Новости за 16.03.2024

Washington - The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled sanctions against a network of companies and individuals for facilitating illegal technology transfers from dozens of U.S. firms to Iranian entities, including the country's central bank.

Volkswagen and Skoda, two automakers in India, regaled for their premium lineups that comprises tough models with dependable powertrains, have not been seeing favourable sales in the country. German automaker Volkswagen has recorded 3,019 unit sales in February 2024 while its sister brand Skoda had 2,254 units sold in the same month. Both these automakers, VW which featured at a No. 10 spot on the list of OEMs and Skod

CAIRO - Stalled talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas are expected to resume in earnest in Qatar as soon as Sunday, according to Egyptian officials.

New Delhi - Indian general elections, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third term, will be held over six weeks starting April 19, India's Election Commission said Saturday.

WASHINGTON - In Shanghai, two young women seeking an education abroad have decided against going to the United States, a destination of choice for decades that may be losing its shine.

AUSTIN, Texas: A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that would have helped millions of workers at major companies to form unions.

Larry Mayer

RELATED: Keep track of all the Bears' roster moves with ChicagoBears.com's Free Agency Tracker.

The chance to reunite with offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and play in his system factored into center Coleman Shelton's decision to sign with the Bears in free agency.

Shelton, 28, agreed to a one-year contract Thursday after spending the last five seasons with the Rams, appearing in 73 ga

Sanctions against Moscow should be implemented in full, Alexander Schallenberg has said

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda will meet with Arvydas Anusauskas on Saturday

Craig Peters

EAGAN, Minn. - Not his mom, not his dad, not his brother.

Instead, it was a Texans teammate turning into a Vikings teammate that got the second phone call from Blake Cashman.

The Minnesota native was in Houston earlier this week when he received news of an offer to come play for his hometown team. The news broke a bit after his former Texans teammate Jonathan Greenard al

AL-NAYRAB, Syria - For years, Syria's civil war has been a largely frozen conflict, the country effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government of President Bashar al-Assad, various opposition groups and Syrian Kurdish forces.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In their 2024 Annual Threat Assessment and in their leaders' testimonies to Congress this week, U.S. intelligence agencies said the country faces an "increasingly fragile world order," due to great power competition, transnational challenges, and regional conflicts.

TOKYO, Japan: In a less positive assessment than in January resulting from weak consumption data, this week, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the Japanese economy was recovering but was also showing some signs of weakness.

Johannesburg, South Africa - The number of Chinese workers across Africa has hit its lowest level in more than a decade, new data from China's National Bureau of Statistics show.

Sanctions against Moscow should be implemented in full, Alexander Schallenberg has said

Owen Boyle

Matt Hennessy had goosebumps when he drove past Lincoln Financial Field on his way to making his signing with the Eagles official.

"Philly is like a second home for me," Hennessy said.

The offensive lineman played his college football at Temple University in North Philadelphia. Hennessy is familiar with the friendly confines of Lincoln Financial Field, having played his home games there wi

TALLINN, Estonia - Alexey Navalny's team is used to working independently. The most potent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin was frequently absent for long stretches after being arrested, assaulted, poisoned, or imprisoned.

John Harris

The Texans defensive line has gone through a significant transformation the past two years and DeMeco Ryans reminded everyone in his final press conference after the loss to Baltimore that there was more work to be done.

Well, in the first week of free agency, the Texans went to work in a major way. How did it change the makeup of the defensive line? Let's break it all down and look at what the

NEW DELHI, India: India celebrated a significant technological advancement this week with the successful test flight of its first domestically developed missile equipped with multiple warheads, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

CONCORD, New Hampshire: According to the U.S. Forest Service, backcountry skier Madison Saltsburg, 20, died after falling about 600 vertical feet (183 meters) down the Tuckerman Ravine on New Hampshire's Mount Washington,

Code faster and work smarter with a license to Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022, available at a big discount now.

Get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office 2019 for either Windows or Mac at a big discount with this deal.

TEHRAN, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Iran's oil and gas sector grew by more than 16 percent between March 21 and Dec. 21, 2023, the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, the country's central bank chief said.

© Provided by Xinhua

The German Economic Institute estimates that a single day of a nationwide rail strike costs up to 100 million euros (109 million U.S. dollars) in economic output.

BERLIN, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Frequent strikes by ra

BRUSSELS, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission on Friday announced the allocation of 500 million euros (about 544 million U.S. dollars) to boost ammunition production as part of its support for the European defense industry.