The Living Earth company, registered in Bashkortostan, deceived hundreds of Russian cancer patients by selling them a non-working cancer medicine. The Shot telegram channel, close to the security forces, writes about this without citing sources. According to him, the owner of the company, Ruslan Maksyutov, and his partner Gennady Koshelev sold the “newest drug for cancer” called “Peptide T-1” for more than 99 million rubles in a year.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has declared the American "Temple of Satan" (The Satanic Temple - TST) an undesirable organization. The corresponding message appeared on the official website of the department. It says that TST was registered in the United States in 2012, and its founders were Harvard University graduates.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned US President-elect Donald Trump that a failed Ukraine deal could pose a “serious threat” to Washington. The British newspaper Financial Times (FT) writes about this. According to Rutte, a bad deal on Ukraine could benefit Moscow and bring it even closer to Beijing, Tehran and Pyongyang. “I cannot force the alliance members to discuss anything or stop talking about something. It's part of their daily work.

During the first half of 2024, Google removed more than 130 thousand pieces of content at the request of Russian authorities. This follows from Google's Transparency Report . Compared to last year, the number of deletions has decreased significantly. According to the same report, in the first half of 2023, Google removed more than 334 thousand pieces of content at the request of Russian authorities. In total, more than 416 thousand pieces of content were deleted in 2023.

The trial of former Nazi concentration camp guard Gregor Formanek, now 100 years old, may begin in Germany. He is suspected of complicity in the murder of 3.3 thousand people. The publication Juedische Allgemeine writes about this. According to him, in May 2024, the court of the city of Hanau refused to open an investigation against Formanek, citing his state of health. A forensic expert then concluded that the man was unfit to stand trial and be questioned.

The German island of Borkum will stop beating women at the annual Klaas festival, which has been held since the 19th century, DW quoted a statement from the organizers. During the event, men caught female residents of the city and beat them with cow horns. What was happening became widely known only a week ago, after a report on the NDR channel. The Klaasom Festival is held on the island of Borkum every year on the night of December 5–6, when the Catholic Church celebrates St. Nicholas Day.

Environmental activists have accused Coca-Cola of quietly stopping selling 25% of its products in reusable packaging or returnable glass and plastic bottles ahead of a UN summit on plastic pollution. The Guardian reports this. What happened to the Happy Meal The story of the iconic McDonald's set that changed the childhoods of millions of people around the world World 12 minute read According to the publication, the company made such a promise in 2022.

Dance teacher Shaktar Chochagai and other residents of the city of Kyzyl, the capital of the Republic of Tyva, organized a “Women's Party” party in one of the local restaurants. For this they were criticized on social networks, and the women had to apologize, 7x7 noted . According to the publication, the party took place on November 29. The attention of social network users was attracted by the stories posted from her, after which “Women’s Party” began to be discussed in many local public pages.

The Ministry of Finance does not expect dividends from Gazprom in 2025. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told RBC about this. After the minister’s statement, Gazprom shares fell by more than 4 percent, the publication notes. Help Kholod tell human stories We put people at the center of our journalism and talk about people who face injustice, but do not lose spirit and continue to fight for their rights and freedoms.

The head of the Kherson regional military administration, Alexander Prokudin, said that Russian troops are preparing for a new offensive on Kherson. The Financial Times reports this. Help Kholod tell human stories We put people at the center of our journalism and talk about people who face injustice, but do not lose spirit and continue to fight for their rights and freedoms.

48 thousand relatives of missing soldiers turned to the Ministry of Defense to take a DNA test. Deputy Minister of Defense Anna Tsivileva announced this at a round table in the State Duma; a fragment of the live broadcast was published by Astra. “As I already said, we take everything from relatives, they donate it for free. The Ministry of Internal Affairs receives from them - absolutely free of charge, at its own expense and also includes in its database all the relatives who contacted us.

In the United States, more than 150 million people suffer from mental illness due to exposure to lead in gasoline. CNN writes about this with reference to a study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. About 151 million of these diagnoses in the U.S. are attributed to patient exposure to lead, the study said. According to one of the study's authors, Dr.

Cash rubles account for only 15% of citizens' savings, writes RBC with reference to VTB. The bank attributed this to high deposit rates. Thus, according to the Central Bank, as of October 1 of this year, the amount of cash currently in the hands of Russians amounted to 15.92 trillion rubles. VTB Deputy Chairman Georgy Gorshkov at the 15th VTB Investment Forum “Russia Calling!” stated that this is the minimum for the entire period of observation.

Microplastics were found in the snow of Western Siberia. Polymer particles were found even in the most remote places from populated areas. This is stated in a study by scientists from Tomsk State University (TSU), which was published in the journal Environmental Pollution. “Our study of the prevalence of microplastics in Western Siberia covered a large area - from the Altai Mountains to the Arctic Circle.

More than 40 years have passed since the creation of the first Happy Meal, and now about a billion of these children's sets are sold annually around the world. For much of its history, however, Happy Meals have been criticized—by nutritionists and parents, environmental activists, and even nostalgic shoppers. “Cold” tells how the favorite children's set has evolved, what happened to the toys and why it will definitely not be the same as before.