Новости за 23.04.2018

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City soldier who died in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II is being buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The burial will be conducted Monday afternoon for Army Pvt. Raymond Sinowitz of the Bronx. The Pentagon announced last week that his remains had been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Military officials say the 25-year-old soldier was stationed in the Philippines when Japanese forces invaded the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. Читать дальше...

Die Frage nach der Geldanlage bringt viele Deutsche in Gewissenskonflikte. Natürlich möchte jeder sein Geld vermehren, allerdings soll das Risiko dabei möglichst gering sein. Doch eine solche feste Verzinsung ohne Risiko gibt es im aktuellen Zinsumfeld nicht mehr. Das Geld auf ein Sparbuch oder Tagesgeldkonto zu legen, bringt kaum noch etwas, weil die Banken keine Zinsen mehr zahlen.

Die Frage nach der Geldanlage bringt viele Deutsche in Gewissenskonflikte. Natürlich möchte jeder sein Geld vermehren, allerdings soll das Risiko dabei möglichst gering sein. Doch eine solche feste Verzinsung ohne Risiko gibt es im aktuellen Zinsumfeld nicht mehr. Das Geld auf ein Sparbuch oder Tagesgeldkonto zu legen, bringt kaum noch etwas, weil die Banken keine Zinsen mehr zahlen.

Former Michigan football player Elysee Mbem-Bosse apologized for messages he made on social media that appeared to threaten Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh, but not for his anger. In a message posted Sunday on his Twitter account, the sophomore linebacker from Georgia said he was taking “full responsibility” for postings from his account beginning last...

The little prince is a historic royal baby: Unlike previous princes born in the United Kingdom, he will not automatically displace his older sister, Princess Charlotte, 2, in the line of succession.

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Security, Asia

The younger the respondent, the more antagonistic the view becomes toward mainland China.

Perhaps Beijing’s breaches of Taiwan’s sea and air borders in intermittent circumnavigations since 2017 are to blame for widespread antagonism among Taiwanese, particular young people, observers with the pro-independence think-tank noted.

One of Beijing’s favorite platitudes on the issue of Taiwan is that “blood is thicker than water.” When reporting Taiwan affairs... Читать дальше...

Vous avez envie de bons dumplings ou de nouilles chinoises? Vous en trouverez pour tous les goûts à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, la province où la communauté d'immigrants chinois, en proportion, est la plus importante au pays. Depuis une quinzaine d'années, cette communauté transforme le paysage du berceau de la Confédération.

Wow Air

• Icelandic budget airline Wow Air is seeking two people to move to Iceland and travel the world for free while producing content and travel tips for its website.
• The successful applicants will be paid a monthly salary to stay in an apartment in Reykjavik, which they'll use as a base for their travels.
• The trip will begin on June 1 and last until August 15.

Summer is around the corner, which means holiday-planning for many people — and if... Читать дальше...

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AI seems able to answer questions at the heart of humanitarianism – questions such as who we should save, and how to be effective at scale.

Love is not extinct.

What can I say, I love love. I love a sappy rom-com. I love that scene in Love Actually when the dude from The Walking Dead holds up the sign to Keira Knightly. I love Hallmark movies where a woman leaves her high-powered job as a lawyer in the city to return home to discover herself before falling in love with a down-to-earth lumberjack who loves her AND her son from a previous relationship. I also love when people get engaged to dinosaurs.

It's not everyday... Читать дальше...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s considering a posthumous pardon for boxing’s first black heavyweight...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The UK police have called on the country's football fans to avoid participating in provocative actions during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, local media reported on Monday.

“If there is one thing the Jones family has shown that it does best is it knows how to create a circus.”

Manchester United and Spain midfielder Juan Mata is delighted that his team will face off against Chelsea in the FA Cup final.

Die Idee von Olympia 2026 hat am Montag in Graz konkretere Formen angenommen: Bei einem "Visions-Workshop" haben sich die Verantwortlichen der olympischen Wintersport-Fachverbände sowie Vertreter potenzieller Austragungsorte zu Gesprächen getroffen. ÖOC-Präsident Karl Stoss sprach zwar von "vielen Hausaufgaben, aber die Chance ist da".

SFAX, Tunisia (AP) — Enter gates of the medina in Sfax, Tunisia, walk into a maze of long, covered passageways and step into another world. Here there are no cars. Birds chatter in peaceful courtyards. Life revolves around a giant mosque. And in the bustling, entertaining markets called souqs, vendor after vendor sells goods: bags, baskets, jackets, perfumes, jewelry, plus elaborate hand-woven carpets and wildly colorful, glittering dresses. A medina is the old, walled section of an Arab city. The... Читать дальше...

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• The Mexican peso was down more than 1.5% versus the US dollar on Monday morning.
• The drop comes after Sunday's presidential debate in Mexico city.
• Follow the peso in real time here. 

The Mexican peso continued falling Monday morning after Sunday's presidential debate in Mexico City. 

The peso was down 1.6% to 18.8258 per dollar at 9:45 a.m. ET., adding to a string of losses for the currency over the last week. It is... Читать дальше...

Manchester City fullback Benjamin Mendy believes he is happy to mix it among the club's supporters when he is not in the playing squad.

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• James Cameron told Indiewire that he was hoping for "Avenger fatigue" because "there are more stories to tell."
• People on the internet criticized the filmmaker, most notably for wanting to make several "Avatar" sequels.
• Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige seemed optimistic about Cameron, however.

"Titanic" and "Avatar" filmmaker James Cameron has made some of the biggest blockbusters of all time, but when it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe... Читать дальше...

HBO is going deeper into the dark with its upcoming TV adaptation of “Gone Girl” author Gillian Flynn’s “Sharp Objects.” Dark, with a hint of Southern twang. The premium cable network has unveiled the first teaser trailer for the limited series — due for a July premiere — which centers around Amy Adams, who plays a mentally unstable reporter going back to her small hometown to investigate a series of murders. “We need to talk about your daughters. One of them is dangerous, the other one’s in danger,”... Читать дальше...

Some Nigerian brides have stolen the show at their mass wedding for showing up with no make-up on. The couple tied the knot in church and here's why they are hitting headlines on several social media platforms.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carnegie Mellon University will hire a researcher from the Library of Congress to help it decode a collection that includes two WWII German Enigma machines. The university wants to encourage the study of 19th and 20th century computers, calculators, encryption machines and other materials related to the history of computer science. "When we look back and we see this, we see who we remember," Andrew Moore, dean of CMU's School of Computer Science, said, adding his students are increasingly... Читать дальше...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carnegie Mellon University will hire a researcher from the Library of Congress to help it decode a collection that includes two WWII German Enigma machines. The university wants to encourage the study of 19th and 20th century computers, calculators, encryption machines and other materials related to the history of computer science. "When we look back and we see this, we see who we remember," Andrew Moore, dean of CMU's School of Computer Science, said, adding his students are increasingly... Читать дальше...

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