Новости за 24.04.2017

LONDON (AP) — Shares in Jimmy Choo have leapt 11 percent after its board put the luxury shoe brand up for sale.

The gains bring the market value of the firm that began in east London to over 700 million pounds ($896 million). JAB Luxury, the brand's biggest shareholder with a 67 percent stake, has offered its support for the process.

İstanbul Boğazı'nı bugün öğle saatlerinde geçen Kraliyet Donanma gemisi, Soğuk Savaş'tan bu yana Karadeniz'e açılan ilk İngiliz destroyeri oldu.Devamı için tıklayınız

De Franse Ivorianen Jean-Philippe Gbamin en Jérémie Boga hebben ervoor gekozen om voor de Ivoriaanse nationale ploeg van Marc Wilmots te spelen.

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If I had a dollar for every time I was distracted, I wouldn't be an entrepreneur; I'd be hanging out on Necker Island.

I've always been a wild card when it comes to schedules, routines and the ordinary. I have no interest in completing mundane tasks, and I frequently find myself obsessed with learning new skills and reaching new goals.

However, after I develop these skills and achieve these goals, I instantaneously lose interest in them.

I... Читать дальше...

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Major League Baseball (MLB) has proposed sending its All-Star team to South Korea for an offseason exhibition game, a domestic league official said Monday. An official with the Korea Baseball Organization

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc. said Monday it will receive its first A350-900 aircraft this week to strengthen service on its international routes starting next month. Asiana, South Korea's second-biggest passenger carrier by sale

Reader Brian Roberts checked in Monday morning with a blast of research that will not improve the moods of Minnesota sports fans but will put into context the last dozen-plus years of playoff futility among the four major men’s professional teams. He went back to 2000 — the Wild’s first year in the NHL — to look at each team’s playoff history. It’s so bleak that the Timberwolves actually coming out looking the best of all the teams. After double-checking the facts, here is a look at each team: Timberwolves Playoff history since 2000... Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Finding Bigfoot has been more productive than the Cleveland Browns' search for a franchise quarterback.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Finding Bigfoot has been more productive than the Cleveland Browns' search for a franchise quarterback.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Finding Bigfoot has been more productive than the Cleveland Browns' search for a franchise quarterback.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Finding Bigfoot has been more productive than the Cleveland Browns' search for a franchise quarterback.

The U.S. Treasury has slapped sanctions on hundreds of employees of a Syrian research center that Western analysts say develops chemical weapons like those thought to be used by government forces against civilians in Syria's long-running civil war. These expanded sanctions, announced Monday in Washington, target workers at the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center, a Damascus-based facility linked to the research and development of biological, chemical and missile related technology. ... Читать дальше...

General Motors' Venezuelan subsidiary has sent a message to almost 2,700 staff informing them that they are no longer employed by the company and had received severance pay in their bank accounts, according to two employees.

Apple’s plan for testing autonomous vehicles calls for putting senior engineers—some with NASA experience—in its cars, a move that suggests the company’s technology is still in early phases.

U.S. Treasury yields are rising on higher odds of a June rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday President Donald Trump's tax plan will focus on a middle-income tax cut, tax simplification and making U.S. businesses more competitive. Trump has said he will make an announcement on taxes Wednesday. Asked during a White House briefing if the plan would be revenue-neutral, Mnuchin said it would "pay for itself" through economic growth.

The Transport Safety Investigation Bureau Singapore published their final report on a serious incident involving a loss of cabin pressure on an Airbus A380 with subsequent diversion to Baku, Azerbaijan.

By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- It will be very important for South Korea's new government to tighten its alliance with the United States to avoid any military conflict breaking out on the Korean Peninsula, local experts said Monday.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on former President Barack Obama's first public event since leaving office (all times local):

Former President Barack Obama addressed civic engagement for young people during his first public appearance since leaving office, but he didn't mention his successor or detail his thoughts on current events. Obama gave advice on leadership, dealing with failure and even social media as he talked with youth during a University of Chicago panel event. Former President Barack Obama is using his first public appearance since leaving office to talk with students about his experiences as a community... Читать дальше...

Indian police said suspected Maoist militants killed at least 25 security personnel and injured six others deployed in the state of Chhattisgarh in an ambush.

Authorities in Georgia have issued a missing child alert for Shaun Stokes, an 11-year-old boy who disappeared in Savannah.