Electronics reading minds: Paralyzed man’s arm understands brainwaves
In the first successful operation of its kind doctors from an Ohio university used electronics on a paralyzed patient, enabling him to move an arm with just his thoughts by connecting an implant in his brain to electrodes placed inside the arm. Scientists at Case Western Reserve University were able to succeed in establishing a...
Monstrous sinkhole swallows car in Sicily moments after parking (VIDEO)
An enormous sinkhole suddenly opened up on a road in Sicily, Italy, swallowing a parked car. The driver miraculously escaped harm, having left the vehicle seconds before it sank underground. The eight-meter-wide hole opened up on a road in the town of Valverde, Catania province on Wednesday. It was most probably caused by days...
Ukraine has no control along 409 km of border with Russia
As of today, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has no control along 409.3 km of the border with Russia in the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas, Chairman of the State Border Guard Service Viktor Nazarenko said during a visit to Kharkiv region on Friday. "The stretch is 409.3 kilometers long. We've got...
Russian military in Syria on candid camera: It’s like Checnhya (video)
French journalists from France24 film the Russian troops from an airbase in Syria’s Latakia with a candid camera. In a conversation, filmed with a outside the airbase, on the city streets, the soldiers opined that the Russian military will stay in Syria until the end, accrding to France24. "We can just tell you that...
10 The most brutal and romantic macho from Russian Social Networks (PHOTO)
While many people have questionable profile pictures on Social Networks , others just seem to have lost any sense of what’s right when posting those pictures online. In Russia, things are even more extreme. In Order to prove that we present to you 10 pictures that will raise many questions, and hopefully many laughs....
How Healthy Is Your Mind? (Test)
Has your mind reached its peak potential, or is it on its way?...
Drone captures mighty Soviet submarine (Video)
Drone footage captured one of the glories of Soviet engineering – an attack submarine from 1980. The 2,000 ton, 91 meter-long Tango-class diesel-electric attack submarine patrolled the Black Sea before being transferred to its resting place at the Avtovaz Technical Museum in the city of Tolyatti in Russia’s...
Poroshenko allows contract military to serve for six months
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law on amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Military Duty and Military Service" for clarification of the period of military service under the contract, the presidential press service told an UNIAN correspondent. The law is aimed at ensuring the establishment of...
Civilian deaths from Russia air strikes rising, activists claim
More than 40 people have been killed and eight injured after a bus and truck collided in Gironde province in southwestern France, say local authorities. The incident took place at about 7:30am local time in the town of Puisseguin. Both vehicles caught fire after the collision. About 60 firefighters have been deployed to the...
Bus, truck collision that killed over 40 near Bordeaux is France’s worst accident in 30yrs (PHOTOS)
More than 40 people have been killed and eight injured after a bus and truck collided in Gironde province in southwestern France, say local authorities. The incident took place at about 7:30am local time in the town of Puisseguin. Both vehicles caught fire after the collision. About 60 firefighters have been deployed to the...
Australia to allow Facebook photos to be used in national surveillance database — report
Photos from social media websites like Facebook could be used in an Australian counter-terrorism database. Critics are concerned about the system’s lack of “transparency,” but the new legislation can come into effect without being passed by parliament. Senior officials from the attorney general’s office...
Too much even for Siberia: Worst blizzard in 10yrs turns Omsk into huge snowball (PHOTOS)
The snow has gotten off to an incredible start in Siberia, where a record snowfall has paralyzed many areas of the city of Omsk, with thousands of drivers hopelessly stuck in hellish snowstorm traffic for hours. You might say it’s nothing special for Siberia, but those who know – namely weather forecasters –...