JULY 8, 2018
Amazon CEO and Blue Origin Founder Jeff Bezos
Blue Origin, the space flight project launched by Jeff Bezos in 2000, has set a goal to reach the moon by 2023.
The plan, named Blue Moon, is aimed at preparing the moon for an eventually permanent settlement of humans.
Blue Origin has been testing reusable space rockets, and...
JULY 8, 2018
Human remains and pottery from the Inca culture are seen inside a tomb at Huaca de las Abejas, in Tucume Archaelogical Complex in Lambayeque, Peru. - Reuters/Guadalupe Pardo
Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered an extensive Incan burial site inside an adobe pyramid in a coastal desert valley far from the Andean heart of the empire.
Two dozen cave-like tombs with...
JULY 8, 2018
TOPSHOT - This picture taken on July 4, 2017 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 5, 2017 shows the successful test-fire of the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 at an undisclosed location. South Korea and the United States fired off missiles on July 5 simulating a precision strike against North Korea's...
JULY 8, 2018
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Southeastern Livestock Pavillion on October 12, 2016 in Ocala, Florida. - Gerardo Mora/Getty Images
Rudy Giuliani confirmed on Sunday that the White House contested a request from the special counsel to interview White House chief of staff John Kelly.
Giuliani,...
JULY 8, 2018
Brief Scorecard: India 201 for 3 (Rohit 100*, Kohli 43) beat England 198 for 9 (Roy 67, Pandya 4-38) by seven wickets
BRISTOL - A long tour of England can bring contingencies, and India responded gloriously to the first of those to maintain their clean sheet in T20I bilateral series of three matches. Central to India's win was...
JULY 8, 2018
FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, photo, a recruiter in the shale gas industry, left, speaks with an attendee of a job fair in Cheswick, Pa. Employers in the United States are thought to have kept up their brisk pace of hiring in June 2018, reflecting the durability of the second-longest U.S. economic expansion on...
JULY 8, 2018
The U.S. border fence passes through the South Texas town of Pernitas, Texas, U.S. - Jon Herskovitz/Reuters
ROMA, Texas — More property owners along the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas say they've received notices from the federal government asking to review their land, which could be used for border wall construction.
KENS-TV reports residents in the town of Escobares...
JULY 8, 2018
Brief Scorecard: Pakistan 187 for 4 (Fakhar 91, Shoaib Malik 43*) beat Australia 183 for 8 (Short 76, Finch 47, Amir 3-33) by six wickets
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed (L) holds the series trophy after victory during the final of the tri-series played between Pakistan and Australia - Getty
Fakhar Zaman’s career-best 91 and Mohammad Amir’s 3 for 33...
JULY 7, 2018
The twice-deferred two-plus-two dialogue between the foreign and defence ministers of India and the US is now expected to take place in early September with the venue perhaps being shifted to New Delhi, with both sides seeking closure on a foundational communications, compatibility and security agreement (COMCASA) at the meeting.
The two delegations were to meet first on...
JULY 7, 2018
TOKYO — Just hours after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departed North Korea after two days of nuclear negotiations, North Korea sharply criticized the U.S. team's attitude as “regrettable,” and accused the U.S. of making unilateral demands of denuclearization.
The remarks from North Korea’s foreign ministry directly contradicted statements made by Pompeo that the visit made “progress on...
