Новости за 12.02.2016

As the archbishop of Buenos Aires, the future Pope Francis was a thorn in the side of the Argentine leadership, especially the husband and wife presidency of Nestor and Christina Kirchner. “A major part of their platform was that they were in favor of the poor,” said Father Arthur F. Liebscher, chairman of the history department at Santa Clara University, “and he came along and said, ‘Well, what are you doing about it? You’re getting rich, your friends are getting rich, and nothing is happening in... Читать дальше...

ENSCHEDE - Zeker honderd vertegenwoordigers van Pegida Nederland lopen zaterdag mee in de protestmars van Demonstranten Tegen Gemeente (DTG) tegen de komst van het azc en tijdelijke opvang van vluchtelingen in Enschede. 

Russian president a surprising catalyst for rapprochement

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There are a lot of puzzled expressions on people’s faces when it comes to the subject of the late Osama bin Laden and why the White House has not authorized the release of any pictures of the body. 

Photographs and video were released of Saddam Hussein’s hanging, as well as post-mortem pictures of his criminal sons, Uday and Qusay, after Delta Force took them out. 

Why not release a few pictures of Public Enemy #1 to prove that he is dead and show the world what happens when you take on the US of A? Читать дальше...

A Vancouver-based mining company that struck gold in the small North African country of Eritrea is being accused in a B.C. lawsuit of permitting forced labour to be used in the construction of its mine.

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All 10 S&P 500 sectors are showing deteriorating expectations for the current quarter.

Wind chills in this cold can bring on frostbite in as little as 10 minutes.

Islamic finance has rapidly expanded over the past decade and there is now more than $2 trillion in Islamic financial assets

NBA teams that were careful about resting their players were once unconventional. Now they’re universal.

Having started out as a Rolling Stone and Cream journalist at the precious age of 15-years-old, and directing iconic music films like “Almost Famous,” it’s safe to say that filmmaker Cameron Crowe knows about a little bit about rock n’ roll. While Crowe took some lumps last year for his poorly-received rom-com “Aloha,” the director is bouncing back with his new Showtime series, “Roadies,” which centers on the behind-the-scenes worker bees who keep rock shows on time, on schedule, and operational. Читать дальше...

Oil prices continued to climb after data Friday from Baker Hughes showed that the number of active U.S. oil-drilling rigs edged down for an eighth week in a row. They fell by 28 to 439 as of Friday. The total active U.S. rig count, which includes natural-gas rigs, was down 30 at 541. Compared to last year, the total U.S. rig count has fallen by 885, with oil rigs down by 673. March crude was at $29.49 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, up $3.28, or 12.5%. It was trading at $29.25 before the data. Читать дальше...

The Walking Dead fan favorite Emily Kinney has booked her follow-up series regular role. The actress, who played Beth Greene on the AMC zombie drama, has been tapped to co-star in ABC drama pilot Conviction. Conviction tells the story of Carter Morrison (Agent Carter's Hayley Atwell), the brilliant but ne'er-do-well daughter of a former president who is blackmailed into taking a job as the head of Los Angeles’ newly created Conviction Integrity Unit.

Oil prices continued to climb after data Friday from Baker Hughes showed that the number of active U.S. oil-drilling rigs edged down for an eighth week in a row.

Why does it take so long for your luggage to get to the carousel? Amsterdam Airport Schiphol strapped a 360-degree camera rig to some luggage to see exactly how the bags go through the airport.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- A package of sanctions on North Korea that has just passed through the U.S. Congress will be as effective as the banking restrictions that hit Pyongyang hard in 2005, the House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman said Fri

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed on Friday six of President Barack Obama's nominees for ambassadorships and senior positions at the State Department after GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas ended his opposition. Cruz placed a blanket hold last year on all nominees for State Department positions requiring Senate confirmation, due in part to his opposition to the landmark nuclear deal Obama and other nations brokered with Iran. Phil Novack, a Cruz spokesman, said Friday that... Читать дальше...

A number of the girls - aged between 11 and 13 - have injuries which are described as serious

A number of the girls - aged between 11 and 13 - have injuries which are described as serious

The WHO says institutions in the US and India are leading the global race to find a way of immunising against the mosquito-borne disease

The WHO says institutions in the US and India are leading the global race to find a way of immunising against the mosquito-borne disease

A trio of researchers examined the credit histories of 12 million U.S. consumers, identified romantic partners and then tracked their unions and breakups over a 15-year period. Their conclusion: people with higher credit scores are more likely to form committed relationships and stay with a partner longer.

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SEOUL, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- South Korea said Friday it has evidence that funds from a jointly operated factory in North Korea were used for funding Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.

The National Transportation Safety Board announced Thursday that it would launch a second expedition to search for evidence in its investigation of the loss of the cargo ship El Faro, which sank in the Atlantic during a hurricane in 2015.

RAF medical officer who tended to the Dambusters and helped crews overcome their airsickness