Новости за 21.08.2017

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• Alibaba is up more than 90% in 2017, and it's been winning over some high-profile hedge fund managers
• The company's stock is still the most shorted in the world by a magnitude of two, and short sellers are refusing to throw in the towel despite losing billions of dollars

Alibaba has soared to stratospheric new heights this year, winning over plenty of new fans along the way. The legion of admirers now includes a handful of influential hedge fund managers... Читать дальше...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- The victims of last week's attacks in Barcelona and a nearby resort town came from around the world and across generations, the latest a Spaniard who was stabbed to death by one of the attackers....

Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed a hardliner diplomat known for his gruff style as Moscow’s new ambassador to the U.S., signalling a more confrontational approach to Washington.

Fernando Alvarez sacrificed his chance of glory.

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Although cowboy culture is mostly nostalgia in the United States these days, many rural Mongolians still rely on their horses in daily life. In Mongolia, horsemanship is one of the most celebrated aspects of their culture, even on social media. "If we don't have horses, we're not Mongols," a nomadic Mongolian steppe dweller named Damdinsuren told Al Jazeera.

American Horror Story: Cult's opening credits are here! This is not a drill. And there are bees, Donald Trump masks, clowns, Hillary Clinton masks, political figures and lots of blood...

At least 14 charities have abruptly ditched plans to hold their annual fundraisers at Trump's opulent Mar-a-Lago estate.

Crowds along the West Coast of the United States were awed by the eclipse of the sun, turning out in huge numbers to observe the celestial phenomenon. People massed in an arc across the western part of the country to witness the rare event, with large gatherings reported in multiple states that fall under the "path of totality" in which a total eclipse is visible. Spectators directly in the path of totality were treated to a rare sight, when the sun and moon align directly and the only visible... Читать дальше...

Crowds along the West Coast of the United States were awed by the eclipse of the sun, turning out in huge numbers to observe the celestial phenomenon. People massed in an arc across the western part of the country to witness the rare event, with large gatherings reported in multiple states that fall under the "path of totality" in which a total eclipse is visible. Spectators directly in the path of totality were treated to a rare sight, when the sun and moon align directly and the only visible... Читать дальше...

Catalan police confirmed that the man they shot in the town of Subirats was Younes Abouyaaqoub, the alleged driver of a van that rammed people in Barcelona.

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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Ohio officials say a county judge was shot and wounded as he walked toward a courthouse, and the suspect was killed when a probation officer returned fire.

Jefferson County Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr. was shot Monday morning near the county courthouse in Steubenville, along the Ohio River roughly 30 miles west of Pittsburgh.

Steubenville City Manager James Mavromatis tells WTOV-TV that Bruzzese was talking after being wounded. Читать дальше...

Tour de France winner Chris Froome takes Spanish Vuelta lead as Vincenzo Nibali wins 3rd stage

Tour de France winner Chris Froome takes Spanish Vuelta lead as Vincenzo Nibali wins 3rd stage

To quote the great Ryan Gosling as Noah Calhoun in “The Notebook” ― “It wasn’t over. It still isn’t over.”

An important reminder after the word appeared in the headline of a Globe column: groups of white supremacists must be called what they are

(ATTN: UPDATES with N. Korea's possible provocation, other details in last 8 paras; MODIFIES headline) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean and U.S. militaries on Monday started their first major combined training since North K

If you watched all of Netflix and Marvel’s The Defenders – you may have noticed a teaser for Jon Bernthal‘s The Punisher as a special treat and the end of the credits. Netflix has released the video on YouTube so everyone can enjoy and get hyped for the show, which will debut this year. Jon [...]

The commander of a detachment which is part of Iraq's Shiite militia (Hashd Shaabi), Mukhtar Baba, told Sputnik he expected that the center of the city of Tal Afar would be stormed on Tuesday morning.

De Memorial Van Damme zal op 1 september in het Brusselse Koning Boudewijnstadion tien wereldkampioenen van het WK atletiek in Londen

De Memorial Van Damme zal op 1 september in het Brusselse Koning Boudewijnstadion tien wereldkampioenen van het WK atletiek in Londen

The commander of a detachment which is part of Iraq's Shiite militia (Hashd Shaabi), Mukhtar Baba, told Sputnik he expected that the center of the city of Tal Afar would be stormed on Tuesday morning.