webpages, citizen — Nginx's co-founders were detained on criminal charges and now face civil suits. Jim Salter - Dec 16, 2019 10:35 pm UTC Enlarge / This listing image is slightly hyperbolic—Nginx co-founders Sosoev and Konovalov didn't do time in jail, they were "just" detained and interrogated at gunpoint in their homes at 7am local…
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba’s Communist government is prepared if the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump decides to sever diplomatic relations although it hopes that does not come to pass, a top Cuban diplomat said on Monday. Cuba's Foreign Ministry's General Director for U.S. Affairs Carlos Fernandez de Cossio attends the annual U.S.-Cuban academic conference…
Image copyright European Photopress Agency If women ran every country in the world there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes, former US President Barack Obama has said.Speaking in Singapore, he said women aren't perfect, but are "indisputably better" than men.He said most of the problems in the world came from old…
Comics were the oldest storytelling medium — Archaeologists say it might also contain the oldest known religious images. Kiona N. Smith - Dec 15, 2019 3:00 pm UTC At this very moment, you're a participant in one of the things that makes us human: the telling and consumption of stories. It's impossible to say when…
INCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) - Stephen Biegun, the U.S. special envoy for North Korea, arrived in South Korea on Sunday as Pyongyang stepped up pressure on Washington to make concessions to revive stalled denuclearization talks ahead of a year-end deadline. Biegun’s arrival came a day after North Korea said it made another “crucial test” at…
Image copyright Reuters Jeremy Corbyn has apologised to Labour supporters over his party's heavy defeat in the general election.Writing in the Sunday Mirror and the Observer, he acknowledged the party's failings in the poll and said he accepted his responsibility for it.It comes as two likely leadership candidates - Lisa Nandy and Jess Phillips -…
Let's get ready to rumble — What if Sinbad, King Arthur, Medusa, and Alice started a fight club? Charlie Theel - Dec 14, 2019 3:00 pm UTC Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. The full name of this game is Unmatched: Battle…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico’s deputy foreign minister, Jesus Seade, said on Saturday he sent a letter to the top U.S. trade official expressing surprise and concern over a labor enforcement provision proposed by a U.S. congressional committee in the new North American trade deal. FILE PHOTO: Mexico's Deputy Foreign Minister for North America, Jesus…
Image copyright AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS Image caption North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stepped up his rhetoric against the US in recent weeks North Korea has conducted a "crucial test" at a satellite launch site to boost its nuclear deterrent, state media reports.A spokesman told KNCA news agency it took place late on Friday…
Any takers? — Meet the most expensive Chrome OS laptop on the market. Ron Amadeo - Dec 13, 2019 8:55 pm UTC Enlarge / The Pixelbook Go. Valentina PalladinoThe Pixelbook Go is Google's latest swing at a high-end, flagship laptop for Chrome OS. The device was announced and shipped in October, but only the mid-…
