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Asia's LNG demand stays muted in April while Europe eases
.LAUNCESTON, Australia, April 29 (Reuters) - Asia's imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) remained tepid in April while Europe's started to show signs of the usual seasonal easing as winter peak demand passed.
By Md.Abdur Rouf8 months ago in History
"We’re Not Trying to Recreate a Species from Ancient DNA Scraps": One of Earth’s Rarest Animals Could Be Brought Back from the Edge of Extinction.. AI-Generated.
"We’re Not Trying to Recreate a Species from Ancient DNA Scraps": One of Earth’s Rarest Animals Could Be Brought Back from the Edge of Extinction.
By Sayeed Ahmed8 months ago in History
The Abandoned Wealth of Emperor Nero: Gold Amidst Infernos. AI-Generated.
The Ascendance of a Golden Sovereign Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ascended to the throne in 54 CE at the tender age of 17. Although youthful, Nero wielded considerable authority, inherited from a complicated lineage of Julio-Claudian rulers tracing back to Augustus. With the Roman Empire at its zenith in terms of territory and commerce, Nero assumed the imperial position during a period of extraordinary affluence.
By Say the truth 8 months ago in History
Trump calls on Walmart to absorb tariffs rather than raise prices
Trump Calls on Walmart to Absorb Tariffs Rather Than Raise Prices In a move that reignited debate over trade policy and consumer pricing, former President Donald Trump recently made headlines by calling on retail giant Walmart to absorb the cost of tariffs rather than passing those expenses onto American consumers. The comments come amid growing concerns about inflation, supply chain challenges, and trade tensions with China and other manufacturing nations. Trump’s message, posted on his social media platform Truth Social, signaled a renewed political focus on economic nationalism and corporate responsibility.
By Nirob Khan8 months ago in History
The Father of Pakistan's Nuclear Program
Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, popularly known as A.Q. Khan, was a Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer, best known for his pivotal role in developing Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program. Born on April 1, 1936, in Bhopal, British India, Khan migrated to Pakistan after the partition in 1947. His name remains etched in the annals of Pakistan’s history as a national hero who helped the country achieve nuclear capability in the face of regional and global challenges.
By ijaz ahmad8 months ago in History
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates. AI-Generated.
# **NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Mission — Live Updates** The **James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)**, NASA’s most ambitious and powerful space observatory, has been revolutionizing our understanding of the universe since its launch on **December 25, 2021**. As Webb continues its mission, scientists are uncovering unprecedented details about distant galaxies, exoplanets, and the origins of the cosmos. Below are the latest live updates on JWST’s groundbreaking discoveries and mission progress.
By Ananta Biswas 8 months ago in History
🍯 The Great Molasses Flood of Boston, January 15, 1919: A Sticky Catastrophe That Swept Through the Streets and Caused Multiple Fatalitie
🌇 Part 1: Boston at Boiling Point - The City Before the Flood To understand how a flood of molasses could destroy part of a city and take lives, we must first travel back to Boston in the winter of 1919 - a city full of contradictions, opportunity, and unrest. The Great War had just ended in November 1918, and like many American cities, Boston was adjusting to the uneasy transition from wartime industry to peacetime life. Amid economic shifts, labor strikes, political radicalism, and the tail-end of a deadly flu pandemic, tension simmered in the air.
By Kek Viktor8 months ago in History
🐖The Pig War on the US–Canada Border, 1859: A Territorial Dispute Triggered by the Killing of a Single Pig
🏞 Part 1: A Snoutful of Trouble - The Pig That Started It All In the otherwise quiet and pastoral June of 1859, San Juan Island - then an unsettled jewel in the Pacific Northwest's emerald crown - became the unlikely battleground for a bizarre territorial standoff between two of the world's most powerful nations: the United States and Great Britain. San Juan Island, lush with cedar forests, rugged coastlines, and fertile grazing fields, was inhabited by a small but tense mix of British employees of the Hudson's Bay Company and independent American homesteaders drawn west by the promise of land and opportunity.
By Kek Viktor8 months ago in History
🏰The Defenestrations of Prague, 1419 and 1618: Political Assassinations by Throwing People Out of Windows That Sparked Wars
Part 1: Introduction - What Is a Defenestration? The term defenestration may sound peculiar to modern ears, but it holds a deeply significant place in European history - particularly in the Czech lands. Derived from the Latin words de- ("down from" or "away") and fenestra ("window"), defenestration simply means the act of throwing someone out of a window. Though seemingly straightforward, this term encapsulates a rare yet dramatic form of political violence that became emblematic of Prague's turbulent religious and political struggles during the late Middle Ages and the early modern period.
By Kek Viktor8 months ago in History
🐇The Great Rabbit Panic of 1730: When Fluffy Bunnies Terrorized England
Part 1: The Quiet Before the Storm - England's Peaceful Countryside In the early 1700s, England's countryside was a patchwork of farmland, pastures, and sleepy villages, where life revolved around planting, harvesting, and simple village traditions. Potatoes were becoming a staple crop, slowly reshaping the British diet. For many, farming was a steady, if humble, livelihood - season after season of sowing seeds, tending fields, and reaping crops.
By Kek Viktor8 months ago in History
The Chicken War of 1325: When Clucking Chickens Sparked a Noble Revolt
I. A Crown Perched Precariously: Poland Before the Storm In the first decades of the 14th century, Poland was a kingdom stitched together with threadbare seams. Once a mighty and unified entity under the Piast dynasty, it had fractured during the "Period of Fragmentation" - a two-century-long brawl between dukes, princes, and churchmen, each more interested in carving up territory than fostering national unity. From the late 1100s through the 1200s, Poland resembled not a kingdom, but a jigsaw puzzle in a windstorm. Petty dukedoms rose and fell like the tides, and foreign powers nibbled greedily at Polish borders.
By Kek Viktor8 months ago in History
🏰The London Beer Flood of 1814: When a River of Ale Drowned a City Block
Part I: The Day London Drowned in Beer In the early afternoon of October 17, 1814, the ordinary hum of life in St. Giles, one of London's most densely populated and impoverished neighborhoods, was about to be shattered - not by war, fire, or famine, but by something far more absurd and sinister. A freak disaster was brewing behind the brick walls of the Horse Shoe Brewery on Tottenham Court Road. Unbeknownst to the workers inside or the families living nearby, a monstrous force was growing - pressurized, fermented, and lethal. The day would soon turn from mundane to macabre as 320,000 gallons of beer burst into the streets, sweeping away buildings, lives, and any sense of normalcy.
By Kek Viktor8 months ago in History