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Seven people died in a road accident in Kazakhstan's Almaty region.

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Almaty, December 2 (Xinhua) — Seven people were killed in a traffic accident in Kazakhstan's Almaty region, the Kazinform news agency reported on Tuesday.

According to the Almaty Region Police Department, a criminal case has been opened in connection with the accident that occurred at kilometer 129 of the Almaty-Bishkek highway.

According to preliminary reports, the driver of a minivan collided with a truck trailer. As a result of the collision, all seven people in the vehicle, including the driver, were killed.

A pre-trial investigation is currently underway to establish all the circumstances of the incident. –0–

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A cold front has hit China.

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BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — China's meteorological service on Tuesday extended a blue alert over a cold front and strong winds that hit the country.

"The cold front has already covered all northern regions and continues to move south," said Yang Shunan, chief forecaster at the National Meteorological Center. In the northeastern and northern regions, including Inner Mongolia, temperatures dropped by 6-10 degrees Celsius, with some areas experiencing a drop of 12-14 degrees Celsius.

The cold front is expected to continue moving east and south on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing strong winds and colder temperatures.

According to forecaster Yang Shunan, the cold weather will ease on Thursday. The forecaster advised residents to dress warmly, refrain from outdoor activities, and stay away from billboards and other temporary structures.

As a reminder, China has a four-tier weather warning system, with red representing the highest level of danger, followed in descending order by orange, yellow, and blue. -0-

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A direct flight connects Guangzhou and Madrid.

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GUANGZHOU, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — China Southern Airlines launched a direct flight route between Guangzhou, capital of southern China's Guangdong Province, and Madrid, Spain, on Tuesday, marking the first direct flight between the Chinese city and the Iberian Peninsula.

Flights on this route will be operated by a Boeing 787 three times a week: on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The flight duration is approximately 13-14 hours.

Meanwhile, China Southern Airlines has launched a three-hour connecting service in Guangzhou for passengers from southern Chinese cities including Kunming, Haikou and Shantou to fly to Madrid, a European hub.

Zeng Yongchao, Deputy General Manager of China Southern Air Holding Company Ltd., noted that the new route will improve the efficiency and convenience of transfer services for passengers from around the world via Guangzhou and supports China's efforts to expand high-level opening-up. -0-

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Chinese company Deepseek has unveiled new AI models with maximum efficiency and performance.

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HANGZHOU, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) technology company DeepSeek officially released two new models on Monday evening, namely DeepSeek-V3.2 and its high-performance version DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale.

According to the report, the implementation of a robust reinforcement learning protocol combined with scalable post-training computation enabled DeepSeek-V3.2 to demonstrate performance comparable to GPT-5. The AI model strikes a balance between high computational efficiency and the preservation of superior reasoning logic and intelligent agent performance.

Competition among the world's leading tech companies in the field of AI model development is intensifying. In August of this year, OpenAI unveiled its flagship model, GPT-5, which the organization called the most advanced and responsive model to date. In November of this year, Google unveiled its latest AI system, dubbed Gemini-3.0-Pro.

Remarkably, the high-performance DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale variant not only outperforms GPT-5 but also matches Gemini-3.0-Pro in reasoning and logical inference, according to a recent company publication. Furthermore, it won gold medals at both the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) and the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI).

A significant technical advancement is the DeepSeek Sparse Attention mechanism, which results in a significant reduction in computational complexity in long-term context scenarios while maintaining the performance of the AI model.

DeepSeek was founded in July 2023 with a primary focus on research and development of large-scale language models and multimodal AI technologies. -0-

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The International Forum "Tsundu-2025" opened in Guangzhou.

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GUANGZHOU, December 2 (Xinhua) — The 2025 Imperial Springs International Forum opened Tuesday in Guangzhou, capital of southern China's Guangdong Province. Yang Zhen, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), delivered a speech at the opening ceremony, emphasizing the implementation of the four global initiatives.

According to him, Chinese President Xi Jinping has successively put forward the Initiative on Global Development, the Initiative on Global Security, the Initiative on Global Civilization and the Initiative on Global Governance, providing China's wisdom and solutions to respond to the changing world and solve the problems facing humanity.

Yang Zhen emphasized that China is not only the initiator of the four global initiatives, but also their active implementer.

He said China stands ready to work with all parties to address risks and challenges through solidarity and cooperation, unlock development potential through openness and inclusiveness, strengthen cooperation through mutual benefit and win-win outcomes, and achieve tangible results through pragmatic actions, thereby jointly creating a brighter future for humanity.

During this forum, former leaders from 23 countries and former heads of international organizations, as well as representatives from political, business, and academic circles, held in-depth discussions on the theme “Global Cooperation, a Win-Win Future.” -0-

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In January-November 2025, sales of cars of the Chinese brand "Hongqi" increased by 9.2%.

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Changchun, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — Chinese auto giant FAW Group on Tuesday reported sales of more than 420,000 vehicles of its iconic Hongqi brand in the first 11 months of 2025, up 9.2 percent year-on-year.

In November alone, Hongqi's sales volume exceeded 40,000 units, maintaining a steady growth trend. Meanwhile, the new energy vehicle (NEV) segment of the same brand recorded a 60.8 percent year-on-year increase, while sales of Hongqi's luxury sub-brand, Golden Sunflower, once again exceeded 100 units in the month.

The Hongqi auto brand, or Red Flag in Russian, was founded in 1958 as one of China's shining achievements during the First Five-Year Plan (1953-1957).

The automaker is committed to stepping up its efforts to build Hongqi into a world-class auto brand, and to this end, it plans to expand its presence to more than 100 countries and regions in the next five years, building a global network of 1,000 sales and service points, and supplying a wider range of NEV, energy-efficient, and premium vehicle models to the global market. -0-

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Polytechnic University signed an agreement with the Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University.

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Andrey Rudskoy, Rector of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, and Vitaly Morozov, Rector of St. Petersburg State Agrarian University, signed a cooperation agreement.

At the meeting, SPbSAU Rector Vitaly Morozov spoke to everyone present about the university's history, activities, key projects and partners, and international cooperation. In addition to the university rectors, the event was attended by SPbPU Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Lyudmila Pankova, Vice-Rector for Research Yuri Fomin, Vice-Rector for International Affairs Dmitry Arsenyev, as well as the leadership of the Agrarian University.

"We are undoubtedly honored to work with the Agrarian University. Artificial intelligence, various mechanisms, and robots are being created to ensure food and environmental security. Therefore, our cooperation is of great importance for the development of the agricultural industry and new technologies," noted SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy.

Following the meeting, a five-year agreement was signed, under which the universities will cooperate in the fields of education, science, and technology, carrying out the following activities:

Organizing cooperation in the exchange of students in higher education programs – bachelor's, specialist's, master's programs, training of scientific and pedagogical personnel in postgraduate studies; implementing joint research and educational projects; organizing invitations for teachers and researchers; exchanging information, educational materials and scientific reports; participating in joint events of various levels (symposia, forums, conferences, readings, seminars, etc.); organizing joint publications; developing scientific and educational interaction within the framework of the approved roadmap; joint reporting on the achievement of planned results within the framework of the approved roadmap; the possibility of extending interaction on previously identified points and introducing new points of cooperation within the framework of the approved roadmap.

The conclusion of a cooperation agreement between the universities was made possible thanks to meeting of rectors held in 2024.

Furthermore, following the instructions of SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy, following a meeting with SPbSAU Rector Vitaly Morozov, a roadmap for cooperation was developed to further develop scientific and educational collaboration. The main activities of the roadmap will be implemented in 2024–2027.

The main objectives of the roadmap:

Joint organization of research activities, either internally or with the involvement of third-party stakeholders and scientific organizations, in the interests of the participants; joint activities to promote developed technologies, as well as other technical solutions capable of forming the basis for a scientific and technological breakthrough in the agro-industrial complex, including the creation of conditions for their commercialization; interaction to improve the educational process.

Three main areas of cooperation were developed within the framework of the roadmap.

Science (development of an automated workstation for agricultural machinery operators, development of joint editorial and publishing activities, and much more). Education (implementation of educational programs in BIM technologies in an online format and collaboration on the Digital Departments project). International activities (development of an international joint supplementary educational program for foreign citizens, attracting international applicants).

The roadmap's implementation was supervised by Yuri Fomin, Vice-Rector for Research at SPbPU, and Roman Kolesnikov, Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation, and International Affairs at SPbSAU.

We are clearly focused on long-term and productive collaboration with the Polytechnic University, because the agricultural sector is truly crucial right now and needs to be actively developed, emphasized SPbSAU Rector Vitaly Morozov.

After signing the agreement, Vitaly Morozov gave the Polytechnic University delegation a tour of the Agrarian University campus. There, university representatives demonstrated their developments and discussed their research. The SPbPU leadership also toured the partner universities' classrooms, laboratories, and the educational process.

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The second round of the All-Russian Final Qualifying Work Competition in the field of "Operation of Transport and Technological Machines and Complexes" was held at St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

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In the current academic year, in accordance with the decision of the Federal Educational and Methodological Association for the enlarged group of specialties and areas of training "Engineering and Technology of Land Transport", SPbGASU traditionally served as the venue for the second (regional) round of the All-Russian review and competition of final qualifying works of bachelors in the direction 23.03.03 "Operation of transport and technological machines and complexes" (profile "Automobiles and automotive industry").

The jury met on November 17 and 18. On the first day, as per tradition, a remote working meeting was held with representatives of the participating universities that submitted their final theses to the competition.

The regional round featured 10 works in nine categories. The competition included:

Velikiye Luki State Agricultural Academy; Yaroslav the Wise Novgorod State University; Saint Petersburg Mining University; Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

A distinctive feature of the 2025 competition was its significant departure from traditional topics related to the design and modernization of production facilities for motor transport companies and service stations. In addition to engineering and design projects, the jury highly praised projects involving the use of computer technologies, data analysis methods, and the digitalization of transport operations. This confirms the broad focus of the educational program and the high level of training of graduates, who possess modern tools and in-demand competencies.

The second round featured projects by the winners of the intra-university stage of the SPbGASU competition:

"Development of a Timing Belt Test Rig Design" by Andrey Babushkin; "Development of Proposals for Organizing Electric Bus Maintenance and Repair Processes (Based on the Rzhevka Electric Bus Fleet)" by Yegor Zubarev; "Development of Methods for Analyzing the Productivity of Auto Mechanics in the Mechanical Shop of the Chery Maximum Dealership" by Sabina Bashirova.

All work was completed at the request of existing enterprises, which traditionally highlights the practical focus of SPbGASU student training and the university's close ties to industry.

The projects that took first place in the regional stage were sent to the final third round of the All-Russian competition, which was held from November 19 to 21 at the Penza State University of Architecture and Construction.

At the final stage, works from all universities participating in the second round were presented, and the projects by Andrey Babushkin and Sabina Bashirova took first place, confirming the high level of preparation of SPbGASU students.

The All-Russian Competition of Graduation Theses is a significant event for the training of automotive engineering personnel. The event promotes the exchange of experience between universities, strengthens professional ties, and creates a unified educational environment, while also showcasing best practices in training industry specialists.

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Protocol of the second round at SPbGASU

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A tour for children of SVO participants was held at Vnukovo Airport.

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Schoolchildren from the Troitsky and Novomoskovsky administrative districts, whose parents are participating in a special military operation, took a tour of Vnukovo International Airport named after A.N. Tupolev.

Just like in a real liner

The visit began at the training center, where future aviation specialists are trained. The young guests were told about the airport's history and shown mock-ups of aircraft and airfield equipment. Instructors gave the children an introductory lesson, after which they each performed takeoff and landing in a Tu-154 flight simulator.

The children also took on the role of air traffic controllers: they learned about aircraft tracking equipment and systems, independently determined their flight paths, altitude, and speed, and learned how to use the control panel.

Dogs and a falcon are on guard for safety

At the airport entrance, the young participants underwent security screening. Aviation security personnel demonstrated the operation of introscopes, metal detector frames, and other equipment. There, the children were met by dog handlers and their dog, who explained animal training and the special skills required for such a responsible service.

It turns out that four-legged helpers aren't the only ones involved in airport life. Flight safety is also ensured by ornithologists and their feathered protégé, a tame falcon. The schoolchildren learned how the raptor scares away seagulls, grey partridges, snipes, pigeons, and crows from the airfield, preventing them from getting into airplane engines during takeoff and landing.

In the check-in hall, young guests learned about the specifics of working at the information desk and visited the children's waiting room. In the baggage claim area, they were shown a demonstration of a modern luggage tracing system using artificial intelligence technology.

Anyone can become a pilot

A special part of the program was a meeting with a pilot from one of the airlines based at Vnukovo Airport. He shared the story of his professional journey—from his first training sessions on a training aircraft to piloting modern passenger airliners—and answered questions from the young audience. The children were particularly interested in the emergency situations that experience and professionalism help them overcome.

"It was really interesting to learn about how airplanes work, what lift is, and why a vertical speed indicator is needed. I had no idea how much a pilot and the entire airport crew must know and be able to do!" ninth-grader Polina Dolgova shared her impressions.

The tour concluded with a photo shoot against the backdrop of the airfield apron and runway, where the students received souvenirs. Many students admitted that the event inspired them to seriously consider a career in civil aviation.

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More than 1.6 million gas stoves have been inspected in Moscow since the beginning of the year.

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This year, specialists from the city's municipal services department have inspected over 1.6 million gas stoves installed in Moscow residents' apartments. This was reported by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Housing, Utilities, and Urban Development. Petr Biryukov.

"Between January and November, we inspected the functionality and safety compliance of over 1.6 million gas stoves, representing approximately 90 percent of the total. If any violations are detected, gas workers eliminate any safety hazards and provide recommendations for future operation and repair," noted Pyotr Biryukov.

Gas safety issues are constantly under special control. Every year, specialists from Mosgaz JSC conduct scheduled maintenance of all gasified residential buildings in the city.

The average lifespan of a gas stove is 10 to 12 years. After this time, gas valves wear out, burner diffusers become deformed, and oven insulation deteriorates. Maintaining the safe operation of such appliances is impossible, so replacement is necessary. A gas stove must be equipped with a gas control system that shuts off the gas supply if the burner flame goes out.

Responsibility for the maintenance and replacement of gas equipment lies with the owner or tenant of the residential premises.

Information about the dates and times of inspections is posted on boards installed in entrances and courtyards.

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