Новости за 30.12.2017

Berlin (dpa) - Auch mit dem zweiten Teil des Historiendramas «Die Puppenspieler» über die Augsburger Kaufmannsdynastie der Fugger im Spätmittelalter hat sich die ARD gegen das ZDF durchgesetzt. Im Schnitt 4,55 Millionen Zuschauer schalteten am Freitagabend ab 20.15 Uhr ein, was einem Marktanteil von 14,8 Prozent entsprach. Bei der ersten Folge des unter anderem mit Herbert Knaup, Ulrich Matthes und Samuel Schneider besetzten Zweiteilers waren es am Mittwochabend 5,33 Millionen Zuschauer (16,9 Prozent).Der ZDF-Freitagskrimi... Читать дальше...

Video footage of stray dogs apparently being poisoned by municipal staff has sparked a public outcry in Lebanon, with politicians rushing to post pictures of themselves with their pets.

A court in Egypt has sentenced former Islamist President Muhammad Morsi to three years in prison after convicting him for insulting the judiciary.

Cristiano Ronaldo has expressed his desire to move into the film industry when he eventually calls time on his illustrious career. At 32 and still in peak physical condition, the Real Madrid and Portugal star has no immediate desire to hang up his boots, but already has plans in place for when the time comes. The likes of Vinnie Jones, Eric Cantona and David Beckham have all made the transition from the pitch to the silver screen and Ronaldo has designs on trying his hand at acting once he has finished terrorising opposition defences. Читать дальше...

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week's Qatar Open to place a further question mark on his participation in the Australian Open, the Daily Mail reports.

The Serbian has been sidelined for the last six months and was unable to play in an exhibition match in Abu Dhabi on Friday when an elbow injury flared up.

Vilnius (dpa) - In der Nachkriegszeit vagabundierten Tausende deutsche Kriegswaisen als sogenannte Wolfskinder durch Litauen. Von den wenigen noch Überlebenden in dem Baltenstaat haben mindestens 50 einen Antrag auf Zwangsarbeiterentschädigung beim  Bundesverwaltungsamt gestellt. Dies teilte die Vorsitzende des  Vereins Edelweiss, Luise Kazukauskiene, in Vilnius mit.Vor dem Fristablauf am Jahresende haben demnach alle 51 Mitglieder des Vereins Ansprüche angemeldet. «Ich wollte mich überhaupt nicht bewerben... Читать дальше...

Arsene Wenger says Jack Wilshere and Alexis Sanchez both showed they are committed to Arsenal after the pair played a key role in their 3-2 win at Crystal Palace. Jack Wilshere is asked if he's back to his best yet and the progress of a new Arsenal deal. LONDON -- Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is confident that Jack Wilshere has forced his way back into the England squad with his recent performances, and says the midfielder's improved defensive awareness has taken his game to another level. Читать дальше...

Despite Manchester City's dominance, Ian Darke says there's plenty to keep Premier League fans occupied in the second half of the season. Pep Guardiola feels Man City stringing 18 straight wins together in the Premier League wouldn't have been possible without Nicolas Otamendi. MANCHESTER -- Pep Guardiola has admitted that he is concerned about whether his Manchester City squad can cope with challenging for four trophies. After Sunday's game at Crystal Palace, City will have played nine... Читать дальше...

A US National Security Council (NSC) source has confirmed to Sputnik that Tel Aviv and Washington have worked out a plan to counter "malign Iranian activities." Speaking to Radio Sputnik, Mohammad Marandi, a political analyst and professor at the University of Tehran, explained why the US and Israel are so hostile towards Iran.

GLOBUS O MARTINI BIENENFELD - Izbor najboljeg, najljepšeg ili najatraktivnijeg adventa jednak je onome kada se bira “najljepši zalaz sunca”, ali bez obzira na to Zagreb je trijumfirao treći put i prema izboru glasača portala European Best Destinations proglašen najboljom destinacijom za božićne blagdane. A kada se spomene zagrebački “Advent”, asocijacija je odmah Martina Bienenfeld, koja ga je prije tri godine organizirala prvi put, smislivši sa svojim suradnicima iz Turističke zajednice Grada Zagreba atrakcije... Читать дальше...

My BT Hub 6 is playing up, wireless keeps dropping out. I’ve played with the various channels, and it might be caused by the vicinity of a fibre optic Xmas tree, so once this is back in the loft and the problem is still happening, I have a choice....

Invest in a new BT Smart Hub which I can get for an extra £2.50 a month making my package £50 for Infinity 2 or moving to Sky Fibre. Don’t know if I can face the hassle if I’m honest, but am fed up with BTs total disregard for customer service....apparently... Читать дальше...

Durban - Hours after celebrating his son’s wedding, an Eshowe father was shot dead in front of his family and friends, allegedly by his neighbour who earlier that day had helped with wedding preparations.

Another guest was also shot dead, and two others injured.

Twenty-four former prisoners are undergoing medical examination and rehabilitation at a military hospital, while 41 released (both civilians and military among them) have been admitted at the hospital of the State Administration of Affairs, according to a Ukrainian envoy to the Minsk Trilateral Contact Group’s humanitarian subgroup and First Deputy Parliament Speaker Iryna Gerashchenko. Read […]

The U.S. Library of Congress says it will no longer collect every single tweet published on Twitter as it has been doing for the past 12 years.  The library said this week that it can no longer collect everything across the entire social media platform because of recent changes Twitter has made, including allowing longer tweets, photos and videos.  It said in a blog post this week that its first objective with collecting and archiving tweets was “to document the emergence of online social media... Читать дальше...

Ex-Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has been knighted in Queen Elizabeth's New Year's honors list, along with Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb and author Michael Morpurgo, while ballet dancer Darcey Bussell becomes a dame. Ringo, 77, real name Richard Starkey, joined the Beatles as a replacement drummer for Pete Best in 1962 and occasionally sang lead vocals, notably in "Yellow Submarine" and "With a Little Help from my Friends." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a Beatle in 1988 and... Читать дальше...

Ex-Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has been knighted in Queen Elizabeth's New Year's honors list, along with Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb and author Michael Morpurgo, while ballet dancer Darcey Bussell becomes a dame. Ringo, 77, real name Richard Starkey, joined the Beatles as a replacement drummer for Pete Best in 1962 and occasionally sang lead vocals, notably in "Yellow Submarine" and "With a Little Help from my Friends." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a Beatle in 1988 and... Читать дальше...

Noch nie hat eine Regierungsbildung in Deutschland länger als derzeit gedauert. CSU-Chef Seehofer kann den Verdruss der Bürger darüber gut verstehen und setzt der Union und der SPD deshalb auch eine Frist.München (dpa) - Spätestens bis Ostern muss nach Ansicht von CSU-Chef Horst Seehofer die große Koalition von Union und SPD im Bund stehen. «Ostern ist der allerspäteste Zeitpunkt, dann ist Anfang April. Sonst würde ich sagen, wir hätten unsere Hausaufgaben nicht gemacht als Berufspolitiker», sagte... Читать дальше...

DURBAN - Revellers are encouraged to go out and have fun, but it is important to party safely as well.

Ivan Govender, district manager in KwaZulu-Natal for Fidelity ADT Security, said every year there were road accidents, drinking incidents, drug overdoses and more.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's supreme court has exonerated a man of blasphemy charges after he served nine years of a life sentence in prison. A two-judge panel of the court on Friday granted the appeal of Mohammad Mansha for lack of evidence, ruling that Mansha was falsely accused. According to court records, Mansha was arrested in September 2008 after the imam of a mosque in Bahawalnagar district in Punjab province told authorities that Mansha had desecrated the Quran. A judge in Punjab convicted... Читать дальше...

The Russian Supreme Court is due to hear on December 30 a lawsuit by Aleksei Navalny against the Central Election Commission for barring him from running in Russia's presidential election next year.

The Russian Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by opposition leader Aleksei Navalny against a decision to bar him from running in Russia's 2018 presidential election.

Time rewinded and last night, the famous Dubliners took to our screens once again to play some beautiful music as Ryan Tubridy hosted The Late Late Show: Dubliners Tribute - 30 Years On.People took to social media to share their love for the famous band and expressed how much they missed some of its founding members and said how they were the best musicians to ever grace this planet, never mind Ireland.Hate and The Dubliners are not two things that go together but a lot of people were pissed off about one aspect of the tribute... Читать дальше...