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In Belarus, the sale of four types of tea bags produced in Russia has been banned. Kommersant writes about this with reference to the decree of the Deputy Minister of Health

The Norwegian government intends to increase defense spending by $56 billion (600 billion kronor) in the next 12 years, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gar Stere said.

In the third quarter of 2023, VK Group increased its stake in  LLC (developing the Tetrica educational platform) to 85.97% from 60.67%, according to the financial statements of the Internet holding.

The Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, John Mushayawanu, announced the introduction of a new national currency in the country, which will be Zimbabwean gold (ZiG).

The ban imposed by Japan on the import of Russian non-industrial diamonds is demonstrative, since insignificant amounts of jewelry were sent to this country

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky signed a decree imposing sanctions on seven individuals, including citizens of Ukraine, Russia, Romania and Israel, and 86 Russian organizations.

The submitted documents for the rental of Guy Ritchie's film "The Ministry of Non-Gentlemanly Affairs" did not meet the requirements of the rules for issuing a rental certificate

White House Adviser John Kirby said on Thursday that the United States believes that Russia has no reason to block the American draft UN Security Council resolution on the non-deployment of nuclear weapons in space.

Some members of the United States Congress have no idea how many servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) died as a result of the conflict, according to journalist Tucker Carlson

The journalist of the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail, Cathal Kelly, called for ignoring Russians at the 2024 Olympic Games. The material is available on the publication's website.

The stores of the Spanish company Inditex, which ceased its activities in Ukraine with the beginning of the special operation, have reopened in Kiev.

In the medium term, Turkey is unlikely to face default, and the low probability of such a scenario is indicated, in particular, by the estimates of the international rating agency S&P.

It became known about the death of Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez Mora, recognized as the oldest man in the world. This is reported by Agence France-Presse.

Four drone operators of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Kupyansk direction

In 2023, Russia entered the top 10 and took ninth place in the list of world importers of alcohol. RIA Novosti writes about this with reference to data from the national statistical services.