Новости за 28.05.2019

Julia Conley, staff writer

Grassroots campaigners are calling on anyone who opposes a huge new development just a few miles from Grand Canyon National Park to make their objections known to local officials, as the government of a nearby town prepares to vote on the building of a new housing, retail, and entertainment complex.

By using an online estate agents instead of a traditional high street option, sellers can save thousands of pounds, while also getting their home marketed professionally.

Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) on Tuesday reported a 37 per cent increase in its standalone revenue at Rs 1,935 crore in the financial year 2018-19, on a year-on-year basis.

Toledo is readying for a nearly month-long celebration in honor of the 100th anniversary of the historic Jess Willard vs. Jack Dempsey fight, a historic boxing match Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz called the city’s “most famed sporting event.”

The Naresh Goyal-controlled airline owes over Rs 8,500 crore to the State Bank of India (SBI)-led consortium

Indian authorities have been on high alert since 23 May, following intelligence reports of 15 terrorists being on their way to the Lakshadweep group of islands in the southeastern part of the Arabian Sea in boats from neighbouring Sri Lanka.

Sachin Gupta, a Pistons assistant GM who formerly worked with Gersson Rosas, is set to join Wolves as executive vice president for basketball operations.

Animal-rights activists Monday called for horse racing to be abolished in California, one day after a third horse died at Santa Anita Park in nine days. Photo Credit: Benoit Photo via AP

The term the World Health Organization uses to describe transgender people -- "gender incongruence" -- is being moved to the panel's sexual health chapter from its mental disorders chapter, the WHO's legislative body has voted.

Defence ministry says nine Kurdish fighters have been killed in the operation taking place in Iraq's Hakurk region.

Three Indians put themselves in qualification list for women’s rifle 3-position event

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Drake is giving his new luxury jet a workout.

According to a recent report from Tuttosport, Juventus are set to launch a move for Real Madrid midfielder Isco during the summer transfer window. They [...]

The 21-year-old came within two points of becoming only the second women's top seed to lose in the opening round.

NAMCHE, Nepal — Scaling Mount Everest was a dream few realized before Nepal opened its side of the mountain to commercial climbing a half-century ago. This year the government issued a record number of permits, leading to traffic jams on the world’s highest peak that likely contributed to the greatest death toll in four years. As the allure of Everest grows, so have the crowds, with inexperienced climbers faltering on the narrow passageway to the peak and causing deadly delays, […]

Interested parties say other offers remain in play despite Sheikh Khaled announcement

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday ordered all importers, distributors and retail outlets to immediately recall all pork products imported from countries affected by African Swine Fever (ASF)…READ

Britain's Got Talent 2019 live shows are back for day two, but who's on the line-up tonight for the second semi-final?

A class action lawsuit against Oslo’s property tax system, filed on behalf of 3,400 Oslo residents, made it into the Supreme Court this week. It claims the Labour Party-led Oslo city government’s property tax is illegal because its burden isn’t equally shared. “We hope we win the court’s support for our objection in principle that […]

The US Supreme Court weighed in on the explosive issue of abortion on Tuesday, upholding part of an Indiana law that requires the remains of aborted fetuses to be cremated or buried but sidestepping a separate case on the legality of the procedure. The decision by the high court not to take up the wider case means the hot-button issue will remain off its agenda for now, even as activists push for a showdown over the nationwide right to an abortion. In the first case, the Supreme Court upheld... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit brought by three students who attended a Massachusetts college that abruptly closed.

After more than a decade of rapid growth, Chinese travel to the US is falling. And that has cities, malls and other tourist spots scrambling to reverse the trend. Travel from China to the US fell 5.7 percent in 2018 to 2.9 million visitors, according to the National Travel and Tourism Office, which collects data...

Ferrari will launch its latest supercar May 29. The car will feature a hybrid powertrain that's expected to produce over 900 horsepower, and may get all-wheel drive as well. Ferrari needs to make more hybrids to meet stricter emissions standards.

The ill-fated tenure of Texas Secretary of State David Whitley officially came to end after months of controversy.