Новости за 05.08.2016

By Byun Duk-kun SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- As every great civilization has evolved around a great river, so has every great city. And Seoul is no exception as it sits almost equally divided in the middle by the great Han River. The river has always

Using Kensho, we searched for what stocks do well when the jobs report does better or worse than expected.

Radovan Krejcir’s ex-girlfriend and mom of his youngest child has been denied bail after being declared dishonest and a flight risk.

Cooma will look to overcome two years of finals heartbreak by proving it can win the big games.

It's high summer in New York's Adirondack Mountains. Brian Mann sends an audio postcard from a canoe trip and a climb up remote Mount Frederica in search of some of the wildest views in the Northeast.

A year after a mine waste spill turned their river a weird yellow-orange, residents of a Colorado mountain town are taking a break from the aftermath for a party that includes a specially brewed beer the color of the spill

ENSCHEDE – Stellen in Nederlandse Vinex-wijken zijn gemiddeld trouwer aan elkaar dan koppels die in andere wijken samenwonen. Dat blijkt uit cijfers van het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. Ook in Twente gaan stellen in Vinex-wijken minder vaak uit elkaar dan stellen in andere wijken.

Brazil's rich musical history is interwoven into Alt.Latino's weekly musical explorations. Just in time for the opening ceremonies, we collected some of our favorite Brazilian music moments.

Savannah Phelan, 8, recently discovered a video that revealed her mother had been in jail — all while still pregnant with her. So, well-equipped with questions, she took her mom to StoryCorps.

The Karl Rove-founded group that advocates for certain candidates has turned its attention to Senate races and away from the presidential race. Its CEO, Steven Law, talks about why.

While Turkish officials say they want their relationship with the U.S. to stay strong, they and many of their countrymen say the U.S. was the secret hand behind last month's coup attempt, and they're striking an anti-American tone.

Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke is running for Senate in Louisiana, linking his decision to Donald Trump's bid for the presidency. Duke talks with Steve Inskeep about why he thinks the country is in a position to support him.

President Obama held a wide-ranging news conference at the Pentagon on Thursday. He talked about the presidential campaign, a recently discovered cash payment to Iran, and efforts to defeat ISIS.

Hillary Clinton has come under attack from journalists and Donald Trump for her failure to have press conferences. There's a strategy — and a historic context, too.

Steve Inskeep talks to Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about a controversial $400 million cash payment to Iran that coincided with the implementation of the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal and a prisoner swap.

Steve Inskeep talks with John Dickerson — of CBS's "Face the Nation" — about his new book of presidential campaign history called "Whistlestop."

Friday marks the official launch of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where an array of Brazilian music is expected in the opening ceremonies. Alt.Latino has a podcast to get us in the mood.

Medicaid and other health insurers require doctors to file time-consuming paperwork before allowing them to prescribe drugs that help people quit opioids. That delay fosters relapse, specialists say.

Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad is set to become the first U.S. athlete to compete in the Olympic Games while wearing a hijab.

Ahead of the November election, courts have fairly consistently struck down new voting restrictions, culminating in some big wins for civil rights forces, especially in North Carolina and Texas.

While South Africans await final results in municipal elections, the ruling African National Congress, the party of Nelson Mandela, appears to be suffering a setback. Reporter Peter Granitz in Pretoria explains why these local elections are so important.

And it isn't, in case you hadn't noticed, Halloween.

HAAKSBERGEN - Hoewel de gemeenteraad er voor was, lijkt er nu geen supermarkt te komen aan de Markt. Vastgoedeigenaar Ben Roerink heeft een ludiek protest bedacht.

All the late-night hosts spend a fair amount of time making jokes about Donald Trump, so we narrowed down the best Trump jokes of the week from the hosts.