Новости за 07.12.2016

DEN HAAG (ANP) - Diverse partijen in de Tweede Kamer hebben woensdag kritisch gereageerd op de energieagenda die minister Henk Kamp (Economische Zaken) eerder op de dag presenteerde. In het plan omschrijft Kamp hoe Nederland tussen nu en 2050 zou moeten werken aan een CO2-vrije samenleving.

PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) — An Alabama woman has been accused of stealing from a trust set up for her ailing son in Nebraska.

Anthony Horowitz has revealed he will be writing a new James Bond book with a “killer” first line.

Het is de afgelopen jaren een onmisbare basisbehoefte geworden: draadloos internet. Daarom moet dat voor iedereen in Nederland toegankelijk zijn en van de hoogst mogelijke kwaliteit en daar gaat het kabinet zich sterk voor maken. Dat heeft minster Henk Kamp (Economische Zaken) vandaag laten weten aan de Tweede Kamer.

MILAN — Silvio Berlusconi’s holding company and a group of Chinese investors have agreed on a three-month delay to complete the sale of AC Milan.

John Wesley Shipp didn’t expect that he’s going to play Jay Garrick in Season 3 of “The Flash.” In fact, the actor — who originally played Henry Allen on the CW series — had no idea that he’s playing Earth-3 Flash until a costume fitting. “I went up to do the last four episodes of the show, last season, figuring that Henry Allen was drawing to a close,” Shipp said during a recent interview with Collider. “What I didn’t know was that I would be coming back.”

The number of people who are homeless in San Francisco is 6,686, according to an official count by the city of San Francisco in 2015, but this number is elusive and likely far from accurate.

At least five people were killed, three others were injured in a blast that rocked the north-eastern Syrian city of Rmelan on Wednesday, local media reported.

The Italy goalkeeper believes the Blues have one of the best managers in Europe, who will not settle for being runners-up in the Premier League title race

"When I wear military uniform, I really, really feel proud of myself as a woman," said Safia Ferozi, one of only two female pilots in the Afghan air force.

A judge is to be asked to give indefinite anonymity to two brothers who tortured two young boys in a bout of "prolonged, sadistic violence".

GENÈVE (ANP) - Het stuwende effect van dalende ticketprijzen op de vraag naar vliegreizen lijkt langzaam uitgewerkt te raken. Dat schrijft luchtvaartorganisatie IATA in een toelichting op woensdag gepubliceerde vervoersstatistieken. Daaruit blijkt dat de vraag in oktober toenam, maar minder sterk dan in de voorgaande maand.

Russian swimmers won on gold on Tuesday night in men’s 4X100m freestyle relay at the FINA World Swimming Championships, held in Canada’s Windsor between on Dec. 6-11.

The quartet of Russian swimmers, namely Nikita Lobintsev, Mikhail Vekovishchev, Vladimir Morozov and Aleksandr Popkov finished the distance to win the gold with the result of 3 minutes 5.9 seconds.

The British Prime Minister has accused Iran of ‘aggressive actions’ in the Middle East including stirring up trouble in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria. Theresa May says she is “clear-eyed” about the “threat” posed by the country and has pledged to work with Gulf States to counteract its influence. Addressing the Gulf Cooperation Council, the conservative leader said that Britain wanted to “make a more permanent and more enduring commitment to the long-term security of the Gulf” and would invest more... Читать дальше...

SKOPJE, Macedonia — Macedonia is holding an early general election after a nearly two-year political crisis that has roiled the government and threatens the Balkan nation’s ambitions of joining NATO and the European Union.

Two men were taken to hospital after a crash involving an ambulance car, which was en route to an emergency.

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(Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will hand in his resignation on Friday, a parliamentary source said, as President Sergio Mattarella seeks to slow the pace of an unfolding political crisis.

Renzi vowed to resign in the early hours of Monday after a bruising referendum loss, but Mattarella, whose powers include naming prime ministers and dissolving parliament, asked him to stay on until the 2017 budget passes in a parliamentary vote scheduled for later on Wednesday. Читать дальше...

Doug Aitken's new exhibit is designed to raise awareness about ocean conservation. But building and installing the structures wasn't easy.