Новости за 13.08.2018

Tony Barber, Financial Times
For many younger citizens of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which went their separate ways in 1993, the tumultuous events of the eight-month-long Prague Spring belong to some distant, barely recognisable era. The subject is taught in history lessons at school, but arguably it registers less with Czechs and Slovaks than the contemporaneous Vietnam war does for Americans or the quasi-revolutionary vnements of May 1968 for the French.

Shai Hope's maiden T20 half-century and a five-wicket haul from Raymon Reifer helped Barbados Tridents to a winning start in the Caribbean Premier League as they overcame Guyana Amazon Warrior

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Jeet Heer, NRep.
Naipaul, whose death was announced on Saturday, experienced a remarkable journey from the periphery of empire to the center of the literary canon. Yet as impressive as his rise was, his tormented relationship with his first wife and his abuse of his longtime mistress make Naipaul a prime example of the perennial and unsolvable aesthetic conundrum: how do we separate the bad actions of an artist fr...

Tom Rogan, Exam.
Mexicans, mistrusting endemic political corruption, ego, and waste, may think that President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's decision to scrap his security detail makes sense. But in fact, it is idiotic.

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson (28) hits a single against the Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on September 6, 2017. (Stan Olszewski/Special to S.F. Examin

Legendary American gospel singer, Aretha Franklin, is said to be gravely ill. According to reports, the singer had been diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and since then, she has been battling a number of other health issues.

Italy has demanded Britain take in 141 migrants rescued by a ship that flies under the flag of Gibraltar.

Italy has demanded Britain take in 141 migrants rescued by a ship that flies under the flag of Gibraltar.

BERLIN: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday to discuss the Syrian and Ukraine conflicts, energy issues and other foreign policy issues, Berlin announced. Merkel will host Putin from 1600 GMT at the government retreat Meseberg castle north of Berlin, where they will only give media statements but not hold [...]

With more than 10 million marriages in India held annually, the segment holds immense potential for innovation, improvement and standardisation of processes

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Will Ferguson, The Walrus
The best Canadian word is neither English nor French

Die Türkei hat sich verändert. Nicht nur, dass nach dem gescheiterten Putschversuch von 2016 Journalisten weggesperrt, der Einfluss Oppositioneller zunehmend eingeschränkt und der Weg für eine autokratische Regierung geebnet wird — das Land leidet unter einer sich stetig verschlechterten Wirtschaftslage. Grund dafür ist Erdogans katastrophale Wirtschaftspolitik. 

, Aeon
The music of Ancient Greece is no longer a mystery; recreating their songs reveals the roots of the Western tradition

Jens Glsing, Der Spiegel
Venezuela has the largest known oil reserves in the world, but under the leadership of Nicolas Maduro, its hospitals lack equipment, medicines, food, anesthetics and even pens. The doctors who remain face a daily struggle to treat patients with little more than hope.

James Watt, LobeLog
by James Watt From a Western viewpoint, never has the international scene looked more provisional, more uncertain. Some of the confusion is self-inflicted (Trump, Brexit). Some results from a centu

OKLAHOMA CITY – Investigators are trying to find clues inside a north Oklahoma City home after they say one person was shot. Early Monday morning, police were called to a home near Britton and Broadway Extension following a reported shooting. Officers were told that the door swung open and shots were fired. Officials say they don’t have any evidence that this was a home invasion. The victim is expected to undergo surgery soon after being shot in the chest. The […]

ST. LOUIS >> Jim Furyk will have to decide whether Tiger Woods is worthy of making his Ryder Cup team. One of his vice captains sure thinks so. After making a Sunday charge at the PGA Champio

Bijan Khajehpour, ALM
Absent tackling such root issues as banking and financial sector reform, Iran's political economy is likely to continue to shape government policy to the detriment of the economy and the society as a whole.

Two people have been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire on Jackson Street in Hamilton.

Shiraz Maher, New Statesman
IS has lost control of most of the territory it once held. But it is not defeated and is morphing into an international movement, inspiring more attacks.

The Unpublishing of her Facebook page comes less than 24 hours after Ms. Loomer posted her video of her being assaulted by a soon-to-be-congresswoman.

India suffered a heavy defeat in the second Test at Lord’s, losing by an innings and 159 runs in a rain-affected match as the England bowlers made merry in swing-friendly conditions.