Новости за 16.08.2016

– Mikel says he doesn’t want to return to Chelsea without an Olympic Games gold medal – He says his teammates all want to achieve the same thing – Mikel hopes to win the Olympics gold medal after his coach Conte urged him to do so The Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has said he plans […]

De dierentuin van Wenen is opeens twee pandajongen rijker. De zoo verwelkomde vorige week al een pandajong na een succesvolle paring, maar zag het tweelingbroertje of zusje toen compleet over het hoofd.

Joe Biden, stumping for Clinton, goes to Scranton with a message. And as if on (a fairly unfortunate) cue, Rudy Giuliani, stumping for Trump, wanders into the malarkey sphere. Just 12 more weeks, folks.

Researchers say the saltier water and sand could threaten coastal wildlife.

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The consumer price index was flat in July, as expected, according to the Labor Department. 

Prices were weighed down by a drop in energy prices, particularly a sharp plunge in the gasoline index following four months of gains. In July, WTI crude oil collapsed by more than 20% and into a bear market from its peak in June. 

Year-on-year, the basket of consumer prices rose 0.8% (0.9% was forecast). 

Excluding the volatile costs of food and energy, so-called core CPI rose 0.1% month-on-month... Читать дальше...

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New residential construction surprised on the upside, according to the Census Bureau.

Housing starts jumped 2.1% at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.211 million.

This is only the third time starts have been higher than 1.2 million since the Great Recession, according to data from FRED.

Meanwhile, economists had been expecting starts to fall 0.8% month-over-month at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.180 million.

"Housing stars grew respectably in July, but the rate is slowing. Читать дальше...

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VIENNA (AP) — A knife-wielding man attacked passengers early Tuesday on a train in western Austria, seriously wounding two, police said. The suspect was arrested.

The assault occurred near the village of Sulz, in westernmost Vorarlberg province. A police statement said that a 19-year old man suffered wounds to the stomach and back. The other victim, a 17-year old male, had a throat injury. Both were hospitalized.

The assault came three days after a man attacked... Читать дальше...

More American workers are increasing their retirement savings, according to Bankrate.

Housing starts unexpectedly rose in July as building activity increased, supporting the view that investment in residential construction will rebound.

(ATTN: ADDS medal standings in 15th, 18th para) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 15 (Yonhap) -- Monday was a tough one for South Korean badminton doubles teams, as three out of four tandems lost in the quarterfinals. The list of victims included t

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- Below are the medal standings for the top 10 countries at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as of Monday. Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 U.S. 26 23 26 75

A court hearing for Russian appeal against the suspension of its International Paralympic Committee (IPC) membership and a blanket ban for its athletes was pushed back to August 22, the Russian Paralympic authority said Tuesday.

SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Tuesday that more information is needed to analyze whether control of North Korea's intelligence agency has changed following the latest overhaul of its cabinet organization. The Ministry of State Securit

The Pietermaritzburg UKZN campus has been closed in the wake of student protests over possible fee increases.

– Senate President Bukola Saraki has urged the Nigerian soccer team to strive hard at the ongoing Rio Olympics – He commended the superlative performance of the U-23 Eagles team so far, in spite of the initial hiccups – Saraki called on Nigerians to always display patriotism even in the face of challenges to make their country great […]

The aftermath was captured on film by vegan Jessica Carter, who said she was walking nearby when she noticed the commotion in Bacchus Marsh at 2pm on Tuesday.

The US nuclear power corporation Westinghouse Electric Company will consider building a nuclear fuel factory in Ukraine if Kiev has sufficient funds to implement the project, the entity's vice president and managing director for Northern and Eastern Europe, Aziz Dag, said in an interview published Tuesday.

Health insurer Aetna retreating from most of its 'Obamacare' markets

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has reached a settlement of more than $4 million with the family of an unarmed man fatally shot by a police officer in a darkened stairwell in November 2014, the attorney for the…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has reached a settlement of more than $4 million with the family of an unarmed man fatally shot by a police officer in a darkened stairwell in November 2014, the attorney for the family said Tuesday. The city is paying $4.1 million and the New York City Housing Authority is contributing $400,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of 28-year-old Akai Gurley. Former Officer Peter Liang was on patrol when he opened a stairwell door at a public housing building and suddenly fired. Читать дальше...

For those who have children, can you imagine the damage done to a child on the street? asks Danny Oosthuizen.

Bernstein just downgraded JPMorgan Chase to market perform from outperform.