What does Texas represent?

 

1. It is one of the most crucial states for the U.S. economy, contributing 9% to the country's total GDP.
2. It serves as a hub for American oil production. In terms of oil extraction volume, Texas ranks third in the world, following Russia and Saudi Arabia.
3. In 2021, Elon Musk relocated Tesla's headquarters to Texas. The state is home to the SpaceX Starbase and major facilities for the production of modern rockets.
4. If Texas were an independent country, with a GDP of $1.8 trillion, it would have the 12th largest economy globally, surpassing South Korea, Brazil, Australia, and Spain.
5. The GDP per capita is $78,000, compared to $12,000 in China, $34,000 in South Korea, and $51,000 in Germany.

Disease X. What is it, and why is everyone talking about a new 'pandemic'?

A strange and unfounded panic has gripped the Ukrainian internet and social media. Thousands of Ukrainians are actively searching for the term "disease X" online, and some media outlets are already publishing headlines about a possible new virus, its threat, and symptoms.

However, "disease X" is just a conditional name for a potentially unknown infection that could cause a more serious pandemic than even COVID-19, which has already claimed the lives of over 6 million people since the end of 2019. Why has this become relevant now?

January 11: all about this day

 

On January 11, the world observes International Thank You Day. In Albania, it is Republic Day, in Tunisia, Children's Defense Day, in Morocco, Independence Manifesto Day, and in Scotland, it marks the eve of the Old New Year.

On January 11, 1755, one of the founding fathers of the United States, Alexander Hamilton, was born. He served as the first Secretary of the Treasury in the U.S., and in 1922, the world's first person was saved using insulin.

The Orthodox Church honors the memory of Theodosius the Great on this day.