Clouds are raising the temperature of Greenland ice sheet and accounting for as much as 30% of the ice sheet melt, researchers say. The rapid melting is likely driving almost a third of global sea level rise. On Greenland, which is covered in bright, light-reflecting snow, clouds primarily act to trap heat.
Indian-American Bobby Jindal has demitted office as Louisiana governor at the end of his second four-year term, the media reported on Tuesday. He has been replaced by Bel Edwards, the only Democratic governor in the deep south.
Jets defenseman Tyler Myers was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct late in the third period Tuesday night, and the Sharks took advantage in a 4-1 victory. Joe Pavelski scored his 22nd goal of the season on that power play, and Chris Tierney had a shorthanded goal and an assist as San Jose earned its third victory in a span of four nights. Myers was called for cross-checking and got the game misconduct when he banged forward Tommy Wingels in the head after Wingels checked him hard... Читать дальше...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — These little green power balls are on a roll.
China's central bank puts the squeeze on offshore sellers of the yuan, calming fears of a sustained depreciation.
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No one is really “born” a cook or a baker or a candy maker. Not even the world’s culinary stars.
Nutrition: Each sprout contains 10 calories; that adds up to 38 calories per cup. Brussels sprouts contain three times the vitamin C of oranges; 1 cup of sprouts offers 124 percent of the adul…
A bomb attack on a polio vaccination center in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday has killed 14 people, officials said. The bombing of the polio center on the outskirts of Quetta city killed 12 police, a soldier and a civilian, said Syed Imtiaz Shah, the local police chief. Another 23 people were... ......
You can make an elegant dinner without spending so much time in the kitchen. Increase the amounts of these recipes if you’re cooking for friends.
“If you’re talking about the administration of government, it’s probably something that’s a public record.” — Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel
TOKYO - A special bullet train billed as a running modern art museum will debut on the Joetsu Shinkansen lin...
(MEXICO CITY) — Mexico’s government is moving Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman constantly from cell to cell inside the maximum security prison where he is being held, the same lockup the elusive drug lord escaped from through a tunnel six months ago. Government spokesman Eduardo Sanchez said Guzman has been moved eight times at the Altiplano prison after he was recaptured Friday. The prison also now has 24-hour video surveillance of Guzman including all parts of his cell. The cell from which he escaped in July had a blind spot around the shower... Читать дальше...
The Afghan national security forces thwarted a deadly terrorist attack plot by the anti-government armed militants in southern Kandahar city. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the terrorists were eliminated in a special military operation by the Afghan police before they manage to carry out the attack. A statement by MoI said the terrorists were Read the full article...
The vibrant chants of the folk songs reverberating throughout the fields welcome most awaited festival of Lohri. It's a festival that marks the arrival of spring after cold winter season.
Spring onions spring from the ground — somewhere — year-round. They offer a taste of fresh, of heat, of green, even in the months of stale, cold and white.
Police Chief of northern Balkh province says gunmen who attacked the Indian consulate were trained by Pakistani army. Sayed Kamal told reporters on Tuesday that evidences obtained show Pakistan’s military carried out the attack in Mazar-e-Sharif and that the attackers were Pakistani soldiers. His Deputy Police Chief Abdul Raza Qaderi had also said that cell phones Read the full article...
A suspected suicide bomb blast on Wednesday killed at least 14 people close to a polio eradication centre in Pakistan's western city of Quetta. Officials said at least 12 security personnel and one civilian were among the dead, with 20 others injured.
The sharp decline in commodity prices has affected Sodexo's oil, gas and mining business "drastically," the chief executive told CNBC.
Sonny Bill Williams has shed three kilogrammes in preparation for his debut in the high octane world of Rugby Sevens.
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By convention, the State of the Union address is part laundry list and part rallying cry. The President of the day lays out his policy priorities for the coming year, bookending and interspersing them with airy salutations to the strength, resilience, and creativity of the American people and the American republic. If a Democratic President is in office, there is often talk of new frontiers, new challenges, new covenants, or another synonym for “new deal” that White House speechwriters have wrung from their thesauruses. Читать дальше...
