Новости за 24.11.2016

BIGBANG’s G-Dragon took to social media to provide his fans from across the world a chance to be flown down to Seoul and have a meal with the K-pop star. In a draw being held in collaboration with RED, a non-profit organization that works to fight HIV and AIDS, a lucky winner and his or her friend will be flown down to South Korea to meet the BIGBANG idol.

Three top executives at Seqwater have left the Queensland government statutory body as the state heads into storm season.

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PARIS (Reuters) - Suspects arrested last weekend in France under anti-terrorism measures had been planning to launch attacks on December 1 at important and landmark sites in and around Paris, according to a source close to the inquiry.

Police sources said that among the targets were France's counter-intelligence services hub in the Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret, the grandiose police crime-investigation headquarters at the Quai des Orfevres, and the riverside high court building nearby. Читать дальше...

Anders Bouvin says Swedish bank will stick to its ‘knitting’ as 40-year model proves robust

The parallels drawn in a European Parliament resolution, seeking to counteract Russian media, between the country and the Daesh militant group are "totally irresponsible," General Secretary of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) Ricardo Gutierrez told Sputnik.

President Barack Obama on Thursday took part in the decadeslong tradition of pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey at the White House.

Target Corporation announced Tuesday a two-day sale, starting Nov. 27 and ending Nov. 28. Under the Cyber Monday promotion, the company is offering 15 percent off on “nearly everything.” “We’re giving guests a compelling opportunity to save 15 percent across Target’s broad assortment, plus the flexibility to shop the offer for two days in a way that’s most convenient to them — whether they want to shop online or in a store,” Mike McNamara, chief information and digital officer, Target said Tuesday.

A fire service employee is sacked for posting a derogatory comment on social media about a motorist who got stuck in flood water.

Delhi’s biodiversity conservation effort has a positive spinoff as leopard from neighboring state starts feeling comfortable.

Faf du Plessis's hundred was two masterpieces in one, of defiance in the face of notoriety, but equally of technique and temperament.

As per a report, NASA has launched a $30,000 challenge to develop a system that collects and routes human waste away from the body for upto six days without the use of hand

Rush back into US assets leaves range of Asian currencies at record lows

By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Nikki Haley may have been born in the United States but her extended family back in India is thrilled that the South Carolina governor has been named by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as ambassador to the United Nations.

President Muhammadu Buhari has written an emotional message to Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, who turns 70 on Friday, November 25. This message by the Nigerian president comes amid reports that former vice president is planning a 2019 takeover from him and a recent lashing out at the president over claims that Boko Haram […]

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Global ad spend growth may have slowed slightly in 2015, but top advertising agency executives' compensation packages remained high.

This year's ranking of the richest people in advertising, according to their annual take-home, sees most of the same familiar faces from last year.

However, there are a couple of notable exceptions: The only female in last year's list, MDC Partner Network CEO Lori Senecal, just missed the cut this year as her $1.9 million... Читать дальше...

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The Latest on Hurricane Otto (all times local):

6:15 a.m.

Hurricane Otto has strengthened to a Category 2 storm as it moves toward the sparsely-populated Caribbean coast border of Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

The hurricane’s maximum sustained winds increased Thursday morning to near 105 mph (165 kph) with some additional strengthening possible before landfall. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says weakening is expected after landfall and Otto is expected to be a tropical storm by Thursday night. Читать дальше...

Norwegian police have filed charges against 51 people suspected of various kinds of abuse of children including babies. Even the future abuse of yet unborn children was discussed in the country's largest ever pedophile ring.

Apple may be entering a long period of uncertainty as it struggles with fewer hardware breakthroughs and increasing competition across its older products and newer initiatives.

A bus driver has been sacked after the seven-year-old boy was forgotten during school drop-off.

The Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys find themselves in an unexpected battle for the top of the NFC East and playoff position in a Thanksgiving day matchup. The Redskins are led by quarterback Kirk Cousins, who is having another big season and will look to cash in this summer in free agency.

Breaking its two-day rally, the BSE Sensex tumbled 192 points to end below the 26,000-mark today after the rupee collapsed to a life-time low against the dollar amid continued foreign fund outflows.

Millions of Americans are enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends, but the brave men and women serving our country overseas are depending on phone calls and Skype to celebrate with their families back home. Lucy Kafanov reports from Camp Swift in Iraq for TODAY.

BRUSSELS — Turkey’s minister for European Union Affairs is condemning a non-binding vote in the European Parliament to freeze talks on Turkey joining the bloc.