Новости за 09.07.2021

Americas Northrop Grumman won a $3.9 billion deal for Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ground subsystems support. This contract provides for sustaining engineering, maintenance engineering, test and assessment, modification of systems and equipment, software maintenance, developmental engineering, production engineering, repair and procurement. The LGM-30G Minuteman III is a three-stage, solid-fueled, intercontinental-range ballistic missile. The Minuteman […]

Tyson Fury could not resist making fun of former boxing opponent Wladimir Klitschko following England's comprehensive 4-0 win over Ukraine at Euro 2020 on Saturday evening

Buffeted on all sides, from the unceremonious (literally) departure from Afghanistan to various cyber crimes blamed on Russia, President Biden is being challenged by the likes of the New York Times’s David Sanger to show he has cojones (free translation from Spanish – manliness). ( See: Biden Weighs a Response to Ransomware Attacks. Will Biden … Continue reading "A Cyber-Culprit Other Than Russia?"

Gregg Popovich seems to have been a pivotal person in Jayson Tatum’s early basketball career. Following his experience with the 2019 USA Basketball team, the Boston Celtics wing entered his third season in the NBA with a new type of confidence, having the belief of one of the best coaches in the history of the […]

"Pardon Daniel Hale." These words hung in the air on a recent Saturday evening, projected onto several Washington, D.C. buildings, above the face of a courageous whistleblower facing ten years in prison. The artists aimed to inform the U.S. public about Daniel E. Hale, a former Air Force analyst who blew the whistle on the … Continue reading "Why Daniel Hale Deserves Gratitude, Not Prison"

Those at university have struggled in lockdown and their money problems are likely to persist beyond graduation day

Companies that help to cut treatment costs are a good bet

The hounding of Chris Whitty reminds us why society must protect its truth-tellers

A genuine asset has a residual value — but it’s impossible to judge what a collectible is worth

Rising interest in Chinese bond market helps drive regional surge

The scale of future growth is immense and investors need to ask where and when the tide of disruption will strike next

ASA identifies digital asset promotions as ‘red alert’ priority for oversight

Hungarian carrier’s breakneck expansion threatens Irish rival in battle for low-cost market

Virgin Galactic’s billionaire founder plans to kickstart space tourism industry with mission on Sunday

San Francisco’s Mary Daly fears ‘premature’ declaration of victory against Covid-19

Real-world studies show Pfizer and AstraZeneca still offer strong protection against severe disease

“Turkey is a sister country of Azerbaijan and Israel is our strategic partner. We want our friends to be friends with each other. If the sides agree to such an initiative, then Azerbaijan will always welcome them.” Trend News Agency of Azerbaijan today features a 22-minute interview in English with the Israeli ambassador to the … Continue reading "New Triangular Axis in Greater Middle East: Turkey, Israel, and Azerbaijan"

"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!" ~ Michael Corleone, The Godfather III (1990) Kandahar Airfield ("KAF") was as bizarre as it was dusty. You sort of tasted it before you smelled it – and smelled before you saw it. It’s been a full decade since I first did. When … Continue reading "Spare Us an Afghan Threequel, Joe: Don’t Get Pulled Back In!"

As in Vietnam from 1965 to 1973, the year our prisoners of war came home, America did not lose a major battle in Afghanistan. Yet we did not win the war. South Vietnam was lost. And contrary to the message awaiting President George W. Bush when he landed on the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which … Continue reading "Is Afghanistan a Failed Mission?"

Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Youth Welfare and Sports Development Siva V. Meyyanathan distributed ₹5 lakh special incentive announced

We’re quick to declare when a photo has #NoFilter, but when we’ve added a sweet hint of Clarendon or a smidge of Valencia? Nada. But should we tell the world when we’ve edited our pictures?

For the six years Erica and her husband have been together, the relationship has been great — they’re very much in love, they communicate well and enjoy each other’s company. Their sex life, however, is another story.

A couple of years ago, while on a bike-packing trip through Armenia and Georgia, my friend Amy and I walked through the streets of Tbilisi. We were both 49 years old at the time, and I told her about how, over the last year, I felt as if I had become more emotional and more easily angered than I used to be and I didn’t know why.

A somewhat confounding politician has triumphed in the Big Apple. Now tipped to be mayor, his rise carries implications galore for a fractious nation writ large.

The behaviour of England's fans during the Euros will be put under the microscope by UEFA, after a spectator used a laser pointer to try to distract Kasper Schmeichel during the deciding moment of the semi-final.