Good news for treasure hunters – 250 sunken ships laden with riches lie off the coast of Portugal

According to archaeologist Alexandre Monteiro, just one of the ships could hold as much as 22 tons of gold and silver.

But the researcher lamented that Portugal currently lacks the means to protect the discoveries from treasure hunters, meaning anyone could potentially find one of the historic wrecks.

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‘A blow to victims’: Trump slams Biden for sparing 37 convicted murderers

US president-elect Donald Trump criticized outgoing President Joe Biden for commuting the sentences of federal death row inmates, calling it a disservice to the victims' families.

"Joe Biden just commuted the death sentences of 37 of the worst killers in our country. Relatives and friends of the victims are devastated. They can’t believe this is happening!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Biden changed the murderers' death sentences to life imprisonment without parole. They included some convicted of heinous crimes such as child murders and mass killings.

But the outgoing president excluded three high-profile cases — Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof and Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers.

Biden expressed grief for the victims and their families but justified the order by his opposition to the death penalty, stressing his desire to end its use at the federal level.

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Revellers dressed as Ded Moroz, the Russian Santa Claus, invaded the Moscow metro. 100 festive characters greeted passengers of the capital’s transport network, treating them to some lively dances.

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Russia's Roscosmos offers cosmodrome construction to equatorial nations

Russian state space corporation Roscosmos is deepening its international collaborative efforts, offering equatorial nations the opportunity to build cosmodromes, Director General Yury Borisov said.

Borisov explained that discussions primarily focus on cosmodrome construction with countries near the equator, while foreign partners also express interest in satellite development for telecommunications and Earth observation. This cooperation extends to cosmonaut training and the construction of national modules for Russia's upcoming orbital station.

Roscosmos is actively engaging with BRICS members and expanding its reach into new markets, including India, China, Iran, Algeria, South Africa, and several African nations.

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WATCH: Russian drone annihilates Stryker armored fighting vehicle

An FPV drone from Russia's Battlegroup Sever destroyed a Stryker armored personnel carrier belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkov region.

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