Новости за 13.12.2024

The three companies building a next generation fighter jet for the U.K., Italy and Japan have revealed that they are forming a joint venture to deliver the aircraft. The agreement was announced Friday. Britain’s BAE Systems, Italy’s Leonardo and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement will each own a third of the new joint venture. It will be subject to regulatory approvals. The headquarters for the Global Combat Air Programme or GCAP will be the U.K. But operations will take place in each of the partner nations. Читать дальше...

Authorities in New York say one person died when a small plane crashed onto an interstate highway in suburban Westchester County. The other of the two people on board was injured in Thursday evening's crash. It shut down traffic on Interstate 684 in Harrison around 7 p.m. Video shows the damaged white plane against a guardrail in the center median with emergency vehicles blocking all lanes of traffic. Gov. Kathy Hochul says environmental crews responded to clean up spilled aviation fuel.

The U.S. has updated a decades-old science and technology agreement with China to reflect their growing rivalry for technological dominance. It now has a narrower scope and additional safeguards to minimize the risk to national security. The new agreement was signed Friday after many months of negotiations. The State Department says the agreement has a data reciprocity clause, wording on research safety and provisions for resolving disputes. The agreement covers only basic research and does not facilitate... Читать дальше...

Residents throughout Serbia have stopped in silence for 15 minutes as part of persistent protests against the populist leadership following the collapse last month of a concrete canopy in the country’s north that killed 15 people. Traffic blockades have been held each Friday since Nov. 1 at 11:52 a.m. That's the exact same time when the canopy at the railway station building in Novi Sad crashed down on people who were sitting or strolling below. The station building was renovated twice in recent years. Читать дальше...

French President Emmanuel Macron has named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week. Bayrou, 73, a crucial partner in Macron’s centrist alliance, has been a well-known figure in French politics for decades. His political experience is seen as key in efforts to restore stability as no single party holds a majority at the National Assembly. Bayrou was recently cleared in a case relating to embezzlement of European Parliament funds. Читать дальше...

Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Jennifer Wexton are hoping the electoral change they were part of in the 2018 midterms continues. The two Virginia congresswomen were first elected to Congress in 2018 after ousting conservative incumbents in two red districts. They joined 33 other Democratic female newcomers on Capitol Hill who ran for public office to push back against Donald Trump. A lot has changed. Wexton has decided to retire after doctors diagnosed her with a rare neurodegenerative disorder. Spanberger... Читать дальше...

"We wish they would stop. We can't sue them. We can't afford a lawyer."

"The people here are your friends."

Yes, the iconic Pasadena spot serves orange chicken.

The Bay Area's largest display won ABC's "The Great Christmas Light Fight."

"We wish they would stop. We can't sue them. We can't afford a lawyer."

An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ’s “Crown of Thorns” is returning to Notre Dame, five years after it was saved from the flames of the cathedral’s devastating 2019 fire. The crown — a circular band of branches encased in a gilded golden tube — is being brought back to its historic home Friday. The ceremony will be presided over by the archbishop of Paris and attended by knights and dames of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher, marking a key moment in the cathedral’s restoration journey. Читать дальше...

A Japanese high court has ruled that the refusal to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, the latest victory for the LGBGQ+ community that adds pressure on the reluctant government. Friday’s decision by the Fukuoka High Court in southern Japan marks the eighth victory out of nine rulings since the first group of plaintiffs filed lawsuits in 2019. Two more high court rulings are pending in Osaka and Nagoya, and are expected in March.

World shares are mixed following Wall Street’s decline in response to potentially discouraging data on the U.S. economy. The UK’s gross domestic product unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% month-on-month in October. Chinese stocks fell after an economic planning meeting which closed on Thursday failed to give more details on plans to revive the economy. On Thursday, the S&P 500 slipped 0.5% for its fourth loss in the last six days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite... Читать дальше...

The Nation's Weather for Friday, December 13, 2024

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NATIONAL SUMMARY

A storm moving into Northern California today will bring

heavy rain. Heavy rain will also extend into southern Oregon

and can lead to flooding, especially in low-lying and poor

drainage areas. Snow in the higher elevations will spread

and become heavier tonight which can close some roads. There

can be several feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada and

Siskiyous. Showers... Читать дальше...

PARÍS (AP) — Una antigua reliquia que muchos cristianos veneran como la “Corona de espinas” de Jesucristo regresa a Notre Dame casi cinco años después de haber sido salvada de las llamas del devastador incendio de la catedral en 2019.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Los científicos sospechan que el primer ejemplar completo jamás registrado de la ballena más rara del mundo murió a causa de lesiones en la cabeza, dijo un experto el viernes.

Police in Thailand say a 14-year-old has been arrested on charges alleging that he stabbed a Thai-Australian schoolmate to death in a fight after having an ongoing feud. A police official in Chonburi province outside Bangkok said the suspect told investigators he and the victim harbored a mutual dislike from school and arranged a fight that the suspect appeared to lose. Police said the suspect then grabbed a knife and stabbed the other boy in the back Tuesday. Police charged him with causing fatal... Читать дальше...

Serbia’s university students have held a noisy protest outside the state television building despite populist President Aleksandar Vucic’s pledge to fulfil their demands. The students blew whistles, booed and jeered on Thursday. Many said they are angry that the state RTS television carried Vucic’s accusations that the students were paid to launch protests and blockades to overthrow the government. Classes at more than 40 faculties at universities throughout Serbia have been suspended for days. The... Читать дальше...

The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes to seafood, one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy. Some in the industry believe the returning president will be more responsive to its needs. Economic analysts paint a more complicated picture, as they fear Trump’s pending trade hostilities with major trading partners Canada and China could make an already pricy kind of protein more expensive. Conservationists also fear Trump’s emphasis on deregulation... Читать дальше...

The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing of the "New Mexico Roadrunner Cash" game were: 6, 12, 19, 33, 37

The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing of the "Texas Cash 5" game were: 4, 8, 16, 18, 31

The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing of the "Texas All or Nothing Night" game were: 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22

The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing of the "New Mexico Pick 4 Plus Evening" game were: 2, 2, 5, 7

The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing of the "New Mexico Pick 3 Plus Evening" game were: 3, 4, 7