Новости за 25.05.2018

Brighton & Hove Albion have sold goalkeeper Bailey Vose to the League Two side Colchester United.

Partit Demokratiku has filed an objection to db Group's plans for the former ITS site at St George's Bay. In a statement issued on Friday afternoon, the party said it would continue to prioritise the needs of residents “over the desires of the few”. Pembroke residents have protested vividly against plans to develop the site into a massive tourist and retail complex including a 37-storey tower, and many of the concerns they highlighted during a meeting held earlier this month were cited in the PD's objection to the project. Читать дальше...

Well, it's just as well I keep travel journals as this series of posts has taken way too long. I am sorry. So much has been happening here and it's all been quite stressful and I end up sleeping a lot more than I'd like. So, let's get that journal out and finish this! I walked all those bloomin' miles and I want to share the accomplishment.
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Day 5 was a sight seeing day and after the Hell of the day before it was so much appreciated. We visited Vindolanda and Hexham. Thoroughly enjoyed... Читать дальше...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stated before that Washington should continue to push for termination of the Nord Stream 2 project. Moscow, for its part, sees this as an attempt to unfairly promote US gas exports. Sputnik has discussed the rationale behind Mr. Pompeo's attack on Nord Stream 2 with Ben Aris, editor in chief of bne IntelliNews.

Watford will have to wait for the World Cup to end before their target Mahmoud Hassan becomes available.

More than three months after a fact-finding commission was set up by President Hassan Rouhani to investigate the recent spate of suspicious deaths in Iranian prisons, it has produced no results, according to the lawyer of a victim’s family. In an exclusive interview with Radio Farda’s Mahtab Vahidi Rad, the lawyer, Payam Derafshan, disclosed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization is responsible for incarcerating scores of environmentalists in Tehran’s notorious prison, Evin. Читать дальше...

Here are the highest-paid CEOs for 2017, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. The AP's compensation study covered 339 executives at S&P 500 companies who have served at least two full consecutive fiscal years at their respective companies, which filed proxy statements between Jan. 1 and April 30. Compensation often includes stock and option grants that the CEO may not receive for years unless certain performance measures are met. For some companies, big raises... Читать дальше...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have arrested a popular rap artist on charges of inciting drug use. Anadolu Agency said 27-year-old Sercan Ipekcigolu, better-known as rapper "Ezhel," was detained by narcotics police in Istanbul late Thursday and was later charged with encouraging the use of drugs. Other media reports said the rapper could face a five-year prison term for encouraging the use of drugs in his song lyrics and video clips. His arrest led to a social media campaign by supporters... Читать дальше...

The Blanchard Beach portion of Oakledge Park in Burlington remained closed Thursday following a sewage spill on Monday that was complicated by a heavy rain.

President Donald Trump has awarded the military’s highest honor to an elite Navy SEAL Team 6 member for his courageous actions while attempting to rescue a teammate in 2002. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb has more on this American hero.

Southampton have revealed their preseason plans which include a two-week tour of China in July.

4-Mation is a product being developed by Kevin Holmes, Jonathan Scoon, and Charlie Round-Turner that features a spinner that accommodates different 3D-printed animations, like the leaping frogs above.

Bournemouth's Rhoys Wiggins has been forced to announce a premature retirement from professional football due to a persistent injury problem.

VIENNA/LONDON (Reuters) - As Europe's new privacy law took effect on Friday, one activist wasted no time in asserting the additional rights it gives people over the data that companies want to collect about them. Austrian Max Schrems filed complaints against Google, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, arguing they were acting illegally by forcing users to accept intrusive terms of service or lose access. "You have to have a 'yes or no' option," Schrems said in an interview recorded in Vienna before... Читать дальше...

A rainbow-hued Toronto hotel ballroom erupted in applause Thursday night as Trudeau took to the stage to accept an award from human rights group Egale Canada for his LGBTQ advocacy.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was reportedly blindsided by President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel the denuclearization summit with North...

Voters throughout Ireland have begun casting votes in a referendum that may lead to a loosening of the country's strict ban on most abortions.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes are on the hunt for a three-peat and the hometown fans will get their first glimpse of the squad during Friday’s home opener at Shaw Park.

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• Facebook has given four reasons why it is not going to ban political advertising anytime soon.
• The company made the decision despite CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitting that it will make a loss on running ads around elections.
• Policing ads will be "costly," Facebook said, and they only represent a "single-digit percentage" of their almost $40 billion ad business.
• Political ads also continue to be a source of controversy, including during Ireland's abortion referendum. Читать дальше...

The National Institute of Health Clinical Centre, the United States’ largest hospital for clinical research, said that researchers have started the first-in-human trial evaluating an experimental treatment for Ebola disease.

Liverpool's Andrew Robertson says Jurgen Klopp's 'don't-lay-down' has been crucial for their performances.

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В Самаре собираются приватизировать 38 муниципальных объектов. Мэрия рассчитывает получить за них 57 миллионов рублей. По словам чиновников, все имущество находится в ненадлежащем состоянии, поэтому спрос на него невелик. В частности, в этом году через торги удалось найти покупателя только на 3 объекта из выставленных 26. В плане приватизации стоят по 7 помещений в Промышленном и Самарском районах, по 5 - в Кировском и Октябрьском, по 3 - Красноглинском и Советском, 2 - в Ленинском... Читать дальше...

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - The EU attempts to continue investments in Iran despite the US decision to re-impose sanctions on the Islamic Republic are impossible for energy giants as they need access to the US banking system, Total President and CEO Patrick Pouyanne said Friday during an Energy session of the SPIEF.