Новости за 23.09.2020

The monsoon season, which usually lasts from July to September, brings out all the creepy crawly reptiles in India.

Google Assistant’s ability to slowly brighten or dim your smart lights used to be restricted to Philips Hue bulbs, but not anymore. Also: There’s a new workday routine to try.

The recent mass shift to working from home hasn’t been easy for a lot of folks, so in order to help people manage their time a little better, the Google Assistant is getting a new Workday Routine feature.

Ninety graduates of an online conversational Spanish programme, offered by the Embassy of Argentina, in association with the National Library Service, are being encouraged to enroll in the intermediate...

Khamzat Chimaev won three bouts in his first 66 days as a UFC fighter in 2020. | Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting

Israel Adesanya puts his UFC middleweight title on the line in the main event of Saturday night’s UFC 253 in Abu Dhabi opposite undefeated contender Paulo Costa, but rising Khamzat Chimaev already has his eyes set on him.

Across the Western world monuments dedicated to historical figures like Robert Milligan and Edward Coulston are being toppled. It is claimed that memorials to men such as these glorify imperialism and the enslavement of black people. However, we cannot cede the debate to the radical left. There is an unfortunate practice in intellectual circles to mainly critique only white people for their involvement in imperialism and slavery. Rarely do commentators discuss these enterprises from a non-Western angle. Читать дальше...

A year-long study hopes to shed some light on a generation that is increasingly in the spotlight—and increasingly powerful.

Creativity, courage, and empathy: Why savvy CFOs seek skills that bring humanity into their financial functions.

TV’s Desus & Mero, seen here presenting an Emmy Tuesday for costumes, have a new book. | AP

Also worth a read: Ayad Akhtar’s ‘Homelad Elegies,’ Claudia Rankine’s ‘Just Us,’ Sue Miller’s ‘Monogamy,’ Anne Helen Petersen’s look at millennial burnout and Craig Johnson’s latest Longmire tale.

Chris Fusco, executive editor of the Chicago Sun-Times | Sun-Times file

The 20-year Sun-Times veteran will become the founding executive editor at Lookout Local, a venture of media analyst and writer Ken Doctor.

Such a framework can be help realise, in full measure, the vision of a thriving and well-governed Digital India

Next year's Mobile World Congress — the mobile phone industry's largest global trade show — has been postponed from March to late June. The 2020 edition was cancelled at the last minute just as the COVID-19 pandemic was starting, and the hope is that this new date will coincide with widespread vaccines that will enable large in-person events once again.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A former manager of three fast-food restaurants in the Omaha area has been sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for stealing from the chain’s owner, federal prosecutors said in a news release.

Instead of a lasso of truth or an invisible jet, Power Princess' weapon is a transparent shield and whatever sharp weapon is to hand.

495 are contact cases, 152 recover

“They are fighting to reverse Justice Ginsburg’s legacy, not honor it,” Schumer

Arizona National Guard service members direct visitor check-in and collects testing sample at a local COVID-19 testing site Sept. 19, 2020, at Graham County Fairgrounds in Safford, Ariz. The Arizona National Guard is continuing to support COVID-19 testing statewide.

From Dua Lipa to Porridge Radio, here's everything you need to know ahead of the winner being revealed.

Mercury Prize 2020: Get to know this year's nominees  BBC NewsView Full coverage on Google News

On September 23, the Turkish military withdrew some of its equipment from northern Raqqa, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory...

It follows reports in France that Leicester have had a €32m (£29.5m) offer for Fofana rejected by Saint-Etienne

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus Police are searching for a 10- year-old boy. The Columbus Division of Police says Camion Jaki Michael Jones was last seen around 12 p.m. , on Tuesday. Jones was wearing a gray fleece jacket with a lime green stripe and white Jordan’s with one yellow shoelace. He’s 5- foot 2 [...]

Adriano Goldschmied discussed ideas for the denim industry in the aftermath of Covid-19, calling for less production and more teamwork.

MISOGYNY can rear its ugly head in many forms and is based on warped hatred of, and discrimination against, women. From social exclusion and mansplaining to belittling and violence, misogyny is a sick societal affliction that can result in violence. What is misogyny? Misogyny is the dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women. […]

New York City has seen a 33% increase in air pollution since strict lockdown ended.