Orbi News

Portrait of a casino: Back in the black after 40 years   ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — When Resorts became the first casino in the United States to open outside Nevada, gamblers overwhelmed it. Cars streamed...

The life of Michael Schumacher By Ethan Goldstien     Michael Schumacher is one of the most recognizable names in the world of motor racing, and the most successful Formula One driver of all time. The German legend...

Indian government argues Rohingya refugees linked with Pakistani militias   India's top court is hearing an appeal lodged on behalf of Rohingya against the Hindu nationalist government's plan to deport refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar. An...

DNA confirms amazing Australian isle insect not extinct after all  Will Dunham   WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When black rats invaded Lord Howe Island after the 1918 wreck of the steamship Makambo, they wiped out numerous native species...

Venezuela condemns US senator who says world would back a coup   Venezuela's foreign minister says Washington wants to replace Maduro with a right-wing dictator like those who ruled regional countries with an iron fist in...

Facebook's Zuckerberg refuses to appear before UK parliament   UK lawmaker Damian Collins has urged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to reconsider his refusal to appear before the British parliament about data leaks and the rise of...

 The Money Issue Cryptocurrency Is Not Just a Boys' Club  By Morgen Peck Meet nine women who are changing the game. When dinner conversations turn to cryptocurrency, as they often do these days, I brace for a grilling,...

What You’re Doing Wrong When You Eat a Bowl of Ramen By Kate Krader    Don’t make enemies with your bowl of noodles. https://youtu.be/IMu64HnPEt8   For fans, ramen is a thing of beauty, taut noodles in a steaming rich broth,...

Turkey suspends readmission deal with Greece — Cavusoglu   The decision comes after eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after the 2016 failed coup attempt were released from a Greek prison. A readmission protocol between Greece...

US students stage school walkouts to protest gun violence   Across the US, students were urged to leave class at 1400 GMT for 17 minutes – one minute for each of the dead in Florida. Students from...

Read in Spanish The output of the felons Ruben Dario Bustillos Ravago Twitter: @rdbustillos In previous writings conclude with the thesis of Professor Evan Ellis, of the Institute of strategic studies of the "Army War College in...

Turkey condemns Greece for granting asylum to putschist   A former Turkish soldier who fled with seven others to Greece after a failed coup attempt in 2016 should be granted asylum, a Greek court has ruled,...

Branding Sailo   How Sailo grew its fleet from 100 to 5,000 boats in just one year by leveraging the power of a compelling brand story. A Q&A with Delphine Braas '14 of Sailo, the online boat...

Major fire breaks out at hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, patients evacuated     PATIENTS, some wheeled out in their sick beds, have been evacuated after a huge fire broke out in an Istanbul hospital. A HUGE fire has...

How Alexis Tsipras went from being the Greek Corbyn to the EU's poster boy Denis MacShane   As loud-mouthed, ugly, anti-European politics surge in Rome, Vienna, Budapest and Brexit Britain, Greece’s prime minister has shown another way is possible. At...

Google to stop scanning Gmail for creating targeted ads   Google's practice of analysing incoming and outgoing emails of its free consumer Gmail users has been criticised on privacy concerns. Google said on Friday it would stop...

Facebook: no current plans to make 'catastrophic' news feed change worldwide   Company’s head of news feed says test is to see if users prefer only friends’ posts in timeline, but journalists in affected countries warn...

Where to find the best loukoumades in Athens   Most European cultures have their version of doughnuts but Greek “loukoumades” (lou-kou-ma-des) would have to be the most sinful. If you’re going to indulge then you might...

Tesla cuts nine percent of workforce in search of profit   In its fifteen-year existence the company headed up by Elon Musk has not made a profit, and it's burning through cash at an unprecedented rate. Tesla...

Vladimir Putin watches display of Russian firepower near EU border Shaun Walker   Russian president observes as Zapad military exercise moves into counterattack stage. A large-scale Russian military exercise that has spooked western countries has entered its final...

US, Mexico and Canada to host 2026 football World Cup   The North American bid beat the rival Morocco proposal, winning 134 votes to 65 for Morocco at the FIFA's congress in Moscow. FIFA President Gianni Infantino...

How Turks Came To Anatolia: The Battle Of Manzikert Zeynep Şahin   The Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantine army in 1071 Manzikert Battle and opened up Anatolia for Turkish rule. This is how the seeds of the...

Scientists discover ancient Mayan city hidden under Guatemalan jungle   Aerial laser mapping detects thousands of hidden structures in Peten region, suggesting its population was millions more than previously thought. Researchers using a high-tech aerial mapping technique...

Serbia and Montenegro could join EU in 2025, says Brussels Jennifer Rankin in Brussels   Serbia and Montenegro could join the EU in 2025, the European commission has said, as Brussels seeks to renew the path to...