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Космический аппарат NASA MAVEN обнаружил электромагнитный сигнал, который является свидетельством существования молний на Марсе.

Некоторое время в Галичине считали, что "Ще не вмерла Україна" — это стихотворение поэта Тараса Шевченко. В 2003 году в текст гимна внесли небольшие изменения. 4 марта, в день рождения Михаила Вербицкого, Фокус вспоминает интересные факты о песне, которая стала символом страны.

Объявлены финалисты премии World Car of the Year ("Всемирный автомобиль года"). Большинство претендентов на победу — электрокары

Voor de troepen uit lopen, plannen maken die niet werken: wat maken professionals mee in hun loopbaan? Deze week Paulien Loerts (1965), directeur en mede-eigenaar van Singel Uitgeverijen.

Creators posting AI-generated war footage without disclosure risk losing access to X’s revenue-sharing program for three months. Social media platform X will suspend creators from its revenue-sharing program for 90 days if they post AI-generated war footage without clearly disclosing that the content was created using artificial intelligence. On Wednesday, X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, said the rule aims to maintain “authenticity of content on Timeline” during wartime events, when misleading media can spread quickly. “During times of war, it is critical that people have access to authentic information on the ground,” Bier wrote. “With today’s AI technologies, it is trivial to create content that can mislead people.” Read more

As Israel confronts Iran, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange climbs, driven by optimism for reduced geopolitical risk and market resilience.

XDC has skyrocketed the most today, followed by ICP and JUP. In contrast, AAVE has lost the most value.

BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF drew $322 million in inflows Tuesday, offsetting outflows from rival funds including Fidelity and Grayscale. US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw mixed trading flows on Tuesday, with BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) offsetting redemptions. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged $225.2 million in net inflows, according to data from SoSoValue. The gains were driven largely by IBIT’s $322.4 million in inflows, which offset $89.3 million in outflows from Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) and $28.2 million from Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC), according to Farside data. Read more

On Sunday afternoon, protesters in Islamabad pressed shoulder to shoulder, most of them dressed in black, and chanted slogans that rippled through the crowd. “Death to America, death to Israel,” they shouted in unison. Among them was also Kazim Hussain, who clutched a portrait of Ayatollah Khamenei. The student, also an activist affiliated with Shia group Imamia Students Organisation (ISO), believes that the crisis unfolding in Iran was not a distant geopolitical conflict playing out beyond Pakistan’s western border. For him, it is deeply personal and emotionally moving. “This is not just an attack on Iran. It concerns all Shia Muslims,” he said, raising his voice above the chants as the crowd marched toward the US embassy. “The death of Ayatollah Khamenei will not end the movement. It has strengthened it.” Kazim’s words reflect a growing wave of anger and grief within Pakistan’s Shia community following the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader amid escalating attacks by Israel and the United States, as wel...

Romania's unemployment rate stood at 6% in January 2026, lower by 0.1 percentage points than in December 2025, the country's statistical office INS has announced on Wednesday, March 4.

The purchases came as geopolitical tensions tied to the US and Israel's conflict with Iran weighed on global markets, pushing major indexes lower. Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest increased its exposure to crypto-related equities, adding shares of Coinbase and Robinhood Markets across several of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as broader markets pulled back. The company purchased a combined 22,452 shares of Coinbase across the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) and ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF), according to trade notifications for Tuesday. Based on Coinbase’s closing price of $182.36 during the day, the purchase was valued at about $4.1 million. Ark also accumulated 158,587 shares of Robinhood through the same ETFs. With Robinhood closing at $76.07, the transaction was valued at about $12 million. Read more

Since the outbreak of the was in October 2023, the Tel Aviv 125 index has risen 127%, double the S&P 500 index.

Since the outbreak of the was in October 2023, the Tel Aviv 125 index has risen 127%, double the S&P 500 index.

The Core Team also indicated that the next big step should be completed by PiDay.

В 2006 году Киев открыл станцию метро "Вырлица" — тогда это было символом развития Левого берега и быстрого роста города. Почти двадцать лет спустя эта дата звучит иначе: подземка уже не только о расширении, но и об изношенных тоннелях, авариях и вопросах к качеству управления. Фокус разбирался, что происходит с метро сегодня.

Romanian electrical equipment manufacturer Electro-Alfa International started trading on the main market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, BVB, on Tuesday, March 3, per stock market data.

De benzineprijzen zijn woensdag verder opgelopen door de oorlog in Iran. Dat meldt persbureau ANP op basis van informatie van consumentencollectief UnitedConsumers.

The US State Department said on Wednesday it had ordered non-emergency personnel from US consulates in the cities of Karachi and Lahore and their families to leave Pakistan due to security concerns. “The Department of State ordered non-emergency US government employees and the family members of US government personnel from US Consulates Lahore and Karachi to leave Pakistan due to safety risks,” the US Mission in Pakistan said in a statement. It said there was no change to the status of its embassy in Islamabad. The advisory noted “an ongoing threat of drone and missile attacks from Iran and significant disruptions to commercial flights” amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. While there is also an additional consulate in Peshawar, the updated travel advisory did not mention anything about it. Following the onset of hostilities between Iran and the US and Israel since February 28, the State Department has issued similar instructions for its staff in multiple regional countries. These include Jordan, Bah...