Новости за 05.02.2018

Dublin is full of interesting place names, from Beggar's Bush to Misery Hill. Recently an old list of riddles has been doing the rounds, and people are really struggling to answer them all. Can you figure them out? 1. Very dark boulder 2. Church reptile 3. Sea creatures' outhouse 4. A breed of sheep 5. A gravel paste 6. Move out of the way!7. Priests' Village8. Where single men don't run 9. Bells finale 10. Big cats city 11. Mr Seacomb's angry 12. Spheres cross over here 13. Sounds like it's falling apart 14. Читать дальше...

Pastor David Oyedepo has cause to celebrate yet again as his beautiful wife and loving partner, Faith Oyedepo, marked her diamond jubilee. The powerful man of God shared a message celebrating his wife of 38 years.

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen asked the island nation's Supreme Court Monday to revoke its recent order to release detained political leaders. Yameen's administration has defied the top court's order, handed down last week, to release the prisoners. Also Monday, the state health minister resigned in protest against the president's decision to ignore the court order. Hussain Rasheed said in his resignation letter: "My conscience does not allow me to work under a defiant regime." On Sunday... Читать дальше...

February 5 – The bitter in-fighting over who runs the game in Sierra Leone has burst back into the spotlight after FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura (pictured right with Isha Johansen) with  wrote to the country’s sports minister, Ahmed Khanou, warning him not to interfere.

Rate you’re a surfboard design guru in the making? Then put your design where the competition is, what have you got to lose? This challenge is open to anyone and everyone who thinks they got what it takes to change the surfing game. There are no limits here, whatever floats your board, tap into the deepest fathoms of your imagination, you could see your creations come to life. Let’s come back to this a little later, for now, let’s get back to this competition. So we announced the second winner and maybe you missed the first... Читать дальше...

Just over 1,500 runners braved a very chilly Sunday morning to make the 27th Chichester Priory 10k a winner.

Aminu Dabo, a chieftain of the APC and former managing director of the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA), says President Buhari may lose his Kano political base if Kwankwaso leaves the APC. This follows the acrimony in the state party.

A young woman was placed under probation on Tuesday after a court heard about the way her children lived in squalor while she was with her ex-partner.   The woman was found guilty of having failed to take proper care of her children but not guilty of having injured them. The court said it was giving her a "window of opportunity" to mend her ways after having left her partner and reconciled with her husband. The 28-old woman, whose identity is not being revealed so as to safeguard the interests of her three children... Читать дальше...

By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) will meet on Monday to discuss President Jacob Zuma's future amid growing pressure on the 75-year-old leader to step down as head of state over corruption allegations and a weakened economy. Zuma, in power since 2009, has been deserted by prominent allies since being replaced in December as ANC leader by Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's deputy president, who is now lobbying behind the scenes for him to step down as president too. Читать дальше...

Pastor David Oyedepo has cause to celebrate yet again as his beautiful wife and loving partner, Faith Oyedepo, marked her diamond jubilee. The powerful man of God shared a message celebrating his wife of 38 years.

Gardaí have confirmed on Monday that they will be holding a press media briefing on 5th February to inform the public about their latest operation.  'Operation Ketch' is an operation targeting suspects who are in possession of distributing child exploitation material. It could become one of the Gardaí's biggest operations to date and follows Operations 'Thor' and 'Storm' which were also put in place to crack down on criminal offences.  The media briefing is taking place in Serious Crime Operations, Harcourt Square Dublin 2 at 3pm. Читать дальше...

You may think of Easy Spirit as the shoe brand your mom and grandma love because their pumps and sneakers are just so darn comfortable. But over the weekend, the brand went through a total reboot in an effort to become hipper and younger. It just unveiled a cleaner sans serif logo and its imagery …

US online retailer Amazon said Monday that it had settled a major tax claim in France and would start declaring all its earnings in the country locally, as European officials prepare to tighten the fiscal screws on digital economy giants.

Berlín, 5 feb (dpa) - El Muro de Berlín simbolizó la división de Alemania y el mundo bipolar de la Guerra Fría durante más de 28 años hasta su caída el 9 de noviembre de 1989, hace 28 años. Algunas cifras y datos clave:FECHAS- El gobierno de la Alemania comunista (RDA) comenzó a cercar la frontera de Berlín occidental a partir de la 1:00 de la madrugada del 13 de agosto de 1961. La división terminó con la apertura de los pasos fronterizos de Berlín la noche del 9 de noviembre de 1989. El Muro estuvo en pie 28 años... Читать дальше...

Berlín, 5 feb (dpa) - Fue uno de los símbolos más importantes del siglo XX, una mole alimentada por toneladas de hormigón que con sus grandes dimensiones y una estricta vigilancia evitó durante 28 años, dos meses y 26 días el abrazo entre el este y el oeste. Este 5 de febrero, el Muro de Berlín cumple tanto tiempo en pie como derribado.Sus huellas permanecen a día de hoy en la capital alemana, donde varios fragmentos originales, reconvertidos en una especie de museo de la historia viva, son inmortalizados... Читать дальше...

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — It's an annual rite in Fairfax County, which has one of the wealthiest, best-educated populations in America: Hundreds of second-graders troop off to private psychologists for IQ tests to prove they're worthy of advanced academic programs in the public schools. The competition is fierce. Acceptance, some parents believe, can be the key to getting into prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, a magnet school that routinely sends graduates to the most competitive colleges. Читать дальше...

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — It's an annual rite in Fairfax County, which has one of the wealthiest, best-educated populations in America: Hundreds of second-graders troop off to private psychologists for IQ tests to prove they're worthy of advanced academic programs in the public schools. The competition is fierce. Acceptance, some parents believe, can be the key to getting into prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, a magnet school that routinely sends graduates to the most competitive colleges. Читать дальше...

U.S. forces have begun reducing their numbers in Iraq after Iraqi authorities declared "victory" over Islamic State, an Iraqi government spokesman said on Monday. Iraqi forces backed by a U.S.-led international coalition last year captured all the territory that fell under Islamic State control in 2014 and 2015, including the northern city of Mosul, which served as the militants' de facto capital. "The American forces have begun reducing their numbers as victory has been achieved over Daesh," the spokesman told Reuters. Читать дальше...

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – According to a report released by Turkish economic institute, Turkey's import from Iran mounted to 59% in 2017.

After a stellar end to 2017 and a breakthrough performance at this year’s Australian Open, Maximilian Marterer looks set to be the next German tennis star to break through on the ATP World Tour.

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Here is what you need to know. 

The stock market sell-off isn't over yet. The Dow Jones industrial average is set to open lower by 220 points, or 0.84%. The selling comes after Japan's Nikkei (-2.56%) was hit hard in Asia and as Britain's FTSE (-1.28%) leads the losses in Europe.

Markets are stretched across the board — and one wrong step could set off a vicious chain reaction.  Asset classes around the world are trading in close lockstep right now, which... Читать дальше...

The Super Bowl may have paid (controversial) homage to Minnesota's late, great Prince, but during the live afterparty at Minneapolis' Orpheum Theatre, Jimmy Fallon did a special tribute to another Minnesota native, Bob Dylan. Dressed in full Dylan garb, Fallon performed an updated version of Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin'," pulling in Twitter, #MeToo, and, of course, President Trump, though not by name.

Genf (dpa) - Der russische Journalist und Kreml-Kritiker Wladimir Kara-Mursa wird von der Menschenrechtskoalition «Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy» ausgezeichnet. Das teilte die Koalition aus 25 Menschenrechtsorganisationen am Montag in Genf mit. Sie würdigt Aktivisten für ihren Mut, sich trotz Bedrohung für Menschenrechte einzusetzen. Er fühle sich geehrt, sagte Kara-Mursa nach Angaben der Koalition. Er soll den Preis am 20. Februar in Genf entgegennehmen. Frühere Preisträger waren... Читать дальше...