The president insulted the intelligence of his officials – and the American people Russia did not win the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Going into the tournament, it was the lowest ranked of the 32 nations represented. As it was, after a series of encounters in which the team displayed discipline ...
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Reviving supersonic passenger flights to harm environment: study
Reuters Reviving supersonic passenger flights will harm the environment as the jets will not likely be able to comply with existing fuel efficiency, pollution and noise standards for subsonic aircraft, according to a study released on Tuesday. U.S. based startups Aerion Supersonic, Boom Supersonic and Spike Aerospace are all aiming ...
Read More »‘No collusion’: Trump and Putin deny election meddling in TV interviews
Trump uses Fox News appearance to praise Putin as ‘very strong’, while Putin denies having compromising material on president Fresh off a controversial summit that drew widespread condemnation from America and its allies, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump struck a defiant tone in a pair of television interviews that sought ...
Read More »Italy to allow boats carrying rescuing refugees dock on condition other countries take them in
Rome’s hard-line anti-migrant government saw two ships blocked from docking Italy has agreed to let boats carrying rescued refugees dock in Sicily, on the condition that other countries resettle them. Rome’s hard-line anti-refugee government had kept two military ships from docking at Pozzallo until other countries came forward. Germany, Spain ...
Read More »Brexit: Theresa May’s plans cast into doubt after savaging from eurosceptic Tory MPs
Pro-Brexit backbenchers branded the plans ‘deeply worrying’ amid a brewing revolt in the party Doubt has been cast over Theresa May’s ability to press on with her Brexit proposals after Conservative MPs publicly rounded on them. Brexiteer backbenchers and ex-ministers branded them “deeply worrying” and accused the prime minister of ...
Read More »U.S. accuses North Korea of U.N. sanctions breach, demands end to fuel sales
The United States accused North Korea on Thursday of breaching a U.N. sanctions cap on refined petroleum by making illicit transfers between ships at sea, according to a document seen by Reuters, and demanded an immediate end to all sales of the fuel. The United States submitted the complaint to ...
Read More »Ghost particle sent from deep in space could change our understanding of the universe, scientists reveal
A single strange particle from deep space may shed light on some of the mysteries of the universe. The tiny, ghost like subatomic particle was ejected from an incredibly energetic galaxy four billion light years away and could solve the century old mystery of where cosmic rays come from, as ...
Read More »Trump keeps up spending demands at NATO but turns on charm
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed home a new demand that allies more than double defense spending, but his European counterparts sought to avoid more tension at a NATO summit, saying the president was friendlier than expected. Leaders’ low expectations showed the extent of European frustration with Trump’s “America ...
Read More »Make the most of your lives, rescued Thai cave boys told
The head of a Thai navy SEAL diving team that helped lead 12 boys and their soccer coach through a flooded cave complex to safety urged the boys on Thursday to “make the most” of their lives and be a force for good. The first footage of the boys, aged ...
Read More »With Serbia and Kosovo both vying for EU membership, the question remains: who won the war?
In theory, both sides must observe each other’s ‘rights’ – which means that Serbia must recognise Kosovo – because Brussels is not going to have two hostile members joining its hygienic ranks Who won the war? There are a few ruins left from the Nato bombing of 1998, and outside ...
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