Новости за 21.12.2017

A car ploughed into pedestrians at a crowded intersection in the Australian city of Melbourne on Thursday, injuring up to 15 people, police said, adding they had arrested the driver and a second man. Police did not suggest a possible motive for the incident, which had chilling echoes of several attacks by Islamist militants in various parts of the world over the past year or two. The Victoria State ambulance service said it had taken 13 people to hospital, including a pre-school child with a serious head injury... Читать дальше...

The astronomical winter will arrive in Bulgaria in the evening of Saturday, December 21, at 7:11 pm.

Jürgen Kriechbaum, alpiner Damen-Rennsportleiter im Österreichischen Skiverband (ÖSV), ist mit dem ersten Drittel der Weltcup-Saison "durchaus zufrieden". "Vor allem die Comeback-Siege von Anna (Veith) und Conny (Hütter) haben mich gefreut. Doch auch einige andere haben aufblitzen lassen, was sie können", resümierte der gebürtige Oberösterreicher nach dem Parallelslalom in Courchevel.

Tomorrow, on December 22, on the last working day from 4:00 pm, there will be a ban on the movement of heavy duty vehicles over 12 tonnes as well as on December 27, January 29 and January 1. The ban applies to all motorways and some more busy roads.

Press Release – Pacific Media Watch http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/pacific-media-watch/west-papua-police-evacuate-papuan-protesters-after-clash-vigilantes-10057West Papua: Police ‘Evacuate’ Papuan Protesters After Clash with Vigilantes By Muhammad Aminudin http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/pacific-media-watch/west-papua-police-evacuate-papuan-protesters-after-clash-vigilantes-10057 Thursday, December 21, 2017 – 66 Arrested, 4 Beaten in Pro-Papua Rallies Across Indonesia MALANG, Indonesia (Detik News/Pacific Media Watch)... Читать дальше...

Participants at the meeting said only 20 trucks carrying 600 bags of grains each were delivered to IDPs camps out of the 260 trucks of same 600 bags of grains.

Participants at the meeting said only 20 trucks carrying 600 bags of grains each were delivered to IDPs camps out of the 260 trucks of same 600 bags of grains.

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Turkey is willing to solve a “trust problem” with the European Union, a Turkish government official said, Hurriyet reported.
Speaking to journalists in Paris, Turkey’s EU Ministry Undersecretary Ambassador Selim Yenel said the main obstacle in the relations is “a lack of confidence.”

“Unfortunately, we could not fully trust each other mutually. We want to restore that trust,” Yenel said.

He also stressed that Turkey’s EU membership negotiations, which “is now at a standstill,”... Читать дальше...

Fifteen people were injured in clashes between groups of migrants at the Moria camp on Lesvos, seen in this recent photo, on Tuesday night. Despite the transfer of hundreds of migrants to the mainland in recent weeks, the overcrowded hot spot still houses some 5,400 people. ‘The conditions for all the people working here are very difficult,’ Yiannis Balbakakis, director at the Moria camp, told Kathimerini. ‘People leave for the mainland every day, but at the same time new people arrive.’ He said... Читать дальше...

The two-building, 1.04-million-square-foot project is nicknamed “Caribbean” and would be large enough to house 4,500 employees, reports the Mercury News. Google unveiled its development plans for Sunnyvale’s Moffett Park to city officials on Wednesday. As is in vogue with large tech companies, the conceptual drawings for the two proposed buildings reveal designs for the buildings, …

 Bulgaria’s parliament on Wednesday (20 December) passed a law aimed at improving its fight against high-level corruption, a move long sought by the EU just days before the country takes over the bloc’s rotating presidency, EurActiv reported.

Since Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007, Brussels has been pushing its leaders to overhaul the judiciary and root out graft, especially among officials who have often escaped justice.

München/Amsterdam (dpa) - Der Medienkonzern ProSiebenSat.1 hat einen Käufer für sein Reiseportal weg.de gefunden. Die niederländische Gruppe lastminute.com übernimmt nach eigenen Angaben für 12 Millionen Euro in bar die Konzerntochter Comvel, die das auf Pauschalreisen und All-Inclusive-Urlaube ausgerichtete Portal betreibt. Ein ProSiebenSat.1-Sprecher bestätigte am Donnerstagmorgen den Verkauf.Das Unternehmen wird derzeit umgebaut. Das Online-Reisegeschäft steht seit Februar im Schaufenster. Im... Читать дальше...

12.00 - 13.30 Eurosport Snowboard Weltcup Snowboardcross der Damen und Herren Aus Cervinia (I) 13.30 - 18.00 Sport1 Darts Weltmeisterschaft 2. Runde, Nachmittagssession Aus London (GB) 13.30 - 15.00 Eurosport Ski Freestyle Weltcup Skicross der Damen und Herren Aus Innichen (I) 13.30 - 14.30 ZDF Info Ski Freestyle Weltcup ZDFinfo Sport Aus Innichen (I) 17.30 - 18.45 Eurosport Ski alpin Weltcup Slalom Herren, 1. Читать дальше...

Liverpool’s growing defensive problems have received a backer in the form of former Manchester City centre-half Richard Dunne. The defender says that Liverpool need to address their problems and sign a quality defender. Dunne says that Liverpool must concentrate on finding a suitable defender once the winter transfer window opens. He opines that the ones we […] The post ‘Mentally weak’, ‘wrong ones’ Richard Dunne Lays Harsh Criticism Over Liverpool... Читать дальше...

Der Autofahrer, der in der australischen Großstadt Melbourne 13 Fußgänger verletzt hat, hat seinen Wagen nach Einschätzung der Ermittler absichtlich in die Menschenmenge gesteuert. Es sei von einer "vorsätzlichen Tat" auszugehen, teilte die Polizei mit. Die Motive des Mannes seien noch unklar.

Baku / 21.12.17 / Turan: Two assistants to the President of Azerbaijan, Ali Hasanov and Novruz Mammadov, with diligence worthy of a better application, rushed to expose another "enemy" of Azerbaijan in the face of the British newspaper Financial Times.Not having learned for many years to come up with a new version, Ali Hasanov and Novruz Mammadov say the article entitled The Council of Europe Renounces Human Rights? serves "the dirty interests of certain external ...

The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly has endorsed a resolution urging the US military to suspend flights over Japan’s schools and hospitals, local media reported Thursday.

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Two insurance companies have filed a lawsuit against the Kodiak Electric Association claiming it was responsible for a fire that caused damage to clients' property. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reported Wednesday that Lexington Insurance Company and Alaska Municipal League Joint Insurance Association accuse the electric cooperative of negligence, trespassing and nuisance. An official report on the August 2015 fire near Chiniak said it started when trees fell onto a downed power line. Читать дальше...

The NNPC is set to build power generating plants with a combined capacity of 4,600 megawatts in Abuja, Kaduna and Kano, in partnership with the private sector.

Gute Nachrichten für David-Lynch-Fans: Das Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York zeigt die komplette dritte Staffel der Serie "Twin Peaks" im Jänner kostenlos.

Remember the day Alex McCarthy shut out Liverpool on his own?

Alex McCarthy

• Position: Goalkeeper
• Nationality: English
• Total appearances: 75

Lurking in today’s advent calendar window is another player ‘who got away’ - goalkeeper Alex McCarthy. A fine prospect from a young age, McCarthy joined the Reading academy at the age of 16 in 2006, and signed professional terms for the club in 2008.