Новости за 19.12.2016

Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov shot in Ankara
CBS News
Last Updated Dec 19, 2016 11:51 AM EST. ANKARA - A gunman attacked Andrei Karlov, Russia's ambassador to Turkey, in the capital of Ankara on Monday. karlov-russia.jpg. The official portrait of Andrey Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey.
Russia Ambassador to Turkey Is Shot at Gallery in AnkaraWall Street Journal
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The electoral college is poised to pick Trump, despite push to dump him
Washington Post
Donald Trump's improbable-then-unstoppable run for the presidency takes its last, formal step Monday as the electoral college meets to officially seal his victory. The usually overlooked, constitutionally obligated gathering of 538 electors in 50 ...
Politics|Trump's Final Lap to the White HouseNew York Times
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IMF's Lagarde guilty, but not punished, in French negligence trial
Reuters
Patrick Maisonneuve (2ndL), lawyer of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde, arrives for the verdict in Lagarde's trial about a state payout in 2008 to a French businessman, at the courtroom in Paris, France, December 19 ...
Christine Lagarde: Trailblazing woman at the IMFYahoo News
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Emboldened by Trump, Taiwan sees an opening to improve its international standing
Los Angeles Times
Suddenly, Taiwan sees an opening. Having spent most of the last half a century in a diplomatic no man's land, in which it technically does not exist as far as most of the world is concerned, Taiwan is hoping to parlay President-elect Donald Trump's ...
China's State Media Has Been Mocking Donald Trump's 'Unpresidented' TweetTIME
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Insiders: Electoral College won't block Trump
Politico
There's no way the Electoral College will wrest the presidency away from Donald Trump when electors meet in 50 state capitals on Monday. That's according to The POLITICO Caucus — a panel of activists, operatives and strategists in 11 key battleground ...
The Electoral College is poised to pick Trump, despite push to dump himWashington Post
The Final Lap to the White HouseNew York Times
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Syria evacuations pick up in Aleppo and rebel-held villages
BBC News
Evacuations of areas under siege in northern Syria are picking up pace, with people in some rebel-held zones now being allowed to leave. Evacuation of the last rebel enclaves in eastern Aleppo surrounded by Syrian forces restarted late on Sunday. Among ...
Fragile Cease-Fire Resumes in AleppoWall Street Journal
Aleppo Evacuations Will Be Monitored After UN Reaches DealNew York Times
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Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at 99; she had glamour and husbands in spades
Los Angeles Times
The best known of three glamorous sisters from Hungary, actress Zsa Zsa Gabor pioneered a modern version of celebrity — she was famous for being famous. With the advent of television talk shows, Gabor became a frequent guest as early as the 1950s, ...
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Actress Famous for Her Glamour (and Her Marriages), Dies at 99New York Times
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Donald Trump Is Poised to Win Electoral College
Wall Street Journal
Donald Trump appeared poised to sew up his victory Monday despite opposition groups' efforts to block his path by persuading members of the Electoral College to snub him. The presidency is awarded to the candidate who wins at least 270 votes in the ...
Trump almost certain to win Electoral College vote, but nothing's sure in 2016 electionsFox News
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Middle East|UN Reaches Compromise on Imperiled Aleppo Evacuation
New York Times
After a halt in evacuations, new convoys reached opposition-held eastern Aleppo on Sunday, while five of the buses entering government-held villages near Idlib Province were set on fire, according to local activists. By AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER. Photo by ...
Aleppo: Buses set ablaze, evacuations postponedCNN
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