Новости за 23.09.2020

BRITISH and European Union negotiators will meet today in a fresh attempt to break the deadlock over a post-Brexit trade deal.

As for Lukashenko, the problem seems clear: the leader (no longer legitimate in the eyes of his own people) resorts to the last resource - a complete transition to Putin's protectorate - the best of the worst, in his opinion. Hence the rhetoric and unusual style of behavior during the voyage: the West is testing a plan for seven stages of the scenario for the "destruction of Belarus". Therefore, the country needs to stick closer with the "elder brother" and continue ...

DO you know how long I’ve wanted to be prime minister? My whole life. And I finally get here and what happens? You, the British people, seem determined to ruin it.

President Trump is once again making a big show out of selecting a nominee for the Supreme Court — only this time he's on a tight deadline, an already historically deadly viral pandemic is getting worse again, the economy is on the rocks, and a very consequential election is just over 40 days away. Jimmy Fallon captured all that in a Tonight Show skit Tuesday night, where he dressed up in his Trump costume and turned the discernment process into a literal game show, So You Want to Be A Supreme Court Justice. Читать дальше...

The world is becoming less tolerant of migrants, according to a poll released Wednesday as Europe prepared to unveil a new asylum plan in the wake of a blaze at an overcrowded camp in Greece that left thousands without shelter.

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Bluetooth SIG, the industry group in charge of defining the standard, has released a new audio codec that promises to make wireless headphones more power-efficient while improving sound quality. The Low Complexity Communication Codec, or LC3 for short, can transmit at much lower bitrates without as big a drop in audio quality as you see with Bluetooth’s standard, and much maligned, SBC codec. The development of the new codec was first announced back at CES 2020. Читать дальше...

Months away from the November presidential vote, yet another woman, Amy Dorris, who was reportedly introduced to Donald Trump in 1997, has come forward, accusing him of accosting her at a national tennis event that same year, with the claims dismissed by POTUS' legal team as another bunch of the election-associated  lies nobody would listen to.

The opener notched up the show’s biggest overnight launch audience since its move to Channel 4.

TURKEY and Cyprus holidays are both normally very popular with British tourists but the coronavirus pandemic has seen travel rules tighten. This week the Foreign Office updated their travel advice for the two destinations.

From soup and juice to salsa and mayo, turning food waste into new edible products is a growing industry.

Social media posts describe child sex trafficking as a huge and growing problem, but credible estimates indicate smaller numbers.

A THRIFTY single mum has revealed how she became a millionaire by cutting the cost of her grocery bill. Mum-of-two Serina Bird, 47, now spends just £25 a week on food for her family, saving a whopping £2.9k in a year – and shares her tips on how you can do the same. Writing for Best […]

Ahmad Javid Rasouli, head of the National Statistics and Information office says, that the inclusion of the mother’s name in the electronic ID is “optional”, and will be added according to the applicant’s consent. Rasouli said, during a press conference today, that the inclusion of the mother’s name in electronic IDs is not mandatory, and […]

The president has spent millions on misleading Facebook ads targeting undecided voters, while Joe Biden has been virtually silent.

But a Citi memo to employees said that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's call for people to work from home if possible was not a 'general instruction for people to stay home'.

BERLIN: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who the West believes was poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent, has been discharged from hospital after a month, his doctors in Berlin said Wednesday.

Jeffrey B. Halverson

Environment,

The smoke on the East Coast is coming from the horrifically large and persistent wildfires in the Western states. Smoke from those fires is showing up not only on the Eastern Seaboard, but even across the Atlantic in Europe.

If you are one of the millions of people in the Midwest and Eastern U.S. who turned your gaze toward the sky recently, you may have noticed the Sun shining through an odd, milky haze. This widespread opaque veil was caused not by clouds... Читать дальше...

In July, the European Court of Justice invalidated the 2016 Privacy Shield, saying that EU digital privacy laws were at risk of being violated under the agreement, which allows data sharing with US

China’s domestic rebar prices decreased for a third consecutive day on Wednesday September 23, eroding what little margin mills had to zero and even causing some of them to start incurring losses.

Bollywood drug probe: TV actress Abigail Pande and boyfriend Sanam Johar grilled by NCB

Facebook said Tuesday it had removed a network of inauthentic Chinese accounts that were interfering in Asian and American politics, adding that some of them… Read More »

September 23 – The American men’s national team won’t play or train during October’s international window because of the coronavirus pandemic. 

The Care Quality Commission said CCTV footage showed staff members emotionally and physically abusing women with learning difficulties.