Новости за 03.08.2016

Renee Montagne interviews departing NYPD Commissioner William Bratton. Bratton is resigning effective Sept. 1 after a tumultuous second term as head of the nation's largest police force.

Howard Shu, the sole U.S. men's singles player in badminton, is hoping to make an impact in a sport that's largely dominated by Asian countries.

Rawlings baseball bats have a big place in sports history. But now the ash trees used to make those iconic bats are threatened by an invasive beetle that's spreading in forests across the Northeast.

Two retired generals spoke out at the political conventions last month. The retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says they and other officers should keep their politics private.

The first cases of locally transmitted Zika in the continental U.S. were contracted in one of Miami's liveliest neighborhoods, Wynwood — a developing neighborhood filled with cafes, bars and art galleries. Local officials say they're heeding experts' advice to fight the virus aggressively.

Uber's China arm merged with its rival Didi Chuxing this week, creating a $35 billion ride-hailing colossus. The merger ends an era of brutal competition, and may help boost China's flagging economy.

Brexit has encouraged pro-exit movements across Europe. In Austria, only 51 percent of the people tell pollsters they want to stay in the European Union, and a new party has formed with a single goal: get out.

Steve Inskeep talks with NPR congressional reporter Susan Davis about Donald Trump's unwillingness to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan and Sen. John McCain in their primaries next week. Echoing Ryan's words when Trump clinched the GOP presidential nomination, Trump said of endorsing Ryan, "I'm not there yet."

Defense attorneys in the military commissions of the alleged 9/11 plotters are throwing up roadblock after roadblock to increase the chances of saving their clients from the death penalty. The government could make the case go a lot quicker, they say, if prosecutors took that danger off the table.

Last year’s visit to Madison scored with the Milwaukee Bucks.

TOKYO, Japan - Yuji Yamamoto, newly appointed as agriculture, forestry and fisheries minister in a Cabinet reshuffl...

NIJVERDAL - Vijf bewoners van de Erica- en Noetselerweg weigeren hun verzet tegen bouwplan Hart van Noetsele te staken. In een brief aan de raad tekenen ze bezwaar aan tegen het raadsbesluit van 10 mei om de Tijmweg, inclusief een parkeerterrein, aan de openbaarheid te onttrekken.

– President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria has both the resources and the technical expertise to achieve stable power supply – Says with improved power, Nigeria’s productivity can be competitive – Expresses hope that the African Union (AU) will to stabilise the situation in South Sudan and Burundi President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his […]

– Enugu lawmakers have set up a seven-man committee to look into allegations of misappropriation of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) by former governor Sullivan Chime’s administration – The committee will also look into the activities of diversion of IGR funds by former BIR chairman, Felix Chime – The lawmakers decided to probe Chime and others […]

TOKYO, Japan - Katsunobu Kato, retained as minister in charge of promoting dynamic engagement of all citizens in a ...

"We have demanded a discussion on the issue, raising concern that no welfare scheme of the government had reached the tribals," Biswal told TOI.

When a team of CSIRO researchers challenged themselves to create wireless internet that runs as fast the quickest wired network, they didn't think the result would end up in millions of pockets.

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PARIJS (ANP) - Nederlandse banken blijven voorlopig profiteren van het herstel van de economie en kunnen de komende jaren voldoen aan strengere kapitaaleisen. Dat stelt kredietbeoordelaar Moody's in een woensdag gepubliceerd rapport.

A breakdown of what it's like to get ready for the 2016 games.

Janajagarana Mancha, Odisha, a civil society group, demanded a special session of Vidhan Sabha and passing of a unanimous resolution on the Mahanadi row.

A man has reportedly been hospitalised after his online lover failed to show up for their meeting. According to reports, a Dutch man was recently hospitalised for exhaustion after sitting in an airport for 10 days. The 41-year-old man identified as Alexander Pieter Cirk, had gone to visit his Chinese lover Zhang who he met online […]

'There is a dogma that fats and carbohydrates, especially fats, are the major factors contributing to obesity.'

A proud Ricky Muir has bid farewell to his roller coast ride in politics, happy that he "did not fall victim to the two party political games" and reminding all voters that they are "entitled to a voice."