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Treasure Hunters Recover $100K Silver Bar From Legendary 1622 Shipwreck
Treasure Hunters Recover $100K Silver Bar From Legendary 1622 Shipwreck
Treasure hunters searching the waters off the Florida Keys have uncovered a 22-pound silver bar believed to have come from the wreck of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha, according to a new report from SlashGear.The artifact, estimated to be worth about $100,000, is the first silver bar recovered from the legendary wreck site in nearly three decades. It was discovered by divers working with Mel Fisher's Shipwreck Expeditions during a routine recovery mission.
The Atocha was part of a...
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These Countries Have The Highest Percentage Of Female Population
These Countries Have The Highest Percentage Of Female Population
Across most of the world, men and women are present in nearly equal numbers.
Yet in a handful of countries and territories, women make up well over half the population, creating some of the world’s largest gender imbalances.
This visualization, created by Harris Saleem via Visual Capitalist, ranks the countries and territories with the highest female share of the population using the latest available World Bank data.
Longer female life expectancy is a major factor, but migration and age structure also shape these demographic patterns.
Where Women Make...
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Jul 27, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Massive Relax
Massive Relax
By Benjamin Picton, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank
Oil futures are being offered this morning after President Trump on Friday declined to continue strikes on Iran. The ‘pause’ was extended over the weekend and reciprocated by the Iranians, marking the first ‘cease’ of the ceasefire in almost a fortnight.
According to Axios, Donald Trump’s advisors had provided the President with attack plans for the day but CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper reportedly advised against further strikes, arguing that Iran’s ability to disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz had already been substantially...
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Jul 12, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Tehran Declares Hormuz Closed, But Ships Are Still Transiting
Tehran Declares Hormuz Closed, But Ships Are Still Transiting
The Strait of Hormuz’s southern shipping channel remained open Sunday morning despite a sharp escalation in tit-for-tat attacks, with the US launching a third round of airstrikes on Iran and Tehran retaliating against US-linked targets across Arab Gulf states.
"Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continued at reduced levels, with vessels transiting via both the southern Omani corridor and the northern Iranian-controlled route," the Joint Maritime Information Center wrote in a note early Sunday.
JMIC added, "Traffic patterns continued to reflect...
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