Новости за 24.05.2016

Daniel J. Graeber
LONDON, May 24 (UPI) -- Though a loan agreement with the IMF should help, Iraq will continue to face economic headwinds because of issues in the oil sector, Moody's said.

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Facebook has apologized after banning a photo of a plus-size model the social network originally said depicted "a body or body parts in an undesirable manner."

The Australian feminist group Cherchez la Femme had attempted to put money behind the photo to promote an event called "Feminism and Fat."

It featured an image of Tess Holliday wearing a bikini. The size-22 model, who is 4 feet, 5 inches tall, is known as the first woman of her size and height... Читать дальше...

Mariah Carey flashes a smile at photographers as she leaves Craig’s restaurant on Saturday night (May 21) in West Hollywood, Calif. The 46-year-old entertainer was joined by her fiance James Packer as they enjoyed a dinner date together that night and left holding hands. Mariah has signed a deal with Hallmark to direct, producing and [...]

Palestinian representatives Monday rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to hold direct talks in Paris next month.

The Manchester United legend, fond of a head-scratching quote, turns 50 on Tuesday - but can you tell his words apart from those of the famous Danish philosopher?

Mikhail Fridman and Alexander Mamut plan to donate wealth to charity

Under a sketch of Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola brandishing pistols, a Spanish newspaper summed up what lies in store for English football.

A Chinese state-owned company has signed a "preliminary" deal with Sudan to build the east African country`s first nuclear power plant, an official in Khartoum said on Tuesday.

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More charges of high treason have been laid against EFF leader Julius Malema by another political party

President Barack Obama on Tuesday pressed Vietnam to allow greater freedoms for its citizens, arguing that better human rights would improve the communist country's economy, stability and regional power.

American Health Policy Institute President Tevi Troy, discusses why funding is such a big part of containing the spread of Zika.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Officials in Dubai have announced a new, $270-million project to build homes and shops along part of the under-construction Dubai canal.

The Fed should hike rates at a June meeting unless data show the U.S. economy is slowing, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker said on Monday.

A 23-year-old man plummeted to his death from his 26th-floor Kips Bay apartment, landing on a woman's patio, cops said.

Economic uncertainty and investor caution resulted in the slowest start to the year since the financial crisis for investment banks, a survey said.

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De Amsterdamse AEX-index stond dinsdag stevig in de plus. Ook de andere Europese beurzen toonden een hoger beeld. Beleggers verwerkten een stroom aan macro-economische data uit Duitsland, waarbij een tegenvallend vertrouwenscijfer van Duitse beleggers in de grootste economie van Europa opzij werd geschoven.

"Total cost of bun Cha dinner with the president: $6.00," TV personality Anthony Bourdain wrote. "I picked up the check."

Comedian and actress Rebel Wilson is joining the cast of Guys and Dolls in London's West End from June to August.

The government of India is mulling to deliver more helicopters to Afghanistan in a bid to help boost the airpower of the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces. The Office of the President in a statement said the issue was discussed during a meeting between President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read the full article...

As the frontman for The Tragically Hip, Gord Downie's voice has provided the soundtrack for so many Canadians who came of age in the '90s, continuing to earn legions of fans as the group's sound evolved over 13 full-length studio albums.