Новости за 13.12.2017

Coal offtake by Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), a Coal India Ltd (CIL) subsidiary, has fallen short of the target by five per cent during April-November of this fiscal. MCL is amongst the three CIL subsidiaries where coal offtake failed to meet the targeted figure.Overall coal despatches by CIL at the end of November though grew eight per cent. MCL is the second largest subsidiary of CIL by coal production volume after South Eastern Coalfields (SECL).For Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), the offtake... Читать дальше...

Shanghai - Poisoned syringes that could be fired at dogs on the street to kill them instantly were sold by a gang in China, allowing pets to be snatched and sold for the dinner table, state media said.

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• An artificial intelligence tool read all of the "Harry Potter" books and automatically generated a new, self-written chapter out of what it learned.
• The output text was mostly raw and incomprehensible, so a few writers intervened to make it understandable.
• The writing is mostly weird and borderline comical, but the machine managed to partly reproduce original writer J.K. Rowling's writing style.

There is a new chapter in Harry Potter's story... Читать дальше...

EU Council president Donald Tusk and former ministers Louis Grech and George Vella topped the list of the Gieh ir-Republika awards today. They have been made companions of the National Order of Merit.  Former ministers Leo Brincat, Joe Debono Grech and Louis Galea were made officers of the Order of Merit. The honour on Mr Tusk was bestowed 'for strengthening relations between Malta and EU particularly during Maltese presidency'. The awards ceremony was held at the Palace to mark Republic Day. The... Читать дальше...

England have named an unchanged side for the third Ashes Test starting at the WACA Ground in Perth on Thursday.

Bonn/Oldenburg (dpa) - Die Deutsche Telekom und der regionale Netzbetreiber EWE wollen zusammen das Glasfasernetz im Nordwesten ausbauen und bis zu zwei Milliarden Euro investieren. Dafür soll ein Gemeinschaftsunternehmen gegründet werden, an dem sowohl die Telekom als auch der Anbieter aus Oldenburg je zur Hälfte beteiligt sein sollen, wie die Unternehmen am Mittwoch mitteilten.Das Joint Venture will ab dem geplanten Start Mitte 2018 in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Niedersachsen und Bremen mehr als eine... Читать дальше...

Die künftige ÖVP-FPÖ-Regierung nimmt Gestalt an. Während das Koalitionsabkommen inhaltlich so gut wie fertig ist, geht es Donnerstag und Freitag in einer Art "Konklave" noch um letzte personelle Entscheidungen sowie um noch offene Kompetenzaufteilungen zwischen den künftigen Bundesministerien. Klar ist, dass es weiterhin 14 Ministerien und Minister sowie zwei Staatssekretäre geben soll.

The supply of gas to neighbouring countries from Austria's main pipeline hub was back to normal on Wednesday after a deadly explosion shut it down. The Baumgarten site in eastern Austria is a major regional transfer node, taking gas from as far away as Russia and pumping it towards neighbours including Italy - its biggest recipient - as well as Germany, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia. "We are back in normal operation," a spokesman for Gas Connect Austria, a subsidiary of energy group OMV, said the day after Tuesday's explosion. Читать дальше...

Berlin (dpa) - Bundestagspräsident Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) will die Bemühungen um eine Reform der Fragestunde und der Regierungsbefragung fortsetzen. Das parlamentarische Fragerecht sei ein zentrales Instrument der politischen Auseinandersetzung, das wirksamer als bisher genutzt werden sollte, sagte Schäuble am Mittwoch zum Auftakt der Plenarsitzung. Er räumte ein, während der Übergangszeit mit einer geschäftsführenden Bundesregierung werde es keine Änderung der bisherigen Regelungen geben. «Aber... Читать дальше...

December 13 – Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is praying that none of his players pick up red and yellow cards in the FIFA Club World Cup.

Berlin (dpa) - Trotz derzeit voller Kassen hat eine neue Bundesregierung aus Sicht des Wirtschaftsforschungsinstituts DIW einen begrenzten Spielraum für zusätzliche Ausgaben. Das Deutsche Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) rechnet in einer am Mittwoch vorgelegten Prognose zwar damit, dass Bund, Länder, Kommunen und Sozialversicherungen dieses Jahr mit einem Überschuss von 47,4 Milliarden Euro abschließen, das nächste Jahr mit 46 Milliarden. Ein Teil der Überschüsse aber sei nicht dauerhaft,... Читать дальше...

The court had ruled that EFCC has no the powers to investigate or prosecute serving judicial officers except where they had been first dismissed by the NJC.

Manchester City easily dispatch of Swansea City to win their 15th consecutive Premier League game. Pep Guardiola reflects on David Silva's strong run of form as Manchester City's winning streak reached 15 games with their win over Swansea. Manchester City have set a new top-flight record of 15 consecutive wins, following their 4-0 success at Swansea. After a string of tough ties, Pep Guardiola's team made light work of breaking down the Premier League's bottom club and it was a genuine walk in the park for the leaders. Читать дальше...

Les policiers de Los Angeles ont annoncé mardi qu'ils enquêtaient sur la plainte d'une femme qui accuse le réalisateur oscarisé, Roman Polanski, de l'avoir agressée sexuellement lorsqu'elle était âgée de 10 ans. Mais les allégations remontent à si longtemps que des accusations criminelles ne pourront pas être déposées.

Fallen window from a US military helicopter injured a child in a Japanese school, Associated Press reported.

December 13 – Sports right agency IMG has been given the job of finding a headline sponsor partner for the home nation association of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Relive the showstopping goals, top notch saves and the Cascadia Cup which highlighted Portland's 2017 season. PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Timbers have traded midfielder Darlington Nagbe to Atlanta United in exchange for as much as $1.65 million in allocation money. Portland is also sending defender Gbenga Arokoyo to Atlanta and receiving a 2018 international spot as part of the trade, considered the biggest of the postseason so far. Nagbe, who has become a regular on the U.S. national team, has... Читать дальше...

Kogi FADAMA III Additional Financing has stated it’s intension to include monarchs in its subsequent programmes. Paul Ogunmola the state project coordinator, Fadama III Additional Financing, disclosed this at FADAMA coordination office in Lokoja during the 8th World Bank and Federal Government support mission and financing implementation. Ogunmola said that if given the opportunity he […]

Gianluigi Buffon has not ruled out continuing his career until Euro 2020. The 39-year-old Juventus goalkeeper previously stated he is "99.9 per cent" certain he will retire at the end of this season, with the caveat that he would continue to contest next year's Club World Cup if Massimiliano Allegri's men were to win the Champions League. That meant an expected farewell with Italy at the 2018 World Cup – plans that were scuppered by the Azzurri's play-off heartbreak against Sweden last month. ... Читать дальше...

Reports from Kabul say Afghan security forces have detained four teachers and raided a school allegedly linked to a U.S.-based cleric Ankara blames for orchestrating a failed coup last year.

Bangladesh has found no evidence linking a Bangladeshi man charged with an attempted suicide bombing in New York with militants in Bangladesh, its counter-terrorism chief told Reuters on Wednesday. US prosecutors on Tuesday brought federal charges against Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi and self-described supporter of Islamic State, accusing him of supporting a foreign terrorist organisation. Ullah set […]

As the year winds to a close, Super Rugby teams are already in preparation for the upcoming season. Here is an interesting look at what the Chiefs have been up to in the Waikato region, as they mix training with community involvement as they build towards season kickoff. 

This afternoon, the Federal Reserve will finish its last meeting of the year — and Janet Yellen's last as Fed chair. Expectations are more or less unanimous that it will hike interest rates by 0.25 percent, from a 1-to-1.25 percent target to 1.25-to-1.5 percent one. Its reason for doing so is clear enough: It wants to prepare for the next recession, whenever it comes.

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma had proposed replacing former finance minister Pravin Gordhan with Brian Molefe, ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte revealed.

The Star Wars franchise has become so familiar in 40 years that it's easy to forget it broke new ground in 1977.