Новости за 02.07.2019

Grant Newsham

Security, Asia

Hungarians revolted in 1956 and lost. But the cause of freedom won in the long-run.

Two weeks have passed since the initial massive street protests in Hong Kong. It was gripping, but such events tend to quickly fade from outside observers’ collective memories. So was this just another gasp as Hong Kong slips further into mainland control? Or maybe something bigger is going on?

Things do look grim for Hong Kongers. Beijing is unlikely to back down—despite a tactical pause. Читать дальше...

COMMEMORATIVE coins can be found on bidding sites such as eBay and many of these are on sale for a bargain price. However, one Peter Rabbit 50p coin was recently uploaded to the site with the eye-watering asking price of £8999. This is why potential bidders must watch out.

UPMC: Visitor brought in bacteria to Children's Hospital ICU  TribLIVE

A visitor to the neonatal intensive care unit at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is believed to have brought in antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria that spread ...

(CNN) — For the ability to rise to the occasion, for the aptitude to turn a blind eye to pressure and produce on the grandest of stages, there is still no team quite like the US as the defending champion saw off a talented England team 2-1 to reach the Women’s World Cup final. England’s Ellen White had negated Christen Press’s early opener, but on her 30th birthday Alex Morgan headed home before the break to score what proved to be the winner. Though challenged by […]

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The United States women’s national soccer team defeated England’s Lionesses in the World Cup semifinal matchup in Lyon, France, on Tuesday, and will now advance to the World Cup final this Sunday.

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it was dropping a citizenship question from the 2020 census, days after the Supreme Court ruled against the question's inclusion....

US President Donald Trump said last week that he asked his lawyers to delay the US census after the Supreme Court effectively blocked the administration from adding a citizenship question.

US President Donald Trump said last week he has asked his lawyers to try and delay the census after the Supreme Court had effectively blocked the administration from adding a citizenship question to the questionnaire.

The company said it got 95,200 of its electric vehicles to customers in the second quarter, topping analysts' expectations.

Australia's top-performing pension fund is considering merging with a smaller peer as consolidation grips the nation's retirement industry.

Some of these words have etymological roots that make them hard to pronounce if you don't speak the language. Here's how to say them correctly.

• Avoiding embarrassing incidents at restaurants or bars can be tricky when you don't know how to order certain menu items.
• Here's a guide to correctly pronouncing 35 food and drink names that are often mispronounced.
• Filet mignon, a tender cut of steak, is actually pronounced "fil-LAY min-YON."
• A refreshing, Brazilian cocktail called Caiprinha is pronounced "kai-pee-REEN-yah."
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Trump took fewer overseas flights than his counterparts

Other Indian cities, including the capital New Delhi and Bengaluru, are also grappling with water shortages

The "Vanderpump Rules" stars' bands featured sentimental touches and lots of sparkle.

Lorraine O'Neill, of Moldgreen, said she is embarrassed about keeping a fridge-freezer stood in her garden

Washington Mystics star Elena Delle Donne leads the WNBA in All-Star fan voting, the league announced Tuesday.

Bangladesh's high court has granted the country's rivers the rights and status of "living entities" in a bid to save them from encroachment, a lawyer said Tuesday.

England suffered heartache in the Women's World Cup semi-final after Steph Houghton's penalty miss

Manchester United reportedly had a bid rejected for the 26-year-old today.

That’s a lot of Eskimo Pies. A Long Island City ice-cream-truck company that was slapped with 22,495 traffic summonses — and ordered to pay $4.4 million in fines — is getting 35 of its seized vehicles back so it can help make good on its debt by peddling its cool treats. Manhattan Supreme Court papers...

If you bought a house in San Francisco before 2010, you might be sitting on a mini-gold mine.

The then chief of the naval staff N K Verma had commissioned INS Tanaji as the Base Depot Ship of Mankhurd Naval Station on July 10, 2012.

'I know I'm visibly different. I don't have the privilege to hide my identity'

It includes signing the "Declaration of Digital Independence."