One of the most ancient surviving biblical manuscripts, a Hebrew Bible dating back 1,100 years, was recently sold for an impressive $38 million in New York. The buyer, Alfred Moses, a former ambassador and lawyer from the United States, acquired the manuscript on behalf of the ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, Israel.
The Turkish opposition party has accused Russia of interference in the electoral process ahead of the election day. Turkey’s main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu has claimed to have enough evidence to prove that the Kremlin is interfering in the Turkish elections to manipulate the results in the favor of the government.
NASA’s helicopter drone has completed its 50th flight around Mars, the agency revealed. The agency recently revealed that their ingenuity helicopter made history by completing 50 flights over the Red Planet. NASA’s ingenuity drone officially completed the milestone after it was launched on April 4, 2021.
SpaceX will attempt to launch the most powerful rocket system ever developed in the entire history. SpaceX’s Starship has almost double the thrust of a conventional rocket. The two-stage rocket ship will send the upper part of the vehicle eastward in order to complete one trip around the earth.
An alcoholic Labrador has become the first dog to be treated for his alcohol addiction. The dog was treated by a local animal rescue organization. Coco was brought to a charity organization, Woodside Animal Welfare Trust, after his owner died and since then he has been addicted to alcohol.
While the western half of the world is facing an intense energy crisis, Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco hit a record profit of $161.1 billion in 2022. Energy prices have been on the rise since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. The majority of the dividend payment will be directed toward the Saudi Arabian government, which owns almost 95% of the company’s shares.
The famous chocolate brand Toblerone is set to remove the Matterhorn Mountain peak from its packaging. Recently the production of Toblerone was moved outside Switzerland and the firm had to comply with “Swissness” legislation.
Starbucks fired six of its workers over participating in Union activities. Starbucks was accused of breaking federal labor law by firing its employees. The federal administrative law judge ordered the coffee brand to rehire the individuals and mitigate the loss they have faced. Starbucks responded to the remarks by saying that its actions were in line with policies.
The United Nations Chief of human rights said that Artificial intelligence poses a grave threat to human rights. Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights mentioned that the recent advancements in AI posed a great danger to human rights if not controlled or prevented.
Scientists were able to discover an amazing dinosaur footprint on Yorkshire’s coast. The footprint found was at least 166 million years old, the researchers said. It seems that the predator was probably resting here on Yorkshire’s coast in the United Kingdom.
More than a third of the species in the United States are at risk of extinction according to a latest research study. The research group found that around 40% of animals and 34 % of plants and 41% of ecosystem are under extinction risk.
The Iranian defence factory came under attack by drone strikes in the city of Isfahan, located 440 kilometres south of the Iranian capital. Drones equipped with small warheads attacked an Iranian defence facility in Isfahan city during the night causing minor damage to the facility’s infrastructure, according to authorities.
