Powerful blast rocks Afghan capital amid darkness: witnesses

Edit China Daily 01 Aug 2016
KABUL - Casualties were feared in the early hours of Monday after a powerful blast rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul when the city was plunged in darkness, witnesses said ... after the blast."...

Mining Commences at La Parrilla with First Mine Blast (W Resources plc)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Aug 2016
("W" or the "Company") Mining Commences at La Parrilla with First Mine Blast. W Resources Plc (AIM.WRES), the tungsten, copper and gold exploration and development company with assets in Spain and Portugal, is pleased to announce that hard rock mining at its La Parrilla Tungsten project in Spain started yesterday with the first blast at the mine shot successfully at 14.00 CET....

Afghan official: Blast shakes city, possible attack

Edit Atlanta Journal 01 Aug 2016
It was not immediately clear what caused the blast, which shook much of the capital at 1.25 a.m ... The blast was followed by widespread power outages....

Afghan official: Blast shakes Kabul, possible attack

Edit Stars and Stripes 01 Aug 2016
It was not immediately clear what caused the blast, which shook much of the capital at 1.25 a.m ... The blast was followed by widespread power outages....

Weekly Economic Commentary (Rural Bank Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Aug 2016
Limbo Rock is the less famous hit song by Chubby Checker and I make no apology for including it as a reference this week, with last week's CPI data posting a 17-year low, which is likely to be a key determinant in the RBA's decision as to whether they drop the official ......

Comment on Rewind Review – Black by Hawk Hopper

Edit TechRaptor 01 Aug 2016
The shooting would be great, but most of the enemies are bullet sponges and require at least 15 bullets or 3 shotgun blasts to take them down ... Instead of blasting through levels, I mostly crept around slowly, trying to kill an enemy or two before they could blast me to death in a couple of seconds ... ....

Recent attacks highlighting Obama's misplaced focus on guns

Edit The Oklahoman 01 Aug 2016
Events keep highlighting the foolishness of that response ... It didn't go unnoticed that he made that comment at a news conference in Paris shortly after a coordinated terrorist attack of shootings and bomb blasts had killed 130 and injured hundreds. France has many gun control laws ... You don't hear politicians calling for restricting the sale of pressure cookers, Christmas lights and model cars, although those items were ... defense ... ....

Rockies' Gray, Dodgers' McCarthy set to duel

Edit MLB 01 Aug 2016
Jon Gray, the Rockies' rookie right-hander who is growing into an ace, has a brief but checkered history against the Dodgers. In three starts, two this year, Gray has struck out 22 in 15 2/3 innings, but he is 0-2 with a 5.74 ERA. The trick, though, is none of it matters to Gray ... The development of four pitches -- with his curve joining the fastball, slider and changeup in effectiveness -- has changed Gray ... "It's fun ... ....

Taliban truck bomb strikes hotel in Kabul, no casualties reported

Edit Deccan Chronicle 01 Aug 2016
Kabul ... The attack on Northgate hotel, a heavily guarded compound for foreign contractors with blast walls, watchtowers and sniffer dogs, underscores the worsening security situation in Afghanistan. Read. Taliban claims responsibility for truck bomb blast in Kabul ... The hotel was not immediately reachable by telephone. ....

Huge blast at contractors' hotel shakes Kabul

Edit Belfast Telegraph 01 Aug 2016
It was not immediately clear what caused the blast, which shook much of the capital at 1.25am local time (9.55pm BST) on Monday ... Share Go To ... Monday's blast follows a suicide attack on a peaceful demonstration on July 23 that killed more than 80 people and wounded hundreds ... ....

If she respects democracy, Clinton will meet the press

Edit The Miami Herald 01 Aug 2016
It’s crystal clear that Hillary Clinton stands a very good chance at becoming the next president of the United States ... But that was just the first step. Because Friday, she became the model for America to see how she’ll conduct herself as president, should she take that oath of office come January ... That’s bad enough ... The White House Correspondents Association has blasted both Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump ... Routinely....
photo: AP / Massoud Hossaini
Afghan National Army sit on their tank passing a road leading to the site of an explosion, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. A strong explosion took place early Monday near a guesthouse for foreigners in Kabul, an Afghan police official said. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

Blast Shakes Kabul Near A Guesthouse For Foreigners

Edit Time Magazine 01 Aug 2016
It was not immediately clear what caused the blast, which shook much of the capital at 1.25 a.m. (2055 GMT) on Monday. It was followed by widespread power outages ... Monday’s blast follows a suicide attack on a peaceful demonstration on July 23 that killed more than 80 people and wounded hundreds ... ....

Cornwall and Somerset celebrate as they strike gold in August’s Premium Bonds draw (NS&I; - National Savings and Investments)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Aug 2016
(Source. NS&I; - National Savings and Investments) ... A woman from Cornwall (Bond number ... Customers can keep a track of their Premium Bonds by using the prize checker on nsandi.com or they can use the PB Prize Checker App to find out instantly if their bonds have won a prize or a prize in the past six months, as well as any prizes older than 18 months you haven't claimed since your Bonds first entered the draw ... £1,000,000 2. £100,000 2....
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