The German non -profit organization JX Fund published a report on Russian independent media, which says that Google, Apple, Meta and Tiktok continue to observe Russian policy regarding the media to the detriment of freedom of speech.

The police in the southeastern part of Portland (Oregon) stopped two people who were traveling in a stolen car. In the car, the police found a bag with the inscription “definitely not a bag full of drugs”, in which there were drugs. This was reported by the daily newspaper The Oregonian with reference to the local police. According to the publication, the car was 37-year-old Mia Rochel Baggenstos and 35-year-old Reginald Lamont Reynolds.

Sales of Russian love novels in nine months of 2024 grew by almost 40%. This was reported by RBC with reference to the statistics of the City City chain stores. The readers showed the most interest to the books of Anna Jane, Asi Lavrinovich and Ana Sherry. RBC notes that love prose has become the fastest growing genre on sales dynamics. “Most of the readers today are those for whom reading is a way to get away from negative events, relax, to be alone with you.

The Portuguese parliament approved the amendments to the immigration law providing for the issuance of humanitarian visas. This was announced by a member of the liberal initiative party Pavel Elizarov on his page on the social network X, as well as the Correio da Manha and CNN newspaper.

The Russian language teacher at the Khabarovsk College of Transport Technologies Sergey Pavlovich dragged his student from the audience during the couple, pulling it on the floor. This was reported by the telegram channels Shot and Baza . According to Shot, the witnesses of the incident told two different versions of what happened. According to one of them, the teacher got angry due to the student’s incorrect response, on the other-the students themselves tried to disrupt the lesson.

Norway became the first country, where the number of electric vehicles exceeded the number of cars on gasoline. This was made possible thanks to the policy of "the pollutant must pay." For several decades, the authorities have been stimulating citizens to switch to electric cars: they have been exempted from taxes, give discounts on parking and allowed to travel in a dedicated lane.

On the night of October 12, the security forces burst into two Moscow gay club “Central Station” and “Three Monkeys”, whose visitors celebrated the International Day of the Kaminauta. It is reported by the Telegram channel Shot and MSK1 . According to Shot, the security forces in masks and with machine guns laid a face on the floor of about 200 people in the Central Station club on Leninskaya Sloboda Street. They seized the club’s documentation, and his guests were checked for drugs.

There are prisons in the world that look better than hotels, and hotels resembling places of imprisonment. In many developed countries, it is believed that the prison is needed not only for punishment, but also for rehabilitation: for example, in Scandinavia, prisoners create comfortable conditions to help them return to normal life. And in some European prisons there are training and employment programs so that convicts can integrate into society after liberation.

The court in the British city Chelmsford sentenced 36-year-old Virginia McCallow to life imprisonment, who killed her parents and hid their bodies in the house for four years. It is reported by The Guardian. According to the prosecutor Lisa Wilding, Virginia poisoned her father in June 2019, pouring chopped prescription drugs into his food and drinks.

Throughout Europe, ski resorts begin to experience serious difficulties due to lack of snow. The reason is global warming: because of it, glaciers are melting at the tops, and snow lines go higher. It is reported by The Guardian. According to the publication, while some resorts are trying to escape with artificial snow, others simply do not open the season. And some are completely closed.

The Times , The New Yorker , El Pais and Der Spiegel published the first excerpts from Alexei Navalny’s memoirs, which he began to write in 2021 after the “newcomer” and treatment in Berlin. In the book, entitled “Patriot”, which should be released on October 22 of this year, the politician admitted that he could die in prison without waiting for liberation.

Kentukki sued Tiktok and accused her of that the company's application was specially developed in such a way that it would cause dependence in children and adolescents. This is indicated by the internal documents of the company, which were at the disposal of representatives of the state and journalists. It is reported by AP News.

The head of the Outdoor Play and Learning (Opal) organization, which helps schools improve the conditions for children's games, Michael Follet said that dirt is an important gaming element for the child. Other experts agree with him - in particular, scientists studying child psychology, and biologists. They note that children's game spaces make more and more sterile, thereby depriving children of a chance to get closer to nature. It is reported by The Guardian.