Aquarium of the Pacific staff helped a California sea turtle named Porkchop return to the sea. Under the supervision of specialists, she completed a full course of one-year rehabilitation, according to the aquarium’s website. A growing turtle was released off the banks of the San Gabriel River. The site was chosen because of its proximity to the local population of green sea turtles. Porkchop was first spotted on March 5, 2025.

Iran's Council of Experts has chosen Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba Khamenei as the country's next supreme leader. The decision was made under pressure from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), claims the opposition resource Iran International. “The new leader must have religious status, many years of experience within the system and not create an independent center of power.

Now the idea that parental care could include sexual intercourse with a child seems outlandish. But in Germany in the late 1960s, the famous sexologist Helmut Kentler insisted: for some boys from the lower social classes, this could be “therapy.” To prove this, he, having received support from the Berlin Senate, placed several children in foster families, where the adult was known for his pedophilic tendencies. Some of the former pupils are still suffering from the consequences.

The weekly radio audience in Russia has grown for the first time in seven years. Analysts attribute this dynamics, among other things, to the fact that Russians began to listen to radio more often via streaming and on smart speakers, Kommersant writes . Among the most popular radios, “Road Radio” dropped to third place with an audience of 7.046 million people. It was displaced from second place by “Europe Plus”, which is listened to by 7.053 million Russians daily.

An intensive care unit nurse named Lin Ting said that a young man was rushed to the hospital during the winter holidays. The student was diagnosed with a cerebral hemorrhage, writes MSNews. The incident occurred in Taiwan. After talking with his parents, doctors determined that the student had been playing online video games for four days and three nights, only occasionally taking short breaks. The guy did not listen to requests to rest and sleep.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued a special statement on the principles of neutrality of the Olympic movement. It noted that Israel and the United States will not be punished in any way for the attack on Iran, RBC reports .

A 38-year-old resident of the city of Gukovo in the Rostov region was charged with the murder of his 45-year-old acquaintance, the press service of the regional department of the Investigative Committee reported . According to the department, on February 13, a man, while intoxicated in his private house on Ogorodny Lane, quarreled with a woman and hit her on the head with an “unidentified object.” As a result, she died. Then the accused took the body to the basement of his house.

The children of a couple from St. Petersburg accused their parents of sexualized violence that continued for more than eight years. This was reported by a source from REN TV , as well as the telegram channel Baza and Fontanka . A 15-year-old girl allegedly contacted the police. She stated that her stepfather Roman had been sexually abusing her since she was seven years old and had been filming and filming what was happening.

A 39-year-old resident of Sterlitamak will appear in court. He is accused of killing his own mother “due to a domestic conflict,” reports the investigative department of the Investigative Committee for the Republic of Bashkortostan. “The investigation established that on the evening of November 30, 2025, the defendant was at his place of residence in a dormitory room on Khudaiberdina Street, where he and his 60-year-old mother drank alcohol,” the department wrote.

World oil prices exceeded $83 per barrel on Tuesday amid fighting in Iran. This is the highest figure over the past year and a half. However, it will not be enough for the Kremlin to compensate for the state budget deficit, writes Reuters. The publication notes that, despite the sharp price jump, Russian oil of the Urals brand is still significantly cheaper than its competitors. Thus, on March 2, Urals oil was sold for $46.13 per barrel.

Baby macaque Punch, who has become a social media star, has increased demand for plush orangutans from IKEA. These toys are in short supply around the world, writes CNN. The $19.99 toy is part of the Djungelskog (jungle) collection. On Tuesday, March 3, the stuffed orangutan was in stock in only five of 54 IKEA stores in the United States, journalists were convinced. Moreover, even at these five points no more than two copies were available each.

LDPR deputies have prepared a bill that prohibits airlines from increasing ticket prices less than 72 hours before departure. The text of the document was obtained by Izvestia. According to the initiative, carriers will not be able to change fares so that the price of a ticket purchased three days before a flight or later exceeds the previously established price for the same flight. Corresponding changes are proposed to be made to Article 64 of the Air Code of Russia.

Facebook is flooded with advertisements for “profitable investments” that allegedly allow you to earn up to four million rubles a month. However, behind such messages are scammers who have learned to use artificial intelligence to copy the identities of famous investors, The Times reports . Over the course of six weeks, the scammers stole 180 thousand pounds sterling (18.67 million rubles in terms of the official exchange rate of the Bank of Russia) from a 67-year-old pensioner.

At the beginning of 2026, the time that Russians spend on the Internet decreased by 3%. On average, users began to spend less than five hours a day online. This was reported by Kommersant with reference to data from the Rodnaya Rech group of companies. At the same time, the time spent watching TV continues to decline. Thus, in January-February this figure decreased by 4% - to 3 hours 45 minutes per day. Thus, the reduction affected both online content and traditional television.

The window of opportunity for Russia to attack European countries will open within the next three to six years. The head of the General Staff of the Czech Republic, General Karel Rzechka, said this with reference to intelligence data, reports Aktualne. “Armed conflict in Europe is not impossible, and the likelihood of its occurrence is inversely proportional to our determination to defend ourselves and to invest in defense and unity with our allies,” the general said.