Новости за 17.02.2020

1. Boris Johnson hit by Tory backbench revolt over threat to scrap BBC licence fee  The Sun
2. 200,000 homes ditch their BBC TV licences in a year prompting funding crisis  Daily Mail
3. BBC licence fee ‘set to be scrapped and replaced with subscription service’  The Sun
4. This government threatens the principle at the heart of the BBC  The Guardian
5. It’s high time to check the bloated Beeb’s privilege, SAYS LEO MCKINSTRY  Express.co.uk
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February 17 – With sponsorship of football by gambling firms very much on the radar of UK regulators, Everton have become the first Premier League club to announce they are ending their deal with Kenyan online gaming giant SportPesa.

Lupita Nyong’o is mourning the death of Nikita Pearl Waligwa. The 36-year-old actress took to Instagram to remember her Queen of Katwe young co-star after it was announced she passed away at the age of 15. “It is with great sadness that I post about the passing of Nikita Waligwa, the sweet, warm, talented girl [...]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Adam Henrique scored twice, Derek Grant had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 Sunday. Brendan Guhle and Sam Steel also scored for the Ducks, who have wins in two of their last three games. The Ducks scored twice on the power play after

Data from the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) showed that financial creditors realised just 12% of their claims in the quarter-ended December, down from 34% in the quarter-ended September. Bankers said falling recoveries from the IBC and delays in resolution have pushed them to seek solutions out of the courts.

Ever since Mr. Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of India for the second term, after completing first term of

Bong Joon-ho's Parasite picked up the coveted Best Film and Best Director awards at this year's Oscars - the first foreign-language film to ever do so. Its historic win is the perfect excuse to get stuck into genre-bending and exciting Korean cinema. More »

Dallas Cowboys fans are losing their minds over Dak Prescott. But would it really be so bad if they let him walk?

Team U.S.A. is set to select its three-on-three team for the Tokyo Olympics. Will the rest of the world have a fighting chance in this version of the sport?

What a powerful start to the All-Star Game in Chicago.

Samsung's Galaxy S20 range delivers massive upgrades and one big problem...

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Mercury goes retrograde this week, and Pisces season begins.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Adam Henrique scored twice, Derek Grant had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 Sunday.

President Donald Trump has called for Russia to end its support for the Syrian regime's "atrocities" as he expressed US concern over violence in the Idlib region, the White House said. In a call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Trump "expressed concern over the violence in Idlib, Syria and... conveyed the United States' desire to see an end to Russia's support for the Assad regime's atrocities." President Bashar al-Assad's forces made new gains Sunday in their offensive against the last... Читать дальше...

Stanford softball (9-2, 0-0 Pac-12) won all four games of the Stanford Invitational this weekend at Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium.

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MAGA was all orgasmic about Donald Trump bringing The Beast down to Daytona to do a loop or two around the racetrack leading up to the DAYTONA 500 race on Sunday. So Trump shows up in his black suit and trademark extra long red tie. He gave a jerky speech where he literally had to trace the words with his finger as he leaned over the podium like a 3rd grader giving a class presentation:

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A bad deal for Palestine.

U.S. President Donald Trump's long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, released Jan. 28, may appear to try and appease both sides, but it will function as more of a one-state solution in disguise. The plan heavily favors Israeli demands and lacked the incorporation of Palestinian input throughout much of its drafting. As a result, it is less of a peace plan and more of a codification of the status quo... Читать дальше...

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MADISONVILLE, Ky. - Pikeville (Ky.) captured the Mid-South Conference Indoor Archery Championship today in Madisonville, Kentucky.

The Indoor championship is part of a season-long competition for archery that also includes 3D and outdoor championships. Cumberlands (Ky.) captured the 3D championship in September.

US President has had a phone call with his Turkish counterpart

Jason Davis, best known as the voice of Mikey Blumberg on Disney Channel’s “Recess,” died on Sunday. He was 35.

Vijender Gupta, an MLA-elect from Rohini, was the leader of the opposition in the sixth legislative assembly and had taken up issues such as the lack of buses, pollution and the upkeep of government schools and mohalla clinics, among others.

CABINET ministers have been forced to insist Dominic Cummings isn’t the real PM after No10 was accused of enforcing “iron clad centralisation”. The PM’s most senior adviser has been blamed for Chancellor Sajid Javid’s ousting in Boris Johnson brutal Cabinet reshuffle last Thursday. As a backlash by Tory MPs grew against controversial Mr Cummings, a […]