Новости за 21.12.2017

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan refused to cave to Washington's threat to cut aid to countries that vote against the US over its Jerusalem move at the UN General Assembly, saying that he expects the world to teach Washington "a very good lesson" over its decision to recognize the city as Israel's capital.

Msunduzi Mayor Themba Njilo spread Christmas cheer this morning honouring the wishes of a dying boy who had asked to see him.

17-year-old Miso Khoza from Pietermaritzburg who is doing Grade 11 at Maritzburg College is hospitalised at the Hilton Private Hospital with an aggressive form of cancer. His illness is at advance stage and there is a chance he may not see Christmas.

“He has an aggressive form of cancer that has affected his mobility, he cannot walk, and now, he cannot move his arms. Читать дальше...

The festive period is set to be a huge one for Fantasy Premier League managers with games coming thick and fast. An entire round of midweek fixtures is set to ramp up the pressure, and forcing people to tinker with their 15-man squads. And whether because of injury, suspension, or simply a loss of form, it is well worth getting some transfers in before the Premier League returns at the weekend. And talkSPORT are here to help with our top tips for gameweek 19! Click the right arrow above to see our... Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State utility regulators have refused to dismiss a request that could lower rates for South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. customers after the company abandoned plans for two nuclear reactors. News outlets reported the Public Service Commission on Wednesday refused to dismiss two cases against SCANA Corp, parent company of SCE&G. Wednesday's decision means regulators could stop SCE&G from continuing to charge ratepayers for the reactors the company and the state-owned utility Santee Cooper canceled July 31. Читать дальше...

Rome (dpa) - Former Italian premier Matteo Renzi was under pressure Thursday to ditch an embattled close ally, with an influential liberal newspaper warning that his centre-left Democratic Party (PD) risks a rout in next yearlsquo;s elections.Renzilsquo;s long-time ally Maria Elena Boschi is accused of meddling in the crisis of a local bank, Banca Etruria, in which her father served as deputy chairman. Despite her alleged efforts to protect the bank, it was declared bankrupt by Renzilsquo;s government in 2015. Читать дальше...

This year, the winter solstice will take place on Thursday, Dec. 21 for the Northern Hemisphere

HOUSTON (AP) — Lakers rookie Kyle Kuzma set career highs with 38 points and seven 3-pointers against the NBA's hottest team, and he wasn't all that impressed with it. "Why not? I scored 30s in summer league, so...," he said before trailing off. The stakes were a little higher Wednesday night. Kuzma helped the Lakers overcome James Harden's 51 points and end the Rockets' winning streak at 14 games with a 122-116 victory. "It's a better team but it's the same mentality," Kuzma said. "I've got the same mentality every time I step on the court. Читать дальше...

NHS England has supplied the list of West Sussex pharmacies that will open over the New Year period.

"I am always caring for my bonsai trees -- it's as necessary for me as eating every day," says award-winning bonsai sensei, Kunio Kobayashi. A cross between horticulture and art, bonsai trees may be tiny, but they have an immense impact on the masters who care for them.

Relegation-threatened Las Palmas have appointed former boss Paco Jemez as coach for the remainder of the LaLiga season. The former Spain international replaces Pako Ayestaran, who was sacked in November after managing only two wins from the opening 13 matches. Jemez previously led Las Palmas between April 2010 and February 2011 and most recently managed Mexican outfit Cruz Azul. He rejected the club's initial offer to return last month in order to spend time with his family but, after the Royal... Читать дальше...

British-Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who is serving a five-year jail sentence in Tehran for alleged sedition, could be due for early release and possibly home for Christmas, her husband said Thursday.

Madrid (AFP) – Paco Jemez was on Thursday appointed the new coach of Las Palmas, the struggling La Liga side announced. Jemez is the club’s third manager this season and the 47-year-old inherits a team that has won just one of their last 13 Liga outings and only three in all. That poor run of form has left the Canary Islanders footing the table. Jemez, who will take up the post next week, was favourite to succeed sacked Pako Ayestaran after quitting as manager of Mexican side Cruz Azul last month. Читать дальше...

A fresh crisis has surfaced in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kano state chapter, with the latest resignation of the state party chairman, Mr Abass.

Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, the archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, has urged the president to call Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha to order.

Melbourne Victory team manager Paul Trimboli talks about the 2018 AFC Champions League draw. At one end of the pitch in Saturday's Melbourne derby, the cast of A-League characters seems settled. Re-signed Victory striker Besart Berisha will come up against City centre-backs Bart Schenkeveld and Iacopo La Rocca, with Michael Jakobsen marshalling the menacing attacker James Troisi. At the other, it's anyone's guess. Melbourne City have any number of options as to who will fill the vacant striker role, left open by Ross McCormack's knee complaint.

Get the royal frame ready!

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are celebrating their recent engagement with the release of their official portrait photographs.

The couple looks royally in love in the stunning snaps shared by Kensington Palace on Thursday, which was taken earlier this week at Frogmore House in Windsor by fashion photographer Alexi Lubomirski.

In the first photo, Meghan leans on Harry’s leg as they pose on a set of stairs, the actress wearing a black gown and the royal sporting a blue suit. Читать дальше...

Der Billigflieger Ryanair hat entgegen einer früheren Ankündigung doch kein Gebot für die insolvente Air-Berlin-Tochter Niki abgegeben. "Leider gab es nicht genug Klarheit über die Vermietung von Lufthansa-Flugzeugen an Niki", teilte das Unternehmen am Donnerstag mit. Niki-Gründer Niki Lauda reichte unterdessen ein Angebot zur Übernahme des Ferienfliegers ein, wie seine Sprecherin erklärte.

Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona update suggests it may not be on after all Liverpool plan to keep him and could still sign Thomas Lemar to play alongside him Arsenal have also been linked with the £90million-rated Monaco attacking midfielder READ MORE: Liverpool confident of beating Arsenal & Chelsea to £90m transfer ideal to replace Coutinho Liverpool could […]

Wer kann den FC Bayern jetzt noch stoppen? Im DFB-Pokal ist der erneute Weg nach Berlin vorgezeichnet. Selbst wenn weitere drei der fünf erfolgreichsten Teams im DFB-Pokal im Viertelfinale stehen.Leipzig (dpa) - Die Frage ist wohl nur noch, wer den FC Bayern zum DFB-Pokalfinale am 19. Mai 2018 in Berlin begleitet. Dem bereits im Achtelfinale von den Münchnern entthronten Titelverteidiger Borussia Dortmund bleibt nur die Hoffnung auf die Rückkehr zum Spaß- und Erfolgsfußball unter Neu-Trainer Peter Stöger in der Rückrunde der Bundesliga. Читать дальше...

Political tensions haven't been able to stop Russian-European cooperation in advanced aeronautics via the RUMBLE program. What's at stake is the creation of new guidelines for the return of supersonic civil aviation in Europe through the elimination of a key obstacle: excessive noise levels caused by aircraft as they break the sound barrier.

Berlín, 21 dic (dpa) - El paradigma de la perfección resultó ser un espejismo. Alemania, la potencia que tanta admiración causa en muchas partes del mundo, se ha distanciado de su tradicional cultura del consenso para adentrarse en su mayor crisis política y comenzar el nuevo año sin Gobierno. La incertidumbre se apodera del corazón de una nación que parecía imperturbable. Las previsiones más optimistas auguran que en Berlín no se formará un nuevo Gabinete hasta bien entrado el mes de marzo o incluso en abril. Читать дальше...

Kiev (dpa) - Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday detained a suspected spy who had been working in the cabinet of Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman.The suspect is accused of collecting data on the activities of governmental institutions and passing it electronically to Russian contacts, the Security Service of Ukraine said in a statement.Groysman accused the suspect of working for a "hostile state," according to a post on his Facebook page. The suspect faces up to 15 years in prison for high treason.Relations... Читать дальше...

In the first major upgrade of its artillery since the 1960s, Norway has settled for the Korean K-9 Thunder, which is currently in use in South Korea itself as well as Turkey.

The propaganda chief of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was among six jihadists killed in two separate US drone strikes in Yemen, tribal sources said on Thursday.