Smoke from fires in Australia will soon make a complete revolution around the Earth: what it looks like
The smoke plume from wildfires in Australia, raging in the country since November 2019, will soon make a full revolution around the Earth. This is stated in a statement by NASA, writes RBC. Agency experts note that by January 8 the plume of smoke has already ...
Boeing employees refused to train Lion Air pilots before their first flights on the 737 Max
Indonesian airline Lion Air has asked Boeing to provide additional training for its pilots on 737 Max simulators before they begin to fly on the new liner. However, the American manufacturer refused this request, and its employees called the Indonesians idiots. About…
Mysterious deadly virus from China threatens millions of people: what is known
In the Chinese city of Wuhan, an outbreak of a previously unknown virus affecting the lungs was recorded, the BBC writes. On January 13, it became known that the first case had already been registered outside China. The disease was diagnosed in 59 people, of whom seven are in critical condition. The emergence of a new ...
Iran rejects accusations that a Ukrainian plane was shot down by a rocket: how the investigation is going
The head of Iran's civil aviation organization, Ali Abedzadeh, rejected accusations that a Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 passenger plane could have been shot down by an Iranian missile. The day before, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the cause of the plane crash was a hit by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. He writes about this...
The 25 most expensive countries in the world are named: in most of them it’s cheaper to live than in New York
New York has a reputation for being one of the most expensive places to live in the United States and one of the most expensive cities in the world. Only four countries are more expensive to live than in the Big Apple. But even if the country has cheap rent and food, life ...
The response to the assassination of a general: Iran attacked US military bases in Iraq
Two military bases in Iraq, where the forces of the United States and its allies are located, came under rocket fire from Iran. Tehran said it was revenge for the murder of General Soleimani. Writes about this BBC. Chief Representative of the Pentagon, Assistant to the Head of the US Department of Defense for ...
A ranking of the best passports in the world has been compiled: what places have taken our countries
Which travel document opens more doors around the world than any other? This is a Japanese passport. The Henley Passport Index, which periodically ranks the world's most travel-friendly passports, has released its first report in the new decade, CNN writes. In the new ...
13 Revenge Scenarios: Iran Threatens Americans with 'Historical Nightmare'
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Admiral Ali Shamkhani, said that Tehran has 13 scenarios of revenge for the killing of the commander of the elite Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Major General Qasem Soleimani, Gordon reports. Shamkhani said that he would not disclose information to the media...
Disaster expert says what will happen to humanity in the event of a nuclear war
Global catastrophes such as a nuclear war, a global pandemic, or an artificial intelligence that has gone out of control can have more dire consequences for the future of civilization than we imagine, writes Catastrophic Risk Expert Seth Baum for the Air Force. My father's family moved to ...
Huge area, dozens of dead, mass evacuation: what you need to know about the deadly fires in Australia
Bushfires raging across Australia have burned more than 12 million acres (almost 5 million hectares) - an area roughly equal to the US states of Vermont and New Hampshire combined. Smoke from the fire in the southeast of the country is visible from space, and it spreads so far...