Finland will not be able to escape responsibility when it comes to the return of paintings and sculptures worth $46 million that belong to the Tretyakov Gallery, the Hermitage, and other museums in Russia, Moscow warned on Thursday. The statement came one day after Finnish Customs confirmed the seizure of the …
Read More »New king on the block: Microsoft beats Apple as world’s most valuable company
Apple’s shares fell 1.8% on Friday, ending the trading session at $149.80 apiece. The company’s market capitalization dropped to $2.48 trillion. Microsoft shares, however, showed 2.2% gains, reaching a record high of $331.62 per share, which propelled its market capitalization to roughly $2.49 trillion. Despite posting relatively strong earnings for …
Read More »‘Win a trophy instead of celebrating this s**t’: Barcelona pip Madrid as most valuable football club but announcement splits fans
The Catalans were valued at $4.76 billion, edging out bitter rivals Real Madrid, who came in at $4.75 billion, by the narrowest of margins in the annual list put together by financial experts Forbes. Less than 48 hours after Lionel Messi and his teammates were beaten 2-1 at the Alfredo Di …
Read More »Apple bites back, reclaiming title of world’s most valuable brand from Amazon
The iPhone maker’s brand value has surged 87 percent in the past 12 months to reach $263.4 billion, according to the Brand Finance Global 500 2021 Index. The rise was attributed to Apple’s diversification strategy, which has seen the company expand into digital and subscription services, and explore the potentiality of …
Read More »Now the most valuable graphene can be obtained from simple garbage
Researchers from rice University have managed to create graphene not costly purified starting materials, and household waste. Moreover, this valuable material can be obtained by weight and not several tens of grams per day, as with the traditional method. With the new method, even the carbon derived from food waste, …
Read More »Mega-competition from XIDU! Win a laptop and other valuable prizes!
The company XIDU, China manufacturer of computer equipment, mobile devices and accessories, celebrates its annual shopping festival and gives cool prizes and gifts! You can participate in the mega contest and get a chance to win a powerful laptop and a whole bunch of useful gadgets and accessories! Conditions of …
Read More »It became known, where in Ukraine is the most valuable tree
The capital’s tree was not the most expensive in the country.The main new year tree of Nikolaev recognized the most expensive in Ukraine – it cost the budget 2.8 million. This is despite the fact that in the river and sumac bought such a festive “tree” for a much smaller …
Read More »In Azerbaijan a valuable treasure handed over on scrap metal
It later emerged that the coins of the period of the Seljuk Sultanate. According to the national Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, 150 ancient coins were accidentally discovered during utility work in Lankaran and transferred to a collection point for scrap metal. After cleaning it became clear that this copper …
Read More »Curiosity of the day: in the sanatorium power shower has deprived Russian of the most valuable
A curious incident occurred in Penza. During the procedure, using the soul of Charcot, known for its tight powerful jets that pass the procedure the patient was an oversight… not a virgin. Summoned to the sanatorium, the doctors just had to put the diagnosis of 18-year-old lady that she was …
Read More »In Russia, the bear stole the hunter’s most valuable
Prey for the beast were two guns. One of the stolen guns with a damaged butt and teeth marks was found near the hunting hut. In the Irkutsk region of Russia the bear, climbing into a hunting cabin, stole hunter’s two guns. 57-year-old resident of Ust-Ilimsk district told the police …
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