Новости за 21.12.2017

A 5..2-magnitude earthquake struck near the Iranian capital, Tehran, late on December 20, killing one person and injuring nearly 100 more despite causing only minor damage. But tens of thousands of people spent the night outside, bracing for aftershocks.

Berlin (dpa) - Bundesjustizminister Heiko Maas (SPD) hat die antisemitischen Ausfälle eines Passanten gegen einen israelischen Restaurantbetreiber in Berlin scharf verurteilt. «Auch dieser völlig unfassbare und unentschuldbare Vorfall in Berlin zeigt: Wir alle müssen uns antisemitischer Hetze engagiert und mutig entgegenstellen», schrieb der SPD-Politiker am Donnerstag auf Twitter. «Den Brandstiftern dürfen wir nie das Feld überlassen. Denn erst kommen die Worte, dann die Taten.» In Berlin war am... Читать дальше...

The English city of Birmingham was on Thursday confirmed as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games after a troubled bidding process.

President Trump's big sales pitch for the huge tax overhaul congressional Republicans passed on Wednesday has been consistent for weeks:

A shopping centre in the Melbourne suburb of Frankston, Victoria, was evacuated on December 21 after several gas bottles caught fire and exploded just after 7 pm, officials said. The Bayside Shopping Centre was evacuated as a precaution, the Country Fire Authority (CFA) said, while firefighters worked to decant and flame off some of the leaking bottles. There were no injuries reported and minimal damage to surrounding areas, the CFA said. The incident occurred shortly after a car was driven into... Читать дальше...

A Bankgkok man’s video of a blonde woman creating a series of graffiti markings along Silom Road in the Thai capital has gone viral, racking up over 1.9 million views since being posted on December 20. Vorathep Charoenpornpanich’s video shows the woman, and her male companion, smiling as they walk down the street, the woman stopping off to write crude graffiti markings on city property and (as per follow-up images) a phone booth. Charoenpornpanich’s Facebook post on the matter — a translation of... Читать дальше...

As a child, I imagined there were two kinds of Christmas-celebrating people in this world. Team Colored Lights were merry souls who tossed bright bulbs around random bushes and burned the Christmas ham because they were busy laughing at Aunt Debra's saucy jokes. And then there was us: Ladies and Gents of the White Lights — a family that graduated from colored lights and charming 30-year-old reindeer ornaments with amputated legs, to torturing a Fraser fir with the weight of 50 glass ornaments from Barney's. Читать дальше...

Hearts are heading to Spain for a winter training camp next month with friendly matches planned against Nuremberg and Vitesse Arnhem.

Karen Tobiasen, the staff manager of Nordea, has claimed she has been inspired by Adolf Hitler, a choice has raised many eyebrows in the light of mass layoffs by the Scandinavia's largest bank.

Paris (dpa) - Der französische Molkereigigant Lactalis ruft weitere Babymilchprodukte wegen Salmonellengefahr zurück. Sämtliche Produkte, die im französischen Werk Craon seit 15. Februar hergestellt wurden, seien betroffen, teilte das Unternehmen am Donnerstag mit. Das Vorgehen sei mit den Behörden abgestimmt. Französische Medien sprachen von etwa 720 Warenposten, nachdem es Mitte des Monats bei einem ersten Rückruf rund 620 gewesen waren. Wie viele Einzelprodukte betroffen sind, wurde nicht bekanntgegeben. Читать дальше...

In Italien geht die Legislaturperiode zu Ende. Die Abgeordnetenkammer verabschiedet am Donnerstag das Budgetgesetz, der letzte große Akt dieser fünfjährigen Gesetzgebungsperiode. Zwischen Weihnachten und Silvester wird Staatschef Sergio Mattarella die Parlamentskammern auflösen. Dies ist der erste Schritt in Richtung Parlamentswahlen, die Gerüchten zufolge am 4. März stattfinden werden.

The controversial contract which was awarded in August 2013 was worth N8.68 billion for the printing and distribution of textbooks as well as library materials.

The controversial contract which was awarded in August 2013 was worth N8.68 billion for the printing and distribution of textbooks as well as library materials.

Max Lercher ist am Donnerstagnachmittag vom SPÖ-Vorstand einstimmig zum neuen Bundesgeschäftsführer gewählt worden. Im Anschluss versicherte er, umgehend dafür sorgen zu wollen, "dass wir kampagnenfähig sind". Lerchers Stellvertreterin wird Andrea Brunner. Sie hatte die Bundesgeschäftsführung bisher interimistisch gemeinsam mit Christoph Matznetter geführt.

Max Lercher ist am Donnerstagnachmittag vom SPÖ-Vorstand einstimmig zum neuen Bundesgeschäftsführer gewählt worden. Im Anschluss versicherte er, umgehend dafür sorgen zu wollen, "dass wir kampagnenfähig sind". Lerchers Stellvertreterin wird Andrea Brunner. Sie hatte die Bundesgeschäftsführung bisher interimistisch gemeinsam mit Christoph Matznetter geführt.

Max Lercher ist am Donnerstagnachmittag vom SPÖ-Vorstand einstimmig zum neuen Bundesgeschäftsführer gewählt worden. Im Anschluss versicherte er, umgehend dafür sorgen zu wollen, "dass wir kampagnenfähig sind". Lerchers Stellvertreterin wird Andrea Brunner. Sie hatte die Bundesgeschäftsführung bisher interimistisch gemeinsam mit Christoph Matznetter geführt.

Die SPÖ wählt in Sitzungen von Präsidium und Vorstand am Donnerstag Max Lercher zum neuen Bundesgeschäftsführer. Vor der Aussprache erklärte Parteichef Christian Kern: "Er ist einer unserer besten Leute." Der Parteivorsitzende hob sowohl Lerchers kommunikative als auch organisatorische Fähigkeit hervor. Zudem sei seine Wahl "ein Zeichen, dass die SPÖ nicht nur aus Wien besteht".

Klopp thinks Oxlade-Chamberlain will become a far superior player at Liverpool German surprised he wasn’t trusted to make things happen in the final third at Arsenal Ox faces his old club for the first time on Friday evening SEE MORE: Oxlade-Chamberlain sends Arsenal a warning ahead of Emirates battle Jurgen Klopp thinks Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is going to become a much better player at Liverpool than he ever was at Arsenal.The post Klopp: Arsenal’s ‘unbelievable’... Читать дальше...

The CDC released its annual data on drug deaths this week, and if anyone was hoping for an improvement in the public health scourge of opioid-related fatalities, they won’t find it in these grim numbers. Overall, drug overdoses rose 21% to 63,600 last year, fueling a decline in life expectancy for the second year in …

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the U.N. vote on Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and related developments (all times local): 5:45 a.m. Israel's prime minister is blasting the United Nations as a "house of lies" ahead of a vote to reject President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. Acknowledging that the resolution will likely pass by a wide margin, Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel "completely rejects this vote before... Читать дальше...

Cape Town - The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) says the decision taken by the ANC to direct government to immediately downgrade the South African embassy in Israel to a liaison office is a move in the right direction.

Since mid-2017, bitcoin has rocketed from $2,500 to over $16,000 today. A lot of companies associated with bitcoin and other digital cryptocurrencies are getting caught up in the investment mania, even as it becomes clear that bitcoin's house is built on sand.

Bayer Leverkusen coach Heiko Herrlich has apologised after taking a frankly ludicrous tumble in his technical area during Wednesday night's DfB Pokal tie against Borussia Monchengladbach. Gladbach midfielder Denis Zakaria chased a loose ball over the touchline, entered Herrlich's general vicinity and duly sent the Leverkusen boss sprawling to the floor in mock anguish. Heiko Herrlich, l'entraîneur de Leverkusen nous a offert une simulation pour le moins grotesque hier en coupe d'Allemagne ! Читать дальше...

AC Milan have dismissed out of hand the "inadmissible allegations" that Leonardo Bonucci is looking to leave San Siro. The Italy international defender joined the Rossoneri from Serie A champions Juventus ahead of this season in a sensational €40million switch as part of a squad overhaul bankrolled by the club's new Chinese owners. Despite a number of additions to the playing staff, Milan have struggled again in 2017-18 and after sacking head coach Vincenzo Montella and replacing him with Gennaro Gattuso... Читать дальше...