Новости за 21.12.2017

With Swansea manager Paul Clement being sacked, the FC crew debate if Tony Pulis would be a reasonable replacement. Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has ruled himself out of the running for the vacant Swansea manager's job, with the club confirming Leon Britton will take charge of Saturday's game against Crystal Palace. Giggs has been linked with the role along with Ronald Koeman, Tony Pulis and Louis van Gaal, after the Premier League's bottom club sacked Paul Clement. With the Swans looking for a third boss in less than 12 months... Читать дальше...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May has arrived in Poland, where she is expected to raise the issue of a Polish judicial overhaul that this week prompted the European Union to trigger an unprecedented procedure against the member state. The one-day visit on Thursday comes at a politically turbulent time for both countries as Britain prepares to leave the EU and Poland finds itself in an escalating standoff with the bloc's leaders, who say the shape of its judicial overhaul violates European values. Читать дальше...

Nigerians wishing to avoid the shoving stress that comes with shopping in the market particularly during festive seasons has been thrown a lifeline with the launch of Sarelo, a Nigerian online market assistant. Sarelo which emerged as one of the 10 successful tech start-ups from the Next Economy Accelerator was launched officially on Wednesday 13th December. Its mission […]

As Techdirt has reported previously, Facebook is having various problems in the European Union because of the region's privacy laws. It turns out that data protection is not the only area where it is coming under scrutiny. Germany's competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, has just made a preliminary assessment that Facebook's data collection is "abusive":

ANC 54TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE

NASREC, 20 DECEMBER 2017

National Chairperson, Cde Gwede Mantashe,

Outgoing President of the African National Congress, Cde Jacob Zuma,

Members of the newly-elected National Executive Committee,

Members of the Electoral Commission,

Representatives of the Alliance, fraternal parties and observers,

Distinguished guests,

Delegates,

This is a deeply humbling moment, to address the closing session of the 54th National... Читать дальше...

ESPN FC's Mark Donaldson and Stevie Nicol square off in predicting all of week 19's Premier League fixtures. Mauricio Pochettino admits Tottenham have missed the midfield strength of Victor Wanyama after revealing the tough-tackling Kenya international is close to ending his injury nightmare. Wanyama has endured a torrid season so far, having not featured for Spurs for more than four months due to a protracted knee problem. There finally appears to be light at the end of the tunnel for the combative 26-year-old... Читать дальше...

North Korea has pledged to respond to the White House's accusations that Pyongyang was behind a major global cyberattack that infected hundreds of thousands of Windows computers around the globe in May.

According to reports in The Times, Arsenal are considering making a summer swoop for Burnley centre-back James Tarkowski, but they could face competition for his signature from Premier League rivals Manchester City. What’s the word, then? Well, The Times says that while Tarkowski is happy at Turf Moor and has been a key part of the team that currently lies sixth in the English top flight standings, an offer from a club in the Champions League next summer could leave him with an important decision ... Читать дальше...

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Olori Kudirah Adetunji, the most senior wife of Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, is dead. Olori Kudirah died in the early hours of Thursday.

The annual rate of inflation as measured by the Retail Price Index in November was registered at 1.3%, down from 1.32% in October. The National Statistics Office said the 12-month moving average rate for November increased to 1.35%, from 1.3% the previous month. The largest upward impact on annual inflation mainly reflected higher prices of fruit. The largest downward impact was attributed to lower prices of garments. The Transport and Communication Index registered an overall annual inflation rate of 1.66%... Читать дальше...

Warschau (dpa) - Die polnische Regierung wähnt sich trotz des von der EU-Kommission ausgelösten Sanktionsverfahren vor Strafen sicher. «Wir erwarten nicht, dass es in der EU Einstimmigkeit in der Haltung gegenüber Polen geben wird», sagte Regierungssprecherin Joanna Kopcinska am Donnerstag im Sender TVP1. Diese braucht die Gemeinschaft aber, damit im Verfahren nach Artikel 7 der EU-Verträge Strafen wie der Entzug von Stimmrechten verhängt werden können. Da Ungarn sein Veto angekündigt hat, gilt dies als unwahrscheinlich. Читать дальше...

Mainz/Berlin (dpa) - Bei einem Scheitern der Sondierungsgespräche von Union und SPD sieht CDU-Vize Julia Klöckner keine lange Lebensdauer für eine Minderheitsregierung. «Experimentelle Regierungskonstellationen sind etwas fürlsquo;s Politikseminar. Aber nichts für die Praxis, für ein Land wie Deutschland, das für Stabilität und Kontinuität steht», sagte die rheinland-pfälzische CDU-Chefin, die Teil der zwölfköpfigen CDU-Delegation für die Sondierungen in Berlin sein wird. Ohne eine stabile Mehrheit habe die Politik keine klare Richtung. Читать дальше...

Maria Menounos is now opening up about the difficult time she went through when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor and underwent a surgery to treat it. The television personality also gave a shocking view about the ordeal when she said she’s thankful for it. According to the 39-year-old actress, her brain tumor diagnosis drastically changed her life and her views on things. Menounos claimed that her health problem was actually a blessing in disguise for it helped her focus on what really matters in life. Читать дальше...

Lance Armstrong has weighed in on the recent scandal surrounding Chris Froome, saying that, no matter the result of the case, Froome’s reputation has been tarnished forever by the intense media reaction.

Patagonia is not messing around in its fight to save Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, in the largest reversal of national monument protections in U.S. history. Not only did the company turn its website into a battlefront declaring “The President Stole Your Land” on its home page, but they filed suit to block …

Chronicles the endeavours of the Licht family-a clan of cheats, murderers, and con men-from the late eighteenth century through the 1930s, and details the moral consequences of their crimes and transgressions.

Düsseldorf (dpa) - Die Sicherheitsbehörden in Nordrhein-Westfalen haben nach Angaben des Innenministeriums keine Erkenntnisse über konkrete Gefährdungen, die eine Absage jüdischer Veranstaltungen erfordern. Allerdings gebe es eine abstrakte Gefahr, die ernst genommen werden müsse, sagte Landesinnenminister Herbert Reul (CDU) am Donnerstag im Düsseldorfer Landtag.Anlass der Aktuellen Stunde waren antisemitische Ausschreitungen bei Demonstrationen in Deutschland. Das Verbrennen israelischer Flaggen... Читать дальше...

Six questions to ask yourself before you buy that last minute Christmas present.

It’s a bit cruel to pick on Lewis Dunk, as the Brighton centre-back is actually having a strong season. His three goals in 18 games would be very impressive for a defender too – if they hadn’t all come at the wrong end.Yep, the 26-year-old already has a trio of own goals in his first Premier League season (which naturally means he’s being linked with West Ham; long-term kings of comedy defensive stylings). However he's not involved in this quiz yet.We’ve listed every player to score at least five own goals in the Premier League era... Читать дальше...