Новости за 07.12.2017

Köln (dpa) - Drogenfahnder haben eine international tätige Bande ausgehoben, die in großem Stil Heroin in Feuerlöschern geschmuggelt haben soll. Wie Polizei und Staatsanwaltschaft in Köln am Donnerstag mitteilten, soll die Gruppierung allein 2017 auf diese Weise 100 Kilogramm Heroin mit einem Marktwert von zwei Millionen Euro von der Türkei nach Deutschland und in die Niederlande gebracht haben. Bei der Durchsuchung von Wohnungen und Geschäftsräumen in Köln, Hamburg und Den Haag fanden die Ermittler am Mittwoch sieben Kilo Rauschgift. Читать дальше...

16. Basel2014-15: Lost to Porto in round of 16 • 2015-16: Didn’t qualify • 2016-17: Group stageNext opponentfrom: Barcelona, Besiktas, Liverpool, Man City, PSG, Roma, TottenhamOdds: 300/1 (16th favourites)Basel suffered the joint-heaviest knockout-phase defeat – 7-0 to Bayern Munich in 2012 – and if the last 16 draw frowns upon them, there’s a small chance that record could come under threat. The 124-year-old, passionately supported lot from St. Jakob-Park nevertheless kept four clean sheets in their group ... Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND (AP) — A change of plea hearing is scheduled for an Ohio man accused of hiding the fact that he had been in a special police unit in Bosnia and took part in the Serb massacre of more than 8,000 Muslim Bosnians during the 1995 genocide. The U.S. government accused Oliver Dragic (DRAH'-gich) of immigration fraud in a three-count federal indictment last year. U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster scheduled the plea hearing for Thursday afternoon. A change of plea hearing is typically held when a defendant plans to plead guilty. Читать дальше...

The minister of transport, Rotimi Amaechi declined to speak with journalists in Lagos during his visit to the Lagos House, Ikeja, over fears of being misquoted.

Seventy-six years after he saved the last six survivors of the USS Arizona, Joe George will be posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor.

"She retreated into her bedroom, away from the horrors, from the stories of men being shot in public squares or women being stoned to death."

A morning roundup of the day’s news.

Some years ago I published a paper on the banking theory and policy views of the important twentieth-century economist Friedrich A. Hayek, entitled “Why Didn’t Hayek Favor Laissez Faire in Banking?”[1] Very recently, working on a new paper on Hayek’s changing views of the gold standard, I discovered an important but previously overlooked passage on banking policy in a 1925 article by Hayek entitled “Monetary Policy in the United States After the Recovery from the Crisis of 1920.” I missed the... Читать дальше...

Cape Town - Yacht racing is by no means an affordable sport. Just like Formula 1 Racing, the Volvo Ocean Race around the world takes a massive logistical effort far beyond just the crew of nine sailors on board the participating 65 foot yachts.

Dressed from head to toe in a vibrant red uniform with gleaming gold buttons, hands defiantly on hips, legs spread wide, the bellboy perfectly captures the tension, seen throughout the exhibition “Soutine’s Portraits: Cooks, Waiters & Bellboys,” between personal dignity and professional subservience. A Russian émigré and the son of a poor Jewish tailor, Soutine rarely gave his portraits titles (hence the generic ones provided here), let alone bothered to note the names of his sitters. And yet... Читать дальше...

NFL players, like Pittsburgh Steelers safety Mike Mitchell, can play hard and tough. But it's a sign of a lack of respect when they cross the line.

Sony announced today that the PlayStation 4 has hit a major new milestone, surpassing 70 million units sold worldwide. That puts the console on track to surpass its predecessor very soon. (The PS3 sold just over 80 million units over its lifespan, while the PS4 achieved comparable numbers in just four years.)

Refugee rights are reserved for the few lucky enough to evade the sophisticated deterrence regime, while the vast majority of the world’s refugees are referred to a life in semi-permanent limbo.

Young Nigerian girl who is model and upcoming artiste, Princess Nnochiri, simply known as Ms. Papa9ja, has declared herself as the Commissioner of Slay queens.

A former county official in Georgia will not face criminal charges despite the discovery of illicit videos showing him performing oral sex on two men who appeared incoherent and unresponsive, authorities said. David Kimbrell, former emergency management director for Hall County, allegedly filmed himself performing the sex act on two men while they were drunk...

NEW YORK (AP) — Award-winning novelist and critic William Gass has died. He was 93. Gass died Wednesday at his home in St. Louis, publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced. No cause of death was immediately available. A leading experimental writer of the 1960s and '70s, Gass wrote influential works of fiction such as "Omensetter's Luck" and won numerous literary prizes for his works of criticism. He was a longtime St. Louis resident who taught at the University of Washington and even earned a star on the city's Walk of Fame.

People see them differently. But Beckham has a solid point.

Odell Beckham Jr. has a reputation for fiery sideline outbursts. So does Tom Brady, but people tend to react to their actions differently.

Beckham highlighted this in a video he posted on his Instagram account.

chasin.

A post shared by Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) on Dec 6, 2017 at 9:55am PST

Brady got into it with Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels during Sunday’s win over the Bills. Читать дальше...

Erne's hat trick keeps streaking Crunch on track.

SYR-6
UTI-1

Louis Domingue allowed 1 goal on 25 shots for the victory. He's 5-2-0 with a .927 save percentage since joining Syracuse.

First Period
9:54 UTI Wiercioch (4), (Megna, Darcy)(SH)
17:57 SYR Erne (4), (Lynch)

Second period
9:55 SYR Verhaeghe (4), (Masin, Cernak)
11:02 SYR Verhaeghe (5), (Bournival)

Third Period

7:54 SYR Spencer (1), (Cirelli, Erne)
10:50 SYR Erne (5)... Читать дальше...

Berlin (dpa) - Der nordrhein-westfälische SPD-Landeschef Michael Groschek hat dafür geworben, einen Sonderparteitag über einen Einstieg in Koalitionsverhandlungen mit der Union entscheiden zu lassen. Zunächst soll die «dritte Variante», nämlich eine von der SPD tolerierte Minderheitsregierung der Union, «ernsthaft in Sondierungen erwogen werden», sagte Groschek am Donnerstag in Berlin beim Parteitag der Sozialdemokraten. Anschließend müsse «kein Konvent, der einen ganz bestimmten Beigeschmack hat... Читать дальше...

Melbourne Victory team manager Paul Trimboli talks about the 2018 AFC Champions League draw. Former Benfica winger Yu Dabao has been named captain by China coach Marcello Lippi for the East Asian Championship in Japan in the absence of veteran midfielder Zheng Zhi. Zheng, who is closing in on his 100th cap for China, was ruled out of the tournament due to a lingering injury at the end of the Chinese Super League season. That opened the way for Lippi to name Yu as captain for the four-team tournament. Читать дальше...

Sofia Municipality introduced a change in the organization of the movement in the capital in connection with the installation of the Christmas decoration.

Der deutsche Siemens-Konzern bleibt wegen des geplanten Stellenabbaus sowie hoher staatlicher Fördermittel politisch unter Druck. Die deutsche Wirtschaftsministerin Brigitte Zypries (SPD) forderte den Konzern auf, möglichst sozialverträgliche Lösungen für die Mitarbeiter zu finden.

How many times do people get asked the uncomfortable question: "No, but where are you really from?" because of their ethnicity?  SEE ALSO: Donald Trump just retweeted anti-Muslim videos from a British extreme far-right group It still happens quite a lot, despite it being a form of "microaggression," according to some social scientists.  A similar incident just occurred to London Mayor Sadiq Khan during his historic walk across the border between India and Pakistan.  BBC reporter Karl Mercer... Читать дальше...