Key facts and figures on the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Every year on May 15, Palestinians around the world, numbering about 12.4 million, mark the Nakba, or “catastrophe”, referring to the ethnic cleansing of Palestine and the near-total destruction of Palestinian society in 1948. The Palestinian experience of dispossession and loss of a homeland is 69 years old this year. On that day, the

Considered a ‘megadiversity’ country, Madagascar is among the world's most biologically diverse places, with incredibly high levels of endemic plants and animals. Figure 2 Vegetation in rainforest areas is dense, diverse and highly specialised Figure 3 Madagascar’s endemic species Known mammal speciesEndemic mammal speciesKnown bird

Prof Paul Newman is Director of the Oxford Robotics Institute, and Founder of of Oxbotica Ltd. He is the BP Professor of Information Engineering at the University of Oxford and inventor of techniques that allow machines to know where they are, what surrounds them and what they should do next. With over 15K citations, 200 papers and fundamental contributions to robotics science he continues to

Birth: 1847 Death: 1930 Training Location(s): PhD, Johns Hopkins University, (1882/1926) BA, Vassar College, (1869) Primary Affiliation(s): Columbia University, (1915-1930) Media Links: Websites Christine Ladd-Franklin in the Vassar Encyclopedia Christine Ladd-Franklin's Diary Archival Collections Christine Ladd-Franklin Papers, Vassar College Archives and Special Collections, Poughkeepsie,

WACO —Hornet Signs of Waco, which created a realistic life-size tailgate decal of a bound woman lying in the bed of a pickup, burned the creation Monday in response to a worldwide backlash that included threats after the story went viral. Brad Kolb, the owner of the advertising and marketing company, removed the decal and burned it Monday.

DC’s ecosystem is far stronger than people realize with a combo of government-focused companies and strong data platforms It might be cliché to some to say every city has a startup. At this point in the golden era of automated technologies and abundant venture capital, it’s clear hi-tech is taking over the global economy. Some cities have fared better than others in tech growth, and one of them

UK consumers are spending almost half (45 per cent) of their waking hours watching TV, using their mobiles and other communications devices, new Ofcom research reveals today. We're now sending four times as many texts per day than in 2004, spending almost a quarter of our internet time on social networking sites and spending 3 hours and 45 minutes per day watching TV. We're also using

Else ICR was recently spotted painting a wall on Garey Street, one of the most demanded painting spots in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles. Some know Garey Street and its surrounding streets as the “LA Walls of Fame”. Else has been painting Garey Street for over 6 years solid.

The Mothers & Newborns Study in Poland follows 500 pregnant women and their children through prospective research studies, examining how multiple common urban pollutants are contributing to rising rates of asthma, developmental delays, behavioral disorders, and cancer risk. The study takes place in Krakow, a city with high levels of combustion-generated pollutants from coal burning.

On Thursday, 12 July 2018, the UK released a White Paper outlining in more detail the UK’s desired terms for its future relationship with the EU. The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, has described the proposal as ‘comprehensive and ambitious’, and has noted the need for pragmatism and compromise in order to move the debate forward.