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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Lightning: US Federal Reserve leaves interest rate unchanged at 4.25-4.5% despite Trump’s calls for lowering it

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    Xinhua | 31.07.2025

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    Flash: US Federal Reserve leaves interest rate unchanged at 4.25-4.5% despite D. Trump’s calls for it to be lowered Flash: US Federal Reserve leaves interest rate unchanged at 4.25-4.5% despite D. Trump’s calls for it to be lowered

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Chinese Ambassador Visits Tajikistan Defense Minister

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    DUSHANBE, July 30 (Xinhua) — Chinese Ambassador to Tajikistan Guo Zhijun paid a courtesy call on Tajik Defense Minister Emomali Sobirzoda upon his arrival in the country on Wednesday. The ambassador was accompanied by military attaché Yang Bo.

    Guo Zhijun said that China and Tajikistan are good neighbors, good partners and brothers. He recalled that during the successful visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Tajikistan in 2024, the parties elevated China-Tajikistan relations to the level of comprehensive strategic cooperation and partnership in a new era, marking a new vector for the development of bilateral relations and cooperation in all areas.

    According to Guo Zhijun, cooperation between the armed forces of China and Tajikistan is an important component of bilateral relations. The ambassador expressed readiness to maintain close working contacts with the Tajik side to further implement the important consensus reached by the heads of the two states and the Global Security Initiative.

    E. Sobirzoda welcomed Guo Zhijun and congratulated him on the 98th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army of China. China is Tajikistan’s most reliable partner, he said, noting that the heads of the two states maintain deep friendship, and bilateral military exchanges continue to deepen.

    The Minister noted that China provides valuable support to the development of the armed forces of Tajikistan and makes a significant contribution to strengthening stability in Tajikistan and the region. The Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan expects to work with the Chinese ambassador to further enhance the level of military cooperation between the two countries, said E. Sobirzoda. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: 7 killed in plane crash in southern Venezuela

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    MEXICO CITY, July 30 (Xinhua) — Seven people were killed in a plane crash in the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas on Tuesday, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said in a statement posted on social media on Wednesday.

    The plane that crashed belonged to the Venezuelan Air Force and was on a mission to transport indigenous people.

    There were ten people on board, including three crew members. The co-pilot and six passengers died in the crash, according to the statement.

    According to the minister, the repatriation of the bodies will be completed in the very near future, and the cause of the incident is being investigated. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: D. Trump announced the introduction of 25 percent customs duties on imports from India

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    NEW YORK, July 30 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Indian goods exported to the United States will be subject to a 25 percent tariff starting Aug. 1, the American leader said in a post on the Truth Social social network.

    According to D. Trump, although India is “our friend,” the United States does “relatively little business with it because their tariffs are too high.” The American president added that India has “the most onerous and obnoxious non-monetary trade barriers of any country.”

    The head of the White House also noted that India “has always purchased the vast majority of military equipment from Russia and is the largest buyer of Russian energy resources.”

    Therefore, he announced, starting from August 1, India will pay 25 percent customs duties and “a penalty for the above.”

    U.S. Trade Representative Jamison Greer told CNBC on July 28 that the United States needs more time to negotiate with India to assess the country’s readiness to open its market more to American goods.

    Any tariff rate of 20 percent or more would be a disappointment to India, which had sought better terms than the 19 percent Trump offered Indonesia and the Philippines, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The Central Bank of Georgia has raised its economic growth forecast for 2025 to 7.4 percent.

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    Tbilisi, July 30 /Xinhua/ — The National Bank of Georgia (Central Bank) has revised upward its economic growth forecast for 2025 from 6.7 percent to 7.4 percent. The new forecast also exceeds the figure set in the state budget, where economic growth for 2025 is estimated at 6 percent, the National Bank of Georgia reported on Wednesday.

    According to the regulator’s statement, the key factors in the forecast increase were high economic activity and improved production potential, which helps to neutralize inflationary pressure caused by stable domestic demand.

    According to preliminary data, economic growth in Georgia amounted to 8.8 percent in the period from January to May 2025, which significantly exceeds the annual average.

    In addition, the National Bank predicts that in 2025 the average inflation in the country will be 3.8 percent. The decision of the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee indicates that this year the inflation target will remain above 3 percent, although in the future it is expected to approach 3 percent.

    On Wednesday, the National Bank of Georgia decided to keep the refinancing rate at 8 percent. The regulator noted that keeping the rate unchanged is advisable against the backdrop of inflation rising to 4 percent in June. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China urges Japan to speed up entire process of disposal of abandoned chemical weapons on Chinese territory

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    BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday called on Japan to speed up the entire process of disposing of Japanese chemical weapons abandoned in China and restore a clean land for the Chinese people and justice for the international community as soon as possible.

    Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun made the call at a daily ministry briefing in response to a reporter’s question.

    “The abandoned Japanese chemical weapons in China represent one of the most serious crimes committed by Japanese militarists during the war of conquest against China,” the diplomat said.

    Guo Jiakun stressed that China has always called on Japan to completely and thoroughly destroy them as soon as possible in strict accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention and the memorandum of understanding between the governments of the two countries. “To date, the Japanese side has removed about 160,000 units of abandoned chemical weapons from underground and destroyed nearly 130,000. However, the disposal process as a whole is seriously behind schedule,” the official said.

    He recalled that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and July 30 marks the 26th anniversary of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of China and Japan on the destruction of chemical weapons left by Japan on Chinese territory.

    Guo Jiakun said that even today, abandoned Japanese chemical weapons continue to pose a serious threat to the safety of the lives and property of the Chinese people, as well as to the environment, and the Japanese side bears undeniable historical responsibility for this.

    China calls on Japan to seriously respond to the concerns of China and the international community, deeply reflect on its history of aggression, strictly fulfill its obligations and effectively enhance its contribution in all aspects, the spokesperson said.

    “Japan must do its utmost to speed up the entire process of disposing of abandoned chemical weapons so that the day will soon come when the Chinese people no longer have to live in a land desecrated by chemical weapons and justice will be restored to the international community,” Guo Jiakun added. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Chinese Commerce Minister Meets US-China Business Council Delegation

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    BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) — Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met with a U.S. delegation led by Raj Subramaniam, chairman of the U.S.-China Business Council, in Beijing on Wednesday.

    The parties exchanged views on issues of Chinese-American trade and economic relations, as well as on issues of developing enterprises with American capital in China.

    Despite ups and downs, China and the United States remain important economic and trade partners for each other, Wang Wentao said. He stressed that severing ties and decoupling supply chains will not bring the desired result, and that equal dialogue and consultation are the key to resolving differences.

    As Wang Wentao recalled, under the leadership of the heads of the two states, the countries reached consensus in the trade and economic sphere in Geneva and a framework agreement in London, and in recent days, the teams of the two sides held talks in Stockholm.

    The Chinese Commerce Minister expressed hope that the United States will work with China to maintain stable, healthy and sustainable development of trade and economic relations.

    Opening up is a fundamental national policy of China, and the country’s doors will only open wider, Wang Wentao promised, adding that China’s policy on using foreign investment has not changed and will not change.

    He noted that China’s consumer market remains one of the largest in the world, with huge growth potential and innovative vitality. The minister said China welcomes enterprises from all countries, including American-funded companies, to invest in China and share its development opportunities.

    As R. Subramaniam noted in turn, the US-China Business Council is pleased to see that the trade and economic teams of the two countries are maintaining dialogue and achieving positive results.

    China has sent a positive signal to the world that it will continue to deepen reforms and remain committed to opening up, and this has boosted market confidence, he said.

    The US-China Business Council and its member companies are committed to long-term development in China and intend to play a constructive role in expanding bilateral trade and economic cooperation, R. Subramaniam emphasized. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Government meeting (2025, No. 25)

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    1. On Amendments to the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 12, 2008 No. 450

    The draft resolution was developed in order to consolidate the powers of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, established by Federal Law No. 52-FZ of April 1, 2025 “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation”.

    2. On the draft federal law “On Amendments to Article 61-1 of the Federal Law “On Consumer Credit (Loan)”

    The bill is aimed at supporting citizens in the event of the birth or adoption of a second child or subsequent children.

    3. On the draft federal law “On Amending Article 3462 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation”

    The bill is aimed at preserving the status of agricultural producers for organizations and individual entrepreneurs operating in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, in whose territory the legal regime of the counter-terrorism operation has been introduced and (or) was in effect.

    4. On the allocation of budgetary allocations to Rosleskhoz in 2025 from the reserve fund of the Government of the Russian Federation for the provision of subventions from the federal budget to the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation

    The draft order is aimed at providing financial support for the costs of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation for extinguishing forest fires in emergency situations in forests of various types.

    5. On the draft federal constitutional law “On Amendments to Certain Federal Constitutional Laws”

    The draft law proposes to establish that in the territories of the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Lugansk People’s Republic, the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions, documents on the verification of measuring instruments issued by state and other official bodies of Ukraine, state and other official bodies of new entities, are valid until the end of their validity period. The draft law is expected to enter into force on January 1, 2026.

    6. On the draft amendments of the Government of the Russian Federation to the draft federal law No. 840725-8 “On Amendments to Articles 2463 and 427 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation”

    The draft amendments are aimed at increasing the investment attractiveness of the preferential regime created in the Kuril Islands.

    7. On the draft amendments of the Government of the Russian Federation to the draft federal law No. 819547-8 “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation”

    The draft amendments are aimed at clarifying the provisions of the bill, which provides for the transfer of mandatory auctions by law to electronic form according to uniform unified rules.

    8. On amendments to certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation (in terms of amendments to the Regulation on the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation and the regulations on federal executive bodies subordinate to it)

    The draft act is aimed at implementing the powers to establish a public easement by Rosmorrechflot, Rosavtodor, Rosaviatsia and the Ministry of Transport of Russia in cases stipulated by Federal Law No. 254-FZ of July 31, 2020 “On the specifics of regulating certain relations for the purpose of implementing priority projects for the modernization and expansion of infrastructure and on amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation.”

    Moscow, July 30, 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Materials for the Government meeting on July 31, 2025

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    The following issues are planned to be considered at the meeting:

    1. On Amendments to the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 12, 2008 No. 450

    The draft resolution was developed in order to consolidate the powers of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, established by Federal Law No. 52-FZ of April 1, 2025 “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation”.

    2. On the draft federal law “On Amendments to Article 61-1 of the Federal Law “On Consumer Credit (Loan)”

    The bill is aimed at supporting citizens in the event of the birth or adoption of a second child or subsequent children.

    3. On the draft federal law “On Amending Article 3462 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation”

    The bill is aimed at preserving the status of agricultural producers for organizations and individual entrepreneurs operating in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, in whose territory the legal regime of the counter-terrorism operation has been introduced and (or) was in effect.

    4. On the allocation of budgetary allocations to Rosleskhoz in 2025 from the reserve fund of the Government of the Russian Federation for the provision of subventions from the federal budget to the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation

    The draft order is aimed at providing financial support for the costs of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation for extinguishing forest fires in emergency situations in forests of various types.

    5. On the draft federal constitutional law “On Amendments to Certain Federal Constitutional Laws”

    The draft law proposes to establish that in the territories of the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Lugansk People’s Republic, the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions, documents on the verification of measuring instruments issued by state and other official bodies of Ukraine, state and other official bodies of new entities, are valid until the end of their validity period. The draft law is expected to enter into force on January 1, 2026.

    6. On the draft amendments of the Government of the Russian Federation to the draft federal law No. 840725-8 “On Amendments to Articles 2463 and 427 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation”

    The draft amendments are aimed at increasing the investment attractiveness of the preferential regime created in the Kuril Islands.

    7. On the draft amendments of the Government of the Russian Federation to the draft federal law No. 819547-8 “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation”

    The draft amendments are aimed at clarifying the provisions of the bill, which provides for the transfer of mandatory auctions by law to electronic form according to uniform unified rules.

    8. On amendments to certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation (in terms of amendments to the Regulation on the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation and the regulations on federal executive bodies subordinate to it)

    The draft act is aimed at implementing the powers to establish a public easement by Rosmorrechflot, Rosavtodor, Rosaviatsia and the Ministry of Transport of Russia in cases stipulated by Federal Law No. 254-FZ of July 31, 2020 “On the specifics of regulating certain relations for the purpose of implementing priority projects for the modernization and expansion of infrastructure and on amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation.”

    Moscow, July 30, 2025

    The content of the press releases of the Department of Press Service and References is a presentation of materials submitted by federal executive bodies for discussion at a meeting of the Government of the Russian Federation.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The highest natural three-color lake in the world in Bianba County, Chamdo City

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    Three-Colored Lake is located in Bianba County, Chamdo City, Xizang Autonomous Region, about 50 km away from the county seat. It consists of three small lakes: black, white and yellow. They have different colors under the sun, hence the name “Three-Colored Lake”. The lakes, arranged in the shape of the character “品”, are a natural landscape with a total area of 150,000 square meters. Their minimum altitude above sea level is 4,100 m. On August 1, 2024, the Three-Colored Lake received a certificate from the World Records Agency (WRCA) as “The Highest Natural Three-Colored Lake in the World”.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Flood relief work underway in Tianjin

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    TIANJIN, July 30 (Xinhua) — Work is underway to eliminate the aftermath of flooding caused by heavy rainfall in Jizhou District of Tianjin City.

    TIANJIN, July 30 (Xinhua) — Work is underway to eliminate the aftermath of flooding caused by heavy rainfall in Jizhou District of Tianjin City.

    TIANJIN, July 30 (Xinhua) — Work is underway to eliminate the aftermath of flooding caused by heavy rainfall in Jizhou District of Tianjin City.

    TIANJIN, July 30 (Xinhua) — Work is underway to eliminate the aftermath of flooding caused by heavy rainfall in Jizhou District of Tianjin City.

    TIANJIN, July 30 (Xinhua) — Work is underway to eliminate the aftermath of flooding caused by heavy rainfall in Jizhou District of Tianjin City.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Pakistan Deal Completed – D. Trump

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    NEW YORK, July 30 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States and Pakistan have reached an agreement that includes bilateral cooperation in developing Pakistan’s oil reserves.

    “We just made a deal with Pakistan where Pakistan and the United States will work together to develop their vast oil reserves,” Trump wrote on social media. “We are in the process of selecting an oil company to lead this partnership.”

    So far, the US and Pakistani governments have not released official statements about the deal. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Chinese automaker Dongfeng launches nine new models in Egypt

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    CAIRO, July 31 (Xinhua) — Chinese automaker Dongfeng launched nine new models in the Egyptian market on Wednesday.

    The launch ceremony, which took place at the Cairo International Exhibition Centre, showcased a diverse lineup of models, including the MAGE ICE compact SUV, SHINE ICE sedan, and a range of electric and hybrid vehicles: DONGFENG BOX, DONGFENG 007, MAGE EV, VOYAH FREE, VOYAH DREAM, VOYAH PASSION and MHERO 917.

    Liao Qingli, the company’s general manager for the African market, said the new vehicles for the Egyptian market reflect Dongfeng’s advanced engineering technology and innovation, as well as the company’s commitment to meeting the growing needs of Egyptian consumers, adding that the company will open a regional office in Africa and an auto parts warehouse in Egypt.

    According to the company, Dongfeng has more than 50 years of experience in automobile manufacturing, and its overseas business covers more than 100 countries and regions in Asia, Africa, South America and Europe. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Canada to recognize Palestinian state in September: PM

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    OTTAWA, July 30 (Xinhua) — Canada plans to recognize the State of Palestine in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday.

    According to a statement from his office, Canada intends to recognize a Palestinian state at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, since the prospects for realizing the “two-state solution” have been seriously and fundamentally undermined.

    “This intention is based on the Palestinian National Authority’s (PNA) commitment to urgently needed reforms, including PNA President Mahmoud Abbas’s commitment to fundamentally transform the system of governance, hold general elections in 2026 in which Hamas will not be able to participate, and demilitarize the Palestinian state,” the statement said.

    Canada also reiterated that Hamas should immediately release all hostages and disarm. The movement should have no role in the future governance of Palestine, the prime minister’s office said. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The National Bank of Belarus expects to intensify cooperation with the UAE in the banking sector

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    MINSK, July 31 /Xinhua/ — Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus Roman Golovchenko and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the UAE to Belarus Ibrahim Salim Mohamed Al-Musharrah held a meeting in Minsk on Wednesday. The parties discussed promising areas for the development of bilateral relations, including in the banking sector. The relevant information was published by the press service of the National Bank of Belarus on the same day.

    During the meeting, R. Golovchenko noted that at the end of June 2025, an agreement was signed in Minsk between the governments of Belarus and the United Arab Emirates on trade in services and investment, and an agreement on economic partnership between the Eurasian Economic Union and its member states on the one hand, and the UAE on the other. After these agreements come into force, the UAE will become the first foreign country with which Belarus simultaneously creates both a free trade zone for goods and a free trade zone for services.

    Also, according to R. Golovchenko, the National Bank of Belarus expects to intensify the entire range of bilateral relations with the UAE with the understanding that both countries have no issues that cannot be resolved. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: NSU student finds out that water has a huge impact on the elastic properties of hydrogel

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    The effect of water on the longitudinal gigahertz elastic modulus of collagen-based hydrogel was studied by a student of the Department of Physical Methods of Solid State Research using optical spectroscopy methods Faculty of Physics, Novosibirsk State University Anna Laktionova under the scientific supervision of Valeria Zykova, PhD in Physics and Mathematics, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Automation and Electrometry SB RAS. The data from this study became the basis for her master’s thesis, which she successfully defended this year. In her work, she used optical research methods – Mandelstam-Brillouin scattering (MBS) spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy.

    — Changes in the elastic properties of biological objects may be associated with disruptions in the functioning of living cells, in such cases, information about the elastic modulus plays a key role. Currently, a contactless and non-invasive technique for characterizing the viscoelastic properties of materials is actively developing – Mandelstam-Brillouin scattering spectroscopy (MBS), which has proven itself in application to biomedical problems. MBS spectroscopy allows obtaining information about the speed of sound in a substance and the gigahertz elastic modulus. However, when studying real biotissues, difficulties arise in interpreting experimental data that are associated with the multicomponent composition of the studied objects and small changes in the elastic modulus due to pathologies occurring in the bioobject. This is due to the fact that the main contribution to the elastic modulus value in the case of real tissues is made by the water component, the content of which is quite high for the case of biological samples. For this reason, researchers often use simpler model two-component objects instead of real tissues, which are hydrogels, in particular, collagen-based hydrogels. By varying the water content, various parameters of viscoelastic properties are achieved, thereby hydrogels imitate the properties of a wide variety of real tissues, explained Anna Laktionova.

    Samples of collagen -based hydrogels with different water content were made for conducting research. Further, with the help of a number of optical techniques (RMB, cattle, low -frequency cattle and depolarized light scattering), Anna described the elastic and relaxation properties of manufactured hydrogels. Spectra measurement was made during drying of hydrogel samples in the air. This was done in order to observe how, depending on the content of water in the sample, its elastic properties are changed, determined from the parameters of the spectrum of light scattering. With the dehydration of the sample from the most hydrated state (water content of 99.5 %) to a completely dry elasticity module increases by 6 times. At the same time, significant growth is observed with protein concentrations above 60 %. For a detailed study of such behavior, two spectrometers were required to synchronously measure the spectra of RMB and CRC. In this regard, some difficulties arose. The devices were in different rooms, which could affect the accuracy of measurements: while the sample was transferred from one office to another, it could be subjected to undesirable exposure to external factors, which would lead to its additional drying. To characterize the content of water in the samples and their elastic module from the same point in the process of drying, participants in the experiment, which was conducted in the spectroscopy laboratory of the condensed media of the Institute of Automation and Electrometry of the SB RAS, established a fiber -fiber channel between two spectrometers. This technical solution was implemented for the first time in Russia.

    The analysis of the dependence of the Brillouin line position on the protein concentration in the hydrogel showed that the value of the gigahertz elastic modulus changes almost 6 times within the full range of concentrations (water content 0 – 100%). This is a very significant change. Earlier in the literature it was demonstrated that in the case of chemical treatments it is only a few percent. This fact fully demonstrates the strong influence of water. The resulting concentration dependence of the elastic modulus was described by a model considering the hydrogel as a rigid protein framework filled with water.

    — From the analysis of the shape of the Brillouin spectrum of hydrogels, a non-trivial dependence of the Brillouin line width on the protein content was obtained. It is generally accepted, at least for single-component systems, that the Brillouin line width characterizes the viscosity of the object under study. However, in our case, everything was not so simple. When the hydrogel dried, the Brillouin line width actually increased to protein concentrations of about 70%, where the dependence extremum was observed. With further dehydration, up to completely dry collagen, the Brillouin line width narrowed. According to our assumptions, the reason for such an unexpected result lies in the influence of relaxation processes on the shape of the Brillouin spectrum of the hydrogel. To confirm this hypothesis, it was necessary to conduct a study using another spectroscopic technique – depolarized light scattering spectroscopy, – said Anna Laktionova.

    A comprehensive comparison of the behavior of the RMB line width and the shape of the depolarized spectrum made it possible to verify the relaxation nature of the Brillouin line broadening with a change in water content. The results of RMB spectroscopy of hydrogels with different water contents for several temperatures (25, 0, -10 °C) additionally confirmed the influence of relaxation processes on the Brillouin line width, explained Anna Laktionova.

    The analysis of the obtained results allowed us to obtain complete information on the nature of the interaction of the biopolymer matrix with the water component and to study in detail the issue of the influence of the water component on the parameters of the Brillouin spectrum of a hydrogel with different degrees of hydration. The participants of the study came to the conclusion: the work done demonstrates the prospects of the complex application of spectroscopic techniques (RMB, Raman, low-frequency Raman and depolarized light scattering) for characterizing the properties of hydrogels and studying the issue of the interaction of water with the protein matrix.

    — It is very important to study the effect of water on the elastic properties of collagen-based hydrogel using optical methods, because such an object is simple enough to interpret spectral data, while it is capable of imitating the mechanical properties of more complex biological objects. This work, using such simple objects as an example, demonstrates the capabilities of optical spectroscopy methods, which in the future can be used to study more complex real tissues, — said Anna Laktionova.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: D. Trump announced the conclusion of a trade agreement with the Republic of Korea

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    WASHINGTON, July 30 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a trade deal with the Republic of Korea.

    “We have agreed to impose a 15 percent tariff on South Korea. There will be no tariff on America,” he wrote on the Truth Social social network.

    “The deal is that South Korea will provide the United States with $350 billion for investments owned and controlled by the United States and selected by me as President,” Trump said. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: International Conference on the Implementation of the “Two States for Two Peoples” Principle Concludes General Debate at the UN

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    UNITED NATIONS, July 30 (Xinhua) — The High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Palestinian Question and the Realization of the “Two-State Solution” concluded its general debate on Wednesday.

    The final document was circulated to delegations for consideration, and the conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, will resume its work later to decide on the text of the document.

    “States can approve the document before the beginning of September if they wish,” the representative of Saudi Arabia said, closing the session.

    The three-day conference, authorized by the UN General Assembly in December 2024, was originally scheduled for June but was postponed due to the outbreak of conflict between Iran and Israel.

    Several countries, including the United Kingdom and Singapore, have announced their intention to recognize the State of Palestine.

    Malta’s representative told a conference on Wednesday that his country could formally recognise the State of Palestine at the upcoming UN General Assembly session in September, describing the decision as “a concrete step towards achieving a just and lasting peace.” -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China successfully launches Pakistani remote sensing satellite

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    XICHANG, July 31 (Xinhua) — China on Thursday successfully launched Pakistan’s remote sensing satellite 01.

    The launch was carried out by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 10:00 Beijing time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The spacecraft successfully entered the designated orbit.

    Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite 01 is primarily designed for land and natural resource census and disaster prevention and mitigation. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Burial sites of 7,000 dead soldiers and officers identified or relatives found in China

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    BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) — China has identified the graves or found relatives of 7,000 soldiers and officers who died during the war, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs said on Thursday.

    This was made possible “thanks to the public service platform launched by our department to encourage the orderly participation of the public in searching for relatives of the fallen,” Pei Jinjia, head of the ministry, said at a news conference in Beijing.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Since 2021, the remains of 265 fallen Chinese People’s Volunteers have been returned to China

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    BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) — The remains of 265 Chinese People’s Volunteers soldiers killed in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) have been returned to China from 2021 to date and burial ceremonies have been held, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Veterans Affairs said Thursday.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: DNA samples collected from 981 Chinese soldiers killed in the War to Resist American Aggression and Aid Korea

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    BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) — China has collected DNA samples from the returned remains of 981 Chinese People’s Volunteers soldiers who died in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953), as well as DNA samples from more than 1,300 family members of Chinese volunteers who died in the war, Chinese Veterans Affairs Minister Pei Jinjia said Thursday.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: IMF raises Malaysia’s economic growth forecasts for 2025 and 2026

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    KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Xinhua) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday raised its economic growth forecasts for Malaysia for 2025 and 2026.

    Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth will be 4.5 percent and 4 percent in 2025 and 2026, respectively, the IMF said in its latest World Economic Outlook.

    Growth forecasts were revised upward by 0.4 percentage points and 0.2 percentage points compared with previous estimates in April.

    Malaysia’s economy grew by 3.5 percent and 5.1 percent year-on-year in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

    These upward forecasts coincided with the IMF’s higher forecasts for global economic growth. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Flash: Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council forms new Union Government and National Security and Peace Commission – state media

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    Flash: Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council forms new Union Government and National Security and Peace Commission – state media Flash: Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council forms new Union Government and National Security and Peace Commission – state media

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: New Hangzhou-Dubai flight launched

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    HANGZHOU, July 31 (Xinhua) — A new flight linking the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city of Dubai was launched on Wednesday.

    The first passenger flight on this route arrived at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport at about 15:24 on Wednesday. The new passenger flight will be operated daily by Emirates using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft starting from Thursday, Xiaoshan Airport Authority said, adding that the arrival of the Emirates aircraft at the airport also marked the official opening of the airport for Emirates, one of the world’s leading airlines.

    Flight EK311 is scheduled to depart Hangzhou at 00:10 Beijing time and arrive in Dubai at 04:55 local time. On the return journey, flight EK310 will leave Dubai at 09:40 local time and arrive in Hangzhou at 22:00 Beijing time. The one-way flight time is approximately 8 hours 45 minutes.

    Emirates China CEO Li Xun said Hangzhou’s vibrant cross-border e-commerce ecosystem and rich sci-tech resources are closely aligned with Dubai’s status as a free trade port.

    The launch of a new air route between the two cities will create more opportunities for their cooperation in areas such as the digital economy, international trade and passenger transportation, he noted.

    With the launch of the new route, Xiaoshan Airport now operates 10 Hangzhou-Dubai flights per week, up from the previous 3. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China’s State Internet Information Office Discusses H20 Backdoor Data Leak Risks with Nvidia

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    Keywords: China, cybersecurity

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    China’s Internet Information Office Discusses H20 Backdoor Data Leak Risks with Nvidia China’s Internet Information Office Discusses H20 Backdoor Data Leak Risks with Nvidia

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Breaking: Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council forms new Union Government and National Security and Peace Commission – state media

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    YANGON, July 31 (Xinhua) — Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council on Thursday formed a new Union Government led by Nyo Soe and a National Security and Peace Commission headed by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, state broadcaster MRTV reported. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Kirill Prigoda is our champion!

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    The renowned polytechnician, assistant of the Higher School of Sports Education of the Institute of Physical Culture and Sport, Kirill Prigoda became the winner of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. He won gold in the 4×100 m combined relay. And before that, he won silver in the individual event at the 50 m breaststroke.

    The World Championships are being held in Singapore from July 11 to August 3. On July 30, Kirill Prigoda, Miron Lifintsev, Darya Klepikova and Darya Trofimova won the combined relay. Our team not only won a confident victory in the final, but also set a new world championship record – 3:37.37. This victory went down in history – before it, Russian swimmers had not won the relay at major international tournaments for 22 years! The last time our athletes won was in 2003. Then Kirill Prigoda was seven years old.

    The emotions are very pleasant, because the team gave 110%. The guys are great, but the championship is not over yet. We will celebrate at the end of the competition, – said Kirill Prigoda on air at Match TV.

    Let us remind you that the Russian team is performing in Singapore in a neutral status. Thus, during the swim it was forbidden to chant “Russia”. This is a strict condition of the International Swimming Federation. The team was given a special guide. If we violated it, we were threatened with exclusion from the championship. And even though we did not see the Russian flag or hear our anthem at the awards ceremony, everyone in the world understood that the Russians were on the top step of the podium.

    Less than an hour before the team victory, Kirill Prigoda secured the title of vice-champion in the 50-meter breaststroke. In the final swim, he showed a result of 26.62 seconds. This medal was the 11th for the Russians and the first personal award for Russian swimmers at the current championship.

    We are proud of Kirill and once again we are convinced that Polytechnic University helps develop abilities and talents in science, creativity, and sports! – noted SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy.

    Kirill Prigoda is already an eight-time world champion! He is also a four-time world championship medalist, a two-time European champion, and a silver and bronze medalist at the European Short Course Championships. He currently holds three world records.

    The World Championships are ongoing, and Kirill Prigoda has a great opportunity to add to the Russian team’s medal collection.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Information about the competition lists

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    Dear applicants of the State University of Management, we publish up-to-date information on the competition lists. They can be viewed in two ways.

    The first is on a special page of the SUM website, where you can find yourself using your unique applicant number.

    The second is on the State Services portal using the following algorithm: – Find SUM in the university selection service; – Select a direction; – Expand the program; – Open “Lists of applicants” and “Competition lists”; – Find yourself using your unique applicant number.

    The lists for the budget and quotas have already been published. Preliminary lists for the contract will appear on August 10. The order for transfer to the budget – August 7.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Delegations from China’s top universities visited Polytechnic University

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    Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University recently hosted delegations from top Chinese universities: Tsinghua University (20th place in the QS ranking), Zhejiang University (49th place in QS), and Peking University (13th place in QS).

    Study visits to prestigious partner universities in foreign countries are a mandatory element of the educational program at Chinese universities. That is why every summer students from China come to the Polytechnic University to develop scientific and educational cooperation and exchange best practices in working with young people.

    The delegation of Tsinghua University (SPbPU’s strategic partner), headed by the deputy secretary of the party committee of the university’s Youth Union, Chen Zhihao, consisted of student activists (secretaries of faculty committees of the Komsomol, postgraduates and masters). The visit was organized within the framework of the elite program for training personnel reserves and future leaders of Tsinghua University, implemented under the auspices of the Communist Youth Union of China.

    The introduction to the history and infrastructure of SPbPU began with a tour of the Main Academic Building (White Hall, library, portrait gallery) and the SPbPU History Museum. The key point was a visit to the Youth Trajectory Center in the Polytech Tower — a modern space for student life, project activities, and interaction with industry. At a meeting with Ivan Khlamov, Head of the SPbPU Youth Policy Department, the guests discussed options for involving young people in scientific and technical creativity, project work, developing leadership skills, and a mentoring system. Colleagues from Tsinghua presented the successful experience of their university ecosystem for supporting innovation and entrepreneurship, including the Lighthouse program, Challenge Cup and Entrepreneurship Competitions, as well as the Innovation Plus incubator, which has grown hundreds of startups with a total funding of about 5 billion rubles.

    The study visit of the best students of Zhejiang University to the Polytechnic is a long-standing tradition that has been strictly observed throughout the years of strategic partnership between our universities. The envoys from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering were led by its international coordinator Qiu Yixin.

    The program included an introduction to the historical heritage of the university, a visit to the modern laboratories of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport, and a working meeting with representatives of the SPbPU International Service. The students visited the innovative laboratories of IMMiT and learned about the latest developments of research groups and young scientists of the institute.

    Chinese students were presented with opportunities to study at SPbPU, in particular within the framework of additional programs, summer and winter schools. The guests highly appreciated the educational potential of the Polytechnic University, including that already implemented in partnership with Chinese universities, and expressed interest in creating a joint program in the field of mechanical engineering.

    In addition to students, the representative delegation from Peking University included Dean of the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peng Hailin, Dean of the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Zou Ruqiang, Professor of the Faculty of Physics Wang Xinqiang, and other scientists.

    The visit was eventful: the guests were divided into groups according to their scientific interests to visit specialized laboratories, where they got acquainted with the advanced research of SPbPU in the field of new materials, energy and microelectronics. Of particular interest were the developments of carbon nanomaterials, artificial intelligence for chemistry and promising catalysts. The visit ended with presentations of scientific areas of both universities.

    The past visits demonstrated the mutual interest of Russian and Chinese universities in deepening cooperation, the desire to organize interaction not only between leading scientists, but also among young researchers. As noted by representatives of SPbPU, such meetings help not only to exchange best practices in education and science, but also to create a solid foundation for future joint projects, student initiatives, entrepreneurship. Particular attention was paid to student mobility, academic exchange programs, joint participation in student conferences and youth initiatives. The doors of the Polytechnic University are always open to students of partner universities in China.

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