Новости за 02.03.2016

Last time, Gerard Butler saved the president of the United States; this time, he must save all the world leaders attending the funeral of a British prime minister. Only Yesterday: A Japanese animation film about an office worker who remembers her childhood in Tokyo while she travels to the country. In this documentary, Noam Chomsky discusses wealth and power and their abuses. The Wave: A geologist is among those at a Norwegian fjord who get surprised by a tsunami. From a team of filmmakers who... Читать дальше...

Pinning its hopes on the Telangana government, the fund-starved Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has forwarded proposals worth Rs 1,700 crore to the municipal administration and urban development department seeking allocation of the amount in the 2016-17 budget.

Ishtiwi, 34, was a commander from a storied family of Hamas loyalists who, during the 2014 war with Israel, was responsible for 1,000 fighters and a network of attack tunnels. Ishtiwi’s mother even sent Deif, who has lost an eye and limbs but has survived repeated assassination attempts by Israel, a tearful video message in which she entreated him to release her son. Ibrahim al-Madhoun, a writer close to Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza, said the situation spotlighted shifts since Yehya... Читать дальше...

In the market for raw metals? Glencore PLC’s sprawling copper mine in the Chilean desert will set you back only $1 billion. Assuming you don’t mind a bit more of a splurge, how about Anglo American PLC’s iron ore mine in Brazil, which cost the company $14 billion to buy and build in the late 2000s?

Canada’s biggest banks on Tuesday closed out another strong earnings season amid mounting criticism they haven’t built up enough reserves to cover bad energy loans.

Underlings seem to be the worst off

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Talking from experience, doing yoga by yourself as a beginner is very difficult.

Even if you have an app or some sort of program that walks you through a routine, it's difficult to watch something while contorting your body.

A new clothing line called Nadi thinks it has a solution to perfecting poses solo: yoga pants that vibrate to guide you to the correct post. Here's how they work:

The yoga pants use haptic vibrations to guide you to the correct post.

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The B.C. lawyer wants Trudeau to pass legislation stipulating that Senate seats be filled within six months of falling vacant

The Telangana government will soon start free distribution of LED bulbs to all households in the state.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. Security Council vote on the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades has been postponed until Wednesday morning at Russia's request, the United States and…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. Security Council vote on the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades has been postponed until Wednesday morning at Russia's request, the United States and…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. Security Council vote on the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades has been postponed until Wednesday morning at Russia's request, the United States and…

Here comes a new Britney era!

Britney Spears, Queen of Pop, Instagram, and Hot Nerds With Big Dicks, is gracing not just one, but THREE covers for V Magazine's 100th issue this spring.

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As if three new magazine covers of the living legend wasn't already enough, Brit sat down with the mag and teased her new album — even going as far as saying it's one of the best things she's ever done:

Jon Batiste & Stay Human, house band for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, and the Robert Cray Band, paying special tribute to blues icon B.B....

BIRMINGHAM, England - Everton plunged Aston Villa closer to relegation from the Premier League with a 3-1 win at the last-place team on Tuesday, with many disgruntled home fans walking out in the second half.

Five sets of Russia’s S-400 (SA-21 Growler) missile systems will enter into service with the Defense Ministry by October this year, the weapons manufacturer Almaz-Antey’s chief executive told the Izvestia daily on Tuesday.

#NotMyBritney: Twitter is accusing 'V' magazine of photoshopping Britney Spears to unrecognizable lengths.

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Hold the phone. The reasoning behind Valeant Pharmaceuticals' earnings restatement — the restatement that forced the company to delay its annual report — doesn't add up. 

Just follow us here.

Valeant said last week that it would have to delay the release of its annual report because an Ad Hoc committee going over the company's accounting found a $58 million "misstatement."

The issue, the company said, was that it mistakenly recognized $58 million worth of products... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX - An expert for the U.S. Justice Department described for a jury in a terror trial how Islamic State targets American troops and reaches new recruits.

Caught in an inter-district dispute, the TRS government finally decided to separate Palamuru - Rangareddy project from Dindi Lift Irrigation project.

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves coach Sam Mitchell spoke frankly about the team's lack of frontcourt depth after a blowout loss in Dallas on Sunday.

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has voiced hope that a French initiative to hold an international Middle East peace conference could lead to a solution.

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The fast-food hot dog wars are on. 

On February 23, Burger King added grilled hot dogs to the menu. 

Checkers & Rally's responded the next day by selling its hot dogs for 79 cents. 

"It's a war we plan to win!" the company said in a news release.

But who serves the best wiener?

I taste-tested hot dogs from Five Guys, Burger King, Shake Shack, and Checkers. The winner surprised me. 

First up, Checkers. As I waited in line... Читать дальше...

State Patrol says a driver admitted to be distracted when he hit and killed woman.

– A middle aged man was electrocuted while trying to steal cable wire – He died instantly when the lines exploded resulting to his electrocution in an attempt to cut 300mm single core armored cable A middle aged man identified as Adaddy, who is a cable thief was electrocuted on Tuesday.March 2, at Eket, in Akwa Ibom state, […]