Новости за 24.03.2016

Kenya's new wildlife chief must overhaul a national agency described in a recent government report as having "lost its way".

PetroChina is “substantially overstaffed,” said Bernstein.

In a move that has enraged one of the city's most powerful developers, Planning Minister Richard Wynne has rejected a $1 billion Collins Street tower that would have overshadowed the Yarra River.

Well well well, another AFL footy season is upon us - and this one looks like being the most competitive in recent memory.

HAAKSBERGEN - De gemeente Haaksbergen levert enerzijds inspanningen om haar wettelijke taken uit te voeren, maar is anderzijds kwetsbaar vanwege de financiële situatie. Dat stelt de provincie Overijssel in het toezichtsrapport over 2015.

Veteran Hawthorn defender Josh Gibson has declared the Hawks will trust their system and not worry about the missing talent as they prepare to open their premiership defence without six of last year's premiership heroes.

U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite (poh-LEET') says in a Wednesday news release that the three had pleaded guilty to charges arising from a scheme at a corner store in New Orleans.

Political doubts in SA, security threats in Kenya and Nigeria, and uncertainty in the region’s ability to diversify its economy, will further jolt regional economies.

Employment in South Africa’s non-agriculture sector rose 0.5 percent to 8.992 million people in the fourth quarter of last year.

LME will increase transparency and reduce the risk of fraud after the industry was rocked by an alleged multi-billion dollar scam in 2014.

China and the United States are nearing the end of negotiations over a key agreement aimed at increasing trade between the two nations, former Chinese minister of commerce Chen Deming reportedly said Wednesday. The Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) has been in the works for several years now, and, last September, the two countries reaffirmed that finalizing the accord was a “top economic priority.”

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De beurs in Amsterdam begint donderdag waarschijnlijk in de min. Ook de graadmeters in de rest van Europa tonen bij de openingsbel een lager beeld, in navolging van de lagere beurzen in Azië en de Verenigde Staten. Het sentiment staat wat onder druk door de lagere olieprijzen.

HAAKSBERGEN - Bijna duizend keer moest een buitengewoon opsporingsambtenaar (boa) vorig jaar een jongere aanspreken op diens gedrag of hem doorverwijzen naar jeugdagenten of jeugdwerkers van de gemeente Haaksbergen. Dat blijkt uit het Jaarverslag Handhaving uitvoeringsprogramma 2015 van de gemeente.

Dejan Vasiljevic could be playing anywhere in the country ahead of his move to US college basketball next season but he is playing with Diamond Valley Eagles in the Big V state league.

"Until They Are Home" is one of the most sacred vows of the US military, yet there are 5,300 American GIs missing in North Korea from the Korean War whose remains are potentially recoverable

Since the news broke that Brian Johnson would be unable to tour with AC/DC rumours of who might take over as the band's lead singer have run wild. Few have run wilder than the suggestion that legendarily difficult Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose has already been annointed by the band's inner santcum (read: Angus Young).

Jennifer Staines tricked girls aged between 12 and 17

Hundreds of police gathered on Thursday to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Constable Angela Taylor, who was killed when a bomb exploded outside the Russell Street police headquarters on March 27, 1986.

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(Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP, which is leading an investor revolt against Yahoo Inc's management team, is seeking to remove the entire board of the struggling Internet company, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The activist investor, which owns about 0.75 percent of Yahoo, plans to announce Thursday morning that it will nominate nine directors to Yahoo's board, the Journal said, citing a Starboard letter.

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A decorative bronze fountain that stood proudly in Fitzroy Gardens for over a hundred years has been stolen.

According to reports, changes would see the top clubs guaranteed at least 14 money-spinning games against other leading sides.

A Facebook user, Joy Oghogho, has alleged that his pastor, one Alex Omokudu, secretly married a 25-year-old white girl. Pastor Alex heads the Victorious Pentecostal Assembly.  Oghogho shared a video on her Facebook page, with the caption: Secret wedding in Vpa upstairs in pastor’s office while service was going on downstairs in the church. Vpa pastor Alex […]

Bastian Schweinsteiger could miss most of Man United’s remaining fixtures this season after suffering another knee injury.

Tony Abbott was wrong on a lot of things, but not on this policy for working women.