In the small town of Gopeng in western Malaysia, a boarding house has opened for young people who have experienced emotional burnout. There is no work schedule, training or mandatory activity. Instead, guests are offered home-cooked food and the opportunity to admire the ducks, Relevant reports . For about $430, the Youth Home for the Aged provides a month's rest and the absence of the hassle of work. The price includes accommodation, three meals a day and a front row seat to watch the ducks.

One of the leaders of Brazilian football, Palmeiras, owes its current success to a woman, Leila Pereira. She became president of the club four years ago and during this time managed to lead the men's team to victories in eight tournaments. Pereira did not intend to connect her life with sports and thought about going into law, but became one of the most influential functionaries in men's football. A woman at the helm - in the material "Cold" .

The first high-level meeting took place between the Iranian opposition and the administration of US President Donald Trump. Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Iran's exiled former crown prince Reza Pahlavi, Axios reports . The parties discussed mass protests in Iran, which have been going on for 17 days. The publication writes that Pahlavi is positioning himself as the leader of the “transition period” if the current regime of the Iranian ayatollahs falls.

The administration of US President Donald Trump has not presented sufficient arguments for the annexation of Greenland. At the moment, the White House is looking for a convincing explanation why America really should control the vast Arctic territory, writes Bloomberg. On the one hand, Greenland's untapped mineral wealth, particularly rare earth metals, could help the US leapfrog China in the technology race.

The largest company in Russia in terms of number of employees, Russian Railways (RZD), is facing a crisis that it will not be able to overcome without financial assistance from the authorities. This is stated in the Lenta.ru material. According to the results of the first three quarters of 2025, Russian Railways’ profit according to the international financial reporting standard collapsed by 76% to 24.9 billion rubles compared to last year.

The Estonian authorities did not allow an Israeli citizen into the country who was trying to smuggle a samovar from Russia. The 25-year-old Israeli was given a warning, reports the Estonian portal ERR. The incident occurred at a checkpoint in Narva. While passing through the “green corridor,” customs services detained an Israeli citizen who was heading to Estonia and sent him for additional inspection.

Scientists have questioned most of the high-profile studies that have found microplastics in the human body. Now the scientific community is rethinking the potential health damage microplastics allegedly pose, The Guardian reports . The main problem is that, as the publication notes, some studies are published in a hurry, omitting routine scientific checks.

More than a year ago, the US Department of Homeland Security purchased a device that causes "Havana syndrome" - a painful condition that has previously inexplicably occurred among employees of the American embassy in Havana - for an "eight-figure sum". This was reported by CNN, citing informed sources. The weapons were acquired in the last days of the administration of US President Joe Biden, the channel’s interlocutors said. According to them, the device is portable and can fit in a backpack.

Russian scientists can develop a genetically modified pig that will become an ideal organ donor for human transplantation by 2030. TASS writes about this with reference to the general director of the M-Genomics company Eduard Chuiko. “We lag behind the world leaders in this industry, but if we have the necessary funding, we will be able to achieve results and find the optimal solution within this period,” Chuiko said.

US President Donald Trump called on protesters in Iran to continue demonstrating and “seize government.” He wrote about this on the social network TruthSocial. “Iranian patriots, continue to protest - take control of your institutions! Save the names of murderers and those who abuse power. They will pay a heavy price. I have canceled all meetings with Iranian officials until the senseless killing of protesters stops. Help is on the way,” Trump said.

A resident of Surgut named Radmir bathed his one-year-old son Martin in an ice hole, dipping the child into ice water three times. A video of swimming was published by the telegram channel “Walruses of Surgut” of the Iceberg winter swimming center. “Our walrus is one and four years old. The youngest one. Martin Radmirovich,” says the person filming the video on the recording.

In Russia, a differentiated rate for preferential family mortgages may be introduced. The interest rate will decrease with the birth of each subsequent child, said Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market. It is expected that families with one child will be able to apply for a preferential mortgage at 10%. However, upon the birth of the second child, the rate will decrease to 6%, and after the birth of the third and subsequent children - to 4%.

Residents of apartment buildings in Moscow and the Moscow region said that bags of garbage have not been removed from their yards since the beginning of the New Year holidays and continue to accumulate. This is what they write about, “News Caution.” Thus, residents of the Mozhaisk district of Moscow complain that bags of garbage are piled up right under the windows of their houses and next to the entrances.

The Russian economy continues to shrink amid government inaction, so we shouldn’t expect it to grow in 2026. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy Nikolai Arefiev told RTVI. In the coming year, there may be an economic recession, since the last one left “a rather bad legacy,” Arefiev explained. He noted that officially inflation in Russia reached 6%, but there was no economic growth.

EU countries are arguing with each other over the issue of purchasing weapons for Ukraine, Politico reports , citing letters from the governments of Germany and the Netherlands. France is lobbying to stop purchasing from the US to avoid funding Washington amid heightened tensions within the NATO alliance.