Гульнара Якупова

I heard a joke a long time ago. A math teacher meets his former student and asks him: "So, Lesha, did your math skills come in handy in life? You were the best student in your class, weren't you? He replies: "Yes, of course, Vladimir Petrovich. One day after the rain I was walking down the street. Suddenly a...

In the Chinese city of Chengdu, the city council and the Chengdu Research Institute of Aerospace Science and Technology "Microelectronics" are planning to launch an artificial moon into the Earth's orbit by the end of 2020. It is assumed that such a moon will shine 8 times stronger than the natural satellite of the Earth. The goal of such...

A prominent Russian journal on international relations and foreign policy, Mezhdunarodnaya Zhizn, published an article by Sergei Filatov titled "Zeroing In. The author touched on several aspects of world politics and economics affected by the coronavirus pandemic, or rather, changed the face of the world irrevocably. From the perspective of the author of the article, the coronavirus has brought...

In Belgium, schools have opened for the first time after the quarantine, but not many children are coming yet. Notably, one school principal said that the first priority now would not be educating students, but having frank conversations about their experiences of isolation. All so that the children could see and talk to their friends and get reacquainted with...

Initiative mothers from Germany have charged the state for having to take care of their children during the quarantine period. The bill takes into account the work itself, the cost of water, electricity and heating. One of the mothers calculated that her expenses amounted to 12,423 euros for six weeks of isolation. Such a women's initiative caused mixed reviews...

Almost every day news reports tell us about the effects of self-isolation and quarantine on nature. Wild animals, feeling free, take to the streets of many cities and neighborhoods around the world. Modern man, who long ago drove wild animals into zoos and sanctuaries, now feels cornered himself. In India and Spain, for example, people are struggling with abnormal...

According to Canalys, a global technology market research firm, global smartphone shipments fell 13% in the first months of 2020. In China, their shipments are down 18-23% compared to the same period in 2019, which is a big test for the industry. At the same time, such a rapid drop in supply should have led to an increase in the...

As I've been browsing my Facebook communities lately, I keep coming across cries for help from moms who are unexpectedly trapped at home with their children. A strange story unfolded. Suddenly no one knows what to do with them, how and what to do with them. And between the lines you can read the indignation and the quiet moaning,...

UN experts predict that more than 195 million people around the world will lose their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic in April-June 2020. By April 28, 2020, more than 30 million people in the European Union had already applied for public assistance, and in the United States, 80 million citizens receive $1,200 in stimulus payments. The aftermath of the...

The phone call caught me in the kitchen. My husband asked me to make pancakes, but Lena's trembling voice made me put the dough aside. Through her tears, she began to talk confusedly about another family quarrel. I was used to being a listener to all her conflicts with my husband, but I often found myself thinking that I...