Новости за 19.02.2019

Unable to cope with the loss of their only son, an elderly couple allegedly comitted suicide by setting themselves ablaze at home in the early hours of Tuesday, police here said. The 61-year-old man and his wife, 55, were living with their son, whose wife had deserted him, and grandson at Velliyankadu near Kangeyam in Tirupur district Their son died due to illness six months ago and from then on, the couple appeared to be dejected, police said. The couple allegedly doused kerosene and set themselves afire around 6 AM, police said. Читать дальше...

In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin is taking the demonstrations against smelly landfills last year, the state has set up a national rubbish disposal company and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev appointed Denis Butsaev as its head.

Karl Lagerfeld hat mehr als 50 Jahre lang die Welt der Mode beherrscht. Der Nachwelt hinterlässt er Traumkreationen, legendäre Zitate und das Bild einer Stilikone, die ihresgleichen sucht.

Walmart posted strong fourth-quarter results, beating on both the top and bottom lines and same-store sales.

PRINCE Andrew celebrates his 59th birthday today - but the day also marks another special milestone for his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.

Even Sir Elton himself was reportedly impressed by Egerton's performance

Krejcikova and Siniakova won the French Open and Wimbledon doubles titles last year and reached the semi-finals at the US Open to finish 2018 with the No 1 ranking.

As we had reported last year, the locally assembled Range Rover Velar will be launched in India in the first half of this year and will be followed by the Land Rover Discovery in the middle of this...

Recognizable for his high-collared shirts, white ponytail and dark sunglasses, Lagerfeld had a client list that featured stars of the stage and screen

This year’s Academy Award contenders — a glittering round-up of interviews, reviews and features

Es muss nicht immer die Seestadt Aspern sein - auch andernorts wird im Wiener Bezirk Donaustadt kräftig gebaut. So entsteht bis 2022 im Bezirksteil Hirschstetten ein neuer Stadtteil. Im "Stadtquartier Berresgasse" sollen rund 3.000 geförderte Wohnungen errichtet werden, berichteten Bürgermeister Michael Ludwig, Wohnbaustadträtin Kathrin Gaal und Bezirksvorsteher Ernst Nevrivy (alle SPÖ).

On Monday night, Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear outlined plans to improve how America's largest Protestant denomination handles sexual abuse, especially of minors. His proposals, presented to the Souther Baptist Convention's executive committee at a meeting in Nashville, include providing free training for pastors and other ministry leaders, encouraging member churches to revisit their sexual abuse policies, breaking fellowship with member churches that show "wanton disregard... Читать дальше...

Nadal is looking for his first triumph Down Under since 2009, while the 20-year-old Greek has been the revelation of the tournament, having already shocked Roger Federer.

First responders found the man had been seriously injured after a violent impact and he was declared dead at the scene.

Michael Appleton insists he won’t be able to explain why he didn’t become manager of Hibs without appearing “arrogant and disrespectful”.

Earlier today Uzbek sources reported that unbeaten puncher Shohjahon Ergashev (16-0, 14) [Шохжахон Эргашев] would be back in the ring on April 13th at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.The full details of the bout haven't yet been revealed, so no opponent has been named, though it has been confirmed that the bout will be a 10 rounder. It's great to see Ergashev staying busy [...]

A week before the 33-year-old mother of three was murdered, police disarmed a bomb that was placed in her car

Europa League 2018/2019 - Matchday 7 - Played 14-Feb-19 - Posted by binger

China's ongoing Belt and Road Initiative passes through areas that are already at risk of swapping organisms.

1. US STOCKS-Futures dip ahead of fresh U.S.-China trade talks  Reuters
2. Wall Street edges higher on Amazon, Walmart gains; trade talks in focus  Investing.com
3. Stock futures dip ahead of fresh U.S.-China trade talks  Yahoo News
4. Wall St. subdued with U.S.-China trade talks in focus  Reuters
5. Stocks open slightly lower as U.S.-China talks resume; Walmart shares jump  MarketWatch
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Chief executives from some of the country’s best-known firms have been lined up by an enterprising 20-year-old UCC student to appear at a business leaders forum in April.

Whilst Estonia's Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) ordered the closing of the country's branch of Danske Bank, within eight months and with guidelines as to the minimising of upheaval for existing customers at the bank, the FSA itself, together with its Danish counterpart, is now the subject of an EU-level investigation.

MANCHESTER UNITED star Paul Pogba has broken an old Jose Mourinho rule - and embarrassed David De Gea along the way.

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY dropped on Netflix recently and has been making waves as viewers binge through the show. Many fans of the superhero series from Gerard Way have been asking about the character Ben and the actor who plays him Justin H Min.

The obvious urge is to rubbish the idea ... but never say never.