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Positive progress made in ceasefire talks with Israel – Hamas

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Gaza, October 8 (Xinhua) — The Hamas delegation participating in the current round of ceasefire talks with Israel has demonstrated a "positive attitude and responsibility" to achieve the necessary progress and conclude a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, Taher al-Nunu, media adviser to the head of the Hamas political bureau, said on Wednesday.

In a statement to the press, he said the mediators were "making great efforts to remove any obstacles to the implementation of the truce," noting that "everyone is in a spirit of optimism."

The current round of indirect ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel, mediated by Egypt and Qatar, began on Monday in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh.

According to T. al-Nunu, the negotiations focus on “mechanisms for ending the war, the withdrawal of occupation forces from the Gaza Strip, and the exchange of prisoners between the two sides.”

"Today we exchanged lists of prisoners to be released, in accordance with agreed-upon criteria and figures," he said. "Indirect negotiations continue with the participation of all parties and mediators."

The talks are focused on a 20-point proposal unveiled by US President Donald Trump after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in late September. –0–

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China's new measures to expand service consumption will boost the country's economic growth.

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BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — China's recently unveiled measures to boost service consumption have attracted considerable attention, with officials and experts saying the package will optimize service supply, stimulate new demand, promote high-quality development, and improve people's well-being.

These measures, developed by nine government agencies, include 19 objectives across five areas. Vice Minister of Commerce Sheng Qiuping outlined the key areas of the measures: developing service consumption platforms, improving the quality of supply, stimulating new demand, and strengthening financial support.

According to the deputy head of the department, these measures combine improving living conditions with encouraging consumption and are aimed at raising people's living standards while simultaneously stimulating new demand. Examples include organizing high-profile sporting events, expanding long-term care insurance coverage, and supporting local childcare services to better meet people's daily needs.

Sheng Qiuping said these measures include expanding high-quality offerings in pilot cities to introduce new business models and scenarios, expanding offerings in the cultural, tourism, and sports sectors, and improving services in sectors such as entertainment, sports, and elderly and child care.

Regarding demand, the minister added that measures include strengthening credit support, conducting consumer campaigns and extending service hours to stimulate the desire and ability to spend money.

Measures will also be taken to expand market access in areas such as telecommunications, healthcare and education, as well as steps to simplify visa and payment procedures for foreigners in China and develop international markets for medical services and exhibition businesses, Sheng Qiuping said.

At the same time, restrictions will be lifted for sectors such as mid- to high-end healthcare and leisure, which will attract more private and foreign investment, thereby attracting high-quality resources to increase supply, stimulate market viability and improve efficiency.

Experts say measures such as allowing museums and cultural institutions to innovate in exhibition formats and use the revenue they generate to incentivise staff mark steps towards effective reform.

Zou Yunhan, a researcher at the State Information Center, noted that this move could help transform museums from traditional institutions focused on collecting and researching into comprehensive cultural and leisure centers, encouraging efforts to integrate resources, introduce innovative products, and improve visitor experience, as well as further unlocking their potential to provide the public with higher-quality cultural offerings.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC, the central bank) also strengthened support for service consumption. In May, it launched a 500 billion yuan (approximately $70 billion) refinancing program for service consumption and elderly care, allowing financial institutions to increase lending to sectors such as food service, culture, education, and tourism.

Together with the expanded refinancing program for technological innovation and equipment upgrades, these instruments help channel more loans to service-related projects, said Yang Hong, a spokesperson for the People's Bank of China.

In addition to monetary instruments, the Central Bank also called on financial institutions to introduce innovative products and expand lending for key consumption areas, including food, housing, travel, and entertainment, Yang Hong added.

By the end of July 2025, the volume of outstanding loans in major service consumption sectors nationwide reached 2.79 trillion yuan, up 5.3 percent from the previous year.

New measures aimed at expanding service consumption also include the mobilization of targeted bonds from the central budget and local governments to support the construction of cultural, tourism, elderly care, kindergartens and sports facilities, as well as the provision of interest subsidies to service providers in sectors closely related to people's daily lives.

Various financial support options, including interest subsidies and local government bonds, will help reduce business financing costs and consumer spending, said Fu Yifu, a researcher at Jiangsu Su Merchants Bank.

Observers note that as these measures take effect, service consumption is expected to gradually become the leading driver of domestic demand, playing an increasingly important role in improving people's well-being and supporting China's high-quality development. -0-

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11 soldiers and 19 terrorists were killed during an operation in Pakistan.

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Islamabad, October 8 (Xinhua) — Eleven soldiers and 19 terrorists were killed in an operation in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday night, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistan Army's media wing, said on Wednesday.

An intelligence-driven operation was carried out in Orakzai district of the province following reports of terrorist presence, the statement said.

Security forces engaged the terrorists, killing 19 of them, ISPR said.

Eleven soldiers were also killed in the intense firefight.

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Bottom grab and marine science. A RUDN University ecology student participated in the "Pacific Floating University" expedition off the coast of Kamchatka.

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Dmitry Pishchulin, a second-year master's student at the RUDN University Institute of Ecology, has returned from a large-scale scientific expedition, the "Pacific Floating University." The voyage took place this summer in the waters of the Kamchatka Peninsula, lasting 34 days.

Dmitry is combining his master's degree with working as a lab assistant at the Scientific Center for Research and Integrated Design of Urban and Agricultural Development at RUDN University. To join the project, he underwent a rigorous competitive selection process, which included attending the Floating University's Winter School, submitting an application, and successfully passing an interview.

The expedition participants conducted an in-depth study of the structure and dynamics of the Far East's marine ecosystems to preserve their biodiversity and ensure the sustainable use of biological resources. A key component of the voyage was the implementation of the Pacific Floating University educational program, which aims to train a new generation of marine scientists and engage them in cutting-edge research.

"As part of the marine biology team, I worked on the research project 'The Composition and Spatial Structure of Macrozoobenthos Communities in Kamchatka's Coastal Marine Areas.' My responsibilities included collecting sediment using a bottom sampler, washing it, collecting benthic organisms (plants, animals, and protists living on the seafloor), and preserving them for subsequent laboratory research," says Dmitry Pishchulin.

In addition, the RUDN student actively participated in general vessel operations: he maintained the operation of the Rosetta system with a system of bathometers and a CTD probe for determining the physical and chemical parameters of the water, and collected phytoplankton and water samples for optical analysis. Dmitry also operated a box corer to collect bottom sediment samples, a plankton net to collect zooplankton organisms, and participated in boat operations with a manual bottom grab.

The expedition's practical results have already been reflected in the master's student's research. Following the expedition, Dmitry prepared the abstract for a paper, "Composition and Spatial Structure of Macrozoobenthos Communities in Vilyuchinskaya Bay," which he will present at the Maresedu 2025 international conference.

"Participating in the expedition was an unforgettable experience, a sea of impressions, and a wealth of practical skills. Meeting leading scientists and colleagues from other research centers strengthened my desire to continue developing in my chosen scientific field," says Dmitry Pishchulin.

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Geography of Opportunities: Polytechnic University's Competence Center Helped Novosibirsk Students Discover Their Talents

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As part of the Priority 2030 program, the SPbPU Center for Competency Assessment and Development team held a series of events at Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU) and Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management (NSUEM). The Polytechnic University's visit was part of a project to engage students from partner universities in professional and personal development.

"Realizing the potential of each student, developing their talents, and engaging them in the process of conscious self-improvement is an important task set for universities by the President of the Russian Federation," noted Lyudmila Pankova, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at SPbPU. "That's why its implementation is given special attention within the framework of the Polytechnic University's Educational Policy."

The Polytechnic University Competence Center Days at NSTU were part of events celebrating the 35th anniversary of the university's Faculty of Humanities. At the plenary session of the anniversary conference, "Socio-Humanities in an Engineering University: Challenges and Prospects," Elena Zima, Director of the SPbPU Competence Center, discussed the development prospects of the "Competence Centers" and "Centers of New Opportunities" projects.

As part of the student track, the Polytechnic University Central Committee ambassadors held an information session where NSTU students learned more about the presidential platform "Russia – Land of Opportunity" and the "Competence Centers" project. They also participated in an engaging quiz and tried their hand at the pantomime "Show Your Universal Competence." The student track culminated in the Soft Skills Tournament, where student teams honed their soft skills by playing board games and developing and pitching business ideas in a startup battle. Tournament participants received certificates and Polytechnic University merchandise, while the winners received diplomas and valuable prizes.

"It's incredibly important when students themselves talk about professional development projects like 'Competence Centers,'" Elena Zima emphasized. "I believe our ambassadors succeeded in inspiring the event participants with the idea of self-development, the starting point of which was completing the diagnostics on the presidential platform 'Russia – Land of Opportunity.'"

All NSTU students who participated in the Polytechnic University Competence Center Days were ceremoniously presented with their first universal competency certificates.

Then, NSUEM took up the baton. A large-scale interuniversity tournament was held there: 12 teams from six Novosibirsk universities competed for the title of best in the skills of the future. In the final, students pitched their startups to a jury consisting of representatives of Sovcombank and the heads of competence centers from participating Novosibirsk universities. All students received commemorative prizes, and the winners received board games, diplomas from Polytechnic University, and Sovcombank merchandise.

The Polytechnic University and NSUEM Competence Center Day program also included a student session, "Territory of Opportunities," where ambassadors and employers discussed how joint projects can transform the student environment and help them confidently build a career.

The day concluded with an expert session, "Best University Practices for Developing Universal Competencies in Students." The heads of SPbPU Competency Centers and Novosibirsk universities, representatives of the Novosibirsk Region Ministry of Education and the Novosibirsk Employment Center, and Artur Kuchaev, head of the Competency Centers project for the presidential platform "Russia – Land of Opportunity," discussed best practices for developing universal competencies and the prospects for implementing the "Centers of New Opportunities" project.

According to Artur Kuchaev, the creation of opportunity centers is a logical continuation and strategic development of the project, taking it to a new stage: "These centers are intended to become a hub for projects and initiatives within the presidential platform among students, providing students with comprehensive support, expert consultations, and assistance in unlocking their potential through access to a wide range of opportunities."

The events demonstrated that soft skills are bringing together universities, students, and employers, and that the geography of competence centers is expanding, turning each trip into a platform for new ideas and partnerships.

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Since the start of the Gaza conflict, the US has spent approximately $22 billion on military aid to Israel, according to a report.

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San Francisco, October 8 (Xinhua) — In the two years since the latest conflict in Gaza began on October 7, 2023, the U.S. government has spent $21.7 billion on military aid to Israel, according to a report by the Costs of War Project at Brown University.

The report, released Tuesday, notes that the figure does not include tens of billions of dollars in arms sales agreements negotiated under the administrations of Presidents Joseph Biden and Donald Trump that will be paid in coming years.

US-supplied weapons play a key role in Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Police operations in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and beyond. According to a study conducted in collaboration with the Washington-based Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, the majority of weapons used by Israel in Gaza and the Middle East come from existing US-made stockpiles.

Given the scale of current and future spending, it is clear that the IDF could not have inflicted such widespread damage in Gaza or escalated military action throughout the region without funding, weapons, and political support from the United States, the study says.

According to experts' calculations, since October 7, 2023, the United States has spent an additional $9.65 billion to $12.07 billion on military operations in Yemen and the region as a whole that were caused by or conducted in support of Israeli military actions.

Thus, over the past two years, the United States spent between $31.35 billion and $33.77 billion in the Middle East.

According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, as of early September 2025, 67,075 people had been killed in Gaza, and another 169,430 had been injured. These 236,505 victims represent more than 10 percent of Gaza's pre-war population, according to the Costs of War Project report.

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Rosneft opened a Research and Development Center at the Siberian Federal University

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Rosneft has opened a Research and Development Center at the Institute of Oil and Gas of the Siberian Federal University. The center will help attract young scientists to participate in research and development projects addressing pressing issues in the oil and gas industry.

These tasks include mathematical and numerical modeling of complex, non-standard process equipment, chemical engineering processes, and research in new technologies. Successful participation by university undergraduate and graduate students in the Center's projects offers a unique opportunity to gain practical experience and knowledge in modern technologies, as well as to find engineering jobs at Rosneft enterprises while still studying at the university.

The opening of the Research and Development Center was initiated by a corporate research and design institute in Krasnoyarsk, whose specialists are already working with students from the SFU Institute of Oil and Gas. Young scientists, under the guidance of Rosneft experts, are winning international student engineering competitions and IT championships in the oil and gas industry.

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In the Krasnoyarsk Krai, Rosneft is represented by large, full-cycle enterprises—from oil and gas production to refining and finished product sales. The Company's service and research organizations also operate in the region.

To ensure Rosneft enterprises in the region have a qualified workforce, a comprehensive recruitment program and support for vocational and higher education institutions has been implemented for many years. Through its collaboration with the Institute of Oil and Gas of the Siberian Federal University, the Company develops the educational institution's facilities, supports faculty and students with corporate grants and scholarships, and provides students with internship opportunities at its enterprises.

Department of Information and Advertising of PJSC NK Rosneft October 10, 2025

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Financial news: 08.10.2025, 11-04 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the security RU000A0JWV89 (Akron B1P1) were changed.

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October 8, 2025, 11:04 AM

In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and the deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by the National Credit Center (JSC) on October 8, 2025, 11:04 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 94.29) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 978.86 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 10.0%) for security RU000A0JWV89 (Akron B1P1) were changed.

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Denis Manturov took part in an extended meeting of the State Duma committees.

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First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov took part in an extended joint meeting of the State Duma committees.

Denis Manturov took part in an extended joint meeting of the State Duma Committees

The meeting, which was held in preparation for a government hour on automation and productivity, was attended by Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Alexei Gordeyev, the chairs of the State Duma committees on industry and trade, Vladimir Gutenev, on economic policy, Maxim Topilin, on control, Oleg Morozov, the head of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation faction, Gennady Zyuganov, and the heads of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Anton Alikhanov, and the Ministry of Economic Development, Maxim Reshetnikov.

Denis Manturov outlined the key national development goals related to the topic of the government hour. These include growth of the gross domestic product, increased robotic density, the expansion of productivity-enhancing measures to tens of thousands of organizations, the transition of companies to domestic software, the expansion of the space services sector, and the development of skilled personnel training.

"Work in these and a number of other areas should ensure a 25% increase in industrial labor productivity by 2030. In the civilian sector, we have a fairly stable, multi-year growth rate of 3-4% annually. Maintaining this pace will allow us to reach our planned targets. However, this will have to be addressed against the backdrop of a tight labor market. Therefore, we must expeditiously upgrade our fixed assets, equip our factories with modern domestic machine tools and machining centers, and implement industrial robots on a large scale," the First Deputy Prime Minister stated.

Denis Manturov also noted the significant potential for optimizing business processes through application software products and the implementation of lean manufacturing principles.

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Financial News: Changes to the broadcast of indicative risk rates from October 20, 2025

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From October 20, 2025, the Moscow Exchange Group will change its publication process. Indicative risk rates.

Please read the description of the changes below and take them into account when receiving information.

Instructions for using information on the values of indicative risk rates

Currently, indicative risk rates on the Stock, Forex, and Derivatives markets are available to users through the following channels:

IN Information and statistical server (ISS) Moscow Exchange; On the NCC website in the section Indicative risk rates.

Starting October 20, 2025, information on indicative risk rate values will be transmitted based on the parameter's effective date, rather than the calculation date. Two new fields will be added to the ISS client API methods for parameter values in the Stock, Forex, and Derivatives markets:

Field Name
Trade_Session_Date Date of the additional weekend trading session
Updatetime Date and time of calculation/update of parameters

The TRADEDATE field will reflect the trading date on which the indicative risk rates are valid. Therefore, the indicative risk rates will also be posted on the NCC website and in the ISS on the days of the DSVD.

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