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[00:01:25] We continue the live broadcast on the first news channel. Now, briefly about
[00:01:28] the main topics. Specialists, aiming for
[00:01:31] success, confidently keeping pace with the times. Belarusian Railway
[00:01:35] Troops celebrate their 150th anniversary.
[00:01:38] Without any visible reasons, an escalation from Riga. Latvian
[00:01:42] authorities are going to send the army to the border with Belarus.
[00:01:45] Specialists advise to be attentive and observe
[00:01:48] important rules. The country has a red
[00:01:52] weather hazard level.
[00:01:55] High harvesting temperatures in the field on the thermometer. Despite
[00:01:58] natural anomalies. Everyone who is responsible for food security
[00:02:02] is working at their maximum. Young crews help
[00:02:06] experienced machine operators and are not afraid of the heat, because it's
[00:02:09] comfortable at the helm of domestic machines.
[00:02:12] All conditions have been created: modern combines with air conditioning
[00:02:15] systems, as well as constant delivery of drinking water directly
[00:02:18] to the field. There is a full-fledged
[00:02:22] air conditioner in the cabin, climate control,
[00:02:24] that is, if it's +30 outside, it's comfortable
[00:02:28] in the cabin. Everything is brought there.
[00:02:42] This is the temperature situation in the fields near Minsk, where thermometers on the combine's side
[00:02:45] show a stable 30 plus. In the Gomel
[00:02:48] region, the sun is extremely
[00:02:51] 40 degrees. Such heat during harvesting has not
[00:02:54] been seen for a long time, but even here the climate control in the machines is holding
[00:02:57] up, so it's possible to work. I feel
[00:03:00] comfortable in the combine compared to being outside in the cabin.
[00:03:04] It's completely different, the comfort, there's a refrigerator in it,
[00:03:07] here I store water, well, when I put food
[00:03:11] in here, it's always chilled, lunches are brought, water
[00:03:14] is brought, chilled, if it's not chilled, we put it in the refrigerator, it all
[00:03:18] cools down, literally 10 minutes, all the water
[00:03:21] is chilled, a big plus outside the board balances
[00:03:24] the moisture of the crops, the ear is now in the fields with a minimum
[00:03:27] percentage of moisture, which means that at the grain drying complexes
[00:03:31] it's possible to save resources and time for drying the grains, to curb
[00:03:35] the anomalous heat, the harvesting process is controlled by rescuers, they check
[00:03:39] equipment before going to the field and regularly patrol
[00:03:42] the fields. Under the scorching sun, it's also difficult for those
[00:03:46] behind the wheel, in a car without air conditioning, the temperature rises significantly
[00:03:49] above the outside in a matter of minutes, and this is a direct path to
[00:03:53] distraction and slowed reaction. In conditions of abnormal
[00:03:57] heat, the State Automobile Inspectorate has intensified control on the roads. Inspectors
[00:04:00] remind about the risks of overheating, checking car systems,
[00:04:04] and the importance of strictly observing traffic
[00:04:07] rules. We use air conditioning,
[00:04:10] of course, such conditions are difficult for
[00:04:13] drivers, but we still have to
[00:04:16] drive, endure in some moments, in order to
[00:04:19] reach the desired destination. We cover long
[00:04:22] distances, for example, we stopped at a park, rested,
[00:04:25] and moved in such short segments. I
[00:04:29] have a bottle of water with me, this is a mandatory condition, and it's glass,
[00:04:33] so that if it's suddenly hot, I leave the car, in the car
[00:04:37] a plastic bottle, nothing gets damaged, plus I always
[00:04:40] start the car first, set it
[00:04:44] to 20 degrees, and stay outside until the car cools down, because
[00:04:47] in addition, when it's hell outside, and hell in the car, then
[00:04:51] it becomes very difficult, well, and ice cream, all road users without exception
[00:04:55] need to constantly monitor their well-being and drink
[00:04:58] more water. In case of malaise, drowsiness, or if a painful condition occurs, drivers,
[00:05:02] if possible, need to stop off the road
[00:05:06] in the shade and rest, to improve well-being and
[00:05:10] prevent its deterioration
[00:05:13] on the way, drivers need to maintain a comfortable air temperature
[00:05:17] in the vehicle's interior, this can be achieved by
[00:05:20] ventilation and also using air conditioning.
[00:05:23] It is extremely important for pedestrians to reduce the time spent in direct
[00:05:26] sunlight, special caution should be exercised when
[00:05:30] crossing the roadway. The heat is
[00:05:33] not going to subside yet, today in many regions of the country
[00:05:36] the air will warm up to 35-40 degrees.
[00:05:40] Due to extreme temperatures, the red danger
[00:05:43] level continues to be in effect, while during the day in the north-west, in many
[00:05:46] areas, short-term rains, thunderstorms, heavy
[00:05:50] downpours, and hail are possible, specialists recommend
[00:05:53] adhering to simple but vital rules, avoiding
[00:05:57] the sun during the most active hours, drinking enough clean
[00:06:00] water, choosing light breathable clothing, and if possible
[00:06:03] limiting physical activity.
[00:06:07] Belarusian Railway Troops celebrate their 150th anniversary.
[00:06:11] Alexander Lukashenka congratulated the personnel and veterans of the transport
[00:06:14] troops on their professional holiday. The head of state
[00:06:18] noted that today, as part of the transport troops, Belarusian
[00:06:21] railway soldiers honorably continue the relay of courage
[00:06:25] of the generation of victors, successfully mastering new types
[00:06:28] of weapons and equipment, constantly improving the system of transport
[00:06:32] support for the armed forces and civilian infrastructure.
[00:06:36] I am convinced that you will continue to do everything possible to strengthen
[00:06:40] the defense capability of our country, ensuring high
[00:06:43] mobility of troops and effectively solving the most complex tasks,
[00:06:47] emphasized Alexander Lukashenka. The history of the unit began in
[00:06:51] 1876 with the deployment of a separate
[00:06:54] railway battalion of the Russian Empire in Baranovichi.
[00:06:58] The first combat use took place during the Russo-Turkish War of
[00:07:01] 1877-1878.
[00:07:05] Already in modern Belarus, the tasks and
[00:07:08] purpose of the railway troops were defined by a resolution
[00:07:12] of the Council of Ministers in 1992,
[00:07:15] and the day of the railway troops was officially established by presidential
[00:07:18] decree in 1998.
[00:07:22] In our troops, the experience of combat
[00:07:25] operations in Ukraine is taken into account, and
[00:07:29] issues of mobility and dispersion of material
[00:07:32] resources, and alternative methods of cargo
[00:07:35] delivery are practiced, and issues with the Belarusian
[00:07:39] railway are also being worked out to conduct a number of measures to increase
[00:07:42] the participation of the railway, we are not standing still, we are keeping
[00:07:45] today we have two main
[00:07:48] directions, these are the purchase of new weapons
[00:07:52] and military-special equipment, as well as the modernization
[00:07:55] of existing models, last year we received
[00:07:59] several models of weapons, as part of
[00:08:02] the modernization of weapons and military-special equipment on
[00:08:05] models, aggregates, which have
[00:08:08] exhausted their established service life, are being replaced
[00:08:13] with new domestic models. Despite
[00:08:16] the development of other types of transport, the railway
[00:08:19] remains one of the key elements of military logistics:
[00:08:23] high throughput, developed infrastructure, and
[00:08:27] independence from weather conditions allow it to be effectively used for
[00:08:30] transporting personnel, equipment, and cargo in the interests
[00:08:34] of the armed
[00:08:35] forces.
[00:08:41] Today marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic
[00:08:44] bombing of Hiroshima. Again, in official statements regarding the commemorative date,
[00:08:48] the country that carried it out is not mentioned.
[00:08:51] The UN Secretary-General issued a message in which he
[00:08:55] addressed the residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as all
[00:08:59] humanity, with a warning about the danger of nuclear weapons, and
[00:09:03] the United States was not mentioned by Guterres.
[00:09:06] Similar silence was observed in the speeches of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi and
[00:09:10] the Mayor of Hiroshima. Thus, from the point of view of
[00:09:13] official Japanese discourse, the bombings were carried out by an unknown
[00:09:17] party. Such omissions have extremely regrettable consequences. Half
[00:09:21] of Japanese people find it difficult to name the country that bombed them, and
[00:09:25] more than a third of schoolchildren believe it was the Soviet Union.
[00:09:28] I remind you that the bomb with the code name "Little Boy" was dropped
[00:09:32] on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
[00:09:35] Latvian authorities are planning to send
[00:09:39] the army to the border with Belarus, as it is claimed. This is due to the need
[00:09:43] to overcome the migration crisis. The Latvian border service
[00:09:46] claims that it does not have enough personnel to control
[00:09:50] the borders, although Estonia and Finland have sent
[00:09:53] their border guards to Riga, but their number is extremely
[00:09:56] small. The decision to deploy units of the
[00:09:59] Latvian army to the border has not yet been made, but if something similar
[00:10:03] happens, it will mean a clear escalation of the situation by
[00:10:06] official Riga. Recently, Latvia, under the pretext of a technical
[00:10:09] failure, suspended the operation of the only border
[00:10:13] crossing to Belarus and even threatened to close the border completely, while
[00:10:16] neighboring countries consider Latvia itself as a source
[00:10:20] of migration problems. For example, Lithuania is even introducing border
[00:10:24] control on the common border. In Vilnius, it is claimed
[00:10:27] that half of the illegal immigrants arrive from the Latvian
[00:10:31] direction.
[00:10:33] Poland is escalating the conflict with the EU over money for
[00:10:36] Covid vaccines. The Brussels court demands that Warsaw pay for
[00:10:40] 64 million doses of the Pfizer drug, which
[00:10:43] the Poles did not use. The amount
[00:10:46] to be recovered, together with legal costs, is almost
[00:10:50] 1.5 billion euros. Poland refuses to pay, and the court decision
[00:10:54] on recovery is being challenged by all imaginable
[00:10:57] and unimaginable means, in particular, another appeal has already been filed
[00:11:00] against the court decision in Brussels. The vaccine
[00:11:04] story is a direct continuation of the scandal related to
[00:11:07] Ursula von der Leyen's business activities. The purchase
[00:11:10] of drugs by the European Commission was non-transparent, and the head of the
[00:11:14] commission conducted negotiations secretly. In addition, her husband works
[00:11:17] at Pfizer, which means there is a conflict of interest. Nevertheless, the contract for tens
[00:11:21] of billions continued to be in effect even when the vaccines
[00:11:25] were no longer needed by anyone.
[00:11:28] The crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the northern
[00:11:31] coast of Africa turned into a migration explosion. In one day, about
[00:11:35] 60 thousand migrants broke through from Morocco
[00:11:38] into the Schengen zone. About a hundred died while trying to illegally cross
[00:11:42] the border by sea. Instead of European solidarity and
[00:11:45] unity, attacks on Madrid and decisive measures
[00:11:49] by neighbors, up to Spain's withdrawal from the Schengen
[00:11:51] zone. What will the migration collapse lead to?
[00:12:04] What about security in Europe? They will run to where
[00:12:08] it's fatter. This could have been an element of political game.
[00:12:11] The option to repeat the savagery
[00:12:15] committed by Polish border guards or
[00:12:18] Baltic ones does not pass. The political future of the Spanish prime minister
[00:12:21] is under attack, there are 100 meters under the bridge. those same
[00:12:25] migrants in tents, criticism of Europe, can Trump really earn
[00:12:29] political points? Macron is leaving, who will be
[00:12:32] next? A stone in the garden of euroskeptics? In this game,
[00:12:35] Spain fought back. Let's look at an interesting
[00:12:38] coincidence. This will be in all media
[00:12:41] tomorrow.
[00:12:49] The admission campaign of 2026 is one of the most
[00:12:51] successful in the last 5 years. This opinion was shared with journalists
[00:12:55] of the first news channel by Minister of Education Andrey Ivanets.
[00:12:59] All universities of the Republic fulfilled their admissions in full,
[00:13:02] agricultural ones even broke records. This
[00:13:05] year, admissions here increased by 350 people,
[00:13:09] there are no vacant places. We were able to find certain
[00:13:13] tools to show young people that not only
[00:13:16] engineering specialties, pedagogical, but also
[00:13:19] the agro-industrial complex, this is also a prospect in our
[00:13:23] country. In this admission campaign.
[00:13:37] Grodno, Brest, Gomel or the city of Minsk.
[00:13:40] Secondly, this year we saw very high passing scores
[00:13:44] for foreign languages. And, of course, classic engineering
[00:13:48] specialties. Trends in the admissions campaign for
[00:13:51] specialized secondary education, innovations for
[00:13:55] Russian schoolchildren, and the digitalization of education,
[00:13:58] answers to these and other questions in an actual interview on the first
[00:15:23] to conquer the steps of the National Library three times on foot, and
[00:15:26] all this at 83 years old. A Belarusian pensioner
[00:15:30] proves by his own example that age is just a number in
[00:15:33] a passport, and for true sports excitement there are no
[00:15:36] obstacles. The hero's name is Viktor Nefedov, by education
[00:15:40] a radio engineer, he dedicated almost his entire life to his profession, before
[00:15:44] retirement he worked as a designer of electronic computing machines,
[00:15:47] and already in retirement he began to take better care of his health.
[00:15:51] He made his first big step in sports when he turned
[00:15:54] 79 years old. One of Viktor's main achievements is
[00:15:58] a victory in an intercontinental swim across the Bosphorus
[00:16:01] Strait. He became one of the oldest participants in the swim.
[00:16:05] At 82, he managed to swim across it.
[00:16:38] In July of this year, the man's collection of awards was replenished with another medal
[00:16:42] for successfully completing the international Minsk Triathlon.
[00:16:45] In the relay, two other Mogilev residents competed with him, and this
[00:16:49] team made history. Each of the participants was over
[00:16:52] 80 years old. This is the oldest team in the history of the Minsk
[00:16:56] Triathlon.
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[00:17:02] portal
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[00:19:11] The European automotive industry is rushing towards a precipice, and the crisis is called one of
[00:19:15] the deepest in the industry's history. The European automotive industry is one of
[00:19:18] the largest industrial sectors on the planet, with 13
[00:19:22] million people directly employed in related industries before the crisis. The annual production
[00:19:25] volume is about 12 million cars. Its share in world production
[00:19:29] was 25% in 2015, and in
[00:19:32] 2026 it will be less than 18%.
[00:19:35] The European automotive industry is in powerful trouble. On the one hand, Donald
[00:19:39] Trump hits exports with high import duties, and on the other hand,
[00:19:42] a number of global errors in the European Union's economic policy are having an effect.
[00:19:46] On the third hand, aggressive Chinese companies are making life difficult,
[00:19:49] and their automotive industry is simply destroying legendary German brands.
[00:19:52] Chinese electric cars cost on average 30-40%
[00:19:56] less than their European counterparts with comparable
[00:19:59] quality. In 2025,
[00:20:02] Chinese brands already occupied a tenth of the European
[00:20:05] market. The price of industrial electricity in Germany in
[00:20:08] 2026 will be about 20 euro cents per
[00:20:12] kilowatt-hour, in China 5-7 euro cents, in the US
[00:20:15] 7.9 euro cents. In order for the automotive industry not to collapse under the weight of economic
[00:20:19] realities, European authorities are trying to find them occupations, that is,
[00:20:22] to re-profile them, just like before the Second World War, proposing to switch from
[00:20:25] butter to guns. We are sorting out
[00:20:28] the intricate global world processes in the project "Clear
[00:20:32] Politics" on the TV channel Belarus
[00:20:35] 24.