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Sberbank will open in Berlin and will attract top IT developers Sber has announced the opening of its first R&D center in Europe at the largest technology conference in Europe Web Summit, which takes place in Lisbon. David Rafalovsky, Executive Vice President of Sberbank, CTO of Sberbank, Head of the Technology Block, spoke about this in his speech. The center will open in Berlin and will be focused on attracting high-quality IT developers, architects and specialists in the field of Machine Learning. Berlin has long been a center of attraction for high-quality IT specialists who speak Russian, English and other European languages. It is planned that professionals from all over the world will work at the center on Sberbank's breakthrough technological ideas, including the products and services of SberDevices, SberCloud and SberAutoTech. The R&D center will begin operations in Q1 2022, subject to regulatory approval. “The opening of the R&D

Economist Nikita Maslennikov advised Russians to buy New Year's gifts in November direction “Finance and Economics” of the Institute of Contemporary Development, economist Nikita Maslennikov. His words are quoted by Ura.ru. The specialist believes that this issue should be taken care of in advance because of the prospects for price increases by the end of the year. “If you need to buy something from non-food products – household and computer equipment, gadgets, then it is advisable to do it now. Because in December there can be quite a serious jump in prices, ”he warned. Maslennikov also added that now is the time to buy clothes and shoes for the winter. Maslennikov explained that non-food products usually rise in price due to a gap in supply chains. And now it is impossible to predict whether they will be able to recover by the end of the year. Earlier, Rosstat concluded that

German environmentalists from Deutsche Umwelthilfe demand to stop Nord Stream 2 ) Sasha Müller-Krenner called for a halt in the certification of Nord Stream 2 due to the German authorities' “ignoring” the Polish position on the gas pipeline. This is reported by TASS with reference to Der Spiegel. “The federal government is ignoring the well-founded fears of our neighbors,” said Müller-Krenner. In his opinion, the gas pipeline jeopardizes the energy security of Europe and compliance with climate targets. This is not the first attempt by environmentalists from DUH to interfere with the implementation of the project. In June, activists insisted on a temporary halt in the laying of the pipeline to assess its impact on the environment. The construction of Nord Stream 2 was completed on September 10. In early November, the Ministry of Economy and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany reported that the certification process of the

Professor Hill: There is a culture war in the United States that could escalate into a civil war civil. Jason Hill, professor of philosophy at De Paul University (Chicago, Illinois), made such an opportunity in an interview with Lenta.ru. According to Hill, a black Jamaican, the problems of racism in America have now been resolved. However, in recent years, a part of society, represented by neo-Marxists and supporters of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, have unleashed an active struggle against “white supremacy” and with the so-called white privileges. Since 2020, this struggle, in his opinion, has reached unprecedented proportions. Related materials 00:03 – March 25 “You are white, so you are racist!” Americans are trying to eradicate racism in themselves. Why does this make it difficult for whites to live in the United States? 00:01 – November 6 “Whites are not culture!” with racism in the United States led

In England, a group of children threatened shopping center visitors with toy weapons BBC News writes about this. The West Midlands police said that the children pointed a gun at one of the motorists and demanded that he stop and give them the van. They also received a message that teenagers threw stones at cars and threatened the staff of the shopping center. Law enforcement officers detained four children: one of them was seven years old, two more were 11 years old, and the eldest was 12 years old. A black-painted toy pistol and a kitchen knife, which were in their backpack, were seized from them. Two boys were arrested for possession of weapons. The police said that they would conduct a conversation with their parents, and also send a request to social services. Earlier it became known that in the Ust-Abakan region of the Republic of Khakassia, a boy