Новости за 19.08.2019

The World Baseball Classic, like the Little League World Series, uses a mercy rule in the late innings of lopsided games, which have become an issue in MLB.

OBESE volunteers will get an electric shock when they think about binge-eating in a new medical trial. Electrodes are to be implanted in their brains so they can be zapped when they feel compelled to over-eat. US scientists say experiments on overweight mice show it is possible to identify brain signals that ­trigger over-eating and […]

THE first episode of the Toyota Vios Racing Festival docuseries airs on 5 at 9 p.m. Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) said the docuseries forms part of its mission to develop motorsports in the country, starting from the grassroots level. The television specials encapsulate the Vios’ racing legacy locally and follows the journey of both seasoned […]

The North African country won their maiden U-19 youth handball championship in North Macedonia on Sunday

Pouring rain did not deter the 11th weekend in a row of mass protests, which caused roads to shut down and traffic to reroute as streets flooded with people.

This ain't it.

Gibraltar authorities rejected a US request to extend the seizure of the Grace 1 tanker, citing differences in US and European sanctions against Iran. Gibraltar reportedly released the vessel after receiving assurances from Tehran that the ship would not deliver its cargo to Syria.

Gibraltar authorities rejected a US request to extend the seizure of the Grace 1 tanker, citing differences in US and European sanctions against Iran. Gibraltar reportedly released the vessel after receiving assurances from Tehran that the ship would not deliver its cargo to Syria.

Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who became the state's first female elected governor only to see her political career derailed by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, has died.

China’s most valuable AI start-up risks backlash amid tech cold war

Chris Trotter writes: What has the long-defunct Alliance got to do with today’s politics? Two word answer: Jacinda Ardern. The Prime Minister’s performance at the lectern in the Beehive theatrette on Monday (12/8/19) was a sad and deeply frustrating vindication of both Jim Anderton and Jim Flynn. All those transformational chickens set loose by Jacinda […]

Leader of the People's Party of Canada Maxime Bernier made the case for why he should take part in official election debates at his party's first national conference in Gatineau, Que., on Sunday.

US President Donald Trump has warned China that carrying out a Tiananmen Square-style crackdown on Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters would harm trade talks between the two countries. "I think it'd be very hard to deal if they do violence, I mean, if it's another Tiananmen Square," Trump told reporters in New Jersey on Sunday. "I think it's a very hard thing to do if there's violence." Hong Kong has been roiled by protests for more than two months and on Sunday hundreds of thousands of democracy... Читать дальше...

While the U.S. currently has a comfortable edge in the race to develop artificial intelligence, China is rapidly gaining ground as Europe falls behind.

The office is a land mine of potential pet peeves.

Four Louisiana men say they'll plead guilty to charges that they tried to bribe a Mississippi sheriff with $2,000 in casino chips, seeking lucrative jail contracts.

TSG Hoffenheim is proud to announce that it's extending its commercial partnership with BENZ Baustoffe by a year, with the deal now set to run until 30 June 2020. BENZ, a local construction materials supplier, has seven outlets across the Rhine-Neckar Region and is a long-running partner of the club, with the association between the two clubs dating back to 2007.

''As a local owner-operated, medium-sized family business, BENZ Baustoffe are a perfectly-suited partner for us. We are very much... Читать дальше...

The majority of the more than 100 people killed in the province have been ANC members, but now witnesses, and even cops, appear to be on hit lists

Legion mixed high-level design and filming techniques with wild comics-y shenanigans up until the end, and this recently released clip from the seventh episode of the show’s third season showcases precisely what that looks like in action.

Trump acts like rising tensions in Asia aren’t of interest to Americans. When a crisis comes and we don’t have the tools to respond, they will be.

It was never in the public interest to incur a debt of $3.75-billion to build coal-burning Medupi

The musician has an electric stage presence, but his studio album Somandla captures that same spirit

Read the August 16-22 edition of the Mail & Guardian

The Rugby Championship, the World Cup, and Springbok politics in South Africa

Creating new knowledge requires access to previous knowledge. The proposed legislation allows for the reproduction of works for educational activities