BREAKDANCING is set to be a medal event at the 2024 Olympics after Paris Games chiefs called for “a more urban dimension”. Each Games host is allowed to propose up to four sports for inclusion. And the Paris list, which will be voted on by the International Olympic Committee bosses in December 2020 – after […]
Prof Sachidananda Mohanty, the Vice Chancellor of Central University of Orissa, Koraput has resigned from the post, officials said Thursday. Prof Mohanty's resignation has been accepted by the President Ram Nath Kovid, who is the Visitor of the Central University, a spokesperson of the university said in a statement. Mohanty has stepped down due to personal reasons. He will hand over the charge to the senior most Professor of the University on February 28, officials said. Mohanty had joined as the vice-chancellor of CUO on August 7... Читать дальше...
U.S. initial unemployment claims sink by 23,000 to 216,000
Former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is going to testify before Congress on an array of topics next Wednesday.
Bandar Abbas, Feb 21, IRNA - Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) member states will hold a joint drill in the next Iranian calendar year (to start on March 21, 2019), top Iranian commander said.
Despite Black Panther's undeniable success - a worldwide gross of $1.35 billion, seven Oscar nominations, to start with - there is no shortage of those who devalue its accomplishments.
President of the National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan on Thursday received UN Resident Coordinator Shombi Sharp, and managers and representatives of different UN-sponsored projects in Armenia to discuss the implementation of ongoing activities and future reforms.
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Students from Kashmir valley enjoy a guided tour of Chennai
WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week to a low 216,000.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday dodged questions about whether he was aware in 2017 about the FBI opening a counterintelligence investigation into President Donald Trump. During an interview with NBC’s “Today,” Pompeo was asked if he knew that the FBI launched an investi...
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Fresh off that ridiculous putback against Wichita, the Athletic has a profile article up on LoJo. ...
Abstract: Purpose: (1) Provide data to develop, update, and/or verify ballistic limit equations used in the MMOD risk assessment. (2) Provide data used to compare two or more shielding options to reduce MMOD risk. (3) Determine failure modes and failure criteria for hardware: (a) Failure modes: how hardware fails (pressure vessels, pressurized lines, electronic hardware, power cables). (b) Failure criteria: quantify damage level that results in hardware failure (for example: depth of penetration... Читать дальше...
After tax, you're clear of two grand. Behold the Galaxy Fold:
Samsung is using a new 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display that allows the phone itself to have a tablet-sized screen that can be folded to fit into a pocket. The main display is QXGA+ resolution (4.2:3), and when it’s folded, a smaller 4.6-inch HD+ (12:9) display is used for the phone mode. Samsung is using 512GB of Universal Flash Storage 3.0 (eUFS) for fast speeds, alongside a Qualcomm 7nm octa-core processor and 12GB of RAM. Samsung... Читать дальше...
Domino's shares sinking even amid news of 18% dividend boost
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Embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) canceled his planned visit to Richmond’s Virginia Union University this week — the first stop on his so-called “racial reconciliation tour” — after being urged by students at the historically black college to “reschedule.”
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By: Sean Crose
Fighters may be plying their trade at much older ages than was previously common. Still, professional boxing is essentially a young man's game. Diego Pacheco, however, might well be the youngest pro fighter of note at the moment. For, on Saturday night at the Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutierrez in Tijuana, Mexico, the LA native will engage in his second professional bout – and he's only 17. For this reason, the young man can't fight in the United States until he's 18. After an impressive amateur run... Читать дальше...
Leprosy has a history that has spanned centuries and societies across the globe. Yet, it continues to be a problem -- even in the modern era. Sufferers from the chronic and infectious skin disease still face the social stigma and lack of medical care that people have endured since the origins of the disease itself. Although leprosy can be treated, the World Health Organization reported 216,108 cases in 2016.
A new study found that the United States has the highest drug overdose death rates among a set of high-income countries. The study found that drug overdose death rates in the United States are 3.5 times higher on average when compared to 17 other high-income counties. The study is the first to demonstrate that the drug overdose epidemic is contributing to the widening gap in life expectancy between the United States and other high-income countries.
US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris, who is of Indian and Jamaican descent, has been slammed by her father for saying that she smoked marijuana in her younger years and supports...
WASHINGTON (AP) — US durable goods orders up 1.2 percent in December but investment category fell for second month.
If you're under 35 and under the impression that wrinkles only happen to those who don't care to moisturize their skin, you better do yourself a favor, go out and chill with your girl friends. Because ignorance is bliss! And in no way I want to cause you any harm by breaking your illusion.
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Veteran actress Himani Shivpuri, who started her career in showbiz with TV show "Humrahi" over 25 years ago, feels the small screen has not explored much in terms of roles for women.
Gloucestershire Police have been using the cameras - dubbed the 'long ranger' due to its ability to catch offending drivers from a kilometre away - at 35 sites on the A417 since November.