Новости за 31.05.2016

In Part 1 of the 1977 miniseries reboot, his character Kunta Kinte goes from African warrior to American slave.

A year after announcement, the state government is scheduled to take first batch of some senior citizens on pilgrimage in July.

Of all the shananigan bogus lying that Fox News could do on behalf of Donald Trump, this takes the cake:

The last of the environmental contracts for cleaning up land in the West Haymarket received approval last week.

Now, handicraft products and artworks of Odisha artists get an online platform for marketing.

The number surpasses the number of people shot during last year's Memorial Day weekend.

All the three BJD Rajya Sabha candidates are crorepatis, revealed their affidavits submitted to the Election Commission as part of their nomination filing process on Monday.

An innocent 2-year-old Michigan girl who was shot in the head as men argued over spilled juice has died.

Last week marked a milestone. Donald Trump passed the 1,237 threshold of committed delegates that gives him a lock on the Republican Party presidential nomination. Given his public comments on everything from immigration to terrorism, large segments of the population must be viewing his nomination with horror.

The rise of Trump has provoked a considerable outpouring of commentary from the pundits. Most of it centered on the chief complaint that the white working class is upset about losing... Читать дальше...

Poverty-stricken KBK (Kalahandi-Balangir-Koraput) region's hunger has been a political issue for decades.

BEIRUT (AP) — A wave of air strikes on a rebel-held stronghold in northwest Syria Monday night caused mass casualties and sparked fresh clashes. The flare up in violence came a day after the opposition's chief negotiator resigned in frustration…

The collection of garbage from source and its disposal at the designated dumping site will soon be monitored online.

Odisha once boasted of advanced farming and hunting practices and had developed human habitations with domestic animals in the Neolithic period, about 4000 to 5000 years ago.

An inquiry into historical child sex abuse in Northern Ireland is due to begin examining allegations relating to the former Kincora Boys' Home.

Gearing up for a battle for control of media company Viacom, board members on Monday took the unusual step of vowing to fight an expected campaign by Sumner Redstone and his family to shake up the board.

This is 100% accurate. If they deny it, they’re just being shy.

The offense never arrived from New York, the defense cracked and the Dodgers dropped a 2-0 decision to the Chicago Cubs on Monday at Wrigley Field.

Lea Michele is all smiles while standing tall on a paddle board during a relaxing Memorial Day on Monday (May 30) in Maui, Hawaii. The 29-year-old Scream Queens actress was seen showing off her hot body in a one-piece swimsuit while enjoying the beautiful weather with her best friend, Switch boutique owner Jennifer Cohen. Lea [...]

The consortium says its proposed B.C. terminal would supply ‘the world’s cleanest LNG’ despite warnings that the project would undermine Canada’s climate commitments

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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Transparency Minister Fabiano Silveira resigned on Monday after leaked recordings suggested he tried to derail a sprawling corruption probe, the latest cabinet casualty impacting interim President Michel Temer's administration.

Silveira, the man Temer tasked with fighting corruption since he took office on May 12, announced his plans to step down in a letter, according to the presidential palace's media office. No replacement for Silveira has yet been named. Читать дальше...

An attempt by North Korea to launch a missile failed early on Tuesday, the South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

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Turns out, Stephen Hawking, one of the world's premiere theoretical physicists, is baffled by the popularity of the presumptive Republican presidential candidate in the United States.

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Hawking — known for his ground-breaking discoveries on space time, black holes, and quantum gravity — was asked by the hosts of the ITV show Good Morning Britain if he could explain the rise of Donald Trump. Читать дальше...

Here's a different kind of holiday travel problem. 

A taxi jumped a curb and smashed into the glass at an entrance to Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Monday evening as Memorial Day travelers returned home.