Новости за 25.12.2019

The paddocks are bare, the dams dry. A veterinarian describes the devastation of climate change in the northern NSW community of Inverell.

The government has called a second inquiry in two years into land-clearing and prescribed burning practices, despite such policies falling outside Commonwealth jurisdiction.

There is always something special walking into the MCG on Boxing Day, and this year will be no different.

Regular exercise can help make parts of the brain "quieter", a new study has found.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, a Logies ambush and a singing unicorn – this year had it all.

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton's decision to deport self-styled jailhouse lawyer David McCulloch has re-opened a murky legal saga involving corrupt police, the unsolved murder of police informant Terence Hodson and matters at the heart of the Lawyer X royal commission.

Reports of virgin births pre-date the Christmas story and are found in many cultures. Perhaps may of them have a more tragic explanation than divine intervention.

Western nations want to keep selling arms to Saudi Arabia and buying its oil, so they've studiously avoided accusing its crown prince of orchestrating a vile murder.

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• From the early days of arcades, video games have grown into a multibillion-dollar industry.
• The most popular video games, like "Tetris" and "Minecraft," have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide.
• Looking at the changes in game sales over time reflects the rise and fall of popular genres and major shifts in the mainstream audience.

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• Anne Lawrence-Mathers is a professor in medieval history at University of Reading.
• Winter decorations date back to the ancient Roman feast of Saturnalia. And in the sixth century Pope Gregory the Great reinvented winter solstic celebrations, and adorned churches with greenery.
• The Industrial Revolution reshaped traditional holidays, so social reformers reinvented traditions, and made decorations more prominent. Christmas trees — a German custom — also began to catch on. Читать дальше...

The Rise of Skywalker might be here, but Star Wars isn't over over. There's still plenty of money for Disney to wring out of it.

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If you just got a brand-new Android phone for the holidays, you probably want to play some games on your shiny device. Luckily, that’s especially easy to do this year with Google’s $5-per-month Google Play Pass games and apps subscription service, which offers free access to hundreds of games without pushing ads or demanding in-app purchases.

On the field he is Australia’s best batsman since Sir Donald Bradman, but off it Steve Smith is fast becoming a property mogul.

While there are plenty of people out looking to buy property, the number of properties on the market is still well down on last year.

RECREATE the beachside summer vibe year round with one of these amazing coastal homes up for grabs across the region.

Last week, the US administration imposed sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a joint venture of one Russian and several European companies, despite Germany's and Russia's numerous statements that the project is purely economic and not political.

The Turkish parliament has ratified a memorandum on military cooperation that was signed with Libya last month. The agreement has been ratified by the Tripoli-based Government of the National Accord (GNA). Under the agreement, Libya could receive military aid from Ankara.

Tom Brady did it all in the Patriots’ AFC East-clinching win this past Saturday. In addition to completing 26 of... Read More »

ALBAY, Philippines – Forty-nine environmental defenders were killed in the Philippines in 2019, according to the yearend report of Kalikasan People's Network for the Environment (KPNE). 

The 22-year-old Nagal had achieved his best ranking of 129 in October

There's a stock explanation behind Everton's decision to pursue, and appoint, Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager. The Toffees are ambitious and willing to spend enormous amounts of money to achieve, and maintain, elite status. Given that Ancelotti has managed more elite clubs than you can shake a stick at -- from Milan to Real Madrid, from Bayern to Paris Saint-Germain, from Juventus to Chelsea -- Everton are automatically on their way with their elite manager. Of course, this kind of (flawed)...

Documents show four federal departments crafting programs with experts pointing to success in U.S. of direct housing benefits in reducing veterans homelessness as a case study for Canada

A resort holiday in Spain turned tragic for a vacationing family after a father and his two children reportedly drown in a swimming pool on Christmas Eve.

Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov has met with Turkish Deputy Minister of Trade Riza Tuna Turagay, said the press office of the Ministry of Economy. The two ministers discussed the increased traffic and traffic control at Kapitan Andreevo border crossing. The meeting held at the border checkpoint was attended by representatives of the Customs Agency, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, the Border Police and the State Road Traffic Safety Agency.

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Joe Burrow, Justin Fields, Jalen Hurts and Trevor Lawrence comprise the greatest quartet of QBs since the inception of the College Football Playoff.