Новости за 16.05.2016

The SPCA plans to lay charges after it was revealed that a rabbit sustained head trauma and a chicken was drenched in motor oil at the Rynfield Bunny Park.

President Barack Obama is casting Donald Trump's positions on immigration, trade and Muslims as part of an ignorance-and-isolation philosophy.

The Antonov An-225 Mriya was delivering a power generator from the Czech Republic, according to local media. It is the first time the plane has landed in Australia.

England manager Roy Hodgson named the following provisional 26-man squad for next month's European Championship.

You’re actually in sleep when you’re sleepwalking, specifically in deep sleep. This is why people don’t remember what they’re doing when they’ve walked in their sleep.

Kate was all big hair and graphic prints at The Olympic Park launch in London today.

Ted Karras only pawn, in game of football. Particularly since he plays for the Patriots, and specifically because he’s the great-nephew of former Lions star and actor Alex Karras. The Patriots sixth-rounder laughed and said it wasn’t his great-uncle’s television role as the adoptive father of an adorable child in “Webster” that he remembered best.…

ISLAMIC radicals in Melbourne and Sydney have established a fighting fund to help with the legal fees for five men who attempted to flee to Syria via boat.

President Obama took sharp swipes at Donald J. Trump during his commencement address at Rutgers on Sunday.

President Danilo Medina held a strong lead in early returns Sunday night and appeared headed toward a second term.

Readers of my Huffington Post blog know I am very critical of the skills focus of the national Common Core standards for turning reading into a discombobulated and often meaningless chore for young people and a strong supporter of the high-stakes testing opt-out movement. But in this case, in this particular case, the Common Core reading standards provide a useful dissecting tool for understanding the motives behind charter school propaganda. And remember, I already know how to read pretty "good," and I learned to read without Common Core. Читать дальше...

The U.S. economic outlook is "definitely looking good," San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said on Friday.

Warren Buffett has offered financial help to fellow billionaire investor Dan Gilbert in his bid to buy Yahoo Inc. , CNBC reported on Monday. The Berkshire Hathaway chief executive was rumored on Friday to be backing a consortium that includes Gilbert, the Quicken Loans Inc. founder and Cleveland Cavaliers NBA franchise owner. Buffett confirmed to CNBC on Monday he would be happy to bankroll Gilbert if needed. "Yahoo is not the type of thing I'd ever be an equity partner in. I don't know the business and wouldn't know how to evaluate it... Читать дальше...

A leading credit ratings agency is warning that a British exit from the European Union could eventually lead to it to downgrade the ratings of EU countries

As many as 44 of the world’s countries have at least one sovereign wealth fund set up for a rainy day, and now it seems that for many of them that day has arrived. Let’s take a look at which of these countries have made use of their piggy banks.

Nothing says "Happy Birthday!" like hay bales and dynamite.

''Aussie John'' has got it wrong. Labor isn't planning to hit negative gearing on all established housing overnight.

Daniel J. Graeber
STAVANGER, Norway, May 16 (UPI) -- Norwegian energy company Statoil said Monday it signed an agreement with a Canadian exploration company to help explore the shale gas potential in Turkey.

Labor's campaign bus has hit a bump in the road, blocking traffic on the way.

The airline hopes it will allow them to offer cheapers fares than easyJet and Ryanair.