Новости за 21.08.2017

The national capital is seeing more than 100 dengue cases every week, with over 160 fresh cases only in the last week.

Activists in Baltimore, Maryland took a sledgehammer to one of the oldest monuments to Christopher Columbus in the US, blaming the European explorer for racism, murder, genocide and slavery in the Americas.
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The lieutenant governor of Guam reassured Japanese on Monday that the U.S. territory is calm amid the recent tension between the U.S. and North Korea.

The 2017 Solar Eclipse happened today and it was the first total solar eclipse in decades, so many are wondering when the next North American solar eclipse event will happen! If you missed it because you were out of the country or stuck at work, the next time you can see an eclipse in the [...]

An Edmonton conservationist fears the growth of blue green algae blooms will spell the ecological death of Alberta’s lakes.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Todd Bowles will declare the winner of the New York Jets’ quarterback competition next Monday. And, it would be a total stunner if Josh McCown isn’t under center for the regular-season opener on Sept. 10 at Buffalo. Christian Hackenberg and Bryce Petty are also in the mix, but the 38-year-old McCown

Standard Luik stapt naar aanleiding van de disciplinaire vervolging voor Orlando Sa door de Geschillencommissie van de Koninklijke Belgische

Standard Luik stapt naar aanleiding van de disciplinaire vervolging voor Orlando Sa door de Geschillencommissie van de Koninklijke Belgische

A new, more luxurious way to visit Antarctica this year is by private, chartered Gulfstream G550 jet.

A Nasa telescope captures the total solar eclipse as it passes over the western US state of Oregon.

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Thomas Barrack, a real-estate billionaire and close ally of President Trump, has questioned business leaders who have stopped advising the president.

"To abandon the input of constructive opinions from qualified, nonpolitical, individuals who are fortunate to be called upon by the President for advice is counterproductive to an objective of supplying him with a diverse, realistic and at times contrary pool of expert thought and advice," Barrack said in a statement to Business Insider. Читать дальше...

The first pass of the Great American Eclipse occurred over Oregon. As the moon passed over the sun, it cast a shadow over the state that lasted more than two minutes.  Read more...

Javier Baez made the smoothest slide of the year in the Chicago Cubs' 6-5 win against the Toronto Blue Jays at Wrigley Field.

The HBO series “Game of Thrones,” based on the fantasy novels by author George R.R. Martin, has broken so many records at this point for silver screen budgets, viewership and fan frenzy that it’s practically in a league of its own.

Wall Street didn't flinch at the sudden exits of White House officials like Steve Bannon, Reince Priebus and Sean Spicer. Don't expect such a calm response if Gary Cohn, President Trump's top economic adviser, leaves.

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The US president's approval ratings hit a new low as he is criticised by his fellow Republicans.

Ilia Calderón recently came face to face with an imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. The Afro-Colombian journalist interviewed Christopher Barker, the leader of the Loyal White Knights, as part of Univision’s Sunday show “Aquí y Ahora.” During the news program, producer María Martínez explained she had told Barker “a Hispanic woman of color” would be conducting the interview and he accepted. During the interview, Barker told Calderón that she was the first black person to ever set foot on his property. Читать дальше...

Ilia Calderón recently came face to face with an imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. The Afro-Colombian journalist interviewed Christopher Barker, the leader of the Loyal White Knights, as part of Univision’s Sunday show “Aquí y Ahora.” During the news program, producer María Martínez explained she had told Barker “a Hispanic woman of color” would be conducting the interview and he accepted. During the interview, Barker told Calderón that she was the first black person to ever set foot on his property. Читать дальше...

Audiences got more hints about how “American Horror Story: Cult” utilizes the 2016 presidential election on Monday when the show’s official Twitter account released the opening credits. The sequence is in the same vein as previous ones — complete with the theme and shots of strange and vague imagery — but with one exception: the Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton masks. Throughout the credits, two characters put on the masks. In one shot, a man puts on a Trump mask in front of a mirror and then looks at the camera. Читать дальше...

DTLR, an urban lifestyle retailer based in Hanover, is merging with Philadelpia-based Sneaker Villa to form one of the nation’s largest chains selling street-inspired footwear and clothing.

The donated gear will be sent to a charity warehouse where ex-Jungle camp migrants are sleeping.