Closing the "rain" in Latvia, the Russian response to the ceiling of oil prices and duras about Telegram income @ Joppe Spaa/Unsplash The largest scandal around the Russian independent journalism since the beginning of the war-the Latvian authorities have withdrawn a license for broadcasting at the Rain television channel after the scandal because of the leader’s words about the support of mobilized in the Russian army.

Tesla last week handed over the first Tesla Semi electric tractors to its launch customer, PepsiCo. Two years passed from the first to the pre-series prototype, and three more years from it to mass production. The Semi was Tesla's first new product since early 2020, when the Model Y cars rolled off the company's assembly line. What Elon Musk Says The Tesla founder personally brought one tractor to a presentation in Reno, Nevada, where the assembly plant is located.

Alexei Korostelev, a presenter on Russian independent TV channel Dozhd was dismissed last week after he said on-air that “we hope that we were able to help many soldiers, for example with equipment and basic amenities.” That phrase — which some took as an admission Dozhd was sending supplies to Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine — led to a legal probe into the media outlet in its adopted home of Latvia, as well as a bitter discussion about the high stakes for independent journalists who have

Renewable resources will replace coal as the world's largest source of electricity generation by 2025, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The impetus for this was the energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine, against which European governments began to actively seek a replacement for Russian energy supplies. The forecast for the global structure of electricity production is presented in a new IEA report.

In October, tax revenues to the budgets of Russian regions for the first time in 2022 decreased by 6.6% year-on-year, to 1.3 trillion rubles, calculated FinExpertiza . The total tax revenues of the state thanks to oil and gas money so far exceed last year's, but the positive gap is steadily narrowing. The fall in tax revenues of the regions in annual terms occurred for the first time since the beginning of the post-pandemic economic recovery, namely, since January 2021, that is, in 20 months.

Russian shops are clearing the shelves of any novels featuring LGBT characters for fear of falling foul of “gay propaganda” laws, while libraries are hiding texts written by “foreign agents,” a Soviet-era term used by the Russian authorities. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law Monday a draconian “gay propaganda” bill. In effect, the law bans any mention of LGBT people.

This week sees the start of several new restrictions on Russian oil exports. An embargo came into force Monday that blocks Russian seaborne oil supplies to Europe. Moreover, on Friday evening, the European Union finally agreed on an important accompanying measure — a price cap on Russian oil that companies from China and India will be expected to observe if they wish to retain access to Europe’s insurance and shipping services.

Hello! This week our top story looks at why the West’s price cap for Russian oil is unlikely to have any major immediate impact on the Russian economy. We also look at the claims and counterclaims after a presenter on independent TV channel Dozhd apparently misspoke on air and the censorship sweeping Russia’s book market . Limits on Russian oil unlikely to pose critical threat to economy This week sees the start of several new restrictions on Russian oil exports.

Researchers at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have estimated the "hidden" dollar debt in the global financial system at a whopping $65 trillion. There is nothing illegal in it - these are currency derivatives in the possession of financial institutions outside the United States. For example, investments by European pension funds in the US using currency swaps. The latter are successfully extinguished, but only under normal conditions.

In November, Russia increased oil production to almost pre-war levels, and in 2022 it is likely to exceed last year. But this is the last such peak In November, oil production in Russia increased by 2% compared to October, to 1.49 million tons per day, learned Kommersant . This is almost the level of February-March, and for the whole year we can count on 530-535 million tons (in 2021 - 524 million tons).

The National Electronic Media Council of Latvia has decided to revoke the broadcasting license of the Dozhd TV channel (recognized as a foreign agent in Russia). The channel should stop broadcasting on the night of December 8th. What's happened?

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