Новости за 23.05.2017

A team of Irish based researchers have been given the go-ahead by the European Space Agency to develop Ireland's first satellite.

Roger Ailes was no genius, not in the league of Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein. The founding chairman of Fox News Channel, who died last week from complications after suffering a fall, understood and respected Middle America from whence he came.

The Donald finally catches a break. His trip to the Middle East was planned weeks ago, long before the sacking of James Comey and the media transformation of the voluble sackee from goat to hero. The opportunity to get out of Dodge arrived just in time.

First baseman James Loney has requested and received his release from the Atlanta Braves' triple-A Gwinnett team.

Lawmaker says he failed to disclose Russia contacts.

Attendees are suing mad over their island experience.

Malcolm Nance, terrorism analyst, talks with Rachel Maddow about past terror attacks at large public events that share characteristics with the explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.

‘The Bachelorette’s’ Rachel Lindsay Reveals Relationship Status, Teases Season 13 Drama Dallas-based attorney says she feels "pressure" as the ABC dating franchise's first African-American lead The 31-year-old attorney from Dallas pointed out that she feels “a sense of responsibility” as the dating franchise’s first black lead. Read original story ‘The Bachelorette’s’ Rachel Lindsay Reveals Relationship Status, Teases Season 13 Drama At TheWrap

By Alexandra Ulmer and Maria Ramirez CARACAS/PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's state prosecutor has panned unpopular President Nicolas Maduro's plan to create a grassroots congress, deepening a rare public split among the ruling Socialists as the death toll from two months of unrest hit 51. Chief State Prosecutor Luisa Ortega stunned the crisis-hit country in March when she lambasted the Supreme Court for annulling the powers of the opposition-led National Assembly. Since then... Читать дальше...

The new French administration is now hesitant about following in the footsteps of other European nations in terms of reducing the share of nuclear power in the country’s energy production after taking into consideration the potentially high cost of the move, experts told Sputnik.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May issued a statement that said "we are working to establish the full details of what is being treated by the police as an appalling terrorist attack."

The new French administration is now hesitant about following in the footsteps of other European nations in terms of reducing the share of nuclear power in the country’s energy production after taking into consideration the potentially high cost of the move, experts told Sputnik.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May issued a statement that said "we are working to establish the full details of what is being treated by the police as an appalling terrorist attack."

Veronika Bondarenko

(Mic) — Three current and former Fox News employees have filed legal complaints alleging discrimination at the conservative news channel. The new suits, which were filed Monday against Fox News' parent company 21st Century Fox, come amid a slew of other complaints alleging a company culture that tolerated gender discrimination, sexual harassment and race discrimination.

In the new complaints, a Fox News Radio editor alleges that management did not take immediate... Читать дальше...

Jan Kubis told the Security Council that despite progress, fighting remains "a tremendous challenge" because IS fighters are increasingly using civilians as human shields in "a last-gasp effort that reveals little more than the inherent inhuman barbarity of the terrorists."

The police suspect terrorism after a deadly explosion at an arena in Manchester, England, where the American pop singer Ariana Grande had been performing.

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani took barbed swipes at the US and its ally Saudi Arabia on Monday, hitting back at both a day after President Donald Trump used his first foreign trip to the kingdom to call for further isolation of Iran.

The 68-year-old cleric, a political moderate within Iran who secured a resounding victory over a hard-line opponent, called relations with the United States "a curvy road" even as he touted the 2015... Читать дальше...

It is a true luxury to have a backup catcher who not only handles a pitching staff well, but controls runners and contributes a batting average over .300. The Mets have that. They may not have it for long, however. That’s because Rene Rivera may not be the depth-chart backup when Rene Rivera returns from...

Sir Richard Leese, Leader of Manchester City Council, said: "This is an absolutely horrifying incident. Our thoughts are with everyone affected"

Masahiro Tanaka has spent nearly all of his entire adult life in control on the mound, dominating hitters on two different continents. Now, the struggling right-hander is somewhere he’s never been. “I feel like I’m in a sort of deep hole,” Tanaka said through an interpreter. “But I can’t just put my head down. I...

HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on a man who caused a disruption on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu (all times local):