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China on red alert as Beijing, 23 cities hit by high pollution
Authorities in Jinan raised that city's alert to the second-highest level yesterday after the city "basically disappeared" in the haze, the newspaper Qilu Evening News reported. "I'll just take a rest and not go outside", said Beijing resident and teaching assistant Wang Jianan, 23. One Beijing resident posted a cartoon on WeChat, China's mobile messaging platform, showing Santa Claus on his s... Continua a leggere...
California threatens to bring Uber before judge
Head of Uber's self-driving division, Anthony Levandowski , said Uber doesn't require a permit because the Volvos have backup drivers behind the wheel monitoring driving, and it's not fully autonomous - like Tesla's Autopilot feature. Getting a permit is not a complicated or lengthy process, and regulators would likely approve Uber's application, as they have permits for 20 other companies. Continua a leggere...
Corpus Christi awaits state test results on drinking water
Earlier this week, residents were sent an advisory bulletin urging them to not drink, cook, or bathe with city water. However, just as a precaution, the city has the schools flush out their faucets and plumbing after long breaks to get any water sitting in the pipes out of the system before students return. Continua a leggere...
Scientists discover 163 new species in Greater Mekong region
The wildlife trade is also a threat to numerous newly identified species, Wildlife Programme Manager for WWF-Greater Mekong, Jimmy Borah, writes in the report . There they discovered scores of dead tiger cubs, frozen tiger carcasses, skins and dead cubs in jars, as well as other protected species. And in the country's northern Chiang Rai province researchers found a newt (tylototriton angulicep... Continua a leggere...
Samsung Galaxy S8 più caro del previsto?
Gli ultimi benchmark parlano appunto di un processore octa-core da 2.2 GHz con GPU Adreno 540 e schermo da 5.9 pollici (sicuramente meglio ottimizzato per rapporto superficie/schermo): ok, ma a quale prezzo? Sono sempre più frequenti gli aggiornamenti sulle informazioni riguardanti Samsung Galaxy S8. Continua a leggere...
Samsung Electronics likely to procure phone batteries from LG Chem: Chosun Ilbo
The tech giant has high hopes for the upcoming release of its latest flagship unit, the Samsung Galaxy S8 . The company is said to have ditched the home button on the handset, the fingerprint sensor will apparently be embedded in the display. Continua a leggere...
Trump could accomplish 'something remarkable' in foreign policy: Kissinger
Trump's bold moves also include announcing Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state, which shocked some because he has no political experience and holds close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kissinger, who met with Trump in NY after the election, said that the President-elect's foreign policy could be based on instinct and not theory. "I think he operates by a kind of ... Continua a leggere...
Renzi fa autocritica, rilancia il Mattarellum e si riprende il partito
Milano - "Comprendiamo l'amarezza di Beppe Sala ma si rimetta a fare ciò che i cittadini gli hanno chiesto di fare" ha detto Renzi . Renzi rimanda lo scontro congressuale e sulla legge elettorale rilancia il Mattarellum . "C'è una parte del Paese che abbiamo dato impressione di non coinvolgere, non includere". Non è dunque il momento di convocare il congresso , "che faremo nei tempi necessar... Continua a leggere...
Fastweb Mobile regala telefonate infinite per Natale
Come si attiva la promozione: i clienti non dovranno fare niente, infatti si attiverà in automatico . L'SMS sul tuo numero conferma i dettagli della promozione . Le chiamate gratuite effettuate all' interno di tale periodo non saranno quindi visualizzate nel' apposita area " info consumi " del sito web e dell' app di Fastweb . Continua a leggere...
The Last of Us 2 Officially Announced
Though this may seem a little too far-fetched, it's also possible that Joel's potential death is Ellie's doing. As noted by IGN , Druckmann revealed that not only would Ellie be taking the lead in the sequel but that the tale would focus around the theme of hate . Continua a leggere...
Seven CEO Tim Worner Outed By Former Lover
For her part, Ms Harrison says she has been treated badly by the network and that when she complained about her treatment by Mr Worner she was hit with claims that she had misappropriated $262,000 of unauthorised expenditure on her corporate credit card and was sacked. Continua a leggere...
Forget the tinsel, Aussie woman finds snake in her Christmas tree
Can you see its face? "The snake didn't want to hurt me - snakes only bite when they're scared or hurt". Nothing throws coal on the holiday spirit quite like being bit by the severed head of the highly poisonous snake you attempted to murder, only to have it murder you instead. Continua a leggere...
Adani su Mertens: "Un fenomeno, gol come questi li faceva Maradona"
Ci sono calciatori che, col passare degli anni, avendo classe cristallina, ma non avendo magari più il passo per dare il solito contributo offensivo a centrocampo, retrocedono davanti alla difesa. L'ultimo gol è alla Maradona? " Gol alla Maradona? Devo lavorare ancora un pò..." "In tante cose perché oggi abbiamo preso un gol che era troppo facile e questo non lo dobbiamo fare". Continua a leggere...
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers pleased but admits performance was not 'perfect'
Speaking to the club's official website , Griffiths said: "Given our performance in the first-half against Dundee, I think we deserved to go in at half-time in the lead". "The problem came when we got the second goal and got a wee bit excited and started to come out of our positions". "You have to regain your composure again and we created some chances and they had a big chance but it was all o... Continua a leggere...
Skateboarder struck by vehicle in Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach police report a preliminary investigation found that traffic was headed southbound on Great Neck Road proceeding with the green light and had the right of way when a man on a skateboard entered the roadway and was hit by a auto. Continua a leggere...
Slightly less frigid; bad news: freezing rain
High near 48. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 miles per hour becoming northwest in the afternoon. Combined with the wind, wind chill values will be-5 to 0 inland early this morning, an 0 to 5 above everywhere else. Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 9 to 13 miles per hour becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Continua a leggere...
Trump says his supporters were 'violent'
But he insists they've turned "mellow" now that he's the president-elect. Trump faced criticism during his rallies over accusations of inciting violence, telling crowds he would pay the legal fees of anyone who hit an anti-Trump supporter, The Hill reported . Continua a leggere...
Warm ocean melting East Antarctic ice from beneath
This movement of warm water is reducing the mass of the glacier anywhere between 63 and 80 billion tons every year. "Our observations confirm the existence of a pathway allowing for [warm ocean water to enter] the TIS cavity, highlighting variation in ocean-driven basal melt as a plausible mechanism to explain past and projected changes in the TIS and the ice sheet it buttresses", the team write... Continua a leggere...
Atlas V Rocket Launches EchoStar 19 Broadband Internet Satellite Into Orbit
This company is joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security and it held a monopoly for a long time in terms of military launches before SpaceX was given a GPS satellite contract by the government. He explained that signals travel to and from the satellite to a small dish, which then transmits the signal to ground stations. Echostar 19 should be ready to be... Continua a leggere...
Oculus rolls out Parties and Rooms for Samsung Gear VR
To most people, the idea of strapping a virtual reality headset to your face doesn't seem like a particularly social experience - after all, the very nature of virtual reality is premised on isolating you from your physical surroundings. By joining a Room with your friend, you'll also be able to launch multiplayer Gear VR experiences together. In the event you want to share your screen, Oculus i... Continua a leggere...