Новости за 10.05.2019

Jared Whitley, RCScience
There's a mediocre Star Trek movie from the 1990s called Insurrection in which the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise finds a paradisiacal group of clean, beautiful people living a perfect agrarian life because they have rejected all advanced technology.

Tourists looking for sun and sand in Mexican resorts like Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum have been disgusted by foul-smelling mounds of sargassum — a seaweed-like algae — piling up on beaches and turning turquoise waters brown, and experts are warning that it may be the new normal.

LEADING OFF: Yelich leads Brewers into Wrigley, Yankees vs Rays in 1st AL East showdown, Posey on 7-day concussion list, Lowrie set to debut for Mets

The Herald reports: Police are introducing a new phone number people can call for non-emergency incidents they want to report to the authorities.From today, Kiwis can call 105 for issues that aren’t emergencies, but still want to report them to police.For example, if someone discovers their car is missing, they would be encouraged to call […]

US sanctions escalate tensions

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Sellers forced to cut prices as Brexit uncertainty and the prospect of a Corbyn government deter buyers

In exams, as in life, we should be willing to rethink

The 30-day initiative in Surrey in Abbotsford also saw the seizure of weapons, drugs — and a Skip the Dishes bag.

Some sun-drenched countries are wooing pensioners — and their spending power — with tax breaks and visa schemes

Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing

I have not critiqued articles in Foreign Affairs magazine for at least two years because it seemed pointless to whip a dead horse. Dead intellectually I mean. I regretted the loss of a sparring partner given that FA was and remains broadly representative of the US foreign policy establishment. FA was for a long time … Continue reading "Foreign Affairs Magazine at a Turning Point on US Global Hegemony?"

Literary critic Adam Kirsch is reading a page of Talmud a day, along with Jews around the world.

In 2003, George W. Bush took us to war to liberate Iraq from the despotism of Saddam Hussein and convert that nation into a beacon of freedom and prosperity in the Middle East. Tuesday, Mike Pompeo flew clandestinely into Baghdad, met with the prime minister and flew out in four hours. The visit was kept … Continue reading "Are All the World’s Problems Ours?"

The government today registered a new bill regarding constitution of Nepal Media Council, proposing to impose a fine of up to Rs 1 million on media outlets, editors, publishers and journalists if they are found guilty of damaging someone’s reputation.

When I was about 6 years old, when my mother was drying me off after a bath, I asked her if she believed in an afterlife.

Is there anything that can bring a bigger smile to your face than a dancing gorilla? Or, more accurately, a person in a gorilla suit hoofing it up in an over-the-top dance number that involves nearly two dozen performers chasing each other in and out of nine slamming doors in a Keystone Cops-like whirlwind of frenetic energy?

US President Donald Trump has downplayed the prospect of achieving a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea hours after Pyongyang launched its second suspected missile launch in less than a week.

Pant's crucial knock of 21-ball 49 helped Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator, which earned the wicketkeeper-batsman praise from his team-mate and fellow youngster Prithvi Shaw.

A new class of idle people brings to mind the lead-up to the French revolution

Who told you your new desk organizer isn't exciting? Let me talk to their mom!

ASIC claims Goldsky financial management group, owned and run by Ken Grace, has been operating as a ponzi scheme, siphoning millions from high-profile clients.

A week in photos from award winning Sydney Morning Herald / The Age / Financial Review photographers.

D.L. Miller's illustrated BigFoot books bring some of the world's most amazing places home to young readers. (Sponsored)