Posts by Riah Stelmack
Arctic doomsday seed vault gets more than 14,000 new samples
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A “doomsday” vault storing food crop seeds from around the world in man-made caves on a remote Norwegian Arctic island will receive more than 14,000 new samples on Tuesday, a custodian of the facility said. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, set deep inside a mountain to withstand disasters from nuclear war to…
Read MoreVideo of Erdogan saying he wants to see Khan is doctored
A doctored video appearing to show Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressing a desire to see Imran Khan, the jailed ex-prime minister of Pakistan, surfaced online during the Turkish president’s visit to the South Asian country in February 2025. The clip has been altered from footage captured during a previous trip Erdogan took in 2020, when Khan…
Read MoreRussia is relying so heavily on North Korea that it’s getting 50% of its ammo from Pyongyang, Ukraine’s spy chief says
Ukraine’s military intelligence chief said North Korea is covering 50% of Russia’s war ammo needs. Kyrylo Budanov said it’s another sign of how heavily Pyongyang is contributing to the war. His comment also comes as Ukraine has been trying to hit Russia’s ammo supply. North Korea is providing Russia with half of the ammunition used…
Read MorePhoto shows S.Korea parliament speaker donning memorial pin, not Chinese ruling party symbol
South Korea’s parliament speaker became the latest target of baseless pro-communist allegations as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s trial wraps up. Supporters of the impeached leader — who claimed threats of communist infiltration when he declared his short-lived martial law — alleged Woo Won-shik was pictured wearing a Chinese Communist Party pin. But an analysis of…
Read MoreChina’s home prices to drop further, recovery not expected until 2026
BEIJING (Reuters) – The outlook for China’s property sector has turned gloomier despite expectations of price stabilisation by next year as government measures to boost demand help the fragile recovery, a Reuters poll showed. Home prices were expected to drop at a faster pace this year than previously estimated, with growth resuming in 2026 but…
Read MoreNon-profit lends helping hand after fire burns clothes
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — SIMDEL Children’s Education Ministry is a Sioux Falls non-profit that supports educational needs of primary school students in Togo, West Africa. The organization was planning on sending clothes there until a fire broke out in the garage they were being stored in. The clothes were a total loss, but a…
Read MorePakistan’s shiny new Balochistan airport is just missing one thing: passengers
With no passengers and no planes, Pakistan’s newest and most expensive airport is a bit of a mystery. Entirely financed by China to the tune of $240 million, it’s anyone’s guess when New Gwadar International Airport will open for business. Located in the coastal city of Gwadar and completed in October 2024, the airport is…
Read MoreMonday, February 24 forecast: A touch of spring fever as we head into March
Wow! Finally, it’s feeling nice again outside. Today was the warmest day in three weeks and it’s just the beginning. Download our KOLR 10 weather app Most of the snow has melted with the exception of leftover snow piles (they will be there for at least another week). Southwest winds over the weekend blew out…
Read MoreRetired surgeon admits to ‘hideous acts’ as France’s largest child sexual abuse trial gets underway
VANNES, France — A retired surgeon accused of raping and sexually assaulting 299 people admitted in court that he committed “hideous” acts, as France’s largest ever child sexual abuse case got underway on Monday. “If I am appearing before you it’s because one day, when most of these people were just children, I committed hideous acts,”…
Read MoreWho Pulled Off the Biggest Crypto Heist in History? Signs Point to North Korea
PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. The $1.4 billion hack at Bybit—the largest known cryptocurrency heist in history—has been traced to the notorious Lazarus North Korean hacking group. Blockchain detective ZachXBT, who’s investigated other crypto heists, spotted the stolen…
Read MoreUkraine restores half of power plant capacities destroyed by Russia
Ukraine has restored around half of the power plant capacities destroyed by Russia, a minister said on Monday as the nation marked three years since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion. “Out of 10 [destroyed] gigawatts, we have brought five back into the system,” said Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko at a joint meeting of the…
Read MoreFish Declared Extinct in the 1980s Is ‘Back from the Brink’ with Over 200 Released into the Wild
A fish previously declared extinct has been released back into the wild in Australia. The olive perchlet, a small oval-shaped fish with large eyes, was considered extinct in Victoria, Australia, in the 1980s after being last spotted in nature in 1929, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Now, the species is getting another shot at…
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