Новости за 25.01.2016

A man tried to flee a Moot filling station without paying for his petrol - but his getaway was cut short when he crashed into a pole-barrier.

In recent league tables, Rugby School scored 0 per cent for GCSEs. So did Eton College. What does that say, asks Rugby School head Peter Green

Robb Hartlen has a good laugh and films his mother getting into the wrong car in a parking lot. The owner of the car comes back and gets her out of the car. Posted to YouTube by Robb Hartlen.

STOCKHOLM - The trial against a Swedish doctor who admitted to abducting a woman and locking her up in a home-made bunker has started with the victim demanding 380,000 kronor ($44,000) in damages.

TOKYO - Mika Matsuno (L), a 20-year-old Keio University student, is crowned winner of the 2016 Miss Nippon b...

Eight employees of Cairo's Egyptian Museum will face a disciplinary hearing over a botched repair of the golden mask of King Tutankhamun, officials said on Sunday.

Twitter loses top quartet of executives - including product and engineering chiefs - as it struggles to revive growth.

Cif Olusegun Osoba, wani tsohon gwamna ta jihar Ogun na shirin komawa jam’iyyar APC bayan da suka gudanar da jerin tattaunawa da shugabannin jam’iyyar. Cif Osoba wani tsohon gwamna ta jihar Ogun ne ya gita daga jam’iyyar ta APC inda ya koma SDP saboda sabanin ra’ayi da suka samu da Bola Tinubu da kuma gwamnan […]

Just bought yourself a shiny new Android phone or tablet or upgrade to Marshmallow? Here are the apps you should download right away

MANHASSET, N.Y. (AP) — Federal authorities are auditing how a Long Island school district and town, as well as a Roman Catholic diocese, are using Superstorm Sandy disaster recovery money. Newsday reports (http://nwsdy.li/1ZXu68V ) that the Inspector General's Office of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has been auditing Long Beach City schools since last year, in addition to the Town of North Hempstead and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.

Blink and you'll miss it.

Two inventors have created a robot that's so good at solving the Rubik's Cube that it can do the job in just a hair longer than a second: 

The fastest human to do the job is Lucas Etter, a Kentucky teen who last year set the Guinness World Record by completing the puzzle in 4.904 seconds.

That's pretty darned impressive, but as the video above shows, the robot created by software engineers Jay... Читать дальше...

The Lagos state police command has arrested seven suspected cultists who engaged in supremacy battle in Bariga area of the state on Saturday, January 23, leading to the killing of a 65-year-old woman. The deceased, Adejoke Adefuye was burnt beyond recognition when her house located at 19, Oshinfolarin Street in Bariga was set ablaze by […]

The names forwarded for consideration for appointments into the boards of federal agencies and parastatals is causing crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC) following accusations of nepotism and favouritism against some leaders of the party. President Buhari who had approved the dissolution of the governing boards of federal parastatals and agencies and institutions on July 16, […]

Artist Nick Cave will stop traffic with his elaborate horse sculptures, but do not confuse him with his Australian namesake.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is expected to post its weakest quarterly revenue growth on record, Thomson Reuters data shows, a slowdown analysts say will heat up the battle with smaller rival JD.com Inc in a tougher economy.

Accepting Syrian migrants in America and Europe has become an increasingly divisive political issue. Critics point out that the Gulf States, though mostly majority Sunni, have refused to offer refuge to any fleeing Syrians, also mostly Sunnis. However, Syria's direct neighbors bear a huge burden, with Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey each hosting more than a million refugees.

Many Syrians have dispersed into the larger community, especially in Lebanon. Both Jordan and Turkey host large camps as well. Читать дальше...

Accepting Syrian migrants in America and Europe has become an increasingly divisive political issue. Critics point out that the Gulf States, though mostly majority Sunni, have refused to offer refuge to any fleeing Syrians, also mostly Sunnis. However, Syria's direct neighbors bear a huge burden, with Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey each hosting more than a million refugees.

Many Syrians have dispersed into the larger community, especially in Lebanon. Both Jordan and Turkey host large camps as well. Читать дальше...

ALMELO - Mantelzorgers en mensen die zorg nodig hebben kunnen vanaf 4 februari elke eerste donderdag van de maand terecht in het mantelzorgcafé. Het is een ontmoetingsplek voor alle mantelzorgers uit de gemeente Almelo. Maar ook de mensen aan wie zij zorg verlenen zijn welkom.

In the wake of David Bowie’s death earlier this month, tributes for the music legend have been pouring in from every corner of the globe.

This past week, a particularly moving homage for the “Ziggy Stardust” singer has gone viral: a video showing a 500-strong choir in Toronto singing Bowie’s hit song “Space Oddity.”

The performance, held at the Art Gallery of Ontario on Jan. 16, was organized by Choir! Choir! Choir!, an open choir that welcomes members of the public to gather and sing. Читать дальше...

The ongoing migration crisis adds significantly to modern-day Europe being turned into a "medieval mess," according to political analyst Robert Kaplan.

BERLIN - A closely watched survey released Monday showed a larger-than-expected fall in German business confidence this month, with managers' assessment of the outlook for the next six months darkening amid recent turmoil on markets and concerns over growth in China.

Ennu Ninte Moideen won six awards at the event held in Hyderabad

Crude reversed gains driven by signals the European Central Bank will undertake more stimulus measures to lift the regional economy.