Yandex has launched its own system for paying for purchases - Yandex Pay. The service works with Mastercard, Visa and Mir cards of any banks. Cashback and other bonuses for cardholders remain.

Russian brokers have blocked more than 60 individual accounts following the Central Bank's instructions. The decision is related to an attempt to manipulate shares through Telegram channels.

Authorities in the Swedish region of Skane are outraged by the construction of an artificial island called Linettholm, which is located next to the Danish capital Copenhagen and the Oresund Strait, which connects the Baltic and North Seas.

British Naval Forces will remain permanently in the Arctic Circle to counter Russia's strategic advantage over new trade routes. New routes in the Arctic are opening up as a result of melting ice.

The only foreign money transfer system officially registered in Russia, MoneyGram, will leave the country.

Kenya is the tenth African country to register the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. This information is stated in the message of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).

The bust of the leader of the racist organization Ku Klux Klan and General of the Confederate troops Nathan Bedford Forrest will be removed from the Capitol of the American state of Tennessee.

Foreign platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok may be required to pay "tax for Russian bloggers on blog advertising revenue".

Greece plans to fully open its borders to all tourists in late spring, subject to a favorable epidemiological situation. This was announced by the Minister of Tourism of the country Haris Theoharis.

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has issued a registration for the Chinese vaccine against coronavirus from Sinovac Biotech company.