Новости за 21.10.2015

Laguna Beach (United States) (AFP) - A humanoid robot name Pepper designed as an upbeat companion made its European debut on Tuesday helping shoppers with wine, and more, in a major shop in France.

The synthetic drug K2 is now illegal in New York City.

Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law a legislative package aimed at stopping use of the drug and increasing the penalties for those who sell it.

“We are getting K2 off our streets and out of the hands of New Yorkers, and this legislation will improve quality of life for all New Yorkers," de Blasio says, calling K2 "a poison that threatens public safety and public health."

De Blasio noted that the new laws "criminalize sellers and manufacturers... Читать дальше...

DALLAS (AP) — A 14-year-old Muslim boy who was arrested after a homemade clock he brought to school was mistaken for a possible bomb will be moving with his family to the Middle East so he can attend school there, his family said Tuesday.

Washington (AFP) - Their campaigns flatlined long ago. But several low-polling candidates in the US presidential race insist they are still viable contenders, even as voters and experts ask: Why?

Zurich (AFP) - A senior FIFA official called into question Michel Platini's bid for football's top job on Tuesday, saying the failure to disclose a multi-million dollar payment could be seen as a "falsification of accounts".

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan told GOP lawmakers late Tuesday that he will run for speaker, but only if they embrace him by week's end as their consensus candidate — an ambitious bid to impose unity on a disordered and divided House.

Seoul (AFP) - Around 400 elderly South Koreans met privately Wednesday with North Korean relatives they haven't seen for more than 60 years, on the second day of a highly charged reunion for families torn apart by the Korean War.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Tears run down the deeply wrinkled face of the North Korean man in the wheelchair as he embraces his now elderly South Korean daughter for the first time since she was two. An 88-year-old South Korean woman looks on with an expression of shock as she sees her North Korean husband for the first time since war drove them apart more than six decades ago.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Still silent about his presidential ambitions, Vice President Joe Biden cast himself as President Barack Obama's kindred spirit Tuesday and backtracked on his previous claims to have advised Obama against the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

San Francisco (AFP) - The European Union is expected to approve FedEx's 4.4-billion-euro ($4.8 billion) deal to buy Dutch rival TNT Express, a key tieup for the e-commerce delivery business, the companies said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter cracked jokes at his own expense and waxed philosophical about the world's humanitarian challenges on Tuesday as he honored his former vice president, Walter Mondale.

TORONTO (AP) — Whether it's a long ball by Ben Zobrist, a slashing single from Lorenzo Cain or another exhilarating trip around the bases for Alcides Escobar, these Kansas City Royals are relentless — and one win from a return trip to the World Series.

BAGHDAD (AP) — In a bid to capitalize on some recent battle successes in Iraq, Baghdad leaders told a top U.S. general Tuesday that they will move to improve coordination between the country's disparate and sometimes warring factions battling Islamic State militants.

CHICAGO (AP) — Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy has homered for the fifth consecutive postseason game, matching the major league record.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Seong-Jin Cho of South Korea has won the career-paving 17th International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, the head of the jury said Wednesday.