LONDON (Reuters) - Global demand for renewable power will soar at an unprecedented pace over the coming decades, BP said in a benchmark report on Thursday, while China's energy growth is seen sharply decelerating as its economic expansion slows.
Eric Harrison, mentor to Manchester United's famous 'Class of '92', passed away on Wednesday. Omnisport takes a look back at his legacy.
A 14-year-old boy in eastern China showed off by playing ten Suona, a Chinese brass instrument, stacked together to be three-metre longs all at once. The incredible video, shot in Yuncheng City in Shanxi Province on February 11, shows the teenager named He Junlong playing ten Suona piled up together. In another clip he can also be seen using his mouth and nose to blow five Suona simultaneously. He learned Suona from his father and grandfather when he was seven.
Some Instagram users, including celebrities Kylie Jenner and Ariana Grande, have seen their follower counts tumble as the result of a bizarre bug.
Working together can deliver mining’s massive benefits; De Beers to spend R30m on diamond exploration this year; and, Ramaphosa challenges mining to take ten value-adding steps
LEBRON JAMES has revealed what he thought of Michael Jordan when he first met the five-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.
DENVER (AP) — Denver school administrators and the city’s striking teachers reached a tentative deal Thursday to end a three-day...
The Tripartite Summit of Presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey for discussing developments in Syria commenced on Thursday evening in Sochi, Russia.
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The compensation for dismissing Mourinho and six members of his coaching staff was disclosed among "exceptional items" in the latest set of financial results published on Thursday by United that showed record revenue.
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Amazon backs out of its plans to build a second headquarters in the city, blaming "state and local politicians"
House music supergroup Swedish House Mafia has signed to Columbia Records. The trio announced its new musical home via a social media post that...
There is a triple header on the Old Anniesland water base this weekend featuring the 1s, 2s and 3s starting at 1.30pm while the 4s travel to Glasgow Green to face Kelburne 5s. The 5s have the early push back on the Old Anniesland sand base pitch at 12.30pm.
Читать дальше...We’re often told we are responsible for our own happiness. But in challenging situations, a UC Riverside study not only demonstrates the benefits of positive reframing – finding a “silver lining” – but also suggests our partners can be more adept at finding that silver lining than we are. A UCR psychology researcher says the […]
Profit came in at Rs 342 crore ($48.11 million) in the three months ended December 31, compared with Rs 312 crore a year earlier.
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – Russia informed the Ankara that any planned safe zone in northern Syria must be approved by Damascus, the Spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. “The question of the presence of a military contingent acting on the authority of a third country on the territory of […]
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Table tennis thrives on Vancouver Island, thanks to support from the 50+ crowd. After not playing since childhood, many are taking up the sport again for the excellent health benefits. Gerhard Sorger, 78, started to play the game ...
Turkey expects assistance from its partners on Astana format talks - Russia and Iran - to prevent the emergence of a terrorist corridor on the Syrian-Turkish border, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday at a press conference following three-party talks with his Russian and Iranian counterparts Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani.
Germany beat South Africa by 12 votes to 11 in the final round, with Morocco and England having fallen out in earlier rounds.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold separate meetings with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the side-lines of the Russia-Turkey-Iran summit.
Throughout his presidency, Barack Obama repeatedly pledged that the United States would strike Syria if Damascus were to use chemical weapons in the conflict.
TEHRAN (FNA)- Washington intends to set up a large military base equipped with advanced weapons near the triangle of Iraq-Syria-Jordan, Iraqi sources said, referring to the deployment of a US military convoy, sent from Jordan, in Iraq.
While mass shootings in the United States became more controversial when 20 first-graders were gunned down in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012, it was last year’s mass shooting at a Florida high school that has altered the conversation over gun safety and gun rights. In the year since a shooter with an AR-15 killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school in Parkland, Florida, young voters have mobilized protests nationwide and exerted their power at the polls, showing up in record numbers to vote in the 2018 midterm elections. Читать дальше...
Miley Cyrus is getting in the Valentine's Day spirit. The "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" singer sent a NSFW message to her husband, Liam Hemsworth, in celebration of the...