Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.), who is running for president, said Monday he does not welcome President Donald Trump condemning white supremacy after he had demanded exactly that.
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Dynamiq unveils new model of explorer yacht G300 Ship Technology Italy-based ship maker Dynamiq has unveiled new compact model of its explorer yachts G300 for long range cruising.
Washington accuses Beijing of devaluing the yuan, a statement likely to intensify trade tensions.
Sending stuff into space isn't easy. SpaceX has made the process of making satellite deliveries into Earth orbit look incredibly easy, but there are still a million things that can derail an otherwise routine mission, and the delayed launch of the AMOS-17 communications satellite by Spacecom is a great reminder of that. The mission was originally scheduled to be launched on July 24th, but poor weather forced a delay. The backup launch window on the following day was also marked by bad weather and yet another delay. Читать дальше...
New superyacht concept from the author of extraordinary 150m Shaddai Yacht Harbour Italian designer Gabriele Teruzzi Yacht & Design has presented his new 42-metre superyacht concept Elle.D following
“The Bachelorette” featured its first black Bachelorette on Season 13 with Rachel Lindsay, but “The Bachelor” has yet to break that barrier. While ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke couldn’t promise a black Bachelor for the upcoming 24th season on Monday, she assured that the predominantly white franchise is continually striving to be more diverse. “I […]
These kids made the most of rainy weather - using a metal footbridge as a water slide. Monsoon storms had turned the rusty iron bridge into a slippy slope, that the youngster were only too happy to take advantage of. The two youngsters removed their tops to slide on their bellies down the walkway during heavy rain in Bicutan City, the Philippines on August 2. They had to dodge pedestrians on their way home from work as they hurtled down the metal walkway wearing only their shorts. Onlooker... Читать дальше...
Google has committed to using recycled materials in all of its Made by Google products by 2022. This includes such hardware as Pixel phones, Pixelbook laptops, Google Home speakers and more.
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Roadside verges provide a vital refuge for pollinators—but they must be managed better, new research shows.
Americans own nearly half of the world's guns, with approximately 120 firearms for every 100 United States residents. Gun control policies may someday restrict new gun sales. But what impact can they have when Americans already own millions of guns? Some have pointed to gun buybacks as a potential ...
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BORIS JOHNSON’s chances of securing a favourable trade deal with the US have been dismissed by a former Barack Obama aide.
Six U.S. executives at Citgo, the U.S. subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-held oil firm PDVSA, were detained by Nicolas Maduro’s regime in Venezuela in November 2017 and the ‘Citgo 6’—as the men have become known—are still in jail nearly two years after their detention, while their families hope the U.S. administration is doing everything it can to secure their release. “We had no idea that something like this would happen and I’m still today thinking, how is this possible?” Dennysse Vadell, the…
The long-term breakeven oil price needs to be as low as $9 or $10 a barrel so that gasoline cars can remain competitive as a means of transportation in the future, BNP Paribas Asset Management said in new research this month. The research report—authored by Mark Lewis, Global Head of Sustainability Research at BNP Paribas Asset Management—introduces the concept of Energy Return on Capital Invested (EROCI) to measure how much a given capital outlay on oil and renewables translates into useful or... Читать дальше...
Oil resumed its decline on Monday after China showed signs of not backing down in the face of more tariffs from the United States. It wasn’t just oil. Financial markets plunged on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 800 points during midday trading, off more than 3 percent. The selloff is widely seen as a continuation of the negative sentiment that took hold last week, immediately after President Trump announced a 10 percent tariff on $300 billion of Chinese imports that could take effect on September 1. Читать дальше...
Situated in a crowded and cluttered neighborhood in the Eastern District of Taipei City, The Dry Salon is designed to offer an inviting experience that detaches customer from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. It’s a getaway place to take time off and enjoy an afternoon tea.
In a turnaround, the UK has agreed to join an American-led maritime security mission for the Strait....
Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore (TVO) has contracted with Tamarind Resources to provide its next-generation Wellhead Fatigue Mitigation Systems for deployment offshore in New Zealand. The new system alleviates the impact of modern, large blowout preventers (BOPs) on legacy wellheads by arresting the motion of the BOP stack via four tethers, which are anchored to the seabed.
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