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Facebook filed a patent for an unusual drone that would use kites to stay aloft. The “dual-kite aerial vehicle” is composed of two kites tethered together and floating at different altitudes. Each kite could be directed independently, and the drone could generate its own energy to extend its flight time. As with all patents, we don’t know whether Facebook is building this system. But it indicates a continuing interest in experimental aerial vehicles, even after Facebook scaled back its earlier, well-publicized Aquila project. Читать дальше...

When it comes to mother-daughter lookalikes, there is no pair as similar—or as striking—than Reese Witherspoon and Ava Phillippe.

Wall Street fathers score historic win in effort to equalise policies for time off

Wall Street fathers score historic win in effort to equalise policies for time off

Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton aren't the only royals with chic style.

Are Americans spending less time on Facebook? Although active user counts continue to rise on CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s popular platform, a new eMarketer report shows that average time spent on the platform dropped to 38 minutes last year, a decline from 41 minutes and predicts it will drop again in the coming years. Still, the...

One Direction singer Liam Payne discussed the challenges of parenthood following his son Bear's second birthday.

Raptors fans really set off a bunch of fireworks at 3am outside of the Warriors hotel room last night.

Keep that saaaame energy doe

1 – What’s the maximum number of teams that a country’s national league can send to the Champion’s League? five   2 – In order to permanently keep a full-size copy of the trophy, how many consecutive titles must a club win? three   3 – Which city hosted the first ever Champions League final?

This winter, our field team of four completed the two-week 88S Traverse in Antarctica in an effort to provide the best means of assessing NASA’s ICESat-2.

Left off Team Canada roster, Shome is expected to see more playing time as Montreal loses midfielder Samuel Piette to national team duties.

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed that "no coercive step" be taken against former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar for a month by the CBI in Saradha chit fund scam case.Kumar had earlier in the day moved a plea in the court seeking quashing of a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) notice that had asked him to appear before the agency in connection with the case.While accepting Kumar's plea, a vacation bench of Justice PP Banerjee asked the police officer to deposit his passport... Читать дальше...

The company had posted a standalone net profit of Rs 815.57 crore in the corresponding quarter previous fiscal, SAIL said in a regulatory filing.

Threatens to stop export of rare-earth metals used in Apple’s iPhones & hi-tech missile systems

According to the RA National Statistical Service, the number of researchers in the Armenian research and development institutions has declined in recent years. Due to the economic situation in the country and low wages, people the country needs more and people who possess great potential leave.

This is a bold move.

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Richard Buckley writes a piece for us upon the release of his new book Plants Taste Better.

Russia’s Defense Ministry has marked Army Motorist Day with a montage of the coolest stunts from military rallies, featuring the best drivers behind the wheel of Tiger armored cars, Kamaz trucks and UAZ Patriot SUVs.
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Earlier, Microsoft halted the sale of top-of-the-line Huawei MateBook X Pro laptops made by the Chinese tech giant in its online store, bowing to Washington's decision to ban the company from US soil.

BJP leader JP Nadda has emerged as the likely replacement for Amit Shah as the party president after he was left out of the Union council of ministers, which was sworn in on Thursday, according to BJP sources. With Shah joining the Cabinet of PM Narendra Modi, he may demit the office of BJP chief as part of the party's "one-person one-post" principle.

“The president is so obsessed with the fact that he is never going to be a great man,” McCain says