80 people in Orenburg say they were nearly left for dead, trapped on a highway in a snowstorm Photo: ural56.ru Dozens of people were trapped in their cars on the highway between Orenburg and Orsk, when a powerful snowstorm hit on the night of January 3. Motorists say they were stuck on the road, freezing in their vehicles, for almost 16 hours, though local emergency workers claim they responded much sooner.

In the case of mass attacks on women that took place in Cologne on New Year's Eve, the first three suspects appeared. True, the police have not yet disclosed any information about them. No arrests were made in the case. Police are also investigating a group of North Africans based in Düsseldorf for involvement in the crimes. The police have known about her for more than 18 months, but for some reason, members of the group remain at large.

The Investigative Committee and the prosecutor's office began checking the circumstances of the traffic jam on the Orenburg-Orsk highway. The Investigative Committee is interested in the circumstances of the death of a man whose body was found 20 meters from the road. According to preliminary data, he got out of his car to get to other cars, but due to poor visibility, he headed in the other direction. As a result, he died from hypothermia.

In a recent interview with the BBC 's Russian-language service, German Klimenko, Vladimir Putin's new advisor on Internet industry, explained how a virtual Iron Curtain could help stimulate Russia's Internet economy, saying that business “always seeks a monopoly.” “If we close the virtual borders, all our websites win. Yandex wins. Mail.ru wins. Google, Facebook, and all the other companies are gobbling up our advertising market,” Klimenko said.

The value of the dollar on the Moscow Exchange during the trading session on January 6 exceeded 75 rubles. The maximum of the day was fixed at 75.1 rubles, after which the dollar fell to 74.85 rubles. The American currency has not been so expensive in Russia since December 2014. The euro, in turn, is trading around 80.3 rubles, and its maximum on January 6 was fixed at around 80.69 rubles. The ruble is falling amid falling oil prices.

In 2015, 17.47 million new cars and trucks were sold in the US. This is a new record, and the previous one - 17.35 million cars - lasted 15 years (it was set in 2000). Americans are buying new cars because of a growing economy (and therefore income), low interest rates on loans, and declining gas prices. Most of all cars in the USA were sold by General Motors concern (3.1 million cars).

French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez has died in Baden-Baden at the age of 91. According to the composer's relatives, death occurred on January 5. Boulez belonged to a generation of composers that rose to prominence almost immediately after the Second World War. According to The New York Times, Boulez wanted to radically change the music, and his "Hammer without a Master" (Marteau Sans Maître) remains one of the main masterpieces of avant-garde music.

Brent oil on the morning of January 6 was trading on international exchanges below $35 per barrel. This happened for the first time in more than 10 years - oil prices reached a new minimum since the beginning of 2004. In the first trading sessions of 2016, Brent prices rose due to the conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia , but then traders began selling oil contracts again due to market oversaturation.

Germany police are investigating mysterious crimes committed on New Year's Eve Photo: Thilo Schmülgen / DPA / Corbis / Vida Press On the night of January 1, at the Celn's station square in the crowd, young people robbed dozens of women. They also tried to kiss them, hug and climbed under the skirts. In the part -time week, the perpetrators were never found, they only know that they looked like Arabs or immigrants from North Africa.

Patriotic movie: War Films Photo: 20th Century Fox Russia / YouTube Medusa continues a series of materials about Russian patriotic cinema. In the third issue, film critic Sergei Sinyakov talks about three paintings about the war: “battalion” by Dmitry Meskhiev, “Battle of Sevastopol” by Sergey Mokritsky and “Unit” Kirill Belevich. Movies on military themes - the main trump card of patriotic propaganda; They have a place for a real feat, and a fearless hero, and a great country.

Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Binali Yildirim accused Russia of violating international aviation rules. Thus, he reacted to the restriction of flights of local airlines to Russia due to the fact that the Russian authorities did not issue visas to pilots. According to Yildirim, Türkiye will use diplomatic channels to reverse Russia's decision. He stressed that the delay in issuing visas is not justified.

Frame: torresvevo / youtube "Medusa" chose the main English -language songs of the past year. I would like to never hear some of them again, we will not remember some in a month, and the couple will probably stay with us for a long time. Drake - Hotline Bling So far, everyone is waiting for the new Album of Kanye West (I want to hope that Kim Kardashian’s husband will release it before the preparations for the US president begins), completely different rappers rule in the charts.

Previously unknown texts by Kazimir Malevich were found in the home archive of the artist Maryan Kropivnitsky. Four of the five texts have never been published and will be presented at a conference in Kyiv in February 2016. Kropyvnytsky was Malevich's assistant. In his archive were protocols of speeches by the author of "Black Square", in particular, about plans to create a research cabinet for fine arts at the Kiev Art Institute.

The dollar exchange rate on the Moscow Exchange on the morning of January 6 grew by 68 kopecks and reached 74 rubles. According to Interfax, this happened for the first time since December 2014. The euro exchange rate is kept at the level of 79.43 rubles, the European currency has risen in price by 71 kopecks. The decline in the value of the ruble may be caused by the continued fall in oil prices (a barrel of Brent is trading around $35) and the depreciation of the Chinese yuan.

Anzor Gubashev, accused of murdering Boris Nemtsov, said that he tried to shoot the politician three times. The corresponding confession, according to Rosbalt, is contained in Gubashev’s testimony given during interrogation. Rosbalt's information has not been officially confirmed. According to Rosbalt, Gubashev said that from January 7 to February 27 he saw Nemtsov three times. On two occasions he wanted to open fire on the politician, but was prevented by a large number of witnesses.