700,000 euros wash ashore on a Sicilian beach
Beachgoers at Marina di Ragusa, on the Italian island of Sicily, were surprised last Wednesday when banknotes worth hundreds of thousands of euros suddenly washed ashore.
Elon Musk loses nearly half his fortune in 6 weeks
Elon Musk has lost nearly half his fortune in six weeks. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, his net worth fell from a peak of about $1.33 trillion in mid-June to roughly $684 billion by the end of July. Despite the setback, he remains by far the richest person in the world. Moreover, his net worth is still greater than that of the second- and third-richest people combined.
Belgian movie theaters are screening Spider-Man in Ukrainian
This coming Sunday, Kinepolis will screen the blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” in a Ukrainian-dubbed version at several of its Belgian locations. The initiative comes in response to a request from the Ukrainian community in Belgium, which has grown since the Russian invasion in 2022.
Tourist (52) dies while canyoning in Switzerland
A 52-year-old Belgian woman died on Thursday afternoon in an accident during a canyoning trip in Claro, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The victim was part of a group navigating the Censo River Gorge when she fell approximately ten meters. Fellow participants immediately called for help and attempted to resuscitate her.
Wall Street prodigy loses billions just before tying the knot
It was supposed to be a dream week for Leopold Aschenbrenner (24), the young Wall Street prodigy who, with his AI fund Situational Awareness, posted a whopping 439 percent return in just six months. Instead of celebrating, a financial bloodbath unfolded this week: his fund lost an estimated tens of billions and was forced to sell nearly all of its public equity positions.
Why are tigers losing their stripes in India?
And suddenly, the tiger is losing its stripes. Discover why habitat restoration may cause this jungle icon to go black.
Missing British woman found dead in suitcase in Athens
Greek police have released new information regarding the death of 38-year-old British woman Elizabeth Jane Ross, whose body was found inside a suitcase in an abandoned building in the Kypseli neighborhood of Athens last month. Her remains were found on July 18 by a homeless man. Her identity was later confirmed through fingerprints in a U.S. database with the help of Interpol.
Well-known mountaineer and Netflix star missing after avalanche at 8,047 meters
Mountaineer and Netflix star Nirmal “Nims” Purja is missing after an avalanche on Broad Peak.
“I’m no hero, I’m broken”: open letter from a Spanish firefighter
As massive wildfires have been raging in Spain for days, a firefighter wrote an open letter that is being widely shared around the world.
Dutch nationals blacklisted after ‘racist’ running club in Bali
Two Dutch nationals are barred from entering Indonesia following a controversy surrounding a running club in Bali that allegedly excluded local residents. The Indonesian immigration service has issued an entry ban against the men, aged 35 and 37, who are considered the organizers behind “Entourage Bali.” They left for Singapore at the end of July, even before the ban was officially announced, and are now on the blacklist.