THERE are currently 7.8 billion people in the world, with the population having almost quadrupled in less than 100 years, from just two billion in 1930. But have you ever wondered just how this ever-growing population is distributed – or how many countries they are spread across? How many countries are there in the world? […]
A man won 150,000 after misreading his lottery ticket.
Without offering any evidence whatsoever, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) suggested white male servicemembers may be seditionist conspirators. Cohen made the remarks on Monday during an appearance on CNN in response to reports the FBI is vetting 25,000 National Guard troops over fears of an ‘insider attack.’ According to NBC, US defense officials are worried about an…
Читать дальше...India is clearly lagging behind, so much so that the country’s courts took close to 25 years to merely decriminalize consensual and private same-sex activity.
Bridgerton has many captivating characters but which fits best with each of the zodiac signs?
A panther has been spotted roaming around a field in the UK.
Wayne Bridge has revealed that former Tottenham winger, Aaron Lennon was one of the toughest opponents he came up against in his career. Lennon spent nine and a half years at White Hart Lane after joining from Leeds United in the summer of 2005. At his peak, he was one of the most electrifying wingers […]
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A mother has been criticised by her husband and family for wanting to call her son Brian.
Amid reports his allies are taking bribes for pardons, Trump plans a busy last day setting criminals free
Anything is possible in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That statement is still true even if the “cinematic” universe isn’t just “cinematic” anymore. With this week’s release of WandaVision, the MCU is now streaming too. And streaming Marvel, so far, is way weirder than movie Marvel. WandaVision takes a fantastic, …
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Global methane emissions from the oil and gas sector fell by 10 percent year over year in 2020, but the industry and policy makers shouldn’t be complacent because the reduction was largely the result of the decline in oil and gas production due to the pandemic shock, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a new report on Monday. Methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide (CO2), although it stays for much shorter periods of time in the atmosphere—around 12 years, compared with centuries for CO2. Читать дальше...
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Guatemalan soldiers clashed with migrants from Honduras whose goal is to make it to the US borders, using sticks and tear gas to beat them back.
FREMONT, NEB. - The Sterling College Swim Team was back in action for the first time in the New Year, as the Warriors took on the Midland University Meet in Nebraska. Along with Midland University (Nebraska), Morningside College (Iowa) and St. Ambrose University (Iowa) were also part of the meet, as Sterling had solid competition over the weekend. The Warriors did see some success, earning a pair of NAIA National cuts for their first meet of 2021.
WICHITA, Kan.— Kelly La Cost of the University of Jamestown has been named the KCAC Women's Wrestler of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. La Cost was selected for her performance during Jan. 11-17 by a vote of conference Sports Information Directors.
Monetary base issued by the Fed had jumped from less than $1 trn before the GFC to more than $3 trn by early 2020 and then to about $5 trn by end of the year. But inflation has hardly gone up. Why?
Life isn't always easy for the characters of Riverdale. Here are the saddest things about Jughead's life on the show.
Controversial Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene won't be attending the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden this week.
The Georgia Republican, who has embraced QAnon, baselessly said the Nov. 3 election had been stolen in a tweet that was restricted “due to a risk of violence.”
Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown only played 29 snaps in Sunday’s win over the Saints and his ability to play any snaps in the NFC Championship Game will depend on how a visit with doctors goes on Monday. Head coach Bruce Arians told reporters that Brown is having an MRI on his knee. Arians expects [more]
Micah Price (24), a software engineer from Cape Town, South Africa created a bot that scrapes text from Reddit discussion threads and turns it into courtroom dialog for scenes from a 2001 visual novel game called Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. — Read the rest
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Jayhawks have dropped three places in the Associated Press’ college basketball poll. The Jayhawks now rank #9 in the AP poll, released on Jan. 18. Gonzaga and Baylor remain at #1 and #2 respectively while Villanova, Iowa Texas, Tennessee, Michigan and Houston move ahead of the Jayhawks. Kansas defeated Oklahoma 63-59 [...]
A man was seriously injured in a shooting early Monday in central Las Vegas.