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Ansaldi continues at Torino

Torino have officially announced the extension of Cristian Ansaldi’s contract until June 2021. The Argentine full-back has committed to the Granata by signing a new one-year deal at the Grande Torino. “Torino Football Club are pleased to announce that they have renewed the contract for the sports performances of football…

bubmagAugust 18, 2020

SpaceX

Watch: SpaceX Falcon 9 booster first to complete six flights [videos]

SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites today from the Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida, the United States on Tuesday 18 August. Watch as Falcon 9 makes history.SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellitesToday’s Starlink launch was memorable: it was the first time a booster completed six flights. Its payload…

bubmagAugust 18, 2020

Huawei

America closes the last loophole in its hounding of Huawei

In a few months the Chinese telecoms giant will run out of chips—and optionsTHANKS TO ITS high quality and low prices, Huawei’s telecoms gear is popular around the world. Not in America, where the Chinese giant is banished over (unsubstantiated) fears that it could be used by spies in Beijing…

bubmagAugust 18, 2020

Antibiotics

Antibiotics May Dull Efficacy of Birth Control

The combined use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and hormonal birth control was associated with a higher risk of unintended pregnancy, researchers found. Individuals who used antibiotics while taking hormonal contraceptives -- such as the pill, patch, or ring -- were nearly seven times as likely to get pregnant (odds ratio 6.7,…

bubmagAugust 18, 2020

Paris

UK and France seek to ‘completely cut’ migrant boat route across English Channel

The surge in people trying to reach the UK by crossing the Channel is “completely unacceptable”, the immigration minister has declared – after talks with French officials in Paris. Chris Philp promised a “comprehensive plan” to cut off the route entirely, although quite how he would achieve that isn’t yet…

bubmagAugust 18, 2020

Global Warming

Cold-weather accounts for almost all temperature-related deaths

With the number of extreme weather days rising around the globe in recent years due to global warming, it is no surprise that there has been an upward trend in hospital visits and admissions for injuries caused by high heat over the last several years. But cold temperatures are responsible…

bubmagAugust 18, 2020

Michelle Obama

Trump rages that Fox News has “changed” as network hosts praise Michelle Obama’s “great speech”

President Donald Trump lashed out at Fox News on Monday over its coverage of the Democratic National Convention despite appearing on the network just hours earlier. Trump on Sunday complained that the network's weekend news hosts were "not watchable" and "worse than Fake News @CNN." He doubled down on his criticism…

bubmagAugust 18, 2020

Antibiotics

3-D Printed Statues in Central Park Shine a Light on Women Scientists

A new exhibit in Central Park features six statues of women scientists—the first statues of real women to be found in the park.Courtesy of Lyda Hill Philanthropies’ IF/THEN InitiativeForged in metal or chiseled in stone, statues almost always depict dead men. A recent analysis of 12 major American cities turned…

bubmagAugust 18, 2020

Putin

Russia jails anti-Kremlin activist over Putin mannequin stunt

MOSCOW — A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced an anti-Kremlin activist to two years in prison for displaying a life-size mannequin of President Vladimir Putin in a striped prison jumpsuit on a street in the city of Perm.The court found Alexander Shabarchin, a political activist in Perm, some 1,150 kilometers…

bubmagAugust 18, 2020

Google

Google Assistant gets dedicated UI for sending audio clips through Messages

Sending clips of audio, instead of texting or even transcribing, is increasingly a commonplace action. Google Assistant now has a dedicated UI for sending audio messages with just your voice. Behind-the-scenes, the audio clips are being sent through the default Messages client. However, you no longer have to directly use…

bubmagAugust 18, 2020

Ansaldi continues at Torino

Watch: SpaceX Falcon 9 booster first to complete six flights [videos]

America closes the last loophole in its hounding of Huawei

Antibiotics May Dull Efficacy of Birth Control

UK and France seek to ‘completely cut’ migrant boat route across English Channel

Cold-weather accounts for almost all temperature-related deaths

Trump rages that Fox News has “changed” as network hosts praise Michelle Obama’s “great speech”

3-D Printed Statues in Central Park Shine a Light on Women Scientists

Russia jails anti-Kremlin activist over Putin mannequin stunt

Google Assistant gets dedicated UI for sending audio clips through Messages

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