Новости за 26.11.2017

Even though GoFundMe pulled the plug on his fundraising effort Thursday, the grandson of notorious mass-murderer Charles Manson isn’t backing down from his plans to claim the body and give the infamous cult leader a proper funeral.

A Russian traveler Dmitry Zhikharev says he is the only rightful owner of Bir Tavil, a no-man’s land in Africa spanning over two thousand square kilometers, bordering Egypt and Sudan. Radio Sputnik spoke with Zhikharev, who now calls himself the Mediterranean King Bir Tavil Dmitry the first.

The patient is presumably suffering from a mental disorder that had resulted in the striking incident.

Beijing has unveiled new investment rules, aimed at greater openness and transparency, decentralization and encouraging small private investment, in order to boost its international competitiveness and increase the value of its asset management market by 2030.

Alexander Lukashenko has also shared ambitious plans for the production of an advanced electric car in Belarus.

Police have launched an investigation into the incident.

The initiative is part of an experiment to produce alcoholic drinks in space and find out how certain crops react to micro-gravity environments.

This has been not the first time when people have been making "obscene gestures" while Trump's motorcade was passing by.

Ankara has repeatedly called on Washington to stop arms supplies to the Syrian Kurds, who have been fighting Daesh in the war-torn country.

While the international gold market is facing a slowdown, with the global demand for the precious metal waning, gold is becoming remarkably popular in Germany. Sputnik discussed the issue with several economists and financial analysts to explore this trend.

President Trump replaced the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with Mick Mulvaney, dealing a massive blow to the stifling Dodd-Frank regulations, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and inept Democrats who have been meddling with the economy.

The daughter of US President Donald Trump has become a popular subject of discussion on Twitter over two different incidents in recent days.

With recreational marijuana to be legalized in the coming year, a mayoral candidate near San Francisco is striving for California to become the first state to officially allow the use of psychedelic mushrooms, not only for medical purposes.

On Saturday, Brussels suffered a third outbreak of violence since early November as masked hooligans attacked police cars and damaged stores. Belgium’s “Flemish Interest” blames the country’s current political authority for what is happening. Gerolf Annemans, who represents the party in the EU Parliament, spoke with Sputnik about the situation.

Daesh has reportedly called on its militants to carry out terror attacks during Christmas across the UK, Germany and France, particularly targeting markets.

Erdogan's lawyers have appealed to the court against an opposition figure, demanding $380,000 in compensation for the president's defamation.

The imaginary gadget developed by the YouTube channel Concept Creator has lots of new features, including dual cameras and a bezel-less display.

Speaking during a televised program, a senior commander from the Iranian Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that Daesh was created with help from foreign powers and threatened to increase the range of Iran’s missiles if Tehran sees a threat from Europe.

Tensions around North Korea are far from being over with Donald Trump’s decision last week to designate Pyongyang as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Scientists have diagnosed a rare complication of tuberculosis as the likeliest cause of death of the great 19th century pianist and composer Frederic Chopin, according to the results of a scientific study published in the American Journal of Medicine.

A group of healthy lifestyle supporters from Russia's Irkutsk has celebrated a "walrus day" by jogging in -24C wearing only swimsuits.

The Russian president has earlier this week met with President Bashar Assad, as well as the leaders of Turkey and Iran, the states-guarantors of the Syrian ceasefire regime.

The head of UN Women, a women’s rights monitor, has lashed out at the global community for its inadequate response to sexual violence in war-torn zones, citing cuts to the organization’s budget.

The summit follows the Saudi crown prince's statement in favor of the country returning to "moderate Islam," which came amid a number of steps aimed at expanding women's rights.

A second representative of the British Labour Party has suddenly died amid a sex scandal. He was previously suspended from the party and his job at the Labour headquarters.