Новости за 19.12.2024

One New Zealand squeaked in ahead of the year end with its promised 100 percent coverage launch. The Commerce Commission is thinking about fibre deregulation.

(241219) -- MACAO, Dec. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with representatives from all walks of life in the Macao Special Administrative Region, south China, Dec. 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- As of this year there are 65 million Baby Boomers, defined as Americans born between 1946 and 1964, who account for 20 percent of the U.S. population and 36 percent of total homeowner households, a reminder of the spending power of the mighty post-war generation, according to a report released on Thursday by mortgage guarantor Freddie Mac.

We are just two days away from the biggest rematch of the year, as Tyson Fury bids to avenge his first loss – against unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk

LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE - JANUARY 22: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum encourages voters to support Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in the basement ballroom of The Margate Resort on January 22, 2024 in Laconia, New Hampshire. Burgum ran against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination but later dropped out and endorsed him. Trump is rallying supporters the day before New Hampshire voters will weigh in on the Republican nominating race with the first-in-the-nation primary.

1. Bus driver crashed double-decker into bridge after taking wrong turn at diversion  STV News
2. Eight people taken to hospital after double-decker bus roof torn off in Kilmarnock bridge crash  Sky News
3. Schoolboy went 'into shock' as double-decker bus slammed into bridge  STV News
4. Four people in hospital as double-decker bus crashes into railway bridge  Express

In science, not knowing is ubiquitous. The problems arise when we don’t know, or choose to overlook, where science ends and faith begins

Design in the Moment | Artist Aparna Rao and architect Channa Daswatte on crafting a bridge across time, through re-editions of the Tropical Modernist’s furniture

America’s homeland security chief is reportedly worried about the European Union’s approach to AI regulation. Alejandro Mayorkas, outgoing head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said in an interview with the Financial Times (FT) Thursday (Dec. 19) that  Europe’s “adversarial” relationship with tech companies is hindering broader efforts to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). He said the U.S. […]

Stock investments by politicians have long drawn public scrutiny. Under a 2012 law, members of the U.S. Congress must disclose transactions over a $1,000 threshold. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were criticized for trading in everything from remote work technologies to telemedicine.

After a Republican revolt led by Elon Musk and Donald Trump torpedoed a plan to fund the government, a new path forward remains unclear as Congress lurches toward Friday night's deadline.

Five youths have now been charged in connection with a swarming attack that happened on Sept. 27 in Kelowna. The incident was captured on video.

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The fall resale real estate market certainly did not see falling demand as decreasing interest rates fuelled sales through to the end of November, a new report has found. RBC Economics recently published a study looking at Canada’s major metropolitan markets for resales, new listings and prices, finding activity increased in all areas. All cities […]

Katharine Sohn on how to soak in the region’s small-town charm — and the chic stay you need to know about

Luigi Mangione agreed on Thursday to be extradited at a court appearance in Pennsylvania where he was arrested last week after five days on the run.

Moscow’s mercenaries are overstretched, and the loss of Syria could undermine them further.

He'll be gone but the goal will live on.

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A study by an international team of researchers from the University of Tübingen and the HEC business school in Paris has shown that the payment of bonuses to executive board members in large European corporations is only minimally influenced by whether the top executives made decisions to reduce emissions, increase diversity in the company or improve product safety in the past financial year.

Police were investigating after a burned body were found near a trail Wednesday morning in suburban Wheaton.

Kit Williamson’s new scripted half-hour comedy series “Unconventional” has been acquired by LGBTQ streaming network Revry. Williamson, a six-time Emmy nominee best known as the creator and star of “Eastsiders,” stars in “Unconventional” as Noah Guillory, a queer millennial struggling with his 10-year marriage, possibly starting a family, and the future of his PhD program […]