Draft budget of the federal government Cabinet approves of high New debt

Status: 23.06.2021 12:18 p.m.

The federal government will also take on massive debts in the coming year. The cabinet approved the draft budget, which provides for new borrowing of almost 100 billion euros for 2022. The debt brake will be suspended again for this. The federal cabinet has approved the government draft for the federal budget for 2022. Once again, the approved budget is shaped by the consequences of the Corona crisis. According to the draft, the federal government wants to incur more new debts in the coming year than previously planned. A net borrowing of 99.7 billion euros is planned, as can be seen from a cabinet proposal. The high level of new borrowing is justified with additional spending as a result of the corona pandemic, for example for corporate aid and to stabilize social contributions.

Debts grow to 470 billion euros

In the benchmarks presented in March, the Ministry of Finance had expected a net borrowing of 81.5 billion euros for 2022. Tax revenues remain below pre-crisis levels. This would mean that the mountain of debt accumulated by the corona pandemic between 2020 and 2022 would grow to around 470 billion euros. However, there are now plans to increase spending on climate protection and health, for example. The federal government had already taken on billions in new debts in 2020 and 2021. The budget plans are, so to speak, subject to change, because the new Bundestag elected in autumn has to pass the budget. There could therefore still be significant changes.

Debt brake suspended again

According to the draft, the debt brake anchored in the Basic Law will also be suspended in the coming year against the background of the Corona crisis. It stipulates that the federal government may only take out new loans to a very small extent – a maximum of 0.35 percent of economic output. According to the draft, the federal government no longer wants to make use of the exemption from 2023. In the afternoon, Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz wants to present his budget plan

Illustration In Decision 100/QD-TTg dated January 19, 2019 of the Prime Minister approving the “Project on implementation, application and management of the traceability system”, the Ministry of Science and Technology is responsible for building Build and put into operation the National Product and Goods Export Portal. At present, the Ministry of Science and Technology has developed and published 20 national standards in the field of NR. It is expected that in the fourth quarter of 2021, the National Product and Goods Trade Portal will come into operation. National standards are the basis for businesses to standardize TXNG activities, in which information about products and goods is fully collected in all stages of the supply chain, instead of only information. of farming and production as it is today. The TXNG portal will store this information to serve the advertising needs of businesses and to manage and supervise the implementation of TXNG by the State. A product is considered traceable through an electronic label using barcodes or QR codes according to the standards of the GS1 global bar code organization, when using scanning software or applications. The QR code must display all information about the product chain, from purchasing supplies, monitoring the care process, spraying, fertilizing, harvesting, preliminary processing, and transportation. This information is collected automatically or semi-automatically and is exploited and shared. The National Center for Codes and Barcodes (Ministry of Science and Technology) – the unit authorized to assume the prime responsibility for implementing Decision No. 100/QD-TTg – is coordinating in developing a draft Circular on electrical labels. to issue a uniform regulation on stamps and labels using barcodes and QR codes to meet the above requirements. According to the National Center for Codes and Barcodes, the comprehensive implementation of such stages brings benefits to businesses and people. Enterprises have tools to manage and publicize product quality, increase competitive value in the market. Consumers know product quality through information about the entire process of formation and path of a product before it goes on sale. Management agencies will accurately and promptly determine the cause of product quality problems as well as the roles and responsibilities of the parties involved. When the information about TXNG products and goods is uploaded by businesses to the TXNG Portal, it will create a data warehouse to serve the needs of transparent export product information and e-commerce of enterprises.

The registry examines the incoming vehicle for registration. (Photo: Hoang Hung/VNA) In the written response to the Vietnam Automobile Transport Association and the three-region taxi association, the Ministry of Transport agreed to allow car inspection cycle will increase from 18 months to 24 months to remove difficulties for transport businesses affected by the COVID-19 epidemic. Currently, the Ministry of Transport is directing agencies and units to advise on finalizing the draft Circular amending Circular No. 70/2015 regulating the inspection of technical safety and environmental protection of vehicles. road motorized traffic. “The inspection cycle of passenger cars of all kinds up to 9 seats with transportation business will be adjusted from 18 months to 24 months for the first cycle and from 6 to 12 months for the periodic cycle,” said the leader. The Ministry of Transport said. For the proposal to have appropriate policies and mechanisms for BOT investors to reduce road use fees according to Circular No. 112/2020 of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transport said Circular No. 112/2020. of the Ministry of Finance stipulating the rate of road use fee (toll collected per vehicle) for automobiles doing transport business of transport enterprises, transport business cooperatives, and transport business households. “The collection of road service fees is not specified in Circular No. 112/2020, so investors do not have to follow the guidance of this Circular,” the leader of the Ministry of Transport affirmed. . On the other hand, a number of investment projects in the form of public-private partnerships managed by the Ministry of Transport have reduced road user service fees; BOT projects have not been considered to increase road use prices, although it is time to increase prices in the last 3 years in order to share and harmonize the interests of the State-people-enterprises. Moreover, BOT investors are also businesses and are also affected by COVID-19 epidemic due to the reduction of vehicle traffic through the station, revenue will be reduced, affecting the financial balance of the enterprise; increase in interest expense and operating expenses of the business. Regarding the proposal for exemption from submission road maintenance fees By the end of this year, according to leaders of the Ministry of Transport, this agency is coordinating with the Ministry of Finance to comment on amendments to Circular 112/2020 and related circulars to assist in removing difficulties for production and business in response to the COVID-19 epidemic chaired by the Ministry of Finance. Previously, in 2020, the Ministry of Finance coordinated with relevant ministries and agencies to develop and issue Circular No. 112/2020/TT-BTC dated December 29, 2020 providing for the extension of the reduction period. fees and charges (mainly reducing fees in the field of transportation (road use fees; fees, aviation fees…) until the end of June 30, 2021 to support and remove remove difficulties for production and business, ensure social security in response to the COVID-19 epidemic.

Eyes and lips are particularly sensitive and vulnerable areas when exposed to PFAS chemicals. Photo: CNN Susan Collins said: “The American people have a right to know that the products they are applying to their hair or skin are safe? PFAS substances are a class of man-made chemicals, including PFOA, PFOS and GenX that have can accumulate in the body over time and have been linked to cancers, such as thyroid, liver damage, reduced fertility, and hormone disruption. Accordingly, out of 231 beauty products sold in the US and Canada, the highest PFAS index was found in foundation (63%), waterproof mascara (82%) and lipstick. anti-drift lips (62%). The study was published yesterday (June 15) in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters. In addition, the study said, about 88% of the products sampled for testing did not declare any ingredients on the label, despite this being a mandatory requirement of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA). David Andrews, senior scientist with Environmental Action for Consumers, said: “I was a bit shocked and hopefully this will be a wake-up call to the cosmetic industry about the extent of PFAS abuse. spreading across all kinds of makeup products.” The bill was introduced to the Senate Tuesday by Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine, Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Representative Debbie Dingell, Democrat of Michigan. In a letter to CNN Health, Ms Dingell said: “These chemicals are in the products we use every day and most people don’t even know the dangers they face. daily”. If approved into law, Congress will require the FDA to issue a regulation banning the intentional addition of PFAS in cosmetics for 270 days, before the final regulation is enacted within 90 days. More than three-quarters of waterproof mascaras, nearly two-thirds of liquid foundation and lipsticks, and more than half, says study author Graham Peaslee, professor of physics, chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame. eye and lip makeup products with a high concentration of fluorine. In addition, of the 29 products above contained at least four PFAS chemicals of concern. However, the most disturbing finding, according to Professor Peaslee, was that 28 of the 29 products containing the apparently toxic PFAS chemicals found did not declare the chemical ingredients on the label. “Although I often advise my patients to avoid products that are harmful,” says Dr. Whitney Bowe, clinical associate professor of dermatology at the Icahn School (Mount Sinai Medical Center) who was not involved in the study. contain perfluor or polyfluor, but this new study worries me because many products are contaminated with toxic compounds containing PFAS – commonly used near and around the eyes and lips, even if they are not listed on the label. “That is a real danger because PFAS chemicals can easily be absorbed through the delicate cells, right near the capillaries. In addition, women often lick their lips and they accidentally ingest the ingredients in this lipstick…”, Ms. Bowe warned. Now the Care Products Council, a 600-member trade association representing more than 90% of the beauty industry in the US, says “we are awaiting internal scientific review” before commenting. official commentary. CNN also reached out to the Canadian Cosmetics Coalition but received no response. What is PFAS? PFAS chemicals are made up of a linked chain of carbon and fluorine atoms, which do not break down in the environment. It is used in a wide variety of products such as non-stick cookware, infection-resistant surgical gowns and drapes, mobile phones, semiconductors, commercial aircraft and low-emission vehicles. Synthetic chemicals used in health-related items have doubled in the past 5 years in the US. Photo: CNN PFAS chemicals are also used to make carpets, clothing, furniture and food packaging resistant to stains, water and grease. Foods that are high in fat – like burgers, fries – are prime candidates for wrapping paper made with PFAS. While two of the most common PFASs – 8-carbon chain perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) – were now phased out of consumer products in the US in the early 2000s, now the consumer industry is created many new versions, with more than 4,700 types of PFAS as of 2018. Newer PFAS chemicals are manufactured with four or six carbon chains, experts say, but they appear to have more hazardous health effects than older versions, leaving consumers and the environment at risk, experts say. still at risk. Microbiologist Linda Birnbaum, former director of the Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program, told CNN: “Manufacturers look to shorter-chain carbons. They weren’t really required to be fully tested for safety before anything was put on the market.” According to a 2015 report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PFAS chemicals are considered “permanent” chemicals because they do not break down in the environment, and concentrations of PFAS are so widespread that they have been detected. present in the blood of 97% of Americans.

Every day, in the early morning or evening, fishermen often gather in groups to go to the sea to drop nets and pull aquatic products by walking backwards on the beach; Each group has from 10-16 people depending on the length of the trawl from 600-800m. The net is dropped into an arc and pulls slowly by human strength to close the two ends of the net to collect fish. (Photo: Tran Le Lam/VNA) Thanks to the rubber belt that is attached to the back, it is wrapped around the rope to increase traction to help quickly close the cage to pull the net to the shore so the fish cannot escape. (Photo: Tran Le Lam/VNA) Fishermen crossed the waves and released their nets. (Photo: Tran Le Lam/VNA) The fisherman slowly pulls the net to trap fish on the beach. (Photo: Tran Le Lam/VNA) Everyone can participate in pulling nets, regardless of men, women, old or young. (Photo: Tran Le Lam/VNA) The net will be gradually gathered and shrimp, fish and squid will be gathered towards the end of the net. (Photo: Tran Le Lam/VNA) The nets are pulled up with fish and shrimp jumping. (Photo: Tran Le Lam/VNA) Fresh fish caught in nets are pulled ashore. (Photo: Tran Le Lam/VNA) After the towing, each person has a job, the one to sort the fish, the other to collect the net to prepare for the next net. (Photo: Tran Le Lam/VNA) People and tourists love to see fish pulling and buy because fresh fish is of good quality. (Photo: Tran Le Lam/VNA) Big fish will be sorted to sell at a higher price. (Photo: Tran Le Lam/VNA)

The legendary helmet of Emperor Napoleon. In Belgium, an exhibition with the theme “From Waterloo to Saint-Hélène, the birth of a legend” is taking place at the 1815 Battle of Waterloo Memorial, depicting the six years of captivity of the Napoleon after his bitter defeat at Waterloo. On May 5, 1821, ailing Napoleon died after being imprisoned on the island of Saint-Hélène (Longwood), a British overseas territory, for six years. He was only 51 years old then. According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Brussels, the 1815 Battle of Waterloo Memorial has chosen to commemorate this milestone with a special exhibition in which hundreds of objects have been collected recalling Napoleon’s years in captivity. moments of memory. Cared for by 20 men from his bodyguard, Napoleon took advantage of these years to write memoirs and record his legend in notebooks filled with historical facts. To evoke this period from 1815 to 1821, about 50 objects, original pieces, maps, manuscripts… were brought from Sainte-Hélène by organizations, where the French preserved them immeasurably. treasured, like preserving places once occupied by the defeated Emperor. The remaining half of the objects come from private collections, especially Belgian collections. Antoine Charpagne, curator of the exhibition, said: “Introducing Napoleon’s daily life in Longwood was not as easy as imagined, we have assembled objects such as the bathtub in which Napoleon spent at least an hour and a half. every day, clothes, personal belongings, or one of the Emperor’s three helmets, are all original objects.” The bronze bath that Emperor Napoleon used while imprisoned on the island of Saint-Hélène. According to him, “it must be understood that Napoleon was imprisoned on an island 2,500 km off the coast of Africa – the nearest place, 2,500 km and constantly followed by 600 guns, because the British feared someone would come to take him. Let’s go. The climate here is very humid and windy. The house is destroyed by rats…”. Mr. Charpagne emphasized: “The exhibition allows the public to understand why Napoleon is important, even in the midst of the debates that still stir European society. It embodies a moment of change in the midst of the old regime that has never been so important. we know the past and the contemporary world”. The first part of the exhibition takes visitors from the battlefields of Waterloo to the road of exile with various items belonging to Napoleon, such as the bivalves with a collar worn by Napoleon in 1815, or belts, ornaments, manuscript signed by the Emperor. These objects have a special quality that enhances the value of the exhibit. Lion’s Hill, mark of Napoleon’s last battle at Waterloo, Belgium. The exhibition also introduces the public to the daily life of a captive on the island in the middle of the vast ocean. To escape his melancholy, Napoleon devoted all his energy to gardening and allowed himself to go for a few walks each day. Even far from the golden palaces, the defeated Emperor still managed to maintain a certain court ritual. Visitors see some everyday items of the Emperor such as a costume, a pot, a coffee machine. The exhibition evokes memories of Napoleon and the mark he left on history, even to this day. Napoleon was the creator of the Civil Code. “We also have to thank this Emperor for applying units of measurement, such as liters, kilograms, driving on the right, even and odd numbering of houses. Familiar elements in their daily lives. us now,” said Charpagne. When Napoleon died, this martyred Emperor immediately ignited the romantic spirit of the politicians and artists of the time. In 1840, his ashes were brought back to France on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, where more than 2 million people attended the procession. The exhibition is expected to be open until October 17 this year.

A taxi with an icon of Grab online ride-hailing application circulating in Thailand (Photo Bloomberg) On May 26, the Thai government approved a draft allowing the use of personal cars to register for taxi booking services through the application, a move that benefits technology drivers who already provide the service. without legal status for many years. While taxi-hailing apps are becoming more and more popular, Thai law still does not recognize car owners using their personal vehicles to pick up passengers, nor register the vehicle as a taxi. Thai Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said that the agency is currently studying regulations to legalize technology taxi services and is expected to publish at the end of June 2021 in the Royal Gazette. According to Mr. Saksayam, after the new regulation is issued, companies that own technology taxi-hailing applications will be allowed to apply for a license to operate the service. In addition, drivers who register to use the service need to meet conditions such as having a license to drive a public transport vehicle, passing a criminal background check by the Royal Thai Police and Only taxi-hailing apps approved by the Thai Ministry of Transport are allowed. Traisuree Taisaranakul, deputy spokeswoman for the government, said the move helped drivers legally use their private vehicles to provide services. According to Ms. Traisuree, vehicles used as technology taxis must not be more than 9 years old, in addition, these vehicles must be equipped with communication equipment approved by the Department of Transport and have a logo showing provision of taxi services through an electronic system. Regarding the service fee, for small and medium-sized vehicles, the service fee should not exceed 50 Baht (about 1.6 USD) for the first 2 km. After the first 2 km, the fare must not exceed 12 Baht/km. For large vehicles, the service fee is capped at 200 Baht for the first 2 km, then no more than 50 Baht for every kilometer thereafter. In another development, the Thai government is urging online food ordering platforms to reduce their gross profit (GP), or commission fees collected from food vendors, from around 30% to around 30%. 15%, to support food businesses that are heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Accordingly, online food ordering platforms such as Gojek or Line Man have now reduced their GP rates by 25%. Meanwhile, Grab does not charge a commission to its selling partners between May 12 and August 1, 2021. In addition, the above platforms also commit to holding promotional campaigns with free shipping fees for specified distances to support costs for consumers.

Many people honored him as the only “all-powerful scientist” in human history. In the words of the ancients, scientists, painters, this idea is “Fantastic talent”. But there are also many unsolved mysteries about this celebrity’s identity. Some people even say that Leonardo da Vinci is an alien, so he has such a transcendent thought. For example, the question about the heart that took humanity 500 years to answer. Is Da Vinci really an alien? What is the puzzle about the heart that he left that people 500 years later find the answer to? Portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci’s life is full of mysteries, he was born in the 15th century in a small village. Until his death, he had no official surname. The real reason was because he was an illegitimate son. And the person who started this heartbreaking story was his father. The father was originally from a prestigious family but fell in love with a mediocre peasant woman, Leonardo da Vinci’s mother. No one knows how they are together, which makes his background even more difficult to answer. There are many mysteries about his identity. The first years of his life were quite peaceful. Over 10 years old, he went to a cave and stayed for a few months. Then, from an unknown person, he became a shining gem in the evolutionary history of human civilization. He left posterity more than 15,000 manuscripts. Among these manuscripts, there are many inventions appearing in modern science and technology. The more science develops, the more mysteries about Leonardo da Vinci begin to be opened. Hundreds of years ago, this miraculous man painted a perfect picture of the structure of the human skeleton and internal organs. In addition, he also drew the shape of the fetus. It is worth mentioning that his painting of the structure of the human body left a puzzle about the heart that took scientists 500 years to figure out! In the hand-drawn picture, in the heart there is a very small muscle fiber located on the inner wall of the ventricle. To this day, many people refer to it as “Trabeculae myocardium”. For a long time, scientists didn’t know about it and didn’t know what it did. It was not until 500 years later that the “trabeculae heart muscle” left by Leonardo da Vinci had the answer. Scientists confirm that this part has a close relationship, directly affecting human health. The sketch left by Da Vinci. In addition to hinting at the “heart muscle Trabeculae”, from the late 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci designed a very robot-like motor. In his sketches, helicopters also appeared. In 1490, he also manually sketched an automatic transmission, which until now has not been widely used in many fields. When humanity felt that Copernicus had bravely stated the heliocentric theory (the sun is the center), Leonardo da Vinci had earlier mentioned the concept of the universe. He thought that the earth was just a planet revolving around the sun, and the light from the moon was just a reflection from the sun. On the other hand, with the conservative thought of that time, he once mentioned the use of solar energy. This timeless thinking makes many people unable to understand, even thinking that Leonardo da Vinci is crazy! Up to now, it is hypothesized that, if 500 years ago his ideas were successfully implemented, it is likely that the current science and technology will develop beyond 500 years. Because of such strange things, many people doubt the identity of Leonardo da Vinci, thinking that he is not an ordinary person but an alien. Or maybe he had traveled through time to a future world. Otherwise, it is really difficult to explain why he has such strange thoughts. The more people think about his teenage years, the more people believe that this genius is not an ordinary person at all. As a child he mysteriously lived in a cave for a while, only a few months later he seemed to be reborn as a new person. These are the words that he himself said to the people. Until now, in his manuscripts there are still many contents that people cannot understand. It may be because the time is not yet ripe, or it may be that the human mind at present cannot keep up with his thought. Therefore, there are still many mysteries that must be solved by the next generation. In the world famous painting “Mona Lisa”, that mysterious smile has also attracted all mankind to find the solution. The famous painting “The Last Supper”. In short, people often say that Leonardo da Vinci is an alien because of the timeless thought he brings. Many years later, with the development of science and technology and the progress of civilization, his thought finally became a reality. Until today, people have been admiring the outstanding intelligence of Leonardo da Vinci. Perhaps geniuses and ordinary people live in two different worlds, and geniuses also have to endure more difficulties and misunderstandings!

Human anatomy documents were found in the tomb of Lady Xinzhi who lived during the Han Dynasty of China. Photo: Ancient Origins. A research team at Bangor University (UK) and Howard University (USA) conducted an analysis of an ancient document discovered in 1973, when archaeologists unearthed the tomb of Madame Tan Truyen. [một quý tộc sống trong thời Hán] at the Ma Vuong Doi burial ground in Hunan province, China. They concluded that this is the oldest manuscript on human anatomy dating from the 3rd century BC (BC) to the 2nd century BC, about 2,200 years ago. The study results were published in The Anatomical Record in September 2020. The document is written on silk in the dialect of the Han Dynasty which is difficult to understand. This makes it difficult for experts to interpret the content. “People discovered the document more than 40 years ago, but no one knew it was an anatomy book,” the team said. “We spent a lot of time learning ancient languages ​​to read and understand the characters written on silk, and also performed anatomical investigations to review the body structure to which the text refers.” The document discovered at Ma Vuong Doi is the precursor to the famous acupuncture text Hoang Di Kinh. Although the text does not explicitly mention acupuncture points, it does describe the meridians and the working pathways of the whole body qi and blood. These are basic concepts that are still widely used in traditional Chinese medicine today. The scientists compared the physical features detailed in the brochure with modern observations of the human body. For example, the literature describes a meridian that begins at the center of the palm, travels along the tendon of the forearm to the armpit, and connects to the heart. The team believes that this description actually refers to the passage of the ulnar artery, the main blood vessel of the forearm. Another example is a brochure describing a foot meridian. It starts at the big toe and runs along the muscles that connect the ankles, knees, thighs, and abdomen. This meridian actually describes the path of the long saphenous vein, the tube that carries blood from the legs back to the heart. The research team said that the document was created with the purpose of providing a concise description of the human body structure for practitioners of medicine in ancient China. “This work lays the foundation for the practice of acupuncture for the next two millennia,” said the team. “It challenges the popular belief that acupuncture is not based on anatomical science, by showing that the first physicians to write about acupuncture knew quite well the anatomy of the body. people”. Although evidence-based studies have confirmed acupuncture’s ability to manage chronic pain, in Western medicine it is still doubtful that acupuncture is an effective method to treat many patients. other diseases. The ancient Chinese document is not simply a mystical work based on unfounded ideas, but a legitimate attempt to describe the structure of the human body from the perspective of a person living in the background. ancient oriental culture. “We approach the ancient manuscript from a slightly different angle from modern Western medicine’s view of the individual system of arteries, veins and nerves in the body. We looked at the body from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, based on the philosophical concept of the opposites and complements of yin and yang,” said Vivien Shaw, a member of the research team at the School of Science School of Medicine at Bangor University, said. In ancient China, the development of anatomy was generally considered unrelated to dissection. This is due to Confucian ideas of filial piety, which make people afraid to touch the bodies of the deceased, especially the remains of ancestors. On the other hand, this thought had far-reaching influence during the Han Dynasty. Therefore, many people believe that any description of the human body in contemporary Chinese medical texts is not based on an internal examination of the human body. However, the team says the bodies of law-breakers are not always respected. It is likely that ancient Chinese medical researchers dissected the bodies of executed prisoners to help them understand the structure of the human body. For example, in the content of the Han Shu book series, which mainly tells the history of the Han Dynasty, the dissection of the criminal Vuong Ton Thanh in 16 AD is also recorded. “We were able to show significant similarity between the descriptions in the ancient literature and the human anatomical structure. Interestingly, some of these structures can only be seen during dissection. This is evidence that the Chinese have begun dissecting bodies for medical research,” said Izzy Winder, a member of the research team. To date, it is believed that the oldest human anatomy atlas originates from ancient Greece. Their authors are famous physicians such as Herophilus (335 – 280 BC) and Erasistratus (304 – 250 BC). However, these works are now lost and they are known only through the accounts of other ancient authors. “Therefore, the ancient Chinese manuscript is the oldest surviving work on human anatomy. Its content is built not on the paranormal but on empirical investigations,” the team wrote. In addition, the research results also show the outstanding achievements of the ancient Chinese in terms of science and medicine. “The Han Dynasty was a period of constant learning and innovation in the arts and sciences. So it’s not surprising that this kind of anatomical science was born in this context,” said Vivien Shaw, a member of the research team.

Accordingly, these changes do not focus on policing individual Canadian posts. Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said personal social media posts would not be covered by the new rules. The government says the purpose of the changes is to bring streaming platforms like Netflix into the regulatory framework that currently applies to traditional radio and television stations. New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh said his party supports the bill’s main content, which is that companies like Netflix need financial support when they broadcast Canadian content, just like other companies. traditional radio-television stations are doing. Janet Yale, chairwoman of the legal review committee in the fields of telecommunications and broadcasting, said the bill was necessary for the cultural industry. Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said authorities want social media platforms to make a fair financial contribution to Canada’s cultural industry, just as Canadian companies are doing and helping artists Canadian doctors can reach the public, such as on a YouTube suggested list. At the end of February 2021, Mr. Kevin Chan, who is in charge of public policy of Facebook in the Canadian market, confirmed that this technology “giant” is willing to pay fees to Canadian publishers to publish news. ie on its platform. According to Chan, Facebook is ready to negotiate licensing agreements with Canadian news publishers, after making a similar commitment in Australia. The payment plans will be added to existing programs to support Canadian journalism, Chan said, adding that Facebook wants to invest more in the news system in the North American country.

State Duma Building of the Russian Federation. Photo: Sputnik/Natalya Seliverstova From the morning of May 19, the plenary session of the State Duma began with a discussion on this issue. According to Mr. Vyacheslav Volodin – Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, after summarizing the voting results, the Russian Duma has agreed to terminate the validity of the Open Skies Treaty. A day earlier, the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs also unanimously supported the annulment of the Open Skies Treaty. Before the vote, the official representative of the Russian President, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, presented a report on the situation surrounding the Treaty, stating that the Russian side had given the United States enough time to think about the Treaty. Wish Open Sky. “If Washington is really interested in coming to an exchange of opinions and reconsidering the wrong decision of the previous administration, they can immediately do so,” Ryabkov added. This treaty affording the Contracting States the right to fly over any of each other’s territories to monitor military activity and to conduct such flights on a regular basis has become one of the constructive measures. trust in Europe after the Cold War. The Open Skies Treaty was signed in Helsinki (Finland) on March 24, 1992, and ratified by Russia on May 26, 2001. In May 2020, the United States started the process of withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty, which was completed on November 22. In response to this decision, on January 15, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the promotion of domestic procedures for exiting the Treaty. Russian President Vladimir Putin has transferred to the State Duma a bill on the cancellation of this agreement.

Facial recognition technology. Photo: https://towardsdatascience.com/ According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Ottawa, in a recent speech to the Canadian House of Representatives, Daniel Therrien, Canada’s Privacy Commissioner, said that bill C-11 is not enough to protect people from identity technology. face and need to include “significant modifications”. This measure proposes to amend private sector privacy laws. Regarding facial recognition technology, Mr. Therrien mentioned US technology company Clearview AI. In February 2021, Daniel Therrien’s office, along with three provincial privacy commissioners, concluded that Clearview AI violated Canadian privacy laws by providing facial recognition software. for the police. What’s interesting is that Clearview AI’s (New York-based) software works by comparing photos with a massive stockpile of billions of photos the company has amassed, collected from various sources. popular social media sites without the consent of individuals. “While we found that Clearview’s practices violated Canadian privacy laws, the company refused to follow our recommendations, such as removing photos of Canadians,” said Mr Therrien. Meanwhile, the new administrative penalty regime in C-11 is not applied to such violations of the law. Therrien noted that the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is investigating whether online website Pornhub and its parent company MindGeek (based in Montreal) violated Canadians’ privacy rights. MindGeek is accused of regularly sharing videos of child pornography and sexual assault, as well as content that was filmed/or posted without the subject’s consent. Within the framework of the bill, for the most serious violations, fines could be up to 5% of revenue or CAD 25 million (whichever is greater). These measures have been assessed by Canada’s Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development as the strongest penalty framework among the world’s Group of Seven (G7) privacy laws. Therrien recommends that when there is a conflict between commercial goals and protecting privacy, the privacy of Canadians should take precedence.

Sen. Andrew Brenner of Ohio State (bottom right) was exposed while driving while a Zoom meeting to discuss the ban on distracted driving US media reported that on May 7, Ohio Senator Andrew Brenner was exposed to an unfavorable situation, he was driving and discussing the bill prohibiting distraction while driving the state. The senator used fake backgrounds (indoor furniture) for online Zoom meetings with other congressmen, discussing passing a new bill banning distracting driving, such as watching videos or texting. Video calling. At the beginning of the meeting, the car was parked, but the senator turned on the backdrop pretending to be at home, then fastened his seat belt and drove away somewhere. The funny thing is Senator Brenner thinks his fake backdrop covers all meeting attendees. Explaining to the press, he still insists that making a video call is no different than making a phone call. “During video calls, I don’t pay attention to video. It felt like a regular phone call to me, ”he told NBC media. In the very short video below, you can see him looking at the screen many times, like you look at your phone while texting. This is considered distracting driving everywhere else, not just Ohio. Research has shown that checking a phone while driving causes distraction in 4.6 seconds. Things can go bad in such a short time frame.

Take a picture (see also called a pond, with a depth of about 2.5m, width about 7-10m). This is one of the traditional, very popular and unique harvesting methods of copper fish by Ca Mau farmers that not everywhere. According to local people, the shooting is usually around December of the lunar calendar every year. One day before taking pictures, people will carefully check the surroundings so that when they are disturbed, the fish cannot escape. Next, clear the grass, pull out the brush in it to prepare it on the net (made of nylon thread). Then use a net wider than the mouth to cover the entire water surface. On the day of catching fish, people will lower the net about 0.5m from the pond bottom, then use the branches of the tree in distress to pin the net border to the wall. After that, waiting for about 3 hours, when the fish come up and lie neatly on the net, people start to pin the second time thicker and deeper to prevent the fish from coming back to the bottom, then pin in here. Finally, only a few workers are healthy young men pull the two nets at one end out of the side and the staples are fixed firmly on the shore. The other end pulls the net to collect the fish to the fixed end, and then sort the big and small fish to use the net to scoop up the fish.

A manuscript of the “Dead Sea Scroll” is displayed in Hong Kong. The analysis showed that the two scribes wrote in such a way that the difference between the two could not be seen with the naked eye, a detail that the note takers may have had the same training, yes can be at a school or in a social setting. “This is just the first step,” said lead investigator Mladen Popović, professor of the Hebrew Bible and ancient Judaism at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, said. new ability to study all of the scribes behind the “Dead Sea Scroll” and put us in a new position and better able to understand the manuscript collection. ” The “Dead Sea Scroll” was first discovered in the late 1940s, when a young shepherd searching for a stray goat found several manuscripts in a cave in Qumran, on the West Bank. Over the next decade, researchers and local Bedouins found more than 900 manuscripts in 11 caves. These manuscripts are the oldest surviving surviving texts of the Hebrew Bible, dating from the fourth century BC to the second century AD, but who is unknown or even how much. many wrote them, because the scribes did not sign them. That doesn’t stop Bible scholars from guessing how many people participated in writing the various drafts of the Dead Sea Scroll. Researchers will try to find clues in handwriting, such as a very specific feature in a letter that will identify the scribe. Popović, director of the Qumran Institute at the University of Groningen and his colleagues used a different approach: AI and statistics to investigate the Great Isaiah Scroll, one of seven original scroll manuscripts found. by the shepherd Bedouin. The well-preserved scroll, dating to about 125 BC, is 7.3 m long and 26 cm high and contains 54 columns of Hebrew text. In particular, a point caught Popović’s eye; Between columns 27 and 28, there is a small gap in the text and a new “page” where the two sheets have been stitched together. Other researchers have debated whether the scroll was written by one or two scribes, and Popović’s team wants to see if they can solve the mystery. In fact, the team wanted to determine whether slight differences in writing should be considered normal variations in one scribe’s handwriting or similar scripts written by two other scribes. each other or not. The researchers’ methods have uncovered subtle and nuanced differences in handwriting that we cannot discern with the naked eye, Popović said. The discovery of two collaborative notes in the Great Isaiah Scroll, he said, suggests that ancient scribes were working in groups. The ancients knew how to work in groups When designing the algorithm, researchers must train artificial intelligence to distinguish text, or ink, from the background – animal skin or papyrus. This difference, called binarization, was designed by co-researcher Maruf Dhali, a PhD student in the department of artificial intelligence at the University of Groningen, who created an artificial neural network. This neural network recorded early ink traces on the manuscript, even as these ancient letters were transformed into digital images. Senior researcher Lambert Schomaker, professor of computer science and artificial intelligence at the University of Groningen, said: “This is very important because ancient ink traces are directly related to the motor movement of one person and characterize each person ”. Neural network analysis revealed that 54 columns of text in the “Great Book of Isaiah” split into two separate groups, with a half-way transition in the manuscript. In this second analysis, Schomaker looked at small pieces, or sections of letters that would be more precise, distinctive, and informative to find a significant difference in shape compared to the symbols. full order. Next, the team performed a visual analysis by creating a “heat map”. These maps incorporate all variations of a given letter, such as the Hebrew letter aleph (א), found in the scroll. They then create an average version of the letter from the first 27 columns and another from the last 27 columns. They then compared these averaged letters and found that they could easily spot the difference between the two letters. Furthermore, the difference was statistically significant. Popović and his colleagues have other investigative plans, possibly revealing different backgrounds or training different scribes. These analyzes may also shed light on the communities that wrote the “Dead Sea Book”. This helps to better understand the so-called cultural evolution of the Hebrew Bible. The new research was published online April 21 in the journal PLOS One.

Standing Editorial Board, Editorial Team organized to synthesize comments. The comments generally agreed on the necessity of the development and basic contents of the draft Law on Inspection (revised). In addition, many comments have been made to complete the Draft. Regarding the competence to organize and direct inspection activities, the Government Inspectorate said that there are a number of suggestions for the full supplementation of the titles with the authority to organize inspection activities, including heads. The inspection agencies are defined in Articles 40, 41 and 42 of the draft Law. A citizen reception session chaired by the Inspector of Thai Nguyen Province. (Illustration) In this regard, according to the Government Inspectorate’s explanation, the authority to organize inspection activities of the titles specified in the draft is the head of the management agency at the same level as the inspection agency in the system of regulatory agencies. state administrative baggage. Inspection activities in the system of state administrative agencies are different in nature, functions, tasks and powers compared with inspection activities at other state agencies specified in Articles 40 and 41 , 42 drafts (inspection activities of agencies specified in Articles 40, 41, 42 draft are actually heads inspection activities, aimed at the internal agencies, branches, not outside. except for the Vietnam Social Security and the Enterprise State Capital Management Committee, which are two governmental agencies assigned to perform the specialized inspection function). Therefore, in accordance with the characteristics of inspection activities at other state agencies, the draft Law stipulates: Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, Director of the Supreme People’s Court, the State Auditor General shall base on regulations. of this Law and other relevant law provisions promulgated according to its competence or submitted to competent agencies for promulgation of regulations on functions, tasks, organization and inspection activities of the Supreme People’s Court and the People’s Court. Supreme, State Audit. The Government stipulates the functions, tasks, structure, organization and operation of the Vietnam Social Insurance Inspector, the Inspector of the Committee for State Capital Management at Enterprises, Vietnam Television and Voice of the Voice. Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi National University, National University Ho Chi Minh City. In the third draft of the Law on Inspection (amended), the purpose of inspection is to detect loopholes in the management mechanism, policies and laws to propose to the competent state agency to make a decision. remedy; prevention, detection and handling of law violations. At the same time, helping agencies, organizations and individuals to comply with the provisions of law; promote positive factors; contribute to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of state management activities; protecting the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations and individuals. Inspection activities must ensure the principles of law observance; democratic, open, objective, timely and accurate; not obstructing the normal operation of the subject of inspection and other agencies, organizations and individuals. There is no overlap in scope, subject, and content between inspection agencies and between the inspection agency and the state audit agency. In addition, the draft also regulates the organization and inspection activities of the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Court, and the State Audit. Accordingly, these agencies establish an inspection agency to help the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, the President of the Supreme People’s Court, the State Auditor General to perform the task of inspecting, receiving citizens, settling complaints and denunciations and anti-corruption falls under the jurisdiction and responsibility of 3 agencies. Regarding the layout, draft 3 of the Law on Inspection (amended) includes 10 chapters and 131 articles, providing for the organization and activities of inspection in state administrative agencies and other state agencies. The Draft Law stipulates 9 prohibited acts, including the following acts: Deliberately failing to issue an inspection decision when detecting signs of law violation; cover for the inspected object; intentionally making untrue conclusions; to conclude, decide and handle illegal.

US President Joe Biden speaks in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2021. Photo: AFP / VNA The US Senate’s ratification of the draft Act on Hatred Crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic is considered a milestone in the Biden administration’s efforts to protect the Asian community. This is also a remarkable domestic achievement of Mr. Biden in the first 100 days in power. The draft Hate Crime Act of the COVID-19 pandemic received the support of 96 senators and only 1 vote against. The near-absolute support in the Senate, where Democrats and Republicans share seats, shows that the two parties themselves are increasingly aware of the urgency to enact a legal basis to stop them. cases of violence against Asian Americans as well as strict punishment against objects of discrimination against this community. The bill was proposed by the only two Asian parliamentarians in the Senate, Ms. Mazie Hirono (Hawaii) and Ms. Tammy Duckworth (Illinois), requiring the US Department of Justice to speed up the review of related cases. enmity stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic, which proposed the establishment of an office under the Justice Department tasked with dealing with criminal acts against Asian Americans. Law enforcement at the local level will be assisted in receiving and resolving violence against Asian Americans, and expanding resources to improve the reception of information about cases. hate, increase investment to support the victims. Notably, the bill also aims to limit the increasing use of discriminatory language since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Next May, the US House of Representatives will hold a vote on the draft law, but the possibility that the above document is passed and becomes law is completely feasible when the Democratic Party, which holds control in this agency. and both President Biden has previously expressed support for the bill. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) affirmed that the new bill “will protect American values ​​through the fight against xenophobia and hatred of Asian people”. Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer emphasized the bill as a message to the Asian American community that “the government will care, listen and act to protect them”. This can be seen as a success of President Biden, who has repeatedly urged the US Congress to pass a bill to deal with discrimination against Asians in America. It can be said that resolving racism in the US in general, and Asian-American discrimination in particular, is one of the focuses of the Biden presidential administration. Just a week after taking office, Mr. Biden signed an executive order condemning prejudice and violent discrimination against Asian Americans. The US government has also implemented a series of measures to deal with this situation, such as setting up a committee to deal with and end Asian discrimination, calling on local authorities to pay more attention. to this issue. The US also announced to spend nearly $ 50 million to support Asian people who are victims of violence and discrimination. A virtual library of projects to explore and celebrate Asian contributions to the United States is also underway. Recently, President Joe Biden appointed Erika Moritsugu, a Japanese-American, to the position of Vice President Assistant and Senior Coordinator for the Asian American Community and Pacific Islands. Along with the government’s measures, the US Senate’s ratification of the bill is the first concrete action of congressmen, demonstrating the determination of the US authorities to resolve this issue. In fact, stigmatization cases against Asian Americans and islands in the Pacific (AAPI), which make up 6.9% of the US population, have existed for a long time in this country’s society and are growing steadily. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic more than a year ago, partly due to misinformation about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. According to a study by California State University, the city of San Bernardino, Asian-American discrimination cases increased by nearly 150% in 2020 in 16 of America’s largest cities, especially in Los Angeles and New York. , where there are a lot of Asians. Stop Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI), an organization that synthesizes cases against Asian Americans, said less than a year since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the center has received the report. about 3,795 cases of discrimination against Asians and Pacific islands across the US, of which verbal harassment accounts for 68%, avoidance or deliberate avoidance of Asians 20, 5% and 11% are attacks. These numbers are only “a small part of what’s happening”, but show the prevalence of discrimination and violence against this community. According to Pew Research Center data released on April 22, 81% of Asian Americans participating in the survey said that violence against them is increasing in the United States. Even 45% of the 352 Asian adults participating in this survey shared that they were victims of at least 1 in 5 racist acts since the COVID-19 epidemic occurred. Not only the acts of physical and mental harassment, the destruction of Asian-owned stores and businesses that hinder this community from doing business has increased significantly during the period. outbreak … According to statistics from the New American Economy Fund, although only accounting for a small percentage of the US population, Asian people and Pacific islands have certain contributions to the US economy. The tax that the households of this community contributed in 2017 accounted for 7.8% of the total taxes of all households in the US, equivalent to $ 218.6 billion, and this community also spent 526, $ 2 billion in consumer spending, housing purchases and investment. If only 9.5% of American workers are business owners, the rate among Asian and Pacific Islanders is 10.3%, contributing to creating millions of jobs for the US labor market. In 2016, Asian-owned businesses employed more than 5.1 million people. It can be said that the wave of marches against Asian stigma spread in the US, and Asian patrol teams were established in New York and many cities over the past time, showing a change in reception. a positive attitude in America to this issue. The issue of Asian-American stigma is difficult to resolve overnight, but the measures taken by the Biden administration show America’s efforts to combat discrimination and hatred. clan, in the spirit of “healing and national action”.

Somali Government soldiers patrol the streets of Mogadishu. (Photo: AFP / VNA) Security Council United Nations On April 23, (UN Security Council) passed a statement calling on factions in Somalia to end the violence and immediately return to dialogue in the spirit of considering this as an urgent matter and not setting conditions. This move shows that the Security Council is very concerned about the crisis situation in Somalia. In the release released, members Security Council All expressed concern about the continued political stalemate here and disagreement among leaders of this country over the issue of electoral patterns. Before that, on March 31st, after the emergency meeting, the Security Council was call upon Somali government please resolve the issues related to the electoral process. The legitimate administration of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, more commonly known as Farmajo, has caused controversy since February when his term ended with a new presidential election still not being conducted. By early April, a bill to extend his presidency by two years was introduced, bypassing the Senate after it was passed by the House of Representatives. Government opposition parties have voiced their opposition because it is an unconstitutional act to cling to power and the bill itself has been criticized by the international community. Somalia’s president and leaders of the five semi-autonomous states in the country last September reached an agreement that paved the way for presidential and parliamentary elections in late 2020 and early 2021 but This plan was broken by controversy surrounding the voting process and since then many rounds of negotiations have not been held to resolve this deadlock issue.

Flag of the European Union at headquarters in Belgium. Photo: Reuters Reuters recently released a document showing that the European Union (EU) will introduce a series of conditions that force the transport, industry and construction industries to meet in order to be classified into the category. Sustainable investments in Europe. Besides, the EU has yet to decide whether to label gas and nuclear power as a “green” label. According to the document, the EU’s “sustainable financial classification” is a long list of economic activities and regulations that industries must meet in order to be labeled as a sustainable investment in the EU from 2022. This landmark regulation aims to make “green” activities more attractive to investors, while at the same time ensuring that a sustainable investment label is only granted to economic activities that comply. meeting the EU’s targets on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Natural gas is not mentioned in the draft regulations. European nations are divided over whether gas-fired power plants should be considered “green”, and the European Commission (EC) plans to tackle the fuel issue, along with electricity. kernel, in a separate proposal later this year or not. Draft regulations on “green labeling” include detailed definitions of what is considered sustainable investment in different sectors including transportation, energy generation from sources such as wind. and hydroelectricity, building rehabilitation and manufacturing of cement, steel and batteries. For example, emissions at cement plants must be below 0.72 tons CO2 equivalent to each ton of gray cement produced. Meanwhile, car production from now until the end of 2025 will be considered a sustainable investment if these vehicles emit less than 50g of CO2 per km. After 2025, only the production of zero-emission cars will be green-labeled./.

According to information at the meeting, Ca Mau province is preparing a project calling for investment in building Hon Khoai deep-water port, an international transshipment seaport capable of receiving ships of 250,000 tons, the capacity through the port is 40 million tons / year, and is the main way of circulation serving goods. Ca Mau expects that, when there is a deep-water port, the surrounding area will form and develop industrial zones and clusters, helping to create jobs for people in the area. Concerned about this issue, KS Doan Manh Dung (Ho Chi Minh City Association of Marine Economic and Science), said that water transportation is the optimal transport system for the Mekong Delta because it has a river density of 0.68 km / km2. is a rare high density river in the world. Years ago, there was an idea proposing to build gateway ports for the Mekong Delta on offshore islands such as Con Dao, Hon Khoai, Nam Du. Up to now, in recent years, Ca Mau continues to want to be Hon Khoai deep-water port. However, right from the time the proposed idea was given above, KS Doan Manh Dung made a speech and stated that it is not feasible to make Hon Khoai port because it is wrong in principle. Hon Khoai is more than 6 nautical miles from the mainland Accordingly, in theory the formation and existence of a port has the following principles: A port exists only when the total cost of transport routes behind the port plus costs at the port plus the total cost of the routes. freight forward port is the least. If there is another port with less total cost, the previous port will not exist. He cites 3 examples to support this principle: First, the old Saigon port exists thanks to the total cost of transportation routes from the western and eastern provinces plus the cost of constructing and operating Saigon port and the costs of routes from Saigon port. the places are the least. The reason is that river ships from places to Saigon port are convenient, Sai Gon port has natural depth, the channel for large ships from the sea to enter Saigon port is not dredged. Those factors help shape the old Saigon city. Second, Vietnam used to plan to build Ke Ga port to export aluminum oxide. But at Ke Ga location, there are not enough natural factors for port. If you want to do it, you must invest in building a windbreak system and creating artificial depths. So the cost will be extremely large. Therefore, Ke Ga port project had to be canceled. Third, in the past, Hoi An was a good port. But when it was filled up and the demand for draft of the ship increased, the cost of maintaining the depth was so great that Hoi An became the museum today From here, KS Doan Manh Dung assessed that if you choose Hon Khoai or Con Dao as a port, it is convenient for ships to arrive at the port, but river ships from inland water to the island in the middle of the sea must upgrade from river ships to ships. coastal run, not to mention other issues. “Vietnam must upgrade all ships running in rivers to ships that can run at sea so that river ships can go to Hau river mouth at Tran De estuary and go back to Hon Khoai. This cost is not small for poor countries like Vietnam. This improvement will increase the total post-port costs plus the cost at the port and the pre-port costs will increase. Then, unable to compete with another port appeared with lower total costs. It is important to have a suitable port that can accommodate river ships and seagoing ships and the cost of construction and maintenance of the port is low, “said KS Doan Manh Dung. According to the expert, if opening a river connecting Hau river through Ca Mau to Hon Khoai port, this cost is not small, but will lose land and increase salinity for the Mekong Delta. If building the road from Ca Mau to Hon Khoai land to use road, we will deny the advantage of waterway transport of Mekong Delta. He also noted that the design of Hon Khoai port has not been discussed here with major shortcomings. That is the model of Hon Khoai port that will be alluvial from the north to quickly install the door into the water area of ​​the port. With a counter-clockwise cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere, the water area of ​​the port was exposed. “This model is the porting mindset of Australia in the southern hemisphere where the cyclone is clockwise. The consultant lacks understanding of the local laws of nature,” said KS Doan Manh Dung. said and suggested the policy of building Hon Khoai port should be reconsidered. “Every province has aspirations, but that aspiration must be based on the natural characteristics of that region”, he emphasized and cited for example, the Japanese documents show that the mouth of Ganh Rai bay has a water line – 9.5m to -11m. However, increasing the depth of the mouth of Ganh Rai bay to bring large ships into Cai Mep-Thi Vai port is a big financial challenge. A lesson summed up by countries around the world is that when the natural draft of the port is too small, the investment value increases according to the Parapol line when the draft increases. Meaning that to fight nature, the budget for maintaining the port depth is immense beyond the reach of a poor country.

These regulations are part of the EU’s effort to regulate the AI ​​sector and catch up with the US and China in an area that spans from voice recognition to insurance and law enforcement.

This draft provision would prohibit general supervision of citizens, as well as any technology used to manipulate citizens’ behavior, opinions or decisions. The application of AI in the military field is not within the scope of these regulations.

Violations of the aforementioned regulation, depending on the severity, can result in businesses being fined up to 4% of global revenue.

To encourage innovation, Brussels also wants to provide a clear legal framework for billionaires in all 27 member countries of the bloc.

To achieve this, the draft regulation states that companies will require a special validation of deemed “high-risk” applications before being allowed to hit the market.

High-risk systems are those that have “the function of identifying people in public places from a distance through biometric features”, as well as “factors of security in institutions. important public infrastructure ”.

In addition, applications not considered “high risk” will not be subject to any additional regulations other than the applicable ones.

Google and other major tech corporations are very interested in the EU’s AI strategy, as Europe is often the place that sets the standard for how technology is governed around the world.

Last year, Google warned the EU’s definition of AI was too broad and Brussels had to avoid excessive control over a key technology.

The above draft regulations must be ratified by member countries and get the approval of the European Parliament before they can be applied./.

According to research published in Nature, fishing operations emit about 1 billion tons of CO2 emissions per year – higher than those emitted by aviation (before the COVID pandemic – 19 ).

Industrial fishing, in particular the method of pulling nets along the seabed, not only contributes to climate change becoming more serious, but also greatly damages biodiversity. positive.

“This activity is the equivalent of plowing an old forest, repeating until there is nothing left,” report author Enric Sala, a marine biologist, points out.

Industrial fishing is also one of the least expensive fishing methods. Researcher Sala also said that most of the hunting grounds have been repeatedly caught, leaving little value left to catch.

Mr. Eric Sala is looking at possible dynamics that could cause the fishing industry and governments to abandon netting methods and hope the findings on the carbon footprint could be just a wake-up call.

The study of Mr. Sala et al. Breaks down the entire ocean into 50 square km units, measuring the extent to which each unit contributes to global marine biodiversity, fish stocks and climate protection, based on a complex analysis of the location, water temperature, salinity and distribution of species, among other factors.

At the same time, this study also monitors the amount of CO2 emissions each unit is capable of absorbing.

By mapping baselines for each previously divided unit, research can calculate the effects of an increase or decrease in fishing and other human activities.

The overall goal is to develop a map of ocean locations that, if protected, would be of maximum benefit to humans in increasing fish stocks, biodiversity and carbon sequestration while minimizing losses. income harm to the fishing industry.

Dismissing the long-held view that protecting oceans harm fisheries, research shows that marine protected areas designed to prevent overfishing will actually boost marine life. by acting as fish nurseries.

According to the study results, ocean protection could increase global fisheries production by more than 8 million tons per year, despite the challenges of overfishing and climate change.

“However, the fishing will have to stop,” said Mr Sala. While mangroves, kelp forests and sea grasslands have good carbon sequestration capacity, below the ocean floor is a large carbon sink.

Once fishermen’s nets are released into the ocean, the carbon gas is released back into the water. Excess carbon in the water turns it into acid, which is harmful to marine organisms.

Worse yet, this situation also affects the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon in the atmosphere: if seawater is saturated, it will not be able to absorb man-made emissions, limiting one of the The best “weapon” of man in the fight against climate change.

By combining publicly available data on the operations of fishing vessels globally with unit estimates of the amount of carbon stored in ocean sediment layers, researcher Sala and his team had The amount of emissions generated by this method can be calculated at the national level.

For example, the European Union emits 274,718,086 tons of carbon into the oceans each year, while Chinese fleets emit 769,294,185 tons and the US emits 19,373,438 tons.

Technological innovations such as green energy production and battery storage are critical to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. But there is a need to reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere, and so far the technology has not been able to do it at a reasonable cost and scale.

Mr. Sala said the oceans have been absorbing carbon for thousands of years. “Most people still see oceans as victims of climate change. What people don’t realize is that nature is part of the solution to the climate crisis. ”

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According to Time