Manny Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight world title to Jeff Horn in a stunning, unanimous points decision in a Sunday afternoon bout billed as the Battle of Brisbane in front …
your ads here!Month: July 2017
New High-Tech Alarm Bracelet Summons Help
Panic buttons, used by the elderly when they need help from the police or medical personnel, can be the difference between life and death. Now, a new bracelet fitted with …
your ads here!Thomas Wins Tour Opener; Froome Finishes Sixth
Reigning champion Chris Froome wasted no time flexing his muscles at the Tour de France as he powered to sixth place Saturday in a treacherous opening time trial won superbly …
your ads here!Ukraine Blames Russia for Massive Cyberattack
Ukraine has blamed Russian security services for a massive cyberattack that started in the last week in Ukraine and eventually spread to computers across the world. Ukraine’s security agency, the …
your ads here!Ukraine Blames Russia for Massive Cyber Attack
Ukraine has blamed Russian security services for a massive cyber attack that started in the last week in Ukraine and eventually spread to computers across the world. Ukraine’s security agency, …
your ads here!New Director-General Begins Work at WHO
The World Health Organization’s new director-general, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, began his five-year term Saturday. The former Ethiopian health and foreign minister is the first African chosen to head the …
your ads here!Dakar Fashion Week Takes Style Back to the Streets
One of Dakar Fashion Week’s biggest events is free and high-end — a fashion show in a working class neighborhood. The event’s founder, Senegalese designer Adama Paris, says the “Street …
your ads here!DRC Declares Ebola Outbreak Over
Democratic Republic of Congo declared its two-month Ebola outbreak officially over Saturday after 42 days without recording a new case of the disease. The outbreak in Congo’s remote northeastern forests, …
your ads here!Turkey Moves Further From Secularism in Dropping Evolution From Schools
Turkey has always prided itself on being a secular state. The nation enshrined the separation of church and state in its constitution by constitutional amendment in 1928. But that was …
your ads here!Evolution vs. Erdogan: Turkey Struggles with Basic Science
The separation of church and state was enshrined in Turkey’s constitution by constitutional amendment in 1928. But the current government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has received some criticism …
your ads here!Tech Founders Around the World Attend Startup School
When Goktug Yilmaz, a game developer in Ankara, Turkey, wanted help with his business, he turned to Y Combinator, a prestigious startup accelerator firm in Mountain View, California. Yilmaz recently …
your ads here!Ahead of Independence Day Holiday, Children Take Oath to Become US Citizens
One of the themes of this year’s Smithsonian Folk Life Festival is immigration. As part of the festival events, a group of 25 children were sworn in as U.S. Citizens, …
your ads here!US Warns Nuclear, Energy Firms of Hacking Campaign
The U.S government warned industrial firms this week about a hacking campaign targeting the nuclear and energy sectors, the latest event to highlight the power industry’s vulnerability to cyberattacks. Since …
your ads here!Actress De Havilland Sues Over Her Depiction in ‘Feud’
Hollywood great Olivia de Havilland has launched her own sequel to the TV series Feud — a lawsuit. The double Oscar-winning actress filed suit Friday against FX Networks and producer Ryan …
your ads here!Argentine Soccer Star Messi Returns Home to Wed Childhood Sweetheart
Lionel Messi and his childhood sweetheart married Friday night at a ceremony in his Argentine hometown attended by some of the biggest names in soccer. About 250 guests attended the …
your ads here!Beyonce, UNICEF Unite for Children’s Water Project in Burundi
Pop music icon Beyonce is throwing her superstar power behind a new effort to bring safe, clean water to children in Burundi in a partnership with UNICEF, the U.N. children’s …
your ads here!Companies Still Hobbled from Fearsome Cyberattack
Many businesses still struggled Friday to recover hopelessly scrambled computer networks, collateral damage from a massive cyberattack that targeted Ukraine three days ago. The Heritage Valley Health System couldn’t offer …
your ads here!Hot Dog Recipe Is New, but Nitrites Are Nitrites, Some Researchers Say
Backyard cooks looking to grill this summer have another option: hot dogs without “added nitrites.” Are they any healthier? Oscar Mayer is touting its new hot dog recipe that uses …
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