Amid a growing partnership between China and Russia, Mandarin has been growing in popularity across Russia as a foreign language of choice, a trend Putin said was due to developing contacts across economics, politics and society.

Putin, who speaks fluent German but has also taken lessons to improve his English, said that pupils should not forget the importance of English.

Russian, English, Tatar, German and Chechen are the most widely spoken languages in Russia, according to the 2022 census. While Mandarin is spoken far less, it has been growing swiftly in popularity in recent years as a foreign language.

English is the world’s most spoken language with about 1.5 billion speakers, followed by Mandarin Chinese with about 1.1 billion speakers, and then Hindi, Spanish, Arabic, French, Bengali, Portuguese, Russian and Urdu, according to Ethnologue, a language research centre.

It does not mention if India is selling off this oil to other nations or if India just keeps it.

Russian crude made up a record 44% of India’s overall imports last month, rising to a record 2.07 million barrels per day (bpd), 4.2% higher than in June and 12% more than a year ago, data on Indian shipments from trade and industry sources showed.

Indian refiners have been gorging on Russian oil sold at discounts after Western nations imposed sanctions against Moscow and curtailed their energy purchases in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Iraq continued to be the second-largest oil supplier to India last month, followed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Read rule 1.

This will most likely get removed as well.

I agree, but that should not stop people from calling out and protesting our governments and owner-class media.

Many independent journalists continue to do real journalism while they continue to be smeared, and some are even jailed.

Stay hopeful and continue to fight for a better future!

Yes.

A push for censorship of the leaks and for not censoring Telegram as the government wanted.

Again…

Summary

1. Durov arrested in Bourget airport, police sources say
2. Telegram says Durov has nothing to hide
3. Durov has French and UAE citizenship
4. Russia says Durov’s rights should be respected
5. Russian lawmaker: freedom of speech is dead in Europe

Not thay weird, they most were politicians.

Blue collar vs white collar crime.

It is well done.

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I’ve been mapping in OSM for a year ish now off and on.

Awesome, props to you!

I was surprised that I only found three communities.

Communities:

1. [email protected] | https://lemmy.world/c/[email protected]
2. [email protected] | https://lemmy.world/c/[email protected]
3. [email protected] | https://lemmy.world/c/[email protected]

Summary

1. OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a citizen-generated mapping platform that allows individuals to contribute geographic information.
2. OSM contrasts with commercial mapping services like Google Maps, which restrict access to their raw data.
3. The platform emerged from the need for open-license map data, with volunteers mapping areas using GPS units.
4. OSM has significant detail in places like London, but global coverage can be uneven.
5. Humanitarian efforts have utilized OSM, especially during crises such as the Haiti earthquake, where volunteers mapped affected areas for relief efforts.
6. OSM mapping helped organizations correlate patient origins with specific neighborhoods to address medical needs.
7. The platform continues to be used in various humanitarian crises, promoting on-the-ground surveys and local community involvement.
8. Monthly mapathons in cities like London engage volunteers in tracking satellite imagery to enhance mapping efforts.
9. OSM provides a valuable resource for developers and businesses, fostering opportunities in organizing and presenting open data.
10. The platform encourages the sharing of open data rather than hindering access to information.

Things not healthy for society.

I would also add: The owner-class (and their lackeys), war, and genocide.

Detailed Report

• Bias Rating: LEFT
• Factual Reporting: MIXED
• Country: USA
• MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
• Media Type: Website
• Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
• MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY

Screenshot:

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Screenshot:

FYI: You don’t, so you can move along.

Again, if you don’t like Twitter, you can just ignore posts and move along with your life.

Thanks for voicing your disagreement and distastes, though; feel free to continue. Echo chambers and self-censorship are not healthy for society.

If interested, Theo Von also interviewed Bernie Sanders: https://lemmy.world/post/18915507

Comedian Bassem Youssef quits X over ‘safety issues’ after Gaza posts [Bilge Kotan | 21 August 2024 | Middle East Eye]

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/comedian-bassem-youssef-quits-x-over-safety-issues-after-gaza-posts

Youssef said he might return to the platform if his safety concerns for his loved ones are resolved

Interesting.

edit: improved format a bit

Owner-class media bias/fact check does not see it as “Low Quality Source” though, so they are more false reports to continue censorship.

Detailed Report:

• Bias Rating: LEFT
• Factual Reporting: MIXED
• Country: USA
• MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
• Media Type: Website
• Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
• MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY

Interesting! Thanks for expanding on your thoughts a bit!