Robyn Beck / AFP / Scanpix / Leta On January 7, the 75th Golden Globe ceremony was held in Hollywood-the presentation of one of the most significant awards in the world of cinema and television. Many American actresses said they would come to her in black outfits - in protest against harassment and sexual violence in the film industry (as well as in solidarity with the injured from it). However, not everyone liked this idea.

The British rock band Radiohead considers the opportunity to sue the American pop singer Lana del Rey for copyright. According to The Sun, the singer is suspected of borrowing the melodies of the debut Singela Radiohead “Creep” 1992 for her composition “Get Free”. This song completes the fifth studio album of Lana Del Rei "Lust for Life", which was released in 2017 and took first place in the charts of the United States and the UK.

The Russian military stopped the attack of militants on the Khmeimim air base in Syria. According to the BBC, citing the human rights organization Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in London, on Saturday, January 6, the Syrian Islamists tried to attack and fire at the airbase using drones, but the drones were quickly destroyed and the attack was repulsed. No damage has been reported from the Russian side. The Russian Defense Ministry has not yet commented on the incident.

“Forget Hugge, let's create a CòSAGACH !” So in December, the British media announced that in 2018 the Danish Hugge (this word means a feeling of comfort that the candles, domestic pies and woolen socks) will come to the Scottish equivalent - in which there will be "more gin, whiskey, tartan and shortbreds ." "Medusa" decided to figure out what it is, how it is pronounced, and whether it exists at all. Alena Ozerova / Shutterstock Who came up with this?

On January 7, at the age of 70, French singer France Gall died, AFP reports. At the end of December, she was hospitalized with a severe pulmonary infection, which appeared against the backdrop of a cancer relapse, with whom the singer fought for the last two years of her life.

Update . The man injured in the explosion died in the hospital, reports AP. The police are not yet considering the version of the attack or premeditated murder. Two people were injured in an explosion that occurred on the afternoon of January 7 in Stockholm. According to the local TV channel SVT, the incident occurred near the Vorby metro station in the Huddinge district of the Swedish capital.

The World Trade Organization has sent to the arbitration court a demand from the European Union to recover 1.4 billion euros a year from Russia due to a ban on pork imports. As a source in the European Commission told Politico, the arbitration must first decide whether the EU requirements are legitimate, and then consider the possibility of imposing sanctions measures.

32 people are missing after a tanker collided with a bulk carrier in the East China Sea. According to Reuters, the accident occurred on the evening of January 6, 160 nautical miles from Shanghai. The Sanchi tanker, registered in Panama, was carrying oil from Iran to South Korea. There were 136,000 tons of condensate on board, which is equivalent to about one million barrels of oil worth $60 million at the current exchange rate.

Barcelona and Liverpool have announced they have reached an agreement to sign 25-year-old Brazilian midfielder Phillipe Coutinho to the Spanish club. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. It is known that the player signed a contract with Barcelona for the rest of this and the next five seasons. The release clause in his contract is 400 million euros.

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been arrested for supporting and instigating street protests that erupted in the country on New Year's Eve. This is reported by The Times of Israel with reference to the Arab newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi, published in London.

US astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon twice, has died at the age of 87. His death is reported by NASA. According to the agency, Young died on January 5 from the effects of pneumonia. Young has been with NASA since 1962 and became the first astronaut to go into space six times. “John belonged to a group of space pioneers whose courage and commitment led our country to the first space achievements.