Новости за 20.03.2018

The Sahara could be an arid and inhospitable desert today but 10,000 years ago, the place witnessed lush green vegetation and early Africans had a crucial role to play in that, according to a group of researchers who found the first-ever known evidence of cultivation and storage of cereals in the region.  The group, from the University of Huddersfield, England, and the University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Italy, explored a prehistoric site in the Libyan desert and found more than 200,000 ancient cereal seeds arranged in circular clusters.

Every few days, the media finds something new to freak out over. As long as it's a minor variation of the thing it was freaking out over last week.

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday banned television anchorperson Shahid Masood from hosting his programme for three months and asked him to submit a written apology to the court.

Six months after bombshell sexual assault allegations blew up against Harvey Weinstein, pressure is growing for the onetime Hollywood mogul to be brought to justice, with the Manhattan prosecutor under fire for failing to bring a criminal case against him three years ago.

Međunarodni institut za medije (IPI) i Europski centar za medijske slobode (ECPMF) objavili su danas novi program potpore prekograničnim projektima istraživačkog novinarstva u zemljama Europske unije vrijedan do 450 tisuća eura. http://www.ij4eu.net/ Fond “Istraživačko novinarstvo za Europu – #IJ4EU” (Investigative Journalism for Europe) namijenjen je poticanju i jačanju suradnje među novinarima i redakcijama u Europskoj […]

A Twitter user identified simply as Sonya had shared a tweet, stating that she imagines waking up in DJ Cuppy’s body. In a reply to the tweet, the DJ expressed that the lady shouldn’t imagine it because she is wack and overrated.

SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) - The suggestion of Ukrainian Ambassador to Berlin Andriy Melnyk to ban German nationals from visiting Crimea is nonsense and an act of interference in Germany's internal affairs, Andreas Maurer, the head of Die Linke party group of the Quakenbruck parliament, told Sputnik.

President-elect Armen Sarkissian has visited Silicon Valley in the United States to conduct meetings with representatives of the IT industries and High tech.

President-elect Armen Sargsyan has visited Silicon Valley in the United States to conduct meetings with representatives of the IT industries and High tech.

Tel Aviv (dpa) - US and Israeli officials lambasted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday after the premier called the US ambassador to Israel a "son of a dog" and a "settler" in a fiery weekend speech. On Tuesday, Israeli Minister for Regional Cooperation Tzachi Hanegbi called the statement "inflammatory" and "inexcusable." "Negotiations, not insults and hate, are the path to peace and prosperity in the region," Hanegbi said in a tweet a day after US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman insinuated that the remark is anti-Semitic. Читать дальше...

First-time home buyers may continue taking out mortgages worth up to 95 per cent of the value of collateral posted at the time of loan approval.

JOHANNESBURG – Pitso Mosimane cut a regal figure at the Loftus Versfeld auditorium on Sunday night, sipping a cup of coffee that must have gone down well after he guided Mamelodi Sundowns to their third successive appearance in the group stage of the Caf Champions League.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is reportedly keen to seal the transfer of a surprise Premier League midfielder to replace Paul Pogba. That player is Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey, according to the Daily Star, with Chelsea also said to be monitoring the Wales international’s situation at the Emirates Stadium. MORE: Manchester United make approach to sign Arsenal […]

The Oyo state government, through its commissioner for lands, housing and survey, Isaac Omodewu, has appealed to residents and landowners in the Soka neighbourhood of Ibadan to remain calm concerning the current land dispute.

The Amnesty International (AI) has accused security forces in Nigeria of failing to act on warnings about a possible attack by the Boko Haram hours before the abduction of about 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe, in February, 2018.

N30m worth of fake Kiwi Polish has been destroyed in Anambra state, following the order of Justice I.U Ndigwe of an Onitsha High Court. The products were destroyed over the weekend, under the supervision of the police.

Arizona officials saw opportunity when Uber and other companies began testing driverless cars a few years ago. Promising to keep oversight light, they invited the companies to test their robotic vehicles on the state’s roads.

Frankreichs Ex-Präsident Nicolas Sarkozy ist am Dienstag wegen einer Affäre um Wahlkampfspenden in Polizeigewahrsam genommen worden. Untersuchungsrichter gehen bereits seit fünf Jahren dem Verdacht nach, dass Sarkozys Präsidentschaftswahlkampf 2007 von Libyens damaligem Machthaber Muammar al-Gaddafi mitfinanziert wurde. Die Rede ist von mindestens 50 Millionen Euro.

Das einst von Ex-Hollywood-Mogul Harvey Weinstein geführte Filmstudio hat Geheimhaltungsvereinbarungen aufgehoben, die Opfer und Zeugen hindern sollten, über sexuelle Übergriffe des Produzenten zu sprechen.

Laut dem aktuellen Waldbericht des WWF sind seit 1990 fast 2,4 Millionen Quadratkilometer Naturwald verschwunden. Bis 2030 könnte Wald im Ausmaß der 20-fachen Fläche Österreichs verloren gehen, wenn die dramatischen Entwicklungen nicht gestoppt werden, teilte der WWF mit.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, March 19, re-arraigned Aliyu Usman, an associate of the embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, before Justice Tsoho of the federal high court

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Report: Parramatta look to Wigan prop Ryan Sutton for immediate NRL move

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez might be making a move for Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah over Chelsea's Eden Hazard this summer. The 25-year-old has been phenomenon for the Reds since he moved to Anfield last summer.

Mainz (dpa) - Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier hat betont, dass er Muslime als Teil der Gesellschaft in Deutschland sieht. Unter Bezug auf das Zitat seines Vorvorgängers Christian Wulff («Der Islam gehört inzwischen auch zu Deutschland») sagte Steinmeier den Zeitungen der VRM (Dienstag): «Und von dieser Botschaft dürfen wir uns nicht verabschieden.» Wulff habe nicht als Historiker oder Religionswissenschaftler gesprochen. «Seine Botschaft war: «Muslime in Deutschland gehören dazu».» Er rate dazu... Читать дальше...

After a few hectic days on a work trip in Lisbon and predominantly missing most of the cold weather in England, I could be forgiven for feeling a little smug, as I type away now back into the grind and sat on the Metropolitan Line on a grey and damp Tuesday. I’m not really smug though, because I know I’m starting to feel the effects of an Arsenaless period in the season and folks, it’s a long one isn’t it? The weekend just gone was Arsenal free because Southampton played in the cup. Читать дальше...