Новости за 25.12.2019

JOHN Lewis has kicked off its Boxing Day sale bonanza a day early, meaning you can make the most of amazing offers for Apple iPhones, 4K TVs and much more right now.

Floyd Mayweather has issued a lovely reaction to being named Forbes' highest-paid athlete of the decade, with the boxing legend attributing hardworking and consistence to the landmark.

<p>PARIS: Dancers in white tutus performed Swan Lake on the steps of a Paris opera house on Tuesday in a show of support for the French strike against the government’s pension reforms.</p> © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

The US Navy has signed a $2.68 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for the purchase of thousands of additional APKWS laser-guided rockets, BAE Systems said. This type of a contract enables the US Navy to purchase APKWS guidance kits over a five-year period, representing full-rate production lots 8-12. To meet growing demand, BAE Systems […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged farmers to opt for less water intensive crops and irrigation methods that will help conserve water, as he launched the Atal Jal Yojana, aimed at improving groundwater level in seven states. Speaking at the launch of the scheme, he said by forming the Jal Shakti Ministry, his government has tried to free the subject of water from a compartmentalised approach to a more comprehensive and holistic one. Modi said the Atal Jal Yojana will help improve groundwater level in 78 districts... Читать дальше...

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday paid tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary and said he is an inspiration for all. Patnaik, who served as a Union minister in the Vajpayee government in 1997, said the former prime minister was also a multifaceted personality. "Humble tributes to former Prime Minister #AtalBihariVajpayee on his birth anniversary. #Atalji was a charismatic leader, a parliamentarian par excellence, exceptional poet, eloquent orator. Читать дальше...

"We have not decided yet to give the exgratia to the family members of those killed in the police firing because giving criminals exgratia is an unpardonable crime in itself. Earlier, the government had decided to give them compensation, but now we have withdrawn it," Yediyurappa told reporters after a marathon meeting with the senior officials of the Dakshina Kannada district.

India in 2019 emerged as the nation with the world's cheapest telecom tariff. It was also the fastest-growing market. But below the surface, a price war since the 2016 launch of Jio had ringed the sector hollow. And when on October 24, the SC ordered payment of past AGR dues, second-biggest carrier Voda Idea warned of shut down if no relief is given.

Tim Clark, who joined the airline in 1985 when it was launched and has been at the helm for 17 years, will remain as an adviser, the company said.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have ended a nearly five-year-long dispute over shared oil fields and have agreed to resume oil production from the divided Neutral Zone, but stressed this would not change their OPEC commitments to crude oil production cuts. The allied Gulf Arab nations signed the agreement in Kuwait City

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers:

In the same game, Chelsea's Antonio Rudiger was allegedly racially abused by Tottenham fans.

Some needy children in the Greater Accra Region, including orphans and the homeless, have been feted by Kingdom FM 107.7, an Akan radio station in Shiashie ndash; Accra, as part of an annual program. Majority of the children were selected from orphanages in the region, while the rest were picked from the streets in Accra and its environ ...

Former President John Mahama has showered praises on the Paramount Chief of Dormaa in the Bono Region, Osagyefo Agyeman Badu II, for spearheading development in his traditional area. Mr. Mahama was one of several high profile personalities from all walks of life who attended the grand durbar of the 2019 edition of the Kwafie festival and ...

Have we not all known men who are clever, cultured, well-mannered and popular- who, as we could see had everything about wealth and possession but who nevertheless knew themselves to be utter failures in life and were miserable? They could manage anyone and anything but themselves. In spite of multiplication of all our efforts, we have but to compl ...

2019 has been an amazing year for agriculture and science in Ghana. Government rsquo;s flagship lsquo;Planting for Food and Jobs Programme rsquo; has not only made enormous impact in helping boost food security over the last 12 months. It has also evolved into other groundbreaking initiatives like the lsquo;Rearing for Food and Jobs Programme, rs ...

GAUHATI, India (AP) — Senior citizens in India's northeastern Assam state have protested against a new citizenship law passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government that excludes Muslims.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have ended a nearly five-year-long dispute over shared oil fields and have agreed to resume oil production from the divided Neutral Zone between their land borders

Justin Welby warned of a 'darkness' that killed Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones and many more in an Ebola-stricken city in Africa.

Justin Welby will warn of a 'darkness' that killed Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones and many more in an Ebola-stricken city in Africa.

The address – "Urbi et Orbi" – is a traditional blessing given by the pontiff on certain occasions, such as Christmas or Easter.

The alleged practices are unlikely to have yielded seismic benefits to the Germany luxury car giant. Dealers may have registered cars as sold when the vehicles were still on the forecourt, according...

The year 2019 saw Russian protesters taking repeatedly to the streets of the capital, Moscow. The unauthorized demonstrations began after the authorities refused to register most independent candidates in elections for the Moscow Duma. During protests on July 27, more than 1,373 people were detained with hundreds more ending up in custody in subsequent weeks. […]