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🍌 Russia’s first banana harvest has been gathered in Sochi, Krasnodar Region

The fruit, grown in an experimental greenhouse, has passed all required tests.

No pesticides or toxic elements were found in its composition.

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✔️ The U.S. blockade of Iranian seaports does not apply to China

The Chinese tanker Interstellar crossed the Strait of Hormuz along routes established by Iran and reached the South China Sea, loaded with Iranian crude oil. 🛢️

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Ursula von der Leyen said that Russia had crossed yet another line by attacking EU territory. Apparently, this is something about red lines. ⚠️

In response, she said pressure on Russia would be increased. A 21st sanctions package is being prepared.

The jokes are over.

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🚕 Reports suggest that Yandex Taxi has introduced a new system for detecting “xenophobia.”

If you repeatedly cancel rides assigned to foreign drivers, the system may reportedly label you as a XENOPHOBE. As a result, your rating could be lowered — but you may also start receiving more Russian drivers.

In practice, this is exactly the kind of feature many users have been waiting for ever since Yandex removed the option to manually choose the partners and taxi fleets that receive ride requests. So, thanks to modern business efficiency for helping customers spend less time hailing a cab. 📱

That said, calling customers “xenophobes” seems like a remarkably harsh choice of wording. Where’s the political correctness? How about “individuals with distinctive ethnic preferences” instead? 😏

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🇫🇮 At a Massive Attack concert in Helsinki, Finland was called to return to its native harbor. 🎶

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🌱 Renewables have overtaken coal in global power generation for the first time in 100 years.

In 2025, renewable energy sources — including hydropower, solar, wind, bioenergy, and others — took first place in the global electricity generation mix for the first time in roughly a century.

According to Ember, renewables accounted for 33.8% of global power generation, or 10,730 TWh. Coal stood at 33.0%, or 10,476 TWh. ⚡

Important detail: this refers specifically to electricity generation, not total global energy consumption. In the overall energy balance, fossil fuels still hold a significant share.

Visual Capitalist’s infographic shows the long-term trend since 1900. In the early 20th century, the high share of renewables was mainly due to hydropower. In 1919, renewable generation already exceeded coal, after which coal dominated electricity production for decades. 📊

By 2025, the balance shifted again thanks to the rapid growth of solar and wind power. The chart also shows gas and other fossil fuels at around 24%, while nuclear power accounts for roughly 9%.

Sources: Ember Global Electricity Review 2026, Visual Capitalist / Voronoi, Carbon Brief.

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A senior executive at The Walt Disney Company has been sentenced to 2.5 years in a Russian prison over cannabis gummies found in his luggage.

According to Baza, Daterao Jugal Sudhir, a 46-year-old native of India, works for the world-famous company and oversees more than 20 projects at Disney — from advertising to machine learning. ⚖️

In January, Jugal arrived in Moscow from Doha on personal business, but was stopped for inspection in the green corridor at Sheremetyevo Airport. That is when the ill-fated gummies were found in his luggage, and he was detained.

The court eventually sentenced him to 2.5 years in prison. In his final statement, the man expressed remorse and said the gummies had been prescribed to him by a doctor in the United States after brain surgery.

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