Новости за 26.12.2024

The sprawling 3 Motilal Nehru Road bungalow in Lutyens' Delhi served for over 10 years as the retirement abode of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who died Thursday.

India is unlikely to extradite former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina despite a request from Bangladesh's interim government due to geopolitical factors and the terms of the extradition treaty. Hasina is seen as an important ally who has safeguarded India's interests. This request will be carefully studied and may take months.

Portland trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups will miss the team’s upcoming home games against the Utah Jazz and the Dallas Mavericks due to the recent passing of his grandmother.

Palestinian Security Forces had regularly arrested Dandis over the years for a variety of reasons.

There is "endless hyperbole about how incredibly complex and powerful the human brain is," says California Institute of Technology neuroscientist Markus Meister. "If you actually try to put numbers to it, we are incredibly slow."

1. Your brain is much, much, MUCH slower than your Internet connection, new study shows  Boing Boing
2. Human Thought Is Far Slower Than Your Internet Connection  The New York Times
3. Thinking Slowly: The Paradoxical Slowness of Human Behavior  Caltech
4. The Human Brain Operates at a Stunningly Slow Pace  Scientific American
5. The unbearable slowness of being: “Streaming a high-def vide...  kottke.org

Manchester City has won just one of its last 13 games, conceding 28 goals in the process. This alarming slump has left the team in seventh place in the Premier League, outside of European qualification spots.

Manchester City‘s struggles continued with a 1-1 draw against Everton at the Etihad Stadium, leaving them in seventh place in the Premier League and outside of the European qualification spots. This result further highlights the team’s alarming decline in form.

Exporters requested a ₹750-crore marketing fund over three years to leverage a $25-billion export potential in the US, and a higher cap for interest subvention under export promotion schemes. They sought support amid declining goods exports and aimed to capitalize on opportunities from potential high US tariffs on Chinese goods.

Julen Loptegui says he is pleased with how his team "overcame challenges in a tough match" to get a 1-0 win at St Mary's, after goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski was stretchered off with a head injury.

The crowd-sourced review website looked into what its users are searching for and came up with several predictions for the coming year.

A pair of former Supreme Court law clerks came out with an opinion article in The Hill this week laying out how Congress ought to disqualify President-elect Donald Trump under the Insurrection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, for his role in inciting the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Article – RNZ Fiji MP, Lynda Tabuya has been dismissed as the Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, the prime minister announced.26 December 2024 Fiji MP Lynda Tabuya has been dismissed as the Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection. Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka said in light of the recent events concerning the conduct […]

Earlier this week we rounded up some of the wildest Tesla Cybertruck stories from the year, and now we’ve got a late entry of another weird situation that’s seemingly due to the Cybertruck’s unique design. While fixing minor damage to their wheel arch trim, one Cybertruck owner discovered the truck’s rear air…

The finale of Gavin and Stacey secured the highest Christmas Day ratings since 2008, the BBC has said

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I look forward to seeing Ezra Klein’s upcoming book address the “stupidity and procedural crust” that defends the inefficient US health sector.

Amid reports indicating Jimmy Butler prefers a trade out of Miami, Heat President Pat Riley issued a definitive statement on Thursday.

Todd Barket shares insights behind Quince’s unique business model and provides access to everyday luxuries.

M.T. Vasudevan Nair, legendary Indian author, screenwriter and director, died Wednesday, Dec. 25 at a hospital in Kerala’s Kozhikode district, days after suffering cardiac arrest, the Times of India reports. He was 91. One of the masters of post-Independence Indian literature, Nair was known for his evocative portrayal of nostalgia and human emotions. He penned […]