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BusinessInsider.com 

Trump looked at the solar eclipse without glasses despite a shouted warning from an aide

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President Donald Trump took in the solar eclipse from the Truman Balcony of the White House on Monday, even briefly glancing at the sun directly despite a shouted warning from an aide.

Sporting eclipse glasses — for only part of the viewing — and standing alongside Melania Trump and their son, Barron, Trump viewed what was a partial eclipse in Washington, DC. It began at 1:17 p.m. ET, peaked at 2:42 p.m., and was set to end at 4:01 p.m., The Washington Post reported. Читать дальше...

Zee News (zeenews.india.com) 

Sebi imposes Rs 50 lakh fine on Adam Comsof former director

The latest ruling has come after the Securities Appellate Tribunal, in 2015, had set aside an earlier directive of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and asked it to pass a fresh one.

Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) 

What fragile humans can learn — or not — from watching the solar eclipse

To the editor: The solar eclipse on Monday should serve as a reminder to all of us of nature’s awesome power and beauty. It should encourage us to pause for a moment from our busy lives and reflect that the sun is the source of most of our energy, without which we would not be here. (“A total eclipse...

Asian Boxing 

Tomioka and Kasuya make weight for Lightweight showdown!

Tomorrow Japanese fight fans will get the chance to see the first set of Japanese Youth Tournament finals.One of the most interesting of those bouts is at Lightweight, where the unbeaten Izuki Tomioka (3-0, 1) [富岡樹] will face the once beaten Yuichiro Kasuya (9-1-1) [粕谷雄一郎], in a bout that looks like an amazing test of both men.Today the two men weighed in, and both managed to make the 135lb limit.On the scales Kasuya, t [...]

Sputnik International 

S Korean President Warns of Dangerous Fallout From Any US-N Korea Conflict

South Korean President Moon Jae-in believes that even a minor conflict between Washington and Pyongyang may threaten the lives of South Koreans and foreigners, including the US forces stationed on the Korean peninsula, a presidential spokesman said on Monday.