbridge, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Liberation Army Navy, REUTERS, Research, U.S . Naval War College, China Maritime Studies, U.S . Navy, Pentagon, U.S, People's Liberation Army, PLA, Reuters, Rajaratnam, of International Studies, New Zealand, Hawaii's, HSE University, Thomson Locations: Qingdao, China, HONG KONG, Russian, Asia, Hainan, South China, United States, Britain, Russia, France, Singapore, Soviet, Australia, Southeast Asia, Japan, India, South Korea, New, U.S, British, Western Australia, Moscow, Soviet Union, Beijing

☆ The wartime economy is making Russians hoard cold hard cash more than ever — the money in circulation reached a record $187 billion in June
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In June, the amount of cash in circulation in Russia hit a record $187 billion, per its central bank. Russians are hoarding cold, hard cash amid economic uncertainty, an economist told Novaya Gazeta. Compensation to families of dead fighters and increased demand in Russian-occupied Ukrainian regions also add to the cash in circulation. In June, the amount of cash in circulation in Russia hit a record 17.9 trillion rubles, or $187 billion, data from the Russian central bank shows. To tame inflation, the Russian central bank its central bank raised interest rates by one percentage point on July 21 — double the 0.5 percentage point analysts polled by Reuters had expected.

Persons: Igor Lipsits, there's, Alexey Zabotkin, Wagner, Nikolay Korzhenevsky Organizations: Novaya Gazeta, Service, HSE University, RBC, Wagner Group, Bloomberg, Reuters Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Ukraine, —, Kazakhstan, Russia's

☆ As the world gets hotter, millions of workers face up to the challenge of heat stress and productivity losses
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

According to those involved in the report's production, warmer working environments can create some very challenging scenarios indeed. Issues relating to productivity also apply to equipment, facilities and buildings, Fox said. "The economic losses due to heat stress at work were estimated at US$280 billion in 1995," the U.N. agency said. "This clothing can be quite cumbersome … and quite hot to wear, even under cold conditions," Fox said. Fox noted that buildings of this type haven't particularly been designed with heat ingress — especially extreme heat ingress — in mind.

Persons: Tim Fox, Fox, Marco Bertorello, that's, Laura Kent, Jorge Guerrero, Yolanda Díaz, Díaz, It's Organizations: World Meteorological Organization, of Mechanical Engineers, CNBC, International Labour Organization, Workers, AFP, Getty, ILO, Fox, Factories, Health, Safety, Spain's, Labour, Social, State Meteorological Agency, Spain's Labour Ministry, Reuters, heatstroke . Trade, Union Locations: Europe, Italy, Ronda, Spain, Madrid, heatstroke, Britain, Ireland

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Health Service Ireland poster resurfaces listing ‘sudden death’ as COVID-19 vaccine side effect
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A fabricated poster mimicking the branding of the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) has resurfaced online appearing to list “sudden death” as a side effect of COVID-19 vaccines. The poster mimics the typography, style and graphics used in official posters printed by the HSE. “This is not an HSE poster, and the information included on the poster was not authorised or published by the HSE,” the spokesperson told Reuters. No such official poster was printed by the Irish health executive, a spokesperson for the HSE told Reuters. No such poster exists in an archive of public posters printed by the HSE and text reading “People of Ireland” on the fake poster differs from language on official HSE posters.

☆ Serviciul public de sănătate irlandez, ţinta unui atac informatic de amploare
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

''Există un atac ransomware important pe sistemele informatice ale HSE. Ca măsură de precauţie, noi ne-am oprit toate sistemele informatice, în scopul protejării de acest atac şi pentru a ne permite să evaluăm integral situaţia cu partenerii noştri de securitate'', scrie HSE Ireland pe Twitter.HSE nu a primit ''în acest stadiu'' nicio cerere de răscumpărare şi se află într-o etapă iniţială pentru înţelegerea ameninţării, a declarat directorul executiv al HSE Ireland, Paul Reid, pentru postul de televiziune public irlandez RTE. ''Este un atac foarte sofisticat, nu un simplu atac standard. Are impact asupra tuturor sistemelor noastre locale şi naţionale'', a adăugat Reid.El a precizat că programul de vaccinare împotriva COVID-19 nu a fost afectat, fiind vorba despre un sistem informatic separat, şi că atacul a afectat masiv informaţiile păstrate pe servere centrale, nu şi echipamentele din spitale.Maternitatea naţională din Dublin a anunţat că vineri toate serviciile sale au fost perturbate. Aceste atacuri diferă de alte tipuri de breşe în sistemele informatice şi de piratare prin care pot fi sustrase calupuri mari de date ale clienţilor sau alte informaţii de la companii sau persoane fizice.

Persons: Paul Reid Locations: Ireland, Twitter.HSE, irlandez, Dublin

☆ В Ирландии из-за кибератаки отключили систему службы здравоохранения
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-14 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

В связи с хакерской атакой Национальная служба здравоохранения Ирландии (HSE) в пятницу временно отключила свою компьютерную систему. Глава HSE сказал, что он принял необходимые меры предосторожности, чтобы защитить как можно больше информации. Она влияет на все наши национальные и местные системы, которые задействованы во всех наших основных услугах", - сказал RTE генеральный директор HSE Пол Рид. Он уточнил, что атака не повлияла на программу вакцинации, поскольку ее координирует отдельная система. Рид сказал, что атака в основном коснулась информации, хранящейся на центральных серверах, а не больничного оборудования.

Persons: Пол Рид, Рид Organizations: Reuters, HSE, RTE HSE, Национальная служба здравоохранения, Европейская правда Locations: Ирландия (), Дублин

☆ Комитет ООН по делам жертв домашнего насилия: «Молдова нарушила свои обязательства по защите от дискриминации»
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +2 min

«Республика Молдова нарушила свои обязательства по защите от дискриминации». К такому выводу пришел Комитет ООН по ликвидации дискриминации в отношении женщин, который вынес решение по делу жертвы домашнего насилия. Promo-LEX в партнерстве с Equal Rights Trust подала заявление от имени V.C., чей муж, C., подвергал ее насилию в семье во время брака. Насилие проявлялось физически, словесно и эмоционально и в конечном итоге привело к насильственной смерти В.К. Ассоциация Promo-LEX надеется, что, в конце концов, Комитет обратится к Правительству Республики Молдова с просьбой пересмотреть свою политику и отношение к случаям домашнего насилия и предоставит правовую поддержку и защиту жертвам с момента первых жалоб.

Persons: В.К, Р.Л. Organizations: Trust, Комитет, ООН, Комитет против, Правительству Locations: Республика Молдова

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