Новости за 31.03.2016

While the US Congress halted a proposed sale of six ports to the UAE, many UK ports are foreign - non-EU - owned. And the capital's biggest airports are now all in foreign hands

– Barcelona’s Lionel messi would love to score his 500th career goal against Real Madrid  – Barca welcome the Capital side to Camp Nou this weekend for the second El Clasico of the season  – Messi has scored 499 career goals and needs just one to hit the golden 5oo career goals landmark  Barcelona’s Lionel […]

If the mining operations on the Wild Coast have been sanctioned by the people, why are peasants willing to lay down their lives to prevent drilling? asks Ayabonga Cawe

ALMELO - De politie is op zoek naar de bestuurder van een lichtkleurige Fiat Stilo. Deze auto was betrokken bij een aanrijding woensdagmorgen op de A35 ter hoogte van de afslag Almelo-Zuid. Het ongeval zorgde voor veel vertraging.

Just in time for spring, hear new Celtic-roots music from rising artists and established favorites.

​The lawyer and professor, who opened the door to discussing workplace sexual harassment back in 1991, thinks we need to "reimagine equality."​

Lawyers have accused the South African Police Service of not providing adequate resources to investigate the murder of mining activist Sikhosiphi “Bazooka” Rhadebe.

We know rape is a national crisis—but we're missing one glaring side of the story.​​

Pictures of the day.

Is the only thing more shocking than Donald Trump's campaign manager being charged with simple battery of a reporter the fact that the crime isn't all that startling, given the bullying campaign's open contempt for reporters?

Enough is enough.

With Trump's top aide, Corey Lewandowski, now facing charges, focus has shifted back to the increasingly abusive relationship between the GOP front-runner and the campaign press, and the unprecedented barrage of attacks journalists have faced... Читать дальше...

When it comes to what you eat and drink, you may be fighting harmful addictions disguised as preferences.

But it doesn't have to be this way. Simple, low-risk changes in your perspective and behavior can have high rewards for your health, especially when it comes to your dietary choices. Here's how.

We're human. We often fail to realize the weight that seemingly insignificant, everyday decisions carry. In fact, some of these decisions we call "preferences" can turn out to be addictions. Читать дальше...

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If your go-to conversation topics revolve around work and weather, then you probably don't enjoy going to networking events. 

But talking to new people doesn't have to be such a drag.

There are ways to get the conversation going without resorting to irritating clichés.

Check out these 17 icebreakers that will help ease you into an engaging conversation with people you've never met before.

'Hello.'

A smile, a name... Читать дальше...

Ever since Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth reportedly got engaged again in January, we've been on "ring watch."

​Team Lenny's Editor in Chief and Planned Parenthood answer your questions about fertility. ​

The media and partnerships division of the venerable magazine Scientific American hosted a panel Thursday at the National Press Club featuring journalists and scientists. The event, cosponsored by a group called GMO Answers, focuses on whether science is "explained fairly in the media." What might be less apparent is that GMO Answers requires some explanation itself: The group is a project of agricultural biotech firms meant to buttress the industry's reputation.

Photos: Courtesy of Bill Blass.

It's no secret tulle skirts get a bad rap: One mention of the garment and your mind likely gravitates to memories of ballet recitals past, poufy prom dresses, itchy Halloween costumes, or tacky bridesmaid gowns you were forced to wear. Basically, it's difficult to conjure a positive connotation when it comes to these tutu-like pieces.

Since this year is all about resurrecting trends we never thought we would (think: puffer coats and bodysuits), it's... Читать дальше...

The U.S. soon could hand off the title of world’s top crude oil importer to China, perhaps as early as this year.

This week I felt inundated by requests on my timeline and by social media notifications. I belong to all of the usual spaces: LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+, Tumblr, Twitter, and a number of groups where there are constant postings, frequent job or writing assignment possibilities, and meetings both in person and virtual. Some events more than one colleague invited me to and then Facebook jumped aboard saying seven people you know are going to X, do you want to go too? Other meetings, I got multiple... Читать дальше...

Two types of people will take this quiz: those who American, and those who American’t.

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APPLETON, Wisconsin (AP) — Tax counsel for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said in a letter released Wednesday that the billionaire businessman has been under continuous IRS audit for more than a decade.

In the letter, released by the Trump campaign to demonstrate that the candidate is in fact under audit, Sheri Dillon and William Nelson wrote that Trump's personal federal tax returns "have been under continuous examination by the Internal Revenue Service since 2002... Читать дальше...

Here’s your chance to buy a Fiat 500 popemobile — infallibility not included.

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The sugar production in the country in 2015-16 stood at 237 lakh tons, down by about 11 lakh tons as compared to the previous foscal, as per data released by Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA).

Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Amid sights of despair and distress, angry locals vented their ire against the West Bengal government's "feeble" attempts to rescue the injured from the debris of the flyover that collapsed in the city on Thursday.