Добавить новость
smi24.net
World News in Dutch
Апрель
2016

Новости за 22.04.2016

How to make sure you never pay an ATM fee

BusinessInsider.com 

China Photos / Stringer / Getty Images

That little fee tacked onto your withdrawal when you use an automatic teller machine outside your bank network is not only annoying — it's a terrible financial move.

Just a few dollars might seem insignificant at the time, but what you may not think about is that ATM fees can make up an obscenely high percentage of the money you're withdrawing.

For instance, if you are taking out $50 and you pay a $2.50 fee to the bank whose machine you are using... Читать дальше...

International Red Cross workers freed in north Mali

Stars and Stripes 

Islamic extremists in northern Mali freed three staffers with the International Committee of the Red Cross they had kidnapped last week, a spokesman for the organization said Friday.



US acknowledges another 20 civilian deaths in Syria, Iraq

Stars and Stripes 

U.S. airstrikes aimed at Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq killed 20 civilians between September and February, including eight in a single attack on a mortar position used by militants, the U.S. military said Friday.

Here's the number that made analysts nervous on Google's earnings call (GOOG, GOOGL)

BusinessInsider.com 

Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla

Analysts on the Alphabet earnings call kept trying to get the company to spill the beans about why it had to spend more money to make more money this quarter.

Google's total traffic-acquisition costs — the fees it pays to partner websites that run Google ads or services — were $3.8 billion, or 21% of total advertising revenue, which was up 13% year-over-year. That's roughly in line with the company's previous patterns.

But the portion of TAC that goes to distribution partners ... Читать дальше...

UNIJOS appoints new vice chancellor (+facts about him)

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

– Prof. Sebastian Maimako is appointed as a new vice-chancellor of the University of Jos – His appointment comes into force from April 22 for a five-year single term The Governing Council of the University of Jos has appointmed Prof. Sebastian Maimako as a new vice chancellor of the university. He takes over from Heyward Mafuyai, whose ended ended on Thursday, on April 21. READ ALSO: Oshiomhole’s […]

Читать дальше...

Fight Brews in House Over Use of ‘Illegal Alien’ by Library of Congress

WSJ.com 

Congress isn’t going to overhaul the immigration system anytime soon. But that doesn’t mean they can’t fight about it in the meantime. This week a panel of the House Appropriations Committee approved a bill funding the legislative branch spending for fiscal 2017 with a provision aimed at blocking the Library of Congress from changing its “aliens” and “illegal aliens” terminology.

Under Armour partners with UC Berkeley for athletic gear, job opportunities

MarketWatch.com 

Under Armour Inc. said Friday that it has partnered with the University of California, Berkeley for a 10-year agreement that will provide athletic gear, internships, jobs, discounts and more. The agreement, which starts July 1, 2017, will outfit the men's and women's teams in Under Armour gear. The additional benefits are part of UC Berkeley's University Partnership Program, which launched last summer. Under Armour shares are down 0.3% in Friday trading, but up 12.3% for the year so far. The... Читать дальше...

North Korea imposing fines on drivers to raise funds

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Elizabeth Shim
SEOUL, April 22 (UPI) -- North Korea is imposing traffic fines on roads to raise funds for construction, according to a source in the country.

Happy Earth Day! Here are 29 images that show how we're drastically reshaping the planet

BusinessInsider.com 

NASA

April 22 is Earth Day, a world holiday celebrating our home planet — and so far, the only one we've got.

Yet we're changing the face of Earth drastically via climate change. At times, it can seem like a massive, invisible process.

But it isn't invisible. In this collection of images (from NASA, unless otherwise noted) you can see the unmistakable mark that human-induced climate change is making on the planet. 

Rivers and lakes are shrinking, forests are being cut down... Читать дальше...

Honoring Earth Day with a visit to Eden

CBSNews.com 

In 2007, 60 Minutes visited a mountain rainforest in New Guinea, where Bob Simon encountered exotic birds that don't exist anywhere else





СМИ24.net — правдивые новости, непрерывно 24/7 на русском языке с ежеминутным обновлением *