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Queen makes surprise appearance to mark new subway line – KTSM 9 News
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II made a surprise visit Tuesday to a train station in central London to see a newly completed subway line named in her honor. The 96-year-old monarch, who has reduced most of her public engagements, appeared Tuesday at Paddington Station and beamed as she unveiled a plaque stating she officially …
Monstrous “Claw Mark” Scratches on the Surface of Mars
This image from ESA’s Mars Express shows part of a large fault system on Mars known as Tantalus Fossae. This image comprises data gathered by Mars Express’ High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on July 19, 2021. It was created using data from the nadir channel, the field of view aligned perpendicular to the surface of …
Qantas confirms non-stop flights by end of 2025 to New York, London; Polls show Labor leading at campaign’s halfway mark; Zelenskyy appeals to Australia; NSW records 7723 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths; 8109 new cases, one death in Victoria
US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff detailed the roughly three-hour discussion members of the Congressional delegation to Kyiv had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, and said he thinks “it’s only a matter of time” before US President Joe Biden visits Ukraine. Mr Schiff said the meeting with Mr Zelenskyy focused on what …
Health Department Releases Report On Improvements to NYC Air Quality to Mark Earth Day
Data from the largest urban air monitoring program of any U.S. city show annual average levels of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitric oxide (NO) have declined 43%, 39% and 56%, respectively since 2009. In 2020, New York City and surrounding communities implemented measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, resulting …
Boris Johnson’s impunity is the mark of a rotten political system | Letters
I’ve followed British politics since I was first able to vote in 1990. At that time, I was a student, full of fiery idealism but understanding of the need to accept and engage with a spectrum of opinions – the hallmark of a healthy, pluralistic democracy. Sure, my picks at the ballot box didn’t always …
Behind Mark Zuckerberg big plans for AR glasses
Mark Zuckerberg has a grandiose vision for the metaverse, and he hopes that you’ll one day see the same thing, too — quite literally, through a pair of augmented reality glasses. Zuckerberg calls AR goggles a “holy grail” device that will “redefine our relationship with technology,” akin to the introduction of smartphones. During the special …
NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei Discusses Record-Breaking Spaceflight and Russian Crewmates
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei is seen outside the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft after he landed with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Vande Hei and Dubrov are returning to Earth after logging 355 days in space as members of …
Netanyahu adviser Mark Regev says Hamas should ‘think twice’ before breaking cease-fire
Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warned Hamas Sunday to “think twice” before potentially restarting violence after the two sides came to a cease-fire this week that ended 11 days of violence. Israel, late last week, announced that it had come to a cease-fire agreement with Hamas that put an …
Mark Cummins gets results at Google with technology for the pointy end of sales | Ireland
Like any start-up founder, Mark Cummins knows the unglamorous side of trying to run a young company. In the years after co-founding the retail tech enterprise Pointy in 2014, he was as much responsible for building the business itself as he was refilling the office fruit bowl and emptying the bins. Despite attracting an interesting …
Mark McGowan says India covid tests ‘bit dodgy’; Fears WA infections will grow significantly after Perth flight; NSW records 12 new overseas cases
Flights to and from India into Australia have now been banned, Scott Morrison has announced, amid increasing concerns over the nation’s escalating COVID-19 situation. “We recognise that this has been a very significant outbreak in India,” the Prime Minister told reporters, off the back of a national security committee meeting this morning. “Today we agreed, …
