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A Jew of my acquaintance whom I ran into at the bank claims that something called “birth tourism” is a phenomenon among moneyed Russians.

It's less than a month now until rock and roll legends, The Rolling Stones grace the pitch of Croke Park to play to thousands of adoring fans. They will kick off their European leg in the capital as their No Filter Tour hits Dublin on May 17. However, there will be a slight change ahead of the concert as the band are going to go off the beer ahead of their first gig in order to put on the best show possible here in Ireland. They won't touch a drop before or after the gig meaning that the they'll... Читать дальше...

Arsene Wenger will step down as manager of Arsenal at the end of the season after running the British Premier League club's team for almost 22 years. In a statement published on Friday, the 68-year-old Frenchman said that "after careful consideration" and discussions with the soccer club, he felt it was the right time to leave Arsenal. "I am grateful for having had the privilege to serve the club for so many memorable years," Wenger said. Under Wenger's management, Arsenal has won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups. Читать дальше...

Translated by Ollie Richardson 11:59:04 20/04/2018 tvzvezda.ru The deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Evgeny Balitsky [“Opposition Bloc” – ed] compared the current Ukrainian authorities to a fascist occupation. He made such a statement on the air of the “NewsOne” TV channel. Balitsky reminded that Ukrainian citizens are leaving the country in large quantities. “We lose […]

In 2014, Ben Affleck went on an emotional rant against Sam Harris on Bill Maher’s Real Time after the atheist author had criticized Islam, suggesting he was a bigot. In 2015, in the midst of student protests over alleged racist incidents, communications professor Melissa Click gained nationwide notoriety when she called for “some muscle” to use against a student journalist. Last year, Evergreen State College professor Bret Weinstein, an established progressive and Bernie Sanders supporter, found... Читать дальше...

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger will finally bring his 22-year stay as Arsenal manager to a close at the end of the season, the Frenchman announced on Friday. “After careful consideration and following discussions with the club, I feel it is the right time for me to step down at the end of the season,” Wenger said in a statement posted on the club’s website. “I am grateful for having had the privilege to serve the club for so many memorable years.” Wenger, 68, won three Premier League titles, leading... Читать дальше...

When it comes to Robert Mueller's investigation, President Trump has an angel perched on one shoulder and a devil on the other. The angel tells him to let the special counsel's probe run its course, for the sake of himself, his party, and the integrity of the system. The devil tells him that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has no right to keep poking around in his business, and if Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein doesn't have the guts to fire him, then Trump ought to axe Rosenstein and replace him with someone who knows who the boss is.

Disgraced Sydney businessman and former Auburn Deputy Mayor Salim Mehajer has launched a legal bid to overturn his bankruptcy, stating 'only God' has the power to declare him insolvent. A Federal Circuit Court judge declared the property developer bankrupt in March while he was in prison, having been refused bail over claims he staged a car crash and defrauded an insurance company. The 31-year-old announced on social media platform Snapchat, he'd lodged an application to 'set aside this joke', claiming 'only God can bankrupt me'.

CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago community college has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a student who alleged the school violated her free-speech rights by prohibiting her from handing out flyers that read, "Shut Down Capitalism." Ivette Salazar, who gets $30,000 from Joliet Junior College, claimed the college limited political expressions to a small campus "free speech zone." Salazar saw other students distributing flyers outside the zone Nov. 28 advocating capitalism with a poster reading,... Читать дальше...

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• King Mswati III of Swaziland has renamed the country.
• The absolute monarch said on Thursday that Swaziland will be known as the Kingdom of eSwatini.
• eSwatini was the country's original name before it had been colonized by the British.

MBABANE (Reuters) - Swaziland's King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, said on Thursday he was officially renaming the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini.

He announced the change to eSwatini... Читать дальше...

REUTERS / Lucas Jackson

• King Mswati III of Swaziland has renamed the country.
• The absolute monarch said on Thursday that Swaziland will be known as the Kingdom of eSwatini.
• eSwatini was the country's original name before it had been colonized by the British.

MBABANE (Reuters) - Swaziland's King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, said on Thursday he was officially renaming the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini.

He announced the change to eSwatini... Читать дальше...

Компания ABB представила новую серию модульной аппаратуры и боксов ABB basic.

Cardiff City Nottingham Forest ESPN, ESPN+ 6:45 PM UTC Game Details Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » GameCast Lineups and Stats Promotion-chasing Cardiff hope influential defender Sol Bamba will make Nottingham Forest's Sky Bet Championship visit on Saturday night.Bamba... Читать дальше...

Palestinians protesting along the Gaza border have begun attaching Molotov cocktails to kites to fly over the fence into Israel in a new tactic as demonstrations enter their fourth week.

Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank on Friday admitted to a massive erroneous transfer of 28 billion euros ($34 billion) in a routine operation, more than the entire bank is worth.

I think some of the team who played against Sutton are out of the pro-game now.

I'm Grayson's biggest critic but you have to play your best team in those games. Going full strength in the JPT is another matter, though.

This is the team Grayson played against Carlisle in the JPT in front of a crowd of 13,000. It was what first turned me against him.

Leeds United
01 Ankergren
02 Crowe
06 Naylor
26 Bromby
08 Kilkenny
14 Howson
16 Johnson yellow card
22... Читать дальше...

The Kashmir region, China’s Xinjiang province and certain regions of Russia are fertile grounds for Daesh ideology, Indian security analyst Qamar Agha has warned.

Earlier this week, an ambitious housing bill failed badly in the California legislature, voted down in its very first committee hearing. The opposition from a coalition of traditional wealthy NIMBYs and some environmentalist and tenant rights groups proved far too strong.

Israel dropped leaflets in the Gaza Strip on Friday warning Palestinians not to approach its border fence as the military braced for fresh clashes along the frontier. Thousands of Palestinians were expected to gather along the Israel-Gaza border, as they have every Friday over the past month for mass demonstrations that have turned violent and during which Israeli forces have killed 31 Palestinians and wounded hundreds. Each week, some Gazans hurled stones and burning tyres near the frontier fence, where Israeli army sharpshooters are deployed.

WASHINGTON — In his memos documenting conversations with President Donald Trump, former FBI Director James Comey recounts Trump’s “serious reservations” about then-national security adviser Michael Flynn as well as the President’s concerns about media leaks and Trump’s recollection of Russian President Vladimir Putin telling him that Russia had the “most beautiful hookers in the world.” The Comey memos provided to Congress on Thursday and obtained by CNN include documentation of seven conversations he had with Trump from January 7... Читать дальше...

Arsene Wenger's shock resignation as Arsenal manager following 22 years in charge drew a huge reaction on social media.

The meaning of what Nigerian politicians simply refer to as mace in a standard English dictionary will surprise even the most stoical English enthusiast. First, the Wikipedia online dictionary defines a Mace as a weapon with