The Chinese military is building barges that could likely be used to invade Taiwan, The Telegraph writes , noting that similar vessels were used by Allied forces during the Normandy landings during World War II. Experts interviewed by a British newspaper concluded that the barges could prove “critical in an amphibious invasion” of the island.

The former head of Rosmolodezh Vasily Yakemenko, in an interview with blogger Stanislav Rozhenkov, called personal enrichment the main result of his work and stated that the “Ours” movement he created was supposed to “fuck the white ribbon people.” First Department lawyer Evgeniy Smirnov considers the ex-official’s statement to be sufficient reason, at a minimum, for a pre-investigation check in cases of creating an extremist community and embezzlement.

In Mexico City, security forces are looking for 34-year-old Russian woman Olga Idelevich. Her six-year-old son Omar died in hospital on December 31 from starvation, reports the Mexican news portal SDPNoticias. According to the publication, on December 30, Idelevich turned to doctors for help, telling them that her child was not feeling well. When the ambulance arrived, doctors found the child lying in bed unconscious.

Rent of all types of apartments in Russia has risen in price to 31.4% in 2024. According to the general director of the federal portal World of Apartments, this growth is due to inflation, the abolition of preferential mortgages in the primary market, as well as a high key rate. TASS writes about this.

Russians spent about 1.6 trillion rubles on medicines in 2024. The greatest demand was for nasal decongestants, painkillers, antipyretics and drugs for the treatment of venous diseases. RBC writes about this with reference to data from the Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies (CRPT). The top sellers in 2024 were nasal decongestants based on xylometazoline.

Every fourth Russian dreams of sometimes taking a pet with him to work. Such conclusions are presented in a new study by the SuperJob portal, which was published by RIA Novosti. Now, according to recruiters, 12% of surveyed companies allow bringing pets to work, where working conditions allow this. At the same time, 26% of respondents among employees support such an initiative, and 39% are against it. “Among those who do not keep cats and dogs, this figure is even higher - 43%.

Reporters from Finnish public broadcaster Yle sampled six toilets in the Finnish parliament during a Christmas party in December. They said the analysis revealed traces of three drugs: ecstasy, cocaine and amphetamine. Drug samples were allegedly taken in three booths on two different floors - on the fifth, where the party took place, and on the third. Videos of the process itself are published on the Yle website.

The court sentenced a Kansk resident to 1.5 years in a general regime colony for attempted robbery. As stated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, a 53-year-old woman tried to steal a bag from an unknown man, but he was able to get away from her. According to the resident, the stranger did not show her “gentlemanly respect.” Later, her friends beat the man.

The pregnant wife of Arsenal striker Kai Havertz, Sofia Havertz, said she received threatening messages from fans wishing she would have a miscarriage after her husband missed the decisive goal in the match against Manchester United. in the FA Cup. “Scythe” drew attention to this. According to the publication, Kai Havertz missed the decisive kick in the penalty shootout. As a result, Arsenal were eliminated from the tournament.

Workers in the factories of the clothing brand Shein work 10-12 hours, 6-7 days a week. The BBC writes about this, citing the words of the production employees themselves. The publication states that the publication's journalists spoke with more than 20 workers working in 10 different factories. “We usually work 10, 11 or 12 hours a day,” a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi, who did not want to give her name, told the publication. “We work about three hours less on Sundays,” she added.

Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov accused airline staff of rudeness and provocation when they removed him from a flight to the United States. He outlined his version of what happened in a post on Instagram. “The woman who approached me with questions was very rude from the very beginning.

On January 12, St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport suspended operations twice due to heavy snowfall. A day later, there are still passengers at the airport who are unable to fly to several destinations at once. This was reported by the telegram channel “Caution, News”. According to the telegram channel, passengers who were planning to fly on Aeroflot flights to Volgograd, Mineralnye Vody, Murmansk and Kaliningrad have been at the airport for more than 27 hours.

In Ulan-Ude, an unnamed man, while intoxicated, attacked a woman waiting for a taxi and raped her. This was reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee for the Republic of Buryatia. According to the press release, the incident occurred back in October of this year. Then the accused, while intoxicated, found himself in the city center and attacked a woman who was waiting for a taxi near a restobar.

Ryanair has called on European authorities to limit the sale of alcoholic drinks in bars and duty-free areas at airports to two servings. The Guardian reports this. According to the publication, the airline made such a proposal after it sued an unnamed passenger and demanded compensation of 15 thousand euros for redirecting a plane flying from Dublin to the island of Lanzarote to Porto in April last year.

Members of Generation Z, better known as Zoomers, are willing to pay top dollar for simple household chores, such as replacing light bulbs. The British publication The Telegraph writes about this.