The one that became known through its live protest once morest the Russian military operation in Ukraine TV journalist Marina Ovzyannikova compared her return to Moscow to a game of Russian roulette. In an interview with the AFP news agency, the 44-year-old said she knew she might be arrested at any time: “I decided to play Russian roulette.” She was “a fighter” and was “not afraid despite the intimidation”. “You can find a law to punish any person,” said Ovzyannikova alluding to a somber aphorism from the days of Stalinist terror. “If they make that decision, they will arrest me within a day, it will only take a few seconds.”
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August 5, 2022
Austria’s beach volleyball players after beating Poland 2-0 in the semifinals – beach volleyball
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Vienna – The Austrian beach volleyball men also reached the semi-finals at the European Nations Cup in Vienna via the intermediate round. Martin Ermacora/Moritz Pristauz and Robin Seidl/Philipp Waller defeated Poland 2-0 on Friday in a full stadium at Heumarkt in great heat. They meet Italy in the semi-finals on Saturday. The other semi-final of the new eight-nation tournament will be contested by Norway and the Netherlands.
Emirates News Agency – US stocks decline for the second session, and “Nasdaq” loses 1.1%
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Fri, August 5, 2022 – 6:11 PM
ABU DHABI, 5th August / WAM / The stock market indices on the American Wall Street Stock Exchange declined during early trading today, to continue its decline for the second session in a row.
According to US market data, the “Standard & Poor’s 500” index fell 0.67%, or 27.62 points, to 4,124.32 points, while the “Nasdaq” index, which was dominated by technology shares, fell regarding 145 points, or 1.14%, to 12576.09. Points, while the “Dow Jones” industrial index fell by 0.45%, equivalent to 148 points, to reach the level of 32578.58 points.
In a related context, European stock markets continued their decline in late trading, with the German “DAX” index falling by 0.44%, while the French “CAC 40” index fell by 0.71%, and the European “Stoxx 600” index decreased by 0.69%, while the “Euro” index declined by 0.69%. Stokes 50″ is regarding 0.63%.
In terms of Asian markets, the Japanese Nikkei index rose by 0.87% at the close of trading today, extending its gains for the third consecutive session, while the broader Topix index rose by 0.85%.
On the other hand, Chinese stocks rose with the rise of the “ESI” Composite Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange by 1.19%, and the Chinese Hang Seng Index increased by 0.14%.
WAM / Ramy Samih / Ahmed Al-Boutli
Price of the dollar in Chile today, August 5: exchange rate and value in Chilean pesos
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
The price of the dollar in Chile has been one of the economic issues that has attracted the most attention in recent weeks. Its high value generated concern, which led to the intervention of the Central Bank with the aim of modifying the panorama and stabilizing the price downwards.
Currently, favorable results are already observed. However, before the price of the currency had reached levels never seen before, above $1,000. Today, the price is far from the peak of July and this, for now, sowed calm in the market.
What is the price of the dollar today, August 5, and how did it close the day?
This Thursday, August 5, and according to the information provided by the Central Bank On the observed dollar, the session begins with the currency at $903.91. This figure indicates a decrease compared to the $907.82 of yesterday, Thursday, and rises once more above $900 pesos, as happened last Monday with $905.10.
It looks like the $.1000 is starting to move away and this is for a couple of big reasons: the foreign exchange intervention Banco Central with the injection of dollars into the domestic market (US$25 billion)then the rise in the price of copper at the time, and also the weakening experienced by the currency at an international level.