Новости за 08.03.2024

In May 1988, Alejandra Arévalo became the first female geologist to enter an underground mine in Chile. In doing so, she defied a popular myth: that a woman brings bad luck by venturing into a mine. She also broke the law. At the time, Chilean women were forbidden to work in underground mining or in any other job that "exceeded their strength or put at risk their physical or moral condition." Ms...

Few people realise that Thailand has been holding more than 40 Uyghur asylum seekers in immigration detention for a decade. The danger to this remaining group is real. The new government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin should free these forgotten people who fled dangerous conditions in China and arrange for their resettlement in a third country.

For the pious, fasting mortifies the flesh to fortify the soul. For those who profess a secular faith, however, fasting has come to be associated with wellness.

One of the defining economic challenges of our time is how to distribute the value generated by groundbreaking technologies, such as generative artificial intelligence and recent innovations in biomedicine and manufacturing. To improve living standards, the benefits of transformative technologies must be widely shared. So far, however, these benefits have been monopolised by a small cadre of tech...

Celebrating International Women's Day today, we honour a group of exceptional individuals whose remarkable achievements have left an indelible mark across various fields. These trailblazers have made transformative contributions through their unwavering pursuit of excellence, earning them the title of Bangkok Post's Women of the Year 2024.

Kazakhstan is positioning itself as an important potential global supplier of high-quality lithium just as demand surges for the mineral, which is indispensable for the booming power-storage technology industry. The auspices are good, although few firm investment commitments have materialized. Speaking at a conference in Seoul on March 5, researchers from the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources announced that they had discovered sizable lithium reserves in an area of eastern Kazakhstan. Читать дальше...

From cost to side effects to what this means for repro rights, your questions answered.

For those who can’t see the graphics, the co-chair of the Health Coalition Aotearoa tweeted: Yet this person gets treated by the media as a neutral expert, with masses of air and print time. Now imagine a right leaning academic said the Ardern Government was a Marxist racist Government, how Jacinda should never breed, and […]

As feared, it has now been confirmed that Ryan Sessegnon’s season is over after the Tottenham Hotspur defender suffered another hamstring injury, just weeks after...

In a move aimed at fortifying their defensive depth, the Edmonton Oilers have acquired defenseman Troy Stecher from the Arizona Coyotes. The deal, announced by the Oilers, includes a seventh-round…

I HAVE fallen a little bit in love with Jason Derulo ­– and not just because of his enormous brown eyes, bulging biceps or soft American accent.

A NATIONAL Lottery punter was made to feel “like some sort of criminal” as she has won so often.

POOR Kate Middleton. She’s recovering from “abdominal surgery”, her husband’s dad’s got cancer, the brother-in-law and his wife have both gone rogue over in Los Angeles.

Blinkered BBC

WITH Labour hot favourites to win power, their BBC cheerleaders appear to have abandoned neutrality entirely.

The hectoring of Jeremy Hunt on Radio 4 — and the one-sided trashing of Britain — could have been scripted by Keir Starmer’s spin doctors.

Even the mild-mannered Chancellor bridled at the blinkered diatribe read out by presenter Amol Rajan. Читать дальше...

SISTERS are doing it for themselves.

Today is International Women’s Day and research platform The Gender Index reports the UK is on course to have a million female-owned firms before 2025.

More than 250,000 women-led businesses have been created in the last 12 months.

This year’s IWD theme is Inspire Inclusion, and the statistics show ethnic minority-led... Читать дальше...

InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

Paying below a market multiple for these best bargain stocks to buy presents an attractive risk-reward opportunity.

The post The 3 Best Bargain Stocks Hiding in Plain Sight This March appeared first on InvestorPlace.

• The #1 AI Investment Might Be This Company You’ve Never Heard Of
• “America’s Top Trader” Issues A.I. Code Red... Читать дальше...

InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

As we enter March, underpriced tech stocks to buy still proliferate, particularly as the artificial intelligence boom deepens.

The post Buy Alert: 3 Underpriced and Undervalued Tech Stocks to Grab Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.

• The #1 AI Investment Might Be This Company You’ve Never Heard Of
• Musk’s “Project Omega” May Be Set to Mint New Millionaires. Читать дальше...

The new collection combines art with durability.

Only 31 of 321 statues in Danish cities are of women, with the rest being of men, horses or fantastical creatures, such as mermaids.

Nikki Haley dropped out of the 2024 GOP primary race around 6:30 AM on Wednesday following a disappointing Super Tuesday defeat.

Royal expert and TV presenter Jennie Bond spoke to the Mirror about how the Princess of Wales will be feeling following 'bad uncle' Gary Goldsmith's remarks about her health during his ITV Celebrity Big Brother stint

Spring has officially sprung. And no, not because of anything to do with the weather. The 2024 Starbucks spring drinks menu is here.

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At the UFC 299 press conference, the fighters on the event’s main card, along with UFC CEO Dana White, will answer questions from the media Thursday evening.

WWE star and congressional candidate Daniel Rodimer is at the center of a major legal case.  The Las Vegas metropolitan police department confirmed it issued a warrant for the arrest of Rodimer,...