RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Just a year ago, Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes was hailed by Olympic Committee executives as the driving force behind the Summer Games that are set to kick off in August in samba city.
Head coach Eddie Jones says England's treatment so far in Australia has been "demeaning and disrespectful".
DA leader Mmusi Maimane has called on the public protector to broaden her scope in her "state capture" investigation.
The International Centre for Sport Security said safety measures taken during the match between Russia and England at UEFA Football Championship on June 11 were insufficient.
A former US diplomat has claimed that the CIA and other American officials are covering up the role Israel and Saudi Arabia played in orchestrating the 9/11 attacks. J. Michael Springmann, a former US diplomat in Saudi Arabia, says that CIA director John Brennan’s remarks that Saudi Arabia had nothing to do with the September 11, 2001 attacks is an outright lie. Presstv.com reports: Springmann told Press TV that the spymaster was “absolutely mistaken,” as many key US politicians along with American... Читать дальше...
James Howell, 20, was on his way to LA Pride.
“SABC are being censored for censoring,” was Anonymous Africa’s message as it made SABC, SAfm and 5FM’s sites inaccessible.
'Hamilton' wins 11 Tony Awards on a night that balances sympathy with perseverance June 12, 2016, 11:56 p.m. Broadway's biggest night ended in dramatic fashion when stage legend Barbra Streisand announced that "Hamilton" would indeed win the Tony Award for best musical. That made 11 wins for Lin-Manuel...
The father of the gunman who killed 50 people at a gay club in Florida, US, believes his son was motivated by hatred of gays - not by his Muslim religion.
The Orlando Police Department revealed the names of people killed in the deadliest mass shooting in US history.
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BERLIN (AP) — European Union President Donald Tusk says that voting to leave the bloc would be a geopolitical setback for Britain, and it would take at least seven years to negotiate a new Britain-EU relationship.
BERLIN (AP) — European Union President Donald Tusk says that voting to leave the bloc would be a geopolitical setback for Britain, and it would take at least seven years to negotiate a new Britain-EU relationship.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The British pound and the euro fell to their lowest level since 2013 against the yen on worries a UK referendum later this month could pull Britain out of the European Union, possibly disrupting European political and economic affairs.
The pound is down 1.52% to 150.24 against the yen at 7.15 a.m. BST (2.15 a.m. ET), its lowest level since August 2013.Thomson ReutersMeanwhile, the euro is down 1.08% to 119.12 against the yen, a level not seen since... Читать дальше...
TOKIO (ANP) - De effectenbeurzen in het Verre Oosten gingen maandag hard omlaag. In Tokio stond de handel fors onder druk door de sterkere yen, terwijl in China en Hongkong beleggers gemengde cijfers over de Chinese economie kregen te verwerken. Verder wordt met spanning uitgekeken naar de rentevergaderingen in de Verenigde Staten en Japan later deze week.
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SANTA MONICA — A heavily armed man arrested Sunday morning in Santa Monica, California, told police he was on his way to the L.A. Gay Pride festival, sources confirmed to BuzzFeed News.
James Howell
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The suspect was identified as 20-year-old James Howell of Indiana by Santa Monica Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks.
Santa Monica police arrested Howell after responding to a report of a suspected prowler... Читать дальше...
"Hamilton" won 11 Tonys, but came up one short of tying the record set by "The Producers."
De ongerepte Hollandse kust staat onder druk. Daarom wordt er intensief onderhandeld over een kustpact. Ondertussen zijn Baywatchers alert op misstanden.
Any meaningful traction that China bulls thought the economy was gaining a couple of months ago is harder to find.
ENSCHEDE - Regenbogen, verbroken ketens. Lezers van de krant komen kleurig uit de kast in het Volkspark.
Bats Global Markets
The FTSE100 has new competition.
Bats Global Markets, the exchange operator and trading specialist, is launching a series of UK-focused benchmark indices.
There will be 18 different indices in total, covering large and small cap securities and different industry sectors.
The list includes the BUK100, which will go head to head with the FTSE 100, which is owned by the London Stock Exchange.
The indices are free of charge to private and professional investors... Читать дальше...
Jonny Williams says Wales would be happy to draw Thursday's vital Euro 2016 group game against England in Lens.
Defending champions Spain kick-off their Euro 2016 against the Czech Republic on Monday, bidding for a third straight European crown, under a sex scandal cloud.
ISIS had warned the U.S. government three days before the Orlando shooting that Florida was it’s next target for a series of mass killings. The terror group had put our a ‘kill list’ of nearly 8,000 names of Americans that they intend to kill in the coming months, listing the states in which these mass executions are to take place. Thegatewaypundit.com reports: Shoebat.com reported on the threat three days ago. Three days ago – Major Muslim ISIS Terrorists Makes Declaration To target Florida … https://t.co/7ARVKWqxbe via @walidshoebat ... Читать дальше...
A British vote to leave the European Union would hit large German banks, the head of German financial watchdog Bafin said.
Facebook has turned on its "Safety Check" feature for the first time in the U.S. after the Orlando shooting.