Kiev on Thursday said it was holding a Russian tanker in a Black Sea port for its role in a confrontation between the two ex-Soviet countries last November. Ukraine's SBU security service said in a statement that it stopped the Neyma upon entering the port of Izmail in the southern Odessa region.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is condemning an order by a federal judge requiring President Donald Trump's administration to stop denying asylum to anyone who transits through another country to reach the U.S. border.
Читать дальше...WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is condemning an order by a federal judge requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to stop denying asylum to anyone who transits through another country to reach the U.S. border. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Thursday the plaintiffs in the case found “a single district judge who will […]
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After the Supreme Court blocked a citizenship question on the 2020 census, President Trump ordered the direct release of citizenship data to the states.
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The Trump administration’s plan to release citizenship data via the census invites red states to take partisan gerrymandering to new extremes, and sets the stage for a high-stakes legal battle over who deserves democratic representation in the United States. Читать дальше...
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday appointed an administrator on the La Martiniere schools' board of governors to oversee its functions till disposal of a petition before it by four deposed members. A division bench comprising justices I P Mukerji and Md Nizamuddin appointed Justice (retired) Tapan Kumar Dutt of the Calcutta High Court as the administrator. The bench directed that the board, appointed on June 21, 2019, will function under the supervision of Dutt. The division bench said all decisions... Читать дальше...
On has created a reflective mountain cabin almost 2,500 metres up in the Swiss Alps on the Piz Lunghin, to mark the launch of its latest collection including its first hiking shoe. The On Mountain Hut, which sleeps two, was created by the footwear brand to showcase the valley where co-founders, Olivier Bernhard, Caspar Coppetti
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday chose Romanian diplomat Cornel Feruta as its acting director-general to replace Yukiya Amano, who died last week. "In order to ensure the orderly and smooth functioning of the Agency, the Board of Governors has decided to designate Mr Cornel Feruta as acting Director General," the UN nuclear watchdog said in a statement released after a board meeting. The race to succeed Amano on a permanent basis will be particularly keenly watched given... Читать дальше...
The French capital Paris on Thursday saw its hottest ever temperature, breaking a seven-decade-old record as a European heatwave hit its peak, the state weather service said. A temperature of 41 degrees Celsius was recorded in the Montsouris area of the city, Meteo-France said, beating the previous high of 40.4C (104.7F) set in July 1947.
France plans to develop anti-satellite weapons but will only deploy them in self-defence, its defence minister said on Thursday, as she laid out the country's new military strategy for space. "If our satellites are threatened, we intend to blind those of our adversaries," Florence Parly said. "We reserve the right and the means to be able to respond: that could imply the use of powerful lasers deployed from our satellites or from patrolling nano-satellites.
After taking a break in the schedule to allow teams the opportunity to participate in the historic Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Tony Stewart's Ollie's Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will return to competition during the coming weekend, set to invade four tracks in four days while chasing a total winner's share equalling $46,000. [...]
Southwest Airlines said Thursday it will keep the Boeing 737 MAX grounded until January 2020, estimating it could take two months to resume flights after the plane is cleared by regulators. The announcement means Southwest will be the first major US carrier to give up on resuming MAX flights in 2019 as a global grounding in March of the jets following two deadly crashes has dragged on. Southwest said the MAX grounding dented second-quarter earnings by $175 million.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Thursday that his government planned to promote private investment in R&D units in "frontier fields" such as biotechnology and nanotechnology. In the "performance budget" 2019-2020 of Department of Science and Technology tabled in the Legislative Assembly, Sawant also said that the state's Remote Sensing Centre, the nodal agency for satellite and GIS mapping, will be revived. The performance budget document gives a summary of work done by a department... Читать дальше...
A vote recount in Ukraine’s snap parliamentary elections is possible at five districts, head of the OPORA civil network Olha Aivazovska has reported on Facebook. Read more here.
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The last company in the S&P 500 with an all-male board added its first female member.
Tata Consultancy Services on Thursday went past Reliance Industries Limited to become the country's most valued firm by market valuation yet again. At close of trade, the market capitalisation (m-cap) of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) stood at Rs 7,98,620.04 crore, which is Rs 17,455.58 crore more than that of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) at Rs 7,81,164.46 crore on the BSE. Shares of TCS rose by 1.51 per cent to close at Rs 2,128.30 on the BSE, while those of RIL declined 2.11 per cent to Rs... Читать дальше...
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said the rousing welcome accorded to him by his supporters after his first official visit to the US made him feel as if he has won the cricket World Cup for the country. Prime Minister Khan embarked on his three-day visit to the US this week to reset strained bilateral ties with Washington. He held wide-ranging talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday and also met Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The 66-year-old cricketer-turned... Читать дальше...
Britain on Thursday ordered its navy to escort UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian soldiers seized a tanker in the flashpoint Gulf region. "The Royal Navy has been tasked to accompany British-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz, either individually or in groups, should sufficient notice be given of their passage," the defence ministry said in a statement to AFP.
Lok Sabha witnessed high drama when Mohd Azam Khan made certain objectionable remarks against BJP's Rama Devi who was presiding over the proceedings, leading to uproar with union ministers pressing for an apology from the Samajwadi Party leader. Khan later said if he said anything objectionable, he would resign "immediately". Participating in the debate on the triple talaq bill on Thursday, Khan referred to the intervention of Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and read out a couplet "...... Читать дальше...
The more eagle-eyed Chicago Bears fans will have noticed through the first two parts of this series that a number of quarterbacks haven’t been mentioned. Why? Namely, the idea is to focus only on those who started a significant period of time. A minimum of around 7 games when it was clear they were the […]
The helicopter carrying billionaire Chris Cline, his daughter and five others was in the air for only 1 minute before it went into a spin and crashed into the ocean, a federal agency said in a preliminary report released Wednesday.The 17-seat Agusta...
Vodafone faced the highest penalty of Rs 1.56 crore during three quarters to June 2018 for non-compliance with the benchmarks for various quality of service parameters including call drop, Parliament was informed Thursday. A total penalty of Rs 2.61 crore was imposed on various telecom companies, including state-run BSNL and Vodafone, for not meeting the quality of service parameters during the three quarters, according to the data tabled in the House. The penalty has been imposed based on new rule... Читать дальше...