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In Milan, Italy, a hurricane tore down the roof coverings from two ancient buildings.

78 actors of the "Lenkom" Theater signed an open letter to the Investigative Committee of Russia addressed to its chairman Alexander Bastrykin with a request "not to interfere with the team's work" with regular inspections of the theater.

Spotify will add an advisory to podcasts that discuss COVID-19 after singer Neil Young launched a protest over virus misinformation on the streaming service.

Miss USA 2019 Chesley Crist crashed to her death after falling from the window of a 60-storey building in New York City.

The script of the second part is written by the author of the series Moon Knight Jeremy Slater.

The ceremony was due to take place in December but was postponed because the actor tested positive for coronavirus.

Famous photographer Rene Rober froze to death on one of the central streets of Paris.

Russian journalist Yuri Dud published on his YouTube channel the film "How to live if you are deprived of your homeland" - about Belarusians who were forced to leave the country because of the political situation.

Bob Dylan sold his entire catalogue of recorded music to Japan's Sony Corporation in July last year.

This is reported on the official artist's Facebook page.

A jazz musician from Kyrgyzstan, Vikram Ruzakhunov, who was detained on suspicion of terrorism, was released from custody.

Video game addiction has been officially recognised as a disease. 

The Mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko congratulated the residents of the city on the New Year holidays, showing a cartoon about himself and about St. Nicholas.

Modern TV shows with Russian artists Leontiev and Rotaru are watched by the same audience that celebrated the New Year under these programs back in the eighties.

The circumstances and causes of the celebrity's death are not specified.