In the hangar of the factory located in South China, there are dozens of unfinished cars, whose frames are painted in red and dark silver colors. A moment ago engines were put in them, and now workers in blue overalls and white gloves install batteries the size of a mattress. Many are used to the fact that the electric car is a luxurious “Tesla” that cuts the streets in California.

The election of the governor of St. Petersburg has not yet been officially appointed, but it seems that a serious struggle is in full swing. The Kremlin and the president personally throw everything that tours to the arm, not knowing the boundaries in promises. But apparently, this is still not enough for the federal government to be confident in Alexander Beglova. Last week, Vladimir Putin again visited his hometown with a rich program.

As well as the meeting of Putin and Kim and who blows up Sri Lanka A rally at the Embassy of Canada. Philippines. Photo: Mark R. Cristino / EPA / TASS In the new issue of the Podkasta “Coercion to the World on Republic”, we discuss the results of the first summit of the heads of Russia and North Korea, a series of terrorist attacks on Sri Lanka and the Garbage War of Canada and the Philippines.

In the book “Smart Cities. Big data, civilian hackers and the search for new utopia ” (enters the“ Publishing House of the Gaidar Institute ”) American urbanist Anthony Townsend offers his own view of the evolution of modern cities and its connection with technology. In recent years, more and more books have been published in recent years, but this, perhaps, is notable for copyright not only to developed countries and large megacities.

Japan is a country with a special attitude to work. It is not customary to change the workplace, processing are widespread - so much so that people even die of tension. Signs of fatigue - to such an extent, when a weary employee falls asleep at a meeting - can be perceived favorably, as evidence of zeal and readiness to make sacrifices for the sake of the company.

It seems that neither in Moscow nor in Kyiv they understood what happened in the elections, and most importantly - whether it happened at all. So far, everyone behaves as if Zelensky are a small pebble in the boot of the “big game”, which is leaded by “serious people” among themselves. In the time remaining before Zelensky’s entry, these people intend to form such a “promising” agenda so that the new president has not become jokes. Poroshenko in this field looks no less inventive than Putin.

According to statistics, almost every fourth adult in the USA ( 24% ) has signs of hearing deterioration in one or both ears associated with the influence of external sounds. Our world really became too noisy: automobile traffic, street fuss, construction and repair of neighbors, noise of public transport, clanging simulators in the gym, rumble of votes and loud music in cafes and bars - you can list for a very long time.

Watching a person from afar, the photographer nevertheless manages to convey both his fragility and his power As a photographer, I have been working with documentary reality for almost twenty years. Removing the “dissolution” project, in 2009 in the Arkhangelsk region, I took a picture of “houses” - dozens of colored houses set the rhythm in an endless snowy plane. Since then, a high shooting point has become an important property of my fine language.