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- Russian online retailer accuses Visa, Mastercard of putting illegal pressure on Russian banks
Wildberries has slammed foreign payment systems for putting illegal pressure on Russian banks after the firms threatened the online retailer with fines for alleged additional commissions on payments made via Visa and Mastercard. - ‘Weaponizing its terms of service’: Facebook FORCED shutdown of project monitoring Instagram’s algorithm, German researcher saysGerman social-media researcher AlgorithmWatch said it was forced to abandon a project monitoring Instagram’s newsfeed algorithm after the Big Tech platform’s parent, Facebook, threatened to take punitive action.
- Australian man charged for impersonating police officer in bizarre video plotting to oust governmentA man has been charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) after a video circulated online of him impersonating a police commissioner and declaring that there were plans to overthrow the government.
- Ancient Romanian gold mine awarded UNESCO world heritage status, complicating ongoing legal battle with Canadian companyThe United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has awarded Romania’s Rosia Montana gold mine world heritage status. However, the move may complicate an ongoing lawsuit with a Canadian company.
- Slovak police unleash tear gas as anti-Covid demonstrators push into parliament in BratislavaSlovakian riot police launched tear gas on demonstrators in the capital of Bratislava after some of those protesting against Covid restrictions managed to force their way into the parliament building.
- Zhukovsky cargo airport nails $150 million-worth in deals at MAKS 2021Zhukovsky International Airport Cargo (ZHIA-Cargo) near Moscow has signed $150 million in agreements on the sidelines of the MAKS 2021 Air Show, the cargo operator announced on Friday.
- Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to be completed in August – project coordinatorThe construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will transport natural gas from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea, will be completed in August, the company in charge of the project announced on Monday.
- Bitcoin slides amid broader cryptocurrency market sell-offThe price of bitcoin dropped below the $33,000 level on Friday for the first time in over a week, with most other major cryptocurrencies trading in the red.
- Russia raises GDP growth outlook as economy recovers faster than expectedThe Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has raised its forecast for the growth of the country’s economy in 2021, despite new administrative restrictions on business activity due to the third wave of the pandemic.
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