A newly discovered document provides more evidence that Western governments broke their promise not to expand NATO eastward after German reunification. Notes from a 1991 meeting between top US, British, French, and German officials confirm that there was a “general agreement that membership of NATO and security guarantees [are] unacceptable” for Central and Eastern Europe. Germany’s diplomatic representative emphasized that the Soviet Union was promised in 1990 that “we would not extend NATO beyond the Elbe” river, in eastern Germany. The document, which was formerly classified as secret, comes from the British National Archives. It was made widely known this February […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107687/01/1076870163_0:0:1280:720_1200x675_80_0_0_5cc4a4ad4c7e708baff23efd456a0e1b.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Andrei Dergalin. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/science/202010181080809731-hint-of-the-existence-of-life-on-venus-reportedly-discovered-by-scientists/ The researchers suggested that their findings could be confirmed by a mission to Venus that would collect samples from the planet’s “surface and cloud”. A team of scientists has announced the discovery of a certain amino acid in Venus’ atmosphere, which may or may not possibly hint at the presence of life on that planet, Science Alert reports. According to the media outlet, the amino acid in question, glycine, is the simplest of the amino acids present in the genetic code, adding that while amino acids are not biosignatures, they serve as […]
An Afghan refugee-turned-famous Swedish expert on education and integration, Hamid Zafar, has had his perfect public image ruined after a local newspaper discovered hateful comments he had been posting online under a pseudonym. Zafar arrived in Sweden as a refugee child and rose to prominence as a symbol of successful integration. Brought up in what is being described as a “socially vulnerable” district of Gothenburg, the man took charge of a troubled local school and became known throughout Sweden simply as ‘Rector Hamid’. His career has been on the rise ever since: between working at the Swedish Schools Inspectorate and giving […]
The Medinet Habu temple was built in honour of pharaoh Ramses III, considered to be the last great monarch of the Egyptian Empire. Ramses III played a key role in Egypt’s victory over invaders known as the Sea Peoples. A mural that has been recently discovered in an Egyptian temple sheds light on the Kingdom of “one of Israel’s greatest enemies” – the Philistines, said Tom Meyer, professor of Bible studies at Shasta Bible College and Graduate School in California. According to Meyer, the 3,200-year-old mural gives an insight “into the fashion, employment, clothing, weaponry, instruments, modes of transportation and livestock […]
Former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Kudrin has revealed that his life was in danger in the mid-2000s, leading President Vladimir Putin to instruct the country’s secret services to keep him protected. Speaking to Moscow news agency TASS, the current chairman of Russia’s Accounts Chamber explained that someone was planning to murder him in 2005 or 2006. “I didn’t have [bodyguards] for most of the time when I was deputy prime minister, except for one year when, according to our secret services, someone was plotting to assassinate me,” Kudrin said. “On instructions from President Vladimir Putin, bodyguards remained by my side […]
A vulnerability in LND versions 0.10.x and below has been disclosed to the Lightning Labs team, according to engineer Conner Fromknecht in the Lightning Network developer channel Thursday. In light of the disclosure, the firm is urging node operators to upgrade to versions 0.11.0 or higher as soon as possible. Source link
This tracing of a rock painting shows three bilby-like animals no longer found in Arnhem Land. (Fiona Brady via Australian Archaeology) Aboriginal Rock Art Dating Between 6,000 and 9,400 years Ago Found Dated to between 6,000 and 9,400 years ago, many depict relationships between humans and animals—particularly kangaroos and wallabies. https://t.co/hnRGNlI1z6 — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 5, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: It is illuminating and exciting when new paintings are found and can add to the evidence of how ancient men and women viewed their world. These paintings may be a ‘missing link’ between the dynamic figures and x-ray paintings, two […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107753/98/1077539875_0:5:1200:680_1200x675_80_0_0_d94c6d53300b30089989f9e1d54d7e04.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202010041080660027-human-size-spiderweb-discovered-in-missouri/ An employee of the Department of Environmental Protection in Missouri photographed a giant spider web on a trail near Springfield. The web belongs to the spider weaver. This spider is known for intricate weaving patterns. It is stretched between two trees and it looks massive. In the comments to the photo, some users expressed their admiration for the art of the spider, while others said that on a dark night, a person could get caught in such a web. Environmentalists asked people to be careful with the spiderwebs, as their hosts help contain insect […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105398/53/1053985318_0:317:6144:3773_1200x675_80_0_0_06258275faf586564943d861b263e98b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Andrei Dergalin. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/science/202009261080581982-bronze-age-bonanza-trove-of-ancient-artefacts-discovered-in-a-warriors-tomb-in-greece-media-says/ The artefacts found at the site reportedly include a stone known as the Pylos Combat Agate and four signet gold rings with detailed images from Minoan mythology. An archaeological excavation in southwestern Greece ended up yielding over 3,500 objects dating back to the Bronze Age, Greek City Times reports. According to the media outlet, the excavation of a warrior’s tomb, located in the vicinity of the ancient city of Pylos, started back in 2015 and is being run by a husband-and-wife team, Jack Davis and Sharon Stocker, with the sponsorship by the […]
At least seven mail-in military ballots marked for President Donald Trump were found discarded in Pennsylvania, the Justice Department has confirmed. Trump also called attention to thrown-out absentee ballots in Wisconsin. The DOJ confirmed local reports that nine military mail-in ballots had been recovered by investigators in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania on Thursday. Seven had been marked for Trump, and two were sealed in their envelopes, with the voter’s selection not visible. Not all of the ballots could be attributed to specific voters. The department’s inquiry is reportedly “ongoing,” and US Attorney David Freed promised to share the results with county officials […]
Researchers identified seven prehistoric human footprints at Alathar, a dried-up lake bed in Saudi Arabia. (Palaeodeserts Project) Footprints Could be the Oldest Evidence of Homo Sapiens on Arabian Peninsula Researchers identified seven prehistoric human footprints at Alathar, a dried-up lake bed in Saudi Arabia. https://t.co/3gIbWVAHJ5 — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) September 21, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: A new analysis argues that anatomically modern humans created the seven footprints between 112,000 and 121,000 years ago…….Carol Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she […]
Federal authorities are investigating after ricin, a deadly toxin, was discovered in mail intended for the White House. The Secret Service intercepted the envelope which was positively identified with mail meant for the White House, law enforcement sources tell NPR. The ricin never made it to White House grounds, but authorities are still searching for other undiscovered dangerous packages that may be linked to the ricin. Law enforcement sources also said investigators are narrowing down suspects, but have made no arrests. Both the White House and Secret Service are declining to comment. Ricin, a toxin derived from castor seeds, has been […]
Cave Bear Is So Well-Preserved It Has a Recognizable Nose Scientists at the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk, Russia, announced on Saturday the discovery of a well-preserved cave bear on the New Siberian island of Bolshyoy Lyakhovsky. https://t.co/kBZJHjZRTe — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) September 18, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Because this cave bear is so well preserved its DNA will provide information about what it ate, where it grew up, and more. You can even recognize its nose.This find is very exciting and a potential window into the lives of animals that are now extinct…..Carol Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross […]
from Al Manar TV The Lebanese Army Command’s Orientation Directorate issued a communiqué on Saturday, indicating that “the Army Intelligence Directorate managed to arrest members of a terrorist cell linked to the ISIL terrorist organization that was in the process of carrying out security activities inside Lebanon. ”The communiqué added that the investigations showed that the commander of that cell is the terrorist in hiding, Khaled Al-Talawi, whose car was used by the perpetrators of the Kaftoun crime, which occurred on 8/21/2020.The terrorists used the car to move to Kaftoun, Koura, when they were stopped by the municipal police. Consequently, the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105528/87/1055288794_0:397:1920:1477_1200x675_80_0_0_494c0139d728f53f0cf3207d3ebf3332.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Andrei Dergalin. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/science/202008261080285569-vast-radio-bridge-linking-two-merging-galaxy-clusters-discovered-by-astronomers/ The research team noted that so far, “only two giant intra-cluster radio bridges have been detected”. A peculiar phenomenon has been discovered by astronomers in the depths of space, amid the merger of two galaxy clusters, Science Alert reports. According to the media outlet, the phenomenon in question is a “low-frequency radio ‘bridge'” that spans a distance of about 6.5 million light years between the two clusters and serves as “evidence of a magnetic field connecting them in the early stage of the merging process”. “We confirm the presence of a giant […]
A recently published research paper in the journal PLOS One analyzed the Grand Canyon’s oldest fossilized animal footprints, which are believed to have been left around 313 million years ago by early amniotes, a clade of tetrapod vertebrates that laid their eggs on land. The two sets of footprints were discovered in 2016 by geologist Allan Krill while he was hiking with students in Arizona’s Grand Canyon. Analysis of the footprints by Steve Rowland, a professor emeritus of geology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, revealed that they were both potentially left behind by the same unknown species. The footprints […]
Police discover 13 Roman amphorae and 18th century anchor inside a frozen seafood shop in Alicante, Spain (Guardia Civil) Police Confiscate Roman Amphorae Found Stashed in Spanish Seafood Shop by Alex Fox/Smithsonianmag.com Spanish police conducting a routine inspection of a frozen seafood vendor in the coastal town of Alicante recently spotted something fishy—and it wasn’t just the merchandise. “Officers observed several ceramic amphorae at various points in the facility, a metal anchor and a limestone plaque with an inscription that, at first glance, could be of considerable age,” the Spanish Civil Guard writes in a statement, as translated by CNN’s Rob Picheta. More […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107336/57/1073365749_0:101:1920:1181_1200x675_80_0_0_9d91b933c4f515010da76dc9952318f0.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202007251079980665-scientists-have-reportedly-discovered-remains-of-giant-pigeon/ Scientists from the University of New Mexico have found the remains of a giant pigeon, Tongoenas burleyi, on the islands of the Kingdom of Tonga in Oceania, according to the portal “Eurekalert!” The pigeon may be among the most common animals city-dwellers encounter on a daily basis, especially if they don’t own any house pets. However, US researchers in Polynesia have discovered an ancient relative of the modern pigeon which was a little less ordinary. They measured 50 cm in length, and weighed five times as much as modern pigeons. The diet of this […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105452/85/1054528529_0:103:1920:1183_1200x675_80_0_0_a4910a3eede210c4dbb3f608350ab6f5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202007181079924130-ancient-dragon-city-capital-of-xiongnu-empire-reportedly-discovered-in-mongolia/ The Xiongnu confederation of nomadic peoples reportedly inhabited the eastern part of the Eurasian steppe from the third century BC to the first century AD. The empire had a complicated relationship with the dynasties in China. Archaeologists claim that during excavations in Mongolia they have discovered the city of Longcheng, the capital of the Xiongnu Empire, also known as the Dragon City, Xinhua news agency reported. “As a result of more than a decade of research on political center of the Xiongnu Empire, I am very happy that we have discovered and excavated the empire’s […]
A tiny, ancient ancestor of the dinosaur has been discovered in Madagascar, providing a stark contrast to the iconic, behemoth size for which many dinosaurs are known. The unearthing of the pint-sized predator Kongonaphon kely, which lived roughly 237 million years ago, may provide scientists with information about the ancestors of dinosaurs, as well as the flying reptiles known as pterosaurs, according to a study published on Monday, reported USA Today. Known for their remarkable size, dinosaurs “include the largest known land animals, and their relatives, the pterosaurs, include the largest creatures to ever fly,” the researchers wrote. However, the animals’ […]
The discovery has further perplexed historians as to what happened to the remains of les guillotinés. It’s believed that many of the revolutionaries who were executed at the Place de la Révolution were moved from a cemetery to the Paris Catacombs, but these remains found in the walls of the Chapelle Expiatoire have inspired further excavations. The remains of up to 500 people guillotined during the French Revolution are now believed to be buried in the walls of a 19th century chapel in Paris, according to archaeologists. Historians believed that the bodies of famous guillotinés were moved to the Paris Catacombs, […]
Thousands of people stand among the ancient stones at Stonehenge in Salisbury, England, at sunrise on the summer solstice. Archaeologists on Monday announced the discovery of a ring of shafts about 2 miles away. Steve Parsons/AP hide caption toggle caption Steve Parsons/AP Thousands of people stand among the ancient stones at Stonehenge in Salisbury, England, at sunrise on the summer solstice. Archaeologists on Monday announced the discovery of a ring of shafts about 2 miles away. Steve Parsons/AP The mystery near and around Stonehenge keeps growing. The latest revelation is the discovery of a ring of at least 20 prehistoric shafts […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107968/42/1079684218_0:307:3044:2020_1200x675_80_0_0_4a095fc03eb61dfb6e0aaddec71a10d8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202006221079684248-stone-circle-around-4500-years-old-discovered-in-vicinity-of-stonehenge/ A prehistoric monument in southwest England, dating back to almost 3000 BC, Stonehenge is also one of the most popular landmarks in the United Kingdom, regarded by many as a British cultural icon. With the use of cutting-edge technology, researchers have discovered at least 20 prehistoric shafts 32ft wide and 16ft deep in the close vicinity of Stonehenge, in the Durrington Walls Neolithic site, where the builders of the famous monument might have lived, The Sun reported. “Yet again, the use of a multidisciplinary effort with remote sensing and careful sampling is giving us […]
Archaeologists Discover Details of Buried Roman City Without Digging by Courtney Sexton/Smithsonianmag.com Rome wasn’t built in a day, and, apparently, neither was Falerii Novi. Thanks to new radar imaging technology, researchers have uncovered the buried remains of this intricately planned, walled Roman city without lifting a single shovel. As detailed in the journal Antiquity, archaeologists from the University of Cambridge and Ghent University mapped the complete ancient city using ground-penetrating radar (GPR). Just as X-rays can reveal skeletal damage without doctors needing to cut open a patient, GPR uses radio waves that enable researchers to explore covered ruins without excavating. The technology’s radar antenna […]