Новости за 30.06.2016

The giant Swede confirmed that he will join the Old Trafford club next season, but where will he fit in to Jose Mourinho's starting XI?

The Swedish striker announced on social media on Thursday that his next destination will be Old Trafford but will he prove to be a big hit in the Premier League or will he flop?

The Swede has confirmed his switch to Old Trafford on Instagram, arriving with a brimming trophy cabinet and a whole load of charism

The closure marks the end not only of a historic shop, but of the longest continuously running photography studio in the world.

I was on a ferry making passage to Athens from a remote island in the Aegean when I learned that a 52% majority of British voters had chosen to pull their country out of the European Union. It was ironic to get this news in Greece because, just a year ago, the Greeks, not the Brits, seemed the...

It's not Friday quite yet, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start celebrating summer with a cocktail. In fact, we’ve compiled 42 of our favorite cocktails to help toast the season – not to mention the Fourth of July and the long weekend.

Let’s make this a whole lot easier. After Twain and Fitzgerald, there’s Thomas Pynchon and there’s everybody else. When we ask about the Great American Novel, what we’re really asking is, which of Pynchon’s novels is the most American?

Asking a bunch of literate people about the Great American Novel is an open invitation for us all to show off and make cogent, compelling arguments about the importance of [insert a favorite novel here] in the canon of American literature, regardless of whether anyone outside our small circle of...

Toni Morrison once said: “We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.” Nowhere is this more vividly true than in the pages of “Sula,” Morrison’s 1973 novel about the stunningly Orphic friendship of two black girls growing up in a small Ohio...

Impossible to choose — is the great American novel one you love so much you keep it secret, as a talisman, or the book you love so much you give it to everyone for years? This summer, having just taught two great American novels which altered the perceptions of this nation forever for my UC Riverside...

No one can claim in absolute seriousness to be writing the Great American Novel, not without risking the polite smiles and muted derision of others. One says one is writing the Great American Novel the same way one announces a midlife crisis, with a faint air of the ridiculous. And to call someone...

To ask about The Great American Novel is to invite a debate about every portion of the phrase. Why use the definite article, which suggests that only one book can lay claim to the title? What parameters do we use to define greatness? In this era of global migration, some of which is documented...

In the book “The Princess Bride” by William Goldman — upon which the same-titled film was based — never has “life isn’t fair” come with such mirth.  

The couple claim their romantic getaway was ruined by the passport mix up.

Who knew President Buhari had a lookalike? Senator Mc Tagwaye (not real Senator) is a comedian from Katsina state. He does not only look like our dear President Buhari, he also talks and behaves like him. If you’re not told, you can easily think he is the president’s biological son. Many even call him the president’s […]

The France youth international has swapped Ligue 2 for the Premier League after signing for the Cherries, bolstering Eddie Howe's attacking options ahead of the new league season

NEW YORK — Hershey says its board has unanimously rejected a takeover offer from Oreo maker Mondelez and that the offer provided “no basis for further discussion.” The chocolate maker confirmed that it received the preliminary offer from Mondelez International to be taken over for a mix of cash and stock totaling $107 for each

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh (jay) Johnson says he believes the government will meet its goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees this year.

Zlatan will be playing under manager Jose Mourinho for the second time, after both shared the dressing room at Inter Milan in Italy.

If you're unfortunate enough to be on Trump's spam email list -- whether you're a conservative, a member of the media or a masochist -- you've probably noticed a recent messaging surge from our good friend The Donald.

Uber is expanding measures to track driver monitoring, which experts have argued could classify them as employees, not independent contractors.

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Police say a construction worker fell about six stories to his death from a building at the University of Vermont. WCAX-TV reports that the man fell early Thursday from the top floor of a new residence hall under construction in Burlington. Authorities say he was wearing a safety harness when he fell.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic said that he is joining Manchester United, ending intense speculation about his future.

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De terreurdreiging in Brussel is nu ook merkbaar in het huishoudboekje voor de EU. Volgend jaar wordt er 61,8 miljoen euro meer uitgetrokken voor de beveiliging van de EU-instellingen, blijkt uit de ontwerpbegroting die de Europese Commissie vandaag aan het Europees Parlement presenteerde.