Новости за 25.08.2016

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You might think the Panama Papers leak would cause the ultrarich to seek more transparent tax havens.

Not so, according to Jordan Greenaway, a consultant based in London who caters to the ultrawealthy.

Instead, they are going further underground, seeking walled-up havens such as the Marshall Islands, Lebanon, and Antigua, Greenaway, who works for the PR agency Right Angles, told Business Insider.

The Panama Papers leak around Mossack Fonseca, a law... Читать дальше...

Kaizer Chiefs coach Steve Komphela felt his team’s failure to relax lead to their downfall against Bidvest Wits.

A man drowned after going into a swimming pool with a woman he had been dancing with at a James Bond-themed swingers' party, an inquest hears.

In a remarkably strident report, the US Treasury has criticized the European Commission's tax probe into Apple, Starbucks, Fiat (now Fiat Chrysler Automobiles), and Amazon, claiming that it should not be able to collect back-taxes on the companies in Europe.

It is unlikely that the recently-discovered Proxima-B Earth-like planet is capable of supporting life, a scientist from the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences said Thursday.

Daniel J. Graeber
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices continued to drift lower in early Thursday trading in response to higher volumes of storage, though OPEC rumors may once again thwart declines.

A man has asked his girlfriend to marry him in a film using Lego that was screened to cinema goers before the main attraction.

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Since the start of 2016, automakers, tech companies, and ride-hailing services have been racing to create a driverless taxi service. This service would mirror how an Uber works today, but there wouldn’t be a driver.

So far, the race has been brutal, as companies jockey for position by spending billions to acquire/invest in companies that will help make a driverless taxi service a reality. Uber recently took the pole position by announcing it would begin piloting its... Читать дальше...

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The average American spends 38 hours a year stuck in traffic — or 90 hours a year if you live in LA.

Those numbers get worse in the world's megacities: Commuters in Mexico City, Moscow, and Beijing can sit in traffic for hours every day. Here are a few gripping images of those journeys.

Drake Baer and Alex Davies contributed to an earlier version of this article.

Thousands of people commute to work in Bangladesh by boat. Here, residents of Dhaka take out their umbrellas. Читать дальше...

For the second time in less than a year, the Steelers have been linked to leaking negative information about the health of a player. Some who work for other teams are wondering whether this will make players think twice for trusting the Steelers with their medical data. In June, a report emerged that cornerback Brandon…

Demand for long-lasting factory goods rebounded in July—with durable-goods orders leaping 4.4%—in a sign the manufacturing sector could continue to stabilize in the second half of the year.

Welspun India said it would modify its supply chain and review its practices to address accusations it sold fake Egyptian cotton sheets to U.S. retailers.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Accidental drug overdoses killed 3,050 people in Ohio last year, an average of eight per day, as deaths blamed on the powerful painkiller fentanyl again rose sharply and pushed the total overdose fatalities to a record high, the state reported Thursday. Officials concede the problem has grown in Ohio and elsewhere but expressed hope of making headway, citing progress in expanding access to life-saving naloxone and curbing prescription opiate abuse. State officials said their... Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Accidental drug overdoses killed 3,050 people in Ohio last year, an average of eight per day, as deaths blamed on the powerful painkiller fentanyl again rose sharply and pushed the total overdose fatalities to a record high, the state reported Thursday. Officials concede the problem has grown in Ohio and elsewhere but expressed hope of making headway, citing progress in expanding access to life-saving naloxone and curbing prescription opiate abuse. State officials said their... Читать дальше...

The cricketer will be seen sporting an Indo-Western attire in the "Jager Bomb" fast peppy track.

The attack underscored how despite efforts by the Afghan authorities to improve security, militants in this country are still able to stage large-scale attacks.

See story here.

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AMATRICE, Italy — Among the survivors of the earthquake that devastated central Italy on Wednesday were nuns, at least one priest and people who lived through previous quakes. Some saw their houses collapse into debris and dust, while the homes of others are still standing but deemed unsafe. Here’s a look at some survivors, how

Een achtjarig meisje heeft op tragische wijze haar leven gegeven om haar zusje van vier te beschermen tijdens de aardbeving van afgelopen dinsdag in Italië. Ze gooide zichzelf bovenop haar zusje toen het huis waar zij in sliepen in elkaar stortte, meldt Daily Mail.

NEW YORK — In a new project with National Geographic, Barack Obama becomes the first sitting U.S. president to project himself into virtual reality — in this case, a 360-degree representation of Yosemite National Park. The 11-minute VR video, narrated by Obama, is one part paean to the wonders of America’s national parks and one

A match made in food heaven.

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Have you ever noticed a half moon shape on your nail? In fact, it is a very important and sensitive part of the nail, which requires taking a good care of. So it is called “lunula”, which means “small moon” in Latin. This is a visible part of the root of the nail, and if […]

If you're in need of movie tips, Vince Staples might not be the guy to ask. Over breakfast on a recent morning at New York’s Soho...

–Kungiyar yakin ceto yan matan Chibok BBOG sun shirya wani gagarumin zanga zanga a kusada fadar shugaban kasa. –Yan kungiyar basu gushe ba suna yunkurin cewa lallai fa sai an ceto yan matan chibok din da a kayi garkuwa da su , da kuma shugaban kasa ya fara tattauna wa da yan kungiyan Boko Haram […]