Новости за 11.08.2017

The head of Kenya's electoral commission announced Friday night that incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta had won this week's presidential contest, defeating opposition candidate Raila Odinga. "Having fulfilled the requirement by law and having garnered 8,203,290 votes, representing 54.27 percent of the votes and 25 percent in 35 counties, I therefore wish to declare honorable Uhuru Kenyatta as president-elect and honorable William Ruto as the deputy president-elect," Chairman Wafula Chebukati said to a nearly full hall of election observers... Читать дальше...

U.S. President Donald Trump will briefly interrupt his working vacation to make a one-day trip to Washington, according to White House officials. Officials did not say why the president would be making the trip to the White House, where the Oval Office is undergoing routine renovations. Officials said Friday that Trump would leave his New Jersey golf course on Sunday in the middle of his working vacation that has included meetings with his advisers on North Korea and other issues. They said he would first travel to his Manhattan home... Читать дальше...

You won't find any pictures of dogs playing poker at dOGUMENTA (I) NYC. A three-day art exhibition is attracting hundreds of canines to a marina in Lower Manhattan, where hounds and terriers are feasting their eyes, and in some cases their mouths, on nearly a dozen masterpieces created expressly for them. The idea is the brainchild of former Washington Post art critic Jessica Dawson, who says she was inspired by her rescue dog, Rocky, a tiny morkie (Yorkie-Maltese mix), who regularly joins her at exhibits of the human variety. Читать дальше...

Guam posted emergency guidelines on Friday to help residents prepare for any potential nuclear attack after a threat from North Korea to fire missiles in the vicinity of the U.S. Pacific territory. Pyongyang's state-run KCNA news agency said on Thursday its army would complete plans in mid-August to fire four intermediate-range missiles over Japan to land near Guam as North Korea and the United States engaged in increasingly heated rhetoric this week over the North's nuclear weapons program. ... Читать дальше...

Vice President Mike Pence heads to Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Panama on Sunday, meeting with foreign leaders in a role that is becoming familiar for an administration that has left many top diplomatic posts unfilled. Since April, Pence has visited South Korea, Japan, Indonesia and Australia, attended security meetings in Munich and Brussels, and traveled to Estonia, Georgia and Montenegro. Vice presidents frequently travel abroad to meet with foreign leaders, but Pence's role comes at a time... Читать дальше...

Myanmar has sent hundreds of soldiers to beef up security in northwestern Rakhine state after a recent spate of killings, military sources said on Friday, fuelling fears of yet more violence and instability in the troubled region. Muslim-majority northern Rakhine was plunged into violence last October when Rohingya Muslim insurgents killed nine police, setting off a brutal counteroffensive beset by allegations of rape, killings and torture by government troops. Two military sources based in... Читать дальше...

Kenya's opposition said Friday that it would "not be a party" to the election commission's imminent announcement of the result of the presidential vote because its concerns had not been addressed. Provisional results from polling stations showed President Uhuru Kenyatta with a lead of 1.4 million votes in his bid for a second and final five-year term. Opposition candidate Raila Odinga's camp has disputed the count and said it would accept the election result only if allowed to see raw data on the commission's computer servers. Читать дальше...

Indonesia is bracing for more forest fires after hundreds of "hot spots” were detected last week, marking a new high point in this year's record.  For Indonesia, this forest fires have become a predictable and intractable annual problem. Five provinces (Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan and South Kalimantan) have declared states of emergency, and one Sumatra official called for people to be shot if they set fires. Major cities like Pontianak, West Kalimantan and Pekanbaru, Sumatra,... Читать дальше...

Children and teenagers have become busier than ever. But neurologists and psychologists say pushing kids to be constantly learning and practicing, even during summer vacation, is not good for them. Strength vs. weaknesses Helping children succeed and thrive is one of the issues psychologist Lea Waters has been researching for two decades. In her book, The Strength Switch, she suggests that parents focus on building up their child's strengths rather than fixing their weaknesses.  "If you're only focusing on what's wrong with your child... Читать дальше...

There’s a word that everybody should learn because in a few years it may be in almost every day use. According to scientists at Harvard University, advances in research of xenotransplantation, or transplantation of animal organs to humans, promises to bridge the huge gap between the number of human organs available for transplants and the number of patients on waiting lists. The experiments stem from the fact that humans share a lot of DNA with mammals, specifically pigs. Pig heart valves are... Читать дальше...

A U.S. congresswoman labelled the National Rifle Association and its spokeswoman “domestic security threats” in social media posts that quickly drew condemnation from the gun rights organization. “I’m just going to say it. #NRA & @DLoesch are quickly becoming domestic security threats under President [Donald] Trump. We can't ignore that,” Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democratic congresswoman from New York, wrote on Twitter. Rice's Thursday comment is as a follow-up to a post in which she seemingly... Читать дальше...

Smoking hookah and playing games are again becoming increasingly popular in Mosul’s cafes after being outlawed by the Islamic State during their three years of extreme rule in the city. VOA’s Kawa Omar reports.

Rising tensions between the United States and North Korea brought a wave of falling stock prices recently as worried investors moved money out of equities and into the perceived safety of gold, Swiss currency and similar products. At one point, this change of investment strategy cut $1 trillion from the value of global stock markets. For some perspective on these concerns, VOA's Jim Randle spoke with IHS Markit's Rajiv Biswas in Singapore. IHS Markit employs thousands of financial, data, and other experts who track economic issues worldwide. Читать дальше...

U.S. electric car manufacturer Tesla is close to testing a long-haul self-driving electric truck that could drive in convoys following a lead vehicle. The company is reportedly also in contact with Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles about the possibility of testing the truck on the state’s roads. Earlier this year Tesla’s founder Elon Musk announced that a new long-haul truck would be revealed in September but did not mention plans to make it self-driving. Long-haul trucks on interstate highways... Читать дальше...

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The U.N. Refugee agency reports it is stepping up humanitarian aid for thousands of Iraqis who are returning to Mosul in the aftermath of the government’s recapture of the former Islamic State stronghold. The U.N. refugee agency says the task ahead is mammoth given the scale of destruction, especially in western Mosul. Government figures show some 79,000 people have returned to this battered landscape. The UNHCR says shelter is the most pressing need, given the extensive damage done to the old... Читать дальше...

During the last days of summer holidays at the famous Santa Monica Pier, many residents and tourists in Los Angeles find it difficult to imagine a potential nuclear threat brewing on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. However, it is on the mind of Lital Gilad.   “Yeah, I am worried. I think it is a real threat and it’s on my mind. I have kids and obviously I don’t want anything so bad to happen,” said Gilad.   The saber-rattling continues between North Korea and the United States, and tensions appear to be rising. Читать дальше...

Walking outside to address reporters at his golf estate in Bedminister, New Jersey, U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday showcased the bravado that has become one of the hallmarks of his presidency. "Maybe it wasn't tough enough," he said, responding to a question about his increasingly tough talk about North Korea following Pyongyang's threat to launch missiles in the direction of Guam, or at other U.S. allies. On Friday, the president returned to the theme on Twitter. "Military solutions... Читать дальше...

Google’s workforce needs to “represent the world in totality,” said Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, at an international girls coding competition held on the company’s campus here Thursday night. His comments come as the search engine giant grapples with a high profile internal debate over the number and influence of its female employees. Last year, the company reported that women represent just 31 percent of Google's workforce and held 24 percent of leadership roles. Several initiatives are underway to boost those numbers... Читать дальше...

Dozens of Tibetan exiles on Friday held a rally in New Delhi in support of India in the ongoing border standoff with Chinese forces over disputed territory high in the Himalayas. The Tibetan Youth Congress members waved Indian and Tibetan flags and demanded that China leave Tibet. "The border of China where they stand, it belongs to Tibetans. This is why we are standing with India," said Tashi Dhondup, the group's spokesman, adding that China was "illegally occupying" the area. The standoff... Читать дальше...

NORTH KOREA THREAT Tough talk from the US president and escalating fears of a military clash after North Korea threatens to launch a missile strike near a US territory. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb in Hawaii and Bill Gallo of VOA News talk about US President Donald Trump’s rhetorical “fire and fury” response to the provocation, and the US military’s readiness and preparations in the Pacific.

BAD NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH With regional military threat on the rise, South Koreans can only watch and wait, along with the people of Japan - the only country to experience the horrors of a nuclear attack. VOA Korean Service Chief Dong Hyuk Lee, and VOA Senior Investigative reporter Jeffrey Young discuss the response and attitudes of South Koreans to the threat to their north, and what are Pyongyang’s actual current ICBM capabilities and technologies.

FIRST CRISIS FOR WHITE HOUSE After seven months of relative calm, US President Donald Trump is now facing what may be his greatest foreign policy challenge to date - what to do with a belligerent and nuclear-capable North Korea. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone talks about how President Trump may be approaching the crisis with North Korea politically, as he struggles with his agenda in Congress, and low public opinion polls at home.

North Korea Threat 0:59, Bad Neighbor to the North 11:46, First Crisis for White House 21:59

The next presidential election in Slovenia will be held on October 22 and the incumbent is expected to run for a second term.   Parliamentary speaker Milan Brglez on Friday formally set the date for the vote which must be held in the autumn. Recent opinion polls predict that President Borut Pahor will likely be re-elected if he chooses to run.   The 53-year-old Pahor is a former fashion model who has become known for his use of social media while in office.   The Alpine nation of 2 million... Читать дальше...