diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 609530c..e1cf054 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 venv
 *.db
+*.sqlite
+*.sqlite3
 *.log
 .env
 pid
diff --git a/dbot/constants.py b/dbot/constants.py
index 04e88ad..eda2f66 100644
--- a/dbot/constants.py
+++ b/dbot/constants.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from erepublik.constants import COUNTRIES
 
 __all__ = ["events", COUNTRIES, "FLAGS", "UTF_FLAG"]
 
-region = r"[\w\(\)\- ']+"
+region = r"[\w\(\)\-& ']+"
 country = r"(Resistance force of )?[\w\(\)\- ]+"
 citizen = r"[\w\(\)\-\. \d]+"
 
diff --git a/dbot/discord_bot.py b/dbot/discord_bot.py
index d00299d..fa7073e 100644
--- a/dbot/discord_bot.py
+++ b/dbot/discord_bot.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class MyClient(discord.Client):
                             embed.set_footer(text=f"{entry_datetime.strftime('%F %T')} (eRepublik time)")
 
                             logger.debug(f"Message sent: {text}")
-                            await self.send_msg(DEFAULT_CHANNEL_ID, embed=embed)
+                            await self.get_channel(DEFAULT_CHANNEL_ID).send(embed=embed)
                             # await self.get_channel(DEFAULT_CHANNEL_ID).send(embed=embed)
 
                 await asyncio.sleep((self.timestamp // 300 + 1) * 300 - self.timestamp)