British fighter jets were scrambled to intercept three Russian planes that committed an “act of aggression,” the U.K.'s defence secretary said. RAF Typhoons left their base in Estonia to obstruct the planes which were approaching Baltic countries...Try Newsweek. Subscription offers....
Article by WN.com Correspondent DallasDarling. Slavery and segregation is inherently violent, and so was the urban race riots and black militants of the 1960’s; the beating of the black man Rodney King by Los Angeles police in 1992, and uprising that followed the acquittal of the police officers who beat King; the attacks on Sept ... And yet, deliberate nonviolent civil disobedience was embodied by one of the greatest activists. Dr....
(CNN)Capable of hitting targets 3,400 miles away, China's "Guam killer" missile is raising new fears of a growing Chinese threat to major U.S. military installations and stability in the Pacific Rim. A congressional panel has issued a report warning of the dangers of the missile, during a week in which U.S.-China tensions flared anew with a U.S. Navy destroyer sailing close to a Chinese-claimed island in the South China Sea... Read More ... ....
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Stargazers, mark your calendars. On Monday, May 9, the planet Mercury will wander directly in front of the sun — a rare "transit" that only happens about 13 times a century ... But be careful ... () ... After Halley died, during the 1761 and 1769 transits of Venus, scientists from around the world collaborated and used his method to calculate that the distance between the Earth and sun was about 24,000 times Earth's radius ... Not too shabby ... EDT ... ....
Mercuy’s Caloris basin, seen in exaggerated colour ... Historic observations ... In fact Venus, being larger and closer to the Earth, gives a more precise measure, and thanks to Halley’s insight French and British expeditions were mounted to various remote parts of the globe for its 1761 and 1769 transits. For example, the main impetus behind Captain Cook’s first round the world voyage was to observe the 1769 transit of Venus from Tahiti ... ....