Новости за 21.08.2017

We could have had the blind leading the country.

Who can eclipse an eclipse? Why, Taylor Swift. Just days after going dark on social media, the pop star put out another clue Monday leading to a possible song drop on the same day as the ...

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Electronic Arts has regularly featured its Madden series in competitive esports play and the developer will soon have a notable partner for future tournaments: the National Football League. The NFL and EA announced Monday the joint launch of the Madden NFL Club Championship, a competitive esports event for the Madden game series.

Mayor Gregor Robertson called the rising number of overdose deaths ‘horrendous and absolutely heartbreaking’

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Warning: Minor "Game of Thrones" spoilers if you have not seen the episode "Beyond the Wall" yet.

Beric Dondarrion, the eye-patch-sporting leader of the Brotherhood Without Banners, made use of his flaming sword on the most recent episode of "Game of Thrones" — fighting off wights, White Walkers, and even a horrifying wight polar bear. 

Beric first utilizes a flaming sword in season three, episode five, when he fights Sandor "The Hound" Clegane for his wrongful killing of Mycah the butcher boy. Читать дальше...

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday stressed the need to improve relations between his country and Japan to jointly deal with North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile capabilities, but still noted the need to addre

Following a global backlash, the publishing house of Cambridge University plans to republish hundreds of articles on its Chinese site that it had previously blocked at the behest of Beijing.

TACTICAL BASE GAMBERI, Afghanistan (AP) — Deep in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, on the front lines against Taliban and Islamic State fighters, U.S. military commanders say they needs more forces to better train Afghan soldiers to combat the escalating…

An aide shouted, "Don't look," as Trump looked up without eye protection, multiple sources reported.

Kyle Busch has fully arrived as the driver who most divides NASCAR fans -- in case anybody hasn't noticed.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi now has two West Nile virus deaths and 36 confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne illness this year.

The United States Embassy in Moscow. It will be the only place in Russia offering American visa services.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday there was “zero chance” that the U.S. would fail to raise the federal debt ceiling.

Futures for September delivery reached a high of $3.0015 per pound. The rise in copper prices helped lift shares of Freeport McMoRan and BHP Billiton.

Investigation focuses on workers installing gas line piping.

England's Rajiv Ouseph is through to the second round at the World Championships with a straight-set win over Adam Mendrek.

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Security, Asia

Seoul should use the current crisis as the opportunity to take charge of its future.

North Korea has been dominating international headlines. Journalists have breathlessly reported on the possibility of nuclear war. Death and destruction appear to be just one missile launch away.

And it’s been all about America.

Yet the country that should be most concerned about events in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is South Korea. Читать дальше...

With Rajasthan set for polls, protests against ban on tonga race flare up.

Netflix is keeping that #HarvardPride alive with a second season of Friends From College. Renewed for an additional eight episodes, the comedy stars Keegan-Michael Key (Playing House), Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother), Annie Parisse (Person of Interest), Nat Faxon (Married), Fred Savage (The Grinder) and Jae Suh Park (Adam Ruins Everything) as a group […]

Portfolio manager says ingredients for a bull-run in oil are there, if not the sentiment

TACTICAL BASE GAMBERI, Afghanistan — Deep in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, on the front lines against Taliban and Islamic State fighters, U.S. military commanders say they needs more forces to better train Afghan soldiers to combat the escalating threat. They’re hoping President Donald Trump heeds their calls when he outlines his new war strategy.

HELENA, Mont. — A judge has ordered Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte to be photographed and fingerprinted for assaulting a reporter, opening the possibility of political opponents using the congressman’s mug shot next year when he is up for re-election. Justice Court Judge Rick West ordered Gianforte, a Republican, to report by Sept. 15 to the