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Flagstar’s 2021 data breaches affected nearly 2.2 million people; eligible Americans have until August 11 to claim documented losses up to $25,000 from a proposed $31.5 million settlement

Flagstar’s 2021 data breaches affected nearly 2.2 million people; eligible Americans have until August 11 to claim documented losses up to $25,000 from a proposed $31.5 million settlement

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Flagstar Bank has agreed to pay $31.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit over two cyberattacks in 2021. Millions of Flagstar Bank customers who were affected by two cyberattacks in 2021 could be eligible for compensation under a class action settlement. The American bank has agreed to pay $31.5 million to settle claims linked…

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A Swedish doctor spent 80 minutes trapped beneath river ice. Months later, she returned to work after one of medicine's most extraordinary recoveries

A Swedish doctor spent 80 minutes trapped beneath river ice. Months later, she returned to work after one of medicine’s most extraordinary recoveries | World News

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Image(s): Left/Nine/Right/Canva Most people who suffer cardiac arrest after prolonged submersion in icy water have little chance of survival. Yet in one of the most remarkable medical recoveries ever recorded, Anna Bågenholm, a Swedish radiologist, survived after becoming trapped beneath a frozen river in Norway for 80 minutes, during which her heart stopped beating for…

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In 2003, a retired man planted trees on forgotten land alone; 20 years later, it had become one of Sao Paulo's largest urban forests

In 2003, a retired man planted trees on forgotten land alone; 20 years later, it had become one of Sao Paulo’s largest urban forests | World News

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Between crowded roads and layers of concrete in São Paulo, a long strip of greenery now breaks up the city’s urban landscape. The area was not always a place where people came to walk beneath trees or watch birds. For years, it was an abandoned stretch of land known for neglect and insecurity. According to…

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Australia's mysterious 'Birdman' has spent two years feeding birds in the middle of the night, leaving the neighbourhood plagued by a daily 'poo explosion'

Australia’s mysterious ‘Birdman’ has spent two years feeding birds in the middle of the night, leaving the neighbourhood plagued by a daily ‘poo explosion’ | World News

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Image credit: A Current Affair Residents of a Sydney suburb are trying to solve an unusual mystery after an unidentified man allegedly spent the past two years scattering birdseed on local streets in the middle of the night, attracting large flocks of native birds and leaving neighbours to deal with noise, bird droppings and property…

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34 killed as methane explosion tears through coal mine in Pakistan's Balochistan

Pakistan Coal Mine Explosion: 34 killed as methane explosion tears through coal mine in Pakistan’s Balochistan

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Coal mine blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan (AP photo) At least 34 miners in Pakistan were killed and 10 other remained trapped after a methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in Balochistan province on Thursday, as officials told news agency AP.While rescuers continued a race against time to reach those still underground.The explosion took…

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‘Monumental step toward lasting peace’: Donald Trump announces 'historic' Gaza deal as Board of Peace agrees on Hamas disarmament

‘Monumental step toward lasting peace’: Donald Trump announces ‘historic’ Gaza deal as Board of Peace agrees on Hamas disarmament

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File photo: Inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, in Washington (Picture credit: Reuters) US President Donald Trump on late Thursday (local time) announced that the newly formed “Board of Peace” had reached what he described as a “historic agreement” for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza, saying the…

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Quote of the day by Bertrand Russell: 'There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other...' and how most of us are guilty of the second

Quote of the day by Bertrand Russell: ‘There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other…’ and how most of us are guilty of the second

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Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, and one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. Walk into a crowded coffee shop or scroll through social media, and you will quickly spot a familiar ritual. A heavy paperbound volume of James Joyce’s Ulysses or David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest lies open on…

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Quote of the day by Anton Chekhov: 'If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry', and a surprising take on human psychology and relationships

Quote of the day by Anton Chekhov: ‘If you are afraid of loneliness, don’t marry’, and a surprising take on human psychology and relationships

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Anton Chekhov married Olga Knipper three years before his death. One of the most famous quotes by Russian writer Anton Chekhov is his pithy take on marriage, in which he implied that it inevitably results in loneliness. And those who are afraid of loneliness should not marry. Chekhov wrote this in his collection of private…

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2000–2020: China spent up to $13.8 billion restoring coastal wetlands; scientists now value the benefits at as much as $434 billion

2000–2020: China spent up to $13.8 billion restoring coastal wetlands; scientists now value the benefits at as much as $434 billion

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Coastal wetlands (Representative image) China’s investment in coastal wetland restoration between 2000 and 2020 may have looked expensive on paper, but new research suggests the returns were far larger than the costs. A comprehensive analysis of 237 restoration projects found that spending of up to $13.8 billion could have generated ecosystem benefits valued at as…

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