Researchers from the University of Padua in Italy have published for the first time direct evidence that PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds) lead to cardiovascular disease. Scientists call these compounds “forever chemicals” because PFAS are virtually indestructible. They were previously considered dangerous, but only now has evidence been found that PFAS have caused fatal diseases, The Guardian reports .

A cat who loved to get into boxes was accidentally sent by mail a thousand kilometers from home. The owners traveled one and a half thousand kilometers to return her, writes the BBC. The animal, named Galeana, disappeared from a home in Utah in early April. She was eventually found by an Amazon employee in one of the packages her family sent to California. The animal was discovered almost a week after being sent in a box with boots.

Young people around the world complain that they have nothing to live on, and envy the generation of their parents. Is everything really so bad? If you spend a couple of hours watching the reels and Tiktoks of the Zumers (and about them), then for the generation Z will become truly alarming. Especially for those who live in prosperous regions - countries of Europe, Great Britain, Canada or the USA. They do not have enough money for food and housing.

A report was drawn up against 25-year-old Moscow resident Stas Netesov for “discrediting” the army after he went to the police to report the theft. The reason was his blue-yellow hair, he told OVD-Info and Mediazona . On April 28, Netesov came to the Ministry of Internal Affairs office in the Tverskoy district to write a statement about the theft. The night before, unknown assailants attacked him in the center of Moscow when he was returning home from work.

The Ukrainian girl Margarita Prokopenko, who was adopted by the leader of the A Just Russia party Sergei Mironov, has a legal guardian and a sister. This was reported by the Ukrainian publication TSN. Mironov’s wife Inna Varlamova took 10-month-old Margarita Prokopenko and two-year-old Ilya Vashchenko from the occupied part of the Kherson region in the summer of 2022. Before the war, both children were kept in a local orphanage.

After a raid by security forces at the Nizhny Novgorod club "Hate", where a concert of the thrash metal band "Corrosion of Metal" was taking place, its drummer Mark Beygun fell into a coma. The frontman of the group, Sergei “Spider” Troitsky, wrote about this on the social network VKontakte. He also said that Metal Corrosion is suspending its activities. “What are your plans? None.

The State Duma is preparing to ban the circulation of cryptocurrencies The corresponding bill has been submitted to the lower house of parliament. If adopted, Russia may ban the circulation of cryptocurrencies from September 1, making an exception for miners and test projects of the Central Bank.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) may bring charges against senior Israeli government officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The reason for this could be the ongoing military conflict with Hamas. The American newspaper The New York Times (NYT) writes about this with reference to Israeli officials. Five of the publication's interlocutors said that in Israel they are seriously afraid that the court will issue arrest warrants for local officials.

Member of the Yakut Parliament from United Russia Vladimir Poskachin complained that he was prohibited from smoking indoors, including at work. A video of his speech was published by Sakha Life. Speaking at the meeting, Poskachin said that he no longer likes going to restaurants because smoking is prohibited. “You can't rest. You sit, drink normally... without smoking! If you want to smoke, you have to go out. It has already become uncomfortable to sit in a restaurant.

The legendary actor and honorary citizen of Chechnya is accused of rape. It is protected by the elite and even the president of France In Paris, they detained and sent actor Gerard Depardieu: he is accused of sexualized violence. There are many accusations - more than 10 women put them forward.

In 2023, the largest European banks that continue to operate in Russia paid a total of 800 million euros in taxes to the Russian budget. The Financial Times newspaper writes about this. The publication notes that this amount is four times more than in the pre-war years.

French actor Gerard Depardieu was detained in Paris in connection with allegations of sexualized violence. This was reported by local TV channel BFMTV. According to him, the detention is related to charges brought against Depardieu by two women. One of them, 53-year-old Amelie, said that Depardieu grabbed her and touched her private parts during the filming of the film “Green Shutters” in 2021, released a year later.

The Telegram administration blocked chatbots in which Ukrainian intelligence services and the military collected the information they needed. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. They clarified that a number of “official bots that countered Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine” were blocked, including the “Main Intelligence Bot” created by the department. The blocking itself was called “unreasonable” by the GUR.

Since April 28, Pulkovo Airport has temporarily stopped accepting luggage that passengers themselves wrap in cling film. Fontanka reports this with reference to the airport's press service. Passengers are required to pack their bags and suitcases only in the film that is used at the airport.

More than 70% of young Russians said that content from other people makes them doubt their financial well-being. This was reported by Forbes with reference to a survey by the PR agency and the Position research center, which was conducted at the request of Forbes Young. The survey involved 1,288 residents of large cities aged 16 to 27 years. The majority of respondents were representatives of the so-called generation Z, that is, zoomers born since 1997.