- Alana Nichols is competing at her fifth Paralympics. She's earned gold medals in both the winter and summer Games in alpine skiing and basketball.<img
- Albatross catapults Ababa into driver’s seat
- Alcatel-Lucent hires new leaders to head enterprise sales, marketing and communications business division
- Alibaba's tech-hub hometown hosts the world's leaders
- Alicia Keys isn't brave for taking makeup off. For most of us, putting it on is braver.
- 'Alien megastructure' could simply be a 'dusty disk,' expert says
- A lifetime of service to Soldiers ends quietly and with dignity
- Allahabad HC imposes Rs 1cr fine on UP govt
- All eyes on China as Indian premier Modi heads to Vietnam
- All-India strike largely peaceful in Bengaluru
- All India Trinamool Congress granted national party status
- All India union strike, mixed response across India
- All major unions, excluding RSS-associated BMS (Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh), have joined the strike call, terming the government's assurances to look into their demands.]]
- All matchmaking websites use algorithms, but Banihal goes a step further and tries to come up with a match that best suits your psychological profile
- Allows banks, NBFCs and other financial institutions to buy such assets
- ALMATY -- Islam Karimov, authoritarian president of ex-Soviet Uzbekistan for more than 25 years, has died, officials confirmed on Friday, and in an early sign of who might succeed him, his prime minister was designated mourner-in-chief at his funeral...
- ALMATY -- The curved open-air swimming pool at the Eight Lakes resort outside Kazakhstan's commercial capital Almaty is billed as the largest of its kind in the former Soviet Union, testifying to a penchant for grandeur in Central Asia's richest coun...
- A lonely 3-mile-high (5-kilometer-high) mountain on Ceres is likely volcanic in origin, and the dwarf planet may have a weak, temporary atmosphere. These are just two of many new insights about Ceres from NASA's Dawn mission published in six papers.
- Along Dana Majhi’s long walk with wife’s body, govt schemes that didn’t reach him
- A look at previous Bigg Boss winners
- A lot of reasons for auto industry to be optimistic: Tata Motors ED
- Alphabet's Google is killing plans to make a modular phone, the end of an ambitious internal program to reinvent smartphones.
- Alphabet Inc’s Google has suspended Project Ara, its ambitious effort to build what is known as a modular smartphone with interchangeable components, as part of a broader push to streamline the company’s hardware efforts, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
- Al Qaeda uses regional languages for recruitment in India
- Al-Shabaab has resulted to issuing threats to Somali populous for taking identity cards (IDs) issued by Somali government.
- Al Shabaab Spokesman Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rageh (Sheikh Ali Dheere) Threatening Public for Taking Government Issued IDs
- Although the president
- Although the president's status is murky, the prime minister appears to be best positioned to replace him.
- Although Tropical Storm Madeline weakened to a depression, infrared satellite imagery showed a small burst of strength in the storm as strong thunderstorms developed near the center of the storm.
- A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck early Friday off the coast of New Zealand, the US Geological Survey said.
- A Malaysian cabinet minister has admitted that Prime Minister Najib Razak was the mysterious unnamed official...
- A massive fireball and explosion erupted at SpaceX's main launch pad at Cape Canaveral in the United States, destroying a rocket as well as a satellite that Facebook was count...
- Amazon.com recently poached an artificial-intelligence expert from rival eBay, the latest move by the retail giant to strengthen its ability to quickly determine what users want.
- Amazon Poaches Artificial Intelligence Executive From eBay
- Amazon's Alexa could be upgrading its home to bigger hardware. A report from CNET reveals Amazon is currently in discussions with Lenovo to bring the AI to Windows PCs and other devices.
- Amazon's multi-million-pound drone testing is secretly taking place behind a wall of haybales in the middle of the Cambridgeshire (pictured) countryside. The Internet retail giant has built a high wall of hay bales to hide its secret drone testing area in a field around five miles east of its research and development centre. A blue control tower with aerials has also been spotted in the remote field, which is constantly patrolled by security men and vans. The firm aims to deliver packages to people's home using the flying robots (inset) and believe it is a more eco-friendly way of transport.
- Ambani's 4G Jio launch may spur demand at India airwaves auction
- Ambani also announced a 'free welcome offer' for Jio customers from September 5 till December 31. Jio will offer 10 tariff plans starting at Rs 19 a day for occasional users, Rs 149 a month for low data users and Rs 4,999 a month for heavy data users.
- Ambani also announced a 'free welcome offer' for Jio customers from September 5 till December 31. R Jio will offer users data services free for four months, after which it will offer 10 tariff plans starting at Rs 19 a day for occasional users, Rs 149 a month for low data users and Rs 4,999 a month for heavy data users.
- Ambani dedicated Reliance Jio to realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for a digital India for 1.2 billion Indians.
- Ambani offers prayers at Tirumala
- Ambani's 45-minute speech cost Bharti, Idea Rs 13,800 crore
- Ambassadors Samantha Power of the United States and Fodé Seck of Senegal, co-leaders of the Security Council mission to South Sudan, disembark on arrival in the capital Juba.
- A Medal of Honor recipient celebrated his 92nd birthday with the help of 50 Navy petty officers who serenaded him at his home.
- American choppers joining IAF fleet traditionally dominated by Russia
- American gun sales soar as enthusiasts buy weapons fearing new restrictions post Orlando shootings
- American takes out the 2014 champion in straight sets; Madison Keys also reaches fourth round
- Amid a row over inquiry against Robert Vadra’s land deals in Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today rejected allegations of vendetta and insisted that there are no instructions from his governmen...
- AMISOM has called on Somali populous to cooperate with Security forces'
- AMISOM has called on Somali populous to cooperate with Security forces'
- AMISOM Police Community Sensitization Meeting on Countering Violent Extremism
- Amnesty Int'l activist lives up to his name — Kalaya’an
- Among the findings: Hillary Clinton had 13 mobile devices and five iPads during her four years at the State Department. She found three of the iPads but was unable to find any of mobile devices to turn over to the FBI.
- AMOS-6 was destined for a geostationary orbit, placed at 4° West with a perigee of 35,785 km (22,235 mi) and an apogee of 35,800 km (22,245 mi).
- AMOS-6 weighed 5,500 kg (12,100 lbs), had a total power generating capability of 10 kW, and was designed to replace the aging AMOS-2 satellite.
- A mother's natural milk is very important for a new born baby. It contains zinc, which is needed for the body's defensive immune system and it plays a role in cell division, c...
- An 84-year-old woman was convinced a man she met on Match.com was really a widowed antiques dealer in London looking to start a new chapter with her.
- An accomplished runner and swimmer in college, Gwen Jorgensen had little experience with cycling before she became a triathlete in 2010
- An all India strike called by major trade unions got under way on Friday. It was total in Kerala and drew mixed response in other States. Video: Shiv Sunny, Shiv Kumar Pushpakar, V Sudershan, Sand...
- Analyst Karimov Left Uzbekistan a Country Associated With Torture
- Analysts estimate that for every percentage point the economy grows, employment now adds just 0.15 of a percentage point
- Analysts lower price targets for Airtel, Idea after Jio launch
- Analysts said that a payrolls reading of around over 200,000 could prompt the Fed to consider raising rates at its next meeting
- An amount of Rs 5 crore has already been provided to J&K State Sports Council for organising these village level sporting activities
- An assessment system for local govts’ food safety performance will help secure supply chains to protect people’s health.
- Anderson Cooper, Chris Wallace to moderate presidential debates
- Andhra Bank launches UPI app for Android smartphones
- Andhra Bank said it has launched an app to facilitate easy transfer of funds and merchant payments using smartphone.
- And publishers wonder why people use ad blockers to avoid ads altogether...
- Andreessen Firm's Returns Trail Venture-Capital Elite
- ...and so has pandemonium. And how do you go about dealing with this wriggling, drooling bundle? A serial puppy-tamer comes to the rescue
- and the Threats of Escobar's Real-Life Brother
- and, this is not a point that favours one party over the others, but all the mainstream parties have made compromises with the extremists - writes British journalist and author of
- A new analysis finds that human-induced climate change complicates projecting the future position of storms.
- A new diet plan that lets you eat fat to lose fat
- A new influenza virus that affects cattle has an official name. influenza D. The executive committee of the International Committee of Taxonomy of Virus announced a new genus, Orthomyxovirdae, with a single species, Influenza D virus, because of its distinctness from other influenza types -- A, B and C.
- A New Phase in Thailand's Age-Old Insurgency
- A new study reports that GBS produces membrane-bound vesicles containing bacterial factors that can attack the host tissue. In mice, the study shows, these vesicles can move from the vagina to the uterus and cause inflammation of the membranes surrounding the fetus. When injected directly into the amniotic cavity of mice, these vesicles can induce preterm and still births.
- A new technique opens up advanced solar cells
- An explosion at a packed night market in the home city of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte killed at least 12 people on Friday and wounded dozens more, officials said, but…
- An explosion has rocked the SpaceX launch site in Florida. NASA says SpaceX was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when the blast occurred this morning. The test, considered routine, was...
- An explosion in the southern Philippines that killed at least 14 people at a market in Davao City on Mindanao was terrorism, President Rodrigo Duterte said.
- An explosion killed 14 people and wounded at least 24 at a night market in President Rodrigo Duterte’s hometown in the southern Philippines, a region under a heightened security alert because of a mi...
- An explosion killed at least 12 people and wounded at least 24 at a night market in President Rodrigo Duterte’s hometown in the southern Philippines, a region under a heightened security alert because of a military offensive against Abu Sayyaf militants, officials said.
- An explosion rocked a SpaceX launch site on Thursday during a routine rocket test. SpaceX (owned by billionaire Elon Musk, pictured inset|) was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when the blast occurred shortly after 9 a.m., according to NASA. The test was in advance of a planned Saturday launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, which is next to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Buildings several miles away shook from the blast, and multiple explosions continued for several minutes. Dark smoke filled the overcast sky. A half-hour later, a black cloud hung low across the eastern horizon.
- An explosion rocked a SpaceX launch site Thursday during a routine rocket test.
- An explosion that destroyed a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its commercial payload during a prelaunch test in Florida threatens to cast a pall over the pioneering space-transportation company.
- An explosion went off at 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 2 in the Davao City night market on Roxas Avenue, and a presidential representative confirmed that at least 60 people were injured and 10 killed, CNN Philippines reported.
- An external motor will drive the telephoto lens to provide a zoom capability, while control of the cameras will be enabled via external connections to the camera and custom firmware.
- Angela Merkel weighs another run for German chancellor despite five-year low approval ratings amid migrant crisis
- Anil Kapoor: Indian audience is ready for gay romance
- An international team from the Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) institute is investigating a burst of microwave radiation, picked up on May 15 last year in Russia.
- An international team of researchers has sequenced a strain of the Zika virus that will be used as a World Health Organization reference strain to identify Zika virus infection in the blood, thus making it easier to diagnose the disease. While the reference material will undergo formal WHO review in October, the agency has given the go-ahead for the strain's use given the urgent need of medical products to diagnose and treat Zika.
- An isolated mountain near the equator of the dwarf planet Ceres resembles a volcanic dome, according to new observations from NASA's Dawn mission.
- Ankasamudra to become a conservation reserve
- Antibiotic treatment within the first year of life may wipe out more than an unwanted infection: exposure to the drugs is associated with an increase in food allergy diagnosis, new research suggests.
- Anti-dumping duty imposed on certain 'glass fibre' imports from China
- A panel to examine the issue of merging the rail budget with the general budget is likely to submit its report in 10-15 days. The report is being finalised and will be submitted to the Finance Minist...
- A pastor poised to interview Donald Trump Saturday says he "never tried to be deceitful" about submitting questions in advance to the Republican nominee's campaign.
- Apex court had last month asked the AAP government whether it would file an appeal against the High Court order
- Apollo Hospitals restructuring panel recommendations in a year: Suneeta Reddy
- Apollo Munich Health Insurance bags 'Best Health Insurance Plan' award at FICCI Healthcare Excellence Awards 2016
- Apparel manufacturer Makalot Industrial Co (聚陽實業) yesterday said it would tailor its production capacity in Vietnam to the outcome of the the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ratification process.
- Apparently sexism isn't just a social problem -- if you're in the path of a hurricane, gender bias might actually kill you.
- Appeared in Bulgarian at A-specto, translated by Valentina Tzoneva exclusively for SouthFront The Turkish army –
- Apple activates Twitter handle ahead of iPhone 7 launch
- Apple appeal against EU tax demand would break new ground
- Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company may repatriate at least some of the billions of dollars of cash it holds offshore as early as next year, in comments made in the wake of a $14.5 billion tax clawback decision by European authorities.
- Apple CEO Tim Cook will do on Wednesday what he's done every fall for years. He'll take the stage in front of a room of journalists and dramatically unveil the latest version of the iPhone.
- Apple has done something remarkable. Five years after first claiming the @Apple handle on Twitter, the company has finally shown the account some love.<img
- Apple is asking Mac users to update OS X and Safari immediately in order to fix a critical security issue.<img
- Apple issues urgent security update after hack turns Mac computers into spying devices
- Apple may finally be bringing some of its enormous offshore cash pile back home.
- Apple may have been denied the opportunity to sell its refurbished phones in India but the Indian surplus phones market seems to be growing exponentially with re-commerce portals like Surpluss, Greendust, Gobol and Overcart making the most of it.
- Apple Offers Security Fixes for Mac Software, Browser
- Apple revives Twitter account before iPhone7 launch
- Apple seeks to set the foundation for the holiday quarter with iPhone camera upgrades, improved Watch fitness tracking, and refreshed software
- Appointment of Dy Planning Officer International Co operation and Export in the Dte of Planning and Coordination Deptt of Defence Production MOD on deputation
- Appointment of Dy Planning Officer International Co operation and Export in the Dte of Planning and Coordination Deptt of Defence Production MOD on deputation 'PDF, 25 KB
- Approximately one-third of apprentices in Germany are at elevated risk of occupational asthma, allergies, and dermatitis. A new study used a systematic search of the literature as the basis for investigating the advice doctors should give to young people with allergic sensitization or a manifest prior allergic disorder, regarding their future careers.
- A prominent Latino surrogate for Donald Trump announced Thursday he had officially withdrawn his support from the Republican presidential nominee after the real estate mogul resumed his hard-line immigration position in a major policy speech in Arizona.
- A Puerto Rican adventure in Mumbai
- A "writ of security" is a Brazilian legal tool to protect individuals from legal decisions that may violate their rights.
- A rally in local stocks and sluggish dollar abroad supported the rupee
- A rare look at the returns generated by Andreessen Horowitz's first three venture funds shows the famed Silicon Valley venture-capital firm falls short of some of its top-notch rivals.
- Are ALIENS monitoring NASA? Footage emerges of two 'UFOs' hovering near International Space Station
- A recent commentary urges taking a multipronged approach to improve the mental health of medical school students, which ultimately impacts physician burnout and the care patients receive.
- A report suggests Google is hosting a major event on Oct. 4th to focused on its latest hardware. Attendees can expect to get a glimpse of the Pixel and Pixel XL HTC handsets and the 4K Chromecast.
- A retired scientist has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing three minor girls, whom he had reportedly adopted, over the years.]]
- Are today’s millennials (Gen Y) becoming worryingly conformist? Should we be worried about this? Peter Tatchell, a human rights activist and the director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation and Will Saunders, contributor to the website Breitbart join the programme.
- Are We Ready for War With China?
- Arginine methylation is prevalent throughout the proteome and regulates the localization and function of splicing and RNA transport factors.
- Arizona school district apologizes for banning student's 'Black Lives Matter' shirt
- Armed forces to embrace social media in big way
- Armed forces to embrace social media in big way. DH graphics
- Armed groups fighting in the north of Syrian Hama province are composed of militants who arrived from Darayya, southern suburb of Damascus, a source in the militia told RIA Novosti.
- Army chief General Sharif tells India, 'Pakistan's boundaries completely safe'
- Army-GM Team to Build Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle
- Army Seeks Nonprofit Groups to Adopt Fort Polk Horses
- Army tests manned-unmanned teaming capabilities in Pacific Initiative
- A road from India Gate towards Ashoka Road caved in following incessant rains, disrupting traffic on the route.]]
- Around 1,000 South Sudanese are fleeing across the border into Uganda each day in what the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is describing as a "children's emergency." Since fighting between rival factions loyal to the President and former first Vice President erupted in early July, around 100,000 civilians have sought safety in Uganda.
- artificial intelligence japan cucumber farm AI
- Artists take on the politics of football, Trump's path to victory, and more
- Arunachal Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa asked to step down, says he doesn’t know why
- Arunachal Pradesh government sources said that Rajkhowa was contacted by a private individual from Guwahati on August 29 to put in his papers citing health reasons.
- Arvind Kejriwal leaves for Rome for Teresa's canonisation ceremony
- Arvind Subramanian advises Odisha to develop tourism, textile sectors
- As a mysterious burst of radio signal is detected from outer space... Is this proof aliens are trying to contact us?
- As Apple grapples with falling iPhone sales, it has told its suppliers to accept price cuts on parts destined for the next-generation iPhone while cutting forecasts for order volume.
- As a result, the now disconnected TTCR was still deployed and thus was at risk of debris strikes, despite not being used. Hence, NASA wished to stow the TTCR in order to protect it as a spare for the future.
- As climate change poses an ongoing threat to the global ecosystem, few areas are being affected as rapidly or severely as the Arctic; the region is warming at double the rate of the global average temperature. In efforts to track these changes and mitigate the risks they present, researchers have launched a collaborative effort to create satellite-based elevation maps of the entire Arctic by 2017. The project is the result of an Executive Order made by President Obama last year, and now, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Science Foundation have completed a major step toward this goal, revealing a stunning new series of 3D maps plotting Alaska’s terrain. On left, Alaska's Wolverine Glacier is pictured, while Mount Aniakchak (top) and the Seward Peninsula (bottom) can be seen on right
- As Donald Trump courts black voters in Philadelphia, his campaign faces new scrutiny after documents surfaced indicating that an upcoming interview might be scripted. CNN's Sara Murray reports.
- ASEAN, China to adopt communications protocol to ease tensions at sea
- A senior aide to President Vladimir Putin made a pilgrimage to one of Greece's holiest places in May, despite being barred from the E.U. under sanctions imposed for the Russian annexation of Crimea from Ukraine
- A senior Air India pilot, prone to extreme mood swings, did an unsafe manouvere with a Delhi-Paris flight carrying over 200 people in April.]]
- A series of attacks across Baghdad, including an explosion at a weapons warehouse that set off munitions and sent a huge plume of smoke over the Iraqi capital, killed 15 people and wounded over 50 on Friday, according to Iraqi officials.
- A shopkeeper lets the world know he is a Rajini fan and how! R. SWETHA on the man who worked as a part-time auto driver after watching Basha
- Asian companies are the world’s most poorly protected against cyber-attacks, according to US security company Mandiant. A year-long study revealed that cyber security breaches took almost three times longer to be identified within the region compared with global figures. Businesses ...
- Asian Competitiveness Institute’s index balances data from states with surveys
- Asian stock markets wobbled and the dollar was on the defensive on Friday as investors awaited US job data later in the day which could give clues on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest ra...
- A Sikh devotee takes holy dip in the sacred pond of the Golden Temple on the occasion of the...
- A simple white sari with blue stripes. Since Mother Teresa adopted it, it's become one of the most iconic garments in the world.
- As it seeks to balance the effects of food import controls aimed at improving self sufficiency
- Asks Karnataka to abide by Tribunal Award
- A smart rally in local equities alo...
- As outgoing chairman A M Naik sets new goals for L&T, he leaves the task of fulfilling them to his successor
- A SpaceX rocket exploded at its Cape Canaveral launch pad, destroying the rocket and the satellite it was due to launch.
- A SpaceX rocket exploded on the launch pad at Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 1, BBC reported.
- As part of the efforts to promote port-led development in the country, the Sagarmala Development Company has been incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013.
- A special cleanliness awareness drive was organized on Thursday by the Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to mark the successful completion of t...
- As per analysts, it had more to do with the so-called founders not having enough skin in the game to want to stick by and lead their cos through thick and thin.
- As per Shastras, these habits don't let you become rich
- Assam CM Sonowal Seeks Help From Centre to Seal Indo-Bangladesh Border
- Asserting that India and Vietnam share "traditionally close relations", Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that his visit to Hanoi is a "reinforcement of friendship, solidarity and comprehensive cooperation" between the two leaderships.In an ...
- Asserting that the Madras High Court does not find any infirmity in the investigation being conducted by the Crime Branch-CID into the murder of Swathi, an employee of Infosys, Justice P.N. Prakash o...
- [Association Affairs] AAAS annual election: Preliminary announcement
- [Association Affairs] Educators collaborate to optimize STEM teacher prep
- Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa [The Grand Angle]
- As stargazers in southern and central Africa marveled at the spectacular ‘ring of fire’ eclipse early Thursday morning, Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory made a remarkable observation of its own. The SDO captured the moments both Earth and the moon crossed in front of the sun, briefly blocking its view. In footage of the event, Earth can be seen passing across the face of the sun first, distinguished by its ‘fuzzy’ appearance, and ending just in time for the observatory to witness the end of the lunar transit.
- As such, each one of the four power generation Truss segments has its own individual cooling system, called the Photo Voltaic Thermal Control System (PVTCS), with each system serviced by its own dedicated radiator, called a Photovoltaic Radiator (PVR).
- A start-up eco-system has been created in the GITAM School of International Business in association with RenB and all efforts are being taken to nurture it, GSIB Director VK Kumar said.Addressing medi...
- A statement by the French shipbuilder DCNS on its website said on Thursday that the court has "confirmed" its preliminary decision taken on Monday, which was supposed to expire at 5 p.m. on Thursday.
- Astronomers at the Sonear observatory in Brazil discovered the rock on Saturday 27th August. Named 2016 QA2 by the Minor Planet Center, its orbit is more elliptical than Earth’s, sending it slightly further out from the sun – around 1.2 times the distance from the Earth to the sun (orbit pictured inset).
- Astro warning: Avoid doing these 5 things till 22nd Sep
- A study initiated by the National Health Research Institutes in 2013 on the health impact of Formosa Plastics Group’s naphtha cracker on children living in its vicinity found that the urine of students at Ciaotou Elementary School’s Syucuo (許厝) branch contained higher levels of thiodiglycolic
- A substantial difference for this rocket is the absence of the launch escape tower, a more bulbous fairing and an improved separation sequence.
- A survey conducted by the Eve Appeal found one in seven women were unable to name a single gynaecological cancer, despite half a million women worldwide dying from them every year.
- A suspected suicide bomber crashed a car through the entrance of the embassy in the Kyrgyzstan capital of Bishkek on Tuesday
- As Victor Banerjee gets ready to play Rabindranath Tagore in an Indo-Argentine production on the Nobel laureate’s relationship with Victoria Ocampo, the seasoned actor tells ANUJ KUMAR what it takes to dwell the mind space of the celebrated poet ‘Mountains keep coming to me’: Victor Banerjee
- As World Suicide Prevention Day comes up on September 10, consider this: the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year – that’s one person every 40 ...
- As World Water Week kick off today, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has highlighted that the opportunity cost from a lack of access to water disproportionately falls on women and girls who collectively spend as much as 200 million hours – or more than 22,800 years – every day collecting this vital resource.
- A system of rules that allow vehicles to communicate with smartphones may be vulnerable to hacking...
- Atac, Manuel Fantasia è il nuovo amministratore unico
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