Новости за 31.05.2016

New technology set to make home hunting a whole lot easier.

Russia is planning to build nuclear research reactors for Belarus and Tanzania.

Mohammed Faris traveled on the Soviet space station nearly three decades ago, becoming so famous that Syria's president was jealous of him. Now he's one of the many Syrians who's fled to Turkey.

At least 23 people were killed in Russian air strikes overnight in the Syrian rebel-held city of Idlib, the heaviest bombardment there since a cessation of hostilities was agreed in February, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

New manager Antonio Conte is yet to arrive at Stamford Bridge but key targets have already been identified as the Blues seek to recover from a dismal season in 2015-16

The University of Pretoria moved closer towards changing its language policy when a lekgotla adopted a proposal that English be the only medium of instruction for lectures, assessments and tutorials.

A 76-year-old man has appeared in court charged with shooting a man in the abdomen in Melbourne's east.

Police were called to Prospect Park late last night.

A Rome university student was burned alive by her ex-boyfriend after she left him, authorities said.

President Harry S. Truman, who became president on April 12, 1945, upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, didn't learn about the Manhattan Project to develop an atomic bomb until his 12th day in office. Vowing never to leave another president uninformed, Truman began the practice of giving presidential nominees intelligence briefings to prepare them for the demands of the job. A look at how some of them went:

About 45.8 million people are suffering from various forms of modern slavery worldwide in 2016, the Global Slavery Index report issued by the Freedom Fund on Tuesday said.

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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has accused Russia of providing anti-aircraft weaponry and rockets to militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), government officials said on Monday, confirming reports in local media.

Speaking to reporters on board his airplane after a visit to the southeastern province of Diyarbakir over the weekend, Erdogan accused Moscow of transferring weaponry to the PKK via Iraq and Syria, the pro-government Star newspaper said. Читать дальше...

Stephen Hawking has admitted that he is stumped by the popularity of Donald Trump or why people would vote for Brexit.

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The death of 17-year-old gorilla Harambe who was shot after a child fell into its enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo earlier this week has shocked the world and sparked a fierce debate over the actions of the zoo.

Amateur footage of the incident showed the 200 kilogram silverback pulling and dragging a 4-year-old boy who had fallen 4.5 metres after climbing through a public barrier.

Although there have been previous incidences of children falling into zoo enclosures... Читать дальше...

BANGKOK (AP) — A school in northern Thailand where 17 girls were killed in a dormitory fire last week has reopened, but only about a third of the students returned because some families remain concerned about safety, a volunteer at the school said Tuesday. The May 22 fire claimed the lives of 17 girls, aged 5 to 12, at the school, which provides free housing for impoverished children who are members of hill tribe minorities.

The former Bohemians player has been staking his claim for a place in Martin O'Neil's final 23-man squad for the European Championship, which must be submitted on Tuesday night

SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- Lee Dae-ho of the Seattle Mariners has hit his seventh home run of the season. Lee belted a three-run shot off Brandon Maurer of the San Diego Padres in the bottom of the eighth at Safeco Field in Seattle on Monday (local

The Sevilla defender was called up to replace Real Madrid star Raphael Varane but made two mistakes during the clash with Cameroon and concedes he did not play well enough

WASHINGTON (AP) — Peter Costanzo is the man who helped turn Donald Trump into @RealDonaldTrump.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Peter Costanzo is the man who helped turn Donald Trump into @RealDonaldTrump.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Peter Costanzo is the man who helped turn Donald Trump into @RealDonaldTrump.

[...] the billionaire's foray into the world of social media began with a much simpler purpose, yet one that's still distinctively Trump: making money. Costanzo crossed paths with Trump in 2009 when he was working as online marketing director for the publishing company putting out the businessman's book, "Think Like a Champion." [...] Costanzo saw the 140-character-per-message platform as a new tool that the real estate mogul could use to boost sales and reach a broader audience. Costanzo — a... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Peter Costanzo is the man who helped turn Donald Trump into @RealDonaldTrump.

State of Origin is on again for another year. Who will win game 1 - NSW Blues or Queensland Maroons?

According to Seoul’s military a North Korean missile launch likely failed, the latest in a series of setbacks for a ballistic weapons programme.