The Canadian scientific journal Paediatrics & Child Health admitted that it has been making up some clinical cases for the past 25 years. Despite the fictional nature of the scientific papers, they provided “key tips” for medical practice, Retraction Watch reports . The investigation that forced the magazine to confess concerned the scientific article "Baby boy blue", which was published in 2010.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington is considering lifting sanctions on some Russian oil. Amid disruptions in oil transportation through the Strait of Hormuz, the United States is looking for opportunities to increase supply on the market, Reuters reports . “There are now hundreds of millions of barrels of sanctioned oil on the water.

Scientists from Yamaguchi University in Japan wondered why cats always land on their paws even when they are turned with their backs to the ground, paws up. Three hypotheses were tested, reports NewScientist. The first hypothesis was described as a "tail-propeller". It was assumed that when a cat falls, it moves its tail to one side, causing its body to turn in the other.

The opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games took place in Verona, Italy. For the first time since 2014, the Russian national team was not only allowed to carry the country’s flag, but also to march to the sounds of the Russian anthem. The opening ceremony was attended by the President of the Russian Paralympic Committee Pavel Rozhkov, skier Anastasia Bagiyan, athlete-presenter Sergei Sinyakin, as well as team press attaché Ekaterina Pronina, Interfax reports .

Derek Rowley, 46, met the 61-year-old victim on the Grindr app. The men met, consumed crystal methamphetamine, ketamine and the sedative GHB, and then engaged in so-called “chemsex,” the BBC reports . Initially, intercourse took place by mutual consent. However, when the 61-year-old man lost consciousness from the amount of drugs he had consumed, Rowley decided to take advantage of his helpless state. According to the Crown Prosecution Service, Rowley raped a recent acquaintance.

VTsIOM conducted an open survey among Russians. From the published results it follows that at the end of February 2026, less than a third of Russians named Vladimir Putin among the politicians they trust, according to data from the research organization. United Russia also showed an anti-record in terms of public support. Six months before the State Duma elections, which will be held from September 18 to 20, only 31.8% of Russians are ready to support the party.

The state is not abandoning attempts to save the loss-making Russian Post. Now the Ministry of Digital Development is proposing to give the state company the exclusive right to deliver and issue goods belonging to the “18+” category, Vedomosti reports . This category includes beer and all alcoholic products, energy drinks, pyrotechnics and sex toys.

Russian Railways will put up for auction its Moscow Towers skyscraper, which is located in the Moscow City business center. This follows from a message on the holding’s website, RBC noted . From the information on the Russian Railways website it follows that the state-owned company wants to find a buyer for 376.5 thousand square meters of office space in the high-rise.

A complete shutdown of mobile Internet affected residents of the Central and Southern administrative districts of Moscow. Communication problems began on the evening of March 5 and continued until the middle of the next day, reports Durov Code. The publication notes that at this time the mobile Internet was either completely absent or appeared for a few minutes, picking up the 3G network, and then disappeared again.

Australia has launched a new investigation into the case of 27-year-old Gold Coast resident Kelly Wilkinson, who was killed by her ex-husband in 2021. The reason was new statements that a few days before the tragedy the police could have refused to register her complaint about domestic violence. This is reported by news.com.au. New information has been heard in Southport court, where the circumstances of the woman's death are being considered.

Indian oil refiners are rapidly returning to purchasing Russian oil. Amid a shortage of oil supplies from the Middle East, India has turned its attention to the millions of barrels being held on Russian tankers on the high seas, Bloomberg reports . The publication notes that at the moment India has already bought more than 10 million barrels of Russian oil. This deal alone could bring Russia about $940 million, while there are tankers at sea loaded with about 22 million barrels of oil.

More and more people are beginning to believe in the inevitable “end of the world”, which will happen in their lifetime. The Independent writes about this with reference to the work of scientists from the Canadian University of British Columbia. Journalists note that previously, belief in the apocalypse was considered a fringe idea, but now it is probably gradually becoming part of normal views.

US President Donald Trump announced the “imminent fall” of Cuba. His words are reported by CNN. “By the way, Cuba will fall soon. <...> They want to make a deal so badly... so I will send [US Secretary of State] Marco Rubio there and we will see what happens,” the head of the White House told reporters.

Technology companies in the United States have begun installing snus vending machines in their offices in hopes of increasing employee productivity. Fortune reports this. According to the publication, startups Lucy and Sesh placed snus machines in the office of software developer Palantir in Washington. The package can be taken free of charge by an employee or guest over 21 years of age. Palantir is paying for their supply, a company spokesman told The Wall Street Journal.

Several Russian tourists spoke about cases of theft of boarding passes at Dubai airport. Alexander Osaulenko, director of the Tourist Assistance association, spoke about this with reference to their words in an interview with TASS. The Russians stranded in the UAE had already checked in for their flight and were preparing to board when unnamed individuals snatched their boarding passes from their hands. Later, they boarded the plane instead and flew away, leaving the Russians in Dubai.