Earthquake in Afghanistan: more than a thousand victims and many injured
A 6,1-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan in the early hours of June 22, killing more than a thousand people, injuring more than 600, and the death toll is expected to rise as more information comes in from remote mountain villages, Reuters reported. On photos…
Loser spy in Miami: the story of a scientist from Mexico who worked for the Russian FSB
Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, a famous scientist, a citizen of Mexico and a resident of Singapore, led a double game and a double life on two continents and with two families - Mexican and Russian, reports the BBC. He was arrested in February 2020 at the Miami airport...
Man refused to donate blood because he refused to fill out a pregnancy questionnaire
Potential blood donors in Scotland are being asked if they are pregnant as part of a mission to promote inclusion, officials said. And men too, according to FoxNews. A British blood donor said he was turned down after he refused to answer a question about...
Visit all 12 Disney parks in a private jet: the company is selling an incredible luxury tour
Disney is selling a 24-day private jet tour to all of its 12 theme parks around the world. The cost of such pleasure starts from $109 per person. The Business Insider edition told in more detail. A luxury ride called Disney Parks Around The World is…
Hundreds of refugees from Ukraine were homeless in Britain: what happened
Hundreds of Ukrainian families have been left homeless in England after arriving on visas meant to provide them with housing, according to official figures. The Guardian writes about it. Since the end of February, at least 480 Ukrainian families have turned to organizations providing assistance to the homeless with…
'A defining moment for our generation': how the center through which Western countries seek and send weapons to Ukraine works
BBC journalists visited a military center where representatives of European countries coordinate the delivery of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. They told how the distribution and work of the center is going on. Representatives of 26 countries are constantly working in Stuttgart (Germany), they make sure that Ukraine is as…
Twins got lost and grew up in different countries: scientists compared their characters and IQ levels and were surprised
A recent study found that a pair of identical twins raised in different countries somehow developed similar personality traits but vastly different IQ levels, reports Yahoo. In a study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, researchers at Kookmin University in Seoul…
'The blood of Ukrainians is on our hands': Arnold Schwarzenegger accused the West of financing the war in Ukraine and called on the EU to abandon Russian gas
Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke at the Austrian World Summit in Vienna. He called on European countries to refuse to buy Russian energy, calling it financing Russia's military operations in Ukraine, Meduza reports. "Regardless of what you think about it,...
Double decker plane: economy class passengers in the US want to be seated on two floors
Flying economy for long periods of time is a dubious pleasure, but one airplane seat designer thinks it could revolutionize budget travel, according to CNN. The concept of a comfortable seat on an airplane for 21-year-old Alejandro Nunez Vicente began last year…
Scientists have learned how to extract electricity from the human body: this opens up incredible possibilities
The idea of a fuel cell that converts glucose into electricity is not new. However, scientists are still looking for a way to implement this idea. In one of the latest works, scientists managed to demonstrate a fuel cell that is capable of powering sensors on the body, implants and the like, reports ...