Новости за 05.11.2019

Boris Johnson is launching the Conservative election campaign by comparing Jeremy Corbyn to Stalin over his "hatred" of wealth creators.

The makers of the self-help app Fabulous are looking into a video created a few months back that, as pointed out by publisher Devolver Digital earlier today, bore similarities to Nomada Studio's Gris. ...

The pop star co-curated a feminist-themed album that, in sound and approach, calls back to a simpler time: the early 2010s.

Thomas de Waal, Carnegie Europe
Azerbaijan has long been an island of unchanging continuity, but a generational overhaul is underway. With mounting expectations and a resurgent opposition, 2020 will be a testing year for Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Crocs is seeing a big jump in sales due to brand haters and celebrity collaborations, its CEO tells FOX Business.

The big winners in October 2019 robotics transactions were in transportation and healthcare, but agriculture, AI, and logistics were also well-represented.

Leonid Bershidsky, B'berg
An odd attack on the common currency from an eastern European central banker comes with a hidden agenda.

Makazole Mapimpi, the first South African to score a try in a Rugby World Cup final, says the win is a huge victory and motivation for the youth of the Eastern Cape, especially his home village, Tsholomnqa.

Several issues, including delivery from illegally run kitchens to discounts offered for Zomato Gold members, were discussed at a meeting between the I

Stratfor Worldview
After a quarter-century of isolation, Uzbekistan is increasingly open for business. Balancing against the great powers, however, is set to prove a challenge.

U2 singer Bono was spotted dining on Ponsonby Rd last night ahead of the Irish rock band's Auckland concerts this weekend. The iconic frontman was photographed by a fellow patron enjoying a meal at SPQR ...

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, — Twelve villages in this Pampanga capital are vying this year to be the maker of the brightest and most beautiful giant lantern in the world’s one-of-a-kind tradition in the last 111 years. The number of competitors for the Giant Lantern Festival on Dec. 14 has increased from 10 as […]

Tatyana Stanovaya, Moscow Times
Amid the uncertainty over what will happen when Putin steps down in 2024, everyone is striving to claim a spot in the sun.

Deep State Vows Payback As Trump Shreds Their Underground Agenda High-put government law requirement sources dropped a stunner, guaranteeing the restored push to reprimand the president is established, to some degree, in President Trump’s transition to haul the United States out of the contention in Syria — and stop untold millions in grimy money from […]

Two wildly varying takes on how 2020 is shaping up have been released this week by New York Times/Siena and ABC/Washington Post. Both outlets have just been given the rare A+ rating by Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight. Using polling averages is best.

Connor Dilleen, ASPI
Countries across the Middle East are facing a bleak future of declining rainfall, diminishing surface- and groundwater supplies, and increasing desertification.

Tom Kibasi, Guardian
A Tory election victory would cement Brexit grievances, giving heft to the SNP's case, says writer and researcher Tom Kibasi

After a bruising summer of selling, has the Canadian cannabis sector finally bottomed out? Cantor Fitzgerald says it has.

Victor Davis Hanson, Natl. Review
The president bets that a booming economy, a beefed-up military, and U.S. energy dominance will deter enemies without the need for preemptive invasions.

The Helly Hansen NOOD Caribbean Championship pitted top teams from the 2019 regatta series into 47-foot charter boats for six days of inter-island races.

Crazy and sometimes obnoxious instructions that the rich and famous have left to their loved ones after they pass. Continue reading…

The United States is training Gulf allies to "protect navigation" in the region's troubled waterways, as Washington seeks to build an alliance of friendly nations to contain Iran. The US' three-week-long International Maritime Exercise (IMX) that began on October 21 comes after a number of commercial vessels were attacked in the Gulf from May, ratcheting up regional tensions. Washington and other Western powers blamed the incidents on Iran, but Tehran has denied any involvement.