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  • MIL-OSI: Shell plc (“Shell”) statement re BP plc (“BP”)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT UNDER RULE 2.8 OF THE UK CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS (THE “CODE”)

    26 June 2025

    Shell plc (“Shell”) statement re BP plc (“BP”)

    In response to recent media speculation Shell wishes to clarify that it has not been actively considering making an offer for BP and confirms it has not made an approach to, and no talks have taken place with, BP with regards to a possible offer.

    This is a statement to which Rule 2.8 of the Code applies and accordingly Shell confirms it has no intention of making an offer for BP. As a result Shell will be bound by the restrictions set out in Rule 2.8 of the Code.

    We remain focused on delivering more value with less emissions through performance, discipline and simplification.

    Under Note 2 on Rule 2.8 of the Code, Shell reserves the right to set the restrictions in Rule 2.8 aside in the following circumstances:

    1. with the agreement of the board of BP;
    2. if a third party announces a firm intention to make an offer for BP;
    3. if BP announces a Rule 9 waiver (see Note 1 of the Notes on Dispensations from Rule 9) or a reverse takeover (as defined in the Code); and
    4. if there has been a material change of circumstances (as determined by the Takeover Panel).

    The contents of this announcement will be available at www.shell.com.

    The content of the website referred to in this announcement is not incorporated into and does not form part of this announcement.

    ENQUIRIES

    Shell Media Relations

    International +44 207 934 5550; U.S. and Canada: Contact form

    LEI number of Shell plc: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70

    Classification: Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under the laws of the United Kingdom.

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  • MIL-OSI: Shell plc (“Shell”) statement re BP plc (“BP”)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF THAT JURISDICTION

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT UNDER RULE 2.8 OF THE UK CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS (THE “CODE”)

    26 June 2025

    Shell plc (“Shell”) statement re BP plc (“BP”)

    In response to recent media speculation Shell wishes to clarify that it has not been actively considering making an offer for BP and confirms it has not made an approach to, and no talks have taken place with, BP with regards to a possible offer.

    This is a statement to which Rule 2.8 of the Code applies and accordingly Shell confirms it has no intention of making an offer for BP. As a result Shell will be bound by the restrictions set out in Rule 2.8 of the Code.

    We remain focused on delivering more value with less emissions through performance, discipline and simplification.

    Under Note 2 on Rule 2.8 of the Code, Shell reserves the right to set the restrictions in Rule 2.8 aside in the following circumstances:

    1. with the agreement of the board of BP;
    2. if a third party announces a firm intention to make an offer for BP;
    3. if BP announces a Rule 9 waiver (see Note 1 of the Notes on Dispensations from Rule 9) or a reverse takeover (as defined in the Code); and
    4. if there has been a material change of circumstances (as determined by the Takeover Panel).

    The contents of this announcement will be available at www.shell.com.

    The content of the website referred to in this announcement is not incorporated into and does not form part of this announcement.

    ENQUIRIES

    Shell Media Relations

    International +44 207 934 5550; U.S. and Canada: Contact form

    LEI number of Shell plc: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70

    Classification: Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under the laws of the United Kingdom.

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  • MIL-OSI: Tryg A/S – Q2 2025 pre-silent newsletter

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Tryg will conduct pre-close analyst calls and meetings starting on 26 June, ahead of the Q2 2025 results, which will be released on 11 July. This newsletter aims to inform capital market participants of the key factors influencing the company’s recent financial performance.

    Insurance revenue growth

    Tryg maintains a balanced distribution of insurance revenue across the Scandinavian countries, with approximately 50% of revenue generated in Denmark, 30% in Sweden, and 20% in Norway. In Q2 2024, Tryg reported insurance revenue of DKK 9,545m.

    The commercial segment will experience a smaller spillover effect into 2025 of the derisking of the corporate portfolio carried out in 2024. In general, the group revenue development remains in line with recent development. Tryg reported a growth measured in local currencies of 3.7% in Q1 2025.

    When converting earnings from local currencies to DKK, Tryg’s reporting currency, the expected average value of SEK 100 is DKK 68.5 (64.5 Q2 2024), and NOK 100 is DKK 64.5 (64.2 Q2 2024).

    Claims environment

    Underlying claims development
    Tryg operates a stable business and recent trends in underlying performance should thus be considered reliable indicators for short-term trends. The Group’s underlying claims ratio was 66.8% in Q2 2024. At the capital markets day (CMD) on 4 December 2024, Tryg mentioned that it expects a broadly stable to slightly improving underlying performance in the new strategy period towards 2027. In Q1 2025, the Group underlying claims ratio improved 30 basis points and the Private underlying claims ratio improved 10 basis points.

    Weather claims
    For Q2, normalised weather claims amount to 10% of the annual DKK 800m guidance, equating to DKK 80m. As a reminder, the annual expectation for weather claims is split as follows (in percentages terms): 40% in Q1, 10% in Q2, 20% in Q3 and 30% in Q4. At the time of writing, weather claims expectations for the quarter remain in line with the guidance for the second quarter of the year.

    Large claims
    On an annual basis, Tryg provides guidance for large claims amounting to DKK 800m, evenly distributed across quarters. Occasionally, information about large claims may be available in mass media or local press.

    Interest rates development
    For Q2, it is expected an approximate discount rate of 2.5%. The discounting percentage was reported at 2.3% in Q1 2025.

    Run-off expectations towards 2027
    At the 2024 CMD, Tryg stated a long-term run-off expectation of ~2% towards 2027.

    Investment activities

    Tryg has divided its investment activities into a match portfolio (approx. DKK 46bn at Q1 2025) and a free portfolio (approx. DKK 16bn as per Q1 2025). As announced at the 2024 CMD, the free portfolio was derisked during Q4 2024 and now mainly consists of Scandinavian covered bonds and government bonds (approx. DKK 12bn) and the real estate portfolio (approx. DKK 3bn). As a rule of thumb, the return on bonds can be modelled with the following Bloomberg tickers, 50% NYKRCMB2 and 50% NYKRCMG2. For the real estate portfolio, a normalised annual return of 6.5% is assumed. The buyback program of DKK 2bn started in December will impact the size of the free portfolio accordingly over the quarter.

    The return of the match portfolio mainly consists of the return on premium provisions, which is expected at DKK 75m per quarter with the current level of interest rates.

    Additionally, the line ‘Other financial income and expenses’ is guided at DKK -90m per quarter and mainly consists of costs related to currency hedges, general balance sheet items and costs related to running the investment operation.

    Other income and costs

    Other income and costs are originally guided between DKK -350m and DKK -370m on a quarterly basis. This is primarily driven by amortisation of intangibles related to the RSA Scandinavia acquisition. The intangibles are booked in SEK and converted to DKK (the reporting currency of Tryg). The SEK strengthening experienced this year (while positive for the insurance service result and thus the overall Group result) impacts this line negatively, and therefore an additional FX-related impact of approx. DKK 15m should be added to the original guidance.

    Number of shares

    At the end of Q1 2025, Tryg reported 607,059,826 outstanding shares. In the second quarter, Tryg bought back a total of 4,091,106 shares, thus lowering the number of outstanding shares during the quarter. The DKK 2bn share buyback programme ended on 19 June 2025.

    Outlook statement from annual report 2024

    Tryg reported an insurance service result, adjusted for the more favourable-than-normal large and weather claims outcome, of around DKK 7.2bn in 2024 and it is now targeting its highest ever insurance service result of DKK 8.0-8.4bn in 2027. The insurance service result is expected to increase gradually throughout the strategy period.

    As announced in the newsletter dated March 2025, please note that 2024 financials have been restated due to changed inflation hedging. The newsletter can be found here: https://tryg.com/en/downloads-2025

    Tryg will publish the Group’s Q2 results for 2025 on 11 July 2025 at around 7:30 CET.

    Conference call

    Tryg will host a conference call on the day of the release at 10:00 CET. CEO Johan Kirstein Brammer, CFO Allan Kragh Thaysen, CTO Mikael Kärrsten and SVP Gianandrea Roberti will present the results in brief, followed by a Q&A session.

    The conference call will be held in English.

    Date 11 July 2025
    Time 10:00 CET
    Dial-in numbers +45 (DK) 78 76 84 90

    +44 (UK) 203 769 6819

    +1 (US) 646 787 0157
    Pin code       560768

    You can sign up for an e-mail reminder on tryg.com. The conference call will also be broadcast on this site. An on-demand version will be available shortly after the conference call has ended.

    All Q2 2025 material can be downloaded on tryg.com shortly after the time of release.

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  • MIL-Evening Report: As one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays, Coriolanus is startlingly relevant under Trump 2.0

    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirk Dodd, Lecturer in English and Writing, University of Sydney

    Brett Boardman/Bell Shakespeare

    Coriolanus is one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays; perhaps because the hero is so pugnacious and classist, impressive in his strident vehemence, but lacking the vulnerability of a Macbeth or Othello.

    Set in the turbulent early Roman Republic (490s BC) – about 450 years before Caesar’s death – the play follows the glorious rise of Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus, a terrifying war machine on the battlefield who could carve his way through enemy regiments.

    According to one site, the play has not been professionally staged outside the United Kingdom since 2000. This is only the second time Bell Shakespeare has performed Coriolanus, with their other production staged 29 years ago, in 1996.

    Directed by Peter Evans and starring Hazem Shammas, this Coriolanus delivers Shakespeare’s most consciously political play with an explosive energy that charts the hero’s psychological downfall.

    Published as a tragedy in the 1623 First Folio, Coriolanus can loosely be described as a history play. But it is more commonly recognised as one of Shakespeare’s Roman plays, alongside Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, and Titus Andronicus.

    War and exile

    Renamed “Coriolanus” after the town he most recently conquered (Corioli), occupied by the arch enemies of Rome (the Volsci), Coriolanus is a devoted son to his fiercely ambitious “tiger mum” Volumnia (Brigid Zengeni).

    Shakespeare was never shy about the feats of his warrior protagonists, describing Coriolanus’ ability as a war machine most memorably as:

    His sword, Death’s stamp,
    Where it did mark, it took; from face to foot
    He was a thing of blood, whose every motion
    Was timed with dying cries. Alone he entered
    The mortal gate o’ th’ city, which he painted
    With shunless destiny; aidless came off
    And with a sudden reinforcement struck
    Corioles like a planet.

    But Coriolanus, who was brought up to win every contest, is also an upper-class patrician, dismissively scornful of the common people’s plebeian rights in the burgeoning Roman Republic.

    Hazem Shammas as Coriolanus is a force to be reckoned with.
    Brett Boardman/Bell Shakespeare

    Coriolanus’s absolute refusal to flatter the plebeians – and so refusing their political influence – ignites a brutal conflict between populism and elitism that results in the people’s sway.

    Coriolanus is exiled from Rome, the very homeland he fought so valiantly to protect.

    Incensed, Coriolanus joins forces with Rome’s greatest enemy, the Volscian Aufidius (Anthony Taufa) and marches against Rome. This forces Coriolanus to confront his own loyalties to his formidable mother and to doting wife Virgilia (Suzannah McDonald), with tragic consequences.

    Wonderful performances

    Evans has loosely set this production in Europe in the mid-1990s, following the fall of the Berlin Wall, though this creates a vibe more than a direct correlation to events.

    Evans also designed the set, making dynamic use of a traverse stage that forces audiences to see each other across the divide. This enhances the sense of a sprawling populous while prompting reflections on our own political milieu. Audiences are told as they enter whether they will sit on the “plebeian” or “patrician” side: a fun ploy, but perhaps unnecessary.

    Stealing the show is a wonderful performance by Peter Carroll as Menenius, a sagely Roman senator who uses his charm and political tact to mediate between the patricians and the plebeians. Carroll brings great irony to the role, using eye-rolls and tutting even as he attends dutifully to the new political expectations of the tribunes.

    Peter Carroll as Menenius steals the show in a wonderful performance.
    Brett Boardman/Bell Shakespeare

    The tribunes Sicinius (Matilda Ridgway) and Brutus (Marco Chiappi) are performed as shabbier left-wing agitators pitched against the conservative patricians in formal dark suits (costumes by Ella Butler). This makes familiar the political and class tensions, and the layers and dramatic dimensions explored by Shakespeare.

    Zengeni brings tremendous heart to Coriolanus’s mother, Volumnia. She is especially good at applying a tiger mother’s pressure of unrelenting standards. There is no doubt that the shining elitism of her son was roughly forged by her sharp expectations.

    Shammas as Coriolanus is a force to be reckoned with. His rigid athleticism perfectly suits the superman heroics of this Roman warrior. His unabashed gesticulations are a welcome contribution to the sense of the lines he delivers.

    The shabby dress of the tribunes pitches them against the conservative patricians in formal dark suits.
    Brett Boardman/Bell Shakespeare

    Following a scene that ends with one of Coriolanus’s unleashed tirades against the plebeians, Shammas’ performance is so dynamic, and his invective so rigorously conveyed, it seems to remain on stage after he exits.

    A timeless tale

    There is some reluctance to physically depict the pitched battle of Corioli, which falls a bit flat and misses an opportunity to heighten the dramatic stakes. But this production does very well to animate the complex political and familial drivers that compel Coriolanus toward his inevitable end.

    As President Trump drops f-bombs because his real bombs did not make people do his bidding, this rare Shakespeare play becomes timeless.

    There has always been need to explore the tragic consequences of leaders who subjectively refuse the offers of diplomacy. Bell Shakespeare’s choice of scheduling war plays this season offers countless ways to reflect on our own world, and the populations of real people connected to the decisions of those in power.

    Coriolanus is at the The Neilson Nutshell, Sydney, until July 19, then touring to Melbourne.

    Kirk Dodd does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    – ref. As one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays, Coriolanus is startlingly relevant under Trump 2.0 – https://theconversation.com/as-one-of-shakespeares-least-performed-plays-coriolanus-is-startlingly-relevant-under-trump-2-0-257548

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: NSU scientists create a “digital core” for oil companies

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Novosibirsk State University – Novosibirsk State University –

    Novosibirsk State University is the lead organization of a consortium that won a 210 million ruble grant to develop digital core methods, an innovative tool that will help the Russian oil industry improve the efficiency of extracting hard-to-recover oil and gas reserves. The research will be conducted using the latest synchrotron, the Siberian Ring Photon Source (SKIF), located in the science city of Koltsovo.

    Modern oil production increasingly encounters so-called hard-to-recover reserves — oil hidden in geological formations with extremely low permeability. For such formations, it is especially important to understand all the features of oil flow during its production. The key role here is played by core research — samples of deep-layer rocks taken during well drilling. Two approaches are usually used: experimental (laboratory core research using special equipment) and mathematical modeling, during which a “digital twin” of the core is built. The basis of the digital core is detailed models that are built based on X-ray tomography data from real samples. The more accurate the X-ray research methods, the better the mathematical models can be built.

    The project, implemented within the framework of the won grant, will be a continuation of research in the field of digital core, which was launched within the framework of the Synchrotron Radiation for Oil and Gas Technologies consortium, the agreement on the creation of which was signed in August 2023 at the international forum of technological development “Technoprom”. In 2024, Skoltech joined the consortium. On the part of NSU, the preliminary work on this project was financed within the framework of the strategic project “Scientific Engineering” Priority 2030 programs.

    The key element of the project is the use of synchrotron radiation, a powerful source of X-rays that allows opaque objects to be “seen through” at high speed and in detail. Unlike conventional laboratory X-ray installations, the synchrotron produces a beam that is orders of magnitude more intense and focused. The SKIF Center for Collective Use, which is currently being prepared for launch, will become one of the most modern installations of its kind in the world.

    — SKIF makes it possible to observe microscopic processes inside the rock in real time. This is a real revolution in geological and oil research, — noted the director of the Gazpromneft-NSU Scientific and Educational Center, professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Golovin.

    The NSU project is being implemented as part of a consortium of seven organizations, including Tomsk Polytechnic University, the Institute of Hydrodynamics SB RAS, the Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, the SKIF Collective Use Center, and the KI Research Center. The project has three main areas: development of synchrotron core measurement methods, creation of specialized research cells, and an educational program. Continuing education courses, work with students, and even schoolchildren are planned.

    As a result of the project, new scientific methods will be developed, patents will be protected, articles will be published, and personnel for the high-tech oil industry will be trained. But most importantly, a real tool will appear that can accelerate the implementation of new approaches to oil production in difficult conditions.

    Work on the “digital core” is scheduled to take three years. Funding was provided by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation as part of the federal program for the development of synchrotron and neutron research.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The webinar of the project “Call Back Yourself” will tell how to identify deepfakes of intruders

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Today, fraudsters have learned to use high technology to create deepfakes – messages in which the sender’s voice or video image is generated. At a new webinar of the city project “Call me back yourself” Experts and invited speakers will talk about modern technologies used by attackers and how to counteract their tricks.

    Event will take place on June 30 at 11:00 at the address: Voznesensky Pereulok, Building 22. A broadcast will also be available on the social network “VKontakte“.

    Representatives of the capital’s Department of Information Technology, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Moscow, as well as experts from specialized organizations in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.

    “With the development of technology, the methods of fraudsters are also becoming more sophisticated. After hacking a user’s account, deepfakes can be sent on their behalf: audio and video messages created using artificial intelligence. In this message, the sender’s voice or video image is generated, and the meaning of the message comes down to a request to urgently transfer money or help in solving an important issue by transmitting confidential information. At a new event of the “Call Back Yourself” project, experts will tell you what to look for when receiving audio or video in order to recognize a trick. For example, signs of a deepfake can be unnatural facial expressions, discrepancies between lip movements and the spoken text, monotonous speech or incorrect stress, unusual wording and addresses for a person,” said Valentina Shilina, head of the “Call Back Yourself” project of the capital’s Department of Information Technology.

    At the seminar “Fraud Using Deepfake Technologies: How Not to Become a Victim of Deception?” participants will learn, using real-life examples, how to distinguish a message from a friend or colleague from an attempt to deceive, learn reliable ways to protect their data, and receive simple and effective advice. In addition, the speakers will talk about modern methods for checking suspicious messages (audio, texts, and sent files), which help identify signs of deception.

    Among the useful tools that help check sent messages for deepfake is the Telegram bot “Stopfake”, created as part of the Call Me Back project. It can recognize several types of information, including audio messages. When processing such files, the service evaluates the likelihood of fraud based on the content: a forwarded audio message or a retelling of a telephone conversation with suspicious individuals. Later, it checks the message for signs of synthesized speech.

    Following the event, a recording and useful materials based on expert recommendations will be available in the section “Webinar Archive” on the project website.

    The online information project “Call Back Yourself” was created in 2022 by the Moscow Government together with the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Moscow. It helps city residents protect themselves and their loved ones from telephone and online fraud. On the project’s website, you can find information about upcoming in-person and online events, as well as memos and recommendations from experts, recordings of past webinars, and other useful materials. In 2023, the “Call Back Yourself” project won the “Golden Site” award in the “Best Social Project Website” nomination. In addition, it was awarded the Runet Prize in the “Information Security” nomination.

    You can learn more about the capital’s digital ecosystem and immerse yourself in the history of technology development over 30 years with this popular science film “Moscow in Digital”.

    The creation and support of information security tools, as well as counteracting cyber fraud, are in line with the objectives of the national project “Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State”.

    Get the latest news quicklyofficial telegram channel the city of Moscow.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Reserve days of the main period of the OGE will be held from June 26 to July 2

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Reserve days for the main period of the Basic State Examination (OGE) for ninth-grade students have begun in Moscow, the press service of the capital’s Department of Education and Science.

    The reserve stage opens on June 26 with an exam in Russian. On June 27 and 28, there are days for taking elective subjects. On June 30, there will be an exam in mathematics. Tests in all subjects will take place on July 1 and 2.

    The results of the last exams held on reserve days will be published no later than July 7. You can see them on the website Regional Information Processing Center (RCOI), as well as in the student’s personal account on the mos.ru portal or directly at their school.

    Reserve days are provided for participants who failed the exam during the main period for a valid reason, who received an unsatisfactory grade in compulsory subjects – Russian language or mathematics, as well as for those whose appeals regarding the exam procedure were satisfied.

    More than 120 thousand students take part in the main period of the OGE in the capital. For their convenience, 622 examination centers have been organized. To be admitted to the tests, ninth-graders must receive annual marks in all subjects not lower than satisfactory, a credit for the final interview in Russian and a positive decision of the school’s pedagogical council.

    The additional period for passing the OGE will be held from September 2 to 23. The current schedule and additional information are posted on the website RCOI. Questions regarding the state final certification can be asked by calling the center: 7 499 653-94-50.

    Conducting preparatory activities for the successful passing of the final essay and state exams by schoolchildren not only helps students achieve high results in tests, but also contributes to the development of children’s talents and the formation of skills that will be useful to them in their future profession, and corresponds to the objectives of the project “All the best for children” of the national project “Youth and Children”.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The exhibition “Science in Faces” at VDNKh will tell about young Russian scientists

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    The exhibition “Science in Faces” opened on the Central Alley of VDNKh opposite Pavilion No. 19 “Atom”. This is a gallery of portraits of 23 young scientists from 14 regions of the country. Among them are laureates of the Russian Presidential Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists and other key scientific awards, participants in meetings with the President on the sidelines of the Congress of Young Scientists, winners of competitions of the Russian Science Foundation, employees of leading Russian scientific organizations.

    Among the heroes of the exhibition are nine residents of Moscow and the Moscow region. These are the laureates of the Moscow Government Prize for Young Scientists for 2024 Inessa Lugovaya, Maxim Makarov and Sofya Morozova, as well as researchers in the fields of chemistry, physics, genetics, information technology and others.

    As part of the project, the scientists who became the heroes of the exhibition will hold lectures for VDNKh visitors in July. They will be held in the Cosmonautics and Aviation Center and the Biotech Museum.

    The Moscow Government Prizes for Young Scientists are awarded annually to employees of Moscow scientific organizations for achieving outstanding results in fundamental and applied scientific research in the field of natural, technical and humanitarian sciences and for the development and implementation of new technologies, equipment, devices, equipment, materials and substances that contribute to improving the efficiency of work in the real sector of the economy and the social sphere of the city of Moscow. Awards are presented, among other things, in mathematics, mechanics and computer science, chemistry, biotechnology and other areas. There are 50 of them in total – you can receive the award individually or as part of a team of up to three people. You can apply for the 2025 nomination until July 18 on the portal science.mos.ru.

    The exhibition “Science in Faces” will run until July 31. It is held with the grant support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation as part of the Decade of Science and Technology, announced by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, and is part of the “Science Nearby” initiative.

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  • Zimbabwe women set for historic ICC Championship debut with New Zealand tour in 2026

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The Zimbabwe women’s cricket team is set to make its long-awaited debut in the ICC Women’s Championship, marking the beginning of their quest to qualify for the Women’s ODI World Cup for the first time in their history.

    Their campaign will begin with a white-ball tour of New Zealand in February–March 2026, which includes both ODI and T20I series.

    The tour will feature three ODIs — scheduled for March 5, 8, and 11 in Dunedin — officially marking Zimbabwe’s entry into the ICC Women’s Championship. These matches will not only be Zimbabwe’s first-ever Women’s ODIs against New Zealand but also their first appearance in the expanded 2025–29 Championship cycle, which now features 11 teams instead of 10.

    The fourth edition of the Championship will serve as the qualification pathway to the 2029 Women’s ODI World Cup.

    Ahead of the ODIs, Zimbabwe will also contest a three-match T20I series in Hamilton on February 25, 27, and March 1, marking their debut against New Zealand in Women’s T20Is.

    Zimbabwe’s inclusion in the ICC Women’s Championship represents a significant leap forward for the country’s women’s cricket program.

    Speaking on the occasion, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) Managing Director Givemore Makoni hailed the development as a historic milestone.

    “It is a proud and exciting moment for us as Zimbabwe Women prepare to compete at the highest level of the global game,” Makoni said. “This is not only a testament to how far our women’s cricket has come but also a strong endorsement of our vision and investment in developing the women’s game.”

    As part of the Championship cycle, Zimbabwe will host four three-match ODI series at home — against South Africa, West Indies, Sri Lanka, and Ireland — and play away series against India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and now New Zealand. It’s a schedule that promises both exposure and challenge as the team aims to establish itself among the top-tier nations in women’s cricket.

    To date, Zimbabwe Women have played ODIs against only six teams, with Full Member fixtures limited to matches against Bangladesh, Ireland, and Pakistan. The tour of New Zealand will open a new chapter in their international journey.

    With Zimbabwe’s entry, 11 of the 12 ICC Full Members are now part of the Women’s Championship. Afghanistan remains the sole exception, as its women’s cricket program came to a halt following the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021 and subsequent restrictions on women’s sports in the country.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Central Asian media praises modern agriculture in Xinjiang

    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, June 26 (Xinhua) — “The enormous scientific and technological power behind a single grain is amazing. It is the ‘golden key’ to food security. We applaud Xinjiang’s agriculture!” Arkady Gladilov, deputy editor-in-chief of the Slovo Kyrgyzstana newspaper, said Tuesday in Changji City, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

    On Tuesday, 23 media representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkey visited Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to see and appreciate the achievements of local modern agriculture, according to the Zhongxinshe News Agency (China News).

    The delegation visited the innovative laboratory of the company “Jiushenghe Seed Industry Co., Ltd.”, where they got acquainted with the selection capabilities of the enterprise. The journalists visited the Research and Development Center in the field of seed production and inspected modern processing workshops, witnessing the process of breeding high-quality varieties of corn, wheat, cotton and the operation of fully automated production lines.

    According to the company’s director, relying on the advantages of the national breeding base in Changji, the enterprise has established cooperation in demonstrating and promoting seeds of elite varieties with a number of Central Asian countries, which in turn will effectively contribute to increasing the yield of local agricultural crops per unit area.

    A. Gladilov noted that Xinjiang is accelerating the implementation of agricultural science achievements and is working to create a unified platform for agro-technological developments focused on Central Asian countries. This will contribute to the modernization of the agro-industrial complex of Central Asian states, and the future in this direction is promising.

    The media also visited the Xinjiang Agricultural Expo Zone, where they were immersed in a realistic picture of the “farm of the future.” In the pavilions, they saw a bountiful harvest of tomatoes grown using hydroponic technology, and also watched how the Internet of Things systems monitored and automatically adjusted lighting, temperature, humidity, water and fertilizer supply in greenhouses in real time.

    The delegation representatives unanimously stated that the scale of implementation and effectiveness of smart agriculture in Xinjiang exceeded expectations. This experience is extremely important for the transformation of Central Asian farms. Xinjiang is not only a key corridor linking China with Central Asia, but also an important partner in promoting the region’s agricultural modernization. Xinjiang’s advanced practices, from key breeding technologies to intelligent field management models, deserve in-depth study. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Organized crime is as widespread in the United States as it is in Mexico – K. Sheinbaum

    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

    MEXICO CITY, June 26 (Xinhua) — Organized crime is as widespread in the United States as it is in Mexico, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said at a daily press conference on Wednesday.

    “Organized crime exists not only in Mexico, but also in American cities where fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine are sold,” she said.

    The President added that the majority of the illegal drug market and profits from their sale are concentrated in the United States.

    According to her, current cooperation with the American authorities is based on mutual respect for sovereignty: both states operate on their own territory and exchange information. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI: TGS Webcast Details for Q2 2025 Presentation

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Oslo, Norway (26 June 2025) – TGS, a leading global provider of energy data and intelligence will release its Q2 2025 results at approximately 07:00 a.m. CEST on 17 July 2025. CEO Kristian Johansen and CFO Sven Børre Larsen will present the results at 09:00 a.m. CEST.

    The presentation is webcasted live. Access and registration for webcast attendees are available by copying and pasting the link below into your browser, or use the link on the front page of www.tgs.com:

    https://channel.royalcast.com/landingpage/hegnarmedia/20250717_2/

    The Q2 2025 earnings release and presentation will be available on www.newsweb.no and www.tgs.com.

    For more information, visit TGS.com (http://www.tgs.com) or contact: 

    Bård Stenberg, VP IR & Communication

    Mobile: +47 992 45 235

    E-mail: investor@tgs.com

    About TGS

    TGS provides advanced data and intelligence to companies active in the energy sector. With leading-edge technology and solutions spanning the entire energy value chain, TGS offers a comprehensive range of insights to help clients make better decisions. Our broad range of products and advanced data technologies, coupled with a global, extensive and diverse energy data library, make TGS a trusted partner in supporting the exploration and production of energy resources worldwide. For further information, please visit www.tgs.com (https://www.tgs.com/).

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Unique services and additional services: the flagship office of “My Documents” in the South-West Administrative District turns seven years old

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    The second flagship office of “My Documents” in a residential area of the capital appeared next to the metro station “Teply Stan” in the South-West Administrative District seven years ago. Since its opening, more than 1.3 million citizen requests have been recorded.

    One of the most popular services was the registration of property rights — it was used 160 thousand times. In addition, the service of issuing a driver’s license on the day of application is popular with residents. Over seven years, it was ordered 75 thousand times. The office provided the service of issuing a social card more than 67 thousand times.

    In all flagship offices, city residents can receive unique government services that are not provided in district centers. Among them are vehicle registration, state registration of legal entities and individuals as individual entrepreneurs and peasant (farming) households, legalization of documents, as well as guardianship and trusteeship services.

    Thus, at the flagship office of the South-West Administrative District, young Muscovites can receive their first Russian passport at a special presentation ceremony, and newlyweds can register their marriage in a non-ceremonial setting.

    Additional services also do not go unnoticed by residents. For example, over eight thousand people used the “My Photo” service, having their ID photo taken by a professional photographer. More than 12 thousand city residents also contacted the “My Health” office.

    In addition, in the office you can choose a travel package in the service “My Travel” and see the exhibition dedicated to outstanding figures of culture, science and history of our country. Now the exhibition tells about the life and work of Konstantin Simonov and Alexander Tvardovsky. The flagship office of the South-West Administrative District is also one of 30 government service centers, where the exhibition stand “Moscow – with care for history” is located. This year the exhibition is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory.

    Over 230,000 foreign passports have been issued to Muscovites through cryptobiocabs at government service centers in five years

    The flagship office of “My Documents” South-West Administrative District is open daily from 10:00 to 22:00 at the address: Novoyasenevsky Prospekt, Building 1, TRC “Spektr”, third floor.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Moscow schoolchildren win awards at the International Geographical Olympiad

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Students from the capital won four gold and two silver medals as part of the Russian team at the first Open International Geographical Olympiad. Representatives from more than 20 countries took part in it. This was reported by the press service of the capital Department of Education and Science.

    “The competition opened a new season of international Olympiads, in which the Russian national team officially participates. By the end of 2025, the national team will participate in seven more intellectual competitions. The capital’s schoolchildren received four gold and two silver medals. The high results of the children at international Olympiads testify to the comprehensive system of training talented children, which is provided by Moscow education,” the press service of the department said.

    In total, the Russian team received six awards. It included six Moscow students: Alexey Gorlov from the School of the Center for Pedagogical Excellence, Dina Islyamutdinova from School No. 2054, Elizaveta Kiseleva from the V.F. Ovchinnikov Secondary School, Tikhon Pulyayev from Yury V. Zavelsky Gymnasium No. 1543, Nikita Rusakov from the University Gymnasium of the Moscow State University (MSU) named after M.V. Lomonosov, and Christian Rymarchuk from A.S. Chufistov School No. 1794.

    All participants are prize winners and winners of the final stage of the All-Russian School Olympiad in Geography, who attended the Russian team training camp. In the final, they completed tasks at the M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University.

    The guys had two rounds of the Olympiad, as well as a multimedia test. The theoretical stage included five tasks, and as part of the practical round, the participants collected geographic data by analyzing maps, satellite images and other sources. During the multimedia test, they were asked to solve 40 questions with graphic or informational materials. The conditions of the tasks were formulated in English.

    This year, the Open International Geographical Olympiad was held for the first time. Its main objectives are to popularize geography among schoolchildren, as well as to develop analytical and practical skills in children. To successfully cope with the tests, participants must be able to work with maps and remote sensing data of the Earth, collect and analyze the information received.

    Moscow students win record number of awards at All-Russian School Olympiad

    Ensuring high-quality preparation of the capital’s students for the Olympiads corresponds to the objectives of the “All the Best for Children” national project “Youth and Children”.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Moscow — a city of youth: how the capital supports young entrepreneurs

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Moscow is a city of youth. In the capital, all areas for a comfortable and productive life are regularly developing – from education and career to leisure and self-realization. According to the Federal Tax Service andDepartment of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development of the City of Moscow, more than a quarter of individual entrepreneurs (IE) in the capital are young people under 35. Among company managers, their share is about 17 percent.

    Youth entrepreneurship is becoming an important part of the Moscow economy. Business representatives under 35 are increasingly developing their businesses, using the capital’s support measures to achieve this goal. They receive active assistance from the city at the start and a real opportunity to turn their enterprise into a successful company.

    Support by surety

    One of the most popular instruments remains surety Moscow Guarantee FundThey significantly simplify access to the necessary financing and make it possible to obtain it even without sufficient collateral, especially in such capital-intensive areas as manufacturing and construction.

    In the first five months of 2025, for companies managed by executives under 35, the volume of financing attracted under the fund’s guarantee amounted to 1.3 billion rubles. This is 32 percent more than in the same period of 2024. Then the amount reached 983 million rubles. The data indicate an increase in trust in support tools and the active participation of young entrepreneurs in the development of Moscow business.

    The majority of the funds raised were directed towards the development of production projects – 43 percent of the total volume. Another 22 percent went to the trade sector, 12 percent to construction, and the remaining 23 percent was distributed among companies in other industries.

    Young Entrepreneurs: Success Stories

    Anton Ivanov, the founder of a Moscow company that produces sportswear under its own brand, has used the support of the Moscow Guarantee Fund twice. This allowed him to increase turnover and expand production. In two years, the company’s revenue has grown almost fourfold – from 66 to 289 million rubles.

    Another striking example is a company that produces nut butters and bars under its own trademarks. Since 2022, entrepreneur Yuliana Nikolaeva has regularly received support from the Moscow Guarantee Fund to attract the necessary financing, which has allowed the business to grow fourfold – without interrupting production or reducing product quality.

    The city provides young entrepreneurs not only with financial but also non-financial assistance. Thus, 14-year-old Lyudmila Sukhova, the owner of a playroom in one of the capital’s shopping centers, received support. Her interest in working with children was supported by her parents, who in the fall of 2024 helped her acquire a business and obtain the status of an individual entrepreneur. Specialists of the State Budgetary Institution “Small Business of Moscow” (MBM) consulted Lyudmila. They told her about tax regimes, reporting and existing support measures, and also helped her obtain the status of a social entrepreneur. Now the playroom is regularly visited by an average of 25 children or more every week.

    Andrey Archakov is an 18-year-old general director of a film company, a screenwriter and a director. Having started with dubbing at the age of 11, he has already shot two historical short films and registered an individual entrepreneurship to work on a full-length film. MBM specialists helped him with registration, documents and choosing a tax regime. Andrey is currently studying at the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S.A. Gerasimov and is working on a new film and a project based on a book by Sergei Lukyanenko.

    “Made in Moscow” as an opportunity to make a name for yourself

    The Made in Moscow project also provides free support to young entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs can participate in industry exhibitions and large-scale city projects, such as “Summer in Moscow” and “Winter in Moscow”. And also to receive information support through special projects in the media and social networks. This allows them to place their products on the shelves of art pavilions and tell a wide audience about themselves in the media.

    The brand of high-tech clothing by 20-year-old Andrey Kolosov has become one of the examples of successful business development with the help of the Made in Moscow project. Andrey created the first batch of brand T-shirts with a grant of 50 thousand rubles, and then began to increase production capacity. Now his products can be purchased at the Green Market pavilion on Bolotnaya Square. The entrepreneur regularly participates in city events and demonstrates consistently high sales. The company’s income has grown from 50 thousand rubles in 2022 to three million rubles in 2024.

    In addition, in the “Green Market” and in the art pavilion “Bus of Beauty” you can find products of the brand, whose founder is 25-year-old Daria Yakovleva. The entrepreneur creates stylish accessories from velvet – cosmetic bags, folders for laptops and convenient shoppers. Thanks to the “Made in Moscow” project, the brand has already reached a new audience, increased recognition and increased revenue by 1.5 times.

    17-year-old businessman Dmitry Kalinin creates unique, hand-painted T-shirts. His brand’s products are distinguished by an exclusive pattern on each item. In the summer of 2024, his income reached 200 thousand rubles, which significantly exceeded the previous figure of 60 thousand rubles. In winter, the brand’s products could be found as part of the Winter in Moscow project at the Magic Market site on Bolotnaya Square.

    City of Opportunities

    Moscow is a city of youth. The capital offers wide opportunities for its development, creative self-expression, comfortable life and interesting leisure. The city has created the appropriate infrastructure, thousands of events of different scale and focus are held.

    In honor of Youth Day, themed events will be held at more than 250 city venues. As Sergei Sobyanin reported earlier, the flagship event will be festival, which will take place on June 28 and 29 at Bolotnaya Square. You can find more detailed information and a map with all city events on the portal “Youth of Moscow”.

    More information about opportunities for young residents of the capital can be found on the portal “Youth of Moscow” and its pages in social networks.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: On June 27 and 28, the traffic pattern in the VDNKh area will temporarily change

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    In connection with the graduation ball on June 27 and 28, traffic in the VDNKh area will be restricted.

    From 12:00 on June 27 to 07:00 on June 28, it will be impossible to drive along Prodolny Proezd from Ostankinsky Proezd to Sergei Eisenstein Street, as well as along 1st and 2nd Poperechny Proezds from Mira Avenue to Prodolny Proezd. Restrictions will also affect the route from Borisa Galushkina Street to Prodolny Proezd.

    From 15:00 on June 27 to 07:00 on June 28, the section of Ostankinsky Proezd and 1st Ostankinskaya Street from Prospekt Mira to 5th Ostankinsky Lane will be closed, and in the opposite direction – from 5th Ostankinsky Lane to Akademika Korolev Street. The left turn from Akademika Korolev Street to Ostankinsky Proezd and from the alternate Prospekt Mira to Ostankinsky Proezd will be unavailable.

    In addition, from 15:00 on June 27 to 07:00 on June 28, traffic will be closed on the far right lane on the alternate route to Mira Avenue from Sergei Eisenstein Street to Prodolny Proezd.

    Drivers are advised to take the changes into account and plan their route in advance. Detailed information on the closures can be found on the official website TsODD.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Construction of gas pipeline in Voronovo district is half complete

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Specialists from the Moscow City Services Complex have laid over a thousand meters of new gas pipeline in the Voronovo district, completing 50 percent of the total work. This project is part of a large-scale program to develop gas infrastructure in the Troitsky and Novomoskovsky districts. It will ensure reliable and uninterrupted gas supply to growing areas.

    The project will involve laying more than two kilometers of high- and medium-pressure pipelines. The work is being carried out using modern trenchless technologies: horizontal directional drilling and auger boring. These methods will minimize interference with urban infrastructure, preserving the road surface and natural landscape.

    Horizontal directional drilling allows laying pipes underground along a given trajectory using special installations. First, a pilot well is drilled, then it is expanded to the required parameters, and then a new gas pipeline is pulled. The second method involves laying a gas pipeline using an auger drilling rig. Unlike traditional open-pit work, this technology does not require digging a trench along the entire route. Modern polyethylene pipes are used to lay the gas pipeline. They are highly flexible, durable and long-lasting, resistant to corrosion and temperature fluctuations.

    The specialists have already laid more than one kilometer of the gas pipeline. They also installed a new domestically produced cabinet gas pressure control unit, which reduces and stabilizes the gas pressure in the system. As part of the project, automated shut-off devices connected to the central control room of JSC Mosgaz will be installed. This will allow for prompt management of gas flows and a quick response to emergency situations.

    The Moscow City Economy Complex noted that the new gas pipeline will provide reliable gas supply and will serve the city for more than 40 years. It meets modern technological standards and environmental regulations.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: A large non-residential property in Krasnoselsky District was put up for city auction

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Entrepreneurs can take part in auctions for the sale non-residential premises free-use area of over 700 square meters. It is located on Myasnitskaya Street in a building that is a cultural heritage site of regional significance. This was reported by the head of the capital’s Department of Competition Policy Kirill Purtov.

    “The acquisition of commercial real estate from the city in the center of the capital can provide a competitive advantage for business, since the success of the enterprise directly depends on the choice of location and the volume of pedestrian traffic. One of such lots is currently available at an open auction in the Krasnoselsky district. The non-residential premises are located at 21 Myasnitskaya Street, building 6, near the Turgenevskaya, Chistye Prudy and Sretensky Bulvar metro stations. The winner of the auction will be able to organize almost any business there, for example, open an educational or sports center. The bidding campaign will last until June 30, and the auction will be held on July 10,” said Kirill Purtov.

    The building was constructed in the 1910s and is called the School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture — since 1920 — VKHUTEMAS — kitchen, student dining room. The facility includes a basement, first and second floors. The premises are connected to the main utilities: it has electricity, sewerage and water supply. A separate entrance is also provided.

    The buyer is obliged to comply with the requirements of the security obligation in relation to the cultural heritage site. Registration on the platform is required to participate in the auction “RoselTorg” and enhanced qualified electronic signature.

    Moscow is a city that develops entrepreneurship. The capital puts various properties up for auction, and the showcase for them is Moscow investment portal. In the section “Property from the city” information about the lots is published: photographs, documentation, conditions and form of implementation. A 3D tour of the objects is also available here. You can participate in the city auction remotely: the entire procedure takes place online.

    Development of electronic services for business corresponds to the objectives of the national project “Data Economy” and the regional project of the city of Moscow “Digital Public Administration”.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Entrepreneurs help SVO fighters as part of the Summer in Moscow project

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    In the shopping malls on the site of the large-scale city project “Summer in Moscow” on Tverskaya Square, you can buy unusual interior items – hand-made chests and caskets, vintage comics, jewelry and antique cutlery, and then treat yourself to delicious donuts.

    All participants, displaying their goods and treats on the shelves, have one thing in common: they help special military operation (SMO) fighters.

    Together with other vintage collectors, businessman Sergey is part of a volunteer group. For two years now, they have been helping the Valuysky Central District Hospital in the Belgorod Region, Kherson hospitals, doctors of the 810th Marine Brigade, the 25th Guards Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division, and other units.

    The items collected by caring like-minded people included radios and monitors, medicines, medical products and bandages, as well as funds transferred to purchase everything necessary. The team’s ideological inspirer Marina directly contacts the fighters and doctors. She also deals with issues of storage and transportation of humanitarian parcels.

    In the shopping chalet No. 7, Sergey has put vintage and antique jewelry on the shelves, as well as tableware: teapots, samovars, forks, spoons, plates, dishes and much more, and has also put out foreign comics from the last century. However, he expects visitors not only to shop.

    “Anyone who wishes can, in addition to money, bring boots, socks, bed linen and underwear to our trading house for the soldiers who are currently undergoing treatment in hospitals. It is important that the items are new, in packaging and with price tags – this is necessary to comply with sanitary standards, which must be followed for the speedy recovery of servicemen. I will definitely pass on all this and give feedback,” the entrepreneur shared.

    Chests and sweets

    The owner of the chest workshop, Sergey, not only produces unusual furniture that will decorate any interior and give it a truly Russian flavor, but also regularly sends funds to the needs of military personnel.

    According to the businessman, the first time he and his comrades financially helped the fighters was at the beginning of last autumn. After that, they continued to transfer the necessary amounts to the official account of the charity fund.

    Maxim, a representative of the donut company that you can try right now at the Moscow Seasons site on Tverskaya Square, said that he and his colleagues began providing comprehensive assistance this year.

    The entrepreneurs launched their own production in the city of Zhukov (Kaluga Region). The local administration helped them cooperate with other business owners, and now together they are preparing huge loads for shipment to the front and to new regions of Russia.

    “For the last two orders, we bought wheels for KamAZ vehicles, and delivered repair parts, hinges and door handles to Mariupol. We buy humanitarian aid, each one their own part, so that we get a whole truck, and then we deliver everything to the fighters,” said Maxim.

    He added that the business expanded thanks to participation in city festivals — the team started by selling donuts in shopping chalets. Now the sweets can be found in grocery chains, but the entrepreneurs continue to delight guests of the Moscow Seasons venues with donuts.

    Many of the participants of Moscow festivals not only collect humanitarian aid from the first days of the SVO, but also independently deliver cargo to the front, and also help volunteer organizations. In addition, entrepreneurs give military personnel and residents of new regions products of their own manufacture (canned goods, warm clothes, toys, etc.).

    More information about the activities of the capital’s Department of Trade and Services is available in the official telegram channel.

    Project “Summer in Moscow”— the main event of the season. It brings together the most vibrant events of the capital. Every day, charity, cultural and sports events are held in all districts of the city, most of which are free. “Summer in Moscow” is being held for the second time, and the new season will be more eventful: new, original and colorful festivals and events will be added to the traditional ones.

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  • Trump wants more drones and missiles, fewer F-35s in $893 billion budget request

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    U.S. President Donald Trump wants a pay raise for troops, more high-tech missiles and drones in next year’s defense budget, while cutting Navy jobs, and buying fewer ships and fighter jets to save money, according to budget materials posted Wednesday.

    At $892.6 billion, the defense and national security budget request is flat compared with this year.

    The budget, which also includes nuclear weapons-related activities carried out by the Department of Energy and increases funding for homeland security, puts Trump’s mark on the military by pulling funds away from weaponry and services to fund his priorities.

    The White House said the funding will be used to deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific, and revitalize the defense industrial base.

    Most of the funding for Trump’s marquee Golden Dome missile defense shield was included in a separate budget request and is not part of the latest proposal sent to Congress.

    In the 2026 budget Trump requested fewer F-35 jets made by Lockheed Martin LMT.N and only three warships. Procurement of a Virginia-class made by General Dynamics and Huntington Ingalls Industries and 15 other ships are expected to be included in a separate appropriation bill, the Navy said.

    The budget asks for a 3.8% pay raise for troops, but also trims costs by retiring older weaponry including ships and planes that are more expensive to operate. Under the plan, the Navy will reduce its civilian employee workforce by 7,286 people.

    Compared to Biden’s budget from his last year in office, which had asked for 68 F-35 jets in fiscal 2025, Trump’s fiscal 2026 request seeks only 47 of the fighter jets.

    The budget has already sparked debate on Capitol Hill where the House Appropriations Committee’s Defense subcommittee’s draft bill for fiscal-year 2026 boosts the F-35 buy to 69, one more than Biden’s 2025 request.

    The Pentagon continues prioritizing purchasing munitions and key weapons systems.

    The Air Force is continuing its investment the Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range and Long Range Anti-Ship missile which have longer ranges and can be more effective in the Pacific.

    On the other hand, the budget seeks far fewer Precision Strike Missile, which will replace the Army Tactical Missile (ATACM) used in Ukraine.

    Lockheed Martin makes all three missiles.

    The budget also boosts spending on small drones – in part because of lessons learned in Ukraine where unmanned aircraft have proven to be an integral part of low-cost, yet highly effective warfighting.

    The detailed request comes as Republicans debate defense spending priorities in their sweeping $150 billion defense package contained in the pending “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”. The act has already been passed the House of Representatives and will give an initial $25 billion boost to Trump’s controversial Golden Dome missile defense shield.

    Defense spending usually accounts for about half of the U.S. discretionary budget; the rest goes to transportation, education, diplomacy and other departments.

    (Reuters)

  • MIL-OSI Russia: What program was prepared at the Summer in Moscow venues on June 27–29

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    The capital is hosting a large-scale project called “Summer in Moscow”. City residents and tourists are invited to join various master classes, see unusual performances and concerts, exciting circus shows, play chess, table tennis, bocce and many other games. This is only a small part of what you can do in the coming days. We tell you how to spend your leisure time interestingly on June 27, 28 and 29.

    Rock, Paper, Scissors Championship

    A large-scale championship in the game is taking place at the project sites “Rock, Paper, Scissors”Every day children and adults can compete on Tverskoy Boulevard.

    On June 27, the competition will be held on Admirala Rudneva Street (building 8), and on June 28, on Vvedenskogo Street (building 28). The venues will be open from 15:00 to 20:00. The final in the South-West Administrative District will be held on June 29 at 12:00 on Dmitry Donskogo Boulevard (building 11).

    Public talks, yoga, master classes and much more at the summer club “Moscow”

    There is a summer club on Tverskoy Boulevard “Moscow”, where residents and visitors of the capital of all ages can find something to do to their liking – from rock climbing and yoga to master classes and retro games.

    Beauty events will be dedicated to the theme of the graduation party. The space of two pop-up stores will be occupied by two Russian brands. Three beauty trucks will also be operating on the site. Gifts, discounts, raffles and product presentations have been prepared for guests.

    On June 27, from 19:00 to 20:00, a ceremony will be held in the rotunda. public talk, where beauty blogger Yulia Bay will talk about makeup trends and share tips on how to incorporate fashionable solutions into everyday looks. From 12:00 to 21:00, there will also be a presentation of products from brands occupying beauty trucks, as well as personal consultations with a technologist on hair condition.

    On June 28, a ceremony will be held in the rotunda public talk with perfumer Ivan Yakimov. He will share how to choose a natural scent according to your mood. In addition, a test bar of the capital brand’s products and a photo zone with a red carpet will be open all day.

    On June 29 from 19:00 to 20:00 there will be a public talk with a TV presenter and a make-up artist Rishey Krylova, which will tell about new shades of eyeshadow of one brand and show how to apply them. Guests will be able to test the products and ask questions. At 17:00 and 20:00 Moscow brands will hold final drawings. On the same day, consultants will hold presentations of brands.

    From floral still lifes to watercolor sketches: let’s go to an art studio

    On Passionate Boulevard Professionals will teach anyone over the age of six to paint sketches and floral still lifes using various artistic techniques.

    On June 27 from 3:00 pm to 7:45 pm and on June 28 from 1:00 pm to 7:45 pm, guests will paint a bouquet using dry pastel technique, a watercolor sketch, wild flowers with gouache using the alla prima technique, and an acrylic flower still life.

    “Literary Boulevard”, art pavilion “Raketa” and more

    Meeting, dedicated to children’s writer Nikolai Nosov, will be held on June 27 at the Literary Boulevard site. The organizers will talk about the author’s biography, his work in film and animation, and will also read the story “Cucumbers”, based on a true story. Parents will recall cartoons based on the writer’s works, and children will make bookmarks with characters from his books at a master class. The meetings take place on a specially equipped podium and last about an hour. The beginning is at 19:00, admission is free.

    In addition, on the same day, master classes will be held in the Raketa art pavilion of the Made in Moscow project on Rozhdestvenka Street. Guests will be able to collect puzzles and mosaics, and also with the help of the author’s coloring books provided by the Moscow brand, learn more aboutthe importance of family traditionsOn June 29, there will be a class on assembly here. Su-26 aircraft. Free admission.

    On June 27, the Green Market pavilion of the Made in Moscow project on Bolotnaya Square will host master class on design. From 18:00 to 19:00, guests will be able to learn the basics of modeling and create three-dimensional structures. Admission to both events is free.

    Circus divertissements

    City residents and tourists will enjoy exciting shows with the best circus artists of Russia. In the landscape park “Yuzhnoye Butovo” the artists of the Great Moscow Circus will show bright numbers, in Izmailovsky Park the show “Striped Flight” will take place, and in the cinema park “Moskino” the program “Algerian Lions” will take place.

    Performances at all three venues start at the same time: on June 27 at 19:00, and on June 28 and 29 at 14:00 and 18:00. Admission is paid and is not included in the ticket price to the Moskino Cinema Park. You can find out more about the events and buy tickets atofficial website.

    Update your wardrobe and see a mini-performance at the Leto department store

    The department store of Russian designers “Leto” will be open on Revolution Square. Everyone will be able not only to try on clothes they like and update their wardrobe, but also to listen to lectures, take part in master classes and even watch performances.

    So, on June 28 from 16:00 to 17:30 there will be a lecture where they will tell you how to invest in your reputation and name forincreasing media coverage. And on June 29 from 16:00 to 17:30 they will hold a lecture on the topic “The works of I. Shmelev. For the writer’s birthday”, and at 20:00 – a mini-performance.

    Festival of urban sports

    On the sites festival of urban sports In the open air you can play checkers, chess, table tennis, bocce and many other games.

    Everyone is welcome on June 28 and 29 from 11:00 to 21:00 in the parks of the Northern River Terminal, Sosenki, Pechatniki, 850th Anniversary of Moscow, Fili, near the Bolshoy Gorodskoy Pond, as well as in the Troparevo recreation area and the public space on Akademika Yangelya Street. Admission is free.

    Family Sports Games – From Arm Wrestling to Trampolines

    There will be events in different parts of the city family sports games. Free admission. On Saturday, June 28, from 11:00 to 15:00, visitors to the rotunda on General Karbyshev Boulevard (12) will enjoy fun starts, trampoline jumping, fitness exercises, a sports riddle contest, and attractions.

    In the Fili Children’s Park on Bolshaya Filevskaya Street (9), participants will be able to take part in tournaments and master classes in arm wrestling, strength testing, kettlebell lifting, and tug-of-war. The events will be held from 16:00 to 20:00.

    At the same time, an exciting sports relay race awaits guests at the Avangard stadium on Entuziastov Highway (33). Participants will have to go through an obstacle course of trampolines of varying difficulty, and cope with strength and endurance tasks.

    In the M.P. Sudakov Square on 40th Anniversary of October Avenue (40) from 16:00 to 20:00 there will be master classes and tournaments in board games. Here you can compete in table hockey, giant tavrels, and also join an open chess tournament.

    In addition, Muscovites and tourists will enjoy tournaments, competitions and fun relay races: throwing a projectile at a target, pillow fights and jumping in sacks. The events will take place at the site near the district center “Meeting Place “Baku”” on Usievich Street (house 12) from 16:00 to 20:00.

    On Sunday, June 29, you can play giant tic-tac-toe, Tetris, Rubik’s cube, and bowl in the rotunda on General Karbyshev Boulevard (12). Guests are welcome from 11:00 to 15:00.

    At the Avangard stadium, tournaments and master classes in arm wrestling, strength testing, kettlebell lifting and tug-of-war will be held from 16:00 to 20:00. And at the site near the regional center “Meeting Place “Baku”” at the same time, there will be fitness exercises, a sports quiz and fun starts, trampolines and attractions will be working.

    In the recreation area “Troparevo” from 16:00 to 20:00 everyone will be offered to play table hockey, giant tavrels and chess. On the site in the Academic Park on Dmitry Ulyanov Street (property 9a, building 1) you can go on a sports family route, play mini-golf, giant Jenga, jump on trampolines, and also take part in football and fitness relay races.

    Theatrical walking tour, noble games and karaoke with live music

    A theatrical walking tour will be held in the Trubetskoy estate park “Customs and Morals of Old Moscow”. Guests will take part in a discussion with Ivan Turgenev’s characters and see an interactive mini-performance based on Leo Tolstoy’s diaries. Admission is free. Participants are expected on June 28 from 11:00 to 22:30.

    In the museum-reserve “Kuzminki-Lyublino” a master class will take place “Noble accessories. Fans”. On June 28 from 12:00 to 14:00, everyone will be able to create an exquisite fan together with professionals. The class will be organized next to the stage.

    On this day, the Kuzminki-Lyublino Museum-Reserve will also host noble games: biryulki, croquet, badminton, serso, gorodki, and lapta. The events are planned from 12:00 to 19:00 with breaks. In addition, a retro studio will be open in the Kuzminki estate from 12:00 to 19:00, and a concert will be held at 18:30.

    In the summer cinema of the Mitino landscape park, everyone can join karaoke with live music. In a cozy atmosphere in the open air, everyone will perform their favorite songs together with professional musicians on June 28 from 19:00 to 20:30.

    Films, concerts, exhibitions and performances in Zaryadye Park

    As part of the project “Cinema Summer in Zaryadye” For Youth Day, viewers will see two films separated by 20 years. June 28 — Oksana Bychkova’s romantic melodrama “Piter FM” (2006). This is a story about how a random coincidence can change the fate of two people at a crossroads in life. June 29 — Karen Shakhnazarov’s social drama “Courier” (1986) about growing up and making choices. Free admission.

    In addition, the IV festival will be held in Zaryadye Park on June 28 and 29 “New Classics”. This year it is dedicated to the musician, avant-garde composer, innovator Alexander Mosolov. Guests will enjoy concerts on the large and experimental stages. An interactive exhibition “Music of Machines” will be organized, where curators have collected modern musical instruments. Everyone will be able to create an improvisational composition. The main premiere event of the festival will be the plastic performance “Yul”. Admission to all festival venues is free, registration is required for the performance.

    From decorating a movie plate to a musical quest: the program of the Moskino cinema park

    For young guests cinema park “Moskino” On June 28 and 29 from 12:00 to 19:00, the educational center will host master classes on decorating a movie plate, a movie clapperboard, and a felt hat. The class is fee-based. In addition, children will be able to paint a felt headdress, making an unusual decoration for it using colored markers, paints, and colored paper. Participation in the master class is fee-based.

    From 11:00 to 19:00, guests are invited to take part in the exciting quest “In the Rhythm of the Cinema Park”. Everyone will be able to immerse themselves in the musical culture of jazz, rock and roll, blues and swing, learn about these popular musical genres and their history, become part of one of the dance teams and perform on stage. The best teams will compete in a dance battle in front of the audience. Participation is included in the ticket price to the cinema park.

    Jazz musicians will perform in the Gonzaga Theatre setting. On June 28 at 1:30 PM and 3:30 PM and on June 29 at 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM, the Kors band cover band will perform on stage, and from 6:00 PM to 6:40 PM, a concert by jazz vocalist Eteri Beriashvili will take place. On the central square from 12:00 PM to 6:30 PM, the Las Aventuras drum group will professionally play on iron tanks. These events can be attended with an entrance ticket to the cinema park.

    Festival “Youth Day”

    Youth Day will be celebrated in Moscow on June 28 and 29. At the festival’s flagship venue — Bolotnaya Square — young musical groups and popular artists will perform. Experts will conduct career consultations and help to decide on a future profession. In addition, everyone will be offered to create magnets and join artistic plein airs.

    Also, as part of the Youth Day festival, two sites dedicated to patriotism, as well as volunteering and charity, will operate in the Muzeon Arts Park.

    Thus, on the rollerdrome on Bolotnaya Square on June 28 from 12:10 to 16:10 there will be a show called “Memory Diary”. The ice theater team led by Petr Chernyshev and Tatyana Navka will perform. And from 19:00 to 23:00 the groups “Gradusy” and “Komnata Kultury” will take to the stage, as well as DJs Groove and Nejtrino.

    On June 28 and 29, from 12:00 to 19:00, the Kreativ site will host master classes on creating magnets, and from 12:30 to 14:30, there will be a plein air, where participants will paint urban landscapes under the guidance of experienced artists. In addition, on June 28, guests will be treated to master classes on generative design, decorating sunglasses, DJing, customizing T-shirts, and many other activities.

    Visitors to the Career site will be able to take part in an interactive game where they need to guess encrypted professions. The sessions will be held on June 28 from 12:00 to 13:30 and from 15:45 to 19:00. On the same day, from 12:00 to 13:30 and from 15:45 to 19:00, everyone is offered career consultations from experts of the Moscow Government Career Development Center.

    On June 29 at 1:45 p.m. the lecture “How to leave your job and create an environmentally friendly startup” will begin, and at 2:45 p.m. the lecture “How to get an internship at a top company without leaving home” will begin.

    On both days, June 28 and 29, you can play mini-golf, take part in cyber hockey and football tournaments in the Sport hub, and also try to create music using voice commands or text requests to the neural network on the Neural Network platform.

    The full program of the Youth Day festival can be found on the portal “Youth of Moscow”.

    Tournament “Heroes of the Chessboard. Moscow”

    On June 29 from 12:00 to 16:00 the next competitions of the tournament “Heroes of the Chessboard. Moscow” will take place. To participate you need registration.

    An open series of blitz chess tournaments is taking place at40 sites all over the city.

    Noble promenade, retro studio and master class in Izmailovsky Park

    From 12:00 to 19:00 Muscovites and tourists are invited to take part noble promenade through the picturesque Izmailovsky Park in the company of the hospitable hosts of the estate. Participants will discuss literature and listen to romances with a guitar. The hosts of the estate will also tell about the rules of etiquette and teach fashionable secular dances of the 19th century. Guests are expected on the alley of the Big Circle (house 7).

    In addition, from 12:00 to 19:00, Izmailovsky Park will be open retro studio. Here you can feel like a 19th century nobleman in a luxurious historical costume. And from 12:00 to 14:00 you can take part in a master class “Noble accessories. Brooches”.

    Performance “Ershov. Beyond the mountains, beyond the forests”

    In the amphitheater in the Polytech Museum Park as part of the festival “Theatre Boulevard” On June 29 at 14:00 there will be a performance “Ershov. Beyond the Mountains, Beyond the Forests”. The musical and dramatic performance by director Yuri Pechenezhsky is inspired by the poetry of Pyotr Ershov and his fairy tale “The Little Humpbacked Horse”. The story of a boy who believed in fairy tales since childhood and one day decided to make up his own will be told together with the artists by the musicians of the folklore ensemble “Komon”. Admission is free. Spectators aged 18 and over are invited.

    Project “Summer in Moscow”— the main event of the season. It brings together the most vibrant events of the capital. Every day, charity, cultural and sports programs are held in all districts of the city, most of which are free. “Summer in Moscow” is being 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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  • Inter Milan strike late to progress with 2-0 win over River Plate

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Inter Milan scored twice in the last 18 minutes to beat River Plate 2-0 on Wednesday and progress to the knockout stage of the Club World Cup as Group E winners and send the Argentines home.

    Francesco Esposito scored Inter’s first goal seven minutes after River had been reduced to 10 men by the dismissal of Lucas Martinez Quarta, and Alessandro Bastoni added the second in stoppage time.

    The 20-times Italian champions will face Brazilian club Fluminense in the last 16 in Charlotte on Monday with Monterrey, who beat Urawa Red Diamonds 4-0, going through in second place a point ahead of River.

    Martinez Quarta was shown the red card for bringing down Henrikh Mkhitaryan as the last defender with his teammate Gonzalo Montiel also dismissed for two yellow cards after a fracas in stoppage time.

    -Reuters

  • MIL-OSI: BIK Data Analysis indicates: Including BNPL Transaction Data in Credit History Could Help Almost Every Second “Thin-file Customer” Improve their Creditworthiness

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    WARSAW, Poland, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BNPL payments are no longer just a way of financing purchases, but also constitute an innovative factor supporting the development of the Polish credit market. An analysis carried out by the Polish credit bureau BIK found that BNPL users are good at repaying their debts. For 40 percent of “thin-file bank customers” who also use BNPL, combining the two data sources may improve their creditworthiness. The degree of such an improvement can have a significant impact on credit decisions. It is also worth noting that this analysis was made possible by the unique data gathered by BIK and by the reporting standards for BNPL transactions developed together with the financial sector.

    In the sections that follows, we present:

    • the positive aspects of reporting BNPL data to the credit bureau
    • how using BNPL will either have no impact on or could raise the creditworthiness of as many as two thirds of borrowers who use this product
    • the significance of BNPL as a service supporting the development of the financial sector and accounting for 16 percent of new customer acquisition
    • how BNPL data can facilitate broader access to the credit market for consumers
    • whether there is a risk of over-indebtedness for people using BNPL

    The customer base actively using bank loans in Poland has been declining for approximately three years. As of now, 14.2 million individuals hold loans or credit in the banking sector, which is 7% fewer than at the end of 2019.

    One indisputable source of new customers entering the market is the “Buy Now Pay Later” (BNPL) product. This conclusion is based on BIK’s analysis of the database of BNPL transactions systematically submitted and reported to it. The BIK credit bureau aggregates such data from the banking sector as well as lending institutions, whose full reporting to BIK came into effect in May 2023. Over 16 percent of new customers on Poland’s financial market in 2025 used BNPL as their first financial product, and over 55 percent of them were customers aged up 24 years old.

    It is worth emphasising that there are two types of deferred payment (BNPL) products in use on the Polish market: instalment-based and revolving. Instalment BNPL refers to transactions that finance the purchase of specific goods over a short, interest-free period of up to 35 days (grace period), after which the debt is repaid. If the amount is then spread across a set number of instalments, additional costs may apply. The second type of transaction – revolving BNPL – allows purchases to be made within a renewable limit agreed upon with the bank.

    Although the BNPL service is still relatively new, it is experiencing rapid growth. The value of financing via “Buy Now Pay Later” options in Poland, provided mainly by non-bank institutions, reached a level of EUR 2.54 bn (PLN 10.8 bn) in 2024, while the figures for Q1 2025 – of EUR 0.68 bn (PLN 2.9 bn) – showed growth of 24.5 percent in comparison to Q1 2024. This form of payment has already been used by 2.7 million people, among whom the biggest group is that of young people (34 percent under 54 years old). These transactions are predominantly for small amounts of under EUR 50 (PLN 200). BIK’s analyses from the past 12 months show that 74 percent of BNPL transactions are paid off within the grace period, while 26 percent are repaid in instalments.

    According to BIK data, the quality of BNPL repayments is significantly higher than among users of other credit products. At the same time, there is clearly a great deal of potential in BNPL transactions, which could serve as a valuable addition to the risk assessment modelling process – benefiting both lenders and borrowers.

    Data on BNPL transactions collected by BIK enables a broader spectrum of customer insights (customer intelligence)

    BIK’s analysis covered credit applications submitted by consumers to banks and lending institutions who had at least one credit product in the Consumer Finance category, such as instalment loan, cash loan, BNPL, payday loan, revolving credit, or credit card. The findings indicate that customers using BNPL have a strong repayment history as well as a lower probability of default (PD) than the overall customer base.

    Including all BNPL transactions – both active and closed – in credit histories can improve or maintain the creditworthiness of the majority of BNPL customers in the Consumer Finance market. For example, in the case of cash loan applications, as many as 40 percent of customers on the verge of acceptance – who were previously more likely to be rejected due to elevated risk – could improve their creditworthiness and gain access to financing. At the same time, more precise credit risk assessments are possible for current Consumer Finance customers who are already receiving financing. Taking BNPL data into account could help warn and prevent around 1 percent of individuals from falling into over-indebtedness. A more robust assessment based on credit data is possible if, among other things, additional information on repaid BNPL obligations is included. Customers themselves could then also enhance their credit standing by consenting to the processing of such data.

    In general, the credit risk among customers using BNPL is low, even for heavy users of this form of financing. At the same time, it is worth noting that customers who simultaneously spread multiple liabilities across instalments are at an increased risk of over-indebtedness. For this customer group, the risk level is more than twice as high as for customers who rarely choose to repay their debt by instalments. However, the level is still relatively low. BNPL operators, out of concern for the customer, should analyse customer behaviour and actively monitor credit portfolios, which is possible thanks to the data reported to the BIK credit bureau.

    Key role of the credit bureau in establishing an effective ecosystem around BNPL (the BIK model)

    Comprehensive approach irrespective of the service model – The idea at BIK was to take a comprehensive approach to the scope of BNPL information processed and the way it is presented, so as to ensure a secure process of using this product in its numerous variants. The data standardisation model developed allowed unique types of transaction and information to be collected, processed, and made available to other market participants. Moreover, BIK’s actions were one step ahead of another emerging need: the proper interpretation of the reported data.

    Intensive dialogue with market participants – Workshop sessions were attended by both banks and e-commerce market entities. Thanks to the agreements reached during joint meetings, the adopted standardisation now helps prevent the misinterpretation of data.

    Consumer protection and education – Given its key role in the process of ensuring the informed and secure use of deferred payments (BNPL), the BIK credit bureau has focused on properly protecting and informing consumers, as well as highlighting the impact of BNPL purchases on their credit history and, in turn, their creditworthiness in the eyes of financial institutions that use BIK’s database.

    A cautious approach to the future inclusion of BNPL data in banking models – It was agreed that BNPL transactions would be temporarily excluded from operational scoring models. This solution ensures that BNPL activity does not negatively affect consumers’ creditworthiness. Transparency in the use of BNPL loans, which is essential for both banks and lending institutions, has thus been maintained. This is particularly important during the transition period, until there is a proper credit history and long-term analysis of the impact on customer behaviour.

    Measures to protect consumers from potential over-indebtedness

    Not only financial institutions benefit from the information resources held by BIK. Borrowers themselves also have the ability to view their own data. This represents another step in line with good market practices that BIK has adopted in its consumer and media communications.

    “The reporting of BNPL transaction data to BIK has enabled us to gather unique data thanks to which it is possible to draw conclusions on the significance of this innovative form of payments for the financial sector as a whole. The influx of new customers entering the sector and beginning their credit history by using BNPL is particularly important. I am pleased that we can support the process of education and make it possible for BNPL operators to provide more effective protection for customers against over-indebtedness. At the same time, it is worth emphasising that reporting to BIK enables the full assessment of customers as a whole, including those using BNPL, which can lead to them obtaining a better evaluation from financial institutions, ultimately providing access to greater financial opportunities,” noted Mariusz Cholewa, the President of the Management Board of BIK.

    BIK S.A. – the only credit information agency in Poland and a leading expert in scoring and data science – supports financial institutions and their clients by providing a secure system for the exchange of credit and economic information, as well as advisory services, innovative analyses, and anti-fraud solutions. BIK’s portfolio consists of several sector-specific antifraud tools and the new ESG BIK Platform. The company collects and provides data on the credit histories of individual customers and entrepreneurs across the entire Polish credit market, along with data on non-bank loans. The BIK database contains information on 323 million accounts held by 25.2 million individual consumers and 6.6 million accounts held by 1.7 million entrepreneurs. BIK is an active member of ACCIS – the largest group of credit reference agencies in the world – and is part of the BIK Group, which also includes the following subsidiaries: BIG InfoMonitor S.A. – the Economic Information Bureau, and Digital Fingerprints S.A.

    Media contact:
    Aleksandra Stankiewicz-Billewicz
    BIK Press Officer

    mob.: + 48 512 164 131
    aleksandra.stankiewicz-billewicz@bik.pl

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  • MIL-Evening Report: The ARIA charts are about to undergo a big change. It could be a boost for local artists

    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Strong, Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University

    The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), the organisation responsible for collating and publishing Australia’s music charts, has just announced the biggest overhaul of its methods in more than a decade.

    From September, the ARIA charts will be divided according to the release date of entries. Anything older than two years will be moved into a new “ARIA on replay” chart, with the exception of some music re-entering the charts after more than a decade.

    The stated aim of the reforms is to better connect Australian audiences with new, and particularly Australian, music. They are part of a series of interventions from different groups aimed at solving the nation’s ongoing music “crisis”.

    Why is this happening?

    ARIA is responding to two related trends through implementing this new chart system.

    The first is that the charts are increasingly dominated by old “catalogue” music. Creative Australia reports the ARIA’s Top 100 charts went from having almost 100% new singles (less than two years old) in 2018, to 70% new singles in 2024.

    This is related to a fundamental change in what is being counted.

    In 2014, ARIA expanded its sources from point-of-sale data (such as CD sales and iTunes downloads) to include plays on streaming services (such as Spotify and YouTube), which are now the most popular means of music consumption.

    People will typically buy a physical/iTunes single or album once. But they might listen to a song on Spotify hundreds of times, and each of these listens count as far as the ARIA charts are concerned.

    This explains the resurgence of old releases that find new audiences through media (such as Stranger Things boosting Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill), as well as perennial favourites that never seem to be dislodged (Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album has been in the ARIA Top 50 albums chart for more than 400 weeks).

    The second trend is the decline of Australian music in the charts. Research shows the ARIA’s singles and albums charts have become more homogeneous in recent decades, rather than more diversified.

    Artists from North America and the United Kingdom are dominating Australian charts more than ever. Many of them sit in the charts for extended periods, at the expense of homegrown talent.

    How streaming platforms changed the game

    A major challenge for artists on streaming platforms is discoverability, or visibility.

    Decisions made by platform-employed playlist curators and AI algorithms aren’t well understood, and are hard to influence. Yet they make a huge difference to how many people will encounter a piece of music.

    The inclusion of streaming data in the ARIA charts back in 2014 was presented as a way to more accurately assess what people were listening to.

    This new plan to separate old and new releases has a more interventionist agenda, attempting to “remove barriers for new Australian music”.

    It can be seen as a response to the overarching narrative of a “crisis” plaguing the Australian music industry – one which extends to existential challenges for live music, and the careers of musicians and other industry workers.

    The ARIA’s decision to put their finger on the scales of chart success shows how pressing this crisis narrative has become.

    What difference will it make?

    Even if Australian artists are better represented in future ARIA charts, material challenges will remain.

    Actual sales and streams may remain relatively low. Even with millions of streams, the value returned to artists is often too small to maintain a living.

    For most artists, a sustainable music career requires that visibility be translated into other revenue sources, such as live performances, merchandise sales, and media licensing deals.

    That said, ARIA’s aim of increasing discoverability for local acts seems likely to have some pay-off. Acts with their names in the new charts will enjoy extra visibility and prestige. If even a small number of opportunities arise from this, it could make a big difference to them, the local industries surrounding them, and the local audiences that will discover them.

    ARIA’s intervention is part of a patchwork of responses from industry, government, and communities to Australia’s music woes. Another recent response came from a New South Wales government scheme which will reward overseas headliners (through reduced venue fees) for including an Australian opening act in their show.

    State and federal governments are also investing in local music development and export. The surprising exception to this is previous trailblazer Victoria, which recently cut almost all contemporary music funding.

    ARIA’s new approach is emphasising the message that Australian music should be valued. Tracking how this approach plays out – as well as which Australian artists benefit – will help ensure a healthy music ecosystem in the future.

    Catherine Strong has received funding from the Victorian Music Development Office.

    Ben Green receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Australasian Performing Right Association.

    – ref. The ARIA charts are about to undergo a big change. It could be a boost for local artists – https://theconversation.com/the-aria-charts-are-about-to-undergo-a-big-change-it-could-be-a-boost-for-local-artists-259788

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: NSU entered the top 5 best universities in Russia in the Interfax group rating

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Novosibirsk State University – Novosibirsk State University – The Interfax Group presented the 16th annual National University Ranking for 2025. Novosibirsk State University entered the top 5 best universities in Russia, second only to Moscow universities such as Moscow State University, MEPhI, MIPT and HSE. Compared to 2024, NSU rose two positions: from 7th to 5th place, ahead of TSU and St. Petersburg State University.

    The activities of 389 Russian universities were assessed during the preparation of the rating. The rating includes all the country’s high-status universities: 29 national research universities, 10 federal universities, 33 flagship universities, and 145 universities participating in the Priority 2030 program. The universities’ activities were assessed according to six parameters: Brand, Education, Research, Social Environment, Cooperation, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship.

    NSU’s advancement in the ranking is primarily due to its improved positions in two sub-ratings: Research (from 7th place in 2024 to 5th in 2025) and Innovation and Entrepreneurship (from 15th place in 2024 to 8th in 2025). It is important to note that NSU has significantly improved its position in the latter parameter for the second year in a row (in 2023, it was in 35th place).

    — Over the past 5 years, extra-budgetary revenues from research activities have increased 5-fold and by the end of 2024 amounted to 1.9 billion rubles. NSU participates in all key development programs, including Priority 2030, Network of Modern Campuses, Research Centers in Artificial Intelligence, etc. We are also strengthening cooperation with industrial partners in the implementation of joint research projects, development and implementation of new technologies, methods, approaches to solving problems facing various industries. Our strategic goal is to become a center of attraction for innovation, which will be facilitated by the creation of a modern infrastructure for research and innovation activities on the basis of the NSU campus under construction, — commented NSU Rector, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Fedoruk.

    NSU is actively working in the field of technological entrepreneurship. Thus, the NSU Startup Studio operates at the university; at present, more than 55 student teams have become winners of the federal competition of the Foundation for Assistance to Innovations and received 1 million rubles each for the implementation of their projects. More than 30 of them have become residents of the Academpark business incubator. By the end of 2024, more than 1 billion rubles have been attracted to R&D projects for high-tech industries.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Israeli Mossad chief says Iran operation to continue

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    JERUSALEM, June 26 (Xinhua) — Israeli intelligence chief Mossad David Barnea said in a video released by the agency on Wednesday that the organization will continue its activities in Iran.

    In the video, D. Barnea addresses the staff of the task force on Tuesday, just hours after the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran came into effect.

    “We will continue to closely monitor all of Iran’s projects, which we already know about in great detail,” he said.

    He noted that “through precise intelligence, advanced technology and unimaginable combat capabilities, we helped the Air Force disrupt Iran’s nuclear program, establish air superiority over Iran and reduce the missile threat, thereby ensuring the safety of Israeli citizens.”

    In the video, she also thanked the US Central Intelligence Agency “for our joint work.” –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: 10 killed in shooting at festival in central Mexico

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    MEXICO CITY, June 25 (Xinhua) — At least 10 people, including children, were killed in a shootout at a religious festival in the Mexican city of Irapuato, Guanajuato state, on Tuesday night, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said at a daily press conference on Wednesday.

    “It was a conflict, but unfortunately children died,” she said. “What happened is very unfortunate,” the president said, adding that an investigation into the incident was ongoing. She promised to work with Guanajuato Governor Libya Denise García Muñoz Ledo to address the violence in the state.

    The Irapuato administration has condemned the attack on a private home that left several people with gunshot wounds. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: German export outlook worsens amid US tariff concerns – ifo

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    BERLIN, June 26 (Xinhua) — German manufacturers’ export expectations worsened in June as U.S. tariff policies continued to weigh on sentiment in key industries, a poll by the ifo Institute showed on Wednesday.

    The ifo export expectations index fell to -3.9 points in June from -3.0 in the previous month, signaling a general decline in confidence in Germany’s export-oriented economy.

    The clothing sector showed the most gloomy outlook, while sentiment among food and beverage producers, automakers and metal producers also deteriorated significantly.

    Germany’s auto sector, a cornerstone of its industrial base, faces persistently low export expectations and remains particularly vulnerable to trade tensions. The U.S. has already imposed a 25 percent tariff on cars and auto parts imported from the European Union.

    “The tariff threat from the US is still being discussed. An agreement between the EU and the US has not yet been reached,” said ifo’s head of surveys, Klaus Wohlrabe. “This uncertainty reduces exporters’ expectations.”

    According to the latest data from the Federal Statistical Office, German exports fell by 1.7 percent month-on-month in April, while shipments to the United States, Germany’s largest export market, fell sharply by 10.5 percent. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China to Promote High-Quality Gold Mining Development

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    BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) — China will promote high-quality, intelligent, green and safe development of its fast-growing gold mining industry, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said.

    Recently, the MPI, together with eight departments including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Natural Resources, released an action plan for the high-quality development of the gold mining industry for 2025-2027.

    According to the MPI, the implementation of the action plan aims to unify the work to ensure high-quality development and high security, and to maximize China’s advantages in the scale of gold smelting and processing, business management and other aspects.

    According to the plan, by 2027, China’s gold resource capacity and the innovation level of its industrial chains will be significantly enhanced. During this period, the country’s gold reserves will increase by 5-10 percent, and gold and silver production by more than 5 percent.

    China will promote green and efficient use of resources through measures such as building green mines and factories, and accelerate digital transformation by adopting artificial intelligence and other technologies, the plan says.

    According to data from the China Society of Gold Miners, China’s gold production was 377.24 tons in 2024, while its consumption of the yellow metal was 985.31 tons. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: SEK 25 million to boost Ukraine’s ability to investigate war crimes

    Source: Government of Sweden

    The Government has decided to contribute SEK 25 million to Ukraine to help digitalise the country’s processing of criminal cases. This Swedish support will increase Ukraine’s ability to investigate war crimes committed during Russia’s full-scale invasion. The support will be channelled via the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) in cooperation with the European Union Advisory Mission (EUAM) and the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine.

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