A Roscosmos astronaut set a record for the longest stay in space, the government promises to expand support for preferential mortgage programs, and Moscow’s Department of Transportation shared the success of its facial recognition system. These and other news of the day are in the RB summary.
World
- Exports of false eyelashes and wigs contributed $167 million to the North Korean economy in 2023. This item represented 60% of all the country’s supplies to China.
Russia
- Roscosmos astronaut Oleg Kononenko, working on the ISS, set a record for the total duration of stay in space. In five flights, the Russian accumulated a total of more than 878.5 days.
- Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin stated that the government will continue to support preferential mortgage programs. The authorities will expand the family mortgage, as well as regional programs.
- Khusnullin is also confident that 2024 will be a turning point in the negative trend in housing and communal services.
- The Council of Ministers has simplified the admission of Russian transport companies to international transport: the procedure will be reduced from 20 to 5 working days.
Technologies
- The facial recognition system of Moscow’s “Sphere” transport helped find 1.3 thousand missing people and identify almost 1.5 thousand criminals, the capital’s Transport Department reported.
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Author:
Akhmed Sadulayev
Source: RB
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