Новости за 22.07.2021

TOKYO—With hours to go before the start of an Olympics already fraught with controversy, organizers of the Tokyo Games announced Thursday they had fired their lead choreographer for the opening ceremonies, Bashar al-Assad, after learning about the Syrian president’s past use of chemical weapons. “It’s has recently…

The New York Times reported earlier today that a Coast Guard helicopter crew recently rescued a stranded, injured man in the Alaskan wilderness after he spent several days fending off multiple attacks from a nearby grizzly bear while huddling within a small miner’s shack.

I thought I was done with poring over COVID case data. Things change. I took a look at what is happening in the US on a state by state basis. It's stunning to see. The best metric for prevalence of COVID is number of cases adjusted for population. Specifically, I'm looking at the number of new cases over a seven day period per 100,000 residents. Through this prism the crisis is overwhelmingly concentrated in three contiguous states along the Mississippi River: Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. Plus Florida.

Treble Gr1-winning Gauteng jockey Diego de Gouveia is a man on a mission

India's social commerce firms are set for a landmark year, having raised more than half a billion dollars from investors in the first seven months.

League says it plans to play all 272 games in regular 18-week season

We chat with Snake Eyes star Andrew Koji about taking on the iconic franchise and putting his own spin on the role of Storm Shadow.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board. No test pilots or flight engineers for Tuesdays (Jul 20) debut flight from

Controversial billionaire George Soros funneled a million dollars to an organization working to defund the police, as crime skyrocketed across the nation. Soros is notorious for funding extremely far-leftist politicians and causes. The Washington Free Beacon reports that Soros “gave $1 million to Color Of Change PAC on May 14, according to records filed with the…

The task force was focused on tackling vulnerabilities and identifying threats in the nation's defense industrial base.

Cases of the variant have popped up in several states. But neither the WHO nor the CDC considers it a variant of concern, and the fast-spreading delta variant continues to dominate U.S. cases.

Fights have been breaking out on overcrowded trains on the Kent coast, police say.

Senate Democrats are raising new concerns about the thoroughness of the FBI’s background investigation into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after the FBI revealed that it had received thousands of tips and had provided “all relevant” ones to the White House counsel’s office

"He said that the bear kept coming back every night, and he hadn’t slept in a few days."

Rooney is battling to pull a side together to make Derby competitive in the Championship after their brush with the drop last term

The Tokyo Olympics have been hit with yet another high-profile dismissal.

Getty Image The New York representative took her fellow lawmakers to task for not reading her banking bill: "I'd be embarrassed."

If you don't want everyone to see your Instagram posts, you can make your Instagram account private on your phone or computer. Here's how to do it.

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah said here on Thursday that doctors treating Rajya Sabha Member Oscar Fernandes at a private hospital here will kee

All three panelists have a history of activism and inflammatory rhetoric against Israel.

Our highly scientific Scaredy Scale helps you determine whether new movies are too scary for you.

The Orwellian prediction finally came true. I knew it was only a matter of time before the Saudi regime tried to hack my phone, using Pegasus software manufactured by the private Israeli security company NSO Group.

Sergeant Phil Simmonds says he is fortunate to have had great opportunities and great people to work with. Described as a tireless worker by his colleagues, Phil always pitches in wherever needed - even on the barbecue. Over nearly three decades, ...

DK Shivakumar slams Karnataka govt, says BJP leaders only want power

Anil Vij pays surprise visit to MCG office, raps Commissioner for reporting late