XINING, China (AP) — There's a building boom on the Tibetan plateau, one of the world's last remote places. Mountains long crowned by garlands of fluttering prayer flags are newly topped with sprawling steel power lines. At night, the illuminated signs of Sinopec gas stations cast a red glow over newly built highways.
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Arsenal’s interim boss Freddie Ljungberg has hit back at Manchester United legend Paul Scholes’ suit dig
A porter who had a one-on-one fight with London Bridge terrorist Usman Khan has said that he acted on instinct by tackling him with a stick. Lukasz, who only wanted to give his first name, said he was recovering from stab wounds and coming to terms with the trauma of the incident. Khan, an Islamist terror convict released from prison on licence, killed two people and wounded three others in a knife attack on Friday that started in the Fishmongers' Hall, the headquarters of one of London's historic trade guilds. Читать дальше...
Chipmaker Qualcomm is hosting its annual Snapdragon Tech Summit 2019 in Maui, Hawaii. Today is the first day of the 3-day tech summit, and at the opening keynote, Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon made some key announcements. The company expects to expand 5G in 2020, and aims to reach 200 million 5G users. As expected, the […]
Читать дальше...While Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, this week is still all about deals, deals, deals -- and this year for the third year in a row the Tuesday after Thanksgiving heralds a big day for anyone on the hunt for travel discounts and, in particular, cheap flights. Anyone who visits the websites and apps of major carriers today like Delta, Southwest, and others will be greeted with tons of deals as part of "Travel Tuesday," which is a Black Friday-like push by the travel industry to spur people to do, well, exactly that. Читать дальше...
The Empire State Building is one of the most convenient locations in the world to get to via public transportation. It is close to pretty much all the subways: the 1,2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, A, C, E, B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, and W lines are all within a ten minute walk, not to mention the PATH train from Jersey and all commuter…
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There was a time when nothing sounded more romantic to me (in the fun and adventure sense of the word) than driving across America and seeing all that she had to offer. I grew up as an Army brat overseas in Europe, so I’ve been to most of the European countries that were a simple hop, skip or drive away. I remember…
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Ian Easton
Security, Asia
Here's how to stop it.
Key Point: The key is massive American arm sales to the island nation.
Various sources from within the People's Republic of China have allegedly suggested that time is running out for Taiwan's democracy. In their narrative, China's iron-fisted leader, Xi Jinping, is "losing patience" and could order the invasion of Taiwan in the early 2020s. The world's most dangerous flashpoint might witness an overwhelming amphibious blitz... Читать дальше...
MELANIA TRUMP and Donald Trump were left awkwardly standing outside of Number 10 Downing street ahead of meeting Boris Johnson and other world leaders.
LAMONI - The Graceland University men's basketball team notched their third straight win with an 84-49 victory over the Culver-Stockton College Wildcats last night.
A British Airways passenger yelling, “I want to get out!” had to be restrained by other fliers when he tried to open an exit door mid-flight, according to a report. The unidentified man was apparently experiencing a panic attack Monday on a flight to Saudia Arabia from London’s Heathrow Airport when he attempted to exit...
One of the more shocking findings detailed in the report is the number of contacts between Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Rudy Giuliani as well as indicted businessman Lev Parnas. “On the morning of May 8, Mr. Giuliani called the White House Switchboard and connected for six minutes and 26 seconds with […]
Motorola President Sergio Buniac took the stage at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit today to announce that Motorola will deliver a phone in early 2020 powered by the Snapdragon 765 chip, as well as one powered by "Qualcomm's flagship platform", presumably the Snapdragon 865 chipset. Buniac also announced that one of the phones will support data speed in excess of 5 Gbps. Qualcomm revealed in a presentation today that the 765 will support data speeds up to 3.7 Gbps, so this seems to refer to the 865.
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After President Donald Trump signals he’s in no rush to complete a trade pact with China, investors weigh what a “no-deal” scenario would mean for financial markets.
Despite the president's criticism of the alliance, his administration has spent far more on a European defense program than did the Obama White House. U.S. troop levels in Europe have also risen.
Wall Street Journal columnist Dan Henninger argued Tuesday that Michael Bloomberg's recent entry in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary makes it "impossible" for less wealthy candidates, like Sen. Kamala Harris, to compete.
Cabinet meeting catering canned and travel expenses trimmed, with more cuts coming to expense budgets in January.
Arsenal could consider using Hector Bellerin as bait as part of their efforts to sign a star Turkish defender, according to reports.
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