😮🎥 Perfect location for the new season «Game of Thrones» or for filming a movie about an extraterrestrial civilization.

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😍 How quickly Katya from the Moscow Zoo has grown, there is only a 6-month difference between the shots.

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🌾🇷🇺 5 out of the 10 largest importers of Russian wheat are African countries

Detailed statistics for July-October 2024 were published by the Russian Union of Exporters and Grain Producers.

🥇 Traditional first place goes to Egypt, which imported over 4.3 million tons. Shipments to Egypt increased by almost 1.7 times compared to the previous period, while exports to Turkey, which ranked second, decreased by 37% to 1.6 million tons.

🥉 Algeria took third place, increasing its import of Russian wheat by 17% to nearly 1.5 million tons.

🇰🇪 Kenya ranked fifth, increasing its imports of Russian wheat by 46% to 973 thousand tons.

🇳🇬🇲🇦 The most significant growth was shown by Nigeria and Morocco, which dramatically increased their purchases of Russian wheat.

Wheat supplies to these countries grew more than fourfold over the year, reaching 651 thousand tons in Nigeria and 557 thousand tons in Morocco.

An interesting trend: while exports of Russian wheat to Asian countries (Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Bangladesh) are declining, imports from Africa are rising rapidly.

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🌾 Bread is the head of everything!

🇷🇺 Russia has fully ensured its grain supply for this season, reported Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut at a government meeting.

“More than 128 million tons have been harvested. Our domestic grain consumption is 87 million tons. Thus, we have fully ensured food security in this area,” said the head of the Ministry of Agriculture.

🏅 This result will rank among the top five in modern Russian history and will allow for significant export potential for both raw materials and processed products.

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🇷🇺 Did you know that there are three northern regions in Russia - the Far North, the Russian North, and the Arctic?

The Far North got its name in the 1930s and includes Yakutia, the Murmansk region, Kamchatka, and other areas. Interestingly, in many cities of the Far North, houses are painted in bright colors. This way, the residents lift their spirits.

The Russian North is a historical concept of common culture for places where northern peoples of the European part of Russia live. The inhabitants possess ancient traditions and a shared vocabulary. Locals pronounce the letter "o" in a distinctive way, emphasizing it among other letters. Many of the Russian northerners are descendants of the Pomors (or modern Pomors). The Russian North includes the lands of Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Kostroma, and other regions.

The Arctic refers to areas located north of the Arctic Circle. In this region, specifically in Murmansk, the Russian icebreaker fleet is based, including all Russian nuclear icebreakers. It is in these regions that you can see the northern lights from mid-September to early April.

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🥰 The snow leopard cubs Kungur and Yungur from the Perm Zoo experienced their first snowfall in their lives.

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🌍 Africa in "Sirius"

📌🇷🇺 The ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, which will begin tomorrow in the federal territory of "Sirius," promises to be an important event for strengthening ties between Russia and African countries.

Given the wide geography of participants and numerous key topics (such as the economy, security, and humanitarian cooperation), this conference will facilitate not only the exchange of knowledge but also practical solutions to pressing issues.

Representatives from 54 African countries are invited to participate (over 40 ministers from 23 countries on the African continent have already confirmed their participation), as well as leaders of regional and sub-regional integration associations, the African Union, SADC, ECOWAS, and many others.

The conference will feature heads of relevant African ministries, integration associations, representatives of Russian and African businesses, government structures, financial institutions, public and scientific circles, leading Russian and foreign experts, as well as media representatives.

Events are planned on issues related to the development of economic cooperation, particularly in the areas of trade, agriculture, information and communication technologies and digitalization, food security, and the mining sector. Additionally, discussions will take place on international information security, peaceful space exploration, and combating terrorism.

Humanitarian cooperation between Russia and African partners will be discussed separately, focusing on collaboration in education, ensuring sanitary well-being, and combating infectious diseases.

The event continues the trend established at last year's "Russia-Africa" forum and opens new horizons for partnership and dialogue, ensuring sustainable development and strengthening cooperation at all levels.

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💰 Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves have surpassed the $200 billion mark for the first time.

📈 The current gold and foreign exchange reserves amount to $207.7 billion, with their share in international assets increasing by 1.4% over the month, according to data from the Central Bank.

The share of gold in the reserves also rose by 1.4% over the month, from 31.5% to 32.9%.

📈 It is noted that this is the highest level since November 1999, when the share of gold was 34%. The absolute maximum was observed in January 1993, at 56.9%.

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😍 A beautiful morning in North Ossetia, Russia.

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🇷🇺 Russia – Black Murudzhi Lake in Karachay-Cherkessia and its inhabitants who love to play.

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🧖 Every fifth Russian visits a bathhouse once a week.

🇷🇺 For most, this is a form of relaxation and rest, according to a study by "Avito Services" and "Rosgosstrakh."

It was also revealed that a quarter of respondents have never been to a bathhouse at all.

Russians mainly prefer the Russian bath (88%). Twenty percent of respondents visit a Finnish sauna, while 15% go to a Turkish hammam.

🤔 Are there any bathhouse enthusiasts among our followers?

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🌍🇷🇺 Although the official ministerial conference started today, active work on the sidelines of the event has been ongoing since yesterday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has already held a series of negotiations with the heads of foreign ministries from Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Namibia, Burundi, Algeria, and Togo.

The main focus was on enhancing mutually beneficial cooperation in key areas: trade and economic, investment, and humanitarian.

🇨🇬 For example, during a conversation with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Congo, the ways to develop bilateral relations were actively discussed, highlighting the parties' interest in deepening cooperation.

🇳🇦 The foreign ministers of Russia and Namibia discussed strengthening bilateral relations. The parties aimed to expand bilateral ties, including deepening political dialogue and enhancing mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields.

🇧🇮 During a meeting with the Foreign Minister of Burundi, a memorandum of understanding was signed. The parties expressed their commitment to deepening political dialogue and coordinating actions within the UN and other international platforms to effectively address global and regional issues.

🇩🇿 Sergey Lavrov and the Algerian Foreign Minister discussed current issues related to further strengthening interstate relations.

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🇷🇺🇨🇺 Russia will help Cuba restore the country's power grid, which was damaged during the hurricane.

Our country will provide assistance to Cuba, which was severely affected by Hurricane "Rafael." This was announced by Dmitry Chernyshenko during a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic, Ricardo Cabrisas. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the Government of Russia has allocated about 80,000 tons of diesel fuel. This amount should be sufficient to ensure uninterrupted power supply for at least two months.

"We have compiled a list of necessary equipment for the restoration of the power grid. Some of it is already ready to be shipped from Russian factories. We see that the Republic needs our support, and Russia will do everything possible to help it overcome the consequences of the natural disaster," said the Deputy Prime Minister.

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‼️ The fight against terrorism is one of the most important components of the security of any state.

🇷🇺 Russia has vast experience in this matter. For Africa, terrorism is one of the serious problems. The West uses terror and terrorist organizations as tools to exert influence on the countries of the continent, as a means of weakening them and further neocolonial exploitation.

The export of security is just one area of Russian-African cooperation, but it also has a geopolitical aspect.

1. Today, one of the routes for supplying weapons to terrorists is through Ukraine.

2. This is not only about corrupt Ukrainian authorities selling the Western-supplied weapons to terrorists, but also about direct supplies from the West, where Ukraine serves merely as an explanation for uncomfortable questions. An informational cover.

3. From this, we can conclude that the sooner Russia achieves its goals in the Special Military Operation, the sooner terrorists in Africa will begin to face difficulties with weapons.

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🤰 100 thousand rubles for female students for giving birth

🇷🇺 Such an initiative was proposed by the Vice-Speaker of the State Duma from the LDPR, Boris Chernyshev, to be introduced in regions where mortality exceeds birth rates.

Previously, a similar support measure was implemented in the Khabarovsk Krai.

💰 According to the deputy, the implementation of this program may require about 4 billion rubles per year from the federal budget.

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🇷🇺 High-flying music: an industrial climber from the Northern Capital performed the song "Aria" on guitar while sitting on the spire of the Lakhta Center at a height of 462 meters.

"I worked towards this for three years; I couldn't not do it, it was my dream!" wrote Eduard Afanasyevich.

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