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Turkey Signs Deal To Buy Antiaircraft Missiles From Russia
The Pentagon has said it is "generally a good idea" for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies to buy inter-operable equipment. Moscow and Ankara reached an agreement on the delivery of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to Turkey and signed a contract, the cooperation said on Tuesday. [Artigo completo...]
Mercedes-Benz Concept EQA Lights Up Frankfurt with Laser Fiber Lights
It falls within the EQ brand's remit, largely because it's been the product of tapping into the pooled resources of its electrification group inside Kallenius's own development branch, though Daimler now has more than 11 million miles worth of fuel-cell data. [Artigo completo...]
Dodgers and Giants resume top of first inning at 10:50 pm
PDT. What else could go wrong for these two teams? It just feels odd that the Dodgers have come to China Basin on a 10-game losing streak and a run of 14 losses in 15 games. After the Dodgers were swept at home by Colorado on Sunday, third baseman Justin Turner said sporting the best record in the major leagues doesn't mean much right now. [Artigo completo...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 India launch today: Watch livestreaming
The launch even of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will begin at 12 noon today at a venue in Delhi, but people can live stream the event from the Samsung Mobile India page . This is Samsung's first smartphone to feature dual camera set-up at the rear with portrait mode and dual optical image stabilisation (OIS). Samsung might not use all the Android 8.0 features mentioned above, as it tends... [Artigo completo...]
Weekend weather: Cloudy Saturday, mostly sunny Sunday
The weather service says there could be "new rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms". Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Tonight , a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3 a.m. Friday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. We could see some rain linger into Wednesday with conditions drying out for Thursday . [Artigo completo...]
Google Dashboard will soon work better on mobile devices
It's no secret that Google collects data on its users, and Google becoming ever more transparent about the exact data it collects. In addition, the company is integrating some of its privacy controls, including My Account and My Activity, into the Dashboard interface. [Artigo completo...]
Louisville planning blackout game against Clemson
The game time, set for 3:30 p.m., could be moved to 8 p.m.to fill the primetime slot that came open when the ACC rescheduled the Florida State-Miami matchup for October 7. Petrino said Monday that Smith, Louisville's third-leading rusher with 382 yards and eight touchdowns last season, fractured the fifth metatarsal in practice on Thursday. [Artigo completo...]
WH Homeland Security Adviser Asked to Blame Hurricanes on Climate Change
Just prior to the storm making landfall in Florida, the mayor of Miami, Tomas Regalado, told the Miami Herald that if Irma wasn't evidence of climate change , he wasn't sure what was. Monday, Bossert said the Trump administration is mindful of predictions of future floods and doesn't want federal dollars used to rebuild structures that will come under increasing threat from rising sea levels. [Artigo completo...]
Blogger Lapshin Pardoned in Azerbaijan, May Be Deported to Russian Federation or Israel
Aliyev was arrested on August 25 and charged with illegal entrepreneurship, tax evasion and abuse of power. The news agency however, denied any wrongdoing, and said that authorities were framing them to obstruct their activities. According to Azerbaijan's Justice Minister, Lapshin attempted to take his own life on Sunday in protest to a delay in his extradition to Israel. [Artigo completo...]
'Little evidence' light alcohol consumption in pregnancy harms
The Bristol University team stress this does not mean it is completely safe. "Women who have had a drink while pregnant should be reassured that they are unlikely to have caused their baby considerable harm, but if anxious, they should discuss this with their GP or midwife", said the researchers in a statement . [Artigo completo...]
Kentucky woman kidnapped, assaulted; her 5-year-old son found dead
Durham told authorities that she and her son, 5-year-old James Spoonamore, were kidnapped and assaulted by 41-year-old Lonnie Belt. Durham was found by hikers and was taken to a hospital where she is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. [Artigo completo...]
Microsoft acknowledges gaming issues in Windows 10 Creators Update
Part of Microsoft's commitment to biannual Windows feature updates , the Creators Update launched in March this year with a range of new features including early support for 3D modelling and virtual reality applications built directly into the operating system. [Artigo completo...]
How Hurricane Irma could impact Trump's luxury properties in Florida
Authorities have rescued more than 50 animals in Palm Beach County before Irma hit the state. Among the topics of discussion, she said , the president will receive briefings on Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts and preparations for Hurricane Irma . [Artigo completo...]
Hate speech: 2 cases registered against KP Sasikala
She dismissed the argument that the journalist was targeted for having offended the RSS through her writing - "If people who write against the RSS are killed, there won't be many left to write", she said. Cases were registered against Ms. Sasikala and R.V. Babu, State secretary of Hindu Aikya Vedi, under IPC Section 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, pla... [Artigo completo...]
U.S. softens North Korea resolution ahead of United Nations vote
The tensions have weighed on global markets, but on Monday there was some relief among investors that North Korea did not conduct a further missile test this weekend when it celebrated its founding anniversary. The US, with support from Japan and South Korea, has called for a UN Security Council meeting on Monday to vote on a resolution with additional sanctions against North Korea. [Artigo completo...]
Astronomers observe largest solar flare since 2005
So it might sound quite dramatic that the largest solar flare in over a decade - 12 years to be exact - was recorded on 6 September 2017 over a 48 hour period, but its effects were nothing short of spectacular. Dr Chris Nelson from the Solar Physics and Space Plasma Research Centre (SP2RC), led by Professor Robertus von Fáy-Siebenbürgen, from the University of Sheffield's School of Maths and Sta... [Artigo completo...]
Climate change may annihilate one-third of parasite species by 2070
The first concern is that as some parasites are killed off, their place will be taken by others, and this will nearly certainly lead to invasions from the surviving ones. The Smithsonian Magazine said up to half of Earth's 7.7 million known species are parasites . However, parasites like ticks, fleas, lice, and tapeworms play a vital role in maintaining the balance of the ecosystem . [Artigo completo...]
Hurricane Katia strengthens to Category 2 as it nears Mexico
The NHC said as a depression, Katia was blowing maximum sustained winds of almost 56 km per hour and should dissipate over the mountains of central eastern Mexico later on Saturday. Forecasters have predicted damaging winds , drenching rains and a unsafe storm surge from the Gulf of Mexico. On Wednesday, the eye of Irma passed over Barbuda, a tiny Caribbean island of about 1,800 people, d... [Artigo completo...]
Volkswagen Group brands to offer electrified version of every model by 2030
BMW, which introduced the i3 EV in 2013, said it was now preparing its factories to standardize electric cars by 2020 if demand for battery driven cars takes off. Ford and BMW also offer EVs, with others - including Toyota - lining up to follow suit. He pledged they would be sold at price that meant "electric cars are no longer the toys for the few". [Artigo completo...]
People Can Now Play Super Mario 64 Online Together
The Super Mario 64 lovers are already showing their lot of excitement, as they were totally scrunched up with gluing their eyes to the TV, and the controller of an old Nintendo 64 in their hands always. If you aren't sure how to get the whole thing up and running, then Kaze Emanuar has also uploaded a fairly quick tutorial on all the settings you need get Super Mario 64 running online. [Artigo completo...]