Russian tourists are temporarily unable to buy tours to Abkhazia due to restrictions, said Artur Muradyan, vice-president of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia. He cited Abkhazia’s refusal to ratify the investment agreement with Russia as the reason, and called the restriction itself “educational work” for the Abkhazians.

The regulator’s press service confirmed the blocking of the messenger in Russia for violations of Russian legislation, including those related to the distribution of drugs and “posting illegal content.” It is reported that blocking Viber prevents the service from being used for extremist purposes, as well as for recruiting Russians. Viber ranked third among instant messengers in Russia, right after WhatsApp and Telegram, and was used by a little more than a quarter of the Russian population.

Viktor Zolotov and Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Ramazan Kadyrov’s telegram channel No information about the presentation of the high award to Zolotov appeared on the day of presentation - December 12, although it was on this day that state awards were solemnly and publicly presented in the Kremlin. Including the stars of “Hero of Russia” (for example, military correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny received one of them from Putin’s hands yesterday ). It seems that the decree on awarding Zolotov was closed.

Court hearings have begun in the case of the founder of the Buddhist Moscow Zen Center, Ilya Vasiliev. He is being tried for military “fakes” Ilya Vasiliev in the Preobrazhensky Court of Moscow. Photo: Elena Milchanovska On the third attempt, the Preobrazhensky Court in Moscow began to consider a criminal case against the 51-year-old programmer and abbot of the Buddhist Moscow Zen Center Ilya Vasiliev, better known as Arvi Hacker.

Teacher Dima Zitser - about children in exile, children who survived military operations, and the fact that no one can educate anyone The guest of the new episode of the “Conference Room” podcast is teacher and educator Dima Zitser.

Amendments to the law “On assemblies and demonstrations” were adopted in just three days, writes Business Media. Protesters were prohibited from using pyrotechnics, hiding their faces with masks or other means, or using laser pointers. In addition, fines for protest-related actions, such as obstructing traffic or violating “demonstration norms,” have been significantly increased. Probably, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili will not sign this law, Business Media notes.

Zarema Musaeva. Photo: “Team Against Torture”* Zarema Musaeva, the wife of a former judge and the mother of the Yangulbaev brothers, bloggers and opponents of Kadyrov, who is in the colony, was charged with “disorganizing the activities of the colony,” human rights activists from the “Team Against Torture”* said. According to this composition, Musayeva could face another 5 years in prison. And the term in the first case was supposed to end in the spring of 2025.

How people give birth today in Israel under the explosions of rockets and shells Photo: AP / TASS The “War of Iron Swords” found 200,000 pregnant Israeli women at different stages and in different conditions. And this is against the backdrop of an increase in the number of urgent and difficult births. During the war, journalist Elena Shafran mastered a new profession: a doula—a birth assistant who cares for a woman in labor throughout her entire cycle. Report from the maternity ward.

How is a wormwood broom better than a plastic broom and what does the salary of the most sought-after professional in Russia cover? The story of Snezhana, the janitor Photo: Roman Khramovnik / TASS The most scarce workers in Russia are janitors. According to HeadHunter calculations , there are 0.9 resumes per vacancy. One of the reasons, as experts explain , is the departure of migrant workers due to anti-migrant laws and the fall of the ruble.

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed 73-year-old Francois Bayrou, the head of the centrist MoDem party and his ally since the first election campaign, as prime minister. A few minutes before the announcement made by the Elysee Palace, not a single media source, not even people close to Macron, reported the name of the new head of government. It was also known that this morning the President received Bayra at the Elysee Palace for almost two hours.

The Russian Olympic Committee elected Mikhail Degtyarev, who also holds the post of Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, as its new president - 197 delegates of the ROC meeting voted for his candidacy, two abstained, Interfax writes . It is reported that the elections were held on a non-alternative basis.

The cartoon “Three Cats” is released. Winter holidays." It's definitely worth watching with the whole family. Still from the cartoon “Three Cats. Winter holidays" The story was composed by Dmitry Vysotsky and Darina Shmidt based on the most popular TV series aimed at preschool children. Director: Dmitry Vysotsky (Metrafilms studio, commissioned by STS TV channel). The series is watched in more than 170 countries.

They want to introduce a new measure of support for students who become pregnant into the Social Code of St. Petersburg. They will be prescribed a one-time payment of 100 thousand rubles, writes Fontanka. According to the publication, such an initiative will soon be submitted to parliament by the city governor Alexander Beglov. The bill does not specify which specific educational institutions we are talking about, but the text refers to full-time education.

KP-Ekaterinburg reported on new circumstances of the investigation into the sensational incident . According to the publication, the case was dropped in October due to the “lack of a crime.” The investigation found that the conductor, who had previously been suspected of cruelty to animals, showed the cat to all passengers that day, including the owner, but he did not recognize him.

The State Duma has expanded the circle of recipients of “humanitarian benefits”, which will not please the applicants. On the arrest of accounts for “fake” Photo: Alexander Manzyuk / TASS On December 12, the State Duma quietly adopted, in the second and third readings, amendments to Federal Law No.