Новости за 07.12.2017

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — The city of Naples, often in headlines because of its garbage woes and mafia violence, is celebrating international recognition of its tastier side. UNESCO on Thursday added the art of the Neapolitan pizza maker, or "pizzaiuolo," to its list of "intangible cultural heritage of humanity." Pizza making was one of dozens of traditional practices from around the world that got on the U.N. cultural organization's list of "forms of expression" that are of importance to humanity. Other... Читать дальше...

Fifteen U.S. vehicles have earned the highest honors from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety after the group stiffened its requirements.

Athen (dpa) - Die Türkei sollte nach Auffassung des griechischen Präsidenten Prokopis Pavlopoulos wieder stärker an die EU heranrücken. Dafür müsse Ankara internationale Verträge respektieren und die Voraussetzungen der EU für die weitere Annäherung einhalten, erklärte Pavlopoulos bei einem Treffen mit dem türkischen Staatspräsidenten Recep Tayyip Erdogan am Donnerstag in Athen. Erdogan äußerte die Hoffnung, dass der erste Besuch eines türkischen Staatspräsidenten seit 65 Jahren in Griechenland den... Читать дальше...

David Wagner has called on Hudderfield Town fans to continue to be their 12th man for what he has described as a 'massive, massive game' against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.

It’s a chance to see greatness in Cameron

You know that guy Bagley they keep banging on about? Well it’s all true, and you can see him in Cameron if you go after the Evansville auction.

And Evansville is a chance to see a legendary program. The Aces moved up to D-1 years ago but the D-II aces were as powerful as Duke, UCLA or Kentucky in their day. It’s a tremendous legacy.

So in one ticket you’ll get a blast from the past and a glimpse into the future. How can you turn it down? Читать дальше...

OVER THE PAST DECADE, the prominent French intellectual Pascal Bruckner has emerged as one of the figureheads of a sustained assault on any public discussion of Islamophobia and the consequences it may have on its victims. He has published op-eds with titles such as “L’invention de l’islamophobie” (the invention of Islamophobia) and “L’islamophobie n’existe pas!” […]

Chip and Joanna Gaines have completed their most important fixer upper yet.

Tonya Harding's quick rise and epic fail is chronicled in darkly comic biopic about the disgraced Olympic skater.

Imax Corp. and 20th Century Fox, the film division of 21st Century Fox Inc. , said on Thursday that they have agreed to extend their film distribution partnership through 2019. As part of the multi-film deal, Fox films "Kingsman: The Golden Circle," "The Darkest Minds," and Marvel-branded titles "The New Mutants," "X-Men: Dark Phoenix," and "Gambit" will be digitally remastered for Imax's premium large-screen format and released in Imax theaters. Tickets for Imax theaters garner a higher price tag than standard movie tickets. Читать дальше...

Freeman will receive a full workload against the Saints Thursday night. We break down the fantasy impact.

Let’s talk about the corporate alternative minimum tax.

A massive corporate tax cut is the Republican tax overhaul’s entire reason for being. It is the star around which the rest of the plan orbits.

But Senate Republicans, in a frantic rewrite of their tax bill late last Friday, appear to have screwed it up. Kind of. At least for now.

The price tag for the apparent mistake, added hastily in a late-night, partially handwritten draft, is $250 billion or more, according to some rough outside estimates. Читать дальше...

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With a $446.3 billion market value, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) ranks in the top 10% of its industry group, Internet Software & Services, and in the top 10% of its sector group, Information Technology, in market value. From the viewpoint of investment attractiveness, the stock's current Portfolio Grader score places it 1 among the 130 companies in this industry group, putting it in the top decile; among the... Читать дальше...

CAPE TOWN - The new board of South Africa's state-owned power utility will be announced on Friday, an official from the department of public enterprises said on Thursday.

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s Harmony Gold will be approaching shareholders to raise R1.3 billion through a rights issue, or lead a private share placement, in a bid to fund part of its recent R4bn acquisition of AngloGold Ashanti’s Moab Khotsong Mine, it said yesterday.

It also said the acquisition was funded through R1.3bn from internal cash resources and R1.3bn from existing bank facilities.

After the release of two new iPhone lines in September, Apple's smartphones are on course to be the world's most popular devices for another year, with the iPhone 7 leading the pack in terms of sales.

El Cairo, 7 dic (dpa) - Irak convocó al embajador estadounidense en Bagdad para entregarle un mensaje de protesta por la decisión del presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, de reconocer Jerusalén como capital de Israel, informó la televisión estatal Al Iraqiya.Bagdad rechazó la decisión de Trump y alertó de las "graves repercusiones" que podría traer consigo.Estados Unidos es un aliado militar clave de Irak en su campaña para expulsar a la milicia terrorista Estado Islámico de su territorio. Trump... Читать дальше...

Brüssel (dpa) - Die EU-Kommission verklagt Deutschland, weil Regeln zur Anerkennung von Berufsabschlüssen auch knapp zwei Jahre nach dem Stichtag noch nicht vollständig umgesetzt sind. Man werde vor dem Europäischen Gerichtshof Zwangsgelder von 62 203,68 Euro pro Tag beantragen, teilte die Kommission am Donnerstag mit.Es geht um die gegenseitige Anerkennung von Berufsausbildung und -erfahrung in den 28 EU-Ländern. Das soll Umzüge von Berufstätigen und die Erbringung von Dienstleistungen innerhalb der EU erleichtern. Читать дальше...

American Meghan Markle will join the royal family for Christmas. Keri Lumm (@thekerilumm) shares some of the traditions she can expect.

Berlin (dpa) - Die rheinland-pfälzische Ministerpräsidentin Malu Dreyer (SPD) hat beim SPD-Parteitag eine Tolerierung einer Minderheitsregierung von Kanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) favorisiert. Die SPD müsse sich fragen, «was ist für die SPD und nicht nur unser Land die beste Variante? Das kann natürlich auch eine Tolerierung sein», sagte Dreyer am Donnerstag in Berlin. Es müsse einen Weg zwischen Neuwahlen und einer Neuauflage der großen Koalition geben. Eine solche Minderheitsregierung könne durchaus... Читать дальше...

At $204 billion market capital value, the elusive cryptocurrency Bitcoin has left behind 105-year old Citigroup, rallying at over $15,000, and flirting at $16,000 on Thursday. According to investment advisor Pension Partners, Bitcoin touched $204 billion on Thursday and left world’s largest credit card issuer Citigroup behind. Most intriguingly, the prices of Bitcoin have taken lesser and […]

"I think the world would pay to watch you play in any form of football."

Business Insider

• Whole Foods shoppers complained about finding bruised, discolored, tasteless, and rotten produce in stores across the US. Shoppers also cited persistent out-of-stock issues.
• Many customers are blaming the problems on Amazon, which acquired Whole Foods in a $13.7 billion deal in August.
• "Price reductions are appreciated but not at the expense of reliable quality," one customer said.
• Whole Foods told Business Insider that it has made no recent... Читать дальше...

WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker’s promoter David Higgins says IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn is still quibbling over a few percentage points in the negotiations for a fight in early in 2018.