Новости за 23.01.2018

RAMALLAH, West Bank — A Palestinian cellphone provider says it has launched 3G high-speed mobile data service in the West Bank, following a years-long Israeli ban. The ban, which Israel had linked to security concerns, cost the Palestinian economy hundreds of millions of dollars. It denied Palestinians conveniences enjoyed by most of world where faster

Enjoying its best season in a generation, Burnley convinced highly rated manager Sean Dyche to sign a new 4 1/2-year deal that the English Premier League club hopes will act as a “keep-off sign” to potential suitors. Dyche, who is now tied to Burnley until 2022, had been on a rolling 12-month contract and was

PARIS — Rose scents mingled with celebrities such as Marion Cotillard, Sofia Coppola and Rita Ora at Chanel on Tuesday as showman Karl Lagerfeld recreated a verdant garden to showcase his bucolic couture designs. Elsewhere in Paris, Givenchy’s new designer unveiled her highly anticipated couture debut. Some highlights from Tuesday’s spring-summer 2018 shows: GIVENCHY DESIGNER’S

NEW YORK — A chart-topper from “The Greatest Showman” composed by last year’s Oscar winners will compete with tunes sung by Mary J. Blige, Andra Day, Miguel and Sufjan Stevens for the Academy Award for best song. Golden Globe winner “This is Me,” an emotional high point when sung by cast member Keala Settle in

PHOENIX — WWE star Enzo Amore has been fired by the wrestling promotion after a woman alleged on Twitter that he raped her and police opened a sexual assault investigation. The company said in a statement that Amore, whose real name is Eric Arndt, was fired Tuesday after initially being suspended. Police told Phoenix television

NEW YORK — Procter & Gamble says it’s working to stop the “Tide Pod challenge,” a social media-fueled trend in which teenagers eat single-load laundry detergent packets. The American Association of Poison Control Centers warned last week that it had seen a spike in teenagers eating the detergent pods, which it says can cause seizures,

MOBILE, Ala. — The remains of a wooden vessel found near Mobile, Alabama, may be the last slave-carrying ship to land in the United States. Experts say the wreckage could be the Clotilda, which was burned after delivering African captives to Mobile in 1860. The remains were found by a reporter who covers the coast

BELGRADE, Serbia — Five Croats who were arrested in Serbia after a massive fan brawl at a soccer match last month will serve four to six months in prison as part of a plea bargain deal with the prosecutors. Lawyer Maja Trkulja said Tuesday they are expected to serve their prison sentences in Serbia and

WASHINGTON — A new report concludes that electronic cigarettes could be a boon to public health or a major liability — it all depends on whether they help Americans quit smoking or encourage more young people to try traditional cigarettes. The report issued Tuesday wrestles with the potential benefits and harms of the vapor-emitting devices.

LOS ANGELES — It is a mathematical impossibility for a group of Oscar nominations to please everyone, but this year came pretty close with meaningful love for “Get Out,” ”Lady Bird” and “Phantom Thread,” and the history-making nomination of “Mudbound” director of photography Rachel Morrison, who became the first woman to ever be nominated for

ITALY, Texas — Officials say a 15-year-old girl who was shot at a Texas high school is “in good spirits,” but they won’t say what prompted her classmate to open fire in a school cafeteria with dozens of other students nearby. Superintendent Lee Joffre told reporters Tuesday outside Italy (IT’-lee) High School that he met

QUINTON, Okla. — The Latest on a fiery explosion at an Oklahoma gas drilling rig (all times local): 3 p.m. Officials say they have recovered the remains of five workers missing since an explosion at an Oklahoma gas drilling rig. Pittsburg County Sheriff Chris Morris said Tuesday personnel from the state medical examiner’s office began

SOFIA, Bulgaria — A military court has sentenced Bulgaria’s former intelligence chief to 15 years in prison for embezzling millions in public funds. The court said Wednesday that Kircho Kirov was convicted of embezzling 5.1 million leva (2.6 million euros) between 2007 and 2011, in complicity with one of his subordinate officers. It said half

“When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing” (Riverhead Books), by Daniel H. Pink It’s January; time to make room in the self-improvement section of your bookcase. “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing” by Daniel H. Pink perfectly executes the tried-and-true formula for social science books. Start with a compelling anecdote, tease it apart with

PARIS — The Latest on U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and chemical weapons in Syria (all times local): 10:55 p.m. Russia’s U.N. ambassador says U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is hastily accusing the Syrian government of using chemical weapons this week without any investigation and is “attempting to drag Russia into this as

PARIS — The Latest on U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and chemical weapons in Syria (all times local): 5:10 p.m. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says that Russia is ultimately to blame for any use of chemical weapons in Syria. He said Tuesday that Russia is in violation of a 2013 agreement it

DAKAR, Senegal — In a story Jan. 23, The Associated Press reported that Congolese security forces shot at United Nations human rights monitors. The story should have specified that security forces shot tear gas at monitors. A clarified version of the story is below. UN says Congo forces targeted its rights workers in protests UN

NASSAU, Bahamas — The Bahamas military has detained 70 Haitians crossing the southern portion of the island chain in a sailboat. A Royal Bahamas Defense Force statement says the suspected migrants were located Monday evening by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter after they were initially spotted the previous day by a Bahamian patrol plane. The

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzanian authorities say they have arrested five schoolgirls so they can help with information on the men who impregnated them. Tandahimba District Commissioner Sebastian Waryuba said late Monday that the schoolgirls were arrested last week. They were later released on bail. He says police seek to question two other schoolgirls.

BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona says defender Javier Mascherano is leaving the club after eight seasons. Barcelona says there will be a farewell ceremony on Wednesday with Mascherano, club president Josep Bartomeu and the rest of the squad. The 33-year-old Argentina international will say goodbye to the fans before Thursday’s game against Espanyol at Camp Nou

Cleveland’s drama club is acting up again. Frustrated by their recent poor play in a season when their NBA title hopes seem to be slipping away, the Cavaliers held an emotional pre-practice meeting on Monday in hopes of clearing the air. They’ve lost 10 of 14 and dropped to third in the Eastern Conference behind

A person familiar with the situation says Cleveland Cavaliers players voiced their concerns and displeasure during a meeting before practice on Monday. The Cavaliers have lost 10 of 14 and there was “frustration all around” during the meeting, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because of

SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin doesn’t need to look at social media to see what people are saying about her. After failing to finish two straight races with next month’s Pyeongchang Olympics rapidly approaching, the overall World Cup leader knows what her critics are thinking. “I can see it in my mind,

PARIS — France captain Yannick Noah is keeping faith in the players who won last year’s Davis Cup. Noah has called up Richard Gasquet, Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Nicolas Mahut, Lucas Pouille and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to take on the Netherlands from Feb. 2-4 in the Alpine city of Albertville in the first round. They all played a

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — A day before a panel of judges could decide his political survival, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva railed against his adversaries Tuesday night and proclaimed to tens of thousands of supporters that he would stay in Brazilian politics to the end of his life. On Wednesday, three judges in