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Britain's Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled in favour of green campaigners who oppose the building of a third runway at London's Heathrow airport, Europe's busiest. The court said the UK government -- which in 2018 approved the Heathrow extension -- had failed to take into account its commitments to the Paris Agreement to limit climate warming. The legal action against the approval was brought by various London councils, environmental groups including Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan. Читать дальше...

If you are feeling stagnated in your current job role and it feels like you have reached a dead-end; it is time you springboard your career by acquiring new ...

Its no secret that triathletes are prone to overuse injuries Physiotherapist Lauren Priest explains all you need to know about overuse injuries including how to prevent them from occurring

Coronavirus is spreading at an alarming rate. But should you cancel your next trip because of the coronavirus? Here's what experts say.

Quebec provincial police have arrested a 51-year-old man in Montreal in connection with the murder of a teenage girl in the Laurentians.

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Galata Apartment is located in Pera, one of the most historic areas of the city of Istanbul. It is located at the end of Serdar-ı Ekrem street, which is crossing to the Galata Tower. This street, which has experienced functional and structural transformation with tourism in recent years, is an area with predominantly 1st degree historical buildings.

By dropping “royal” and the duties that HRH entails, the couple has changed the face of the monarchy.

A new array of sats will detect nearly every bolt of lightning in the Western Hemisphere, powering an early warning system for climate-change-fueled superstorms.

How long will this temporary Arab-Israeli alliance last?

A poignant film asks viewers to consider challenging questions of medicine and morality

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It’s time to see how right the predictions were.

Barbadians applying for a Police Certificate of Character will now have a faster and easier way to do so when the service goes online on March 2. They will be able to apply, pay and receive their certificate...

Before coronavirus and impeachment, the Sino-American trade war stubbornly remained on the mainstream news circuit while largely governing the direction of financial markets. With each rumor of concession or tweet of condemnation, stocks gyrated and bonds jittered. Each round of negotiation was matched by salvos of tariffs, export controls, lawsuits, complaints, declarations, and threats. At its peak, the US imposed tariffs on $550 billion of Chinese imports while China retaliated with tariffs... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW — The Kremlin has decided to cease a variety of malign activities for Lent, reports say. The 40-day period includes all manner of hybrid warfare activities ranging from assassinating dissidents with nerve agents and shooting down civilian airliners to hacking US political parties and spreading propaganda on the Internet. Russian President Vladimir V. Putin...

Colin Heasley writes a humorous examination of the quantum-physically challenging nature of Tinder dates.

Bill McKibben shares climate news and wins in the battle to keep fossil fuels in the ground in The Climate Crisis, a new newsletter devoted to updates from inside the climate movement.

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History, Europe

Few officers of his rank had contributed as much to Allied victory as General Alvan Cullom Gillem, Jr.

Key point: American commanders sensed that the way to the Rhine was finally open.

The United States had not yet entered World War II when Time magazine noted that the Army had created two new armored divisions. The commander of one of the divisions, said the magazine, was worthy of note. Selected to command the 3rd Armored Division “was an alert... Читать дальше...

Feb 25, 2020; Los Angeles, California, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) goes up for a shot between Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) and center JaVale McGee (7) during the first half at Staples Center. | Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports

Check out what people are saying about the Pelicans’ rising star

Mainland China reported 433 new cases of virus infections on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said on Thursday, up from 406 on the previous day. The number of new deaths stood at 29, the lowest daily rate since Jan. 28 and down from 52 on the previous day. The outbreak has now killed a total of 2,744 people.

A man who was brutally attacked and left in a coma has taken his first steps after two years.

Rocklin Mfg. has introduced the FlyMarker® mini Station tabletop marking unit. The electromagnetic, 120-V battery-operated marking unit from Markator features a capacitive touchscreen for programming. Its large marking window and adjustable force settings deliver permanent dot peen marks on...

Marlow will be continuing their rope-care education campaign and sharing their expertise throughout the weekend of the RYA Dinghy Show, 29th February - 1st March with interactive talks and splicing workshops.

Taking over the universe of Altered Carbon could seem like a daunting proposition. After all, the first season of Netflix’s sci-fi detective yarn was reportedly the most expensive in TV history; add to that the incredibly complex plotlines and miasma of characters and futuristic conceits, and the idea of seizing the…

Increasing numbers of tourists, especially land-based visitors, are straining efforts to protect the environment.