Новости за 15.09.2021

The sooner Nord Stream 2 is commissioned and launched, the better chance the Russia-led gas pipeline to Germany will have to balance surging gas prices in Europe, including on the spot market, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. “Obviously, the commissioning of Nord Stream 2 as soon as possible will substantially balance natural gas price parameters in Europe, including on the spot market,” Peskov told reporters in Moscow today, as carried by Russian news agency TASS. Europe’s current... Читать дальше...

WWE Superstar Mike “The Miz” Mizanin is guest-starring on Nickelodeon’s “Side Hustle,” and just like his main job and those acting roles in the (post-John Cena) “Marine” movies, it’s a fairly physical gig. (As is his upcoming turn on “Dancing With the Stars,” though in a pretty different — yet just as demanding — way.)

TREVOR MCDONALD is best known for his career as a news presenter for ITN and then ITV. He became legendary for reporting some of the nation's biggest headlines for more than 30 years. Yet when the cameras stopped rolling it was his binge drinking habit that took over.

Ankeny, IA - Grand View men's tennis hosted Iowa Central Community College yesterday, September 14th, at the Ankeny Tennis Courts. The Vikings fell to the Tritons 1-6. 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced its 18 honorees in addition to over 11,000 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes and over 2,000 NAIA Scholar Teams as a part of its annual NAIA National Awards Day on Wednesday. The day recognizes the association's highest individual honors and achievements of NAIA student-athletes, administrators and coaches. Additionally, the association announced the three-member class of the 2021-22 NAIA Hall of Fame.

Kris Osborn

military, Americas

A recent technology development deal between the U.S. Army and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will advance sensing and targeting technologies to a new level. 

Programmable air-burst fuses, point detonation missiles, fragmenting warheads and high-speed kinetic energy rounds can quickly exact lethal consequences on the battlefield, yet these effects of course rely upon the range, precision accuracy, guidance and long-range fidelity of sensors and targeting systems. Читать дальше...

Asian LNG prices expected to moderate from recent highs but very unlikely to fall below US$ 12-13/mmbtu: Fesharaki still expects low Europe storage levels as we head into Winter.

Radio NZ report: A rare piece of art-history furniture featuring elephant ivory inlays could be destroyed because its paperwork arrived in New Zealand late. Known as the ‘Pompeiian Cabinet’, the sideboard was made by Johann Levien for the 1862 Exhibition in South Kensington, London.  The cabinet was purchased by emerging Auckland collector Patrick Soanes, but […]

The two health insurers are banking on not-for-profit funds becoming more attractive to Australians post-COVID, as they get ready to merge.

So concerned are some ministers they’re convinced her demise could be weeks away. Their apprehension may well be premature, but Gladys Berejiklian is viewed as being increasingly isolated from much of her ministry.

President Joe Biden is facing a big decision and deep divides among his allies over whether to reappoint Jerome Powell to lead the Federal Reserve or select a replacement who is more fully aligned with the Democratic policy agenda.

When I nominated, I was quietly told: “They are out for blood.” The message was clear: contest this and we’ll destroy you. But Labor has a way to fix its broken preselection system.

Public jobs, funded by taxpayers, should not be granted by politicians but advertised and decided on merit after a fair contest between candidates.

Some of Australia’s largest employers are working to ink final policies on mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, including what can be done with employees who have medical exemptions.

Foreign governments like China and Russia are increasingly blending their cyber capabilities with criminal networks to hide their identity.

The alarmingly low rates have sparked concern from Australian Open organisers as the Andrews government discusses mandatory COVID-19 shots for major event workers.

Doctors are warning that Sydneysiders are delaying crucial screening and blood tests as the city’s lockdown keeps people away from regular checkups and medical appointments.

A retired judge and more than 100 legal, civic and political leaders have signed a letter to the NSW Premier warning that “we cannot fine our way out of the pandemic”, and urging a less punitive approach to fighting the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Souths coach is the master manipulator: not just of other coaches but all different sorts of players.

More the 40 nations have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of anti-Semitism.

The NRL match review committee has defended its decision to ban the Roosters hooker, while it had a surprise reason for letting an Eels rival off with a fine.

Teachers are campaigning for a wage rise of five per cent beyond the government’s cap, and say low wages are putting people off a career in classrooms.