The Bitcoin exchange rate to the dollar has reached a new historical high. For the first time they give more than 100 thousand dollars in a moment, it follows from the data of trading platforms. Thus, on the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, record values ​​were recorded early in the morning. At 5:39, the rate exceeded the $100 thousand mark for the first time, and two hours later the coin was already trading at a price of $103 thousand.

The Khoroshevsky Court of Moscow arrested an employee of a capital massage parlor, a 39-year-old citizen of Tajikistan, on charges of sexualized violence against a client. “The court decision granted the investigator’s request to choose a preventive measure in the form of detention in relation to Pulodzoda Zavkibek Tochidin, accused of committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 132 of the Criminal Code (Violent acts of a sexual nature),” the court said.

A court in the Sverdlovsk region has begun considering a criminal case against a resident of the city of Pervouralsk, whose name has not been released, who is accused of torturing and murdering his two-year-old stepdaughter. This was reported on the website of the Investigative Committee for the Sverdlovsk Region.

The Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported that Ukrainian diplomatic circles have been discussing for several weeks a possible “golden exile” to London for the country’s President Vladimir Zelensky. According to the publication, it is being prepared by the European authorities. El Mundo writes that the “exile” should be organized during the presidential elections in Ukraine, which were supposed to take place in 2023, but were postponed due to the war.

The Russian Ministry of Transport has approved a new procedure for collecting fees for regular air transportation of passengers and baggage, calculated on the basis of tariffs and fees. The corresponding document was published on the portal of legal acts. The department's order states that passengers who for any reason missed their flight will be able to use a return ticket. The regulation will come into force on September 1, 2025. Serbia will suffer the most from climate change in Europe.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that the chairman of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, and the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, “are not sitting in their places.” This is how he reacted to the case of 14-year-old Chechen teenager Muslim Murdiev, who has been under house arrest for seven months because of a fight in the park. Kadyrov’s commentary was published by the Grozny State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.

Russian wine producers are developing a new container for sparkling wines - aluminum cans. This is happening against the backdrop of rapid growth in sales of sparkling wine, writes Kommersant. The increase in the production of sparkling wine in cans is a global trend, noted Pavel Shapkin, head of the Center for the Development of National Alcohol Policy.

Ukraine's allies in the war with Russia decided to change their strategy. Instead of fighting for total victory, NATO countries will try to put Ukraine in a better position to fend off a Russian offensive or negotiate a possible ceasefire. Bloomberg reports this citing unnamed sources.

A resident of St. Petersburg tried to mail Santa Claus's bag, which was stuffed with euro cash, silver jewelry and pills. This was reported by the Federal Customs Service. The parcel was supposed to go to Riga, but customs officers detected contraband during scanning.

Mexican police have captured and extradited to the United States Benjamin Williams, who had been wanted for three years for the murder of his girlfriend. A resident of Mexico recognized Williams thanks to a TikTok with his photo, which was published immediately after the murder. CNN reports this. In July 2021, Benjamin Williams and his ex-girlfriend Joana Peca agreed to meet so he could see his four-month-old son. Williams made an appointment at the cemetery where his sister was buried.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is taking advantage of loopholes in federal estate and gift taxes that allow him to hide as much as $8 billion from the US government. The New York Times (NYT) writes about this with reference to tax returns. The United States has had a property tax since 1916. A typical married couple can pass on up to $27 million in assets to their heirs tax-free. If the inheritance is worth more than this amount, then it is taxed at a rate of 40%.

Deputy of the regional parliament of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Vasily Zhukov proposed introducing administrative liability in the form of a fine for refusing to vote in elections. The politician wrote about this on his VKontakte page. “In my opinion, there should be an administrative penalty for not participating in voting in elections. I believe that every person over 18 years of age is responsible for the lives of the next generations.

The vast majority of Russians are confident that they will not be able to fulfill the dream of buying their own apartment. Nevertheless, Russians believe that they can easily buy a car or a summer cottage. The Izvestia newspaper writes about this with reference to a study by Anderida Financial Group. The founder of Anderida Financial Group, Alexey Tarapovsky, said that in the current economic situation, Russians have divided their desires into feasible and unrealistic.

In New York on the morning of December 4, Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the largest private insurance company in the United States, was shot dead, The New York Times reports . Three shell casings were found at the crime scene; 50-year-old Thompson died in hospital from his gunshot wounds. Brian Thompson was killed outside the New York Hilton Midtown hotel around seven in the morning.

The book “Flash. The unknown history of HIV in the USSR” by Irina Roldugina and Katerina Suverina. In it, researchers explain why, despite a big head start in the fight against HIV, Russia today is among the leaders in the spread of the virus.