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Amid thawing ties, Israel lists first commercial passenger flight to UAE

EFS Global has bought Lincolnshire-based freight company Caistor Distribution for an undisclosed sum. The deal follows a string of other acquisitions made by EFS in recent years including Euro SDB, 747 Express Freight, Logictrans UK, RTS Refrigeration and FWD Freight Services. Caistor Distribution provides specialised logistics services including pallet distribution, general haulage and warehousing, both in the UK and internationally. Read more Palletways welcomes EFS Global to cover parts of... Читать дальше...

At 5-foot-9, 150 pounds, Goody Rosen overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to play in the majors. The scrappy Canuck, who shagged balls at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Stadium as a kid, made his major league debut as a pinch runner for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the first game of a doubleheader on September 14, 1937. In the […]

A new piece of atmospheric fan art puts Ben Affleck's Batman in a stylish black and gold suit inspired by the version used during the DC Rebirth run.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers increased their spending by 1.9% last month, a dose of support for an economy struggling to emerge from the grip of a pandemic that has held back a recovery and kept roughly 27 million people jobless.

Taking a vacation often means leaving your beloved pets at home — but what if you didn't have to?

Aaron Mooy has completed a permanent move to Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG.

The 53-year-old has agreed a one-year deal at Moss Rose.

The company moved the Supreme Court against the Karnataka High Court#39;s March 6 order that upheld its February 2017 order directing the winding up of UBHL for recovery of dues payable by Kingfisher Airlines Limited.

The Baltimore Ravens in a statement Thursday demanded the arrests of the police officers who killed Breonna Taylor in March, as well as those involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday."With yet another exam...

Former Italy international Enzo Maresca is set to become the new coach of the Manchester City elite development squad.

“Some stations have so much mail backed up, it’s three times more than the volume you would see at Christmas,” a Chicago postal worker said.

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This week on The Verge’s Friday episode of The Vergecast, Wired senior writer and Verge alum Lauren Goode stops by to discuss her new podcast Get Wired and stays to talk tech and gadgets with her Verge colleagues Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn.

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Fishing enthusiasts from across the country are heading to the Little Apple this weekend. Cabela’s King Kat Tournament Trail is stopping at Tuttle Creek Lake in Manhattan Saturday. The event was originally scheduled in April, but was postponed due to coronavirus concerns. On average, 20 to 36 teams compete at each […]

On September 7, Julian Assange will be facing another round of gruelling extradition proceedings, in the Old Bailey, part of a process that has become a form of gradual state-sanctioned torture.  The US Department of Justice hungers for their man.  …

1. 56-year-old NASA satellite expected to fall to Earth this weekend  Space.com
2. Asteroid 2011ES4 will pass between the moon and Earth on September 1, no one will come so close for 10 years  Pledge Times
3. A NASA Satellite From the 1960s Is About to Die  Futurism
4. 5 Automotive Innovations Driven by NASA Space Technology  SciTechDaily
5. How NASA tech helped make cars what they are today  Chron.com
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A recently freed Taliban fighter has called for "flexibility" in peace negotiations that are expected to start soon between the militants and the Afghan government. After spending six years in prison, a 27-year-old named Muslim Afghan was released as part of a U.S.-Taliban deal that calls for the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Afghanistan. The ex-prisoner says that after almost 19 years of war, the violence must end for the sake of the country's children, like his young nephew.

Fiduciary technology company and online wills platform owner CliqTech and financial services provider Fedgroup Life have launched its SmartCover life insurance product, which will ensure beneficiaries receive at least partial payment of insurance within 48 hours of a claim being submitted. This will help families cover immediate expenses, such as funeral costs, school fees, groceries and living expenses.

“Some stations have so much mail backed up, it’s three times more than the volume you would see at Christmas,” a Chicago postal worker said.

1. Despite DeJoy's vows to halt changes, serious problems persist, postal workers say  NBC News
2. USPS is telling people their mail is being held ‘at the request of the customer.’ It isn’t true.  The Washington Post
3. Senator Gary Peters demands more answers from Louis DeJoy  CBS News
4. Democrats flubbed opportunity to capitalize on postal delays  The Hill
5. Trump’s corruption of the election just took a hit. But there’s still a problem.  The Washington Post
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Wealthier countries that join the World Health Organization's COVID-19 vaccine plan are being offered a new option to pick and choose which shots they get while reserving a right to receive their "full share" of doses, documents seen by Reuters show.

Britain has recorded more than 41,500 COVID-19 deaths, the worst toll of any European country and its daily case count has been slowly increasing in recent weeks.

The flight tests will take place in Vancouver next month

August 28 – Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, speaking ahead of his Swiss judicial hearing next week says that the whole case was cooked up to prevent former UEFA president Michel Platini taking the FIFA presidency. Blatter is facing charges of “suspicion of unfair management and breach of trust” regarding a CHF2 million payment to Platini.