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The official income of the Russian funeral business is increasing faster than inflation, but slower than the death rate is growing. The turnover of the funeral services market in 2021 jumped by 12.5% a year, to 80.4 billion rubles.

There is nothing wrong with the fact that apartments in Moscow are bought not only by locals, but also by visitors, State Duma Deputy Vladimir Resin said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

"Delivery Club" was at the center of a scandal. A deliveryman from Vladivostok named Oleg flew out of work for asking to cancel his 14-hour shift, as he was preparing for his mother's funeral.

Muscovite Evgeny Smirnov appealed to the Investigative Committee with a request to check the manufacturer of sportswear and shoes Nike. The man believes that the company discriminates against light-skinned people.

A 19-year-old girl was detained in Penza, who confessed to selling non-existent goods via the Internet.

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there had been no official communication from the Italian government to that effect.

Potential sanctions due to the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine will make it impossible to buy equipment from foreign manufacturers, and will also seriously complicate its production by Russian companies.

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

In Russia, food and building materials have risen in price the most in 2021.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban introduced state regulation of prices for six food products.

Ukrainian presidential adviser Ustenko has proposed introducing food stamps in the country.

Due to the rapid spread of the Omicron strain of the coronavirus, Apple continues to close its stores in the United States. Now the doors of retail outlets have closed to visitors to New York and several other American cities, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, December 28.

According to Reuters, the US authorities may impose sanctions on exports to Russia in the event of aggression against Ukraine.

The Association of Sparkling Wine Producers appealed to the Ministry of Finance with a request to revise the prices for products and raise them by almost 18% since January.

Internet service "Avito" has topped the global ranking of the most visited classifieds sites in November 2021, displacing the US-based Craigslist from that position for the first time.