China’s internet erupted in mirth at America’s troubled democracy after supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol, comparing the chaos to the Hong Kong anti-government protests of 2019. On Thursday morning, state media tabloid Global Times tweeted side-by-side photo comparisons of Hong Kong protesters occupying the city’s Legislative Council Complex in July … Read more
The Corona Project was a classified US military mission comprised of a satellite tasked with spying on Russia during the Cold War and decades later, it is producing vital environmental data. Although inadvertently, the satellite captured nearly one million images of Earth’s landscape during the 1960s and 1970s, which scientists can use to see how … Read more
Brave Russian farmer strangled rampaging wolf to death with his bare hands after the beast killed two dogs and attacked his horse CCTV footage caught the moment the man, carrying a torch, was attacked Farmer and the wolf fought in the snow before he grabbed animal by the neck Video ends with the unnamed farmer repeatedly … Read more
Love amid the coronavirus crisis: Surgeon delights staff working in Covid hospital in Russia when he proposes to his doctor girlfriend in full hazmat suit Igor Anokhin, 26, popped the question to anaesthetist Ekaterina Vnukova, 24, Other medics – all also wearing full hazmat suits – cheered as she said yes ‘When I decided to … Read more
From a strange figure appearing in an Indonesia forest to lightning-proof humans and an ‘alien creature’ found in Russia – the world is full of strange and unusual sightings, but with science and technology these mysteries can be solved. Veteran television journalist Tony Harris has set out on a journey to determine what is real, … Read more
Some supermassive black holes may be entrances to WORMHOLES that could transport spacecraft to distant parts of the universe, astrophysicists suggest Very active galaxies with an active galactic nuclei are ‘candidates’ for wormholes Scientists believe these galactic cores connect distant points in time and space They are ‘traversable wormholes’ rather than a supermassive black hole … Read more
Russian TV bosses will be ‘punished’ after Putin’s New Year message was screened with half his head cut off – despite insisting it was a technical glitch and not a political protest Kaliningrad-based TV station blamed a ‘technical glitch’ for the ropey broadcast It showed Putin’s annual speech with half of the president’s head out … Read more
Putin passes new laws enabling Russia to block US social networking sites that ‘discriminate’ against the country and levy hefty fines Package of reforms was passed by Russia’s parliament and signed off by Putin It includes measures allowing Russia to restrict access to ‘discriminatory’ sites Push to increase online ‘sovereignty’ has sparked fears of China-style … Read more
Lion cub is forced to have both eyes removed after being smuggled 1,200 miles by bus across Russia in a tiny wooden box without food or water Cub, named Grom, was discovered in luggage compartment of bus in summer Animal was travelling from Makhachkala to Moscow when he was discovered He was given tocircus before vets … Read more
Russia admits its Covid death toll is the world’s third highest at 186,000 – THREE times higher than it claimed State statistics agency Rosstat released the new figures on Monday They show 186,057people died between January and November, up from the 55,265 previously reported from health authorities The difference is thought to come from different … Read more