Known as exoplanets, the first evidence of one was noted as far back as 1917 but a lack of knowledge about space meant the find was not noted as such and forgotten about for nearly a hundred years. The scientific definition was agreed in 1988 but the first confirmed spot did […]
Daily Archives: July 11, 2019
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Serena Williams and Simona Halep will meet in Saturday’s women’s singles final after overcoming Barbora Strycova and Elina Svitolina respectively on Thursday. Williams, whose mixed doubles journey with Andy Murray ended on Wednesday, needed just two sets to defeay Johanna Konta’s quarter-finals conqueror Strycova. Halep, meanwhile, coasted past Svitolina 6-1 6-3 as […]
A real estate source told TMZ that the wife of former US President Barack Obama had rented the property. Experts value the pad at around $23million (£18.3million), which is currently on sale with agents. The 12,800-square-foot home is located on Swallow Drive, near Sunset Strip. It is said to have […]
R&B star R. Kelly has been arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges, two law enforcement sources said Thursday night. Robert Kelly, 52, was arrested by New York police detectives and investigators from the Department of Homeland Security and is expected to be taken to New York, the sources […]
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump on Thursday night warned Facebook Inc. over its plan to create a digital currency, the Libra, a move that poses a new obstacle to the company’s cryptocurrency ambitions. “Facebook Libra’s ‘virtual currency’ will have little standing or dependability. If Facebook and other companies want to […]
(Bloomberg) — The Philippines said it won’t abide by a United Nations resolution looking to investigate President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign, which has killed thousands in the Southeast Asian country. “We will not accept a politically partisan and one-sided resolution, so detached from the truth on the ground,” Foreign Secretary […]
There couldn’t be a better person to have as my opening bowling partner than Ellyse Perry. Her seven for 22 on Sunday was brilliant to watch, at times unplayable, but it is the pressure she creates with me that gives the two of us such a big advantage at the […]
Extremely strong artificial muscles that can lift 1000 times their own weight could be used for prosthetic limbs, exoskeletons and robots source: newscientist.com