Oil and gas wells and pipelines in the state of New Mexico are emitting significantly larger amounts of methane than previous data had indicated, researchers from Stanford University have revealed. Methane is known to be one of the main contributors to global warming, many times more potent than carbon dioxide. …
Read More »Omicron found in Europe earlier than previously thought
The new strain was already present in the Netherlands more than a week before its first cases were confirmed by Dutch health authorities, the country’s National Institute for Health (RIVM) said on Tuesday. Traces of the Omicron strain were found in two test samples taken by the Dutch municipal health …
Read More »Toxic smog in New Delhi way worse than previously thought
“Do you know how bad the situation is? People have to wear masks even at home,” Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said, grilling government officials. The court said central and state officials must make “an emergency decision” and present plans to fight the smog on Monday. Ramana suggested that authorities should …
Read More »Deepest earthquake ever hit area previously thought impossible by scientists
The ultradeep quake rocked the remote Bonin (also known as Ogasawara) Islands off mainland Japan in 2015, coming as an aftershock to a 7.9 magnitude earthquake in the region. The tremor could not be felt at the surface and sensitive equipment was required to source the quake. Occurring at a …
Read More »China could have 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, a lot sooner than previously thought – Pentagon report
The Department of Defense published its newest assessment of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) wartime potential in an annual report titled Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China. “The accelerating pace of the PLA’s nuclear expansion may enable the PRC [People’s Republic of China] to have up …
Read More »Russian ‘freakshow’ fight queen Mazdyuk – who previously defeated 530-pound man – beaten as she makes Bellator debut in Moscow
Mazdyuk was propelled to global attention in MMA circles when she took on blogger Grigory Chistyakov in an intergender ‘freakshow’ bout in 2020, finishing her 529-pound (240kg) rival after a barrage of punches in the first round. Dubbed ‘The Red Queen’, Russian fighter Mazdyuk earned a Bellator deal off the …
Read More »Ghislaine Maxwell took two previously undisclosed trips with Bill Clinton to ‘escape’ from Jeffrey Epstein – reports
On the ‘Chasing Ghislaine’ podcast, Ward alleged this week that Maxwell joined Clinton on two foreign trips in the early 2000s and was considered “just as important” to his staff as Epstein. Clinton reportedly used Epstein’s infamous Lolita Express plane – which was said to jet some people for sexual …
Read More »Microsoft reports previously undetected security breach while investigating SolarWinds hack
The group, which Microsoft refers to as Nobelium, gained access to Microsoft customer support tools that allowed the cyber thieves to view billing contact information, as well as what services customers were paying for. In some cases, Nobelium – described as a “sophisticated Nation-State associated actor” in a document seen …
Read More »FedEx gunman was previously questioned by FBI over mother’s concerns he might commit ‘suicide by cop’
Police responded to the massive FedEx facility southwest of the Indianapolis international airport late on Thursday. They found multiple casualties and the suspect dead, of what they said was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was identified by the media – but not yet by the authorities – as Brandon Scott …
Read More »Moscow promises retaliation if US places previously banned intermediate-range missiles in Japan, within range of Russia’s border
Speaking to the press on Friday, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was responding to reports in the Japanese media that Washington and Tokyo are discussing plans to place the American weaponry in Japan. Before August 2019, when then-US President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of the INF Treaty, these weapons were completely …
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