Google search engine is likely testing a new feature that will allow users to find out information about any file downloaded from a computer. A screen recording demonstrating the operation of a possible new feature was posted by X (former Twitter) user Khushal Bherwani. Bherwani's message was noticed by the search engine portal Seroundtable. Khushal Bherwani posted a screen recording of a supposedly new Google search feature in action on December 16th.

Prices for red caviar in Russia have decreased, and after the New Year they are likely to fall by another 10%. Chairman of the Fishing Union Alexander Panin spoke about this. According to him, this year the price per kilogram of red caviar soared to 13 thousand rubles, but traders “overheated” the market and last week prices fluctuated from 9.5 to 11.5 thousand rubles. For example, last year a kilogram of caviar cost about six to eight thousand rubles.

CNN has published what it claims is a French police report containing thousands of messages from 71-year-old Dominique Pélicot discussing the rape of his then-wife, Gisèle Pélicot. The man drugged her for years and then allowed strangers on the internet to rape her. In total, according to the TV channel, Giselle was raped more than 200 times by 70 men.

Disney has cut scenes from Pixar's animated series "Win or Lose" that refer to an undisclosed character's transgender status. The Guardian writes about this. “When it comes to animated content for younger audiences, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain topics with their children on their own and at their own time,” Disney said in a statement. The premiere of the new animated series “Victory or Lose” will take place in February 2025.

The North Korean army lost several hundred people killed and wounded in the Kursk region, a senior US official told CNN. On December 14, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine reported that North Korean losses amounted to about 200 people. According to a CNN source, the DPRK army has suffered losses among military personnel of all ranks, including leaders in command posts. He emphasized that North Korean troops had never participated in hostilities before.

In Moscow, unknown people tried to hack a Yandex delivery robot that was delivering sink cleaning product to customers. RBC writes about this with reference to a company representative. “There was no theft of valuable cargo. The sink cleaner carried by the delivery robot was not damaged. There was an attempt at hacking, but we refute the fact of theft - the contents of the robot remained in place,” the Yandex press service reported.

In China, a man surnamed Zhang in his 40s was helping his schoolboy son with his homework when he suddenly felt short of breath and chest pain. He was taken to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed him with a heart attack. This was reported by the South China Morning Post. According to the publication, Zhang’s son was preparing for the high school entrance exams. At the hospital, doctors performed an emergency operation on the man to bypass the artery and thereby saved his life.

Some Chinese automakers may leave Russia in 2025 due to lack of demand and a large number of similar models. Alexander Shaprinsky, commercial director of the Pragmatika dealership network, told Autostat about this. According to him, we are talking primarily about the brands Livan, Kaiyi, SWM, Foton and other manufacturers with a small customer base, since dealers have already stopped investing in them.

The US Prevention Task Force has recommended that women who have entered menopause and men over 60 years of age should not use vitamin D and calcium supplements to prevent falls and fractures. This was reported by The Washington Post. Experts say the effectiveness of vitamin D and calcium is not well proven, and previous studies have found no benefits of vitamin D supplementation for bone health.

From mid-2023, the share of Russian gas in EU imports began to grow for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. By the first quarter of this year, Russia's share among gas suppliers to Europe grew to 19 percent, Bloomberg reports , citing data from the European Commission. Not that Maria Zakharova Their namesakes are suffering from sanctions against Russian officials.

Scientists from the University of Barcelona found that wine was good for the heart. One glass of wine at night can halve the risk of heart attack and stroke, the European Society of Cardiology reports on its website. The researchers concluded that wine had a “much greater protective effect” than previously thought. Spanish scientists say one bottle of wine a week can be as beneficial as taking statins, the main drugs prescribed to lower blood cholesterol levels.

A 54-year-old resident of the city of Bugulma in Tatarstan, who organized children's parties, annually dressed as Father Frost and invited children to his home, was detained by police on suspicion of sexualized violence against a 6-year-old girl. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs , the department of the Investigative Committee and the Tatar-Inform publication.

A released prisoner from a secret prison near Damascus who told CNN he was an ordinary citizen turned out to be a senior intelligence lieutenant in the Bashar al-Assad regime. This was first reported by the Verify-Sy project, which allegedly specializes in fact checking, and then confirmed by CNN itself. In an American TV channel broadcast last week, journalist Clarissa Ward, accompanied by an opposition fighter, visited one of the secret prisons of the overthrown Assad regime.

A UK court has ruled that masculinity blogger Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate could be seized $3.4 million for failing to pay taxes on their business for eight years. The police departments of Cornwall and Devon filed a claim for seizure. AP News reports this. The lawsuit specifically names the Tate brothers and the girl, whose name has not been disclosed.

Russians regularly face problems abroad due to namesakes under EU and US sanctions. In conversations with Kholod, seven interlocutors said that they experience difficulties in receiving money transfers, opening a bank account and returning goods, and this also interferes with their work - one of the interviewees said that he lost a customer because of his namesake.