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TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia, believes that the US will be reducing its footprint in the Middle East and China will be poised to fill the vacuum.

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Leicester-based charity Drop of Compassion has handed over a substantial amount of money

Have you ever tried to access your favorite website at work or school only to find that it’s been blocked?

Last week, we talked about recognizing and celebrating Ohio local foods. I have to ask, did anyone do some “zucchini sneaking,” or did someone sneak some on you? It is always a fun day — Sneak A Zucchini On Your Neighbor’s Front Porch, that highlights the importance and value of sharing the harvest of local produce, and what a better way than sharing the very prolific zucchini. Hopefully, you shared some photos of the zucchini-sharing on social media over the weekend. You can check out my efforts on The Ohio State University Extension... Читать дальше...

Los Angeles – Simon Cowell has thanked the medical staff who treated him in Los Angeles following a bike accident in which he broke part of his back. The music mogul and talent show judge sent "a massive...

The three-month copper price on the London Metal Exchange was slightly lower during morning trading on Tuesday August 11, after failing to close above the psychological level of $6,400 per tonne on Monday, while the forward curve has tightened over the day.

Scientists believe they may have discovered why the novel coronavirus affects some people so much more than others.

For decades, governments and private organizations like Xprize have put up prizes to spur scientific innovation. But how much can contests help in a crisis?

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Lipstick sales are way down, but fancy skin care gadgets are actually on the rise.

Peter Suciu

Security, Americas

A Cold War-era fighter jet was reported to have peacefully intercepted and escorted the American aircraft and no violations of the state border were allowed.

Russian pilots reportedly logged quite a few hours already this month to intercept and track U.S. aircraft near Russian airspace. Last week three Su-35S fighters were scrambled to shadow a U.S. B-1B Lancer bomber over the Sea of Okhotsk west of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in the far western Pacific Ocean. Читать дальше...

This article is the first of four in the Daily Dot's series on the future of booze and how Americans' relationship to alcohol is shifting amid the coronavirus pandemic.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, what we know of as The Age of Enlightenment or early modernity, Europeans traversed the globe and returned to publish travel accounts that cast the natives they encountered as childlike beings, destitute savages, or literal monsters. Unable to make sense of alien languages and cultures, they mistook everything they […]

Shiba Inu dogs, know for their fox-like appearance and independent personality are adorable creatures that get along with kids if raised properly along with training and proper socialisation when the dog is young.

As petty and arguably mean-spirited the effort to erase Jenner has become however, I completely understand where it's coming from

The age of innocence is the place to pass the time.

Two Sydney men accused of laundering tens of millions of dollars were arrested after they attempted to move $1 million cash in cooler bags through a suburban business.

Take a look at these fantastic creatures of the night.

For the last several months, Russ Miller and his team have dedicated long hours to complete hundreds of plastic barriers for Bay Area businesses. To say demand has been high would be a vast understatement. “Inundated is the word I use a lot,” said Miller, manager at TAP Plastics in San Leandro. “I've made probably 30,000 guards since the end of March. We ran through a year's worth of acrylic sheets in about six weeks.”

Before Bay Area legend Too $hort even starts rapping in the video for “I Want to Be Free (That’s the Truth),” he ad libs about a topic that’s just as relevant today as in 1992.
 
“What do I think about the police? It’s always, for some reason or another, they were against us. Always,” says Bay Area legend Too $hort before he even starts rapping in the 1992 video for “I Want to Be Free (That’s the Truth)."
 
Nearly 30 years later, not much has changed.

Even if you want a new Cold War with China, continuing Trump’s approach is not the way to go.

The full D.C. Circuit will decide whether a judge must immediately close the politically charged case against President Trump’s former national security adviser.

The San Francisco Bay Area-based startup led by Shishir Mehrotra is now valued at $636 million.