Andean condors are the heaviest flying bird in the world, with a single individual weighing up to about 16 kilos (or 35 pounds). According to new research, when it comes to keeping these heavy bodies up high, the sky is the limit, it seems. Taking off from the ground is …
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Georgia, Georgia Tech want to keep their soccer game on time
ATHENS The SEC is considering a soccer schedule for the conference only this fall, but under that plan, Georgia hopes Georgia Tech will also be allowed to stay on record. SEC athletic directors met with Commissioner Greg Sankey for eight hours Monday in Birmingham, Alabama, to discuss, among other things, …
Read More »Belarusian Election: Hundreds Protest After Lukashenko’s Rivals Banned
Image copyright EPA Screenshot Opposition protests have followed recent arrests of government critics in Belarus. Protests have erupted in Belarus, with hundreds of protests against the ban on two main opposition candidates in next month’s presidential election. The Belarusian electoral commission rejected requests from the main rivals of President Alexander …
Read More »Sony reportedly increases PS5 production by 50 percent
Sony is ordering at least 50 percent more PlayStation 5 consoles than it originally planned to ship this year, according to reports in the Japanese press. While the company expected to produce around six million consoles in 2020, Nikkei says the figure is now about nine million, while Bloomberg says …
Read More »Branson rescues Virgin Atlantic as 70th birthday gift to himself
(Bloomberg) – Richard Branson has spent decades cultivating an image of a reckless entrepreneur, glorifying risk with stunts like skydiving or hot air ballooning across the ocean to promote everything from soft drinks to space travel. Now, less than a week from his 70th birthday, Branson is taking one of …
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