Победители Парижской Олимпиады, в том числе французские пловцы, пожаловались на ужасающее состояние выигранных ими наград. Медали проржавели всего за 4 месяца с момента окончания Игр. Их фото стали вирусными в интернете. Сконфуженные организаторы уже пообещали заменить их на новые.
Победители Парижской Олимпиады, в том числе французские пловцы, пожаловались на ужасающее состояние выигранных ими наград. Медали проржавели всего за 4 месяца с момента окончания Игр. Их фото стали вирусными в интернете. Сконфуженные организаторы уже пообещали заменить их на новые.
The picture was mixed overseas. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 1.6%, under pressure from U.S. regulatory scrutiny on New York-listed Chinese companies. Stocks were more buoyant in Europe, where Frankfurt’s DAX surged 1.4%. Telegram, which does little policing of its content, has also became a hub for Russian propaganda and misinformation. Many pro-Kremlin channels have become popular, alongside accounts of journalists and other independent observers. And indeed, volatility has been a hallmark of the market environment so far in 2022, with the S&P 500 still down more than 10% for the year-to-date after first sliding into a correction last month. The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, has held at a lofty level of more than 30. In a message on his Telegram channel recently recounting the episode, Durov wrote: "I lost my company and my home, but would do it again – without hesitation." Telegram boasts 500 million users, who share information individually and in groups in relative security. But Telegram's use as a one-way broadcast channel — which followers can join but not reply to — means content from inauthentic accounts can easily reach large, captive and eager audiences.
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