On March 29, 2010, during the morning rush hour, two terrorist attacks occurred in the Moscow metro: first there was an explosion at the Lubyanka station, and more than 30 minutes later at the Park Kultury. 41 people died, more than 160 were injured. Then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised: “terrorists will be destroyed.” But the criminals could not be detained: they were suicide bombers who blew themselves up. Explosions in the metro that shook Moscow - in the material "Cold" .

Spanish police arrested a 46-year-old woman in the municipality of Casinos who admitted that she tried to poison her husband, who had previously confessed to years of sexualized abuse of several people, including minors, with pills. This was reported by El Pais and ABC . According to them, the woman learned that her husband had used sexualized violence against the boy whom the couple raised as their grandson.

The editors of the British newspaper The Guardian have compiled a list of the 15 best couples who became heroes of romantic storylines in TV series. The list's description says it includes some of the greatest romantic moments on screen, "from the sparks of Spider-Man's kiss on The O.C. to tear-jerking love stories." The American teen drama television series The O.C. was first on the list.

A court in the Czech city of Pilsen sentenced an unnamed 38-year-old man to 30 months in prison, suspended for 40 months, for attempting to rape an elderly, almost immobilized woman. This was reported by the portals Idnes and Novinky . According to them, in mid-August 2022, an intoxicated man entered the apartment of a 73-year-old woman through an unlocked door. The pensioner was lying in bed at that moment.

Vladimir Putin has stopped demanding that everyone who wants to meet him in person be sent to mandatory quarantine. This was reported to Faridaily by four anonymous sources familiar with Kremlin protocols. It is noted that quarantine measures were introduced back in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Their compliance was controlled by the Federal Security Service (FSO). Faridaily writes that Putin was the only head of state who demanded strict quarantine for so long.

A court in the Indian city of Merath in the state of Uttar Pradesh sentenced four men to life imprisonment for the gang rape and poisoning of an unnamed 16-year-old schoolgirl. They were also fined 25 rupees (about 21 rubles) each. Times of India reports this. At the meeting, the deputy local prosecutor general stated that the crime occurred on April 1, 2021. Then the girl left the house at about 15:30 and went to additional classes.

In Bashkortostan, the Kumertau Interdistrict Court arrested a 25-year-old local resident, whose name was not released, for two months on charges of brutally murdering his own mother. A message about this was published in the telegram channel of the joint press service of the regional courts. According to the prosecution, the arrested man quarreled with his mother in the kitchen of his own apartment.

Chairman of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina said at a press conference that Russians will be able to start using the digital ruble from September 1 this year. RBC reports this. According to Nabiullina, the introduction of the digital ruble in Russia is happening in stages, but “everything is already ready” for its launch. “Our project is developing as usual, the goals are being implemented according to plans,” added the head of the Central Bank.

Vladimir Putin's assistant Vladimir Medinsky will again lead the Russian delegation in negotiations with the United States and Ukraine. Reuters writes about this, arguing that Medinsky’s return to the negotiations lowers their status and indicates Moscow’s decision to change the focus of the discussion.

A photograph of model from Kyrgyzstan Shadiya Isaeva was included in Vogue magazine’s selection of the best street style images following the results of Seoul Fashion Week. At the event, the girl appeared in her grandfather’s chapan and grandmother’s scarf. Chapan is a traditional Kyrgyz outerwear worn over a casual suit. According to Isaeva, the idea for the image appeared spontaneously on the fourth day of the show.

Wolfgang Heichel, one of the founders and vocalist of the German band Dschinghis Khan, has died at the age of 75. The German newspaper Bild writes about this, citing the musician’s management. They confirmed Haykel’s death, specifying that he died on January 20. “The Khan of “Genghis Khan” knocked on the heavenly gates and entered. But he continues to live in his music.

Zoomers and millennials line up at luxury grocery stores in Manhattan. A new wave of premium grocery stores is attracting young shoppers, for whom shopping for food has now become an interesting leisure activity, writes The Wall Street Journal. One of the most talked about projects is Meadow Lane in TriBeCa. The store opened in November and quickly became popular on TikTok.

In Milan, where the Winter Olympics are taking place, local police detained a Slovak citizen who had been wanted for 16 years. The American television channel NBC reported this, noting that the detainee came to Italy to cheer for the national hockey team. Italian prosecutors reportedly issued an arrest warrant for the 44-year-old Slovakian, accusing the man of a series of thefts committed in 2010. At the same time, according to the TV channel, he had to serve a prison sentence of 11 months.

In school canteens in the Kaluga region, students were divided into two categories - “payers” and “beneficiaries”, offering them different menus. Parents of schoolchildren complained about this, as the publication Podem writes . For example, parents of students from school No. 26 said that the “beneficiary” students, unlike the “paying students”, were given chicken pilaf for lunch instead of goulash and tea instead of compote.

Activists from the organization “Sober Perm” canceled the “sober jog”, which was planned to coincide with Defender of the Fatherland Day. The reason is the lack of activity of community members. The race was announced on January 31, the project team asked potential participants to vote for the most convenient date. A condition was also set - at least 12 votes for any of the options. At the time of publication, only 10 people voted for the news; the most popular option received six votes.