Новости за 15.09.2016

The Sunshine Coast Council has voted to contribute around $200,000 to put together a full feasibility study to host the Olympics and Paralympics in 2028.

A fire dragon dance in the Tai Hang neighborhood of Hong Kong today, as part of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations.

"Inevitably, when one person is visibly disabled and the other is not, assumptions are made about who is dependent upon whom," writes Naomi Chainey.

LUXEMBURG (ANP) - In acht eurolanden werd het leven vorige maand goedkoper. Het gemiddelde prijspeil lag daar in augustus lager dan een jaar eerder, maakte Europees statistiekbureau Eurostat donderdag bekend.

There's never been another storm like Tropical Storm Julia — at least since record-keeping started.

Shane Rattenbury should have known better than to invest in a new apartment block on Northbourne Avenue last year.

A nursery worker is believed to have sat on him.

Hilaria Baldwin is keeping it real. The mom-of-three posted an unfiltered photo of her body 24 hours after giving birth to her third child on her Instagram, bravely revealing all the changes her most recent pregnancy made to her figure.

The government approves the new £18bn nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point and says it will introduce "new safeguards" to future projects.

Myanmar cheered a US promise to end sanctions on Thursday, with residents in its commercial capital clamouring for American brands while politicians and business moguls heralded a new era of transparency and trade. US President Barack Obama vowed to scrap the trade limits during Aung San Suu Kyi's first visit to the White House since her party took power in March, ending decades of military domination. "I want Apple to officially come to Myanmar," the 32-year-old told AFP.

Medipol Başakşehir'in milli kalecisi Volkan Babacan, "Eski takımın Fenerbahçe'den transfer teklifi gelirse kabul eder misin?" sorusuna bakın ne yanıt verdi.Devamı için tıklayınız

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says his platform gives business and government leaders a tremendous ability to "humanize" and appear a lot smaller than their larger than life titles, which is why Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's account is one of his favorites on Twitter.

Speaking at the Dmexco digital marketing trade show in Cologne, Germany, Dorsey explained why Musk does Twitter right.

Dorsey said: "He's constantly on Twitter... Читать дальше...

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Home flipping in the US has hit levels not seen since the peak of the housing bubble. 

According to Attom Data Solutions, homeowners in the second quarter flipped 51,434 houses, meaning they resold them shortly after their purchase.

Attom based its analysis on sales within 12 months and derived the highest number of homes flipped since Q2 2010.

The number of investors flipping homes set record that extends further into the past, rising to the highest since Q2 2007... Читать дальше...

While depth may still be a question behind the six who have played meaningful snaps this season, the Badgers have already discovered what it took them 12 games to find last season — a starting group capable of reviving a…

Eersterus community members are up in arms following the discovery of anti-Muslim slogans painted in parts of the Tshwane township.

De collectie van het Amsterdamse Scheepvaartmuseum bestaat dit jaar honderd jaar. In de nieuwe expositie Drijfveer, die op 1 oktober opent, toont het museum 350 topstukken uit deze verzameling.

New Zealand police are on the hunt for a thief who has been creeping around Auckland backyards stealing sleeping rabbits from their hutches.

A tribute to all those who have written in over the past decade with their views and advice

Kimberley’s latest diamond rush takes a dramatic turn as illegal miners move into the Cassandra residential area.

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De omzetgroei van fysieke winkels steekt dit jaar schril af bij de verkoopplus die webshops halen. Volgens het Economisch Bureau van ING zal de detailhandel dit jaar 1,5 procent meer omzetten. Met name winkels die levensmiddelen verkopen trekken die kar. Webshops zien hun omzet met een vijfde toenemen, waarbij vooral mode en elektronica gretig aftrek vinden.

Northern Cape Cricket is facing the brunt of the illegal mining activities currently under way in Cassandra.

Former Fairfax journalist Natalie O'Brien has lost a defamation case against the ABC over a Media Watch broadcast.

BEIJING — A powerful typhoon swept into southeastern China on Thursday after hitting Taiwan, leaving a total of two dead and dozens injured. Weather officials in both China and Taiwan said Meranti was the strongest storm of its kind this year. Chinese state media reported one death and one person missing, as high winds and