Новости за 07.12.2016

WASHINGTON — Protest organizers and their attorneys say the National Park Service is quashing dissent by blocking access to public space for those who want to demonstrate during President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The 15-year sentence given to African National Congress (ANC) heavyweight John Block for fraud and money laundering has been welcomed.

The Russian foreign minister invited his British counterpart to visit Moscow.

Kurt Iswarienko, de man van de ernstig zieke Shannen Doherty (45), heeft een aanklacht ingediend tegen het voormalig management van de actrice. In 2015 sleepte Shannen haar ex-managers zelf al voor de rechter nadat ze de diagnose borstkanker kreeg.

Treasurer Scott Morrison responded to Wednesday's dismal national accounts figures by saying it demonstrated the need for greater support for the government's economic policies.

I have the deepest sympathy for Ravinder Singh on the death suffered by her little dog.

But don't head for the doomsday bunkers quite yet

AT&T Chairman Randall Stephenson plans to tell senators Wednesday his company's deal with Time Warner will "disrupt" the long-established cable TV model in ways that will benefit consumers.

BERLIN — Scientists have developed a mind-controlled robotic hand that allows people with certain types of spinal injuries to perform everyday tasks such as using a fork or drinking from a cup.

Tory backbenchers will demand on Wednesday detailed Brexit plans, outlining future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, from Prime Minister Theresa May, media reported.

NAGASAKI, Japan - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kikuo Iwata holds a press conference in Nagasaki on Dec. 7, 2016, afte...

He waved his hands in the air before running in.

Drugs giant Pfizer has been fined a record £84.2m by the regulator for overcharging the NHS.

Review part of software group’s turnround strategy to stave off web-based competition

More than 25 people suspected of extremism and abetting terrorism have been held in a large-scale special operation in Moscow and surrounding areas, a law enforcement source told TASS on Dec. 7.

BERLIN (AP) — Scientists have developed a mind-controlled robotic hand that allows people with certain types of spinal injuries to perform everyday tasks such as using a fork or drinking from a cup. By wearing a cap that measures electric brain activity and eye movement the users were able to send signals to a tablet computer that controlled the glove-like device attached to their hand. According to Surjo R. Soekadar, a neuroscientist at the University Hospital Tuebingen in Germany and lead author of the study... Читать дальше...

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are going through tough time as a married couple due to the latter’s recent hospitalization.

To Amy Schumer, backlash over news that she might just take the lead in an upcoming live-action “Barbie” movie shows just how right she is for the role.

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday the governor of the U.S. state of Iowa, Terry Branstad, was an "old friend" after a report that he had accepted President-elect Donald Trump's offer to become the next U.S. ambassador to China.

Bloomberg, citing sources, reported that Branstad had agreed to take the position.

"We welcome him to play a greater role in advancing the development of China-U.S. relations," Foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang told a... Читать дальше...

A plant to produce Kalashnikov assault rifles in Venezuela will be launched in 2019, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told reporters in Caracas on Dec. 7.

Former boxing promoter Kellie Maloney, previously known as Frank, has donated her old clothes to refugees in a camp in northern France.

Bonnyrigg Rose are in talks with Hearts to host their Scottish Cup fourth round tie versus Hibernian at Tynecastle

Before “The Vampire Diaries” finally wraps, fans are hoping that Nina Dobrev would return and reprise her role as Elena Gilbert one last time. However, this controversial return still remains uncertain. The rumor mill has been persistent about conflict arising between ex-couple Ian Somerhalder, who plays Damon Salvatore, and Dobrev.

Work on Syrian crisis solution among Russian and the US experts is still going on, despite there were no new proposals.