[caption id="attachment_14455" align="alignleft" width="300"] Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova speaks at a press conference in downtown Los Angeles, California yesterday.[/caption] Lausanne, Switzerland (AFP) — The world’s top sports court will rule today on Maria Sharapova’s appeal against her two-year tennis ban over doping. In a statement, the...
[caption id="attachment_14449" align="alignleft" width="300"] Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae swim in a container at the Florida Mosquito Control District Office in Marathon in August. More federal money finally is available to fight Zika, even as the news worsens. Babies who at first seem to have escaped...
GUANGZHOU, China (Xinhua) — Ten intelligent robots have started to work as customs officers at three ports in the cities of Zhuhai and Zhongshan, southern China’s Guangdong province on Saturday, according to the local customs office. They are the first batch of intelligent robots to be...
Facebook yesterday launched a new online “Marketplace” allowing members of the huge social network to buy and sell with each other. The new feature puts Facebook squarely in competition with local online selling platforms led by Craigslist, and offers an alternative to marketplaces like eBay. Software...
JAMAICANS who are currently being housed in shelters islandwide due to the impending passage of Hurricane Matthew will benefit from water and toiletries, valued at approximately $1 million, from National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB). “NCB urgently responded to the call for assistance from the Office...