Joannie Charbonneau, 26, from Montreal, says her energy drink addiction is so strong that she spent nearly $1,500 a month buying cans of Red Bull. Charbonneau is trying to kick an unusual addiction after she finds she can't work properly unless she drinks at least 12 cans a day. The girl worked in a supermarket. To feel energized, she began to drink a drink that the store offered at a discounted price. “I worked sometimes 80 to 90 hours a week. Then I started drinking Red Bull.

Students at a school in Australia smelled a strong smell of cannabis from a nearby police station, QMI reports. The director of the Picton school, which is located 100 km south of Sydney, decided to check the source of the unusual smell. The police told him that the incinerator had destroyed shredded paper and a small amount of hemp. The wind carried the smoke directly to the school building, so the students smelled the specific smell of cannabis.

Four people died, two were injured in an accident in the Tula region, according to RIA Novosti. A Chevrolet Blazer collided with a UAZ at 08:15 Moscow time on the 134th kilometer of the M2 federal highway. According to the preliminary version, the driver of the foreign car lost control and drove into the oncoming lane, where he collided with the UAZ-409, in which eight people were driving. Two UAZ passengers died on the spot, two more died on the way to the hospital.

Several dozen outraged Palestinians took to the streets on Wednesday in the Silwan district of East Jerusalem after an Israeli shot and killed a 32-year-old Palestinian there, RIA Novosti reported, citing Israeli police spokesman Alex Kagalsky. Protesters burn tires and throw rocks. As a result of clashes with law enforcement agencies, one policeman was slightly injured. The police responded with stun grenades and tear gas.

Large-screen TVs left in the sun can cause fires, AP reports. In the American city of Springfield, firefighters managed to put out a flare-up fire in a residential building, which caused minor damage. Rescuers could not understand the cause of the fire for a long time, until they came to the conclusion that the mirrors inside the projection TV focused the sun's rays, like a huge lens, which led to the fire. The TV set was reportedly left outside the house on Monday on a wooden balcony.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Karelia identified a schoolboy who called the police station and reported an alleged bomb at a school, causing the evacuation of three educational institutions. A criminal case has been initiated under the article “Knowingly false report of an act of terrorism”, the sanction of which provides for three years in prison.

A bomb exploded on Wednesday night 100 meters from the US Embassy in Tbilisi between the former territory of the car market and the embassy building, RIA Novosti reports citing Temur Giorgadze, head of the emergency services of the capital's mayor's office. The explosion occurred between 01.30 and 02.00 at night. The relevant authorities are investigating. Later, the force of the explosion and which device worked will become known.

A young woman stabbed a young man in the back with a steak knife after he complained that her feet smelled bad, UPI reported. The incident took place at a youth party, the Washington State Deputy Attorney said. The 19-year-old teased Amber Smith, who was a year younger than him. She playfully wrestled with the young man, trying to stick her socks in his face. Then he replied that her feet smelled unpleasant, pushed the girl away and turned away to leave the room.

The board of the Siemens concern on Wednesday will sign an agreement according to which all 128 thousand employees of the company around the world will be provided with a lifetime job guarantee, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Internet edition of the newspaper Die Welt. An employee of the company can be fired if an agreement is reached with the works council, which means that it will be almost impossible to fire someone.

Minister of Natural Resources Yuri Trutnev compares the Arctic to a Christmas tree, and the Moscow Arctic Forum will discuss the international battle for the Arctic and the preservation of its ecosystem The International Arctic Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue" is opening today in Moscow.

Some gallery owners prefer to collect something completely different from what they sell. And others never sell what they collect On September 21, a new art season starts - the oldest contemporary art fair "Art Moscow" opens in the Central House of Artists. "Art Moscow" - an indicator of the situation in the art market, it will show whether the market has woken up after the crisis. There will be new collectors - so woke up.

Russian football will be cut in a European way to please the leading domestic teams. Clubs of the first and second divisions are not taken into account The director of Novokuznetsk "Metallurg-Kuzbass" Valery Suldin remembers this date very well: on November 12, 2005, his club held a home return match of 1/16 Russian Cup against Moscow "Lokomotiv". The official report reports that it was -5°C, eyewitness Suldin assures that everything is -15°C.

PR on blood: why Doku Umarov outplayed Yunus-Bek Yevkurov The official website of the Republic of Ingushetia informs about the visit of Yunus-Bek Yevkurov to South Ossetia to Eduard Kokoity. The visit was timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the independence of this autonomy, which was part of the Georgian SSR. Both leaders said what is supposed to be said in such cases. Kokoity spoke about the search for bridges for building good neighborly relations.

Vyacheslav Datsik asked for political asylum in Norway. Norwegian police confirm to Newsweek that Datsik has been detained The imperturbable brunette in the migration department did not immediately understand what the bald-headed big man in a black T-shirt with the symbols of the Third Reich - eagles and a swastika wanted from her. “He asks for the protection of the Norwegian state,” his companion explained in broken Norwegian.