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Chewbacca, Lexus and Kus: What unusual nicknames do Muscovites give their dogs?

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Since the beginning of 2025, more than 24,677 dogs have already undergone the registration procedure in the Moscow State Veterinary Service. Doctors from state veterinary clinics told about the most unusual nicknames of four-legged patients.

Give a special name

The most popular and common names for tailed friends in Moscow remain Jackie, Rich, Alma, Busya, Jessie, Mickey, Barney and Tyson. However, many owners call their dog something special.

This summer alone, Moscow State Veterinary Service veterinarians received more than 100 tailed patients whose nicknames surprised or made people smile. For example, the Krasnogvardeyskaya Veterinary Clinic was visited by owners of dogs named Pedro, Leonid Petrovich, Uksus, and Anakonda. The Kuntsevo Veterinary Clinic was visited by a tailed patient of the Bichon Frise breed named Pushkin.

Some Muscovites name their dogs after famous people. Thus, the capital's state veterinary service has registered Ornella Muti, Jackie Chan, Uma Thurman, Beyoncé, Sarah Jessica, Jobs, Zidane, Timati, Veronica Castro, as well as Barclay de Tolly and Che Guevara.

Among the owners there are also fans of the Harry Potter books. Most of them live in the north-east of Moscow. Several dogs named Harry are registered there, as well as Lovegood, Cedric and Neville. In addition, there are pets Albus and Nymphadora in the capital.

In addition, Moscow is home to a dog named Indiana Jones, as well as several Sheldons, Leonards, and Pennys. No less popular with dog owners are the names of Star Wars characters — pets are called Leia, Yoda, and Chewbacca.

Prada, Gucci and Glamour are no longer rare names for pets – they are found in several districts of the capital.

Fashion trends

The most common trend in the capital is to give pets "tasty" names. For example, Caramel, Biscuit, Bun, Bagel, Muffin, Toffee, Gingerbread, Zephyr, Donut, Truffle, Candy, Cheesecake, Cappuccino and Milfey. The nicknames Baton, Blinchik, Belyash, Shashlik, Jamon and Ratatouille are found in veterinary passports. And also Carrot, Plum, Olive, Date, Tofu and Chuka.

This year, another interesting trend has been noted in state veterinary clinics: the number of dogs named in the Russian tradition is increasing. For example, they are given nicknames Afanasy, Timofey, Misha, Lelik, Igorek, Fedor, Semyon, Filya, Vasily, Kuzya and Stepan. Among the female options, Vasilisa, Lyusya, Tosya, Zosya, Frosya, Efrosinia and Dunyasha are popular.

The unusual nicknames of pets can give clues about the hobbies or professions of their owners. Thus, Lexus, Infinity and Mercedes probably live in the homes of lovers of beautiful cars, and dogs named Propofol and Dopamine are most likely from a family of doctors.

Muscovites call proud, brave and noble dogs Count, Tsar, Milord, Richard the Lionheart or Lancelot. There are also nicknames reminiscent of other animals – Hedgehog, Fish, Fox and Sable.

Apparently, when love for a pet is so overwhelming that you want to record it in a passport, dogs with the nicknames Zhemchuzhinka, Prelest', Kolka, Radost', Zabava and Charodey appear.

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Super short and complex nicknames

You can also draw the attention of others to your pet with a super short nickname. Among the patients of state veterinary clinics are dogs Kus, Viy, Ukho and Chek.

Some owners like complex compound nicknames. Among the most interesting are Black-Eyed Diva, Tsar's Gift, Master of Life, Ray of Happiness, Wave of Positive, Agathis Zaznobushka, Supreme Witch and Tough Nut. One of the longest and most impressive nicknames was recorded this summer at the Donskaya Veterinary Clinic, where a tailed patient came with a note in her passport: "Your Charming Blagoslava Schastlivaya".

Among the unique dog nicknames, the state veterinary service doctors also singled out Filon, Baraklyush, Albufeira, Kapitoshka, Matryoshka, Lampa, Penka, Pulya and Kometa. No less original are the names of male pets. Among them are Saburik, Khryuntik, Kubik, Vintik, April, Yellow, Green, Runner, Sequel, Adrenaline, Pixel, Diesel, Barmaley and Academician.

Nicknames that were popular in the past have now become rare. This year, only one Zhucha has been registered in the capital. Also, there are only one Bobik, Barbos and Druzhok.

The Moscow State Veterinary Service reminded that dog registration is mandatory in the capital. This procedure is free, takes no more than 15 minutes and is carried out at any state veterinary clinic. You can get detailed information, as well as make an appointment with a veterinarian, at the State Veterinary Service contact center by calling 24 hours a day: 7 495 612-12-12.

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How Moscow Student Parliamentary Clubs Support SVO Fighters

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Since the beginning of the year, activists from the capital's student parliamentary clubs (SPK) to fighters of the special military operation (SVO) and residents of the new subjects of the Russian Federation.

"The collection of humanitarian aid is carried out within the framework of the project "SPKpomogaet". The guys collect and send necessary things: medicines, paracord bracelets, basic necessities. They make many things with their own hands, for example, camouflage nets, trench candles. Aid is delivered to both military personnel and civilians," noted

Marina Prozorova, Deputy Head of the Department of Territorial Executive Authorities of Moscow.

Activists often deliver humanitarian aid themselves. They delivered diesel generators, heat guns, access points for uninterrupted Internet, water boilers and drone components to the 88th reconnaissance and sabotage brigade "Espanola". Activists also delivered humanitarian aid to the Donetsk city specialized children's home.

"We are creating a system of assistance where every student can make their contribution. The guys unite for a good cause, this not only changes the lives of others, but also cultivates in us civic responsibility, mutual support and the ability to work in a team," said the chairman of the student parliamentary clubs of the Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property Matvey Potekhin.

Student parliamentary clubs are a project of the capital's Development Center, a subordinate institution Department of territorial executive authorities of Moscow. It includes active students from 55 Moscow universities who develop leadership skills, debate, participate in lawmaking and pave their career path. By inspiring students to actively participate in the life of the city and the country, student parliamentary clubs contribute to the formation of a new generation of patriots. To join the project, you must submit application.

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Hainan Free Trade Port to officially launch island-wide independent customs operations on December 18, 2025

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Xinhua | 23.07.2025

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Hainan Free Trade Port to officially launch island-wide independent customs operations on December 18, 2025 Hainan Free Trade Port to officially launch island-wide independent customs operations on December 18, 2025

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China puts major oil field into operation in Bohai Sea

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BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) — China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) said Tuesday it has started production at an oil field in the Bohai Sea, marking a major step in the development of the country's offshore energy resources.

The Kenli 10-2 oil field is located in the southern waters of the Bohai Sea. It is the largest lithological field discovered to date in China's offshore areas, with proven geological reserves of over 100 million tons.

The first stage of the Kenli 10-2 development project plans to commission 79 production wells with an expected maximum daily flow rate of 3,000 tons of oil and gas equivalent. The second stage of field development will also be implemented here.

To overcome the technical difficulties caused by the complex composition of heavy oil, CNOOC has established a sophisticated reservoir development technology system specifically designed for heavy oil production.

“The successful launch of the first phase of the Kenli 10-2 oil field development project marks a new stage in the development of China’s complex offshore heavy oil reservoir,” said Yan Hongtao, deputy general manager of CNOOC, adding that “this is a key step toward achieving our annual production target of 40 million tons in the Bohai Sea within a year.” -0-

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Prime Ministers of Belarus and Tanzania held talks on promising areas of cooperation

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MINSK, July 23 /Xinhua/ — Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin and his Tanzanian counterpart Kassim Majaliwa Majaliwa held talks in Minsk on Tuesday to develop political and interdepartmental dialogue, and discussed ways to develop bilateral trade and cooperation in food security, BelTA reported.

During the meeting, A. Turchin noted that Belarus views Tanzania as an important partner in East Africa. “We see significant prospects for expanding cooperation in such areas as mechanical engineering, petrochemistry, medical, food and military-technical industries, tourism,” he noted and added that Belarus is ready to supply a wide range of quarry, road construction, municipal and fire-fighting equipment.

Also, according to A. Turchin, Belarus is open to expanding supplies of coffee, tea, nuts, cotton, fruits and other products from Tanzania, including for processing and sale on the market of the Eurasian Economic Union.

The Prime Minister of Tanzania noted that Belarusian business could consider opportunities for closer cooperation with the Tanzanian side in the agricultural sector. “The main focus should be on cooperation in the sphere of trade and economy,” he said.

Following the negotiations, a number of agreements were concluded, in particular memorandums on political consultations, on cooperation in agriculture and on interaction in the field of education. A memorandum of cooperation was also signed between the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Tanzania. –0–

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US and Philippines sign trade deal – D. Trump

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WASHINGTON, July 22 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump met with his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr. here on Tuesday to discuss trade and bilateral relations.

“We have a trade deal where the Philippines will have an open market and zero tariffs policy with the United States. The Philippines will pay a 19 percent tariff,” Trump wrote on the Truth Social social network.

In a recent letter to F. Marcos Jr., D. Trump said the U.S. would raise tariffs on Philippine goods to 20 percent effective August 1.

The White House has not yet released more details about the trade deal with the Philippines.

F. Marcos Jr. said ties between the two countries "have evolved into a relationship as important as it can be." -0-

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Israel says 'total victory' in Gaza is necessary

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JERUSALEM, July 23 (Xinhua) — Israel must achieve a complete victory in the war in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday.

According to a statement released by the minister's office, I. Katz assessed the situation on several fronts with IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and other senior commanders.

"We have come as close as possible to achieving the goals of the war. We have two open theaters of military operations left in Gaza and Yemen, and we must strive for complete victory in both," the head of the Ministry of Defense noted.

I. Katz emphasized the importance of achieving the set military goals, primarily the return of all Israeli hostages and the capitulation of the Hamas movement.

He added that there was a possibility of a renewed war against Iran and pointed to the need to preserve the “achievements” of the June operation against the Islamic Republic and develop an effective plan to force Iran to abandon its nuclear and missile programs.

I. Katz also said that the IDF's presence at checkpoints and in security zones in various areas, including Syria and Lebanon, is necessary to protect Israeli communities. The IDF will remain in refugee camps in the West Bank and will operate in other camps if necessary, he added.

The minister's comments came as talks on a Gaza ceasefire continue in Doha and Israeli media reports earlier in the day indicated significant progress.–0–

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Representatives of SCO Member States Visit Beijing, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Deepen Exchanges and Cooperation

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From July 14 to 20, a Seminar for representatives of legislative bodies of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is being held in China, organized by the National People's Congress.

It was attended by more than 20 officials from 7 SCO member states, who held in-depth discussions and visited Beijing and Urumqi to fully understand the achievements of China's modernization.

The participants expressed their willingness to continuously deepen exchanges and cooperation with China and hoped that the legislative bodies of the member states would play a unique role in strengthening cooperation to build a community of shared destiny for the SCO.

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Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Grigorenko visited Novosibirsk State University

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On Monday, July 21, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation – Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko visited the Novosibirsk Region on a working visit. One of the items on the agenda was a visit to Novosibirsk State University, where guests were presented with developments of the Center for Artificial Intelligence (CAI) and the Advanced Engineering School (AES) of NSU.

During the meeting, the rector of NSU, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Fedoruk, introduced the vice-premier to the history of the university, told him what is special about NSU, what it is now and what are the plans for the near future. He noted the special role of the university as a center of attraction for innovations and its contribution to the development of Akademgorodok, Novosibirsk and the country as a whole. Mikhail Fedoruk also emphasized that all the main strategic technological projects that the university is implementing within the framework of the Priority 2030 program are somehow related to new technologies and artificial intelligence.

The AI Center employees, in turn, presented a number of projects that are at various stages of readiness. In partnership with Rostelecom, a whole line of video detectors is being developed that monitor various situations that require the intervention of emergency and city services.

Currently, about two dozen such detectors have been created, some of which have already been installed for testing in real conditions at the university campus facilities. In the future, the developers want to move on to creating detectors capable of tracking several specified signs or threats at once in order to optimize the operation of video surveillance systems.

A prototype of an autonomous intelligent assistant for visually impaired and blind patients was also presented, operating on the basis of using large language models and artificial intelligence technologies. This is a joint development with another industrial partner of the AI Center – the Novosibirsk branch of the Federal State Autonomous Institution "NMITs "MNTK "Microsurgery of the Eye" named after Academician S.N. Fedorov" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.

— The principle of operation of this system is simple: a video camera will “see” instead of a person, the information from which will be sent to a portable computer, which will convert it into text. Then the text description is converted by a voice assistant and sent through headphones directly to the patient, — explained the head of the project at the NSU Center for Information Technologies Alexey Okunev.

Another area of work is related to monitoring atmospheric and noise pollution in municipalities. Here, the partner of the NSU Center for Informatics and Information Technologies is the Novosibirsk company CityAir, which specializes in the production and maintenance of networks and services for monitoring the quality of atmospheric air. Together with the university, the company intends to more widely implement artificial intelligence technologies in its work, thereby increasing the capabilities of the supplied equipment.

The NSU Advanced Engineering School has presented a “digital core” project for oil companies. NSU is the lead organization of a consortium that won a grant of 210 million rubles to develop digital core methods, an innovative tool that will help the Russian oil industry improve the efficiency of extracting hard-to-recover oil and gas reserves. The research will be conducted using the latest synchrotron, the Siberian Ring Photon Source (SKIF), located in the science city of Koltsovo.

— The subject of digital core combines the most advanced methods of mathematical modeling, experimental research techniques and data processing. The unique capabilities of synchrotron radiation will allow us to close these areas, making it possible to instrumentally track the impact of various methods of increasing oil recovery on rock and choose the most optimal scenarios for developing hard-to-recover oil and gas reserves, — commented Sergey Golovin, Director of the Advanced Engineering School of NSU, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Dmitry Grigorenko highly praised the developments presented to him, while emphasizing that any remarkable results should not remain “a thing in itself,” and it is necessary to move on to their implementation in the real sector of the country’s economy as quickly as possible.

— Such visits by representatives of the country's leadership are very important for us. We get the opportunity to tell the top officials of the state about the results of our work, to understand from their reaction how relevant our developments are and, in case of a positive assessment, to receive support in implementation, which today is one of the most difficult barriers for most developers, — commented on the results of the visit the director of the NSU Center for Information Technologies Alexander Lyulko.

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China Willing to Work with All Parties to Advance High-Quality Joint Construction of Belt and Road Initiative — Chinese Foreign Ministry

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BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) — China is willing to continue working with all parties to push for tangible progress in the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road for common development and a win-win future, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Tuesday.

The diplomat made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on a recent report on the Belt and Road Initiative. According to the document, the value of projects under the Belt and Road Initiative in the first six months of this year exceeded the total amount of projects for the whole of 2024, reaching a record high. As some media outlets and experts have noted, China’s growing engagement with countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative stands in stark contrast to the approach of the United States, which imposes high tariffs on trading partners around the world. Many countries see cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative as an opportunity to deepen ties with China.

Guo Jiakun pointed out that the joint construction of the Belt and Road has entered a new phase of high-quality development: from Eurasia to Africa and Latin America, from infrastructure and institutional connectivity to people-to-people connectivity. The fruits of this cooperation have benefited the people of more than 150 countries.

To support this, the official cited some of the results of the Belt and Road demonstration projects. For example, the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway has served more than 10 million passengers; the total number of trains dispatched within the China-Europe freight rail service has exceeded 110,000 trips; the new land-sea corridor between China and Latin American countries, linking the port of Chancai in Peru with the port of Shanghai in China, has opened for traffic in both directions; the installed capacity of solar power plants jointly built by China and African countries has exceeded 1.5 GW; “small and beautiful” projects such as the “Lu Ban Workshop” and the “juncao” grass cultivation technology have led many households onto the path to a prosperous life.

Guo Jiakun noted that after more than a decade of development, the joint construction of the Belt and Road, which is based on promoting connectivity, has expanded to a platform for industrial and trade cooperation, helping more countries integrate into international industrial chains and jointly safeguarding the stability and resilience of global supply chains.

According to the diplomat, in carrying out cooperation within the framework of the "Belt and Road", China firmly adheres to the principle of "joint consultation, joint construction and joint use", the concept of openness, greenness and integrity, as well as the pursuit of high-standard, sustainable and human-centered development. At the same time, China strives to promote the modernization of all countries, Guo Jiakun added.

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