Новости за 16.08.2020

After retiring from his job in the judicial system, Bransford kept working to help people overcome addiction until the pandemic forced him to stay home.

Research by fraud prevention service Cifas shows that one in seven adults has committed one or more 'frauds'. Shockingly, some view certain kinds of consumer fraud as 'reasonable'.

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The Braves lose one of baseball’s most impactful players for at least the next week.

<p>Sen. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., smiles after being introduced by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as his running mate during an event at Alexis I. DuPont High School in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. The former vice presidents historic selection makes Harris the first Black woman and first Asian American to run for vice president on a major-party ticket. </p> <p>(Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images)</p>

Elle puts off deciding what college she wants to go to — here's why she's more likely to choose Harvard over UC Berkley in The Kissing Booth 3.

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EXCLUSIVE: John Ward, who has spent £2million and made more than 200 trips to the Maasai Mara to bring his daughter Julie Ward’s killer to justice, said last night: 'I want people to know the truth.'

Many experts make a strong case for having small-cap stocks in your portfolio, especially if they are being picked by expert fund managers. There are certainly investment gems outside the FTSE 100.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 could take past characters and introduce them in new roles that further tie together the timelines.

Eight months into the official rites for the 500th anniversary of the first Mass in the country, a set of evidence was presented to refute historical accounts that the contingent of world voyager Ferdinand Magellan held the event in Limasawa, Southern Leyte. Dr. Potenciano Malvar, chair of the Butuan Calagan Historical Cultural Foundation, will assert […]

Although the rally by arguably the most important stock-market benchmark in the world has stalled out, its proximity to an all-time closing peak has made a number of investors uneasy to say the least.

Jovan Adepo dropped in to lead the sixth episode of “Watchmen,” playing the younger version of Will Reeves, and just got his first Emmy nomination for it. He is nominated in Best Limited Series/Movie Supporting Actor alongside co-stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Louis Gossett Jr. Adepo spoke with Gold Derby contributing writer Sam Eckmann about […]

Fund manager Cormac Weldon is confident there is still money to be made from investing in American companies, especially those outside the big tech giants.

In the 86th minute of tonight’s Champions League quarter-final between Manchester City and Lyon, the French outfit buried the tie after carving open the Premier League side’s shaky defence. Arsenal academy graduate Jeff Reine-Adelaide won the ball before charging forward, the attacker slipped in creative midfielder Houssem Aouar who saw his shot saved by Ederson. […]

PARIS (Reuters) - France has asked the Afghan government not to include Taliban fighters convicted of killing French citizens in a prisoner release deal, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.

Although gold and silver prices tend to move in tandem, silver has yet to return to its price highs of 2011 and as a result some believe it is 'catch-up' time.

Israel and United States court additional states, including Bahrain and Oman, to join talks ■ White House hoping for formal signing ceremony in Washington by September

This is the sixth and final article in a series on the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2020. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Previous articles covered overall energy consumption, petroleum supply and demand, natural gas, coal, and renewable energy. Today, I want to conclude with global carbon dioxide emissions. The previous article highlighted the explosive global growth of renewable energy. However, overall... Читать дальше...

An idea of a calmness and serenity place, located in an old street with a long historical of the city, highlighted with the typical townhouse architecture style before 1975 which including a ground floor & a floor with the signature pebble washout on the facades.

What’s going on in the gold market? Is cryptocurrency the way forward? How can we map out our economic future in light of the GDP drop and unemployment? Jeff Deist calls in to A Neighbor's Choice and discusses Biden’s call for mask mandates, moving on from the lockdowns, and how to realistically deal with the virus. 

Sebastien Roblin

Security, Middle East

Iran cannot use sanctions to punish America, but it can inflict economic pain by threatening the valuable shipping lanes running from Persian Gulf ports, through the straits of Hormuz, and into the Gulf of Oman.

Here's What You Need To Remember: Trying to one-up the Iranians in tit-for-tat aggravations—one cyber attack, downed drone, imposed sanction and broken treaty obligation at time—is a losing game. Tehran is simply unlikely to... Читать дальше...

Today marked the first day of qualifying for the 2020 Indianapolis 500. If you’ve been following along, Saturday qualifying determines the starting position of most of the grid—the final eight rows, or starting positions 10 through 33. On Sunday, we’ll see positions one through nine settled. Here’s what we can expect…

Slasher granny on the loose

Last weekend there was bit of a scene at Don Mueang airport when a passenger, after being told he was too late to board a domestic flight, decided the best response was to pick up the AirAsia computer laptop and smash it on the floor. Not a good idea.

Just because there is a lot of rain at the moment, it doesn't mean that the country is out of the woods yet. Despite the intense showers seen all across the country, Thailand still is in the middle of the worst drought that it has seen in over 40 years.