Research on the effects of microplastics on the human body, which frightened the whole world, has come under widespread criticism. It turned out that many scientists did not comply with the basic requirements of conducting experiments, and current measurement methods are far from ideal. All this casts doubt on a significant part of the conclusions according to which the presence of microplastic particles in the human body threatens human health.

The list of seized property of former Sochi mayor Alexey Kopaygorodsky and his wife includes more than 50 real estate properties, land plots, cars, rare collections and luxury items, reports the press service of the courts of the Krasnodar Territory. The decision on confiscation was made by the Khostinsky District Court at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office. The total value of the seized property is estimated at 1.673 billion rubles.

An airplane, which is used by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations as a “flying hospital,” took off from the capital of the Chechen Republic, Grozny. This happened after reports emerged of a possible accident involving Adam Kadyrov, the youngest son of the head of the region, Important Stories reported . The An-148-100EM vessel flies through the Caspian Sea. It is assumed that Adam Kadyrov, who was injured in an accident, can be transported in it. In turn, the publication “Caucasus.

The United States takes the leading role in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, so European countries are hesitant to openly confront American President Donald Trump in his quest to seize Greenland, Politico reports . The European Union refrains from “aggressive rhetoric” precisely because without the United States it is impossible to provide Ukraine with effective security guarantees when a peace agreement is signed with Russia.

People with the “Cargo 200” badge threw the naked bodies of four people into a common trench. The incident occurred at the Vysokoye cemetery in the city of Prokopyevsk in the south of Western Siberia, the telegram channel “Caution, News” reports .

In the capital of the Chechen Republic, the city of Grozny, the new “Republican Clinical Hospital named after Kadyrov” is closed for receiving patients. She is allegedly being prepared for resuscitation of a high-ranking representative of the Chechen government, reports the local opposition telegram channel “Niyso”. Later, the anonymous channel added that we could be talking about the son of the head of Chechnya, Adam Kadyrov.

A song with a million streams was banned from the charts in Sweden. This happened after it became clear that the composition was created using artificial intelligence, writes the BBC. We are talking about the song “Jag vet, du är inte min” or, if translated into Russian, “I know you are not mine.” It gained popularity on social networks and now tops the ranking of Sweden's most popular songs on Spotify. The composition belongs to the folk-pop style and tells a melancholic story about lost love.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Kiev and Washington worked fruitfully to achieve peace, but on some issues the views of the parties differ, the Ukrainian publication Noviny LIVE reports . “I believe that it is Ukraine that has the initiative in the negotiations. I believe that we are faster in this than Russia. I think we worked very well with the American side. We are simply not on the same side on some issues.

The latest music release of rapper Pasha Technik will take place at the end of January. The album was co-written with musician Studmire, which he announced on his Telegram channel. “A year and a half ago, in the summer of 2024, something happened that changed my creative path: Pasha Technik wrote to me and we recorded two albums in one fell swoop,” Studmire said. The first album was “Only Today (Tomorrow),” which was published in October 2024, and is now being prepared for re-release.

Australian resident Rachel Bloor woke up in the middle of the night from a strange movement. At first she thought that her dog had climbed into the bed, but her husband turned on the bedside lamp and saw a giant python on the woman’s chest. The BBC writes about this. "He told me, 'Okay, baby. Don't move. There's a python on you that's about 2.5 meters long,'" Bloor said. The woman's first reaction was to curse out loud. She then asked her husband to immediately remove the dogs from the bedroom.

Doctors from the Sverdlovsk Regional Oncology Dispensary (SOOD) removed a giant tumor weighing more than 60 kilograms that had been growing in the patient’s stomach for about 20 years. This was reported by the regional Ministry of Health. “The fact is that retroperitoneal tumors are insidious: at first they grow slowly, without causing symptoms.

Russian users massively complained about malfunctions of Xbox consoles, the publication “Caution, News” reported . According to the owners of the consoles, the problems began on January 11 and affected many regions of Russia. Users told reporters that they had problems with authorization and access to their account, even if they had paid for the subscription. Many people talked about a situation where the console is connected to the Internet, but games do not load.

The media universe built around the post-apocalyptic computer game Fallout has expanded. The new reality show will be based on the free Fallout Shelter add-on, which was released on mobile devices in 2015, according to the Cast it reach website. There, Amazon launched a casting call for a reality show. According to the conditions, participants must be at least 21 years old and have legal grounds for an unhindered visit to the US and UK. The collection of applications will last until February 15.

The circumstances surrounding the death of Russian surgeon Timofey Borisov in Thailand still remain unclear. The doctor’s family was initially told that he had fallen out of bed, and later the cause of death was named suicide, writes Mash. According to the official version of the Pattaya police department, Borisov died as a result of a fall from the 16th floor of a local hotel. The police claim that the body of a Russian was found under the windows of the D Varee Jomtien Beach hotel.

With the help of brutal repression, the Iranian authorities almost managed to suppress the protests. Reuters reported this with reference to human rights activists and local residents. Tehran has been calm since Sunday, several residents of the capital of the Islamic republic told reporters. These data were confirmed by human rights activists from the Iranian-Kurdish organization Hengaw.