Новости за 20.02.2016

VATICAN CITY — A spokesman for Pope Francis insisted Friday the pontiff was "in no way" launching an attack on Donald Trump, a U.S. presidential candidate, nor was he trying to sway voters by declaring someone who advocates building walls isn't Christian.

The Vatican on Friday moved swiftly to dampen claims Pope Francis had signalled a significant relaxation of the Catholic Church's ban on contraception in response to an outbreak of the Zika virus in Latin America.

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook has redesigned its popular Messenger app so several people can use it on the same smartphone or tablet without relinquishing their privacy.

Sometimes, winning by nearly 40 points in the second round of the playoffs isn’t quite good enough.

China is to ban foreign firms from "online publishing" under new rules issued this week, as the country increasingly seeks to minimize Western influence.

Review by Rufino D. Pamaran III, 14 Miraculous Medal School Ever since I was a kid, I always pretended that I was a wolf and I would walk around on all fours and do whatever wolves do. I’m pretty sure everyone in the world wondered what kind of animal they would be, at least once in their lives, and how the world would be like if that were true. Now with Disney’s Zootopia, we can find out how cool our planet would be if we were all real animals. I mean, animals are so cool that we name our sports teams after them, right? Читать дальше...

I will admit that I was one of those people rolling my eyes when College of Charleston coach Earl Grant went into "coach talk" mode and told the media on Wednesday that the Cougars couldn’t take Delaware for granted.

(Reuters) - Striker Alex Morgan scored a hat-trick as the United States booked a place in the Rio Olympic women's soccer tournament with a 5-0 demolition of Trinidad and Tobago in a semi-final at the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Houston on Friday.

Prime Minister David Cameron hails a landmark deal he says gives Britain "special status" in the European Union. Yiming Woo reports.

Prime Minister David Cameron hails a landmark deal he says gives Britain "special status" in the European Union. Yiming Woo reports.

Prime Minister David Cameron hails a landmark deal he says gives Britain "special status" in the European Union. Yiming Woo reports.

Prime Minister David Cameron hails a landmark deal he says gives Britain "special status" in the European Union. Yiming Woo reports.

CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - Nathan Lyon grabbed two wickets after tea to help wrap up New Zealand's first innings in the second test after Brendon McCullum and Corey Anderson had rescued their side with a blistering counter-attack after lunch.

CHRISTCHURCH, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Nathan Lyon grabbed two wickets after tea to help wrap up New Zealand's first innings in the second test after Brendon McCullum and Corey Anderson had rescued their side with a blistering counter-attack after lunch.

NASA has received a record 18,300 resumes from people keen on becoming astronauts, the US space agency said Friday.

By Audrey Pe, 14 Multiple Intelligence International School CX Harvard Model Congress Asia—those four seemingly intimidating words stared back at me as I stepped into the campus of Seoul National University. Little did I know that when I leave the campus, several days after, my brain would be filled to the brim with amazing experiences and lessons that would last a lifetime. HMCA 2016 Awardees from the Philippines: Internation Criminal Court Best Team Delegate Romeo Mikhail Rosales, Anica Catarina Abaquin... Читать дальше...

A day ahead of the Nevada caucus, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders campaigns in Henderson, Nevada, tells voters, "Let's go forward together." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

A day ahead of the Nevada caucus, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders campaigns in Henderson, Nevada, tells voters, "Let's go forward together." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

A day ahead of the Nevada caucus, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders campaigns in Henderson, Nevada, tells voters, "Let's go forward together." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

A day ahead of the Nevada caucus, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders campaigns in Henderson, Nevada, tells voters, "Let's go forward together." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

NEW YORK — Watching tearfully from a courtroom audience, pop star Kesha lost a bid Friday to be freed from her contract with a top record producer she says drugged, sexually abused and psychologically tormented her.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has removed Xiao Gang, the head of its securities regulator, from his post, and appointed Liu Shiyu to take on the role, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

WASHINGTON -- About 40 recruits of the Islamic State (IS) were killed in the overnight US airstrikes in Libya, said US local media reports, quoting military sources.

SHANGHAI, Feb 20 (Reuters) - China has removed Xiao Gang, the head of its securities regulator, from his post, and appointed Liu Shiyu to take on the role, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

Eleven months after Texas Sen. Ted Cruz became the first Republican to officially announce a bid for the White House, Donald Trump is on the verge of winning the South’s first big prize.