Новости за 11.12.2017

A likely Federal Reserve interest rate hike anchors this week's economic news.

The holidays are the peak season for house fires and other disasters.

If you’re now looking at your retirement balances and realizing that it’s not enough, take heart in knowing that all is not lost.

Nokia

• Nokia Chief Operating Officer Monika Maurer will leave the telecom network equipment maker effective immediately.
• She will be replaced by Joerg Erlemeier, currently a senior vice president for Nokia Transformation.
• Maurer was promoted to COO in April.

(Reuters) - Nokia said its chief operating officer will leave the telecom network equipment maker, which is struggling in the face of a shrinking market and tough competition, after just eight months in the job. Читать дальше...

We will never know for certain who was the first person shot dead in the Americas. Visitors to the Jamestown Settlement Museum in Virginia can see the skeleton of a young man, no older than 19; the pellets of lead that killed him are embedded in a shattered knee. Known only as JR102C, the man’s identity has been the subject of much debate. The strongest theory holds that he was a dashing young military officer named George Harrison, and that he was killed in a duel.

The extra time crew talk Liverpool's Champions League chances and the round-of-16 draw. The business end of the Champions League starts here. The draw for the round-of-16 has been made and there's a bunch of intriguing clashes as teams plot their way to the Kiev final on May 26. Here, correspondents covering the remaining 16 teams give their verdict on the clash awaiting their team in the first knockout round, with Real Madrid vs. Paris Saint-Germain arguably the highlight. Real Madrid vs. Paris... Читать дальше...

INTERNATIONAL - Less than a month after being fired as head of Angola’s state-owned oil company, Isabel dos Santos says she is studying new deals.

LAHORE - Former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed has been banned for a year for failing to co-operate with the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) regarding an investigation into corruption, the governing body said on Monday.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has of late taken unprecedented moves to modernize the country, with the most recent move including lifting the ban on movie theaters.

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes is disappointed with how his side let the game get away in the second half by allowing four Spurs goals. Stoke manager Mark Hughes has urged his players to be fuelled by the fan fury they experienced at a train station following Saturday's thrashing by Tottenham. Hughes' squad were greeted by an angry mob of Potters supporters when they arrived back in the city following the 5-1 loss to Spurs at Wembley, with the defeat leaving them three points above the relegation zone ahead of Tuesday's trip to Burnley. Читать дальше...

On Sunday evening, the cryptocurrency bitcoin began publicly trading on the CBOE Futures Exchange, and bitcoin futures quickly shot up as much as 26 percent, triggering two temporary halts to calm the market. Bitcoin has been on a tear, with its value rising more than 1,600 percent this year alone, but before Sunday's launch of a futures exchange market, technical difficulty and other concerns had left many investors on the sidelines. The CBOE exchange and coming futures markets from CME Group... Читать дальше...

Berlin (dpa) - Der Chef des Bundesverbands der Verbraucherzentralen verlangt von der nächsten Bundesregierung, die geringere Besteuerung von Dieselsprit im Vergleich zu Benzin rasch auf den Prüfstand zu stellen. Die Menschen bräuchten Planungssicherheit für den Autokauf, sagte Klaus Müller dem «Handelsblatt»: «Ein schrittweiser Abbau der Dieselsubvention wäre sinnvoll.»VW-Chef Matthias Müller hatte vorgeschlagen, die niedrigeren Steuern für Dieselkraftstoff zu überdenken. «Das Geld könnte sinnvoller... Читать дальше...

An ambitious plan to kick-start a revival in film and TV production in Scotland aims to double the value of the sector in five years.

Premier Philippe Couillard and Employment Minister Francois Blais presented the government's five-year anti-poverty strategy in Quebec City on Sunday.

Former Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed has been banned for a year for not co-operating with a Pakistan Cricket Board investigation into spot-fixing.

After the family dog “attacked” the Elf on the Shelf, Florida resident Jenn Thelen took the toy to the emergency room to help calm down her young daughter. Luckily, the doctors were able to reattach three “severed” limbs and keep Christmas from being ruined.

Each month Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA award one team from an affiliated club, the Respect Team of the Month Award

NYON, Switzerland - Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid will continue their bid for a first European Cup treble in 40 years against Neymar's Paris Saint-Germain after the big-spending duo were on Monday drawn together in a mouth-watering Champions League last 16 clash.

Rail passengers are being advised that services may be delayed, altered or cancelled today (Monday December 11) due to a variety of ongoing incidents.

Let me know how you think the pleasure and packaging and prohibitions and pot parity can be balanced.

München/Nyon (dpa) - Der FC Bayern München trifft im Achtelfinale der Champions League auf Besiktas Istanbul.BESIKTAS ISTANBUL: Der FC Bayern und die Türken trafen in der Saison 1997/98 in der Gruppenphase der Champions League schon einmal aufeinander. Die Münchner entschieden damals beide Partien jeweils mit 2:0 für sich. Besiktas ist für die Bayern mit Blick auf andere große Kaliber nun ein echtes Glückslos. Die Istanbuler marschierten aber ungeschlagen durch Gruppe G und ließen auch RB Leipzig klar hinter sich.Stars... Читать дальше...

Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Prince Uche Secondus on his election as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which took place on Saturday.

Cape Town - A family that studies together, stays together. That seems to be the motto of Adrian Bailli-Steward, 47, and his daughter Claire, 21, who both graduated from the University of Stellenbosch.

“I was extremely aware of the privilege of studying with my daughter and it was nice being with a much younger crowd,” Steward said. He obtained a master’s degree in Journalism and his daughter a BSc in Human Life Science.

The APC has called on those it described as “PDP members that can pass the integrity test” to join it in its first official reaction to PDP national convention.