Just like Earth’s seas, our Solar System is a perilous frontier. Instead of waves of water and cannonballs, there are waves of sizzling solar flares and rogue meteors. According to US Senator Ted Cruz, this also raises another big concern that nobody is talking about: space pirates. Speaking at a hearing of the Subcommittee on Aviation and…
To dispel US suspicions, Chinese telecom firm welcomed dozens of journalists into its labs A pillar box red electric train connects Paris, Verona and Grenada via Budapests Liberty Bridge and on to Heidelberg Castle in a 120-hectare fantasy business park dreamt up by the Chinese billionaire Ren Zhengfei. Ren, 74, a former Red Army engineer…
(CNN)The number of measles cases in the United States is now at 839 for the year, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly measles update. Some good news this week is that no new states reported cases, leaving the number unchanged at 23. The states that have reported measles cases this…
Cars are one of the riskiest ways to travel; although nowhere near as deadly as the motorbike, the trusty old automobile is notably more dangerous than ferries, trains, buses, and flying. However, while much of the attention in terms of car safety has been put on the driver, it looks like other passengers could be more at risk. New…
Meghan Markle’s estranged half-sister, spoke about the Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, and reiterated calls for the Duchess of Sussex to reunite with her father, Thomas Markle. Daily Mail earlier this week. “What I think is incredible is that it’s a great moment historically and although the adults have a lot of water under the bridge, I…
When Danny Boyle chose Maya Bay on the island of Phi Phi Leh, Thailand, as the titular setting of his 2000 film The Beach, it was a little-known destination with a spectacular – and, at the time, largely untouched – natural landscape. Today, it is closed to tourists because of the excessive attention it received following the release…
PM Morrison hopes voters ignore Coalition infighting, while Labors Shorten has become tabloid target Australias two major parties are neck-and-neck as voters prepare to go to the polls on Saturday, after a bruising election campaign that has turned personal, prompted the issue of climate change to come to the fore, and led to the campaigning…
Aspiring space tourism outfit Virgin Galactic has just announced its readiness to shift its operations to New Mexico’s Spaceport America, from which the company’s first commercial flights will take off. “Virgin Galactic is coming home to New Mexico where together we will open space to change the world for good,” said Virgin founder Sir Richard…
Grab a soda and a pizza, and watch under the stars. After decades of decline, this slice of quintessential Americana is making a minor comeback D Edward Vogel was eight when he first worked on the popcorn stand at Bengies, his familys drive-in cinema in Middle River, Maryland. I was a bit of a show…
Since Dec. 21, the official said, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released roughly 180,000 migrants into the U.S. interior, transporting them by plane, bus or van from the border to other cities in Texas and Southern California. Since March, CBP has released “more than 40,000 family units” on the condition they agree to appear before an…