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18 февраля 1930 года была впервые обнаружена новая планета Солнечной системы – Плутон. Но через 76 лет этот мир стал считаться карликовой планетой. Только 9 лет назад астрономы смогли увидеть Плутон с близкого расстояния.

Более тысячи лет люди путешествовали в западную Грецию, чтобы принять участие в священном обряде, который был настолько тайным, что раскрытие его деталей каралось смертью.

Новое исследование показывает, что крохотное млекопитающее, весящее не более полукилограмма, возможно, скрывается в Южной Австралии.

Личная жизнь звезд является одной из самых интересных тем для обсуждения их фанатами и не только. А что, если мы скажем, что бывали случаи, когда именно религия разлучала влюбленных?

De verzekeraar uit Utrecht verhoogt het dividend met ruim 9%, naar €3,41 per aandeel. 

Kalshi is looking to have Nevada’s lawsuit heard in federal court, again asserting it is subject only to federal commodity exchange laws. The US state of Nevada has sued Kalshi after the prediction market company lost its court challenge to stop the state’s regulator from taking action over its sports prediction markets. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday denied Kalshi’s bid to stop Nevada’s gaming regulator from taking action on its sports event contracts, removing a block on the regulator launching a civil suit against the company. After the decision, the Nevada Gaming Control Board promptly filed a civil enforcement action in state court against Kalshi, which it said sought to block the company “from offering unlicensed wagering in violation of Nevada law.” Read more

Иран пытается перезагрузить ядерные переговоры с США и предлагает серию нестандартных компромиссов — от передачи высокообогащенного урана за границу до экономического сотрудничества с Вашингтоном. Впрочем, эти идеи пока не снимают главного противоречия, поскольку Соединенные Штаты требуют полной ликвидации ядерной программы Тегерана, а не ее временного замораживания.

Новая система "Шершень" — это настоящая революция в ПВО Украины, уверен военный эксперт Дэвид Экс. Она позволяет устранить полную зависимость от западных поставок, используя радары и ракеты самых разных типов и находя применение тем запасам вооружений, которые раньше были невостребованы.

Multiple technical, onchain and exchange-traded product data points suggest $1.12 was the generational bottom for XRP. Is it time for a trend reversal? XRP (XRP) recovered 50% to a high of $1.67 from its 15-month low of $1.12 reached on Feb. 6. While the altcoin’s intraday price of $1.43 remains more than 60% below its multi-year high of $3.66, several metrics suggest that the local low at $1.12 could be the new bottom with XRP price set for a sustained recovery. Key takeaways: XRP supply on exchanges has dropped to a five-year low as holders moved tokens to self-custody, possibly signaling reduced selling pressure. Read more

Le colonel Michaël Randrianirina accompagné de son épouse, a quitté Antananarivo dans la nuit de 17 au 18 février pour une visite en Russie. Il a voyagé à bord d'un Iliouchine IL-96 d'origine russe, appareil mis à sa disposition par la Russie pour son voyage. À Moscou, la visite est présentée comme officielle. Des informations relayées par des médias spécialisés évoquent une possible entrevue avec le président Vladimir Poutine. Si elle se confirme, cette rencontre symboliserait une étape (…) - Politique

Prediction market exposure is being packaged for public investors as the U.S. election cycle draws institutional interest.

The rewards model follows months of criticism that too few Pump.fun traders were breaking even on the platform, let alone profiting. Solana-based memecoin launchpad Pump.fun has rolled out a new feature that shifts rewards toward memecoin traders rather than its deployers — a tweak to its fee model that once generated over $15 million in a single day at its peak. In a post to X on Tuesday, Pump.fun said the platform’s memecoin creators can now decide whether a token “truly deserves” Creator Fees, or whether it’s best to redirect rewards to traders engaging with the token through “Cashback Coins.”  Pump.fun’s original model features Creator Fees, giving token creators 0.3% of all fees generated by the tokens they launch. Read more

The error allowed liquidators to repay roughly $1 of debt to seize cbETH collateral, leaving Moonwell with nearly $1.8 million in bad debt.

Israeli police has arrested the imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Mohammed al-Abbasi, from inside the mosque’s courtyards in occupied Jerusalem. The Palestinian news agency Wafa, citing local sources, reported that “Israeli forces detained Sheikh al-Abbasi inside the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque“ on Monday evening without giving any reason. It added that the arrest “comes amid escalating Israeli measures against the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, including restrictions on imams, preachers and worshippers stationed there, limitations on the entry of worshippers, and intensifying incursions carried out by settlers under heavy protection from Israeli police”. Hamas condemned the arrest of al-Abbasi in a statement on Tuesday, saying he had been “served with an order banning him from the mosque”. The movement said the measure “constitutes blatant interference in the affairs of Al-Aqsa and an unacceptable assault on its imams”. Hamas added: “The escalating violations by the fascist occupation government against the sanctity ...

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators were to resume a second round of peace talks in Geneva on Wednesday, as Washington’s top envoy signaled optimism in its bid to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II. The talks are the latest diplomatic bid to halt the fighting, which has killed hundreds of thousands, forced millions to flee, and decimated much of eastern and southern Ukraine. The United States has been pushing for an end to the nearly four-year war, but has failed to broker a compromise between Moscow and Kyiv on the key issue of territory. Two previous rounds of negotiations between the two sides in Abu Dhabi failed to yield a breakthrough. But US envoy Steve Witkoff, representing the Trump administration at the talks, said President Donald Trump’s diplomatic efforts had made strides in Washington’s bid to end the conflict. “President Trump’s success in bringing both sides of this war together has brought about meaningful progress,” he wrote on X, without elaborating. “Both parties agreed to upd...

Arthur Hayes warns that AI-related job losses will spark a credit crisis, forcing central banks to print money, which will drive Bitcoin to new all-time highs. The divergence between Bitcoin and tech stocks is a warning sign of a potential artificial intelligence-driven credit crisis that could lead to more central bank money printing, says Arthur Hayes.  “Bitcoin is the global fiat liquidity fire alarm. It is the most responsive freely traded asset to the fiat credit supply,” said the crypto entrepreneur in his latest blog post on Wednesday. Hayes went on to caution that the recent divergence between Bitcoin (BTC) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index “sounds the alarm that a massive credit destruction event is nigh.” Read more

During the festivities, the Israeli effigy was symbolically tried, hung, shot and burned, according to social media posts and a report by Ynet.

LAHORE: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) have traded blame over alleged mismanagement during the national hockey team’s participation in the second leg of the FIH Pro League in Hobart, Australia, prompting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to take notice and order an immediate inquiry. The Green Shirts returned to Lahore late Tuesday night after suffering defeats in all their matches against Germany and hosts Australia, concluding a winless campaign across both legs of the competition. Media reports highlighted serious lapses in arrangements, particularly inadequate and delayed accommodation in Hobart, which left players discontented and affected their preparation. PHF president Tariq Hussain Bugti, speaking to Dawn, said the responsibility for all logistical and financial arrangements — including hotel bookings, air travel, TA/DA and visas — rested with the PSB. He cited directives from the senate standing committee on sports, which had designated the PSB as the body to ha...

В ночь на 18 февраля ударные беспилотники атаковали город Чебоксары в российской республике Чувашия. Местные насчитали по меньшей мере три дрона, которые падали неподалеку от местного оборнного предприятия.

The British woman was given an 18-month conditional discharge and ordered her to pay $1,637 in prosecution costs.