The city of San Francisco, California, is experiencing a loneliness epidemic: young people are sacrificing their personal lives in order to devote all their free time to developing their careers, Business Insider reports . The new trend is also confirmed by numbers. The publication notes that office traffic increased by 21.6% - this is the best result among American cities. A work schedule from nine in the morning to nine in the evening, six days a week, is also becoming the norm.

Parents reported their 12-year-old daughter missing. When her body was found, they were charged with murder. In the fall of 2013, men driving along a forest road near the city of Santiago de Compostela in Spain discovered the body of a child. It was 12-year-old Assunta Basterra, who was reported missing the day before by her adoptive parents. A little later they became suspects in her murder. How this happened and why the case shocked the whole country - in the material of “Cold”.

During a meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council, Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to pay a billion dollars for membership in the Peace Council. The Kremlin wants to secure its status as a permanent member of the Peace Council, which was previously created by US President Donald Trump to resolve the military conflict in the Gaza Strip. However, Russia offers to take a billion dollars for the contribution from Russian frozen assets.

In Sevastopol, a 27-year-old girl stabbed her 45-year-old partner twice with a knife after he refused to iron his shirt. A criminal case has been opened into the incident, the city police press service reports . “A 27-year-old unemployed local woman had a great evening with her lover.

The European Parliament plans to ask the European Commission on January 26 to activate the EU's most powerful trade weapon, called the "trade bazooka" - an anti-coercion mechanism. A senior trade official told Politico on condition of anonymity. The chairman of the European Parliament's trade committee, Social Democrat Bernd Lange, expects that on Monday the committee will formally request the start of a formal review to activate the mechanism against coercion, the publication reported.

1.8 thousand organizations from 69 regions of the country competed for the right to be considered the best employer in Russia in 2025. Almost 693 thousand Russians took part in voting for the participants in the rating, according to the HeadHunter study. The list of finalists was formed based on an analysis of four indicators: a survey of HR specialists, a survey of current employees about loyalty, reviews of ex-employees and a vote of applicants on the HeadHunter website.

The hotel will be located on the site of the former Nara Prison, the only remaining building of the so-called Five Great Prisons. Thus, the luxury hotel will be the first in Japan to be created from a former prison, writes The Daily Mail. For hotel guests there will be 48 luxury rooms. The publication notes that each was converted from solitary prison cells. The rooms are divided into separate areas for sleeping, relaxing and eating.

A schoolgirl from Krasnoyarsk spent money on a slot machine for a year. All in order to get the main prize - iPhone 16. And when she finally managed to win, the girl was in for an unpleasant surprise, TVK reports . Instead of an iPhone, a chocolate bar was placed in the box, which became covered with a gray film while it was in the slot machine. At the same time, as the publication notes, it was not indicated anywhere that the main prize was a dummy and not a real smartphone.

In Chelyabinsk, third-graders orally raped their peer in the school toilet for five days. The victim’s mother told the regional television channel 31TV about this. In the video, her face is hidden and her name is not revealed. According to the woman, in September 2025, three classmates forced her son to perform oral sex in the toilet during breaks. Their class teacher noticed the strange behavior of the children. She told the mother of the injured boy about this. “There was bullying, threats.

In China, patients who received brain implants to treat opioid addiction as part of a study complained of “unbearable” side effects. According to them, after activating the devices, they experienced uncontrollable sexual urges, addiction to pornography, gambling and other serious changes in behavior. Sixth Tone writes about this. The study was reportedly conducted in 2021-2022 by scientists from Chinese medical device company SceneRay.

Consumer spending by Russians in December 2025 reached its highest level in eight years. This follows from the calculations of SberIndex analysts. Over the month, Russians’ expenses exceeded 8.4 trillion rubles, which is 10.8% more than in December 2024. If we take into account the inflation rate, the growth will be 4.8%, experts added.

The Russian Ministry of Labor has developed amendments to the legislation that will make it possible to conclude employment contracts in the state messenger Max. Interfax writes about this with reference to the text of the document. According to officials, employers and the Work in Russia platform will be able to connect to Max and then interact with employees electronically. They plan to implement the innovation by changing one of the articles of the Labor Code.

US President Donald Trump, during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, recalled how Vladimir Putin called him. At the same time, Trump again misspoke, distorting the name of the country Azerbaijan. “Putin called me and said: “Incredible, you ended a conflict that lasted 30 years!” The conflict between Armenia and... Aberbaijan,” Trump said with some pause. The head of the White House also added that he knows Putin very well and told how he had previously discussed Ukraine with him.

President of the United States Donald Trump, at the beginning of his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, greeted his friends and “several enemies” present there, which made the audience laugh. "I'm delighted to be back in beautiful Davos, Switzerland, and speaking today in front of so many respected business leaders, in front of so many friends, and in front of a few enemies as well," Trump said. After this, there was laughter in the hall.

In the German city of Trier, an unknown man entered someone else's apartment at night and was caught by the owner preparing pasta. The publication BILD writes about this with reference to the local police. The incident occurred around five o'clock in the morning. The resident of the house was awakened by suspicious sounds coming from the kitchen. When the man went out to check what was happening, he found a stranger at the stove, calmly cooking spaghetti.