recovered from the black boxes of the crash in Ethiopia showed similarities to the Air Lion crash. But the investigation is ongoing.
he EU’s preference is that Britain ratifies the Withdrawa
Agreement. This is where the prospect of a lengthy delay plays into the thinking of some.
A long delay presents the UK, potentially, with a choice. If it is to take part in the European elections, then it must legislate to do so before April 11. In that scenario, the
EU could propose a longish delay of around two years, with a fixed end point, but with a neat get-out clause. Were the Hous
e of Commons to approve May’s Brexit deal within that period, the UK would flip out of the EU and the Article 50 ex
tension would be reincarnated as the two-year transition, as per the current Withdrawal Agreement.
If that all sounds a little fiddly, here it is in simpler language. UK lawmakers would be presented with a choice of voti
ng to leave the EU with a deal that they may not love, or remain as a full member state and what that leads to is any
one’s guess: A general election, another referendum — take your pick of undesirable outcomes.
All of this was complicated further on Monday, when the Speaker of the House of Commons lobbed in a constitutional hand g
renade. John Bercow pronounced that Theresa May could not bring her Brexit deal back for a new vote in Parl
iament without the question being asked sufficiently differently from the one defeated last week.
Amnesty International in a statement on Tuesday calle
d on foreign governments and international aid agencies to”ramp up” resources and assistance for thousands of pe
ople that have been displaced, and those that are still trapped in the aftermath of the disaster.
The international human rights organization urged authorities in Mozambique and Malawi, countries that are p
rone to flooding to adopt climate change policies that could reduce the impact of such occurrences.
”As the effects of climate change intensify, these ext
reme weather conditions can be expected to revisit us more frequently. The devastation wro
ught by Cyclone Idai is yet another wake-up call for the world to put in place ambitious climate change mitigation me
asures,” said Muleya Mwananyanda, Amnesty Deputy Regional Director for Southern Africa.
A $50 million rescue and rebuild mission is now underway to
repair roads, bridges, schools, communication lines and provide healthcare to
those affected. The country is in poor shape to withstand the financial impact of a disaster: Zimbabwe is cur
rently in the grip of a deep economic crisis.
The Zimbabwe Information Ministry shared pictures of some pupils who had been res
cued from a boarding school in Chimanimani District, one of the worst-affected areas in the east of the country. Br
idges were swept away, and power and communication lines in the area have been cut off.
St Charles Lwanga School children are now safely in Chiping
e and currently receiving medical attention. pic.twitter.com/Ad9LSC7WhS
— Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting (@InfoMinZW) March 18, 2019
This cyclone follows a week of heavy rains and flooding across southeast Afri
ca that affected 1.5 million people in Mozambique and Malawi, killing at least 120 people in both countries, UN
The SEC sought to remove Musk as CEO of Tesla last year
after he tweeted in August that he had secured funding to take the company private. It was eventually revealed that while
he’d spoken with investors, he hadn’t secured anything. The SEC said the tweet was “false and misleading.”
The settlement allowed Musk to stay on as CEO, but he had to give up his role as chair
man of Tesla. He and Tesla were fined a total of $40 million, which Musk paid himself.
The US District Court for Southern New York, which approved
the original settlement in October, will decide whether Musk’s February 19 tweet viol
ated the deal.While you were living your life on December 18th, 2018, a giant space rock exploded 16 miles above the Ea
rth’s surface, giving off 10 times the energy of the atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima. No big deal.
The event is properly called a “fireball,” NASA’s term for “exceptionally bright meteors that are spectacular enough to to be seen over a very wide area.”
With an impact energy of 173 kilotons, December’s fireball was the second-most powerful to enter Earth’s atmosp
here in 30 years. You may recall the first — it was that huge, blinding fireball that rocked parts of Russia in 2013.
This may sound catastrophic, but images being sharedf Decembe
’s fireball are actually quite poetic in scale. This atomic, otherworldly force appears as a simple red blip above the clouds.
Some colour views of the #meteor that flew over the North Pacific in December 2018, taken by Japan’s #Himawari satellite.
The meteor is really clear here – bright orange fireball against the blue + white background!
But you likely didn’t know about it until now, because scientists only just noticed it.
That’s because the area where the fireball exploded, over the Bering Sea, is extremely remote.
NASA’s Planetary Defense Officer Lindley Johnson told the BBC s
uch a powerful meteor event only happens a few times every 100 years. (As a side no
te, “Planetary Defense Officer” is probably as close to a real-life “Avengers” title as you’re gonna get.)
CNN has reached out to NASA for additional comment.
In case you’re not uneasy enough about the reality that flaming extraterr
estrial objects are continuously pelting our fragile planet, they do so with alarming regularity.
NASA keeps track of most of the notable fireballs and bolides (a similar astronomical term) that reach Earth. So far in
2019, there have already been five notable fireball events. Don’t worry, though! Most are super tiny.
And if the big one ever comes along to make dinosaurs of us all, NASA’s Planetary Defense Office has our backs.
But Wu admitted that it is not easy to crack open the har
nut of European smartphone market where most handsets are sold in large retail chains and by local telecom operators.
Also, European consumers are different from their Chinese counterpart
s in terms of product preferences. For instance, European consumers are not big fans of bea
utifying photos. As a result, the company has to work hard to localize its products.
Although Oppo is a well-known brand among European tel
ecom industry professionals, awareness about it among the consumers is not high.
“It takes time to build a brand, with careful consideration nee
ded to decide what forms of marketing and product com
munications are appropriate. We are working hard to know the specific characteristics of each market,” Wu said.
The deal is the latest in a series of patent license agreements
with key industry partners such as Qualcomm, Dolby and Nokia. This strategy is expected
to clear the patent obstacles for Oppo to better serve global consumers in the 5G era, said Fu Liang, an independent telecom analyst.
“Talent is what we are in dire need of, to explore overseas market,” Wu said.
Oppo aims to have 90 percent of its Europe-based staff sourced from the local talent po
ol, so as to better tap into the design and art scholars from local universities.
The company said it currently has over 40,000 emplo
yees globally, with 10 manufacturing facilities and six research institutes across the world.
Its mobile operating system ColorOS commands 250 million users w
orldwide. To expand its reach, Oppo has also set up over 400,000 points of sale worldwide.
tudents sleep at noon in the classroom, in East China’s Anhui prov
More than 60 percent of children and teens do not get adequate sleep, which can put their health at risk, according to a repor
t released on Sunday by the Chinese Sleep Research Society, ahead of the World Sleep Day that falls on March 21.
Nearly 63 percent of Chinese youths ages 6 to 17 sleep less than eight hours a day, acco
rding to the report. Among 13- to 17-year-olds the figure is more than 81 percent.
The report was based on a survey at the end of last year and in January. It covered nea
rly 70,000 children and teens ages 6 to 17 across the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
The report found that the heavy school homework load and the popu
larization of electronic devices were the two top causes for the inadequate sleep. From Mon
day to Thursday, 8.4 percent of the group would still be busy with their homework after 11 pm.
Footage of the attack on one of the mosques was broa
dcast live on Facebook, and a “manifesto” denouncing immigrants as
“invaders” was also posted online via links to related social media accounts.
