Новости за 18.08.2024

Dadu, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 16, 2024
As monsoon rains were about to break over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were married off in exchange for money, a decision their parents made to help the family survive the threat of floods. "I was happy to hear I was getting married... I thought my life would become easier," Shamila told AFP after her wedding to a man twice her age in hope of a more prospero

Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 16, 2024
Japanese stocks surged and markets elsewhere in Asia strengthened on Friday, tracking substantial gains on Wall Street after encouraging US retail sales data reassured investors about the health of the world's biggest economy. The key Nikkei 225 index added more than three-and-a-half percent following rallies on Wall Street, continuing a bullish run after stocks in Tokyo crashed Monday on wo

Kampala (AFP) Aug 16, 2024
Four more bodies have been recovered from the site of a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala, bringing the death toll to 34, police said Friday. The collapse at the landfill in the northern district of Kiteezi at the weekend buried people, homes and livestock in mountains of fetid waste. An MP for the area has warned that the number of those missing could still rise.

Beijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2024
Carmaker BMW will recall 1.4 million vehicles in China due to faulty airbags, the country's market regulator announced on Friday. Cars that have had steering wheel refits may have defective airbags from Japan's Takata Corporation that could rupture and "cause fragments to fly out and potentially injure occupants", the State Administration for Market Regulation said. The affected cars i

Madrid (AFP) Aug 16, 2024
Spain has just emerged from a 21-day heatwave that engulfed Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragoza, posing a health threat which extends far beyond the actual temperature, according to Julio Diaz, a researcher at Madrid's Carlos III Health Institute. - Isn't heat what kills during a heatwave? - "The impact of heat on health is far more than just temperature... its effect can be felt across inco

Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2024
An unrelentingly bitter US presidential race, defined by name-calling, attack ads and stunted campaigning, has so far left little space for discussion about climate change, despite the world experiencing unprecedented heat and disasters. But with Donald Trump now facing Kamala Harris rather than Joe Biden, the Republican has used recent rallies to echo misinformation and memes on X, includin

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
For thousands of years, humans have observed the Sun and stars, relying primarily on visual tools and recordings. However, recent developments are expanding this experience beyond just the visual realm, enabling a multisensory exploration of the cosmos. Students from the Alliance for Technology, Learning and Society (ATLAS) Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder have partnered wit

Paris, France (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations, has successfully launched four new SAR satellites, further expanding the world's largest SAR constellation. The launch took place on August 16, 2024, aboard SpaceX's Transporter-11 Rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. The satellites, integrated via Exolaunch, have already established

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
China successfully launched a new group of remote-sensing satellites on Friday afternoon, as a Long March 4B carrier rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province. The launch occurred at 3:35 pm, and the rocket placed the Yaogan 43A satellites into their designated orbit, according to a release from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
The Carbon Mapper Coalition has launched its inaugural satellite, Tanager-1, aboard the SpaceX Transporter-11 Rideshare mission. Developed by Planet Labs (NYSE: PL) in collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the satellite's deployment marks an important step forward in global efforts to monitor and reduce methane and CO2 emissions. Tanager-1 is the first in a series of s

Paris, France (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
PiSat-2, the European Space Agency's innovative cubesat designed to transform Earth observation through artificial intelligence, has successfully launched into orbit. The satellite began its journey on August 16 at 20:56 CEST (11:56 local time) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. Integrated by Exolaunch, PiSat-2 was part of the Transporter-1

Wuhan, China (AFP) Aug 16, 2024
Turning heads as they cruise past office buildings and malls, driverless taxis are slowly spreading through Chinese cities, prompting both wariness and wonder. China's tech companies and automakers have poured billions of dollars into self-driving technology in recent years in an effort to catch industry leaders in the United States. Now the central city of Wuhan boasts one of the world'

Trump apparently can't remember which state he's in during another one of his cult rallies in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Here's the babbling idiot pretending he doesn't "ramble," while doing exactly that and confusing Pennsylvania with North Carolina.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah decided to seek legal recourse against Governor Thawarchand Gehlot’s approval for his prosecution linked to site allocations to his wife in Mysuru. Congress declared state-wide demonstrations against the governor. The governor's permission followed activist requests while delaying similar actions on other politicians. Congress alleged bias, claiming it as a BJP ploy to hinder their policies. Siddaramaiah, supported by his party, refused to resign and planned to handle the issue both politically and legally. Читать дальше...

1. ‘Alien: Romulus’ bites off $41.5 million to top box office charts  The Associated Press
2. ‘Alien: Romulus’ $41M+ Scores Record Openings For Fede Alvarez & Cailee Spaeny; 2nd Best For Franchise – Sunday Box Office Update  Deadline
3. Weekend Box Office: Alien: Romulus Dethrones Deadpool & Wolverine  Rotten Tomatoes
4. How 'Alien: Romulus' Fits Into the 'Alien' Universe  TIME
5. The jaw-dropping 'Alien: Romulus' ending sets it apart from other blockbusters. Here's what happens. Читать дальше...

The abandoned bunker is hidden 100ft below the ground and could house 4,000 people in the event of Britain going to war.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz embarked on a bus tour in southwestern…

It marks a shift from the current practice of the NHAI focusing solely on the development of new highways and expressways under the Bharatmala Pariyojana and the road transport and highways ministry directly implementing these projects.

A special CBI court discharged industrialist Manoj Kumar Jayaswal in a case linked to the coal block allocation scandal. This marks Jayaswal’s fourth discharge, following three similar outcomes in money laundering cases by the ED. The CBI had alleged that Jayaswal's company used forged documents to obtain the Chitarpur Coal Block in Jharkhand. However, the court found no case for charges, ruling that there was no evidence of deception or misrepresentation affecting the allocation. Jayaswal’s earlier... Читать дальше...

Europa Conference League Qualifying 2024/2025 - Matchday 6 - Played 15-Aug-24 - Posted by salerijeka

Sterling’s agent responded to his suprise omission from Sunday’s matchday squad with a statement demanding clarity over his future – but that is in short supply at Stamford Bridge these days

1. Erling Haaland has perfect response to Marc Cucurella’s Euro 2024 chant as he makes him regret song after j...  talkSPORT
2. Erling Haaland REFUSES to help new nemesis Marc Cucurella with cramp - as the Man City star hits back at the d  Daily Mail
3. Erling Haaland rages at Enzo Fernandez after Manchester City's win at Chelsea  The Mirror
4. Fans say ‘you love to see it after that terrible song’ as Haaland shrugs off Cucurella to score ‘most obvio...  The Sun
5. 'He is... Читать дальше...

The longer settler violence continues unabated, the graver the consequences will be, and the more justified international leaders appear in taking their own punitive measures

Quinta Brunson and the stars of "Abbott Elementary" reflect on the show's successes and Emmys love.