Victims aged 4 to 75: Norway community rocked by 150+ sexual assault cases spanning 60yrs

A small Norwegian town above the Arctic Circle has witnessed at least 151 cases of sexual assault since 1953, police revealed. Victims ranged between four and 75 years old, and mostly belonged to the indigenous Sami community. All the incidents took place in the Tysfjord municipality in Norway, with a population of less than 2,000 […]

Canine cosmonaut: 60yrs since ‘Soviet space dog’ Laika became 1st Earthling in orbit

November 3 marks the 60th anniversary of Soviet space-dog Laika blasting off in Sputnik 2 to become the first Earth-born creature to orbit our planet. Though it goes without saying Laika wasn’t aware of her self-sacrifice for the greater cause of human space exploration, she became a global phenomenon. “Laika’s portrait was published on the […]