Scientists measured the microbes that are in the indoor spaces where we spend most of our time. Each city had a unique microbiome, with many outdoor microbes making their way indoors to live with us.
Iron ore extended a rally above $US60 a metric ton as steel prices in China surged amid a drawdown in product inventories, bolstering demand for the raw material as plants step up output in the top producer.
Even though English is recognized as an international language, that does not mean that people can speak it everywhere.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the release a citywide resiliency strategy created as part of a grant from 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation (100RC). One of the recommendations of the City’s Resilient San Francisco – Stronger Today, Stronger Tomorrow – is the launch of the new Office of Resilience and Recovery.
“San Francisco has a history of solving our challenges through bold action,” said Mayor Lee. “On the anniversary of the 1906 Great Earthquake and Fire... Читать дальше...
To show that the water from Flint, Mich., is safe when filtered, the governor says he'll be drinking it for the next 30 days at home and at work. The city has been grappling with lead contamination.
Argentina sold $16.5 billion in bonds on Tuesday, making its return to the global debt markets after 15 years with the largest ever emerging market bond sale. Here are five things to know about the offering.
Tesla shares turned lower on Tuesday after Consumer Reports released an article sayng the car maker's Model X faces quality issues.
Buckle up: The stock market is due for a drop of 25 percent or more, says Michael Pento. Here's why.
For two of the 30,000 or so runners, crossing the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday was unimaginably emotional.
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank said on Tuesday they are joining forces with other international organizations to cooperate on tax issues and develop new tools and standards to halt tax base erosion and evasion.
Earnings-per-share better than feared as weak results cap sobering earnings season for US banks
ECB boss Mario Draghi is expected to backtrack on previ
The campaign to impeach Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is legal but flawed, because those who support it are also involved in corruption, Argentine lawmaker Juan Carlos Villalonga told Sputnik.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch police and prosecutors took down an encrypted communications network Tuesday believed to have been used by criminals in the Netherlands and possibly overseas.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police and prosecutors took down an encrypted communications network Tuesday believed to have been used by criminals in the Netherlands and possibly overseas.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police and prosecutors took down an encrypted communications network Tuesday believed to have been used by criminals in the Netherlands and possibly overseas.
The company sold mobile phones for 1,500 euros ($1,700) that had been protected with legal encryption software called Pretty Good Privacy, or PGP, and could be used only for email, said cybercrime prosecutor Martijn Egberts. Police said in a statement that investigations into contract killings, drug trafficking and motorcycle gangs have shown that using encrypted networks "makes it almost impossible for investigation services to trace the communication between suspects."
Information about the terror attacks planned by Daesh at European resorts' beaches is "alarmism," Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said Tuesday.
Following the footsteps of larger rival WhatsApp, instant messaging app Viber will encrypt user messages to protect texts and calls on its platform from "interception".
JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar has not returned to the capital as planned because the government did not clear a flight for his top general, a rebel spokesman said Tuesday.
– Lagos socialite Tope Ogun dies at 38 from undisclosed illness – Late Tope Moradeyo Ogun until her death on Thursday, April 14 was 6 months pregnant – She is survived by a 5-year-old daughter, her husband Leke Ogun and an aged father Reports reaching Naij.com say Tope Moradeyo Ogun, a popular face at the […]
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David Beckham and Victoria Beckham's youngest son has been capturing the country's attention with his musical talent, but Piers Morgan isn't as amused. The 51-year-old...