Новости за 19.08.2017

Heavyweights Andrei Arlovski and Junior Albini will clash at UFC Fight Night 120.

BROWNSVILLE, Minn. — On Aug. 18, 2007, around the time Lynn and Sharon Partington tucked their grandson into bed, it started to rain.

The country must be prepared to battle cholera and malaria, Rahman said, in the wake of one of the deadliest natural disasters to hit Africa in recent years.

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On August 21, 2017, parts of the United States will experience a total solar eclipse — when the moon crosses between the Earth and the sun, and blocks out the sun's light.

The eclipse is bound to be an incredible experience. But since the moon will completely (and partially in some areas) cover the sun, it will pose challenges for the nation's power grids.

The totality will start in Oregon at 10:16 am PT and end in South Carolina at 2:49 pm ET. That’s an hour and 33 minutes to go from coast-to-coast. Читать дальше...

One of the greatest challenges in starting a company is finding reliable ways to fund it. When you first start, you’ll find that you’ll be investing a lot of your own capital to make it grow, which can sometimes be challenging. The bright side of this is that today, more than ever, there seem to...

There remains a core of individuals in this country that are adverse to change, especially in the sphere of rugby, writes Morgan Bolton.

Xina Solar One is set to provide clean, sustainable and dispatchable energy to 95,000 South African households.

There remains a core of individuals in this country that are adverse to change, especially in the sphere of rugby, writes Morgan Bolton.

Xina Solar One is set to provide clean, sustainable and dispatchable energy to 95,000 South African households.

Faven Liuget means business! This woman is so much more than just one of the WAGS. She's a mother and businesswoman who just happens to be married to NFL star Corey Liuget. The...

Who is Hamlet? This might seem like a strange question to ask about the most famous character in all literature, a figure incarnated by some of the most brilliant actors of the last four centuries and the subject of a library of writing analyzing the political, philosophical and psychoanalytic...

She’s a Los Angeles native, the daughter of Japanese immigrants, and at one time she was the definition of middle class.

At least 10 people were killed on Saturday and 150 injured when a train came off the tracks in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, the chief medical officer in Muzaffarnagar, where the crash happened, told Reuters. A police official earlier said 20 people had been injured but did not mention any people killed.

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New York’s rising housing costs are hitting the poorest families the hardest, according to a new StreetEasy study.

Median rents increased 3.9 percent since 2010 but median wages only rose 1.8 percent, the study notes. But for the city’s poorest 20 percent, median rents rose 4.9 percent while median wages fell 1.1 percent, meaning they are far less likely to be able to afford housing, DNAinfo reported.

“As New Yorkers — particularly the lowest earners –... Читать дальше...

Northern League Division One side South Shields ease to a 3-1 win over Bridlington Town of the Northern Counties East League in the preliminary round of the FA Cup.

Northern League Division One side South Shields ease to a 3-1 win over Bridlington Town of the Northern Counties East League in the preliminary round of the FA Cup.

Police on Friday night claimed to have arrested a 40-year old man with heroin worth Rs 1 crore in market price in Noida. The accused has been identified as Sanjay Gupta, a native of Khoda Colony in Ghaziabad.

WARSAW, Poland — Renowned Polish-U.S. playwright and screenwriter Janusz Glowacki, who won top prizes for his bitter, ironic analysis of the difficult lives of immigrants, died Saturday at 78. His wife, actress Olena Leonenko-Glowacka, announced his death but its cause was not immediately revealed. Popular in New York and Polish artistic and intellectual circles, Glowacki

The attacker was identified as a 17 year-old Palestinian from the West Bank town of Tulkarem.

As Serena Williams nears the end of her pregnancy, her craving are coming in strong and boy, are they...healthy? The 35-year-old tennis star's fiancé and Reddit co-founder Alexis...

Redditor reddripper put together this excellent map of what "the beautiful game" is called around the world.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia farmers have planted the largest peanut acreage in more than 20 years, and experts say the crop is looking great so far.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia farmers have planted the largest peanut acreage in more than 20 years, and experts say the crop is looking great so far.

A Jet2 passenger said the fighter jet was so close she could the read writing on its tail fin.

A team of special prosecutors appointed to examine the alleged link between Donald Trump’s election campaign and Moscow are reportedly focusing their efforts on the President’s son. The prosecutors, led by Robert Mueller, a former director of the FBI, are now trying to find out Mr Trump Jr’s motives in attending the meeting, according to Buzzfeed News, which cited a source close to the investigation. Ms Veselnitskaya is alleged to have links to the Russian government but has denied wielding any influence. Читать дальше...