In Wien und Niederösterreich beginnt heute, Freitag, für knapp 450.000 Schüler die erste Staffel der Semesterferien. Vor dem Start in den einwöchigen Urlaub wird noch das Semesterzeugnis, die sogenannte Schulnachricht, verteilt.
Arizona will join a drought plan for the Colorado River, narrowly meeting a federal deadline that threatened to blow up a compromise years in the making for the seven states that draw water from the constrained river.
A group of transit researchers has pinpointed 50 train stations that should get elevators and improved accessibility, while the MTA waits for a contractor to figure out locations that would best serve people with disabilities and in wheelchairs.
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Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand consumers remained reasonably upbeat as they kicked off 2019, with more people feeling optimistic about their current finances and still willing to make big-ticket purchases.
Sturgeon Aquafarms, a caviar aquaculture facility located in Florida, farms a number of caviar varieties, including beluga.
My cancer had not come only from the outer world, it had also come from within; it was mine and I would do well to own it. This idea seemed to help enormously.
Amazon reported that its retail sales and services revenue grew 17 percent, to almost $65 billion globally, in the latest quarter.
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for North Carolina to provide for federal assistance to areas impacted by Tropical Storm Michael last fall.
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TCU sustained its worst loss of the season on Monday, and has yet to win a Big 12 road game. Baylor is coming off a 30-point victory on the road … Click to Continue »
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia has sweltered through its hottest month on record in January and the summer of extremes continues with wildfires razing the drought-parched south while expanses of the tropical north are flooded. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology on Friday confirmed the record heat during January as parts of the northern hemisphere have recently experienced
The social network clashed with Apple over a data-collecting app used for market research.
Here are five things to do this weekend for Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019.
New year, new music, who dis? It’s Set Mo, James Blake, Rudimental and Two People
Since its launch in 2016, human resources startup Shortlist has screened over 400,000 candidates for more than 300 clients like Uber Eats, Shell, and Twiga Foods. Today, the company announced it closed a $2 million Series A round.
Australia records hottest month ever in January BBC News
For the first time, January saw mean temperatures exceed 30C (86F) across the country.
Читать дальше...BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation to compensate Idaho farmers and ranchers for damage caused by elk, deer, antelope and moose to irrigation equipment and ground planted with seeds in the fall will get a hearing before lawmakers. The House Resources and Conservation Committee on Thursday approved a hearing for the proposed law that would cost […]
'Could put at risk hard-won gains and United States national security'
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is expected to try and shore up its political support with big ticket farm giveaways and tax cuts for the middle class in its final federal budget on Friday, months before elections.
As Australia's batsmen get off to another shaky start in the Canberra Test, who of the many batsmen to have fallen out of favour with national selectors can find their way back into the national team?