Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. The offensive began Wednesday, just days after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to fall back from their positions on the Turkish-Syrian border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 16 Kurds have been killed so far. Turkey is claiming the death toll is far higher. The Trump administration has faced widespread criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers for abandoning... Читать дальше...
Top players at the Rugby World Cup so far: Argentina SARugbymag
Ulster GAA have today announced their partnership with the Joint Award Initiative - Gaisce - The President's Award, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award.
The European Commission referred Poland to the EU's Court of Justice on Thursday (10 (October) in order to "protect judges from political control" enforced by Poland's ruling conservative PiS party.
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President Donald Trump is basically winging his impeachment strategy, and Republicans gloomily predict the Senate will eventually decide his fate. Trump allies readily admit the president’s strategy has no legal philosophy, but they don’t believe he can win his fight against the Democratic-led House and will force Senate Republicans to vote on his impeachment and […]
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Sometime apparently in August 2013, the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Seawolf eased out of the port of Bremerton, in Washington State, on what was probably her fifth or sixth deployment since commissioning in 1997.
A month later the U.S. Sixth Fleet, in charge of ships in European waters, posted a series of photos to the Website Flickr depicting the U.S. ambassador to Norway... Читать дальше...
A new roundabout to improve traffic flow is currently under construction at the intersection of Ladies Mile and Spaanschemat River Roads in Constantia.
Artificial intelligence has the potential to take human bias out of decision making - as long as we don't prevent it from doing so.
The Times report that ITV and Sky Sports are both keen to snatch back rights from BT, who shelled out £1.2bn for the privilege of showing Champions League matches for three seasons back in March 2017.ITV and Sky shared rights up until 2015, before BT took a seat at the table and nudged the pair aside with successive rights war victories.But while the current deal represented a near-£300m increase on its predecessor, UEFA are said to be concerned about viewing figures and know that a combined Sky/ITV audience would be vastly higher.As a result... Читать дальше...
The NLDS curse is dead.
Argentina sign off from Rugby World Cup with convincing win over US The Guardian
Austrian author and screenwriter Peter Handke and Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk have won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced Thursday.
Читать дальше...Rugby World Cup organizers announced Thursday that two crucial pool games scheduled to take place on Saturday have been canceled to avoid the impact of ...
Tunisia's presidential candidate Nabil Karoui received a hero's welcome as he walked free from jail on Wednesday, just days ahead of a runoff against a political newcomer.
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Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk and Austrian writer Peter Handke win 2018 and 2019 Prizes as Swedish Academy recovers after sex abuse allegations
The very serious business of a pizza and pasta trade show in Atlantic City, where devotees gather to ponder the perfect crust — and to show off lots and lots of pizza-themed gear.
Irving tries to play through facial fracture, takes hit early in Lakers-Nets preseason game
SHANGHAI (AP) — Brooklyn guard Kyrie Irving left the team’s preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers about one minute after tip-off after taking a hit to the face. Irving was attempting to play through a facial fracture, an injury that occurred in a pickup game last month. He was wearing a clear mask in […]
Mesut Ozil allegedly fears that he has played his last game for Arsenal after falling out of favour under Unai Emery.
BRITISH motorists are snapping up new 69-plate cars for a fraction of the price only a month after they were released. Popular models from Audi, Land Rover and Mazda are being driven away at a discounted price, with some vehicles having 40 per cent knocked off its original price. A recent investigation by BuyaCar has […]
The PM - who authorised a infamous rant about the city while editor of the Spectator in 2014 - was on Merseyside for talks with Irish PM Leo Varadkar
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