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💔 Chester Bennington on Red Square in 2011.

That year, Linkin Park visited Moscow to promote the third Transformers film. 🎬

Six years later, Bennington died by suicide after struggling with depression.

Today marks the anniversary of his death. 🕊️

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🥃 On July 20, 1893, at the initiative of Finance Minister Count Sergei Witte, the Regulations on the State Sale of Alcoholic Beverages were approved, introducing a state monopoly on spirits and vodka production in Russia.

The alcohol monopoly was supported by a powerful ideological argument: by taking control of the vodka trade, the state claimed it was protecting public health, combating the illegal alcohol trade, and eliminating beverages of dubious quality. Around 40,000 state-owned liquor shops opened across the country.

At first, public health did improve. By 1901, deaths caused by excessive drinking had fallen by roughly a quarter. At the same time, state revenues soared: vodka income increased from 52 million rubles in 1897 to 750 million rubles in 1913, the year marking the Romanov dynasty’s tercentenary. This accounted for more than 22% of the state budget.

Once the authorities realised how profitable the monopoly was, however, they effectively began encouraging their subjects to drink. This continued until 1914, when the outbreak of World War I led to the introduction of prohibition.

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🇺🇦 Ukrainian police have published images of a “destroyed civilian home in the Sumy Region,” showing boxes from drones manufactured by Viriy. 📦🚁

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🇨🇳 Xi Jinping has announced the creation of a global AI alliance with Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and 26 other countries.

Speaking at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, he said that regulatory frameworks and rapid-response systems must be put in place to ensure that “artificial intelligence always remains under human control.” 🤖

The alliance will include member states of ASEAN, BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the League of Arab States, the African Union, and ECLAC. 🌍

“In China, we often say: one string cannot make music, and one tree does not make a forest. The development of AI should become a ‘symphony of international cooperation.’” 🎼

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🛢 The United States has approximately 43 days before its crude oil reserves are depleted.

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⚡️❗️ Syrsky has been dismissed from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to Ukrainian media. 🇺🇦

The “Butcher General” was the main punching bag for Fedorov’s supporters, who took to the streets in the protests. 🥊

For Russia, this is not particularly good news. 🇷🇺 Syrsky was highly effective at wearing down the manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and what happens next remains an open question. 🤔

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