MONACO - Russia's track and field federation has not yet done enough to reform its anti-doping program in order to have its athletes reinstated to global competition, the IAAF said Friday.
MIAMI - A field trial releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys would not harm humans or the environment, according to documents released Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The agency's Center for Veterinary Medicine released a preliminary finding of no significant impact for the field trial on a method that aims to reduce populations of the mosquito that spreads dengue, chikungunya and the Zika virus among humans. A residents' group called the Florida Keys Environmental Coalition wants the district to instead try infecting mosquitoes with a bacteria that curbs their ability to transmit disease, arguing that Oxitec's proposal is mostly marketing hype and won't be subject to adequate federal oversight. Читать дальше...
Harry Styles is about to kick start his movie career as it is being reported that he has been offered a role in Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming World War II drama Dunkirk. The 22-year-old One Direction singer’s role would not be a lead, though not much is known about the plot and characters at this point, [...]
Traffic at the busy junction in Naupada was disrupted for close to an hour on Friday noon when a huge part of a Gulmohar tree came crashing down, also blocking the way to two hospitals and a school.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump's ideas for punishing Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl include that he "should have been executed," someone should "throw him out of a plane" without a parachute or he should be dropped in terrorist territory "before we bomb the hell out of ISIS." Bergdahl's defense attorneys argue Trump's attacks are damaging his chances for a fair trial, saying the Republican presidential front-runner keeps repeating false information in front of large audiences. A Feb. 4 motion filed... Читать дальше...
Police located the man, who was not identified, just before 6 a.m. in the road on Broadway just west of Powell Street after someone went to the Central Police Station on Vallejo Street to report a body in the street, said Officer Albie Esparza, a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department. A witness told police that a white, windowless van was driving southbound on Powell Street and making a right onto Broadway toward the Broadway Tunnel when the victim was hit, he said. Police are continuing... Читать дальше...
Canadian designer Vejas Kruszewski is now one of eight finalists in contention for the lucrative LVMH Prize for young fashion designers
ORLANDO, Florida - UCF has fired basketball coach Donnie Jones following a loss to Tulane in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.
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Naoto Kan, who presided over country during Fukushima disaster in 2011, cautions over plans to build new UK plants...
President Barack Obama has nominated Army General Curtis Scaparrotti to serve as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, the US Department of Defense announced in a statement on Friday.
We wear a sense of outrage like an emotional accessory, but it's doing us more harm than good.
After more than six years of holy wedded matrimony, porn star and former gubernatorial candidate Mary Carey filed for divorce last week from husband Mario Monge.
ATHENS, Greece - The Greek soccer federation says it has appealed to the country's highest administrative court against a government decision to suspend the Greek Cup competition following fan violence at a semifinal match.
The Browns made it official Friday with a 117-word press release, or one per headache Johnny Manziel caused them. The team announced they had waived Manziel, which everyone knew was coming from the time they washed their hands of him the week of the Super Bowl. The release was straightforward, with no quotes from anyone…
The refugee crisis continued to unravel in Europe. Former first lady Nancy Reagan died. And Japan observed the fifth anniversary of a devastating earthquake.
The Affordable Care Act's health insurance co-ops absorbed deep financial losses last year, and 2016 is shaping up to be a make-or-break year for these nonprofit alternatives to traditional insurers. Officially called Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans, these still-fledgling insurers ...
The Washington consensus on economic policy hasn't changed for decades: Economists and most political leaders say growth is tied to trade, immigration and technology. But now many workers disagree.
Trump and Sanders have killed this political precedent, says Barney Frank. And in the end, Democrats will benefit.
In Vicksburg, Mississippi, few are as fearsome as the tale of Rafael McCloud. It's a real-life horror story, involving rape, murder, kidnapping and a haunted house
(AP) — The Latest developments in the presidential campaign ahead of Illinois' Tuesday primaries (all times local): Former President Bill Clinton will be in Peoria campaigning in the Democratic presidential primary for his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The campaign says Bill Clinton "will lay out Hillary Clinton's plan to raise wages and break down the barriers that hold too many Illinoisans back."
The Chicago police chief who was axed one week after the Laquan McDonald video was released defended his actions.
President Vladimir Putin says the Russian military's arms modernization program won't be affected by budget cuts prompted by the country's economic problems.
– The sheikh said Ese is of no benefit to Islam and she could not have being forcefully converted to a Muslim – Commander General of the Kano State Hisbah Board said there was marriage between Ese and Yinusa The controversy thrown up following the alleged kidnap and forced marriage of Ese Oruru by Yunusa […]
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