Новости за 19.05.2016

JB Hi-Fi shareholders say they would be willing to back a capital raise to fund the acquisition of The Good Guys.

A spat over rice in a Chinese restaurant became famous. Not so much the actual information about Chinese cuisine.

The Turkish agricultural products ban would not affect food prices in Russia, the head of the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on Thursday.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that if there is any request for NATO assistance in investigation of the disappearance of the EgyptAir passenger plane over the Mediterranean Sea, then the bloc stands ready to help.

Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski says that the British media has been unbalanced in its criticism of Russia over the Ukrainian crisis, while essentially ignoring Kiev's violations of the Minsk agreements on peace in eastern Ukraine.

An 86-year-old driver has been summoned to court for causing death by dangerous driving after a car crashed into a busy coffee shop.

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The ex-girlfriend of Nick Alexander, murdered by ISIS terrorists in the Paris attacks, has described how she tried to save his life.

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DETROIT (AP) — New U.S. Census Bureau estimates say Detroit's population continued its decline, knocking it off the list of the nation's 20 most populous cities. Mayor Mike Duggan tells the Detroit Free Press positive trends have continued but aren't yet included in Census estimates.

Story highlights UNESCO accused Israel of interfering with major holy sites in occupied areas. Under UNESCO rules, Palestine will this year be able to nominate two sites for consideration as world heritage sites, in a fast-track procedure. Palestine became a member of UNESCO in 2011, despite vociferous objections from Israel Israel is stepping up its efforts to seize control of Palestinian heritage sites and antiquities in the occupied territories in violation of international law, Palestinian and Israeli archaeologists warned this week. Читать дальше...

More than 4 million U.S. workers will become newly eligible for overtime pay under rules issued Wednesday by the Obama administration. Vice President Joe Biden announced the changes at Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams in Columbus, Ohio. (May 18)

Lagging prices for gold, oil and other resources have left investors wary of financing junior mining and energy companies

There is an 'epidemic' of violence against women.

NRL clubs and the game's governing body are a step closer to a lasting peace but there is no end in sight to the hostilities at Parramatta with the Eels sending rival chairman candidates to Thursday's summit of the game's powerbrokers.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says employers who exploit their workers for their own profit are committing a mortal sin. According to a Vatican Radio transcript of his homily, Francis said: Living off the blood of people, this is a mortal sin! A mortal sin.

With Mamata Bannerjee set to assume her chair for the second term as West Bengal Chief Minister, the ruling BJP might see a revival of hope for the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill –that has been pending for a very long time.

Deutsche Bank expects further big legal costs this year to deal with a raft of scandals that have hurt profits and dogged its reputation, its CEO said Thursday.

An Airbus A320 carrying 66 people disappeared from radar off the north coast of Egypt at 2:30 a.m. local time, after having departed from Paris.

Recon Group holds stakes in makers of soap and food additives

With the right safeguards, the budget program has the potential to create jobs and better equip jobless people for the workforce.

The situation of Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova is "bad," reported R-Sport news agency.

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LOS ANGELES, May 19 (UPI) -- Rock legend Eric Clapton hints his latest album, {i:I Still Do}, could be his last at age 71.