Pakistani Girls Flocking to the Sport of Soccer
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. And in Pakistan where the sport is called football, there’s no shortage of fans. Although football is still considered a man’s
Read MoreWorkshop Teaches Ukrainian Art of Dyeing Easter Eggs
The Catholic Easter custom of hunting brightly colored eggs and chocolate bunnies may be over now, but in the Orthodox world, Easter comes one week later. And it brings with
Read MoreRice Breeders Report Huge Productivity Gains
The science behind the grain that feeds half the world may have taken a big leap forward. Scientists are reporting the biggest improvements in rice productivity in decades. If the
Read MoreCardi B Caps Breakthrough Year with Debut Album Release
The anticipation around Cardi B’s debut album has been scorching hot, so when the breakthrough artist finally debuted the full album at a party late Thursday, she told the DJ
Read MoreBroadway’s Lin-Manuel Miranda Has Shingles, Quarantined From Baby Son
Lin-Manuel Miranda thought he had a migraine. It turns out the Broadway star really had shingles. Miranda tweeted on Thursday that he had been diagnosed with shingles, saying he it
Read MoreTrump to Skip Annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner
President Donald Trump, a constant critic of what he calls “fake news,” will skip the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for a second year in a row. White House Correspondents’ Association
Read MoreSmartphone Technology Helps Mental Health Patients
About 1 percent of the world’s population lives with the mental condition called bipolar disorder, characterized by swings between elevated and depressed moods. In most cases, timely interaction with psychotherapists,
Read MoreРадіо Свобода ввійшло в п’ятірку найефективніших українських медіа-брендів
Радіо Свобода ввійшло в п’ятірку найефективніших українських медіа-брендів, свідчать результати дослідження Центру контент-аналізу. Мета дослідження, як стверджують його автори, – виявити потенціал популярних медіа як платформ для поширення ідей або
Read MoreJury Awards $37 Million in Talc Cancer Risk Case
Johnson & Johnson and Imerys SA must pay at least $37 million in a lawsuit claiming a man developed cancer because of his exposure to asbestos in talc-based products including Johnson’s Baby
Read MoreScientists Reap First Harvest of Antarctica Vegetables
German scientists in Antarctica have harvested the first crop of vegetables grown without soil or light. Researchers at Germany’s Neumayer Station III picked 3.6 kilograms (almost 8 pounds) of salad greens,
Read MoreBollywood in Shock Over Superstar’s Jail Term
Hundreds of disbelieving fans flocked to the home of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan on Thursday in protest against the five-year jail term given on the action hero for poaching endangered
Read MoreHigh-Tech Treadmill Uses Virtual Reality to Encourage Cardiovascular Fitness
Virtual reality, or VR, is finding more applications as the technology matures. It is no longer only used for gaming or entertainment. One Austin-based company, Blue Goji, is using VR
Read MoreOpioid Addiction Costs Employers $2.6B a Year for Care
A new report shows large employers spent $2.6 billion to treat opioid addiction and overdoses in 2016, an eightfold increase since 2004. More than half went to treat employees’ children.
Read MoreYouTube Shooter’s Bizarre Videos Key to Suspected Motive
The woman who police say shot three people at YouTube’s headquarters was prolific at producing videos and posting them online, many of them bizarre, such as a clip in which
Read MoreKim Kardashian West Shares First Photo of Her Family
Kim Kardashian West has shared the first photo of her family. The reality star posed with husband Kanye West, daughters North and Chicago, and son Saint in the photo, which
Read MoreAid Group Sends Food in a Bottle to North Korea
Humanitarian groups in South Korea are using the ocean current to send needed food and information from the outside world into impoverished regions of North Korea. On Ganghwa Island in
Read MoreAfter 35 Years, First Cinema to Reopen in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s first movie theater in more than 35 years will open on April 18 in the capital Riyadh. AMC Entertainment, the world’s largest movie theater chain, said Wednesday it
Read MoreGraceland Opens Vault for Elvis Documentary to Air on HBO
A new television documentary about Elvis Presley takes advantage of the vast collection of footage, pictures, documents and music from his estate to give a behind-the-scenes look at the king
Read MoreGiving World’s Unfamiliar Music the Exposure It Deserves
Record producer, Ian Brennan, and his wife Marilena Delli, a photographer and documentary filmmaker, are on a quest for the unknown and unfamiliar. Their passion for discovering uniqueness in human
Read MoreBaltimore Seeks US Supreme Court Review of Abortion Ruling
Attorneys in Baltimore are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that struck down as unconstitutional an ordinance requiring pregnancy centers notify patients if they don’t offer abortion
Read MoreCDC: Drug-resistant ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Pose Growing Threat
“Nightmare bacteria” with unusual resistance to antibiotics of last resort were found more than 200 times in the United States last year in a first-of-a-kind hunt to see how much
Read MoreVideo Shows Media Company’s Local TV Station Messaging
A U.S. media broadcast group ordered local news anchors to read a statement expressing concern about “the troubling trend of irresponsible, one-sided news stories plaguing the country,” — then accused
Read MoreDeveloping Nations to Study Ways to Dim Sunshine, Slow Warming
Scientists in developing nations plan to step up research into dimming sunshine to curb climate change, hoping to judge whether a man-made chemical sunshade would be less risky than a
Read More‘Wonder Woman’ Lynda Carter Feted with Hollywood Star
With her arms crossed and poised for action, “Wonder Woman” television actress Lynda Carter was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday as her most
Read MoreCool Jazz: Bowhead Whales Improvise When Singing, Study Says
Some whales are taking jazz riffs to new depths. For the first time, scientists have eavesdropped year-round on the songs of bowhead whales, the little-heard whales that r oam the
Read MoreFacebook заблокував російську мережу ботів і сторінок, яка діяла і в Україні
«Цей набір сторінок… був націлений на Росію та людей, які розмовляють російською мовою у сусідніх країнах, таких як Азербайджан, Узбекистан та Україна» – Цукерберг …
Read More‘Chappaquiddick’ Puts Focus on Aftermath of Kennedy Car Accident
Jason Clarke plunged into frigid waters, repeatedly, for his role as the late Sen. Ted Kennedy in “Chappaquiddick.” The Australian actor said his research about the accident that thwarted Kennedy’s
Read MoreNew Gene Editing Tool May Yield Bigger Harvests
Bread and chocolate are staples of the American diet. And a scientific team in California is working hard to make sure the plants they’re made from are as robust as
Read MoreУ Дніпрі відзначають 100-річчя письменника-земляка Олеся Гончара
У Дніпрі 3 квітня вшановують пам’ять письменника Олеся Гончара. Цього дня виповнюється 100 років від дня його народження, а також минає 50 років створення роману-бестселера «Собор», який писався на дніпропетровському матеріалі.
Read MoreПравозахисники запитали Луценка і Денісову, чому попри рішення суду Гусейнову не віддають паспорт
Представники правозахисних організацій та поручитель азербайджанського журналіста Фікрата Гусейнова депутат Микола Княжицький звернулись з відкритим листом до українського омбудсмана Людмили Денісової та Генпрокурора Юрія Луценка. Темою звернення була поведінка представника
Read MoreEgypt’s Pioneer of Medical Thriller Genre, Creator of ‘Beyond Metaphysics,’ Dies at 55
Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, a prominent writer and professor of gastroenterology known for creating groundbreaking medical thrillers, compelling horror and science fiction like “Beyond Metaphysics,” and “Fantasia” was laid to rest
Read MoreCosby Can Call Witness to Undermine Sex Assault Accuser, Judge Rules
Defence lawyers at Bill Cosby’s retrial on sexual assault charges can call a witness they say will undermine his accuser’s credibility, a Pennsylvania judge said on Tuesday, reversing his ruling
Read MoreDeadspin Video Illustrates Sinclair Stations’ Messaging
A video with dozens of news anchors reading a script about “fake stories” put in stark visual terms what for weeks had largely been an academic debate about media consolidation
Read MoreКучма говорив із головою делегації МКЧХ про недотримання перемир’я на Донбасі – Оліфер
Представник України на переговорах у Мінську Тристоронньої контактної групи екс-президент Леонід Кучма провів зустріч із головою делегації Міжнародного комітету Червоного хреста в Україні Аланом Ешліманом, повідомила у Facebook речниця Кучми
Read MoreІз початку року на кір захворіли понад 9 тисяч людей, семеро померли – МОЗ
Із початку року станом на кінець березня на кір захворіла 9091 людина, а п’ятеро дорослих і двоє дітей померли від ускладнень, повідомило 3 квітня Міністерство охорони здоров’я на своєму сайті.
Read More«Юридична сотня»: безкоштовна освіта та заснування бізнесу – у топі звернень від ветеранів
Ветеранів бойових дій на Донбасі, які повертаються додому, цікавлять можливості отримати освіту коштом держави та питання відкриття власної справи,повідомила на брифінгу у Києві голова організації «Юридична сотня» Леся Василенко. Також, за
Read MoreMost Distant Star Ever Detected Sits Halfway Across Universe
Scientists have detected the most distant star ever viewed, a blue behemoth located more than halfway across the universe and named after the ancient Greek mythological figure Icarus. Researchers said
Read MoreSpaceX Launches Used Supply Ship on Used Rocket for NASA
SpaceX has launched a used supply ship on a used rocket to the International Space Station. The Falcon rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday, hoisting a
Read MoreTiger Economy Roaring as Golf’s Masters Approaches
Tiger Woods is back in Green Jacket contention and from country club bars to boardrooms, the former world No. 1 is once again the tide lifting all boats in the
Read MoreПоліція: викрито хакера, що крав сторінки українців у соцмережах і вимагав за них викуп
Кіберполіція повідомила про викриття 23-річного хакера з Києва, що за допомогою фішингу відбирав у власників доступ до їхніх персональних сторінок у соцмережах, після чого вимагав за нього гроші. «Крім персональних
Read MoreKristen Bell Narrates Cuddly IMAX Documentary ‘Pandas’
Anyone who has seen Kristen Bell break down in (happy) hysterics over a sloth knows the actress’s affinity for animals, especially those of the cute and cuddly variety. So when
Read MoreComedian Uses Humor to Bridge Religious Divide Between Muslims and Jews
Jeremy McLellan has been labeled an extremist and accused of being a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. But the white Catholic comedian from South Carolina says he’s only an extremist when
Read MoreКліматологи: березень у Києві був найхолоднішим із початку століття
Березень 2018 року в Києві став найхолоднішим з початку XXI століття, заявляють кліматологи Центральної геофізичної обсерваторії імені Бориса Срезневського. «Закінчився березень, який на 2,6 °С був холоднішим за кліматичну норму,
Read MoreМіноборони: за час конфлікту на Донбасі від мін загинули понад 2,5 тисячі цивільних
Понад 2 558 цивільних осіб загинули через вибухонебезпечні предмети у зоні конфлікту на Донбасі, з них – 242 дитини, повідомляється на сайті Міноборони з посиланням на начальника Управління екологічної безпеки
Read MoreOvercoming Barriers, African Scientists Creating Award-winning Innovations
When Cameroonian medical doctor Conrad Tankou won the top health award at an international innovation competition, he breathed a sigh of relief. Winning the $25,000 prize at the Next Einstein
Read MoreNew Hope for Frog Once Feared Extinct in Australia
Sydney’s Taronga Zoo has released a specially-bred group of critically endangered yellow-spotted bell frogs into the wild. Yellow-spotted bell frogs were thought to have become extinct until a chance discovery
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