Monday, May 27, 2019

27 May - iGoogle Portal - Tab 7 - MSM

  WIRED


  • Since the first attempt to ascend the Himalayan mountain Makalu in 1955, climbers have tried less than 300 times. No wonder—it's two and half months of hell...
  • After training to hand-write Japanese characters, the robot could then copy words in Hindi, Greek, and English just by looking at examples.

    • Appliance maker Dyson has offered few details of its promised electric car. Newly public filings reveal some of the company's thinking.

  • In a significant escalation, policymakers are seeking to undermine or discard research showing the most dire risks of inaction on climate change.
    ( Meh.It's embarrassing to be lumped in with Con -servatives....but 'climate science' still tries to be an oxymoron )
  • As both pro-E.U. and anti-E.U. forces seemed likely to claim some victories, the vote made clear that arguing over the future of the bloc would intensify...

    • The party’s strong performance humiliated Britain’s governing Conservatives, whose leader, Prime Minister Theresa May, on Friday announced her resignation...

      India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Ti



  • Even as India keeps a hawk-eyed scrutiny on China's expanding footprint in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba says the February 26 air strikes on the Jaish-e-Muhammed...


    • Eleven personnel of CRPF, state police were injured on Tuesday morning in an IED blast in Kuchai area of Saraikella, Jharkhand. The blast was carried out by Naxals, according to officials...

  • The foreign secretary says a no-deal policy could see the Tories "annihilated" in a general election.
  • Women who had faulty PIP breast implants fear they may have to pay back compensation.

    • The airport blames "adverse weather and air traffic control issues" for its 25-minute average delay.

      National Geographic News

    Scientists probe the mysteries of violent twisters.

      Reuters: World News



  • Releasing what it said were key details of Thursday's budget, New Zealand's main opposition party slammed the government for "all spin and no substance" in its highly-anticipated...
  • One young schoolgirl was killed and at least 12 others were injured in a stabbing at a bus stop just outside the Japanese capital, Tokyo, on Tuesday, national broadcaster NHK cited...

    • At least 40 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death on Monday in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival prison gangs resulted in 15 dead...


  • Europe's city lights gleam through clear skies in this post-sunset photo by Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques.
  • Expedition 20 was the first six-person crew to live and work at the space station for a long-duration stay.

    • A bolt of lightning struck a Russian Soyuz rocket during a satellite launch Monday (May 27), but did not hinder the mission.

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