Новости за 09.08.2020

Patrick Mendis, Joey Wang

Security, Asia

Beijing’s aggressive reclamation and militarization of the Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands in 2014 should have immediately made clear that Chinese objectives were not just about fish, gas, and oil.

The neighboring South East Asian countries of the highly volatile and busiest waterways of the South China Sea (SCS) have overlapping claims of sovereignty. The largest and most powerful of these claimants is China, which asserts that... Читать дальше...

Amitai Etzioni

Security, Americas

Many people will compete in the marketplace for access to one of the vaccines currently under development, at prices to be set by the pharmaceutical companies, known for seeking very hefty profit margins, allegedly to cover research costs but also very high promotion costs.

There are reports that coronavirus vaccines might be available in a few months. Thus, there must be deliberations over who will first have access to the vaccines. The... Читать дальше...

Leno missed the conclusion to the season after suffering a knee injury against Brighton on June 20. As reported by The Sun, Arsenal are now seeking a second opinion on Leno's injury.

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• Amid President Donald Trump's threats to ban TikTok, or force it to sell its US operations, Twitter was reported to be in talks with the video-sharing app Saturday night.
• The Wall Street Journal reported that a potential deal, if it materializes, could involve TikTok's US operations.
• Both Twitter and TikTok declined to comment on the report to Business Insider.
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Another... Читать дальше...

Rain is moving east toward Twin Cities, but conditions will be less severe.

NRL live results, scores | Titans vs Cowboys, Cronulla Sharks vs Parramatta Eels  Up News Info

Max Bergmann, James Lamond

Security, Europe

There has been a clear and consistent pattern of hostility from Donald Trump toward NATO and America’s closest democratic allies in Europe.

NATO is in trouble. Last week Secretary of Defense Mark Esper followed through on President Trump’s threats to withdraw forces from Germany. Esper announced twelve thousand troops would depart Germany, some remaining in Europe, mostly Belgium and Italy, and others returning to the US where... Читать дальше...

Auctioneers say the spectacles' owner had no idea they could be sold for more than £15,000.

A Georgia family said cops shot at a car full of black children, one as young as 9, according to a report. The incident unfolded in Waycross, Ga. as five youngsters, ranging in age from 9 to 16, were headed home from a Walmart about 8 a.m. Saturday and a police car started to follow...

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The monarch travelled to Scotland with the Duke of Edinburgh on Tuesday for her traditional summer break and courtiers spent weeks planning how the 'new normal' would work at the castle

Bernie Sanders and Elon Musk go at it on Twitter regarding a proposed bill that would tax Musk to cover health care costs of the American people.
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State authorities said they're investigating after a Georgia police officer opened fire Saturday morning at a vehicle with at least two teenagers inside during an attempted traffic stop.

Marilane Carter, 36, last spoke to family from Memphis, Tennessee.

1. Researchers created a test to determine which masks are the least effective  CNN
2. Duke researchers put masks, face coverings to the test  WRAL.com
3. Neck fleeces perform worst in new mask study  Fast Company
4. Facemask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech: Evaluation  Outbreak News Today
5. Inexpensive, accessible device provides visual proof that masks block droplets  Phys.org
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Todd Sharpville says he is working with top singers and film composer David Arnold.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star drew attention and praise as she crossed her legs while sat on a chair in a very racy Instagram post that fans fawned over

THEY looked so loved-up in February but sadly for Ben Hardy and Olivia Cooke, it wasn’t to last. The pair went their separate ways soon after lockdown began and decided to call it a day. Olivia, who played Becky Sharp in ITV’s Vanity Fair, has been enjoying downtime over the past few months. Ben, star […]

“At least Hulu has a ton of other shows starring women of color we can watch. Oh wait.”

Staff members said that she had been mistaken, press service added

1. NASA's Rover Is Taking a Tree-Like Device That Converts CO2 Into Oxygen to Mars  ScienceAlert
2. Hubble just made a major breakthrough in the search for alien life  New York Post
3. Mars may not have been the warm, wet planet we thought it was  MIT Technology Review
4. How to See Mars and the Moon Align This Weekend  Lifehacker
5. Hubble telescope uses the Moon as a mirror to study Earth  Inverse
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"Kitten Season" is something a special band of selfless people knows very well. Around the nation, from spring to fall, volunteers and cat lovers buckle down for the inevitable tide of kittens that starts pouring in to rescues and shelters. Everyone knows that a mother cat is the best choice to care for kittens, but…