Archive du mois : mai 2018

Mindestens 20 Tote bei Dammbruch in Kenia 0

Mindestens 20 Tote bei Dammbruch in Kenia

Bei einem Dammbruch im ostafrikanischen Kenia sind mindestens 20 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Das Unglück habe sich am Mittwochabend am Solai-Staudamm nahe der Stadt Nakuru rund 150 Kilometer nördlich der Hauptstadt Nairobi ereignet, sagte der örtliche Polizeichef Gideon Kibunjah am Donnerstag der Nachrichtenagentur AFP. Durch die Wassermassen seien ganze Häuser fortgespült worden. Der Staudamm zehn…

Wimbledon: Andy Murray doing ‘every little thing he can’ to be fit – Judy Murray 0

Wimbledon: Andy Murray doing ‘every little thing he can’ to be fit – Judy Murray

Murray has slipped to 39 in the world rankings having not played competitively since Wimbledon last yearAndy Murray is doing « everything he can » to return from injury in time for Wimbledon, says his mother Judy. The former world number one, a two-time winner at the All England Club, has not played competitively since last year’s…

Explorer is getting a sad theme, and it’s very darkish 0

Explorer is getting a sad theme, and it’s very darkish

Enlarge / The dark Explorer theme. As long-time practitioners of the « dark theme » concept—it’s still an option here at Ars for those who prefer light text on dark backgrounds—we’re excited to see that Microsoft is extending the reach of its dark theme to include Explorer. Windows 10 has a toggle to switch between the standard…

Remember when Eire performed their first Test? 0

Remember when Eire performed their first Test?

We were here first: the Ireland squad that played the country’s first Test © Courtesy of Isobel Joyce Last year, four months on from his team being awarded Test status by the ICC, the CEO of Cricket Ireland, Warren Deutrom, announced that Ireland would be playing their first Test in May 2018. « We are excited…

Malaysia PM Najib Razak admits defeat in ancient election, saying he ‘accepts verdict of the oldsters’ 0

Malaysia PM Najib Razak admits defeat in ancient election, saying he ‘accepts verdict of the oldsters’

Malaysia’s incumbent prime minister, Najib Razak, has conceded defeat following a historic election in which the ruling party was ousted for the first time in 60 years. Speaking in a televised press conference on Thursday morning, Mr Najib said: « I and my colleagues accept the verdict of the people. » He said the National Front, which has ruled the…

Israel says it hit Iranian targets in Syria 0

Israel says it hit Iranian targets in Syria

Israeli army said on Thursday it hit dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria overnight accusing Tehran of launching rocket and missile attack towards its forces in the occupied Golan Heights. « The (Israeli military) has struck dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria, » Israeli military spokesman Jonathan Conricus told journalists. He said they targeted intelligence,…