WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New genetic research shows that there was mingling between ancient native peoples from Polynesia and South America, revealing a single episode of interbreeding roughly 800 years ago after an epic transoceanic journey. FILE PHOTO: A native Rapa Nui girl jumps into the sea on Anakena beach on Easter, October 26, 2003. REUTERS/Carlos…
LONDON (Reuters) - Shipping companies are still struggling to get hundreds of thousands of crew members back home after many months at sea despite pledges by countries to ease transit restrictions for seafarers, industry officials say. Countries including the UK, the United States, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines pledged this month to…
Omega x Alinghi Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Watch Omega and Swiss sailing brand Alinghi formed a partnership last year. While it's already seen success on the water, with the team winning a GC32 world title last June, this is the first time it's being leveraged for a timepiece. The Omega x Alinghi Speedmaster Dark…
MADRID (Reuters) - Britain made a mistake when it decided at the weekend to slap a quarantine on people traveling from Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday, saying much of the Mediterranean country had a lower coronavirus infection rate than the UK. Sanchez was speaking just after Britain dealt a new blow to…
LONDON (Reuters) - Shipping companies are still struggling to get hundreds of thousands of crew members back home after many months at sea despite pledges by countries to ease transit restrictions for seafarers, industry officials say. Countries including the UK, the United States, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines pledged this month to…
MOSCOW/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Russia’s Gazprom Neft has sold its first ever Arctic oil cargo to China to ChemChina, two sources familiar with the deal told Reuters on Thursday. This week, Gazprom Neft said it had sent 144,000 tonnes of light Novy Port oil grade to the Chinese port of Yantai on the Bohai Sea from…
FILE PHOTO: Sailing - America's Cup finals - Hamilton, Bermuda - June 26, 2017 - Emirates Team New Zealand celebrates with the America's Cup trophy in 2017 after defeating Oracle Team USA. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File PhotoWELLINGTON (Reuters) - America’s Cup holders Team New Zealand (TNZ) said on Wednesday they had asked police to investigate an alleged…
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand’s government said on Thursday it would halt public funding for the body organising next year’s America’s Cup pending the outcome of an investigation into “financial and structural matters”. FILE PHOTO: America's Cup finals - Hamilton, Bermuda - June 26, 2017 - Emirates Team New Zealand celebrates with the America's Cup…
About bottoming the keyboard keys: you really can’t avoid it. When you’re typing fast and moving your fingers accordingly, you’re hitting the keys hard enough that they will bottom out anyways unless you have really ridiculously long stroke switches. It’s physically impossible to maintain high typing speed and stop within the less than 2 millimeters…
A BC Ferries vessel experienced a mid-voyage breakdown on Sunday evening, stranding hundreds of passengers in the process. The Coastal Renaissance was making a trip from Nanaimo to Tsawwassen. The sailing began at 8:15 pm and was forced to anchor off at Jack Point 15 minutes later. See also: BC Ferries increases service between Metro…
