August will be a very interesting month for Russia, as well as its neighbors. Belarus holds its presidential elections on Sunday, new forms of patronage will have to be doled out by President Putin, and in the Far East, trouble continues to brew. On top of all this, the Coronavirus remains a problem.
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What Will August Bring Around the Globe?
The Coronavirus continues to be on the forefront of the news around the world. Currently, there are over 19.5 million infected and over 724,000 deaths around the globe. The numbers continue to climb, with no cure in sight. Many labs are working tirelessly to create a vaccine and better utilize existing drugs to treat patients.
New Russian Cryptocurrency Law Leaves Zero Privacy
On July 24, a new federal law in Russia was passed, regulating relations arising from the issuance, accounting and circulation of digital financial assets. The announcement was only made this week pertaining to the new law. Furthermore, in 2021, it will be possible to conduct transactions with cryptocurrency in Russia.
Russia’s Yandex Testing Self-Driving Car in Michigan
This week, Yandex posted a video pertaining to their self driving cars being tested in the USA. Yandex, as mostly all Russian corporations are, is controlled by Russian President Putin and his team. In Russia, you can’t be successful, unless you are either supporting the Kremlin financially.
Putin to Visit India in October
The Indian Foreign Ministry has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit India in October, and during his proposed visit, there are likely to be many high-level agreements between India and Russia. News sources said that there is a long list of high-level talks between the two countries in the coming months.
Elections May Complicate Russia-Belarus Relations
The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. Alexander Lukashenko has been in power in Belarus since then (predating the office of President). In the post Soviet era, Lukashenko was an example for Russians. He is the only leader that maintained social guarantees and benefits in the modern times.
Russia Studying New Coronavirus Treatment
Coronavirus continues to be on the news. Currently, there are over 19 million infected and over 700,000 dead around the globe. Hence, the need for the treatment and vaccine continues to be the top priority. Many countries continue to see the rise in numbers. The US had one of the largest number increases in the world.
Gigs for Sale – A Way to Increase Your Freelance Gigs Revenues
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5 Best IP Trackers to Identify IP Addresses With Ease
“The Internet was meant to make the planet a smaller place.” As indeed quoted by Max Waters, this unbelievable invention initiated the journey to digitalization and created a new perspective on virtual intelligence that facilitated a connection beyond geographical boundaries, anywhere on this planet.
Software Developer to Project Managers: Skill Growth Requirement
From a top view, the skills required to become a successful Software developer is very different from the skills needed to become a successful Project Manager. However, it is worth noticing that almost every software developer’s career journey passes through a point where he or she has to take care of IT projects. In this article, we will pay attention to the skills necessary for every software developer to transition from the role of software developer to project managers.
Russia Develops New Cell Phone Charging Sticker
Russian scientists of MISIS presented the project “InPOWER” — a new generation of solar panels that work in diffused light. Such a solar cell can be pasted as a sticker on the smartphone case and completely eliminate wired charging. The dim light of an office lamp will be sufficient for charging.
World Offers Support to Lebanon After Beirut Blast
Pope Francis has today asked the international community to step in and help Lebanon overcome the serious crisis caused by Tuesday’s explosions. The same plea for help was made by the Lebanese government, and several countries have already responded to the calls for help.
Lukashenko Attacks Moscow Over Mercenaries
Five days before presidential elections, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko addressed parliament and the nation. Lukashenko said Russian mercenaries from Wagner’s private military company, who had been detained in Minsk a few days earlier, had been sent by Russia to destabilize the situation.
TikTok – As Time Ticks
A little lip-sync video platform called Musical.ly was based in Shanghai with offices in Santa Monica, California. It was bought by ByteDance, headquarted in Beijing. In August 2018, it was rebranded as TikTok, and then downloads of the app doubled worldwide. TikTok is an app whose bulk users are teens and those in their twenties. Reese Witherspoon asked Deacon Phillipie, her teenaged son to teach her about TikTok. Jimmy Fallon, the king of late night viral videos used his own in-app challenge called #tumbleweedchallenge and got into TikTok action.
Russia Testing the New 2S42 Lotos for the Air Force
A Russian Air Force squadron is expecting new 2S42 Lotos. In 2019, at the Army forum, the Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (TSNIITOCHMASH) presented a new 120-mm self-propelled artillery gun 2S42 Lotos, which should replace the Russian landing forces self-propelled gun-howitzer-mortar 2S9 Nona-S.
Belarus and Ukraine Unlikely Allies?
This week, a scandal pertaining to the detainment of Wagner mercenaries made international news. Belarus, and Minsk in particular, was used by Wagner as a transport hub in the period of the Coronavirus pandemic closures. This information became available to the WarGonzo project from the Russian Special Forces sources.
Anti-Roof Mines Launched in Russia
Russia announced the start of mass production of the new PTKM-1R mine. A feature of this anti-roof mine is the ability to hit armored vehicles in the least protected part of the armor: the tower or roof surface. Interfax news stated the Ministry of Defense of Russia is already receiving anti-roof mines.
Will YouTube be Banned in Russia?
This week, YouTube blocked Russia’s Tsargrad TV channel on its platform. There is no official explanation given for the removal of the channel. The channel is for the religious audience in Russia, and the only Russians who watch that channel are super-religious. Hence, blocking that channel is very odd.
Lukashenko Arrests Wagner Mercenaries Near Minsk
The current President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, announced the arrest of Wagner Group mercenaries near Minsk. Interestingly, Minsk was used by Wagner as a transport hub in the period of the Coronavirus pandemic closures. This information became available to the WarGonzo project from the Russian Special Forces sources.
China Criticizes New Russian Fighter Jet
China’s state-run publication Global Times reported that the fifth generation of strike fighters can include the American F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, as well as the Chinese J-20, but not the Russian SU-57. Last month, Russia announced a 5th generation prototype of the SU-57 fighter jet.
Russian Scientists Develop Intelligent Diagnostic System
The Russian scientists from Samara National Research University have developed an intelligent diagnostic system that can predict technical failures, malfunctions and failures in complex technical systems, warning about them in advance. The engineers believe it can transform the aerospace industry.
Virtual Reality Tool Developed by Russian Scientists to Treat Chemophobia.
Russian scientists from the ITMO university started a project pertaining the treatment of chemophobia. According to the ITMO press release, the project is developed in collaboration with a team of psychotherapists. The team used Virtual Reality as one of the main tools while developing the treatment protocol for such condition.
Russia Testing New Poseidon System
This week, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the testing of the first nuclear powered Poseidon carrier submarine. The new technology is able to destroy a whole city. However, if ever Poseidon testing goes wrong and it explodes, it would cause a much worse nuclear disaster than Fukushima.
Russian Telecom Receives 5G License
A Russian official press release states that a Russian telecommunications operator obtained a 5G license. The 5G license wavelength range is from 24.25-24.65 gigahertz. This is the second of the two main ranges of the fifth generation of cellular networks, the range of which is limited to a few hundred meters.
Top 5 Best Free Antivirus Software
Anti-virus software is also referred to as anti-malware, a computer virus to prevent, detect, and take away malware. They are used for real-time protection, on-access scanning, background guard, resident shield, auto protects, and other synonyms asked for by the automated protection provided by most anti-virus, anti-spyware, and other anti-malware programs.
Is Belarus Blaming Russia For a New Maidan?
The Belarusian government news agency, BelTA, published a link to an anonymous article, “Who is preparing the Maidan in Belarus?” The anonymous article claims that the Belarusian secret services managed to uncover the plot thanks to information from their Western colleagues leaked through Ukraine.
EU, Russia, and the Arctic Region
The European Commission and the EU Diplomatic Service launched consultations pertaining to the EU policy in the Arctic Region. The main purpose of the consultation is to identify the strengths and shortcomings of the current strategy. The consultations are expected to be completed by November 2020.
Russia Develops New Ekranoplan
Russia announced the new model of the Orion-20M ekranoplan. There will be a new company created specifically for the project. The manufacturing is expected to be done in the Khabarovsk region. The news is surprising, since it is the region that is currently rocked by protests.
Russia to Ban, Replace Wikipedia?
The Kremlin has proposed to remove Wikipedia from Russia. According to the suggestion, Wikipedia is not sufficiently corresponding to the ideological course of the United Russia Party and the government. It is suggested to replace Wikipedia with a digital equivalent of the Great Russian encyclopedia.
Russian Vehicle Sinks in Kerch Strait Commemorating WWII Battle
An emergency situation arose during the patriotic action Road of Courage at the Kerch Strait, which was held by the Military-Technical Society in the Kerch Strait, Crimea. Going first in a column of four cars, BRDM-2 sank five kilometers from the coast. The crew was quickly evacuated.
The UK and Russia — A Relationship of Contrasts
Britain accused Russia of meddling into its elections. Last week, the UK Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament’s Russia Report was released. The committee was investigating Moscow’s interference in various election campaigns over the past year.
Top 10 SEO Strategies to Perform in 2020
SEO is the process of planning, outlining and implementing strategies to get more organic web traffic. There is continuous growth in SEO strategies from advanced promoting, new patterns to new updates, and devices that upgraded our procedures and systems and perform better by and large but there is always more space for development.
The Stabilization of Crypto – Literally!
The year 2009 might seem quite close and quite far from different perspectives but when it comes to the field of technology, there is no question that 2009 is quite distant! It was a time when smartphones were very slowly beginning to trickle in the market and Uber was just a small startup in California. The field of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology is one of the many fields that have grown by leaps and bounds in terms of expertise, acceptance, and relevance.
U.S. Accuses Russia of Sending Equipment to Libya
The U.S. military alleges that Russia has sent new military equipment to its mercenaries in the city of Sirte, in Libya. If the report is anything to go by, then Russia is in full violation of the embargo in force in the North African country. The information was released by the U.S. Army African Command (AFRICOM).
Russia Wins in WTO Arbitration
The World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a report on Friday regarding EU dumping methodologies and duties on Russian imports. The WTO agreed with the Kremlin’s view, that the EU principles for determining prices in anti-dumping investigations violate the organization’s rules.
Russia Testing New Super Weapons
Russia announced that it started testing a super weapon that can deliver a global strike on any country in the world. The statement may be over ambitious, but given the released image and description, this is a very scary and dangerous technology. The Ministry of Defense described the weapons’ capabilities.
Will There be an Orange Revolution in Belarus?
Belarus continues to have protests amid its upcoming presidential election, scheduled for August. Alexander Lukashenko has been the nation’s only President since the office was established in 1994. There are many undemocratic actions observed in Belarus, including the detainment of one of the opposing candidates, Viktor Babariko.
Top 10 Ethereum Wallets in 2020
Etherum is the second most preferred wallet in the crypto world. It is because of its wallet infrastructure. The Etherum wallet has unique software that works on a decentralized platform and it is secured by the blockchain technology. As the Bitcoin prices are shooting up year after year, people are preferring Ethereum as their choice to invest or to trade with. In this article, let us discuss the top 10 Etherum wallets in the year 2020.
New Research on Coronavirus Spread in Russia
Russian scientists did a study pertaining to the spread of Coronavirus in Russia. Currently, there are over 15 million infected around the globe, and the numbers continue to climb. California has the largest number of cases in the US. Coronavirus also continues to spread in Russia.
Russia Developing Universal Engine for SU Fighter Models
Russia announced a new project pertaining to the creation of the one universal engine for the Russian SU series fighter jets. Currently, Russia uses SU-27, SU-30, and SU-35 fighters. The SU-30SM and SU-35 are considered the most modern serial fighters in service within Russian defense sector.
Russian Scientists Discover New Technology to Analyze Diamonds
Russian scientists at the National University of Science and Technology (MISIS), in collaboration with North Caucasus Federal University, were able to create new technology that is capable of identifying diamonds, their authenticity, and even if they have been heat treated.
Russia Take Off in Electric Engine Market
Currently, the airline industry is experiencing challenging times due to the Coronavirus. The number of infected people surpassed 15 million around the world. However, the aviation industry needs next generation technology. One of the main objectives is to have a more cost efficient fleet and also reduce the noise levels.
Zarif, Lavrov Meet in Moscow
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday, after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, announced that Iran had put a 20-year contract extension on the agenda, and said that if Russia agreed to a “long-term contract,” it could be discussed.
US House Votes More Sanctions on Nord Stream 2
The US House of Representatives voted in favor of an amendment which would impose sanctions on companies helping to complete construction of the controversial Nord Stream-2 and Turkish Stream gas pipelines. The amendment is part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Putin Appoints Furgal Replacement in Khabarovsk
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday dismissed Sergei Furgal, the governor of Khabarovsk, in the Far East of the country. The decision came two weeks after Furgal, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), was arrested, accused of having been involved in a murder.
China Scolds Russia Over S-400 Sale
China’s Sina publication is blaming Russia for the possible escalation of the conflict on the China-India border. Sina has over 100 million registered users worldwide. According to the Sina article, Russia will contribute to the shift of the balance of power, and India will gain tactical advantage in the region.
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