Gunmen attack intelligence service centre in Kabul
August 16
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16 August 2018United Kingdom unemployment rate falls unexpectedly to 4.0% | 14 August 2018
After increasing sharply during the financial crisis, the UK's unemployment rate has been rapidly dropping for nearly a decade. There are 1.36 million unemployed people (people not in work but seeking to work), 124,000 fewer than for a year earlier.
16 August 2018Women accused of killing Kim Jong Nam could be freed
Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong are charged with the murder of Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of the North Korean dictator. Pyongyang has denied accusations by South Korean and US officials that Kim Jong Un's regime was behind the killing.
16 August 2018Intel Official: "Brennan's Actions are Unconscionable...Trump Did The Right Thing"
The action prompted bipartisan rebukes and worries that Trump was willfully infringing on his critics' First Amendment rights. Comey and McCabe no longer have security clearances, according to their representatives. -
16 August 2018First Lady Melania Trump Cannot Wait To Divorce 'Unhinged' Donald Trump
On MSNBC on Tuesday, Manigault-Newman said she was a whistle blower unveiling "corruption" within the Trump White House. Staffer Lynne Patton called Manigault Newman a "disgruntled employee" on "Anderson Cooper 360" Tuesday night.
16 August 2018Best of 'Hard Knocks': What Browns said to Antonio Callaway
Offensive coordinator Todd Haley was in Coleman's ear, telling him to stay in routes longer and, essentially, to compete harder. When Hue tells him to talk with Haley, Coleman says if the Browns don't want to play him, they should just trade him.
16 August 2018Corona owner pumps $4 billion more into weed producer Canopy
Canada's largest cannabis company has announced they have closed the biggest deal in the history of the legal cannabis industry. The agreement Wednesday will also see Constellation nominate four directors to Canopy Growth's seven-member board of directors. -
16 August 2018Fortnite New LTM: Soaring 50's, Plus Sniper Shootout Changes
Grenades now properly grant progress for the Week 5 Challenge: "Deal damage to players with a Clinger, Stink Bomb, or Grenade". This new mode looks to try and offer a new twist of the 50 vs 50 mode and brings a huge emphasis on mobility.
16 August 2018New storm forms over Atlantic; no threat to Jamaica
Continuity prevents a higher forecast, but Lane seems destined to eventually become a category-4 hurricane like Hector. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles from the center.16 August 2018John Brennan's Security Clearance Revoked by Trump
Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said of Trump, "Leaders behave like this in dictatorships, not democracies". Also on the list was Susan Rice , Obama's national security adviser. -
16 August 2018China's radio heliograph may cooperate with NASA's spacecraft in solar observation: scientist
In addition, the low density of the plasma in the solar corona means a relatively small amount of heat will transfer to the probe. Once it reaches space, the craft needs to drop 53000 miles per hour of sideways motion to skim the sun's atmosphere.
16 August 2018China, US to resume trade talks in late August
China responded by threatening in early August to impose new tariffs on $60 billion worth of USA goods. The Trump administration started to impose last July 6 tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese imports.
16 August 2018Indian airport temporarily halts operations
Cochin International Airport's official website showed that several flights had been diverted, cancelled and indefinitely delayed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the flood-hit state of Kerala in his address to the nation on the 72nd Independence Day.
