Новости за 25.04.2018

Pretoria - The government has said it noted the call for a national strike and marches across the country by the South African Federation of Trade Unions but cautioned protesters to conduct themselves in a responsible manner.

30 Millionen Euro hat Frank Stronach in sein Politprojekt gesteckt - einen Teil davon bekommt er jetzt, am Ende des Team Stronach, zurück. Damit die - mittlerweile aufgelöste - Bundespartei ihrem Gründer gut zwei Millionen Euro zurückzahlen kann, musste die niederösterreichische Landespartei einspringen, erklärte Parteianwalt Michael Krüger der APA.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — One month after Eddie Reyna started as counselor and social worker at Arrowhead Park Early College High School, tragedy struck — twice. In November, the school lost a student and a teacher, setting in motion a time of grieving for the school community. Reyna had just started Oct. 27. The ideas Reyna had about what the job could entail and what programs he could implement, shifted slightly with the news, as he now became more focused on self-care intervention. Reyna said it... Читать дальше...

JOHANNESBURG - Former Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss has not denied there is still a chance he might come out of international retirement, but it will have to be on one condition.

If your name is Mac Williamson and you want to give the entire stadium the tremors, just run full-speed toward a Bryce Harper foul ball, trip over the bullpen mound, slam head-first into a wall and stay on the ground for a spell. If you want to let everyone know you’re OK, swing at the first pitch an inning later and rocket a ball 423 feet onto the netting above the kale garden in center field. Williamson homered Tuesday night for the third time in five games since his promotion Friday... Читать дальше...

Poverty among the most vulnerable in society may be less obvious these days but it is “all the more real”, a nun who has been working with the poorest in society for over 50 years believes. Sister Benigna Scully of the Little Sisters of the Poor, who run the St Paul’s Home in Ħamrun, told the Times of Malta that while since her arrival in Malta in 1965 she has seen changes, there were still those who struggled daily, and she  described what she believes is “hidden poverty”. “You don’t see people on the street begging... Читать дальше...

WA Current Conditions as of 11:00 PM PDT Tuesday, April 24, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%) Arlington;Clear;55;Calm;0;52% Bellingham;Clear;49;SSE;3;86% Bremerton;Intermittent clouds;58;NNE;8;52% Chehalis;Partly cloudy;59;N;7;51% Deer Park;Clear;40;NNW;3;73% Eastsound;Clear;52;Calm;0;61% Ellensburg;Clear;50;N;7;52% Ephrata;Clear;57;NW;8;38% Everett;Intermittent clouds;56;NNW;6;61% Fort Lewis;Mostly clear;64;N;5;42% Friday Harbor;Clear;48;Calm;0;56%... Читать дальше...

WA Current Conditions as of 11:00 PM PDT Tuesday, April 24, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%) Arlington;Clear;55;Calm;0;52% Bellingham;Clear;49;SSE;3;86% Bremerton;Intermittent clouds;58;NNE;8;52% Chehalis;Partly cloudy;59;N;7;51% Deer Park;Clear;40;NNW;3;73% Eastsound;Clear;52;Calm;0;61% Ellensburg;Clear;50;N;7;52% Ephrata;Clear;57;NW;8;38% Everett;Intermittent clouds;56;NNW;6;61% Fort Lewis;Mostly clear;64;N;5;42% Friday Harbor;Clear;48;Calm;0;56%... Читать дальше...

Thousands of Australians gathered in the pre-dawn chill on the Somme in northern France on Wednesday for a poignant ceremony in memory of the soldiers who fought and died on the Western Front, a century on from the end of World War I.

Last night was the tenth and last meeting of my Wordplay class -- and what fun it's been! The students have written to prompts of taste, touch, smell, sound, and sight, as well as situational prompts -- a family gathering, a significant loss, an unexpected fork in life's road. They've written pieces that  began with a dictated sentence: "Looking back, ___realized that he/she should never have . . ." or "If only . . ."
And the writing has been consistently good. Funny, touching, insightful ...

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• The deputy governor of the Norwegian central bank believes that the country is effectively cashless.
• Use of physical money is incredibly rare in the Scandinavian nation, with fewer than 10% of transactions including cash.
• Cashlessness is on the rise globally, with almost 40% of Brits saying they can see themselves ditching the use of cash altogether in the future.

LONDON — Norway has effectively become the world's first cashless society... Читать дальше...

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (April 24, 2018)) – One of the greatest middleweights in mix martial arts history, Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko, returns to The Rage on June 1 to headline M-1 Challenge 93 versus Brazilian power-puncher Bruno Silva (17-6-0, M-1: 0-0-0), at Chelyabinsk, Russia.  A hand-to-hand combat sports and kickboxing specialist, Shlemenko (56-10-0, 1 NC, M-1: 6-0-0) is a former Bellator champion, who took top honors in the 2016 M-1 Grand Prix, using a choke hold for a second-round submission... Читать дальше...

The EU commission is to announce a charter on the ethics of artificial intelligence in a strategy paper, as the bloc looks to promote its values or risk being overshadowed by China and the US.

THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) will release the names of all 211 barangay (village) officials who are on its drugs watchlist, according to Director Aaron Aquino. Aquino said in a press conference on Wednesday morning that President Rodrigo Duterte ordered him to release the names of these village officials. He said that the list was still [...]

STAMFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut man police say was wanted for biting off another person’s earlobe and swallowing it during a drunken brawl in 2013 has been arrested again for what officials describe as another alcohol-fueled fight. Stamford police say they responded to reports of a disturbance at an apartment at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday....

Arsenal are set to enter a new era at the end of the season following the news that Arsene Wenger will step aside after 22 years in north London, leading the Gunners to search for a new manager. Plenty of names have already been linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium and Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville has now has his say, stating the ‘outstanding candidate’ to replace Wenger is Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone. “Luis Enrique is the favourite and I’m asking the question... Читать дальше...

DALLAS (AP) — Two Dallas police officers were critically wounded in a shooting that also injured a home improvement store employee, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday as officers were escorting a man from the Home Depot in northern Dallas. The two officers and the store loss-prevention officer underwent surgery for their injuries, Police Chief U. Renee Hall said late Tuesday night. She did not provide details of their conditions but asked for continued prayers for their recovery. Читать дальше...

Worldwide wine production totaled 250 million hectoliters in 2017–an 8.6% fall from output in 2016, reports Reuters. That was its lowest level since 1957. The fall is mainly due to weather problems in Europe, which caused hardships for wine producers in the region. Poor weather conditions including droughts and storms hindered production in the main …

A Pennsylvania woman allegedly shot a woman she believed was having an affair with her husband, before turning the gun on herself in a gruesome murder-suicide on Monday night. Jennair Gerardot, 48, is suspected of fatally shooting 33-year-old Meredith Chapman, a former colleague of her husband, Mark Gerardot, with whom he was believed to have an affair with. Mark and Chapman worked at the University of Delaware together before Chapman became employed as assistant vice president at Villanova University.

Thousands of Armenian-Americans took to the streets of Los Angeles on Tuesday to commemorate the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians under the Ottoman Empire a century ago.

CAPE TOWN - Proteas batsman Temba Bavuma will return to the Highveld Lions after just one season at the Cape Cobras due to his pending marriage to his Johannesburg-based fiance.