News

Dallas

City A.M. ~ 9/20/2020 8:37:29 AM

EU to toughen up enforcement powers against tech giants

Emily Nicolle

The EU is said to be preparing new rules to strengthen its executive arm, which would allow it to force The post EU to toughen up enforcement powers against tech giants appeared first on CityAM.

Slashdot.org ~ 9/20/2020 8:34:00 AM

Could Smart Technology Help Save the World's Honey Bees?

EditorDavid

CNN Business reports: Climate change, intensive agriculture, and the use of pesticides and fungicides in farming is ravaging the world's bees. Commercial beekeepers in the United States lost 44% of their managed colonies in 2019, according to research from t…

autosport.com ~ 9/20/2020 8:25:49 AM

Autosport 70: The inside story of the greatest Le Mans finish

David Yorke

The 1969 Le Mans 24 Hours was dramatic right to the very end. JW Automotive's legendary team manager DAVID YORKE gave this account of the race in Autosport's Le Mans Yearbook, published with the 10 June 1982 issue of the magazine

Networxrecruitment.com ~ 9/20/2020 8:24:00 AM

Cyber Security Analyst - Essar Oil UK Limited

Essar Oil UK is a leading UK-focussed downstream energy company whose main asset is the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, one of the most advanced refineries in Europe and situated close to the major cities of Liverpool and Manchester. Stanlow is a key strategi…

GSMArena.com ~ 9/20/2020 8:17:01 AM

Hot take: Sony Xperia 5 II

Peter

The Sony Xperia 5 II is unique for its connection to the past – it has a classic design, a size that draws comparisons with the beloved Compact models and features like the 3.5mm jack that other makers have abandoned for modern alternatives like USB-C and Blu…

Football Italia ~ 9/20/2020 8:12:37 AM

Pioli: 'Pressure is a privilege'

Football Italia staff

Stefano Pioli aims to improve Milan’s position in Serie A this term and hopes to start by turning a negative trend in the opening matches in recent years. The coach was met by the press on Sunday and was asked if Milan were a Scudetto contender in 2020-21.

Yahoo Entertainment ~ 9/20/2020 8:12:17 AM

More Energy Cos Sign Up to ELC

Andreas Exarheas

POWERful Women has revealed that the leaders of six energy companies have signed up to its Energy Leaders' Coalition.

Lowtechmagazine.com ~ 9/20/2020 8:08:36 AM

How to Make Biomass Energy Sustainable Again

kris de decker

From the Neolithic to the beginning of the twentieth century, coppiced woodlands, pollarded trees, and hedgerows provided people with a sustainable supply of energy, materials, and food. Pollarded trees in Germany. Image: René Schröder (CC BY-SA 4.0). How is …

Business Insider ~ 9/20/2020 8:08:01 AM

The EU wants to give itself the power to kick US tech giants out of Europe

Isobel Asher Hamilton

Summary List Placement   The EU is looking to give itself sweeping new powers to crack down on US tech giants, EU commissioner Thierry Breton revealed to The Financial Times in an interview Sunday. Breton told the FT the new powers the EU is seeking include …

The National Interest ~ 9/20/2020 8:00:00 AM

How Russia Plans to Navigate Through a Post-Virus World

Eric Shiraev, Konstantin Khudoley

Eric Shiraev, Konstantin Khudoley Security, Eurasia Russian leaders continue to believe their country belongs to the global decisionmaking club and relentlessly backs the idea of a new “concert” of great powers. Experienced chess players can calculate posit…

Nintendo Life ~ 9/20/2020 8:00:00 AM

Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel #60 - Metroid: Other M

Nintendo Life

Another M.Welcome to Box Art Brawl, the weekly series where we pit regional box art variants against each other in a fight for your approval.Last week the fastest thing alive dropped into the brawl with the seminal Sonic 2 for Genesis / Mega Drive. In a close…

FRANCE 24 English ~ 9/20/2020 7:50:10 AM

Madrid braces for partial lockdown as virus surges

FRANCE24

Nearly a million Madrid residents were bracing Sunday for a partial lockdown as Spanish authorities seek to put a brake on a second wave of Covid-19. The restrictions, which kick off Monday for two weeks, affect 850,000 people living mainly in densely-popula…

Thedailychronicle.in ~ 9/20/2020 7:49:00 AM

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Cyber Security Market COVID 19 Increase Factors Outlook, Key Growth Trends on Key Players and Forecast to 2025 | BAE Systems, Cisco Systems, Fortinet, FireEye - The Daily Chronicle

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Cyber Security Market has been riding a progressive growth trail over the recent past. The first two quarters of the year 2020 have however witnessed heavy disruptions throughout all the industry facets, which are ultimately po…

Thedailychronicle.in ~ 9/20/2020 7:49:00 AM

Aviation & Defense Cyber Security Market Global Insights and Business Scenario 2028- Cisco Systems, Inc., International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Raytheon Company - The Daily Chronicle

A recent report published by QMI on aviation & defense cyber security market is a detailed assessment of the most important market dynamics. After carrying out thorough research of aviation & defense cyber security market historical as well as current growth …

seattlepi.com ~ 9/20/2020 7:40:43 AM

Abbey service, flypast mark 80 years since Battle of Britain

LONDON (AP) - Military jets flew over central London and a memorial service was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, a major air campaign against Nazi Germany during World War II. British Prime Minister …

Hurriyet Daily News ~ 9/20/2020 7:39:00 AM

Language of sanctions never work for Turkey: Presidential spokesperson

hurriyetdailynews.com

European politicians should see that the language of sanctions does not deter Turkey, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın said on Sept. 20, elaborating on the upcoming summit of the European Union on Sept. 24-25.

The Times of India ~ 9/20/2020 7:34:55 AM

Covid grows less deadly as doctors gain practice, drugs improve

Bloomberg

Public-health officials, epidemiologists, amateur observers and others have watched as the pandemic has unfolded, looking for how to measure the virus’s deadliness. Tallying deaths as a percentage of the greater population sheds light on the scope of the pand…

PinkNews ~ 9/20/2020 7:34:30 AM

Pete Buttigieg implores LGBT youth to ‘vote like your life depends on it’

Vic Parsons

Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay presidential candidate for a major party, has one message for LGBT+ youth in the run up to the US election: Vote. Buttigieg, the gay mayor from Indiana who was the surprise break-out star of the Democratic race earlier thi…

The National Interest ~ 9/20/2020 7:30:00 AM

The SM-3 Missile Is America's Best Bet To Kill Incoming ICBMs

Kris Osborn

Kris Osborn Security, Americas This is quite significant, given that the SM-3 has thus far been primarily thought of as a defense against short, medium and long-range ballistic missile threats. Here's What You Need To Remember: The Pentagon and MDA are now …

Yahoo Entertainment ~ 9/20/2020 7:25:00 AM

Blueprint Medicines Reports ARROW Trial Data at ESMO Virtual Congress 2020 Demonstrating Durable Clinical Benefits of GAVRETO™ (Pralsetinib) in Patients with Advanced RET-Mutant Medullary Thyroid Cancer

PR Newswire

Blueprint Medicines Corporation (NASDAQ: BPMC), a precision therapy company focused on genomically defined cancers, rare diseases and cancer immunotherapy, today announced results from the ongoing ARROW clinical trial showing durable responses and a well-tole…

PRNewswire ~ 9/20/2020 7:25:00 AM

Blueprint Medicines Reports ARROW Trial Data at ESMO Virtual Congress 2020 Demonstrating Durable Clinical Benefits of GAVRETO™ (Pralsetinib) in Patients with Advanced RET-Mutant Medullary Thyroid Cancer

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Blueprint Medicines Corporation (NASDAQ: BPMC), a precision therapy company focused on genomically defined cancers, rare diseases and cancer immunotherapy, today announced results from the ongoing ARROW clinica…

Stars and Stripes ~ 9/20/2020 7:22:38 AM

UK to fine quarantine-breakers $13,000 ...

UK to fine quarantine-breakers $13,000 ... (Second column, 13th story, link) Related stories:Implantable Biochip To Detect Virus... 'How We Made First Porn Movie of COVID Era'... New CDC study highlights threat of spread on lengthy fli…

CNN ~ 9/20/2020 7:20:02 AM

The economic recovery hangs in the balance as winter approaches

Julia Horowitz, CNN Business

Months after top economies first enacted strict quarantines, the Covid-19 pandemic is approaching a bleak milestone: there have been 30 million coronavirus cases around the world, and almost 950,000 deaths.

Raw Story ~ 9/20/2020 7:19:35 AM

New CDC study highlights threat of coronavirus spread on lengthy flights

New York Daily News

A single airline passenger unknowingly sickened with coronavirus managed to infect 15 other people aboard the 10-hour trip to Vietnam, highlighting the dangers of travel amid the pandemic.The global health crisis had only just begun its spread across Europe w…

Yahoo Entertainment ~ 9/20/2020 7:12:54 AM

Tesla Stock Up On Price Target Increase For China Demand

Valuewalk

Demand for Tesla‘s vehicles in China has been a key part of the story for its stock. Now one analyst has increased his price target, saying he believes Tesla’s production and demand trajectory in China” is “robust and stronger than expected” for the third qua…

The Japan Times ~ 9/20/2020 7:10:21 AM

Tories may warm to Biden, but they’ll miss Trump

Therese Raphael, Therese Raphael

Chances are that Joe Biden, if he wins in November, would be a little less interested in Britain and a little frostier toward Boris Johnson.

bdnews24.com ~ 9/20/2020 7:07:54 AM

Why Thai protesters are challenging the monarchy

Since a longstanding taboo on criticising Thailand's monarchy was broken by protesters in early August, their rallies in Bangkok have got increasingly bold in criticising King Maha Vajiralongkorn and demanding change.

Yahoo Entertainment ~ 9/20/2020 7:07:09 AM

Abbey service, flypast mark 80 years since Battle of Britain

Associated Press

Military jets flew over central London and a memorial service was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, a major air campaign against Nazi Germany during World War II. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson le…

Travelupdate.com ~ 9/20/2020 7:03:12 AM

Does anyone remember the German Dornier 328JET?

TravelUpdate

The Fairchild-Dornier 328JET is a short range regional jet airliner, originally designed by Germany’s Dornier. It is a jet version of the turboprop Dornier 328 and is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306B turbofans. Dornier experienced financial diffic…

Theguardian.comfashion ~ 9/20/2020 7:00:45 AM

Susie Lau: ‘The world has changed and so must fashion’

Susie Lau

Covid-19 stopped fashion in its tracks: shows were cancelled, collections mothballed. Stuck at home, front row regular and fashion influencer Susie Lau started baking. Then she realised: a creative revolution was happening… Back in mid-March, I was in full-th…

The National Interest ~ 9/20/2020 7:00:00 AM

Not Just Trump: All Presidents Lie (But Some Do It for the Right Reasons)

Michael Blake

Michael Blake Politics, Americas History reveals examples of how presidents must sometimes lie, and how their lies might sometimes be morally defensible. Michael Cohen, in his recent book, has called President Trump a “fraud,” a “bigot,” a “bully” – and, mo…

The Star Online ~ 9/20/2020 6:57:00 AM

Protesters say localised lockdowns in Madrid discriminate against poor

Graham Keeley

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Protesters in some poorer areas of Madrid that are facing lockdown to stem a soaring COVID-19 infection rate took to the street on Sunday, to call for better health provisions and complained of discrimination by the authorities.

The Irish Times ~ 9/20/2020 6:46:52 AM

Facebook may pull social media platforms from Europe

The Irish Times

Facebook said it may have to pull its social media platforms from Europe if a ban on the transfer of personal data from EU citizens to servers in the US is upheld, it is reported in the Business Post. The Data Protection Commission made a preliminary ruling e…

CNA ~ 9/20/2020 6:45:19 AM

FIA will try to avoid Le Mans/F1 clash in 2021, says Todt

CNA

Formula One's governing body, the FIA, will do what it can to avoid a calendar clash in 2021 between the 24 Hours of Le Mans and a grand prix, president Jean Todt told reporters at the 88th edition of the event.

ABC News ~ 9/20/2020 6:38:23 AM

Aid groups call Italy's blockade of rescue ship 'political'

The Associated Press

The German humanitarian group Sea-Watch has condemned as politically motivated the blockade of its ship in the Sicilian port of Palermo by Italian authorities after an 11-hour inspection

The Star Online ~ 9/20/2020 6:35:00 AM

Explainer: Why Thai protesters are challenging the monarchy

The Star Online

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Since a longstanding taboo on criticising Thailand's monarchy was broken by protesters in early August, their rallies in Bangkok have got increasingly bold in criticising King Maha Vajiralongkorn and demanding change.

Inquirer.net ~ 9/20/2020 6:32:26 AM

DFA: 4 more Filipinos abroad infected with COVID-19, total now at 10,390

postie

MANILA, Philippines — The total number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has reached 10,390 on Sunday after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported four new cases. The new cases were recorded from the Asi…

VOA News ~ 9/20/2020 6:31:08 AM

Sweden Spared Surge of Virus Cases but Many Questions Remain

A train pulls into the Odenplan subway station in central Stockholm, where morning commuters without masks get off or board before settling in to read their smartphones. Whether on trains or trams, in supermarkets or shopping malls — places where face masks …

The Hill ~ 9/20/2020 6:30:06 AM

As virus pummels US, Europe sees its own spike

iswanson@thehill.com (Peter Sullivan)

Major European countries are seeing new spikes in coronavirus cases, illustrating how easily the virus can snap back after periods of relative calm. The U.S. is averaging about 40,000 new cases and 850 new deaths every day, among the worst...

DW (English) ~ 9/20/2020 6:25:00 AM

Italy impounds German migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 4

Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com)

Italian authorities have confined the migrant rescue vessel Sea-Watch 4 to port in the Sicilian city of Palermo. Aid groups say the move has been made under false pretenses. Italian port authorities have impounded the German-flagged NGO ship Sea-Watch 4 in Pa…

Independent ~ 9/20/2020 6:15:35 AM

Aid groups call Italy's blockade of rescue ship 'political'

Via AP news wire

The German humanitarian group Sea-Watch has condemned as politically motivated the blockade of its ship in the Sicilian port of Palermo by Italian authorities after an 11-hour inspection

Associated Press ~ 9/20/2020 6:15:33 AM

Aid groups call Italy's blockade of rescue ship 'political'

MILAN (AP) — The German humanitarian group Sea-Watch on Sunday condemned as politically motivated the blockade of its ship in the Sicilian port of Palermo by Italian authorities after an 11-hour...

bdnews24.com ~ 9/20/2020 6:14:29 AM

Kremlin critic Navalny posts photo of himself walking

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was seen walking down the stairs in a photo posted on his Instagram feed on Saturday, five days after a Berlin hospital said he had been taken off a ventilator and could breathe independently.

The New Republic ~ 9/20/2020 6:08:08 AM

The Vampire ship (Europe's largest heroin shipment)

NKosmatos

How the seizure of Europe's largest heroin shipment created bloody fallout throughout the world—and sparked still-raging political corruption scandals in Turkey, Greece, and the Middle East