In the private shelter “Forgotten Hearts” in the Rostov region, animal rights activists found hundreds of dead animals - cats and dogs. The local publication 161.ru writes about this. The owner of the shelter was Tatyana Makarova, a well-known activist in the region. According to the volunteers, they had previously repeatedly asked her to show the foster animals, but she refused under various pretexts.

Less than 24 hours after the publication of materials on the case of financier Jeffrey Epstein, at least 16 files disappeared from the US Department of Justice website. The Associated Press writes about this. Most of the missing documents are photographs. One of them depicted US President Donald Trump along with Epstein, his wife Melania Trump and Epstein's assistant Ghislaine Maxwell, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 for sex trafficking of minors.

In the Moscow region, one of the former leaders of the Solntsevskaya organized crime group, Viktor Averin, died as a result of an accident, Kommersant writes. Averin died while boating at the yacht club in Mytishchi. The boat, with six people on board, capsized and Averin drowned. The remaining five were able to get out of the water.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready for dialogue with French President Emmanuel Macron. “[Macron] said he was ready to talk with Putin. It is very important here, probably, to remember what the president said on the direct line. He also expressed his readiness to engage in dialogue with Macron.

We answer: this is not a person, but space! Costfoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images VCG/Getty Images Feature China / Future Publishing / Getty Images During the spring tides , incredible patterns appear on the shallows of the Fuchunjiang River, which flows in southeast China, called “tidal trees.” Their sizes reach tens of square kilometers - they are especially clearly visible on aerial photography.

One thousand three hundred and ninety-seventh day. Russia said that changes to the peace plan from Ukraine and Europe are an obstacle to achieving peace Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters in our daily materials because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. Share with us the thoughts you have about the war. What feelings are you experiencing?

The book reminds: feminism almost won in the Soviet Union - but a hundred years later the country remains deeply patriarchal Julia Ioffe, a famous American journalist of Russian origin, published her first book “Motherland”. She insists that it was mainly male historians who wrote about the USSR and Russia who did not pay attention to women, and in her book she tries to restore justice. At the same time, he talks about his personal experience of living in Moscow in the late 2000s - early 2010s.

State Duma deputy from the Tomsk region Vladimir Samokish called the “Youth Capital of Russia” competition “complete shit” after Tomsk took second place in it. “7x7” writes about this. Smolensk was declared the winner of the competition. Samokish also wrote in his Telegram channel that the competition is “dishonest”, “destroys the country” and “explodes separatism.” He accompanied his publication with a photo of a condom.

Russian banks have begun to check the relationship between the sender and recipient of money for large transfers, RIA Novosti writes without specifying the source. When a client tries to transfer a large amount of money (what is meant by a “large amount” is unclear), a bank employee now contacts him and double-checks the information, including clarifying the relationship of the sender and recipient. The agency does not specify what happens if the recipient is not a relative of the sender.

She does not try to comprehend the modern world, but simply entertains gamers according to a proven scheme Nintendo In early December, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond was released on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 consoles, a new part of the series about the intrepid bounty hunter Samus Aran. This is a 3D action game about an alien world that doesn't try to pretend to be serious or work through the player's injuries, like many modern games.

Musicians of the Stoptime group Diana Loginova (Naoko) and Alexander Orlov took part in the concert of Monetochka and Noize MC in Vilnius, writes “Paper”. Loginova and Orlov performed the songs “The Universe is Infinite”, “Soldier” and “Bright Line”. As a source close to the group told the Agency, the Stoptime musicians flew to Lithuania on the eve of the concert. Before that they were in Armenia. "Stoptime" is a group of musicians who performed covers on the streets of St. Petersburg.

According to Forbes magazine, the fortune of Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk has exceeded $700 billion. Just five days ago, Forbes estimated Musk's net worth at 677 billion and called him the first person in the world to exceed the 600 billion mark. Currently, the businessman's fortune is estimated at $749 billion. The sharp increase is not explained by the real increase in Musk's wealth, but by the calculation methodology, Forbes notes.

A group of unknown people opened fire at a bar in a suburb of Johannesburg in South Africa on the night of December 21, Agence France-Presse reports, citing a police statement. As a result, nine people were killed and ten more were injured. There were about a dozen attackers; they arrived in two cars, opened indiscriminate fire on the visitors, and then fled. Their motives are unknown. This is the second mass shooting in South Africa since the beginning of the month.

Now we'll tell you everything Before the holidays, a wave of “prohibiting” articles usually sweeps through the Russian media: some gastroenterologist does not allow eating more than three sweets a day, then some nutritionist promises a life full of torment if you exceed the safe dose of tangerines (which can be only four pieces a day!). All this, frankly, is cruel to people who want to relax and enjoy their favorite treats.

The United States seized a tanker leaving Venezuela in international waters, Reuters reports. According to the agency, the seized ship, flying the flag of Panama, was not under American sanctions. The Venezuelan authorities called the incident “a serious act of international piracy” and promised to appeal to the UN Security Council.