Fishermen found in the belly of a whale ambergris worth $ 1,5 million: what is this substance
Yemeni fishermen found rare ambergris worth one and a half million dollars in the carcass of a sperm whale, writes BBC. Ambergris is a waxy secretion formed in the stomach and intestines of sperm whales. Ambergris clusters are especially valued in perfumery as odor fixatives and are used in expensive perfumes to last longer…
Italian artist sold invisible sculpture for more than $ 18 thousand
Italian artist Salvatore Garan sold his invisible sculpture entitled I am for 15 euros ($000). The buyer paid 18 times the original amount. Hromadske writes about this. The work was sold at an auction organized by Art-Rite -…
Doctors mistakenly amputate 82-year-old man's left leg instead of right
The operation was performed on the man on May 18, but doctors discovered the error only two days later during the dressing process, writes UNIAN. In Austria, doctors amputated the wrong leg of an 82-year-old man, and the hospital has already launched an investigation. Heute reports. The operation was performed on the man at 18...
COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Become Billionaires: Their Money Would Be Enough To Inoculate All Poor Countries
At least nine people have become new billionaires since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic thanks to excessive profits from pharmaceutical corporations with monopolies on COVID vaccines, writes OXFAM. Together, the nine new billionaires have a combined net worth of $ 19,3 billion, which is enough ...
Fish species thought to be extinct along with dinosaurs found alive
A rare fish that was thought to have died out along with the dinosaurs millions of years ago, was recently discovered alive in the Indian Ocean. Writes about this People. According to a report by Mongabay, a US-based non-profit conservation and environmental science news platform, a group of South African ...
Gas boilers and gasoline cars may be banned in the world: what's the matter
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says it should ban the sale of new fossil fuel boilers from 2025 if the world wants to achieve zero carbon emissions by the middle of this century. This is one of 400 steps towards zero proposed by the agency ...
Overtime Kills Hundreds of Thousands a Year: WHO Study
On Monday, May 17, officials from the World Health Organization said overtime is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year, leading to a worsening trend that could be further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first global study of deaths associated with ...
Programmer and defender of women: the USA has chosen the winner of the Miss Universe 2021 contest
On the night of May 17, the popular Miss Universe beauty pageant took place in the United States, says Ivona. The event, which took place in sunny Miami, brought together beauties from 74 countries of the world on one stage. The winner of the Miss Universe this year was the representative of Mexico ...
Facebook will force users to read the article before sharing
The next time you try to share an article without reading it, Facebook may ask you to think again. The company will begin testing a new feature inviting users to open and read articles before sharing them on the platform. More details were told by the VOX edition. Representative…
Scenic and accessible: 15 islands for low-cost living and remote work
International Living magazine has ranked the islands for downshifting and retirement, where monthly living costs are low. The most budgetary was the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc, where a couple will need only $ 1 per month for a comfortable life, writes Forbes. ABOUT…