Milos Zeman, the incumbent head of state, made the comments during a TV debate with his political rival, pro-EU challenger Jiri Drahos, as they battle a closely contested election-run off. The decision made by nearly 8.4million Czechs could result in a drastic change for the politics of the country and […]
Daily Archives: January 26, 2018
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WASHINGTON — Two satellites placed into incorrect orbits by an Ariane 5 that suffered an anomaly during its Jan. 25 launch can be recovered and placed into their desired orbits, their operators said Jan. 26. Arianespace of Evry, France, in a statement released Jan. 26, blamed a “trajectory deviation” for […]
Researchers used MAESTRO, an X-ray platform, to zero in on signatures of exotic electronic behavior in a 2-D material. They found that the material may be highly tunable, with potential applications in spintronics and other emerging fields.
A toxin much like the one that causes botulism has unexpectedly turned up in a completely different type of bacteria – Enterococcus. Where it came from is unclear, but the finding is concerning because enterococci have lately become a leading cause of multi-drug-resistant infections, especially in health care settings.
News analysis WASHINGTON — Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, the leading immigration hard-liner in the Senate GOP, likes President Donald Trump’s new immigration plan. So does Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo, a Cuban-American advocate for immigrant rights who represents a politically competitive Florida district. And while Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the key […]
The latest version, directed by Saul Dibb, boasts a strong cast including Avengers favourite Paul Bettany and Hunger Games regular Sam Claflin. Asa Butterfield, Tom Sturbridge and Toby Jones also star. The World War I drama – the fifth film adaptation of the play of the same name by R […]
The fallout from the Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal continued Friday with Michigan State University Athletic Director stepping down. Mark Hollis’ resignation came days after the NCAA announced it’s opened an investigation into MSU’s handling of allegations against Nassar, who had his sports-medicine practice at the Big Ten school and was […]
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University’s athletic director retired Friday, two days after the university president resigned over the school’s handling of sexual abuse allegations against its disgraced former sports doctor, Larry Nassar. Mark Hollis, who had been in the job for 10 years, disclosed the move during […]