Новости за 25.08.2019

Japan's space agency JAXA has had a busy year, but that's par for the course when you're controlling an asteroid probe orbiting a distant space rock. the Hayabusa2 spacecraft has been hanging out around the asteroid known as Ryugu for a little over a year now, and it's made some big moves along the way. The spacecraft has already collected samples of asteroid material that it will eventually bring back to Earth, but there's still plenty scientists can learn about the makeup of the asteroid even without going hands-on. Читать дальше...

They cite its proximity to burial ground and Badaga temple

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has told striking telecommunications workers in Kentucky that they’re an example for workers across the country by standing up to ...

Tottenham Hotspur are just three games into the new season but they have already recorded their first loss. Surprisingly, this […]

Two drivers were charged in a fiery crash on I-66 that left several people injured and one man dead.

Nuno Espirito Santo had kind words for Burnley after Wolves' 1-1 draw with them.

Switching to an Apple device made me feel closer to family. That's exactly what they want

After his knockout win at Bellator 225, former heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov says he won't celebrate until he is reunited with his old title.

‘If students are provided with the right platform, they are able to understand the local problems and come out with solutions’

Stokes produced one of the finest Test innings at Headingley.

A disturbing story about FamilyTreeDNA highlights issues about consumer privacy, government collaboration, and poor stewardship by a private company. Digging deeper, the story also highlights how behavioral economics can go awry, through self-serving choices by a moralistic CEO that violate basic ethical principles of choice architecture design. Bad nudges is an issue I have highlighted before in the context of Kentucky Medicaid plan choice and state-run auto-IRAs.

HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 26 August 2019 – Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C)   Almost 50 years into professional operatic singing, José Carreras, one of the legendary ‘The Three Tenors’, is concluding his scintillating career with a Global Farewell tour. Citi Credit Cardholders will enjoy the exclusive privilege to be part of this history-making moment as the opera […]

As protests in Hong Kong take a growing economic toll on the city and President Trump warns he could use the unrest as leverage in trade talks, here’s how China could be hurt. Photo: EPA

BEACHGOERS were told to keep out the sea in an Essex town after people were left "coughing and struggling to breathe" as temperatures hit record levels today.

FOREST ACRES, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man walked into a South Carolina church demanding money during an early Sunday service and shot one worshipper. Centro Cristiano de Columbia Church Pastor Henry Alfaro said the lights were dim and people were praying when the man waved his gun and demanded money around 6:15 a.m. […]

In a tweet, Peel Regional police said they were called to Lakeshore Rd. E. and Ogden Ave. in Mississauga around 10 a.m. on Sunday for a “party in distress.”

Mammogram patients will also receive breast density information “more easily”, the PCs said in a news release.

The incumbent congressman had only $18,365 on hand, the smallest amount he’s had on record at this point in the campaign cycle

Disney has given us a peek into the plans for Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, a new attraction that's coming to both Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

Two paramilitary fighters were killed on Sunday in an unclaimed drone attack near Iraq’s western border with Syria, the powerful Hashed al-Shaabi force said in ...

1. White House blindsided by Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif's G7 appearance  CNBC
2. Iran's Zarif makes surprise trip to G-7, catching Trump off-guard  The Washington Post
3. Iranian official Javad Zarif arrives unexpectedly at G7 amid tensions. Trump's response? 'No comment'  USA TODAY
4. One month after ship seizure, EU still hasn't stopped trying to appease Iran | TheHill  The Hill
5. Macron sparks confusion after inviting Iran's foreign minister to G7 summit  CNN
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KUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah announced yesterday the formation of a neutral committee to investigate the death of a child at a dental clinic in Fahaheel. Speaking to Al-Anbaa newspaper, Sheikh Basel said that a neutral committee was formed of professors at the Faculty of Dentistry at Kuwait University to investigate the circumstances […]

Day two of the Rooster sponsored 420 National Championships dawned with a little more cloud than the previous day and the promise of a pretty significant wind shift to come in before the racing got under way.

Activists allege collusion between officials and mining companies

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted the distraction of the European transfer window may have unsettled his players after a 1-0 defeat against Newcastle.