Luxurious doomsday-proof bunkers are becoming more alluring to the ultra-wealthy as they fight to get their hands on the $4.5million post-apocalyptic homes fitted with swimming pools, shooting ranges and dog parks The rich and famous are preparing for the worst and vying to get their hands on doomsday-proof bunkers Larry Hall is the brainchild behind …
‘You can’t do a damn thing!’ Iran’s supreme leader
Ayatollah Khamenei hits back at Donald Trump after the president threatened to make him pay a ‘big price’ for US embassy attack Khamenei strongly condemned US airstrikes on Iraq which killed 25 militants from Kataeb Hezbollah on Sunday night and refurted Trump’s claim that Iran ‘orchestrated’ yesterday’s embassy assault in Baghdad Thousands – many of …
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ExxonMobil makes 15th oil discovery in offshore Guyana
Discovery adds to current resource estimate of more than six billion barrels of oil equivalent American energy giant ExxonMobil made its 15th oil discovery offshore Guyana in South America, the company announced in a statement on Monday. The most recent discovery was made at the Mako-1 well, located approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) southeast of …
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Iran Looks To Boost Offshore Oil Production By 85,000 Bpd
The Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) is currently implementing US$2.6 billion worth of projects expected to boost Iran’s offshore oil production by 85,000 barrels per day (bpd), Iranian media reported on Monday. The Iranian state-held offshore oil firm has awarded various projects to Iranian service contractors, Alireza Salman-Zadeh, the head of IOOC, said. The contracts …
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US hits back at Iran-linked militia in Iraq after rocket attack
The US has attacked an Iranian-backed militia inside Syria and Iraq in retaliation for a rocket attack on a base that killed an American contractor. Pro-Iranian militia and the Iraqi government condemned the US action. The US carried out airstrikes in Iraq and Syria targeting an Iran-backed Iraqi militia blamed for a rocket attack that …
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Brazil Breaks Key Oil Production Milestone
Brazil’s crude oil production in November topped 3 million barrels per day for the first time ever, the National Petroleum Agency reported, adding that total oil and gas production rose to 3.95 million barrels of oil equivalent daily – also a record-breaking figure. The strong output result came on the back of ongoing ramp-up of …
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Russia deploys hypersonic missile into ‘combat duty,’ state media claims
Watch: Russia tests missile system in the Arctic Moscow (CNN)Russia’s new hypersonic missile system known as Avangard has entered service, the country’s state media has reported. Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu confirmed the nuclear-capable missiles had been added to service during a conference call with President Vladimir Putin on Friday.Shoigu gave his congratulations to “everyone …
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Watch Chinese Rocket Blast Off From Hainan With Satellite in Lead-Up to 2020 Mars Mission
The Long March 5 is 57 metres tall and weighs 867,000 kg; the massive, heavy lift rocket was manufactured by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and is viewed as one of the most powerful launch vehicles in the world. China has successfully launched its Long March 5 rocket from a launch site on the …
US strikes 5 facilities in Iraq and Syria linked to Iranian-backed militia
(CNN)US forces conducted strikes in Iraq and Syria against five facilities tied to an Iranian-backed militia blamed for a series of attacks on joint US-Iraq military facilities housing American forces. The strikes, announced Sunday, are the first significant military response in retaliation for those attacks, which have injured numerous American military personnel. The group is …
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Libya makes formal request for Turkish military support
The request came after Turkey’s President Erdogan said Ankara will send troops to Libya after Tripoli asked for it, and he will present legislation to parliament in January for deployment to the north African country. Libya’s internationally recognised government has formally requested from Turkey “air, ground and sea” military support to fend off an offensive …
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