Summer reads, beach reads, holiday reads … at this time of year, the publishing world works itself into a sweat trying to force its novels into our carry-on luggage, or over the ether on to our Kindles. There are more books sold in the summer than during any other season: the well-established publishing calendar tends […]
Transforming the red planet to support life has long been a dream of science fiction. Mars is now too cold to support life. Its atmosphere is also too thin to protect any living organisms from harmful radiation. But a new study suggests that local conditions could be changed using an inch of “aerogel” – a […]
Date created : 15/07/2019 – 14:44Latest update : 15/07/2019 – 15:37 Fariba Adelkhah, an academic with dual French and Iranian nationality from Paris’s prestigious Sciences Po university, has been arrested in Iran and denied contact with French consular staff, France’s foreign ministry said Monday. ADVERTISING Read more “France calls on the Iranian authorities to shed […]
The head of world amateur boxing’s governing body (AIBA) — Uzbek businessman and alleged drug trafficker Gafur Rakhimov — has resigned from the post after his tenure played a role in AIBA being stripped of the right to organize Olympic boxing events. In his statement issued on July 15, Rakhimov explained his decision to resign […]
Atlantis, the Palm’s family friendly hotspot, Wavehouse, is the ultimate entertainment destination this summer with an amazing array of outstanding offerings. Beat the heat with an uber-cool concept that brings together live music, gaming, bowling, great food, chilled drinks and the thrills and spills of the Surf’s Up wave machine. From a unique ladies’ night […]
A lot of people outside of Scotland could be forgiven for not being fully across The Snuts’ back catalogue just yet. But anyone on Glasgow Green as they walk out at TRNSMT had no excuse. The second day of the festival was dubbed by many as “Snuts day” after the local band attracted the biggest […]
(Reuters) – As countries and companies rush to build infrastructure on the moon, some researchers are planning to dig under its rocky soil to unlock mysteries about Earth that have eluded scientists since astronauts first stepped foot on its surface a half century ago. Scientists theorize that the moon, a quarter the size of Earth […]
102 __share-bar.count.label Date created : 14/07/2019 – 18:57Latest update : 15/07/2019 – 10:58 US President Donald Trump took aim at progressive Democratic congresswomen Sunday, telling them to “go back” where they came from in remarks that sparked yet another firestorm over his views on race and immigration. ADVERTISING Read more Trump – whose comments were […]
Russian police have used force to disperse a demonstration against deforestation near Moscow. On July 15, residents of Likino-Dulevo, a town near the Russian capital, blocked an access road to a planned new landfill in a forest close to the town. Activists say some 50 police officers were deployed to the site and, with the […]
Huawei’s Harmony operating system will power more than just smartphones – if it ever sees the light of day Huawei has registered the trademark ‘Harmony’ in Europe as the name for its own forthcoming mobile operating system. The name was registered on 12 July with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), as well as […]