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  • French Open 2025: Djokovic cruises through opener with straight-sets win

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Novak Djokovic began his 2025 Roland Garros campaign in trademark fashion on Tuesday, defeating American Mackenzie McDonald 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in a confident and composed first-round performance on Court Philippe-Chatrier. The victory came just three days after Djokovic captured his 100th tour-level title at the Geneva Open.

    Playing his first ATP head-to-head match against McDonald, Djokovic was in full control throughout the one-hour, 58-minute encounter. The windy conditions early in the match added some unpredictability, but the roof was closed midway through the second set due to rain. By then, the Serbian had already seized momentum, having won six of seven games from 2-2 in the opening set.

    The win extended Djokovic’s perfect record in Roland Garros first-round matches to 20-0. He has not dropped a set in an opener at the clay-court major since 2010, when he overcame Evgeny Korolev in four sets.

    “I try to enjoy every moment on this very special and beautiful court,” said Djokovic in French in his on-court interview. “I feel good, clearly, even more here because I’m reliving the memories of last year’s Olympics, the last time I played on this court. [They are] beautiful emotions.

    McDonald fought to stay competitive and managed one break of serve to narrow the gap in the second set, but Djokovic immediately broke back and closed it out. The 24-time Grand Slam champion converted five of nine breakpoints, according to ATP Stats, and maintained consistent depth from the baseline to stifle McDonald’s offense.

    Djokovic, ranked No. 6 in the ATP Rankings, reached the quarter-finals at Roland Garros in 2024 before a knee injury forced his withdrawal. He returned later in the year to win Olympic gold on the same court.

    “History in this sport has given me everything in my life, it means a lot to me. I always try to make history where I can… In all the tournaments I play, all the practises, all the matches, and especially during the biggest tournaments in the world. There is an opportunity to make more history, and that is one of the biggest motivations I have for competitions, for continuing to work and better myself,” the Serbian added.

    Djokovic will next face either Corentin Moutet or qualifier Clement Tabur in the second round.

    (IANS)

  • MIL-Evening Report: Raining one week, dusty the next – how did a dust storm make it all the way to rainy Sydney?

    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tegan Clark, PhD Candidate, College of Systems and Society, Australian National University

    A false-colour satellite showing dust as a pink cloud Himawari-9 satellite, CC BY-SA

    Much to the surprise of Sydney-siders, a dusty haze settled over the city on Tuesday morning after a week of heavy rain.

    Satellite images reveal the dust storm formed in the Mid-North region of South Australia, east of Spencer Gulf, at around 11am on Monday. It then travelled through western Victoria into New South Wales, reaching Sydney approximately 18 hours later.

    It’s an odd time of year for a dust storm, but South Australia is in drought. The soil is very dry, bare and loose. So when a cold front with strong winds moved through SA earlier this week, it picked up lots of dust.

    This demonstrates how everything is interconnected in Australia, despite the nation’s huge size. Extreme weather events such as drought in one part of the country can cause trouble for people “downwind”, hundreds of kilometres away. Climate change is likely to further raise the risk of dust storms in the future.

    Sydney’s air quality tumbled after the dust cloud settled on the city | 7NEWS.

    The dust bowl era

    In the 1930s, prolonged drought in the United States coupled with poor land management practices caused devastating dust storms. This eroded valuable agricultural soils and forced many families off the land. All this took place across the Central Plains, which became known as the American Dust Bowl – later immortalised in Steinbeck’s book The Grapes of Wrath.

    Australia experienced its own smaller dust bowl about a century after British settlers arrived. Overgrazing in the late 1800s removed native vegetation from large parts of western New South Wales. Dust storm activity picked up dramatically from the late 1800s onwards and hit a maximum in 1944-45 during the World War II drought.

    Fortunately, the dust storms and drought experienced during the 1940s soon prompted a change in both policy and attitude. The focus of land management shifted from “taming the land” to more sustainable use, such as moving livestock around from time to time – allowing paddocks to rest and recover. The government also provided more financial support to manage drought.

    Growing awareness and the desire to protect environmental assets also led to development of the NSW Soil Conservation Service.

    Australia has continued to experience heightened dust activity and major dust storms after 1945. In 2009, Sydney awoke to what looked like apocalyptic scenes straight out of the movie Mad Max when a dust storm engulfed the city.

    The last big dusty period was the Black Summer of 2019-20. Parts of NSW such as Wagga Wagga and Sydney were shrouded in smoke and dust for days. But there were significantly fewer “dust storm days” compared to 1944-45. This is partly due to improved land management practices that value sustainability, including the revegetation of denuded land.

    The movie Mad Max featured apocalyptic dust storm scenes.

    More dust storms as the climate changes

    Around the world, climate change is expected to make dust storms more common globally.

    Recent research suggests southern Australia may experience longer and more frequent droughts in the future. Grazing and cropping will put extra pressure on the land.

    In addition, the cold fronts that typically trigger large dust storms are expected to intensify with climate change. This means a growing chance of major dust storms such as the one this week.

    Dust is a health hazard

    Dust consists of tiny particles, some smaller than the width of a single strand of hair. These particles may include sand, topsoil, pollen, microbes, iron and other minerals, lifted into the air.

    When these tiny particles enter the lungs, they can cause breathing difficulties and respiratory diseases such as asthma. Dust storms are also known to transport diseases such as Valley Fever.

    The 2009 dust storm in Sydney led to an increase in emergency hospital admissions for respiratory illnesses, especially asthma.

    During the latest dust storm, health authorities warned people with respiratory issues to stay indoors and monitor symptoms.

    Developing early warning systems

    The 2019-20 dusty period and the current SA drought shows Australia can still fall victim to these major dust storms. But there are things we can do to be better prepared and more resilient.

    The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification suggests better ways to reduce harm from dust. These include improving land management practices, implementing early warning systems and improving monitoring of dust events.

    On the ground, NSW is well equipped to monitor dust through the DustWatch network. The air quality monitoring network acts as an early warning system, particularly for people in Sydney living downwind of sources interstate. But usually no more than 12-24 hours notice is provided. This means the authorities might might start to prepare to issue a warning when they detect poor air quality in Western NSW.

    However, these systems pale in comparison to the predictive capacity available in South Korea and Japan. There, alerts of dust storms and poor air quality can be issued days in advance.

    Using our eyes in the sky

    My PhD research project involves using satellites to deepen our understanding of where dust storms are coming from and where they might travel to.

    For instance the Himawari-8/9 satellite scans Australia every ten minutes, allowing us to track the evolution of dust events from start to finish.

    We can pinpoint almost the exact moment a dust storm begins. These areas can then be targeted using satellites to understand the conditions of the land causing dust storms to form and monitor high-risk areas for erosion in the future.

    Putting technology to good use will get us part of the way to a more resilient Australia. There is also a clear need to adapt to the changing climate in our nation’s grazing and cropping systems.

    Tegan Clark receives support from the Australian Government Research Training Program to undertake her PhD. She also works for Connected Farms, an ag-tech company. She is a volunteer with IncludeHer, a non-for-profit focused on gender equity in STEM education.

    – ref. Raining one week, dusty the next – how did a dust storm make it all the way to rainy Sydney? – https://theconversation.com/raining-one-week-dusty-the-next-how-did-a-dust-storm-make-it-all-the-way-to-rainy-sydney-251600

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  • Savarkar’s sacrifice inspires nation, says PM Modi

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his birth anniversary, describing him as a “true son of Mother India” and a symbol of indomitable courage.

    In a post on X, the Prime Minister said that Veer Savarkar’s unwavering spirit in the face of severe hardships and his contribution to India’s freedom struggle remain an inspiration.

    “Respectful tributes to Veer Savarkar ji, a true son of Mother India, on his birth anniversary. Even the harshest tortures of the foreign government could not shake his devotion towards the motherland. The grateful nation can never forget the saga of his indomitable courage and struggle in the freedom movement. His sacrifice and dedication for the country will continue to be a guide in the creation of a developed India,” the Prime Minister said in his message.

    Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah also paid his respects. In a post on X, he recalled Veer Savarkar’s efforts to eradicate untouchability and foster unity in Indian society.

    “Swatantryaveer Savarkar ji, who crossed the pinnacle of courage and restraint for the freedom of the motherland, made an unforgettable contribution in making national interest an all-India consciousness. On his birth anniversary, on behalf of the grateful nation, we offer our heartfelt tributes to Veer Savarkar Ji, who devoted his whole life to freeing the Indian society from the scourge of untouchability and binding it in a strong thread of unity,” the Home Minister said.

    Born on May 28, 1883, in Nashik, Maharashtra, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was a freedom fighter, lawyer, writer, and political thinker. He is credited with coining the term ‘Hindutva’ and was a prominent figure in the Hindu Mahasabha.

    Savarkar’s early association with revolutionary movements began during his student days and continued during his time at Fergusson College in Pune and later at India House in London, where he joined groups like the Free India Society.

    He is also known for his historical work “The Indian War of Independence”, which presented the 1857 uprising as India’s first struggle for freedom. The book was banned by British colonial authorities.

    (ANI)

  • MIL-OSI Australia: Interview – ABC Adelaide

    Source: Murray Darling Basin Authority

    JULES SCHILLER: Well as you know, the Albanese government was overwhelmingly re-elected and Jason Clare has resumed his ministry. He is the Federal Education Minister. He joins us now. Jason Clare, welcome.

    JASON CLARE, MINISTER FOR EDUCATION: G’day, guys. Good to be here.

    SCHILLER: Congratulations on your re-election and becoming Federal Education Minister again. Of course, one of the big ticket promises of your Government was to reduce the debts of HECS students by 20 per cent. When will they see that extra money in their pockets?

    CLARE: This year there’s two things that we’ve got to do: one, we’ve got to pass a law through the Parliament to make this happen. And then the second thing is the Tax Office have to lop this off everyone’s debt. You’re right – one of the biggest promises we made in the campaign was to cut everyone’s student debt by 20 per cent, and that’s 3 million Aussies that might have a debt from uni or TAFE or somewhere else. And it will be the first bill that we introduce into the Parliament when Parliament sits for the first time in the last week of July.

    What that legislation will do is cut everyone’s debt by 20 per cent and backdate that cut to this coming Saturday. And that’s important because every 1st of June in every year HECS debts or student debts get indexed. That 20 per cent cut will come into effect before that indexation effectively happens this Saturday, to make sure that we honour the promise we made, and we cut everyone’s debt by 20 per cent. Legislation, once that’s passed, getting the Tax Office to cut everyone’s debt by 20 per cent.

    RORY McLAREN: What is the cost to the budget of this decision, Minister?

    CLARE: The cost to the budget over the forward estimates, or the next four years, is about $700 million dollars. The cost over the longer term is around about $16 billion. We’re reducing the debt that’s owed by Australians to the Commonwealth over the next few decades by about $16 billion dollars. Now, what it means –

    McLAREN: That’s not small. That’s not a small change to the federal budget at all.

    CLARE: No, it’s not small. It’s not small. But when you think about the 3 million Australians – many of them in their 20s and 30s, they’ve just finished uni, they’re just moving out of home, they’ve got their first job, they want to buy a home, and they’ve got this big HECS debt that they’ve got to pay off. I think everyone listening will know somebody in this situation and perhaps will know that HECS debts are bigger today than they were when I went to uni, when many of us went to university – that by cutting this debt by 20 per cent, it’s going to help a lot of people get a good start in life, make it easier to get out there and buy their first home. The average debt today is about $27,000 and so what this will mean for someone in that situation is that their debt will be cut by about $5,500.

    SONYA FELDHOFF: And while I’m sure they will be thrilled about that, they will then get it indexed again. And a lot of people question how fair the indexation side of things is. Is there any option to look at that?

    CLARE: We’ve done that. One of the things that we did last year, because of rampant inflation, when inflation was raging around the world. It hit Australia and it hit HECS debts here in Australia. We saw HECS debts go up by 7 per cent in 2023. That wasn’t fair. Everybody with a HECS debt told us that, and so we passed legislation last year that said that HECS debts or student debts can’t go up by either the lowest of either inflation or wages.

    So that change happened last year, and it meant that in December last year, everyone with a HECS debt would have seen their debts drop. We cut HECS debts by about $3 billion dollars last year because of that. So that’s an important change. Indexation is important because it means that when the Australian taxpayer lends you a dollar, you get that dollar back in real terms. But we’ve changed the formula to make it fairer.

    SCHILLER: Jason Clare, can I ask you about the Job-ready Graduates Scheme? Now this was introduced by Dan Tehan, your predecessor, under the Morrison Government. It increased the contributions, HECS debts of arts students, society and culture degrees by around about 113 per cent. Considering a lot of these students are women who overwhelmingly voted for you in the federal election, it is seen as punitive because, you know, they’re earnings aren’t necessarily as much as STEM graduates. Will you reverse this decision?

    CLARE: It’s one of the things that we’re looking at right now. You’re right – it was introduced by the former Liberal Government and didn’t work. If the intention was to reduce the number of people doing arts degrees, then that hasn’t happened. There’re more people studying arts degrees today than when they implemented this reform. And that’s because people pick the courses that they love, that they’re passionate about, that they want to do, not based on the price tag attached to it.

    Fixing it is complex. What we have announced is that we’ll establish something called the Australian Tertiary Education Commission to help to drive long-term reform of our universities and our tertiary education system. It starts work on the 1st of July, so in just over a month’s time. And one of the tasks that we’ve asked them to look at is exactly this – to look at that Job-ready Graduates program and what change can happen.

    Can I mention just quickly two other things, because there’s been a lot of attention on the cut to HECS by 20 per cent, and that’s what that bill that I introduce will do. But the bill will do two other things as well: it will change the amount of money that you have to earn before you start paying your debt back. At the moment you have to start paying it back once you earn $54,000 a year. That will be increased to $67,000 a year. And it will also reduce your annual repayments. For somebody on an income of $70,000 a year it will reduce the amount that you have to repay back to the Government every year by about $1,300 a year. It means more money in your pocket. And they were recommendations by Bruce Chapman, the architect of HECS who designed it with John Dawkins back in the 80s.

    FELDHOFF: Just before we move on from the HECS debt, Federal Education Minister, I’ve got a question on the text line. I think you mentioned June 1st was the date that that would be backdated to?

    CLARE: Yep.

    FELDHOFF: So, I don’t think that applies to this person. What about those that just finished paying their HECS debt back? Do they get a refund? I guess hypothetically, what happens if you choose to pay the HECS debt, you know sometime after June 1st? Will they get the refund?

    CLARE: People that have got a HECS debt today and they have a HECS debt next week, they’ll see the benefit of this. Obviously if your HECS debt has already been paid off today then a 20 per cent cut to zero is still zero.

    FELDHOFF: But if you paid that off on June 2nd, for instance, you might get a refund?

    CLARE: I’ll have to have a look at that. But what we want to do is make sure that everybody that’s got a HECS debt, a student debt now, and there’s 3 million of them right across the country, get the benefit of this cut by 20 per cent.

    McLAREN: Minister, ahead of the federal election you managed to get a new funding agreement in place with states and territories for schools. It comes at a time when the latest NAPLAN results show one in three Australian school students is performing below literacy and numeracy benchmarks. How quickly can you turn that performance around in this term of government?

    CLARE: This agreement that we’ve struck not just with the South Australian Government but every Government across the country is crucial. It makes good on what Whitlam was talking about in the 50s about needs-based funding for schools and what Gonski built as a formula but has never been implemented before. It’s about funding our schools properly but also tying that funding to practical and real reforms that are going to address the sort of things you’re talking about.

    What NAPLAN really tells us is this – and it’s a test for students at school in year 3, year 5, year 7 and year 9 – and it tells us that about one in 10 children are below what we used to call the minimum standard, but it’s one in three children from poor families, from our outer suburbs, from our regions, Indigenous kids, who are below that minimum standard. And even more concerningly, what really concerns me, because there’s always going to be children who fall behind, what NAPLAN tells us is that 80 per cent of the children who are below the minimum standard in year 3 are still below the minimum standard when they’re 15 in year 9 – in other words, they’re not catching up.

    What this funding is tied to are things like phonics checks, literacy checks in year 1 that South Australia did first, and the rest of the nation has followed. But also, numeracy checks in year 1 to identify the maths skills of students when they first start school, and South Australia is going to roll that out next year along with Victoria and New South Wales. And then when you identify the children through those checks that are behind, investing in things like catch-up tutoring where, if a child needs more individualised support, they get it by being taken out of a classroom of 25 or 30 –

    McLAREN: But this is all going to take time, Minister, with respect. So how quickly are you hoping to see improvements in the results, as a result of the agreements you reached, including with Queensland back in March?

    CLARE: There’s two things I want to see improvements in. I want to see improvements in results through things like that catch-up tutoring. I want to stress this point, because it’s an example of the sort of practical reforms that I think are necessary. We know that if a child gets taken out of a big class into individualised support with one or two other children 40 minutes a day, four days a week, they can learn as much in six months as they’d normally learn in 12 months. In other words, they catch up, and the sooner a child who needs extra support gets it, the better chance they have of catching up occurs.

    But the other thing that we need to do is increase had number of kids finishing high school. 10 years ago, 83 per cent of young people at public high schools finished high school. Today it’s 73 per cent. It’s gone in the absolute wrong direction in public schools. We’ve got to turn that around. It’s more important to finish school today than it was when we were kids and then go on to TAFE or go on to uni, get the sort of skills for the jobs that are being created now and will be created in the future.

    If we get this right, if the funding is invested in the right things that help kids catch up, they’re more likely to finish school, particularly kids from poor backgrounds and from the outer suburbs. And so, this is all connected. It doesn’t mean that you can click your fingers, pass a bill and it all gets fixed straight away; that’s not the way this works. But you’ve got to invest now in the right things to see an impact in the years ahead.

    SCHILLER: You’re listening to Jason Clare, Federal Education Minister. It is 891 ABC Radio Adelaide’s Sonya, Jules and Rory for Breakfast at 13 minutes to 9. Jason Clare, can I ask you about civics in schools? I think we spoke to some people who literally voted – their basis of voting was who gave them a how-to-vote card first.

    FELDHOFF: Yeah.

    SCHILLER: Now, that’s not all –

    FELDHOFF: And we don’t learn civics in school to a great extent.

    SCHILLER: Yeah. That’s not all people, but the understanding of how local government, state government and federal government works you would have to say is not great at the moment. Do you think this is a discipline that needs to be more prominent in our education?

    CLARE: We do learn it at schools. One of the things that worries me is I often find that kids in primary school have got a better grasp on this than kids in high school. It’s a big part of the curriculum in year 5 and year 6, and when I visit primary schools and I ask children about the way the Parliament works, you get the right answers. If I go and see students in year 9 or year 10, they’ve sometimes forgotten it. It’s not just what you learn in the classroom, it’s the opportunity to visit Parliament House, whether it’s in Adelaide or whether it’s in Canberra as well. We’ve cut the cost of those visits to make it easier for people not just from Canberra to visit Parliament House but from South Australia as well. I think last year about 3,500 students visited Canberra, get to visit the War Memorial as well. People don’t just learn in the classroom. If you can see it with your own eyes, I think it has an impact. But all of the evidence we’re getting is that young people don’t understand the way that our system of Government works as well as you’d like them to. And it’s the sort of thing we need to look at.

    FELDHOFF: Yeah. So that will be a priority. Any others that you have over the next three years, given that it’s the first time we’ve spoken to you since you’re re-in the role?

    CLARE: A couple of things. Obviously top priority is doing what we promised, delivering on the things that we committed to. So that’s the legislation we’ve talked about this morning – cutting student debt by 20 per cent. In schools, it’s the rollout of this big agreement, the billion dollars in South Australia but $16.5 billion across the country and the reforms that are tied to it.

    I’m also responsible for early education as well. And so that includes the rollout of the 15 per cent pay rise for our early educators and building more early education centres in places where they don’t exist. We know that most of the brain develops before you even get to school and children who miss out start behind. And so those investments there are just as important.

    FELDHOFF: Thank you for your time today. The Federal Education Minister Jason Clare.

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Serious crash at Gawler Belt

    Source: New South Wales – News

    Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash at Gawler Belt.

    Just before 2.30pm on Wednesday 28 May, police were called to the intersection of Horrocks Highway and Thiele Highway at Gawler Belt after reports a car and a motorbike collided.

    There will be road closures in place, motorists are asked to please avoid the area.

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Are you preparing for your NFP’s AGM?

    Source: New places to play in Gungahlin

    Your NFP’s annual general meeting (AGM) is an important opportunity each year for you to give members a report on your NFP’s activities and finances for the previous year, invite questions from your members and elect new committee members.

    Preparing for your AGM is also a great time to make sure that all your organisation’s tax, super and obligations are up to date. Doing so will help your NFP run smoothly and reduce the chances of your organisation being subject to compliance activity or penalties.

    Our NFP tax, super and registry responsibilities checklist is designed to record your important information in one place to help your NFP stay on track. The lead up to your AGM is an ideal time to run through this checklist and identify any action you need to take to keep on top of your obligations.

    All NFPs need to have clauses in their governing documents that prohibit the distribution of income or assets for the benefit of specific people – both while it operates and when it winds up. This is especially important if your NFP has an ABN and is self-assessing as income tax exempt. If you need to update your NFP’s governing documents, consider using your upcoming AGM to get your governing documents in order. Learn more at NFP governing documents.

    And as part of welcoming any new committee members & bidding farewell to those who are stepping down, make sure you update your details with the ATO. You must update your ABN detailsExternal Link within 28 days of any changes, and you should review your authorisations in Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM)External Link to confirm who has the authority to act on behalf of your NFP. You can use this use this handover checklist to help your new administrator or office bearer manage its tax affairs.

    Keep up to date

    Read more articles in the Not-for-profit newsroom and, if you haven’t already, subscribeExternal Link to our free monthly newsletter Not-for-profit news to be alerted when we publish new articles.

    For updates throughout the month, Assistant Commissioner Jennifer Moltisanti regularly shares blog posts and updates on her LinkedInExternal Link profile. And you can check out our online platform ATO CommunityExternal Link to find answers to your tax and super questions.

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Horeke Homicide: Positive response to Police appeal

    Source: New Zealand Police

    Northland Police investigating the death of Horeke man Daniel Hepehi are continuing to build a picture about events that led up to an incident at his property.

    Detective Inspector Rhys Johnston, of Northland CIB, says the investigation team are working on fresh lines of enquiry following an appeal for information yesterday.

    “We have a motivated team building a picture of what happened to Mr Hepehi and we continue to ask people with information to come forward,” he says.

    Police are appealing for sightings of the 77-year-old, who was also known as Danny Whitson, on Wednesday, May 21.

    “We’d like to hear from anyone who saw or interacted with Mr Hepehi on May 21,” Detective Inspector Johnston says.

    “We know he shopped for groceries in Kaikohe around 10.30am last Wednesday.”

    Police are continuing an appeal for sightings of a green and gold 4-wheel-drive with the number plate LCP129 on May 21.

    “Police are investigating a connection between the vehicle and Daniel Hepehi,” Detective Inspector Johnston says.

    Anyone with information is asked to update Police online or call 105.

    Please quote the reference number 250522/0155. Information can also be provided anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

    ENDS

    Nicole Bremner/NZ Police 

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  • MIL-OSI Banking: Result of the Daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction held on May 28, 2025

    Source: Reserve Bank of India

    Tenor 1-day
    Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000
    Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 3,843
    Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 3,843
    Cut off Rate (%) 6.01
    Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.01
    Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

    Ajit Prasad          
    Deputy General Manager
    (Communications)    

    Press Release: 2025-2026/420

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: New bridge to connect Balchug Island spit and Repinsky Square — Moscow Mayor

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Another pedestrian bridge will appear in the capital. It will be located under the Maly Kamenny Bridge and will connect the spit of Balchug Island with Repinsky Square. Thus, the walking route along the Moscow River will continue. Sergei Sobyanin spoke about this in his blog.

    “Balchug Island is a popular attraction for Muscovites and tourists. There are many cool, well-appointed public spaces and cozy establishments here. With the opening of the pedestrian bridge connecting the Balchug Spit with the Krymskaya Embankment, the island has become part of one of the most picturesque walking routes along the Moscow River with a total length of about eight kilometers: from the GES-2 Culture Center through the Krymskaya Embankment and Gorky Park to the Sparrow Hills,” the Moscow Mayor noted.

    The 170-meter-long bridge will be decorated in gray and white colors. Special acrylic paint and yacht varnish will be used to protect it from the effects of Moscow’s changeable weather. The width of the bridge will be at least 5.4 meters. It is planned to make four descents to the embankment, two of which will be sloped for the convenience of people with limited mobility and parents with strollers. In addition, spectacular white and blue lighting is provided.

    “The elegant structure will become an adornment of the Vodootvodny Canal and, I am sure, a popular place for walks and meetings,” summed up Sergei Sobyanin.

    Sobyanin opened a new bridge between the spit of Balchug Island and the Krymskaya embankment

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Harris Statement on Present Vote

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01)

    Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Harris, M.D, released the followig statment on his present vote. 

    Statement:

    “I voted to move the bill along in the process for the President. There is still a lot of work to be done in deficit reduction and ending waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicaid program.”

    For media inquiries, please contact Anna Adamian at Anna.A@mail.house.gov 

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Harris Announces 2025 Art Competition Winner

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01)

    Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Harris, M.D., announced Madison Gorski of Kent Island High School as the winner of the First Congressional District of Maryland’s 2025 Congressional Art Competition. Entitled “He so loved the world” Madison’s work will be displayed in the halls of Congress for one year, and she will be honored at the annual award winner’s ceremony in Washington, D.C.

    Statement From Congressman Harris:

    “Congratulations to Madison on winning the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. I selected Madison’s artwork for its creativity, technical skill,  intrinsic beauty, and expression. This piece of art is also a reminder of the love, humanity, and sacrifice Jesus gave to the world. Thank you to all the talented high school students across my district who submitted artwork for the competition.”

    For media inquiries, please contact Anna Adamian at Anna.A@mail.house.gov

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Pay parity back pedal a kick in the teeth for ECE kaiako

    Source: Green Party

    The Government’s latest move to unwind the ‘pay parity’ regime carefully negotiated between government and the sector is a kick in the teeth for already undervalued and underpaid kaiako.

    “Make no mistake, this is a move by the Government to ensure that pay increases for teachers stay low, while cutting costs to employers,” says the Green Party spokesperson for Early Childhood Education, Benjamin Doyle (they/them).

    “Today, the Ministry of Education announced that, following a decision by Minister Seymour, centres in the pay parity scheme don’t have to offer new teachers pay parity rates. So while they can’t cut the pay of their existing workers, they don’t have to maintain these rates for new employees – meaning reduction in wages over time. 

    “This is another blow to kaiako – already undervalued and let down by this government by the pay equity debacle. Slashing pay sends a clear message that teachers don’t matter.

    “Driving down wages means more teachers walking away, and it’s our tamariki and their whānau who will pay the price. We can’t gamble with their futures by short-changing the very people who shape them.

    “This news comes less than a fortnight after we learned the dire state of sector’s confidence in the direction the Government is taking ECE, with 82 per cent of those at the coalface saying it’s going in the wrong direction.

    “Every child in Aotearoa deserves the best start in life. That demands an ECE system that places tamariki at its core by supporting and valuing the important work of teachers and educators.

    “Our Green Budget has shown that we can pay every ECE teacher fairly—if we make the sector not-for-profit, public, and community-led.

    “Take out the corporate greed and put every dollar into tamariki and kaiako – that’s how we can lower costs for parents and pay teachers what they deserve,” says Benjamin Doyle.

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  • MIL-OSI: Azerion publishes Interim Unaudited Financial Results Q1 2025

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Quarterly Report Q1 2025

    ..

    4th consecutive Q1 Year-on-Year growth 

    Highlights of Q1

    Throughout Q1 2025 we have continued our multi-year focus on efficiency and profitability; favouring long-term economic decisions over short-term opportunities. We have continued to invest in the platform and this is reflected in the performance outlined below, resulting in several record achievements since our listing early 2022:

    • Total Revenue of € 128.0 million in Q1 2025, up 7% from € 119.7 million in Q1 2024 and the 4th consecutive Q1 YoY revenue increase, mainly driven by higher spend across the Platform Segment particularly in AAA Game Distribution and the integration of past acquisitions, including The Moneytizer, Goldbach Austria and Produpress.
    • Adjusted EBITDA in Q1 2025 of € 11.7 million, an increase of 19% as compared to € 9.8 million in Q1 2024, another 4th Q1 YoY increase in as many years, largely driven by increased profitability in both our Premium Games and Platform segments.
    • EBITDA performance significantly improved to € 7.9 million as compared to € 4.7 million in Q1 2024, up 68% year over year as a result of synergies from acquisitions and continued focus on efficiency and profitability. For a detailed reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA, please refer to Other information.

    A key driver of this performance is the consistent execution of our consolidation and integration plan initiated in 2023. By strengthening our core technical systems and team structures, we’ve built a foundation that enables us to regularly launch new features and onboard partners more efficiently.

    • Significant progress in advancing our product and technology roadmap, including the consolidation of Azerion’s ID Graph into one DMP, new features and automation for our DSP and SSP interfaces and setting the foundations for Agentic AI developments.
    • Signed 80 new publishers and connected 6 additional SSPs, 3 new DSPs and 1 supplementary Data source to expand our digital audiences across Europe and the Americas.
    • In parallel, we have designated investment and development resources to create Azerion Intelligence, a powerful Multi-Cloud and AI platform offering European businesses affordable access to open-source AI models, scalable cloud hosting, and a marketplace of AI-driven apps and agents tailored for digital marketing and publishing which was announced in Q2 2025. We see AI as significant opportunity to drive rapid and scalable revenue growth over the coming months and years.

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  • Operation Sindoor outreach: Supriya Sule led delegation meets Indian diaspora in South Africa

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    An all-party Indian Parliamentary delegation led by MP Supriya Sule interacted with members of the Indian community in South Africa, reaffirming India’s strong and unified stance against terrorism.

    “All-party delegation led by Hon’ble MP Supriya Sule interacted with Indian community in South Africa. They emphasised India’s national consensus and collective resolve against terrorism in all its forms. Commended the wholehearted support of Indian diaspora to eradicate the scourge of terrorism,” the Indian High Commission in South Africa posted on X.

    The community interaction in Johannesburg marked the beginning of the delegation’s official engagements in South Africa.

    According to the High Commission of India in Pretoria, the delegation conveyed India’s zero-tolerance policy towards cross-border terrorism and reiterated the country’s commitment to counter-terrorism without escalating regional tensions.

    The delegation briefed the community about Operation Sindoor, India’s recent calibrated and proportionate response to a terror incident, which underscores the country’s firm yet measured approach to safeguarding national security.

    The MPs stressed the importance of dismantling terrorism infrastructure that has been used for decades against India and called for a global end to differentiating between terrorists and their sponsors.

    Earlier in the day, the delegation was welcomed by High Commissioner Prabhat Kumar, who briefed them on the key dimensions of the India-South Africa bilateral relationship and the upcoming engagements.

    The delegation is scheduled to continue its South Africa visit in Cape Town on May 28 (Wednesday), where meetings with members of the South African Parliament and government ministers are planned.

    The delegation includes prominent MPs from across the political spectrum: Supriya Sule, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Vikramjeet Singh Sahney, Manish Tewari, Anurag Singh Thakur, Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Anand Sharma (former Minister of Commerce & Industry), V. Muraleedharan (former Minister of State for External Affairs), and Syed Akbaruddin (former Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations).

    (IANS)

  • President of Paraguay to undertake first-ever state visit to India from June 2-4

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the President of Paraguay, Santiago Peña Palacios, will pay a State Visit to India from the 2nd to the 4th of June. This marks President Peña’s first visit to India and only the second-ever visit by a Paraguayan head of state to the country.

    The visiting dignitary will be accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising ministers, senior government officials, and business representatives. In addition to engagements in the national capital, President Peña will also visit Mumbai before concluding his visit on June 4.

    During the visit, President Peña is scheduled to hold delegation-level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 2. The leaders will undertake a comprehensive review of the entire spectrum of bilateral relations. Prime Minister Modi is also expected to host a lunch in honour of the visiting President.

    President Peña will also call on the Hon’ble President of India, Droupadi Murmu, who will host a banquet in his honour. The Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and the External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar are also expected to meet the visiting leader during his stay in New Delhi.

    India and Paraguay share warm and friendly ties since the establishment of diplomatic relations on September 13, 1961. The bilateral partnership spans across a range of sectors including trade, agriculture, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and information technology. Paraguay is considered an important trading partner for India in the Latin American region.

    Indian companies, particularly in the automobile and pharmaceutical sectors, have a growing presence in Paraguay. Similarly, Paraguayan firms — including those operating through joint ventures — have expanded their footprint in India, contributing positively to the economic engagement between the two nations.

    India and Paraguay also share converging views on a range of global issues, including United Nations reforms, climate change, promotion of renewable energy, and the fight against terrorism.

    During his visit to Mumbai, President Peña is scheduled to interact with state-level political leadership, business and industry representatives, startups, and leaders from the technology and innovation sectors.

  • MIL-OSI Australia: Paracetamol to poisoning: When medicines harm instead of heal

    Source:

    28 May 2025

    Medicine-related problems cause about 93 children to present at hospital each day

    Every day, nearly 100 children present to Australian emergency departments with suspected medicine poisoning. It’s a startling statistic, but a reality that could be avoided, according to new research from the University of South Australia. 

    Now, the latest Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Medicine Safety report – produced by UniSA – shows that many medicine-related problems among children and teenagers are not only foreseeable but, in most cases, preventable.

    The report reveals that most medicine harms are caused by unsafe off-label use, unexpected drug interactions, accidental poisoning, or overdoses from common household medicines like paracetamol.

    Specifically, it shows that:

    • Medicine-related problems cause about 93 children to present at hospital each day – half of these are preventable; additionally, about 40 of these children and teens are admitted, and half of these are also preventable.
    • About 120,000 children (aged under 14) experience a bad reaction to medicines over a six-month period – nearly a third of these are children aged four and under.
    • Accidental poisonings are common – every day, seven children attend the emergency department for medicine-related poisonings; three children are admitted.
    • Paracetamol and antidepressants are mostly responsible for poisoning admissions – Younger boys account for most poisonings in children under 10, while girls account for most poisonings among teens. In 2022-23, 7,332 children (aged 0-19) were admitted to hospital for medicine poisoning.
    • The cost of medicine-related harm in children is at least $130 million every year – related Emergency Department attendances accounting for $30 million, and an additional direct cost of medicine poisonings to the health system is estimated at $40 million per year.

    The National Health Survey shows that most children and teens have between one and four different medicines dispensed over the past six months; 50% have had at least one PBS medicine dispensed in the past six months; about 184,000 have had between five and nine medicines dispensed; and an estimated 11,500 have had 10 or more.

    Lead researcher, UniSA’s Dr Imaina Widagdo, says children and teenagers are particularly vulnerable to medicine-related harm.

    “Medicine use among children and teenagers is common. Yet given that nearly 100 children present at hospitals each day for adverse reactions, it’s clear that more needs to be done to protect their health,” Dr Widagdo says.

    “Medicines are meant to help – and usually they do. But there are important things that parents and carers need to know. Firstly, unlike adults, children have developing bodies, which means they can respond to medicines differently than adults. Secondly, because medicines are rarely trialled with children, the doses, safety and efficacy of certain medicines may not be fully known or always accurate.

    “What this tells us is that we need to take much more care when prescribing and monitoring medicines for children and young people.”

    It’s a timely reminder to take extra care with children’s medicines, particularly following the recent Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) safety warnings on Risperidone dosing earlier this month, where accidental administering of more than the prescribed dose led to multiple children being hospitalised.

    “As we see greater incidences of chronic health conditions among children and teens, it’s important for parents and carers to prioritise the safe storage and careful administration of medicines at homes, schools, and childcare,” Dr Widagdo says.

    “Often, there are no child-specific preparations available, so extra care is needed when storing and dosing medicines.

    “Finally, we encourage parents and carers to report any suspected adverse medicine reactions to the TGA’s adverse drug reaction reporting system, which can help build more accurate medicine safety profiles.”

    Better education, safer prescribing, and more informed use at home could significantly reduce these risks.

    “We all have a responsibility to protect children and teenagers from the incorrect use or accidental consumption of medicines. Because when it comes to children’s safety, prevention is always better than cure.”

    If an overdose occurs, a medication error is made, or poisoning is suspected, immediately call 000 for an ambulance if there’s a medical emergency or call the Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26 for advice. 

    The full research team includes Dr Imaina Widagdo, Dr Renly Lim and Professor Libby Roughead.

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    Contact for interview:  Dr Imaina Widagdo E: Imaina.Widagdo@unisa.edu.au
    Media contact: Annabel Mansfield M: +61 479 182 489  E: Annabel.Mansfield@unisa.edu.au

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: 3 tropical cyclone names added

    Source: Hong Kong Information Services

    Three new tropical cyclone names have been added to this year’s list of typhoon names in the western North Pacific and the South China Sea, the Hong Kong Observatory announced today.

     

    They are Bori, Saobien and Tianma.

     

    Bori, from the Republic of Korea, represents barley.

     

    Saobien, from Vietnam, is an echinoderm invertebrate, typically star-shaped.

     

    Tianma, from China, represents a flying horse in Chinese legend.

     

    The United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific/World Meteorological Organization Typhoon Committee endorsed the names at the committee’s 57th session. They will replace the names of Doksuri, Saola and Haikui.

     

    The committee will consider retiring names of tropical cyclones which have caused serious casualties and economic losses.

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: BL test for teachers set for July 19

    Source: Hong Kong Information Services

    The fifth round of the Basic Law & National Security Law Test in the 2024-25 school year is scheduled for July 19, the Education Bureau (EDB) announced today.

     

    Applications can be made from 9am on Friday until 5pm on June 12. Limited places for the test will be available on a first come, first served basis.

     

    The target participants for this round of the test are bachelor’s degree holders, or students who will attain a bachelor’s degree in 2025 or 2026, who plan to join or change to another secondary school, primary school or kindergarten to take up a teaching post.

     

    Those who have obtained a pass result in a test organised by the EDB, the Civil Service Bureau, or a recruiting department or grade, will not be accepted to sit for it again.

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  • MIL-OSI: Ascom launches share buyback program

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR
    Baar, Switzerland, May 28, 2025

    Ascom Holding AG will start its previously announced share buyback program on 30 May 2025. 

    Ascom mandated Zürcher Kantonalbank to repurchase up to a maximum of 3 million registered shares on the second trading line on SIX Swiss Exchange and up to a maximum buyback amount of CHF 15 million for the purpose of capital reduction.
    All regulatory approvals have been obtained. The program will start on 30 May 2025 and last until 30 November 2026 at the latest.

    Detailed information can be found in the advertisement regarding the share buyback program on www.ascom.com/investors/share-buyback-program/.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: 13.35 million Chinese students to take national university entrance exams in 2025

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) — A total of 13.35 million Chinese students will take the nationwide college entrance examination, also known as “gaokao,” which starts on June 7 this year, the Ministry of Education said Wednesday.

    This figure is slightly down from last year’s record of 13.42 million people. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: High hazards newsletter – May 2025

    Source: Worksafe New Zealand

    Welcome to the seventh WorkSafe High Hazards newsletter. In this issue we cover:

    • Introduction from Pelin Fantham, Chief Inspector High Hazards 
    • PFAS firefighting foam transitional period ending 
    • Natech guidance for senior leaders 
    • Incident insights – Management of Isolations 
    • How to use the quantity-ratio sum (QRS) 
    • The role and limitations of consequence modelling 
    • Tips for consulting emergency services and government agencies about emergency response plans. 
    • High hazards notifiable incidents – quarterly data
    • Incidents in the news

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  • MIL-OSI Video: Can you SMELL the freedom?

    Source: US Army (video statements)

    About the U.S. Army:

    The Army Mission – our purpose – remains constant: To deploy, fight and win our nation’s wars by providing ready, prompt & sustained land dominance by Army forces across the full spectrum of conflict as part of the joint force.

    Interested in joining the U.S. Army?
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    Connect with the U.S. Army online:
    Web: https://www.army.mil
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    #USArmy #Soldiers #Military #Shorts #Army

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  • IMD predicts rain in Tamil Nadu; orange alert issued for five districts

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast continued rainfall across Tamil Nadu, with an orange alert issued for five districts as a low-pressure area formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast is expected to intensify over the next 48 hours.

    Several districts, particularly in southern Tamil Nadu, which have already experienced above-normal rainfall due to a previous low-pressure system over the Arabian Sea, are likely to receive more rain until May 30. The system is expected to move slowly northward toward Bangladesh and Myanmar in the coming days, bringing significant rainfall to parts of Tamil Nadu. A brief pause in rainfall activity is expected from June 1.

    The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for the ghat areas of Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Theni, and Nilgiris districts, indicating the likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall and urging residents to remain alert for potentially disruptive weather.

    Heavy rain is also expected in Tiruppur, Dindigul, and Kanyakumari districts.

    From March 1 to May 27, Tamil Nadu has recorded 96% excess rainfall. According to the IMD’s latest forecast, the state is likely to receive above-normal rainfall during the ongoing southwest monsoon, while daytime temperatures in June are expected to remain below average.

    The early onset of the monsoon, coupled with frequent thunderstorms, has brought relief from the intense summer heat. Notably, Chennai has so far avoided crossing the 40°C mark this year. Temperature data indicates that most of May—the peak summer month—has remained below normal across the state.

    -IANS

  • MIL-OSI Russia: Four thousand schoolchildren from the capital took part in the demonstration exam

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Four thousand Moscow schoolchildren wrote a demonstration exam at the Moscow Palace of Pioneers. More than 500 children became winners and prize winners. They will receive additional points when entering leading universities. This was reported by the press service of the Moscow Palace of Pioneers. Department of Education and Science.

    “This year, more than 500 children became winners and prize winners of the demonstration exam, 40 of whom received the maximum score. Such results indicate that young Muscovites are actively mastering subjects outside the school curriculum. These subjects help them choose their future professional trajectory, immerse themselves in an environment of like-minded people, and acquire the necessary knowledge and skills,” the department’s press service reported.

    This year, the exam was conducted in 14 competencies, such as programming, application development, computer vision, web design, robotics, drone operation, prototyping, digital illustration, photography, media technology and video production.

    The exam traditionally took place in two stages. The qualifying stage was remote. Participants completed practice-oriented tasks on the educational platform Moodle. For example, in the prototyping exam, it was necessary to make 3D models of parts based on drawings and prepare a control program for printing.

    The best schoolchildren were invited to the final stage, which took place at the Moscow Palace of Pioneers and federal universities. The results were assessed by independent experts and observers — representatives of Moscow universities, including Lomonosov Moscow State University and Russian State University for the Humanities, as well as employers.

    “I took the robotics exam. Initially, it was my hobby, but now I want it to grow into a professional occupation. I would like to develop in the field of delivery robots. They can already be seen in the center of Moscow, but so far they cannot, say, fly or plan a route. One of the creative tasks in the exam was to present a prototype of such a robot. And this is exactly the development that I have always thought about. Therefore, for my work I received a high mark and additional points that will help me when entering the Moscow State Technical University named after N.E. Bauman,” shared Mikhail Kozychev, a student of the robotics club of the Moscow Palace of Pioneers, who scored 100 points.

    During the exam, the capital’s schoolchildren developed robotic systems, solved robotics problems, created electronic models and were engaged in prototyping. In addition, they demonstrated drone piloting skills in a simulator and created interactive applications using computer vision algorithms. For example, the participants developed an image processing program with a gesture recognition function in the Python programming language, completing a computer vision task.

    Artem Torlanov, a student at the Moscow Palace of Pioneers’ programming club, said that he had been preparing for this exam for a very long time. He proved to himself that he had mastered programming languages well, for which he received a high score from teachers at two leading Moscow universities, which he wanted to enroll in.

    The exam participants also showed their skills in design. They worked on layouts and multimedia projects, designed and laid out web pages, and developed the design of the device body based on the drawings of its main elements. For example, during the industrial design exam, the students developed a project for the body of an outdoor charging station for electric vehicles.

    In addition, the schoolchildren demonstrated their skills in photography and processing of footage, and creating videos. During the competition, the participants took photos of portraits in the interior, and also shot and edited a film on the topic of “Architecture and History of the Moscow Palace of Pioneers on Vorobyovy Gory.”

    Positive results of students in the demonstration exam are taken into account as an individual achievement by 19 leading Moscow universities. Among them are the National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, the National Research University “Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology”, the National Research Nuclear University “Moscow Engineering Physics Institute”, the National Research Technological University “Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys”, the National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, the Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov, the Russian State University named after A.N. Kosygin, the Russian Biotechnology University, the Moscow Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation – Russian Technological University, the Moscow State Technical University named after N.E. Bauman, the Moscow Polytechnic University, the Moscow State Technological University “Stankin”, the Moscow Automobile and Road State Technical University and the Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University).

    The demonstration exam has been held since 2017 in additional education disciplines. During this time, more than 20 thousand Moscow schoolchildren have taken part in it. More than three thousand of them received benefits when entering the leading universities of the capital.

    Conducting intellectual events for schoolchildren helps develop children’s talents and develop skills that will be useful to them in their future profession, and is consistent with the objectives of the “Professionalism” and “All the Best for Children” projects of the national project “Youth and Children”.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Several central streets and embankments of the capital will be closed to traffic on May 31

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    In connection with the Green Marathon sports event in Moscow, traffic on the central embankments and streets will be temporarily closed. The main restrictions will be introduced on May 31.

    From 03:00 May 29 to 03:00 May 31 and from 18:00 May 31 to 09:00 June 1, it will be impossible to drive on one lane of Moskvoretskaya Street from Moskvoretskaya Embankment to Varvarki Street. And from 03:00 May 29 to 09:00 June 1, three lanes will be closed on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge from Varvarki Street to Bolotnaya Street.

    On May 31, from 03:00 to 13:00, Staraya Square (from Novaya Square to Kitaygorodsky Proezd) and Novaya Square (from Teatralny Proezd to Staraya Square) will also be closed to traffic. From 03:00 to 18:00, it will be impossible to drive along Moskvoretskaya Street from Moskvoretskaya Embankment to Varvarka Street, along Vasilievsky Spusk Square from Kremlevskaya Embankment to Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, and along Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge from Varvarka Street to Bolotnaya Street. During this period, there will be no traffic along Varvarka and Ilyinka Streets.

    Goncharnaya and Krasnokholmskaya embankments will be closed on Saturday from 07:00 to 11:00, Moskvoretskaya, Kremlevskaya, Prechistenskaya embankments and Kitaygorodsky proezd – from 07:00 to 13:00.

    From 07:00 to 13:00, it will be impossible to drive along Bolotnaya and Sadovnicheskaya streets, Sofiyskaya, Raushskaya, Kosmodamianskaya and Ustinskaya embankments, as well as in Faleevsky Lane and along the Bolshoi and Maly Ustinsky bridges. The side roads of the Bolshoi Ustinsky bridge will also be closed to traffic. From 07:30 to 12:30, traffic will be restricted on Kotelnicheskaya embankment.

    Traffic will be closed on Luzhnetskaya Embankment from 08:00 to 12:15, and on Frunzenskaya Embankment from 08:00 to 12:45.

    In addition, from 00:01 on May 31 until the end of the event, parking will be temporarily prohibited in areas with temporary traffic restrictions.

    Drivers are advised to plan their route in advance, taking into account changes on the roads. All detailed information is on the website Traffic Management Center.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: More than 10 hectares of pond, lake and small river bottoms will be surveyed by Mosvodostok divers in 2025

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Divers from the State Unitary Enterprise Mosvodostok have begun routine work to inspect city water bodies and the engineering structures located on them. This was reported by the city economy complex. In total, they will inspect more than 10 hectares of the bottom of ponds, lakes and small rivers, as well as 13 dams and five water outlets.

    Inspection of water bodies and drainage infrastructure is necessary to ensure the unimpeded flow of surface water during heavy rainfall and to maintain the sanitary condition of water bodies.

    Specialists pay special attention to household and natural waste, which can reduce the capacity of the drainage system. During the work, logs, branches, sand and silt deposits and household waste brought by water flows are removed.

    The survey is carried out both at depth and near the shore. The divers are equipped with everything necessary: breathing and communication equipment, various types of wetsuits, weights and hanging safety systems.

    There are 33 divers working in Mosvodostok. They are divided into teams of four: two are in the water, one provides insurance, and one maintains communications.

    In the winter of 2025, the company’s divers cleaned the lock chamber of the Syromyatnichesky hydroelectric complex, removing 400 cubic meters of silt deposits and debris at a depth of more than five meters. During the period of minimum water levels, specialists also examined large drainage collectors in which underground rivers flow, carried out repairs to the dam on the Yauza River, and replaced the sluice gates on the settling ponds of the Nishchenka River.

    270 capital ponds to be prepared for summer seasonThis year, 19 reservoirs will be put in order in Moscow

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: A set of a 17th-century craftswoman was discovered by archaeologists in Zamoskvorechye

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    A collection of women’s handicrafts found in Zamoskvorechye is being restored and prepared for transfer to a museum. Moscow archaeologists discovered 17th-century artifacts during work on Bolshaya Tatarskaya Street that presumably could have belonged to city craftswomen.

    “Among the artifacts found on the site in Zamoskvorechye are various items of women’s handicrafts. Cufflinks with enamel inserts, a thimble and hanging buttons made of non-ferrous metal are well preserved. Restorers have already managed to carry out the necessary conservation work. Such buttons were an indispensable attribute of the city’s costume of city dwellers. Of the jewelry, a girl’s ring was probably found, as well as various decorative figured overlays for accessories. After the restoration of the remaining artifacts found on this territory is completed, the set of the 17th-century Moscow craftswoman will be transferred to the museum fund as part of the collection,” said the head of the Moscow Department of Cultural Heritage.

    Alexey Emelyanov.

    Moscow archaeologists have explored the Zamoskvorechye area. The work was carried out at several excavations, and as a result, valuable historical data on the development of this area of Moscow was obtained.

    The collection, formed as a result of archaeological research, includes 1,203 artifacts. They are items of urban life from the 15th to 17th centuries, as well as the 18th to 19th centuries. A variety of pomade jars, which were intended for various creams and ointments, as well as confectionery jars, such as a glass jar from the capital’s confectionery factory of Yegor Fedorovich Savatyugin, belong to a later period. The set of decorative porcelain figurines found depicting people and animals is also diverse – a glass figurine of a dog in a collar stands out against their background.

    Bolshaya Tatarskaya Street got its name from the area that was previously located here, called Tatarskaya Sloboda. The first mentions of the Sloboda date back to the second half of the 17th century – it is mentioned in this charter, dated 1619.

    In total, over the last 14 years, Moscow archaeologists have discovered more than 120 thousand finds. Over 47 thousand items have been transferred to Moscow museums in five years.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Traffic on a section of Sibiryakovskaya Street will become one-way

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

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    From May 30, the traffic pattern on the section of Sibiryakovskaya Street from Nansena Passage to Amundsen Street will change. This will improve traffic conditions and increase the safety of all participants.

    Drivers can currently drive through this section in both directions, but the limited width of the road creates difficulties with oncoming traffic, especially in the morning and evening hours. The curators of the Traffic Management Center have developed a new scheme: now it will only be possible to drive in one direction, from Nansen Passage towards Amundsen Street.

    To bypass, you can use the 3rd passage near boarding school No. 102 – this will increase travel time by no more than two minutes.

    Drivers are advised to study the updated diagram in advance and carefully follow road signs.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: VDNKh decorated with floral arrangements for the start of “Summer in Moscow”

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    By the beginning of summer, the VDNKh territory was decorated with large-scale flower arrangements and decorative elements. More than 15 thousand plants, both live and artificial, were used for the decoration. Every detail was thought out to the smallest detail and created an atmosphere of coziness and celebration. The exhibition was the first to open the season of the city project “Summer in Moscow”. The decoration work began on April 24 and was completed a month later.

    Flower arches appeared at the main entrance to Ostankino Park, at the Khovansky, 1st Severny and 1st Likhoborsky checkpoints, as well as at the southern entrance, which was given special attention. An impressive composition was created here, combining real plants and bright decorations.

    In the summer, an art object will appear on the Central Alley — a large stained glass vase with a lush bouquet of wild flowers. Between the fountains “Stone Flower” and “Friendship of Peoples” both familiar from childhood daisies and poppies will bloom, as well as rare plants from all corners of the country — from Siberian irises to Caucasian edelweiss. The composition “The Main Bouquet of the Country” will be created by theater set designers using environmentally friendly materials.

    The vase will be surrounded by a blooming flowerbed of more than 30 plant species. In the evenings, the art object will be illuminated by more than 70 glowing spheres, and replicas of the historical VDNKh benches from 1939 will complement the atmosphere. This place will become one of the brightest and most photogenic sites of “Summer in Moscow”.

    Project “Summer in Moscow”— the main event of the season, which will unite the most vibrant events of the capital from June 1. Every day in all districts of the city there will be charity, cultural and sports events, most of them free. The Summer in Moscow project will be held for the second time, and this season will be more eventful: new, original and colorful festivals and events will be added to the traditional ones.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Construction of a pedestrian bridge in the Kommunarka area is nearing completion

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    In the residential quarter “Prokshino” under construction in Kommunarka, the construction of a covered pedestrian bridge across the Dalniy pond is nearing completion. This was reported by the Minister of the Moscow Government, the head of the capital’s Department of Urban Development Policy Vladislav Ovchinsky.

    “The bridge will be 197 meters long, 4.5 meters wide, and almost five meters high above the water surface. It will be a wave-shaped arch equipped with a transparent canopy along its entire length. In the middle of the bridge, on each side, there will be two observation decks. The facility will connect the residential and business parts of Prokshino, and will also provide residents with a safe pedestrian route to the Sokolnicheskaya metro line station of the same name. The investor is currently completing work on landscaping the embankments on both sides of the bridge,” said Vladislav Ovchinsky.

    The area of the object will be 1.1 thousand square meters. On one side of it there will be a walking area, on the other – an art park. The pedestrian area will be finished with wood-polymer composite with a coating imitating natural wood.

    The residential complex with a total area of over one million square meters will be located 500 meters from the Prokshino metro station on a plot of 57.4 hectares. The coastline along the houses will be almost a kilometer long.

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