SEVERE Tropical Storm “Queenie” (international name: Kong-Rey) intensified on Tuesday, a day after it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) although it was not expected to make landfall, the state-run weather bureau said. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Queenie, located 1,130 kilometers east of [...]
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Outdoors retailer L.L. Bean is providing $1 million to a campaign to create parks. The Trust for Public Land has set a goal of ensuring there's a quality park that's … Click to Continue »
Moon Alert We have the “all clear” today to shop and do business. The Moon is in Cancer. Aries (March 21-April 19) Do not jump the gun today because you could end up in a nasty argument. Everyone is looking for a fight! Someone will want to tell you how to fix something, or make […]
The alpine country has many of the benefits of EU membership that British politicians would like to re-create
The alpine country has many of the benefits of EU membership that British politicians would like to re-create
Football Federation Australia has avoided a looming confrontation with world governing body FIFA after agreeing to reform its governance structure at a meeting of its ruling congress Tuesday. The congress, … Click to Continue »
Asian shares fell on Tuesday as relief that the United States had brokered a trade deal with Canada gave way to concerns that negotiations with China were at a standstill. … Click to Continue »
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Berlin (dpa) - Offizielle Abschiedskonzerte zum Karriere-Ende kommen für Sven Regener vom Berliner Deutschpop-Quartett Element Of Crime nicht in Frage - jedenfalls aus heutiger Sicht mit 57 Jahren. «Vielleicht bin ich ja mit 70 alt und klapprig und hab‘ keine Lust mehr, dann hab‘ ich eben keine Lust mehr», sagte der Sänger, Gitarrist und Trompeter der seit 25 Jahren erfolgreichen Band der Deutschen Presse-Agentur. «Ich glaube allerdings, wir sind nicht die Typen, die dann Abschiedstourneen machen.»Er frage sich... Читать дальше...
Brussels (dpa) - Tens of thousands are expected to take to the streets of Belgium on Tuesday to protest pension reforms proposed by the centre-right government, according to the Belga news agency.The day of protest is the latest move in an ongoing dispute between trade unions and Prime Minister Charles Michel, whose government took power in 2014 and pledged to overhaul areas such as pensions and the country‘s 38-hour working week.A similar demonstration in May brought 70,000 protesters to the streets of Brussels, according to trade unions. Читать дальше...
Im Fernsehen auf Terrorpropaganda stoßen? Fast undenkbar. Anders sieht das im Internet aus. Neue EU-Regeln sollen Verbraucher auch im Netz vor solchen Inhalten schützen - und Plattformen wie Facebook und Youtube in die Pflicht nehmen. Stimmt das Europaparlament zu?Brüssel (dpa) - Es dürfte für viele Eltern eine Horror-Vorstellung sein: Das Kind surft im Internet und stößt plötzlich auf ein Folter-Video, auf Terror-Botschaften oder auf Pornografie. Die EU will diesem Risiko nun mehr entgegensetzen. Читать дальше...
Jadon Sancho hopes his reputation for being a "weapon" off the bench for Borussia Dortmund will win the England Under-19 international a starting berth against Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday. The 18-year-old wants a place in Lucien Favre's line-up after once more proving his worth on Saturday, when he helped seal a 4-2 comeback Bundesliga win at Bayer Leverkusen with two devastating assists. He set up Marco Reus for the equaliser at the BayArena a minute after coming on, and he then... Читать дальше...
Silicon Valley should remember its origins.
Americas The US Army is contracting Syracuse Research Corp to keep the Silent Archer System operational. The awarded contract modification is priced at $25.7 million and provides for logistics and engineering support services of the Counter-UAV systems in US Army areas of operation, as well as for continued development, production, integration, delivery and deployment. Silent […]
