Новости за 13.12.2017

The speaker of the House of Reps, Dogara, has revealed how President Muhammadu Buhari faulted Abdulmumin Jibrin's allegation that the 2017 budget was padded.

Berlin (dpa) - «WM Auslosung» ist der Google-Suchbegriff des Jahres in Deutschland. Das Schlagwort zu der Gruppenauslosung des Fußballturniers im kommenden Sommer in Russland verzeichnete 2017 den höchsten Anstieg, wie Google am Mittwoch mitteilte. Auf den Plätzen zwei bis fünf liegen «Bundestagswahl» und «Wahlomat», sowie «iPhone 8» und «Dschungelcamp».«Die Suchbegriffe des Jahres geben uns eine einmalige Perspektive auf die Momente, die im vergangenen Jahr die Menschen bewegt haben - in Deutschland und weltweit»... Читать дальше...

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) — Democrat Doug Jones is going to the U.S. Senate because he pulled together an unusual coalition of black voters, white liberals and conservatives who just couldn't stomach controversial GOP nominee Roy Moore. Incomplete returns show Jones winning by about 1.5 percentage points. Jones dominated in cities, college towns and the state's Black Belt region. Moore dominated in majority-white small towns and rural areas. But the combined result upended the usual partisan balance in Alabama. Читать дальше...

Islamabad/Kabul (dpa) - An Afghan refugee deported from Germany due to a procedural error received his visa at the German embassy in Pakistan on Wednesday, clearing his way for a return.The man, identified as Hashmatullah F, had to travel to the German embassy in Pakistan‘s capital, Islamabad, since the German embassy in Afghanistan is closed after being severely damaged in a major bombing in Kabul earlier this year. "I am very happy," the man told dpa during a conversation in Islamabad, adding that... Читать дальше...

The United States is voicing skepticism about Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement of a major withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria and is arguing that his declaration of victory against Islamic State was premature. Putin, during a surprise visit on Monday to Russia's Hmeymim air base in Syria, declared that the work of Russian forces was largely done in backing the Syrian government against militants in the country's war following the defeat of "the most battle-hardened group of international terrorists." Still... Читать дальше...

The Polish government increasingly defies EU rules. Since Poland is the largest aid recipient, the EU is hopping mad.

Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic are all in open defiance of EU migration rules.

Die Niederlande werden sich der Klage Österreichs gegen die Einführung einer Maut in Deutschland anschließen. Das teilte das Verkehrsministerium heute, Mittwoch, in Den Haag mit. Die deutschen Pläne verstießen gegen europäische Regeln. Der Schritt kommt nicht unerwartet. Bereits im Oktober hatte Den Haag angekündigt, eine Klage vor dem Europäischen Gerichtshof zu prüfen.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media say another earthquake has jolted the country's south, followed by several aftershocks. The semi-official ISNA news agency says the magnitude 6.1 temblor rocked the village of Hajdak in the southern province of Kerman in the early hours on Wednesday, about 700 kilometers, or 400 miles, south of Tehran. ISNA says the quake's depth was 10 kilometers, or 6.2 miles, and that 58 people were injured as they ran out of their homes. It says the area was jolted by several aftershocks... Читать дальше...

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — This is the lesson that the working-class city of Everett has learned: It takes a community to rescue the hardcore homeless. It takes teams of outreach workers — building relationships with men and women struggling with addiction or untreated mental illness, prodding them to get help. It takes police and other agencies, working together to provide for their needs. And it takes a prosecutor who was tired of managing the unending cycle of homelessness — jail-street-jail-street-jail. Читать дальше...

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — This is the lesson that the working-class city of Everett has learned: It takes a community to rescue the hardcore homeless. It takes teams of outreach workers — building relationships with men and women struggling with addiction or untreated mental illness, prodding them to get help. It takes police and other agencies, working together to provide for their needs. And it takes a prosecutor who was tired of managing the unending cycle of homelessness — jail-street-jail-street-jail. Читать дальше...

Efforts to liberate West Papua; Putin visits Turkey, Syria, and Egypt; J-20 Trail Updates; Alabama goes to the polls.

Schauspieler Mark Hamill (66) musste lange auf seine schlanke Linie achten, um wieder den Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars" darstellen zu können.

The pound rallied early Friday morning following numerous press statements that the Brexit divorce bill between the EU and the UK had finally been agreed. The latest Brexit developments seeing the Sterling to Euro exchange rate reach a two-month high as investors got behind the pound in an assured move that hadn’t been seen for months.

Lindsay McCormick alleges in an Instagram post that she was asked "Do you plan on getting knocked up?" in an NFL Network interview.

Ahem....

YOOOUUUUU'RREEEEE BUFFALO SABRES ARE BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT AND READY TO RUMBLE AGAINST THE LOWLEY (LOWELY?) BEAURCRATIC ###### THAT ARE THE OTTAWA SENATORS

Buffalo looks to bounce back after a tough but resilient road trip that saw them go 1-0-2 in which Robin Lehner couldn't get his head far enough out of his own ass to stop 70 shots in a game and Jack Eichel held off on buying himself a set of legos because Santa is right around the corner, and nobody can tell him... Читать дальше...

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• The Democrat Doug Jones was declared the winner in the Alabama Senate election on Tuesday night; when he's sworn in, the Republican Senate majority will shrink to just one seat.
• The election upset could cause problems for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party's legislative agenda in 2018.
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• Democrats are likely to capitalize on their electoral momentum to energize voters for the 2018 midterms.

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• Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones was declared the winner in the Alabama Senate election on Tuesday night, cutting the Republican Party's majority there to just one seat.
• That election upset could cause problems for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party's legislative agenda going into 2018.
• Democrats are likely to capitalize on their electoral momentum to energize voters for the 2018 midterms.

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Josh McCown’s broken left hand ends a remarkable run of good health for the Jets in 2017. One of the overlooked keys to the Jets winning five games this season has been how healthy they have been. Their biggest injury was losing wide receiver Quincy Enunwa in the preseason. That was a huge loss for...

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Fintech hubs — cities where startups, talent, and funding congregate — are proliferating globally in tandem with ongoing disruption in financial services. 

These hubs are all vying to become established fintech centers in their own right, and want to contribute to the broader financial services ecosystem of the future. Читать дальше...

Minustemperaturen bedeuten für strombetriebene Fahrzeuge eine große Herausforderung. Der ÖAMTC hat Tipps für stabile Reichweite.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Lauer. Bitcoin. DACA. Monkey selfies. Jeremy Lin's hair. Do-it-yourself eclipse glasses. Tom Petty's death. National anthem protests in the NFL. And "Cash Me Outside." These were some of the people, topics and memes that trended to the top of Google searches in 2017. The search terms reflected the United States in upheaval over sexual misconduct allegations against powerful men, reeling from the tumultuous presidency of Donald Trump (What is "covfefe," by the way?), and... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Lauer. Bitcoin. DACA. Monkey selfies. Jeremy Lin's hair. Do-it-yourself eclipse glasses. Tom Petty's death. National anthem protests in the NFL. And "Cash Me Outside." These were some of the people, topics and memes that trended to the top of Google searches in 2017. The search terms reflected the United States in upheaval over sexual misconduct allegations against powerful men, reeling from the tumultuous presidency of Donald Trump (What is "covfefe," by the way?), and... Читать дальше...

The court directed the army not to retire the applicant until the determination of the suit before the court. Insisted that General Sani has not reached the age