Новости за 13.12.2017

Kebab lovers in Europe just won a huge legislative victory.

On Wednesday, the European Parliament rejected a proposed ban on additives that add flavor to kebab meats, The Guardian reports. Green and Social Democrats in the legislative body had proposed nixing the ingredients, claiming that consumption of phosphate chemicals is linked to heart disease.

But kebabs sans phosphates aren't so tasty, kebab lovers argue. The chemicals are added in small quantities to the huge chunks of... Читать дальше...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — At what mile marker of a marathon are you finishing no matter what? Aches. Cramps. Heck, maybe even broken bones. Twenty miles? Twenty-two? Twenty-three? This is where the Mets are with Matt Harvey. They have come so far and through so much with him that it makes no sense to...

Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 20:11:02 13/12/2017 actualcomment.ru The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladimir Omelyan reported that the administration of “Ukrzaliznytsia” [Ukrainian Railways – ed] doesn’t exclude the possibility of terminating railway connections with Russia. According to him, at the moment all the nuances of the innovation are being analysed. This statement was […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A TV show featuring an 81-year-old municipal court judge in Rhode Island who has made a splash on social media is going national. The producers of the local show "Caught in Providence" have struck a deal with FOX Television Stations to air the show in major media markets starting next fall, they announced this week. The show is filmed in the courtroom of Providence Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio , who presides with a folksy humor and compassion as people dispute their... Читать дальше...

Physicists from Moscow's Steklov Institute of Mathematics have come up with a testable theory on how matter behaves inside a black hole.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The A’s and Cardinals continued discussions about Cardinals outfielder Stephen Piscotty on Wednesday, with multiple sources suggesting a trade might be concluded before the end of the winter meetings. St. Louis is looking for prospects off Oakland’s 40-man roster and while the A’s will not discuss any of their top young players, one name that has been discussed, according to one industry source, is infielder Yairo Munoz. The Cardinals, who already had a glut of outfielders... Читать дальше...

Blue Origin is back at it again. 

The rocket company — backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — just announced the completion of its seventh rocket test and landing of its suborbital New Shepard rocket and capsule in Texas on Tuesday. 

And they have the snazzy video to prove it. 

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The highly-produced video shows the relatively small, newly-upgraded rocket fly to 322,032 feet above Earth's surface... Читать дальше...

Out of an estimated 1,500 active volcanoes, 50 or so erupt every year, spewing steam, ash, toxic gases, and lava.

Following the three points deduction by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) for fielding ineligible player in the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying match against Algeria on 10 November, 2017, Amaju Pinnick, President Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has apologised to Nigerians. FIFA awarded Algeria three points and three goals after Shehu Abdullahi who was […]

Mahmoud Abbas’s last stand.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced Wednesday that the Palestinians will no longer work with American peace negotiators in the wake of President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on December 6, the first serious diplomatic fallout from the deeply controversial move.

Speaking to a conference of Muslim leaders in Istanbul, Abbas called Trump’s decision a “crime” that left the US unqualified to continue in its historic role as the main international arbiter in the conflict... Читать дальше...

Wife of Luc Robitaille tweets about decades-old encounter with Donald Trump in elevator at Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK (AP) — The wife of Hall of Fame hockey player Luc Robitaille has tweeted about an advance she says Donald Trump made on her more than two decades ago in an elevator at Madison Square Garden. Stacia Robitaille wrote Monday on Twitter that Trump "was aggressive & told me I was coming home with him. I laughed, stating I was married to a Ranger. He guaranteed me my husband didn't make as much money as him. #ThisIsOurPresident." The couple married in 1992. Luc Robitaille played for the New... Читать дальше...

Ah, business trips. Meet-and-greets, business cards, handshakes, conferences, and an airtight schedule keeping you from having any fun. Awesome. 

Malta's national educational authority is not in a position to confirm the number of students enlisted at the American University of Malta. A spokesman for the National Commission for Further and Higher Education told Times of Malta that it could not confirm that fewer than 15 students are currently attending courses offered by the AUM. According to the NCFHE, whose members are appointed by the Prime Minister, the number of students at the AUM is “secret and confidential between the licensee and the Commission”. Читать дальше...

Doug Jones is a true original. From scoring major film and television roles to scoring an upset win in Alabama’s Senate election, he’s had a very big 2017. Let’s have a look. Before the year even began, Doug Jones was named to the cast of the new “Star Trek: Discovery.” As TheWrap’s Rosemary Rossi recently reported, Jones is sometimes called the “man of a thousand faces” because he appears in a wide range of projects, including “Pan’s Labyrinth,” under pounds of makeup. In May 2017, Jones, an attorney best known for prosecuting two Klansmen... Читать дальше...

Banking and real estate mogul Howard Milstein, expanding his golf-related holdings, has purchased Time Inc.’s Golf magazine and golf.com website. While Time Inc. has not yet announced the deal, staffers at the monthly magazine were told of the pending deal on Monday, according to geoffshackelford.com, a golf news site that first reported the sale. The...

Minnesota Vikings Mike Remmers (74).] CARLOS GONZALEZ cgonzalez@startribune.com – September 24, 2017, Minneapolis, MN, NFL, US Bank Stadium, Minnesota Vikings vs. Tampa Bay BuccaneersAs the Vikings prepare to return home after a three-game road trip on Sunday, coach Mike Zimmer sounded optimistic about having most of his offensive line healthy against the Cincinnati Bengals. Zimmer said Wednesday he feels “pretty good” about the health of the line, adding, “I think we’ll get a lot of them back.... Читать дальше...

Saudi newspapers have reported that Israel has invited Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to their country to lead peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine as a sign of the rapidly warming relations between the Gulf Kingdom and the Jewish State.

By Tova Cohen TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Reports that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is planning a restructuring involving mass layoffs in Israel sparked calls on Wednesday for a half-day general strike to be held in protest. The plan includes closing Teva's research and development center in the coastal city of Netanya, selling its logistics center in Shoham and cutting 3,300 jobs out of 6,430 nation-wide, the Israeli financial news website Calcalist reported. Teva , the world's largest generic... Читать дальше...

Gold futures settled with a gain on Wednesday, then moved even higher in electronic trading as the U.S. dollar continued to trade lower in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise a key short-term U.S. interest rate to a range of 1.25% to 1.5%. The rate hike was widely expected. Following the news, which came after the gold futures settlement, February gold was at $1,250.60 an ounce in electronic trading. It had finished the session at $1,248.60, up $6.90, or 0.6%, with gold futures logging their first gain in five sessions. Читать дальше...

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