Kublai Khan’s warship sank in 1281; 745 years later, dice reveal how its crew spent breaks

Residents raise $30,000 to bring first grocery store to Alabama neighbourhood in 70 years

After nearly 70 years without a grocery store, Birmingham's Fountain Heights neighbourhood has opened the We All Eat Market. Developed by a local farming cooperative, the $1 million project received $30,000 in grassroots contributions and $150,000 from the city. The market will sell locally grown food, support small farmers and offer discounts to eligible customers.

Mona Vale beachfront home fetches record $29 million

A Mona Vale beachfront house recently set a new record by selling for A$29 million in a private sale. The property was previously owned by McDonald's Australia's chief executive and sold for A$7.65 million in 2014. The sale was conducted discreetly without public marketing, ensuring privacy for the owners. The previous record for Mona Vale was A$13.5 million, established in October 2025.

'Anybody believe this was honest?' Trump revives fraud claims after midterm results

Norway’s largest Viking hoard yields rare King Olaf coin not found in country since 1924

A rare coin minted during King Olaf Haraldsson's reign around 1025 has been identified in Norway's Morstad Viking hoard. It is only the second coin of this type found in Norway, the previous one dating back to 1924. The coin also offers clues about the king's use of Christian symbols and its circulation in commercial transactions.

French officials suspect Iran is behind refrigerator hacks, sources say

PARIS — French officials suspect that Iranian state-backed hackers were behind the cyberattacks that knocked out commercial refrigerators and freezers across France last month, two people familiar with the matter said Monday. That would make the hacks among the most disruptive cyberattacks of the war with Iran that began in February, a conflict that has been marked by scattered incidents of alleged cyber disruption. These have included disruptions to the Los Angeles transit system in March, to U.S. water treatment plants in July and to ships bound for the United States in August. The French foreign ministry and the Paris prosecutor's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Iran's mission to the United Nations did not return messages seeking comment. Iran routinely denies carrying out malicious cyber operations. The October 11 cyberattack, which overrode the temperature controls on commercial fridges in hundreds of establishments, appeared to have been easy to pull off, cybersecurity experts previously told Reuters. The firm behind many of the stricken units said th

US stocks open up, shrugging off Nvidia woes

NEW YORK — Wall Street stocks advanced early Monday, shrugging off a big drop in Nvidia shares as oil prices retreated and other artificial intelligence stocks rose. Crude prices fell more than four percent on diplomatic hopes concerning the US-Iran war, while many tech giants like Google parent Alphabet and leading AI companies such as Micron were higher after the group badly sold off on Thursday. The "market implicitly decided that whatever happened last week was a one-day event," said Steve Sosnick of Interactive Brokers. About 25 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.4 percent at 52,009.10. The broad-based S&P 500 rose 1.7 percent to 7,499.41, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 2.1 percent to 25,087.25. Shares of AI leader Nvidia sank about five percent after the chip company said it launched an investigation on CEO Jensen Huang following reports he was targeted by Chinese intelligence. "Nvidia for now, is being treated as a one-off story," said Briefing.com analyst Patrick O'Hare, adding that investors are being driven more by "an inclination

Temporary foreign workers could be employed for longer under rule change

Ottawa is also proposing other changes that would exempt other professions from the six per cent rule and allow employers to hire more temporary foreign workers.

US, Ukraine And Russia To Meet In Abu Dhabi On Tuesday: What To Expect?

Security guarantees are expected to be the central issue during the two-day meeting. Ukraine wants credible assurances that would protect it against another Russian invasion.

After Modi-Zelenskyy Call, Jaishankar Discusses Ukraine Conflict With Russia's Lavrov

The conversation came hours after PM Modi spoke with Zelenskyy and reiterated India's readiness to contribute to efforts aimed at achieving a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

White House lockdown as car crashes near North Lawn, driver clashes with Secret Service; Trump inside premises

The incident took place at the northern end of Lafayette Square Park, directly opposite the White House's North Lawn. The Secret Service and Washington Metro Police are investigating the crash.

Amazon driver 'misled' into path of 71mph train by confusing signals

Breakthrough treatment for Celine Dion's condition sees patients walk again

Canadian singer Celine Dion has suffered since 2022 from stiff person syndrome, a rare and incurable neurological condition