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Exclusive: Development of the Global South is a key factor in the formation of a fair multipolar world – Russian expert

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St. Petersburg, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — After a long period of unipolar dominance by the West, the world is entering an era of a more multipolar and just order, and this order will be linked to the development of the Global South, Maria Soloshcheva, deputy director of the Institute of Oriental and African Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg, told Xinhua News Agency.

According to her, it was during the era of the West's unconditional dominance that the bloodiest military conflicts in human history occurred, and an unprecedented division of countries into rich and poor arose. In addition, the unfair distribution of global resources and material goods put hundreds of millions of people on the brink of physical survival.

The Russian expert emphasized that the future economic, political and cultural development of humanity is connected with the strengthening of such supranational international structures as the SCO, BRICS, ASEAN and others. “The goal of the development of the Global South is not to defeat the Global West, take its place and repeat its mistakes, but to form and make accessible a humanitarian image of the world,” she noted.

The massive rise of the Global South and its contribution to building a multipolar world, in her opinion, should be accompanied by the development of the human personality. In this regard, the expert particularly emphasized the humanitarian content of the Belt and Road Initiative, which has already transformed into a global international movement.

“The Belt and Road is not based on the selfish, egoistic interests of individual states, nations and social groups, but on the desire to generalize the interests of individual peoples into a universal civilizational form – a community with a common destiny for humanity,” said M. Soloshcheva.

According to the Russian expert, the emergence and active work of interstate associations, as well as regional and interregional unions, which include a wide variety of countries, indicate that “globalization from below,” that is, by the will of peoples and countries, is proving to be just as effective as “globalization from above,” when it was led by a group of leading Western countries. –0–

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Breaking: Wife of former South Korean President Yoon Seok-yel arrives at special prosecutor's office for questioning

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SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — A car carrying Kim Kong-hee, the wife of former South Korean President Yoon Seok-yol, arrived Thursday at the special prosecutor's office in Seoul where she is to be questioned over corruption charges, live footage showed. –0–

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This year, over 6,000 trains passed through the Khorgos railway checkpoint on the China-Europe (Central Asia) routes.

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As of August 8, the number of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains passing through the Khorgos railway border crossing in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has exceeded 6,000 since the beginning of this year.

This figure was reached 46 days earlier than last year, which is a new historical record.

To date, a total of 48,000 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains have passed through the Khorgos railway hub on 89 routes, covering 46 cities and regions in 18 countries.

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Wetland parks on the edge of the desert in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

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In the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on the borders of the Gurbantungut and Taklamakan deserts, there are national wetland parks such as Manas and Lalikun.

As important ecological reserves on the northern slope of the Tianshan and southern Xinjiang, they are located on the routes of migratory birds and are critical to maintaining the ecological safety of watersheds, preserving biodiversity and maintaining the stability of oases.

In recent years, through restoration measures such as returning cropland to wetlands, ecological replenishment of water resources and the establishment of desert buffer zones, Xinjiang has made significant progress in protecting wetlands.

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Sergey Nazarov held a meeting of the federal headquarters on energy supply issues in Dagestan

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On August 12, a meeting of the federal headquarters for stabilizing the situation in the electric grid complex and ensuring reliable energy supply to consumers of the Republic of Dagestan was held in Makhachkala. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Sergey Nazarov and Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Petr Konyushenko.

The event was attended by First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Dagestan Manvel Mazhonts, Minister of Energy and Tariffs of the Republic of Dagestan Marat Shikhaliev, representatives of PJSC Rosseti, republican ministries and relevant departments.

The key topics were improving payment discipline, eliminating unauthorized connections, combating illegal mining, as well as measures to handle peak loads in the energy system during abnormal heat, as well as the results of the implementation of a “pilot” program for sustainable economic development of energy and housing and communal services enterprises.

"This year, in order to successfully implement the "pilot" program, the region needs to reach 90% in terms of collection for all utilities, as well as reduce losses in the networks. According to the results of the first half of the year, the lowest level of payment collection and the highest level of losses in the networks are still recorded in the electric power industry. I note that with the current level of payments for electricity (less than 70%) and losses in the electric networks at the level of 50%, PJSC Rosseti North Caucasus – Dagenergo actually has no sources for implementing measures to reconstruct and modernize the regional energy system. It is necessary to more actively interact with the population and business to increase the level of payments, and significantly improve the effectiveness of measures to identify facts of theft of electric energy," said Sergey Nazarov.

During the trip, the delegation also visited one of the key power supply centers of Makhachkala – the 110 kV "Novaya" substation, where power engineers installed an additional transformer with a capacity of 16 MVA and replaced 12 cable power lines to improve the reliability of power supply. Later, Sergey Nazarov took part in a working meeting with the Head of the Republic of Dagestan Sergey Melikov, which was also attended by Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Petr Konyushenko. The development of the region's electric grid complex and the implementation of a "pilot" program for sustainable economic development of energy and housing and communal services enterprises were discussed.

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Dmitry Chernyshenko and Russian Presidential Aide Andrei Fursenko held a meeting of the council for the implementation of the synchrotron and neutron research development program

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Aide to the President of Russia Andrei Fursenko and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko held a meeting of the council for the implementation of the Federal Scientific and Technical Program for the Development of Synchrotron and Neutron Research and Research Infrastructure for the Period up to 2030 and Beyond.

It was also attended by the Minister of Education and Science Valery Falkov, the President of the National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute" Mikhail Kovalchuk, Deputy Minister of Finance Pavel Kadochnikov, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Vasily Shpak, Deputy Minister of Healthcare Tatyana Semenova, and representatives of other interested organizations. During the meeting, the current status of work on the creation of unique scientific installations of the "megascience" class and complexes of nuclear medicine and hadron therapy was discussed.

Andrey Fursenko noted the importance of meeting deadlines when creating such installations and complexes, and also paid special attention to the development of technologies that will be developed on the basis of the research stations of the SKIF Center for Collective Use.

Dmitry Chernyshenko emphasized that measures for the development of synchrotron and neutron research and research infrastructure in Russia are enshrined in the corresponding decree of President Vladimir Putin.

"Our country is implementing a program to create and modernize a network of unique scientific installations of the "megascience" class, nuclear medicine and hadron therapy complexes. They are called upon to make an important contribution to achieving the national goal set by President Vladimir Putin – technological leadership. Thanks to these installations, our country will be able to further realize its scientific potential, provide breakthrough research in a whole range of areas, including the nuclear industry, materials science, and medicine. Today, 12 such projects are being implemented within the framework of the federal scientific and technical program," the Deputy Prime Minister noted.

Among them are the SKIF Collective Use Center in the Novosibirsk Region, the RIF on Russky Island, PIK and the Nuclear Medicine and Hadron Therapy Center (modernization of five complexes) in the Leningrad Region, Sila and Omega in the Moscow Region, the Zelenograd Technological Storage Complex, and KISI-Kurchatov in Moscow. The Deputy Prime Minister paid special attention to the progress of creating a 4th generation synchrotron radiation source at the SKIF Collective Use Center and the commissioning of 25 research stations at the International Center for Neutron Research based on the PIK high-flux reactor.

The head of the Ministry of Education and Science, Valery Falkov, presented a report on the current status of work on the creation of unique scientific installations of the “megascience” class.

"The event to create such a research infrastructure is the key and most resource-intensive in the federal scientific and technical development program. As a result, a network research infrastructure will be created with localized sources in various regions of Russia," he noted.

The Minister also spoke about the implementation of the project to create a 4th generation synchrotron radiation source at the SKIF Center for Collective Use.

"We have created a large-scale program, and it is moving forward. Now it is important to make an effort and see it through to the end. There is a great responsibility in construction, because the volume is really serious. What we are doing can be done by only a few countries," said Mikhail Kovalchuk.

In December 2024, the linear accelerator (part of the SKIF structure) was launched. In May of this year, the booster synchrotron was launched, and the first synchrotron radiation was obtained at the facility. By the end of August, it is planned to reach the design power parameter of 3 GeV (one of the two main parameters of the synchrotron radiation source). Currently, scientists from the G.I. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS (the main manufacturer of equipment for the accelerator-storage complex) are doing a lot of work in this area.

The manufacturing of the SKIF main storage device equipment is 95.5% complete. It is fully located on the site of the facility, and large-block assembly of accelerator elements is underway in the manufacturing stand building.

In parallel with this, the team that will work on the installation is being trained. The main source of personnel for SKIF will be Novosibirsk State University.

In general, the SKIF CCU is a complex of 34 buildings and structures, as well as engineering and technological equipment. The readiness of the equipment of the seven experimental stations of the first stage is more than 95%.

The Ministry of Education and Science is working to attract industrial partners interested in the operation of such mega-science installations. During a series of events, they formulated requests for research, including in the fields of petrochemistry, biology, microelectronics, and others.

Director of the Kurchatov Institute National Research Center Yulia Dyakova spoke about the implementation of 12 megascience class installations and nuclear medicine complexes within the framework of the program. In particular, she noted that 11 out of 20 stations have already been manufactured and delivered for the commissioning of 25 research stations of the PIK reactor, and 9 stations are still being developed. She emphasized that the modernization of such installations as KISI-Kurchatov, Omega, TNK Zelenograd, RIF, Luch U-70 and Luch-Proton is on schedule. It is expected that the Luch-Proton complex will create the first domestic gantry system in Russia – a radiation installation for medicine.

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Financial news: 08/13/2025, 18-48 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the security RU000A106TN4 (VimpelK2R1) were changed.

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08/13/2025

18:48

In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of Moscow Exchange PJSC by NCO NCC (JSC) on 13.08.2025, 18-48 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 103.43) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 1079.24 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 10.0%) of the security RU000A106TN4 (VimpelK2R1) were changed.

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At least 26 people have died in the sinking of two boats off the island of Lampedusa in southern Italy.

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ROME, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) — At least 26 migrants were killed and dozens more are missing after two boats capsized off the coast of Lampedusa Island in southern Italy, Italian media and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported on Wednesday.

According to Italian media, the tragedy occurred about 14 nautical miles south of Lampedusa. At about 11:00 local time, a police helicopter spotted the first vessel in distress. By the time rescuers arrived at the scene, the boat had already capsized.

Survivors told rescuers that the second vessel had also sunk. There were about 100 people on board the two boats, 60 of whom reached the shore safely.

To date, rescuers have found the bodies of 26 people, and the search and rescue operation continues.

In addition to the confirmed victims, many other passengers remain missing, UNHCR is helping to house 60 survivors, UNHCR High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi wrote on social media. –0–

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Foreign investors invested 4.2 billion US dollars in the Belarusian economy in January-June 2025

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MINSK, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) — Foreign investors have invested $4.2 billion in the Belarusian economy in the first six months of 2025, the country's National Statistical Committee reported on Wednesday.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) amounted to $3.2 billion, or 75.3 percent of all incoming FDI.

During the reporting period, Belarusian economic entities sent investments abroad in the amount of 2.5 billion US dollars. FDI accounted for 74.9 percent of all capital investments sent abroad. –0–

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The Office of the Special Representative of the PLA Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region criticizes the US report for its groundless accusations of human rights violations.

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HONG KONG, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) — The Office of the Special Representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Wednesday lodged a strong protest against the so-called "2024 World Human Rights Report" released recently by the U.S. State Department.

The document ignores the reality and deliberately denigrates the human rights and rule of law situation in China and the Hong Kong SAR, the official said. The United States, turning a blind eye to its own dismal human rights record, fabricated false information in the report about the so-called “deteriorating” human rights situation in Hong Kong, he said.

He noted that the United States, by raising individual court cases involving anti-China and anti-Xiangang elements, fully exposes the vile intentions of the United States: to politicize human rights issues, use them as a tool, and restrain China's development through Xiangang. Such methods are deeply contemptible, the official added.

The spokesperson stressed that Hong Kong is a society governed by the rule of law, where laws must be upheld and violators must be held accountable. He noted that the Hong Kong SAR administration impartially handles legal cases and resolutely deals with acts that threaten national security, which is a necessary measure to safeguard national security and the authority of law and does not deserve reproach.

In fact, the official representative stated, since the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Regulations on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region came into effect, the rights and freedoms of its residents and the media have been fully guaranteed. Today, Hong Kong is the freest economy in the world, ranks third in the ranking of international financial centers, and is also among the world leaders in such indicators as "global competitiveness", "talent competitiveness" and "investment climate". This clearly demonstrates the recognition and trust that Hong Kong has earned from the international community, he added.

The central government firmly supports the HKSAR administration in safeguarding national security in accordance with the law and punishing crimes that endanger national security, the spokesperson concluded, calling on the US to immediately stop slandering Hong Kong and interfering in China's internal affairs. -0-

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