In northeastern China's Liaoning province, an unspecified company forced its employees to perform a fire-swallowing stunt as part of a "team-building" exercise to allegedly overcome their fears and become more confident. This was reported by the South China Morning Post. According to the publication, an employee spoke about what was happening at the company on social networks. Xiaoxiang Morning News claims that the company is an educational organization.

A resident of the village of Shatki stabbed his son’s wife several times and then cut off her head, reports the Investigative Committee of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The man was detained and placed in a pre-trial detention center; investigators opened a murder case against him. Dirty place A schoolgirl said that she was kept in sex slavery by her classmates for six months.

The Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) ordered terrorist attacks from the Taliban and other groups in Afghanistan against the United States and its allies. For each killed soldier, the Taliban received about 200 thousand dollars, and in total the GRU paid the militants at least 30 million dollars. An investigation into this was published by The Insider and Der Spiegel.

The driver who blew up a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas used the ChatGPT chatbot in preparation for the attack. This was reported by local police sheriff Kevin McMahill, according to NBC News. According to the sheriff, 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger, using a chatbot, in particular, tried to find out how much explosive he would need and where he could buy it. “I think this is the first known case on U.S.

In Krasnoyarsk, a local resident found an advertisement for a drug store on a box of dried apricots, reports the telegram channel “Borus. People". A channel subscriber sent a photo of a box of dried apricots with a QR code printed on it, allegedly leading to the website of a store with prohibited substances. The man said that he bought dried apricots in a shop that sells vegetables and fruits. He also emphasized that the QR code is not pasted on, but rather printed on the packaging.

US President-elect Donald Trump posted a post on his Truth Social page in which the US and Canadian territories are painted together in the colors of the American flag. The picture is captioned with the phrase “Oh Canada.” Later, another post appeared on Trump’s page, in which Canada was also joined to the United States. The territories of both countries are signed with the words "United States". I moved to Portugal and became best friends with local grandfathers .

A resident of Bishkek said that her husband, while intoxicated, beat her and raped their 17-year-old daughter, who suffers from cerebral palsy. She shared what happened in a conversation with journalist Altynai Arstanbekova. The woman said that she was subjected to systematic violence by her husband for 24 years. According to her, one day when she returned home late, the man beat her so much that she could hardly walk.

More than 30 thousand residents of Los Angeles were forced to evacuate due to forest fires. The residence of current US Vice President Kamala Harris was also in the evacuation zone, NBC News reports . She herself is now in Washington. The fire initially broke out in Pacific Palisades, but due to high winds, the fire quickly spread to Santa Ana. At least 1,182 hectares of the Pacific Palisades area between the coastal communities of Santa Monica and Malibu are reported to have burned so far.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanded changes to Facebook's content moderation algorithm and a review of other security measures after his post from the hospital received few views. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) writes about this. Zuckerberg posted a photo taken after knee surgery in November 2023. The businessman said that he was hospitalized with a torn cruciate ligament during preparation for an MMA fight.

A resident of the city of Scottsdale in the US state of Arizona, Mike Jones boarded a driverless taxi from Waymo, owned by Alphabet, and tried to drive it to the airport. However, the car began to drive in circles in the parking lot. Jones captured the incident on video published by the BBC. As the publication notes, Jones was locked in the car and could not get out of the car, stop it or call for help.

In Belgium, the Federal Food Chain Safety Agency (AFSCA) has issued a warning to residents not to try to eat Christmas trees. The Guardian reports this. According to the publication, the warning appeared after a message appeared on the website of the city of Ghent in the Flanders region, known for its struggle to protect the environment, that in order to reduce the amount of waste, Christmas trees can be recycled and eaten.

According to a new study published in the European Heart Journal, the timing of drinking may influence the benefits of coffee. Scientists have found that the drink has the greatest beneficial effect on those who drink it in the morning, while those who drink coffee in the afternoon receive less benefit. The Guardian reports this.

A resident of the Kotelnichsky district is suspected of murdering his friend, whom he shot after confusing him with a wild animal. This was reported in the telegram channel of the Investigative Committee for the Kirov Region. The incident occurred on January 6 in a forest area a kilometer from the village of Valovy, Kotelnichsky district. According to investigators, that day two men, 60 and 65 years old, went hunting, taking hunting rifles with them. What do supporters of war think?

Russian distributors framed scenes of drug use in the romantic comedy Anora, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for a Golden Globe in five categories. The telegram channel “Commandant of the Cinema Fortress” drew attention to this. According to the telegram channel, footage of drug use was cut off in at least four scenes of the comedy. The viewer thus sees only part of what happens in the original version of the movie.

The owner of Tesla and social network X, Elon Musk, called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “girl” in response to his tweet rejecting Trump’s idea of ​​Canada joining the United States. Musk wrote that his statements were "not important as he is no longer the Governor of Canada." “Girl, you are no longer the governor of Canada, so it doesn’t matter what you say,” Musk wrote .