Новости за 21.12.2017

Istanbul (dpa) - Die türkische Polizei hat bei einem Großeinsatz mehr als 26 000 archäologische Fundstücke sichergestellt und 13 Schmuggler festgenommen. Die Werke aus der byzantinischen Zeit und dem Mittelalter sollten außer Landes gebracht und illegal verkauft werden, meldete die regierungsnahe Zeitung «Sabah» am Donnerstag. Es handele sich unter anderem um Münzen und Skulpturen. Sie würden dem Archäologischen Museum in Istanbul übergeben. Die Polizei führte die Razzien nach Angaben von «Sabah» in fünf Bezirken Istanbuls durch. Читать дальше...

A vehicle left the road and ended up on its side on the A151 at Corby Glen this morning (December 21).

Borovets opens the ski season on December 23 (Saturday), and the most impatient friends of white sports will have the chance to enjoy free night skiing on Friday.

Here are the top transfer-related stories in Thursday’s newspapers and online… Barcelona will go as high as £132million in their quest to sign Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho. (Sport) Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez will be heading to Manchester City in a £400,000-a-week deal in the summer – making him one of the highest-paid players in football. (Daily Mirror) However, reports in France claim the Chilean forward is nearing a move to Paris Saint-Germain, after his agent flew to the capital for talks. Читать дальше...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the regional elections in Catalonia (all times local): 10:45 a.m. Sergi Balateu, a 37-year-old marketing director, voted in Catalonia's regional election at Barcelona's Ramon Llull school, where less than three months ago police in riot gear used force to stop him and others voting in an independence referendum. The Spanish government said the referendum called by pro-independence parties was illegal and sent police to stop it. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano... Читать дальше...

Popular cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta got hacked in spectacular fashion Wednesday, with many users unknowingly sending their tokens to the hacker instead of the exchange.

Those vying for the job include two vice chancellors; two serving commissioners; a professor of over 15 years; and a retired federal permanent secretary.

Hong Kong’s soaring property prices have pushed tens of thousands of families into tiny, partitioned apartments, sparking calls for creative solutions, including converting shipping containers and even water pipes into temporary homes. The former British colony, one of the most densely populated places on Earth where individual, caged beds offer the only living space for some of the very poor, has seen home prices shatter historic records for 12 straight months. In November, an apartment sold for HK$132,060 ($16,915) per square foot... Читать дальше...

The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has hit 1 million with more than 80 percent of the population lacking food, fuel, clean water and access to healthcare in the country's civil war, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday. Yemen, one of the Arab world's poorest countries, is in a proxy war between the Iran-allied Houthi armed movement and a U.S.-backed military coalition headed by Saudi Arabia. The United Nations says it is suffering the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

Moskau (dpa) - Die deutschen Unternehmen in Russland sehen ihre Geschäftsaussichten für 2018 trotz zahlreicher Probleme vorsichtig optimistisch. Ihre wirtschaftliche Entwicklung beurteilen 71 Prozent als stabil, ergab eine Umfrage unter Mitgliedsfirmen der Deutschen Auslandshandelskammer (AHK) in Moskau. Über 60 Prozent verzeichneten in diesem Jahr ein Umsatzplus.Die befragten Unternehmen kündigten auch höhere Investitionen an als im laufenden Jahr. «Gut möglich, dass die deutschen Russland-Investitionen... Читать дальше...

Rolling Stone magazine is getting a new majority owner.

Media investor Jay Penske said his firm Penske Media was buying a 51% stake in the publication from New York-based Wenner Media.

The 50 year old magazine is best known for covering music and popular culture, but also features political journalism and commentary, BBC News reports.

Founder Jan Wenner started the magazine in San Francisco in 1967 with music critic Ralph Gleason.

Technologies also owns a 49% stake in the publication. Читать дальше...

Catalonia is heading to the polls in a snap election to decide the future of the separatist project on Thursday./aljazeera.com/

The ESPN FC crew react to Manchester United's Carabao Cup shocker against Bristol City. As you might have noticed, Bristol City pulled a 93rd-minute winning goal out of the bag to send Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup at the quarterfinal stage on Wednesday night. Unsurprisingly, social media was abuzz with reaction to the upset, with football fans the world over offering their take on the maniacal scenes at Ashton Gate. Lucas Leiva was quick off the mark, with the ex-Liverpool midfielder... Читать дальше...

Trump has threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that vote in favor Thursday of the UN resolution rejecting Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem.

BEIJING (AP) — China urged other governments Thursday to "constructively help" Myanmar and Bangladesh resolve the fate of Rohingya Muslims "instead of complicating the issue" after Myanmar blocked a visit by U.N. human rights official. Events in Rakhine state, where more than 630,000 Rohingya fled a military crackdown, are an internal affair for Myanmar that "contains complicated historical, national and religious factors," said a foreign ministry spokeswoman, Hua Chunying. "We think the international... Читать дальше...

Gary Cahill has dismissed the notion that Arsenal hold the psychological edge over Chelsea ahead of their EFL Cup semi-final clash in the new year. Chelsea defeated Bournemouth 2-1 on Wednesday to book their place in the last four, while the Gunners overcame West Ham 24 hours earlier. The Blues have won just one of their last five competitive meetings with Arsene Wenger's men - a 2-1 FA Cup final defeat in May denying them the domestic double in Antonio Conte's first season in charge. With the... Читать дальше...

Den Haag (dpa) - Die niederländische Polizei hat die Bürger des Landes vor «Feuerwerks-Tourismus» nach Deutschland gewarnt. Jedes Jahr versuchten Zehntausende von Niederländern, in grenznahen Läden in Deutschland Silvesterfeuerwerk zu kaufen, sagte ein Polizeisprecher in Apeldoorn am Donnerstag. «Das ist verboten. Wer gefasst wird, ist sein Feuerwerk los und bekommt eine ordentliche Geldstrafe.» Feuerwerk sei in Deutschland billiger als in den Niederlanden, weil die Vorschriften weniger streng seien. Читать дальше...

TX San Angelo TX Zone Forecast for Wednesday, December 20, 2017 _____ 682 FPUS54 KSJT 210936 ZFPSJT Zone Forecast Product for Texas National Weather Service San Angelo TX 336 AM CST Thu Dec 21 2017 TXZ127-212215- Taylor- Including the city of ABILENE 336 AM CST Thu Dec 21 2017 .TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds around 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Читать дальше...

Kiew (dpa) - Der ukrainische Inlandsgeheimdienst SBU hat einen angeblichen russischen Spion im Regierungsapparat festgenommen. Er sei bei einem längeren Erholungsaufenthalt im Ausland angeworben worden, teilte die Behörde in der Nacht zum Donnerstag mit. Ihm drohen bis zu 15 Jahre Haft wegen Landesverrates. Medienberichten zufolge hatte der Mann als Vizechef der Protokollabteilung und Dolmetscher für Ministerpräsident Wladimir Groisman gearbeitet. Die Ehefrau des Verdächtigten bezeichnete die Vorwürfe... Читать дальше...

Zürich (dpa) - Die deutsche Fußball-Nationalmannschaft geht als Weltranglisten-Erster ins WM-Jahr. Der Weltmeister liegt mit 1602 Punkten weiter vor Brasilien (1483), Europameister Portugal (1358), Argentinien (1348) und Belgien (1325). Weil seit der letzten Ausgabe des Rankings nur wenige Länderspiele stattfanden, gab es kaum Veränderungen, wie der Weltverband FIFA am Donnerstag bekanntgab.Der größte Gewinner des Jahres 2017 ist vor allem wegen der starken WM-Qualifikation Dänemark. Der Zwölfte... Читать дальше...

Wearing her trademark ski goggles for protection from flying sparks, Thai cook Jay Fai hunches over two sizzling woks as tourists from around the world line up in three-hour-long queues at her modest streetside eatery.

Cape Town - A great white shark was tracked for nearly 2km by the Shark Spotter drone,close to shore in Muizenberg last week.

 Open Trial for U16s players & Year 11 Students for me on Monday 29th January 2018.