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Confectionery production in the Russian Federation is growing, in 2023 the volume is estimated at 4,115 million tons, according to the materials of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation

BRICS will play an important role in the energy sector, namely in the production, transportation and consumption of energy

The coalition around the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SPP) of President Aleksandar Vucic receives 46.75% of the vote, according to the republican election commission, after counting 100% of the votes

Russia is a country without which none of the world's problems can be solved. This was stated by the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in an interview with Egemen Qazaqstan ("Sovereign Kazakhstan").

In the UK, there has been a surge in the incidence of scabies amid a shortage of medicines. This is reported by The Guardian newspaper.

Two thirds of Finns support the government's decision to close the border with Russia, according to a group of regional publications Uutissuomalainen, citing a survey by the research company Tietoykkönen.

The Ministry of Health of Belarus announced the creation and registration of a domestic vaccine for medical prevention of COVID-19.

A visit to the Russian embassy in Germany threatens to be dismissed, Russian Ambassador to Berlin Sergey Nechaev said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Currently, Japan is not going to change the entry rules for Russian citizens. Thus, the possible tightening of entry requirements for Russians was assessed at the embassy of the Asian country

Access to sites associated with Yandex (MOEX: YNDX) is closed in Latvia. In the future, access to Yandex Music will be blocked. The decision to block was made by the National Council for Electronic Media of Latvia (NEPLP)

The Latvian authorities plan to deport more than a thousand Russians who have not submitted documents for obtaining a residence permit by the deadline, Sputnik Latvia reported, citing the country's Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs.

Accelerated registration of medicines for the veterinary field will continue to operate in 2024, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said.

Germany proceeds from the fact that new EU sanctions packages will be adopted against Russia, aimed, among other things, at countering circumvention of already imposed restriction

Israel has appointed Simona Halperin as the new ambassador to Russia. The current head of the diplomatic mission, Alexander Ben Zvi, is ending his career and retiring. This was reported by the Israeli Embassy in Russia on its Telegram channel.

Norway's largest pension fund KLP, which manages assets of more than $ 70 billion, has sold shares in 11 companies from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait, linking the decision to a number of political issues, AFP reports.