Новости за 19.02.2016

Virgin Galactic will roll out a new version of its SpaceShipTwo space tourism rocket Friday as it prepares to return to flight testing for the first time since ...

A Canberra man who worked at an after-school care program allegedly stalked a child he grew infatuated with, a court heard.

The number of private renters in the capital has surpassed mortgaged buyers for the first time

The number of private renters in the capital has surpassed mortgaged buyers for the first time

The volume of traffic on Melbourne's freeways is on course to double in just 20 years, new VicRoads data shows.

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De Europese beurzen zijn vrijdag overwegend zonder grote uitslagen geopend. In Amsterdam ging verzekeraar Aegon onderuit na de publicatie van de resultaten van het vierde kwartaal.

SCHIPHOL (ANP) - Schiphol heeft de omzet afgelopen jaar maar licht zien dalen, ondanks een fikse verlaging van de havengelden die luchtvaartmaatschappijen betalen. De groei van het verkeer en vervoer compenseerde de tariefsverlaging volledig, liet het luchthavenbedrijf vrijdag weten.

KFC and Cricket South Africa (CSA) today announced the extension of KFC’s sponsorship of the KFC T20 International series for a further four years.

Russia’s envoy to the OSCE said that Moscow will ask the United States and the European Union to give a legal qualification to Ukraine’s blocking deliveries of energy and cargo to the Crimean Peninsula.

Thousands of taxi drivers protested on Thursday in Madrid against competitors such as Uber, echoing similar recent demonstrations in neighbouring France.

Niger will elect a new head of state with outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou hoping for a second five-year term.

Venezuelans will still pay next to nothing for gas, but the move highlights just how the country has been hit by a collapse in global oil prices.

A maintenance worker was punched and mugged in a Queens subway station this week and cops released video of the suspect, officials said.

Australia is negotiating with three countries about taking asylum seekers now detained on Nauru and Manus Island.

A “cessation of hostilities” negotiated by major world powers is set to take effect Friday in Syria. The agreement calls for both a pause in fighting and the acceleration and expansion of humanitarian aid delivery in the country. Though it’s not clear whether the warring sides will go ahead with the plan and lay down […]

Ugandans voted this week in a tense election to determine the fate of President Yoweri Museveni, who is hoping for a fifth term. As vote counting continues, here are five things to know about the elections in the East African nation. 1. Incumbent has been in power for 30 years And experts say that’s unlikely […]

“Risen” is more “The Last Temptation of Christ” than “The Greatest Story Ever Told.” It’s a film that comes wrapped in the theological teachings of the Bible but is really a procedural drama t…

Robert Eggers’ directorial debut “The Witch” opens with the subtitle “A New-England Folktale,” which is an apt promise. More fable than horror flick, the film is a sometimes spooky, sometimes …

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Mandatory pitch count limits and corresponding days of rest for high school varsity and junior varsity baseball pitchers has been established by the Oregon School Activities Association, and w…

Over 50 000 people in Nigeria’s north-east are at risk of starvation due to the activities of the Boko Haram militant group, the UN said.

Officials say Pakistani police have registered a case against "unknown persons" in connection with last month's attack on an Indian air base in which 7 Indian soldiers and all 6 attackers were killed

Hundreds gathered in front of the Cairo security directorate after a policeman shot dead a man in the street.

– Due to the fall of oil price federal government plans to further reduce pump price of petrol  – The country has saved N2.6bn after the commencement of price modulation  –  The decision on the review of the price of PMS would be taken next month by the minister of state for petroleum resources Following the continuous fall […]

– Popular actress Tonto Dikeh is now a mother – Tonto Dikeh welcomed her first child with husband Churchill Oladunni on Wednesday, 17 February – She delivered her bundle of joy in Houston, Texas Nigerian actress cum singer Tonto Dikeh and her husband Churchill Oladunni have named their first child. Churchill revealed how happy he […]