According to a high-ranking source in the Russian military-industrial service, the new radar was put into service in late April. The Yenisei system can operate non-stop during extended periods of time, which is a very important aspect of radar reconnaissance. And there is basically no room for human error as …
Read More »Violent extremists could ‘exploit’ lifting of Covid-19 restrictions & attack large gatherings, US officials warn
The DHS released the new National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin on Friday. The DHS said that extremists motivated by racial and ethnic hatred have in the past attacked “houses of worship and crowded commercial facilities or gatherings.” The agency also warned that violent criminals could target protesters at events linked …
Read More »Cybersecurity tycoon Kaspersky claims CIA hackers could actually be behind US Colonial Pipeline attack blamed on Russian group
After a massive systems failure caused the Colonial Pipeline to shut down, Natalya Kaspersky, the founder and former CEO of security software firm Kaspersky Lab, as well as one of Russia’s wealthiest women, made the explosive suggestions in an interview with RIA Novosti on Friday. She alleges that the US’ …
Read More »Scientists warn of new tsunami threat which could strike coastal cities such as San Francisco with little warning
Strike-slip faults have long been studied, though the particular mechanics of the tsunamis they can generate have been poorly understood, until now. The latest models produced by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign using the supercomputer Blue Waters indicate the risk is far greater than previously anticipated. Strike-slip …
Read More »US could default on national debt with ‘X Date’ looming, think tank warns
“Treasury’s updated guidance means that the ‘X Date’ will likely arrive after the start of fiscal year 2022,” said Shai Akabas, director of economic policy at BPC, a Washington, DC-based think tank. Akabas was referring to the date when the federal government will no longer be able to pay its …
Read More »Chinese space debris? Danger, watch out, it could fall on you! America space debris? It’s a cinematic, dazzling light show!
Last week, China launched its new space station into orbit. Using its new Long March 5B vehicle rocket, the core module was successfully placed into orbit. Mission accomplished. But now, all the focus is on the debris of the rocket, and where exactly it will fall back to Earth. Despite …
Read More »UFC flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko could face former strawweight ruler Zhang Weili or trilogy bout with double champ Nunes
Of the two prospective punch-ups, it seems that MMA enthusiasts should not get their hopes up about the Kyrgyzstani-Peruvian facing her two-time Brazilian nemesis Nunes any time soon if president Dana White has anything to do with it. Broached on the subject of a superfight between the two brawlers, UFC supremo White insisted …
Read More »Covid-19 could cause strokes among young & healthy people, including in asymptomatic cases – study
One in four post-Covid stroke patients is younger than 55, according to the comprehensive international study published in the peer-reviewed journal Stroke. This is considered unusually high, given that normally only between 10% and 15% of stroke patients are aged between 18 and 50. More alarmingly, the researchers say that …
Read More »UK govt tenders suggest London could secretly be preparing for lockdowns to last until at least 2022
On April 26, the UK government published a tender in search of 60 new “covid marshals” in the district of Hertfordshire. The contract, offered to “public security, law and order [and] compulsory social security services” providers, is set to run July 2021-January 2022, and cost £3 million. Marshals were introduced in October 2020 to help businesses manage queues, …
Read More »‘Could have ended his season’: Lionel Messi on the end of ugly lunge as Villarreal rival sees red in La Liga clash (VIDEO)
With hosts Villarreal 2-1 down and chasing the game, Trigueros took his urgency too far as he went in on Messi in an attempt to win the ball in the 66th minute. After initially making contact and flicking the ball away from the Barcelona number 10, Trigueros followed through with …
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