Новости за 13.12.2017

Singapore is increasingly using harsh laws to severely restrict freedom of speech and assembly, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday, urging authorities to let people publicly debate matters of national interest.

South Korean President Moon Jae-In began his first state visit to China on Wednesday to soothe relations strained by the US deployment of an anti-missile system that has angered Beijing.

Germany’s Audi has abandoned plans to sell its Italian motorcycle brand Ducati, its chief executive Rupert Stadler said, in a sign of confidence that the carmaker expects to be able to carry the costs of its transformation. Steps to reduce costs by €10 billion cut red tape and deepen ties with fellow Volkswagen-owned brand Porsche are “gradually increasing our financial and organisational leeway for the strategic realignment,” chief executive Rupert Stadler told reporters. There is therefore no economic need to sell Ducati, Stadler said. Читать дальше...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Did the Yankees dodge a bullet by whiffing on Shohei Ohtani? At the least, they avoided adding another pitcher — another Japanese pitcher, come to think of it — who will face endless questions about the soundness of his throwing elbow. Yahoo Sports reported late Tuesday night that Ohtani, the...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Did the Yankees dodge a bullet by whiffing on Shohei Ohtani? At the least, they avoided adding another pitcher — another Japanese pitcher, come to think of it — who will face endless questions about the soundness of his throwing elbow. Yahoo Sports reported late Tuesday night that Ohtani, the...

In Deutschland haben sich die Spitzen von CDU und CSU nach einem Treffen mit der SPD für Sondierungen zur Bildung einer stabilen Regierung ausgesprochen. Die SPD braucht dagegen noch etwas Zeit: Sie werde am Freitag über Sondierungen beraten und entscheiden, teilten beide Seiten am Mittwochabend nach rund zweieinhalbstündigen Gesprächen in Berlin mit.

Fast zwölf Wochen nach der deutschen Bundestagswahl sind die Partei- und Fraktionsvorsitzenden von CDU, CSU und SPD am Mittwochabend zu einem Gespräch zusammengekommen. Sie wollen dabei die Möglichkeiten für eine gemeinsame Regierungsbildung ausloten.

Nach dem Scheitern der Jamaika-Sondierungen startet die deutsche Kanzlerin Angela Merkel einen neuen Versuch, doch noch eine stabile Regierung zu bilden. Rund 80 Tage nach der Bundestagswahl trifft sich die CDU-Vorsitzende am Mittwochabend mit den Chefs von CSU und SPD, Horst Seehofer und Martin Schulz, sowie mit den Fraktionschefs der drei Parteien.

The Lethbridge Hurricanes fell behind early and could not recover as they dropped a 5-3 decision in Saskatoon to kick off a four-game road trip on Tuesday.

Leonard had missed the first 27 games because of right quadriceps tendinopathy.

Dwayne Johnson can’t stop gushing about becoming a father for the third time.

Democrat Doug Jones won a bitter fight for a US Senate seat in deeply conservative Alabama on Tuesday, dealing a political blow to President Donald Trump in a race marked by sexual misconduct accusations against Republican candidate Roy Moore, Reuters reports.

The aftermath of the tragic assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has served to highlight the confusing situation Maltese politics finds itself in today. At present, we have a very efficient government which is supported by an ever-increasing majority of Maltese citizens but which also has to face a barrage of criticism over issues of good governance, albeit most of it unfair and based on mere allegations. On the other hand, we have the main party in Opposition splintered into two factions... Читать дальше...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX has delayed its latest grocery run for the International Space Station by at least another few days. The company now aims to launch its first recycled rocket for NASA on Friday. The unmanned Falcon rocket originally flew in June. The Dragon capsule made a space station shipment in 2015. This...

Bad news.

The Islamic terrorist group we fund won't let us mediate the non-existent peace process that they've rejected and walked away from every time and under every previous president. I don't know what we'll do now. But it'll probably involve giving them more money (thanks to everyone who neutered the Taylor Force Act) and trying to negotiate an impossible peace with them anyway.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told an international summit Wednesday that the United... Читать дальше...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — CC Sabathia’s desire to remain a Yankee has been alive for a long time, but the veteran lefty is exploring other options. Sabathia, a free agent, has spoken to the Angels and Tuesday he and his representatives met with the Blue Jays. The common factor in the 37-year-old Sabathia speaking...

Er steuerte den Euro durch die Finanzkrise - und brach dabei manches Tabu der Geldpolitik. Noch heute zieht Jean-Claude Trichet an vielen Orten die Fäden.Frankfurt/Main (dpa) - Washington, Peking, Singapur, London, Brüssel - Jean-Claude Trichet ist ein gefragter Mann. «Meine Frau beklagt, dass meine freie Zeit so eng bemessen zu sein scheint wie zu meiner Zeit als EZB-Präsident - und das ist nicht vollkommen falsch», gesteht der weißhaarige Franzose, der am 20. Dezember seinen 75. Geburtstag feiert, im Gespräch mit der Deutschen Presse-Agentur.

Kimberley - A 35-year-old paralysed man shot himself in an old age home in Prieska during the early hours of on Tuesday. According to information, the deceased was found dead on his bed after he apparently shot himself in the head.

Two staff members, who were on night duty, came across the body of the deceased after they heard the gunshot.

There is one piece in every girl's closet, that is close to her heart, is her all-time favorite, it is more like her security blanket. It is the piece, she can never go wrong with and that never fails her. One such piece that has become a recent favorite in my closet is this faur fur flower motif coat. The day it arrived, I wore it for this photoshoot and thereafter to a party with a co-ordinating trouser and blouse set ( post coming soon ). 
This coat is from the Gabrielle Union ...

How disappointed and dejectedI felt after reading Martin Scicluna’s unfair and biased assessment (December 17) of the situation we are living in after Daphne Caruana Galizia’s brutal assassination. There are so many realities making up our society that one finds it difficult to give a clear picture in a single statement. One reality is sure, though, partisan politics has blurred our vision of the real Malta we are living in. Whatever the exaggerations, fake news and blind faith in partisan politics... Читать дальше...

Die Polizei in Los Angeles ermittelt gegen Filmregisseur Roman Polanski wegen sexuellen Missbrauchs. Das bestätigte ein Sprecher der Polizei am Dienstagabend (Ortszeit). Es werde ein Vorfall untersucht, der sich 1975 zugetragen haben soll, sagte Sprecher Sal Ramirez. Nähere Angaben zu dem möglichen Opfer machte die Polizei zunächst nicht.

CAPE TOWN - Cape Town City captain Robyn Johannes picked up yet another Man-of-the-Match award in the weekend’s 1-1 draw with SuperSport United. 

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials are calling for deeper ties with Japan on the 80th anniversary of the Nanking Massacre. Chinese President Xi Jinping led a citywide minute of silence Wednesday but did not speak as Yu Zhengsheng, head of China's parliamentary advisory body, urged China and Japan to draw lessons from history and look forward to the future. China's government and a 1946 international postwar tribunal say at least 200,000 civilians were killed by Japanese troops entering China's then... Читать дальше...