Four individuals committed mass suicide at China’s famous glass skywalk in Tianmen Mountain. The glass skywalk is known as the “Coiling Dragon Cliff” walk and is around 4,700 feet high, in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Hunan Province. Three out of the four individuals jumped from the skywalk on the mountain and the fourth individual died due to a poison.
Multiple people are reported to have died after two US army Blackhawk helicopters crashed in Kentucky. According to the US army spokesperson, the incident involved two HH60 Blackhawk helicopters that crashed during a training mission over the US state of Kentucky.
Chinese scientists have discovered a water reservoir on the moon trapped inside tiny beads. The scientists are expecting billions of tones of water inside cooled rocks on the surface of the moon. The discovery was made possible due to China’s Chang’e-5 mission, the only Chinese mission to bring back samples to earth.
A new scientific study has found that traffic is linked to increased risks of hypertension and heart diseases. Researchers accumulated data from over 240,000 participants aged 40-69-years-old and concluded that traffic noise coupled with air pollution can significantly increase risk of heart failures and other complications.
North Korea has successfully tested an underwater drone capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The new weapon tested in the waters off South Hamgyong province has the capability to cause a “radioactive tsunami”, a tsunami coupled with unleashing radioactive substances.
A new study shows how drinking regular coffee a day can significantly decrease the risk of heart diseases. It suggests drinking 2-3 cups daily to obtain healthy outcomes.
Unlike many other social media platforms, Snapchat has been available only on mobile since its launch over a decade ago. But on Monday, the company launched a web-based version of the popular messaging app. The goal is to give users the freedom to switch between their phones and computers, all while continuing their conversations on the platform.
When SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, infiltrates the body, it typically enters through the nose or mouth, then takes root and begins replicating. But what if it could never get a foothold in the upper airways and stopped by just inhaling a few drops of liquid or mist beforehand? That’s the idea behind nasal COVID-19 vaccines, which are meant to prevent infection by blocking the virus at its point of entry.
With respect to compliance issues with a suburban Detroit landfill, the state has reached a settlement with them. As part of the agreement, the Attorney General’s office of Michigan stated that Arbor Hills Landfill of Salem Township must pay fines as well as the cost of emissions monitoring and measuring equipment. Nearby residents began complaining
Despite a disappointing holiday quarter, Best Buy reported falling sales, as the nation’s largest electronics chain struggled to meet demand for holiday products and was firced to reduce store hours due to a labor shortage due to omicron. As anticipated by Wall Street, the Minneapolis-based chain reported profits on Thursday. In premarket trading, the shares
Despite the arrests of hundreds of protesters every day, Russian anti-war activists continued to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from Moscow to Siberia Sunday. Thousands protesters held pickets and marched through the streets chanting “No to war!” in city centers as President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s nuclear deterrent to be put on high alert, escalating
Syria’s state-run media reports that kidnappers released a boy after his family paid a ransom, a child they had held for over three months. The local media reported that the ransom was 500 million Syrian pounds ($139,000), with some claiming the kidnappers threatened to cut off Quteifan’s fingers if the ransom wasn’t paid. Syrians have
