Zimbabwe’s founder Robert Mugabe was honoured as an icon, principled leader and African intellectual giant at a state funeral on Saturday, after a week of disputes over his burial threatened to embarrass President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Mugabe led Zimbabwe for 37 years, from independence until he was ousted by the army...
Читать дальше...Microsoft president Brad Smith said the current U.S. law governing content platforms is outdated.
The faithful and curious still flock to Plains from across the globe to hear Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, teach Sunday School at Maranatha Baptist Church. But there are other options to explore in this corner of Southwest Georgia.
First reactions range from ‘ugly’ to ‘looks like a shocked Cindy Crawford.’
Ever since the deadly white supremacist riots in Charlottesville, there have been efforts to remove the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that served as a rallying point for neo-Nazi groups, as well as a separate monument to “Stonewall” Jackson — efforts so far defeated by state laws prohibiting that any memorials to war […]
India's Rashid Khan carded a second straight six-under-66 in round three of the inaugural Classic Golf & Country Club International Championship to raise hopes of ending his five-year long dry spell on the Asian Tour here on Saturday. The two-time Asian Tour winner Rashid gained one spot from round two to be placed second at 16-under-200 at the USD 300,000 Asian Tour event being played at the Classic Golf & Country Club (CG&CC). Rashid, who won both his Asian Tour titles in 2014, trailed the leader Rory Hie of Indonesia by one shot.
Leaders Liverpool maintain their 100% start to the Premier League season after fighting back from conceding an early goal to beat Newcastle.
A Turkmenistan national was arrested at the Delhi airport for allegedly smuggling gold worth over Rs 20 lakh, Customs officials said on Saturday. The passenger, who arrived at T-3, IGI Airport on Wednesday from the central Asian country's capital city Ashkabad, was intercepted by the Customs officers after he had crossed the Green Channel. A personal and baggage search of the passenger resulted in the recovery of assorted type of gold weighing 948 grams having a tariff value of Rs 20,89,797. The... Читать дальше...
Police believe the men heard about the viral "Storm Area 51" event scheduled for next weekend and decided to get a sneak peek.
Kevin Prince-Boateng has admitted he was an “idiot” during a difficult spell with Tottenham earlier in his career. The German-born midfielder, who represented Ghana at international level, joined Spurs as a young player from Hertha Berlin in 2007. He made just 24 appearances over two seasons – part of one was spent on loan at […]
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Saturday Cinema - 'C' List series.. "This is the Air Force Station Georgia's Bank - a stationary radar platform located 160 miles east of Boston Massachusetts" say's the narrator telling the tale of how and why this tower came to be built. It's a longish film from years gone by and if it's not your cup-of-tea hit that back button like Billy-O and don' t give it another thought however, should you like the genre, here's an interesting gem from the 1940's of the tower being built and positioned etc...great... Читать дальше...
During Thursday's debate ABC News moderator Linsey Davis asked Andrew Yang one question that dropped the veil on his true motives for running for office. Forget UBI, Yang is Silicon Valley's school privatization missionary.
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Discover how to think like a journalist from Entrepreneur Editor-in-Chief Jason Feifer.
University of Alabama tracking students during college football games Fox News
In an effort to keep the University of Alabama students engaged during college football season, the school has developed an app that records the location of ...
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On September 16-18 the air temperature will gradually go up by 4-5 degrees.
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – While the lives of thousands of patients in Iran are currently hanging in the balance, waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, it remains a difficult task to convince the families of a brain dead patient to donate organs due to their cultural beliefs.
Organizational change expert Paul Meshanko, in his classic book “The Respect Effect,” explores the human science behind these issues, confirming that people with a healthy self-esteem perform at their best and treat others with respect, getting their best. All of us shut down when disrespected. He assures us that anyone can train themselves to get on track to stay on track.
Читать дальше...Hair loss in pets can be a confusing scenario since some disease conditions can be associated with this symptom. The technical term for abnormal loss of hair is alopecia, and location, severity and links to other symptoms all can help establish whether or not there is cause for concern.
Michael Peck
Security,
Sometimes size does matter.
Key point: China and America have different national security needs.
Is China’s newest aircraft carrier half-full or half-empty?
That depends on how you look at the vessel’s aircraft capacity.
The ship, prosaically named the Type 001A for now, is China’s second carrier and the first built in China. The first carrier, the Liaoning, is a refurbished ex-Soviet vessel.
The Liaoning could carry twenty-four J-15 fighters. Читать дальше...
Trailers have become a cult phenomenon. Even short teasers that reveal little about the plot of the upcoming film are headline-worthy. Blogs and forums have become devoted just to dissecting every frame of a studio's trailer.
Where do you stand?
"I wouldn't chase" value stocks as they win out over growth, says top ETF consultant Chris Hempstead.
Software company Intuit, maker of tax helper TurboTax, is in its eleventh year of stock gains and up 36% this year.
Gurugram: Woman held for threatening man of fake rape charges, demanding Rs 40 lakh