Новости за 27.02.2021

If Donald Trump, Jr. was hoping to get support for a political run he did not receive it at Friday's Conservative Political Action Conference. The son of the former president was the last speaker of the day, but had to address a room with more empty chairs than he probably expected. There was no attempt to be "socially distant" at CPAC, and it was definitely not "standing room only."

By Colin P. Clarke and Jacob Zenn*

(FPRI) -- As the Biden administration surveys the litany of foreign policy challenges that exist—Iran, China, Russia, and North Korea, to name a few—counterterrorism in sub-Saharan Africa likely falls outside of its top priorities. Throughout the Trump administration, there were high-level discussions on troop redeployments and how best to transition away from counterterrorism operations in order to prepare for great power competition. Sub-Saharan Africa... Читать дальше...

A senior adviser in the U.S. Department of Interior on Friday rescinded a January Trump administration decision to grant grazing allotments to an Oregon ranching family whose members were convicted of arson in a court battle that triggered the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge by right-wing extremists.

Kyle Mizokami

History, Americas

These two airships were very innovative but not a good idea.

Key point: These two fast American zepplins could actually launch and recover biplanes. However, they were too easily grounded or damaged by the weather.

Nearly a hundred years ago the U.S. Navy asked a question: if airplanes can fly through the air, why couldn’t a vessel carrying them fly through the air as well? The result was the Akron-class airships, the only flying aircraft carriers put into service in any country. Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden on Friday toured relief efforts in Houston after an unusually severe winter storm pummeled Texas, driving the state's power grid to the brink of collapse.…

Edurne Balmori, CEO of Metco, the creator of the Svetia brand, shares her secrets to leading and breaking paradigms. Join us on March 4.

RCMP are investigating fatal collision north of Grande Prairie Friday morning.

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A new report from The New York Times’ Andrew Jacobs digs into how mask policies on tech platforms that have allowed novelty masks like scrunchie masks to flourish while some mask-makers making high-filtration masks have had trouble selling their wares.

BBC journalists Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt were accused of "appallingly cringeworthy" behaviour during their appearance on Saturday's Kitchen. The duo triggered over 100 complaints

The film is reportedly set to begin filming this year.

Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on West Coast Road, Makarau. Emergency services were called to a report of a crash involving a motorcyclist around 1.30pm. The motorcyclist has died at the scene. The road is closed and diversions ...

"If we don't all make a conscious effort to make live music and keep the arts alive when we can finally have live events in person we won't be able to have them."

COMPTON, Calif. (AP) - Two rival gang members who got into a gunfight that killed a 3-year-old boy in Compton were sentenced to life in prison Friday.

US President Joe Biden will attend his second "virtual" summit with a foreign leader early next week when he meets his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. "On Monday, March 1, President Joe Biden will meet with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement Friday. She added that the "virtual event" would touch on cooperation on migration, joint development efforts in Southern Mexico and Central America, Covid-19 recovery and economic cooperation. Читать дальше...

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Gundogan won a Bundesliga title and reached the 2013 Champions League before United showed an interest in him after signing Shinji Kagawa, his team-mate at Dortmund.

How HR leaders can sell the C-suite on reinventing the employee experience.

The Ariya is one of Nissan’s best designs in a while. It feels like a return to form for the carmaker but I can’t help feel a sense of déjà vu as I take in its contours.

In 2017, MoHFW released a National Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases, subsequently replaced by a draft release in January 2020, for treatment of approximately 450 ‘rare diseases’.

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education said that Islamic Republic of Iran will produce coronavirus, COVID-19, vaccine by the first three months of the next Iranian calendar year (to start March 21, 2021).

By age 19 and in less than 25 senior appearances for Melbourne City Arzani won a spot in the 2017/18 A-League team of the season and was also the league’s young player of the year.

L.A.'s Bureau of Street Services saw 10% of its workers take buyouts as part of budget cuts. Now there aren't enough drivers to provide weekly street sweeping, officials said.

Earlier this week, reports surfaced detailing the grisly dognapping of Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs - Koji and Gustav - which also saw her friend and dog-walker Ryan Fischer critically wounded after being shot in the chest. The pair of suspects remain at-large.