Новости за 16.08.2016

Thin trading volumes and stop-loss orders are exaggerating the steep gain in the Japanese currency.

National Guard members were on standby as a curfew went into effect after two nights of protests over the police killing of a Milwaukee man.

The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) are preparing to retake control of the lost Dahana-e-Ghori district in northern Baghlan province. Local security officials are saying the operations will be launchd in Dahana-e-Ghori and Baghlan-e-Markazi districts in the near future. Provincial police spokesman Ahmad Jawed Basharat said the provincial security forces and additional forces Read the full article...

A woman mistaken as a child abductor was thrashed by a mob in Pakistan's Lahore when she was with a minor who, in fact, was her own son.

– Enyimba have crashed out of the CAF Champions League with zero points from three games – Mamelodi Sundowns and Zamalek have both qualified from the group to the semi-final stage  Nigeria’s sole representative in the CAF Champions League Enyimba International of Aba have been knocked out of this year’s CAF Champions League following their 1-0 […]

The North Atlantic Alliance's relations with Turkey have become increasingly complicated following the unsuccessful attempt to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in mid-July, which could lead to major changes within the military bloc, journalist Andrea Cucco, director of Difesa Online, told Sputnik.

The true story of the running bride and groom which went viral has been revealed. According to Facebook user Nkiru Homann who shared the unbelievable story, a Nigerian lady cancelled her wedding abruptly after she discovered on their wedding day that the man she’s getting married to is not the Chevron staff he had told her he […]

​Star filly Yankee Rose will begin her ambitious spring campaign in the Group One Golden Rose without a lead-up race.

VROOMSHOOP - Het leven van 69 kinderen uit Vroomshoop en omgeving staat deze week volledig in het teken van voetballen. Onder begeleiding van trainers van de 'Real Madrid Foundation' leren zij hoe het is om te leven als een echte profvoetballer. En het grootste talent maakt kans op een bezoek aan de 'Koninklijke', het grote voetbalbolwerk Real Madrid. 

Health-insurance administrator Discovery hires a team of bankers as it steps up efforts to create a new lender.

12 Yemeni and 3 Afghan detainees sent to UAE

Once universally known as the Big Australian, BHP Billiton can now have little claim on that moniker.

State political parties play role in Alaska primary races The partisan politics evident nationally are at play in Alaska, too, with the state GOP targeting a Republican House member it feels is a Democrat at heart and the state Democratic party helping finance the challengers of two rural House Democrats it considers too cozy with the Republican-led majority. [...] this has been an unusual year, marked by drawn-out legislative sessions that did little to close Alaska's gaping budget deficit and... Читать дальше...

– Nigeria’s U-23 have told Solomon Dalung to stay away from them as they don’t want to see him in their camp before their clash with Germany – The players and officials say they don’t want to be distracted – The players say they have perfected their game plan against Germany The relationship between the Nigeria’s […]

During this month till yesterday, eight inches of rainfall was recorded by IMD.

Jay Duplass and his brother Mark flash a smile together while attending the special screening of Mad held at ArcLight Hollywood on Sunday (August 14) in Hollywood, Calif. The film-making brother duo were joined at the event by star of the flick Jennifer LaFleur, director Robert G. Putka, Ed Weeks, Danny DeVito and his son [...]

China’s central bank may press the hold button for a longer period of time as it sorts out conflicting signals from the economy.

Iran has arrested a British-Iranian on suspicion of links to the UK intelligence service, the Tehran prosecutor told Iranian media on Tuesday.

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BEIJING (Reuters) and LONDON (BI) - Theresa May has written to China's leaders calling for closer links between Britain and China, weeks after causing confusion and anger by delaying a decision on a Chinese-funded nuclear power project in Britain.

The Prime Minister has written a letter to China's President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang expressing a wish to enhance trade and cooperation on global issues between the UK and China... Читать дальше...

Quirky Nordic farce set in a seedy Stockholm hotel.

BHP Billiton swung to a huge full-year loss and cut its final dividend by 77% as it recorded large write-downs and grappled with a slump in commodity prices.

How much longer can the current system of detaining asylum seekers be allowed to persist?