Norwegian princess renounces royal duties for U.S. hereditary shaman who claims to have risen from the dead
Princess Martha Louise of Norway has decided to step down from her royal duties. All this for the sake of the groom-shaman and their joint business in alternative medicine. The BBC writes about it. Despite giving up royal duties, the princess will retain her title. Her fiancé, American Durek Verrett, ...
Powerful solar storm pierces Earth's atmosphere and sparks rare pink northern lights
On November 3, a solar storm caused a temporary crack in the Earth's magnetic field. The resulting hole allowed energetic particles to penetrate deep into the planet's atmosphere and cause an extremely rare pink aurora, according to LiveScience. The appearance of an extremely rare pink aurora recently lit up the night sky...
'We interfered, we interfere and we will interfere': Prigozhin admitted that Russia influences the US elections
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Kremlin-linked oligarch known as "Vladimir Putin's chef," acknowledged Russian interference in the U.S. election in a November 7 Telegram post, CNN reports. Prigozhin said that Russia has interfered, is interfering and will continue to interfere in the democratic process...
Briton spent 10 days in a secret covid 'prison' in China and told how it was
A Financial Times correspondent in Shanghai told how he spent 10 days in a secret Chinese detention center for contacts with those infected with coronavirus, as well as what he learned when he was taken to a detention center on the island. Further - from the first person. Call...
Switzerland launches world's longest passenger train with breathtaking mountain views
The longest train in the world set off on its maiden voyage. It was launched by the Swiss company Rhaetian Railway. The Habr edition told more about the event. The length of the record train is 1,9 km, and it consists of 100 wagons. His first flight took place on the route Albula-Bernina ...
In India, an 8-year-old boy was killed by a cobra that bit him
In India, an 8-year-old boy killed a cobra. She wrapped herself around his arm and, in order to protect herself, the child bit her twice. The Independent writes about it. A boy named Deepak was playing in the backyard of his house in the Jashpur district in the central Indian state...
North Korea fires more than 20 missiles towards South Korea: one of them hit the target for the first time
On November 2, North Korea fired at least 23 missiles into the sea, including one that landed less than 60 kilometers off the coast of South Korea. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called it a "territorial encroachment," according to Reuters. This was…
A secret military group from the United States helps Ukrainians fight Russian cyber attacks: how it works
Despite many analysts' predictions, Russia failed to destroy Ukraine's computer systems with a massive cyberattack during this year's invasion. One of the reasons for this failure of the Russian Federation may be the work of a little-known unit of the US military hunting opponents on the Internet, according to the BBC.
Russian rocket fired at Ukraine crashed on the territory of Moldova
In Moldova, in the village of Naslavcea, Oknitsa district in the north of the country, a Russian rocket crashed, reports the BBC. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country. This is the first time a Russian missile has landed on the territory of a country not participating in the war. Earlier, the Moldovan authorities admitted that Russia…
Washing machines, refrigerators, breast pumps: Russia takes parts for weapons from imported household appliances
A sudden and unexpected surge in European exports of washing machines, refrigerators and even electric breast pumps to Russia's neighbors has officials fearing a trade boom could help Putin's war machine in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported. According to data compiled by Bloomberg from the EU Eurostat database,…