PC: Novgorod State University Archaeologists have found an 11th-century pendant in Staraya Russa that combines an image of a Christian saint with a woman’s head featuring snake-like hair. The copper-alloy pendant was uncovered during excavations at the Pyatnitsky site, in an ancient urban household in an area that was being developed in the 11th century….
Braden Peters, is facing three criminal charges in Massachusetts linked to an alleged 2025 encounter involving a minor. (Photo: X/@fearstreamers60) Online streamer Braden Peters, better known as Clavicular, faces two felony charges in Massachusetts — rape and drugging a person for sexual intercourse — and a liquor-related misdemeanor involving a person under 21. His arraignment…
Interested in buying a piece of the town? Well, Georgia real estate saw a rare listing this week, with the historic town of Gay hitting the market. About 60 acres and 17 historic buildings spread across much of the centre of Gay, a small town, are up for sale, with an asking price of $13.5…
First lady Melania Trump waves as she boards an aircraft at Ashe County Airport in Jefferson. (AP Photo) Despite President Donald Trump’s ban on CNN from the White House, First Lady Melania Trump’s office has approved a CNN reporter to cover her upcoming event in New York City on the sidelines of the United Nations…
PC: Australian Geographic In 1984, Australian explorer Denis Bartell walked 390km from west to east across the Simpson Desert in a three-week solo journey with no backup vehicles. Bartell had already crossed the desert more than 30 times in four-wheel-drive vehicles and studied the records of earlier explorers before making the journey on foot. His…
The land being transferred to SpaceX is part of the 103,000-acre Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. A federal judge has refused to block a land swap that would give SpaceX more than 700 acres of a wildlife refuge in Texas. The decision allows the Trump administration to move ahead with the exchange while…
Protests in Pakistan (Representative image) Hospitals in Islamabad have allegedly been ordered to prepare for a possible “humanitarian crisis” and “mass casualty incident” ahead of a planned September 27 protest by jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).The instructions to Islamabad hospitals called for all scheduled elective surgeries to be postponed…
According to scientists, the South American cactus moth primarily attacks Opuntia species, commonly known as prickly pear cactus. It can also occasionally affect Nopalea, Cylindropuntia and Consolea species. A pest once deliberately moved around the world to solve an agricultural problem has become a problem of its own. According to a report by the USDA’s…
Greek endurance athlete Asimina Inglezou completed Nepal’s Great Himalaya Trail on foot in 52 days, 6 hours and 23 minutes in 2024, earning the Guinness World Records title for the fastest female completion of the route. She undertook the challenge as part of the 2024 Great Himal Race, a demanding west-to-east crossing of Nepal that…
Pic credit: Stephen Kirby/SWNS A baby’s name is often chosen for its meaning, family history or cultural tradition. But for Katie Murphy, 33, and Stephen Kirby, 32, the choice came down to circumstance and a car park that would define their son’s entire origin story. Katie and her partner welcomed their son in unexpected circumstances,…