30-year-old bank employee Katerina (at the request of the heroine, her last name is not indicated) moved to Australia, hoping to find a job in her specialty in the new country. But everything didn’t go according to plan: first she got a job on a cotton farm, and then went into a mine. Katerina told Kholod how she works in a “male” job in extreme conditions and why people from European countries with higher education choose hard physical labor. It's very difficult.

The Russian economy lost almost $12 billion due to internet shutdowns in 2025, affecting 146 million Russians. These calculations are provided by the Top10VPN portal, which specializes in reviews of services for bypassing blocking. In total, over the past 12 months, the Internet in Russia was turned off for more than 37 thousand hours.

Dozens of sheep burst into a Penny supermarket in the German region of Bavaria and paralyzed its work for 20 minutes, writes The Telegraph. Approximately 50 sheep separated from the herd and entered the store building through open doors - they walked in the checkout area past surprised customers. Store staff attempted to shoo the animals away by banging on the checkout counters.

Stranger Things fans have paralyzed the Netflix streaming service trying to watch an episode that doesn't actually exist. The tabloid Mirror writes about this, data about the failure is confirmed by the Downdetector service. The reason was a theory called ConformityGate - fans of the series believed that the final episode shown on the night of December 31 was fake, and seven days later the “real” one would be released on Netflix.

The Iraqi government has approved the nationalization of operations at the West Qurna 2 oil field, which is operated by the Russian company Lukoil. In the next 12 months, the state-owned company Basra Oil will develop it, Reuters writes , citing sources. Previously, the agency noted that this field is the most valuable of Lukoil’s foreign assets and one of the largest in the world. Within a year, Basra Oil will independently look for a buyer for this asset.

EU countries have begun to take seriously US President Donald Trump's statements about his desire to gain control of the Danish island of Greenland. Politico writes about this with reference to anonymous sources in NATO. European politicians are "desperately" looking for a plan to stop Trump. “We must be prepared for direct confrontation with Trump. He is aggressive and we need to be prepared,” an EU diplomat told reporters.

The ideal partner for Russians wears casual clothes, has a higher education and is a reliable and financially stable person. Ksenia Sobchak writes about this with reference to a study by the Twinby dating service. The majority of Russians want their partner to be older or the same age as them - this was answered by 58% and 34% of respondents, respectively. At the same time, 52% of respondents believe that they will be able to meet a person who matches their idea of ​​an ideal partner.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has issued an official statement in connection with the seizure of the Marinera oil tanker, registered under the Russian flag, by the US coast guard and armed forces.

A Russian journalist who received asylum in France was found dead in the French commune of Meudon. Le Figaro newspaper reported this, citing a police source. According to the newspaper's interlocutor, the body of the 38-year-old journalist was found on the morning of January 6 under the windows of an apartment building. Previously, the man could have fallen out of the window of his apartment, located on the seventh floor.

US President Donald Trump has proposed sharply increasing the country's defense budget - from the current trillion dollars to one and a half trillion in 2027. The politician announced this on his account on the Truth Social social network. Trump justified the need to increase spending on defense with the desire to create a “dream army” in “turbulent and dangerous times.” If parliament approves the president's initiative, the US defense budget in 2027 will become a record.

Four State Duma deputies were invited to Washington to discuss the peace plan for Ukraine. Republican member of the US House of Representatives Anna Paulina Luna announced this on her X page. “I have received permission from the State Department for four members of the Russian State Duma to travel to meet with members of Congress on peace negotiations and other topics,” she wrote. The congresswoman’s publication does not say which deputies she is talking about.

The Marinera oil tanker seized by the European Command of the US Armed Forces on the high seas belongs to the Russian company Burevestmarine, Novaya Gazeta Europe found out . According to the Global Integrated Shipping Information System of the International Maritime Organization and the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, the director and sole owner of the company is a businessman from the annexed Crimea, Ilya Bugai.

A 33-year-old music teacher has been arrested in Australia on charges of sexually abusing schoolchildren and possessing child pornography. This was reported by local publications 7News and News.com.au. According to investigators, the crimes were committed in the city of Mandurah from 2024 to 2025. Before her arrest, a teacher named Naomi Tekea Craig worked at the Frederick Irvine Anglican School, where she taught music to children. It is reported that the woman was arrested on January 6.

The body of a newborn child was found in the Altai Territory, the regional Sledkom reported to RIA Novosti. According to the telegram channel “Incident Barnaul”, the child was given birth to by a 17-year-old college student, who then threw him into the trash. It is noted that the incident occurred on the night of January 7 in the village of Ust-Kalmanka.

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a 37-year-old Minnesota woman who, according to US authorities, allegedly tried to run over security forces with her car. The incident sparked widespread protests against the administration of President Donald Trump's tightening of immigration laws. The murder occurred on January 7 in the city of Minneapolis, not far from the place where a police officer killed George Floyd in 2020, reports the Associated Press.