A pit bull refused to leave his owner after a tragic incident in the mountains. A dog guarded the dead body of a man for four days in a row, despite heavy snowfall and cold snap that hit Chamba district in India, NDTV reports . According to local media reports, two youths named Rana and Piyush have gone missing near the Bharmani Temple in Bharmura.

Scientists have grown structures similar to human brain cells and connected them into a network - up to two million in each cluster. In search of a cure for autism and Alzheimer's disease, they conduct experiments on these “mini-brains”, and also dream of “organoid intelligence” - a more effective analogue of artificial intelligence. Many scientists ask questions: can an organoid suffer and can organoid intelligence gain consciousness? Details are in the material “Cold” .

Assortment optimization will become the main trend for retail chains in 2026. The shrinking market will also affect manufacturers, who, in order to survive, will be forced to reduce the number of products produced, Fontanka reports , citing interviewed experts. “Nowadays, consumers generally don’t need a large selection; affordable prices are much more important to them,” said Ivan Fedyakov, head of the INFOLine analytical agency.

A resident of Yakutia entered the emergency department of the Perinatal Center RB No. 1-NTsM. And a minute later she went into rapid labor, says the telegram channel of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Yakutia. According to the regional Ministry of Health, a woman in labor was admitted at the registration desk at 10:33 a.m., and a minute later she gave birth in the lobby of the emergency department.

The Windows 10 operating system from Microsoft, released more than ten years ago, suddenly began to gain popularity, according to a report from the analytical company StatCounter. As of December 2025, Windows 10 occupied 44.6% of the global market, and the current Windows 10 - 50.7%. The share of the previous generation operating network has been growing over the past two months: in October it was 41.7%, in November - 42.7%.

The Mashenka bakery near Moscow, from which Vladimir Putin tried the pies, began to be saved with the help of the government. After this, entrepreneurs from all over Russia also began to call themselves “Mashenkas” and share stories about how tax increases are destroying their businesses. An online flash mob called “I/We Mashenka” was organized by the Association of Beauty Industry Enterprises (APIK), which is headed by the owner of the Lucky Like beauty salon chain from St.

A man posing as an Orthodox priest drank alcohol in the church, walked barefoot, shouted inarticulate phrases, and even entered the locker room of the church choir members, where he molested the girls. When the identity of the false priest was revealed, he stole the books and ran away, trying to rob a street musician along the way, reports 78.ru. The incident occurred at St. Mary's Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Russian high jumper Daria Klishina, in an interview with sports journalist Vita Kravchenko, said that she was deprived of an apartment in Tver donated by the authorities and the property was transferred to a Russian military man. Novaya Gazeta Europe drew attention to this fragment. According to the athlete, the authorities of Tver, where she was born, gave her a one-room apartment in 2011. This property became the only place where the athlete was registered.

A court in Tambov arrested two residents of the Samara region on charges of murdering police colonel Valery Dzhuraev in 2000, the regional department of the Investigative Committee reported . The department's press release does not include the names of those involved.

The word “weakness” was heard on radio station UVB-76, better known as the “Doomsday radio station.” This is evidenced by the recording of a live broadcast on the telegram channel “UVB-76 logs,” which monitors the activity of the radio station. The code phrase “NZhTI 54561 WEAKNESS 8017 8154” was heard on air. The voice of an unknown man dictated it using phonetic coding using the nominal alphabet.

The Spanish government has announced a large-scale campaign to legalize immigrants who live and work in the country without proper documents. The Associated Press and El Mundo write about this. It is reported that such a decision runs counter to the anti-migration policies observed in the United States and many European countries. Migration Minister Elma Sais assured that the authorities will make changes to migration legislation in an expedited manner.

By the end of the year, the ruble exchange rate may weaken to its lowest level since 2024, according to the Roscongress report “Key Events in 2026.” According to forecasts, by the end of this year the dollar could be worth 100 rubles if the Russian currency weakens by five rubles in each quarter. Roscongress believes that the first quarter of 2026 will be indicative for the Russian currency.

Several new contraceptives for men are currently in clinical trials. Early results show that the new pills, gels and temporary implants are effective in suppressing fertility and have not yet caused serious side effects. Bloomberg writes about this. It is reported that the American company YourChoice Therapeutics, based in San Francisco, may become the first biotech company to bring a non-hormonal male contraceptive pill to market.

US authorities are preparing to deport two Russian women detained at the Camp Pendleton military base in California. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Embassy, ​​TASS reports . “They are currently being held at a local deportation center awaiting repatriation,” it said, citing data from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Earlier, Shot, who is close to the Russian security forces, reported that we are talking about residents of Samara named Kristina and Natalya.

Vladimir Putin’s assistant Yuriy Ushakov invited Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to Moscow for direct peace talks. Ushakov announced the Kremlin’s readiness to accept the Ukrainian leader in an interview with propagandist Pavel Zarubin. “I would like to say a few words about his statement that Vladimir Zelensky is ready to meet with the President of Russia.