Alert: Seoul says South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops crossed border in 3rd crossing in June
Seoul says South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops crossed border in 3rd crossing in June.
Seoul says South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops crossed border in 3rd crossing in June.
Jonquel Jones— healthy entering Year 2 with the superteam after navigating a stress fracture to start 2023 — was “in her bag, so to speak,” and she could sense that optimism oozing through calls with Diane Richardson.
The driver was on his knees and at times hunched over in grief on a Brooklyn street at the scene of the accident.
What is Sodomy?
Sodomy, in legal terms, refers to specific sexual acts deemed unlawful by the law. These acts can vary based on jurisdiction but commonly include non-procreative sexual activities such as anal or oral intercourse. Sodomy laws have evolved over time, reflecting changes in societal norms and values.
The History of Sodomy Laws
Historically, sodomy laws were used to regulate and criminalize certain sexual behaviors. These laws often targeted marginalized groups... Читать дальше...
A federal appeals court panel on Thursday rejected longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon's bid to stay out of prison while he fights his conviction for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol attack.
Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was wrong to advise election officials to presume the validity of absentee-ballot signatures, a Michigan judge has ruled.
A federal appeals court panel has rejected longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon’s bid to stay out of prison while he fights his conviction for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol attack. Bannon is supposed to report to prison by July 1 to begin serving his four-month sentence for contempt of Congress. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols earlier this month granted prosecutors’ request to send Bannon to prison after a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of... Читать дальше...
Rohit Sharma scored only 8 runs off 13 balls in India's Super Eight clash against Afghanistan on Thursday. He lost his wicket to a left-arm pacer once again.
Former Adelaide Crows AFL star Stephen Rowe left his fellow radio commentator shocked when he launched into an astonishing tirade during a discussion about new mobile phone cameras.
Paris (AFP) June 19, 2024
A Senate investigating committee called Wednesday for France to stop importing Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) and push for the fuel to face EU sanctions.
The committee's report also urged the state obtain special rights over French energy giant TotalEnergies' strategic decisions and major changes in shareholders.
The probe was launched in December at the instigation of greens lawma
Toronto, Canada (AFP) June 19, 2024
As travellers rush to book their summer getaways, Booking.com's internet safety boss says watch out for supercharged AI scams.
Marnie Wilking, Chief Information Security Officer at the Netherlands-based travel giant, said generative AI had sparked an explosion in online phishing scams, and that the hospitality industry, long spared, had also become a target.
"Over the course of the last
Paris (AFP) June 20, 2024
Sales of new electric cars crucial in the fight against climate change fell in Europe in May, car manufacturers announced Thursday, while the number of hybrid vehicles rose.
While the European Union plans to ban the sale of combustion-powered cars by 2035, electric car sales have been sluggish since the end of 2023, mainly due to a lack of affordable models.
Battery electric vehicles (EV
Brazzaville (AFP) June 20, 2024
An oil exploration permit held by a Chinese company in Congo-Brazzaville could threaten the ecosystem of one of the country's national parks and should be scrapped, a US environmental group said on Thursday.
Congo Brazzaville awarded the oil exploration permit to China Oil Natural Gas Overseas Holding United at the start of the year, which according to Earth Insight overlaps with just over a
London (AFP) June 20, 2024
The UK Supreme Court ruled on Thursday against the development of a new oil well site in southern England, in a verdict campaigners said could affect future fossil fuel projects.
Sarah Finch challenged a decision to allow the expansion at Horse Hill near London Gatwick Airport in 2019, arguing that indirect emissions had not been taken into account.
"I am absolutely over the moon," she
Rome (AFP) June 20, 2024
Italy adopted measures Thursday aimed at ramping up domestic sourcing and processing of critical raw materials, as part of an EU strategy to compete with China on green technologies.
The cabinet passed a decree simplifying procedures for mining permits, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government seeks to tap into essential minerals from lithium to cobalt.
The extraction, processing an
Milan (AFP) June 20, 2024
Italy's competition watchdog on Thursday fined car firm DR Automobiles six million euros ($6.4 million) for covering up the Chinese origin of its vehicles.
The far-right government has launched a campaign against companies that seek to portray foreign-produced cars as Made in Italy.
The competition authority said DR Automobiles "indicated in a misleading way Italy instead of China as the
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 19, 2024
A transmission line failure triggered a nationwide power outage in Ecuador that has left about 18 million people and public services without power as of Wednesday afternoon.
"There is no energy service on a national scale," Public Works Minister Roberto Luque posted on X. "We are concentrating all our efforts on resolving the problem as soon as possible."
Luque also is Ecuador's
The New England Patriots have picked their spots at signing free agents this offseason. They spent most of their time re-signing their own players as they reportedly did Thursday by inking a key piece of the offense to a contract extension. ESPN NFL analyst Aaron Schatz believes there’s one possible move on the table for […]
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2024
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM), a provider of global voice and data satellite communications, announced the expanded commercial availability of its Satellite Time and Location (STL) service.
Iridium partners are now authorized to sell the service in parts of Europe and Asia Pacific. The STL service is designed to protect GNSS systems, like GPS and Galileo, with a signal resista
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2024
Scientists at Case Western Reserve University have discovered new evidence that could reshape our understanding of the cosmos.
Tobias Mistele, a post-doctoral scholar in the Department of Astronomy at Case Western Reserve's College of Arts and Sciences, used "gravitational lensing" to study dark matter. He found that the rotation curves of galaxies remain flat for millions of light years.
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Jun 21, 2024
KICT Studies Microwave Sintering of Lunar Soil for Moon Base Construction
NASA's Artemis program aims to build a lunar base, but transporting construction materials from Earth to the Moon is expensive. To overcome this, researchers are exploring the use of local materials like lunar soil. One method being studied is microwave sintering, which solidifies lunar regolith without melting it. T
University Park PA (SPX) Jun 21, 2024
If liquid water exists today on Mars, it may be too deep underground to detect with traditional methods used on Earth. But listening to earthquakes that occur on Mars - or marsquakes - could offer a new tool in the search, according to a team led by Penn State scientists.
When quakes rumble and move through aquifers deep underground, they produce electromagnetic signals. The researchers re
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 21, 2024
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is the only other planetary body in the solar system that currently hosts active rivers, lakes, and seas. These otherworldly river systems are thought to be filled with liquid methane and ethane that flows into wide lakes and seas, some as large as the Great Lakes on Earth.
The existence of Titan's large seas and smaller lakes was confirmed in 2007, with image