Новости за 29.08.2018

Police have charged a man with aggravated assault over a stabbing attack in Adelaide's south. A man was found a the address with several wounds to his back and was taken to Flinders Medical Centre. A woman at the home also sustained injuries to her hand during the incident. The suspect was attacked by one of his alleged victims while police were at the Morphett Vale property making making the arrest. The 24-year-old man will appear in the Christies Beach Magistrates Court this week.

Federal MP Julia Banks has announced she will quit parliament, citing the Liberals' leadership battle as the last straw and accusing her colleagues of bullying and intimidation. Ms Banks, who holds the marginal Melbourne seat of Chisholm, says her constituents are unhappy with the Liberal party's decision to dump Malcolm Turnbull as prime minister, and that some MPs are more concerned with 'settling their personal scores' than doing what is right for the country. Victorian Liberal Party president... Читать дальше...

Police continue to search for a gunman after a Melbourne kickboxing champion was shot outside his home in Glenroy. Authorities say the 35-year-old victim was lucky to survive the attack. Police believe the two men are known to each other and continue to investigate the incident.

A waterspout formed near the Ting Kau bridge in Hong Kong, on August 29, as storms moved over the area, prompting the Hong Kong Observatory to issue a red rainstorm warning. Strong winds and high waves sunk a ferry the same day, according to the South China Morning Post. Credit: Tobias Chan via Storyful

City of Sydney Councillor Angela Vithoulkas has confirmed to Sky news she will contest the Wentworth by-election as an independent. The move would put her up against fellow councillor Christine Forster who is former Prime Minister Tony Abbott's sister. Ms Forster has confirmed she will seek Liberal pre-selection for the seat vacated by Malcolm Turnbull. Sky News understands broadcaster and host of 'Jones and Co', Alan Jones, will be backing Ms Vithoulkas. In a statement to Sky News, she says; 'The public need stability... Читать дальше...

The West Nile virus has claimed six lives in Serbia in the past week, raising the overall death toll to 21, officials say.

The US economy grew at a strong 4.2 per cent annual rate in the second quarter, the best showing in nearly four years, as growth stayed on track to produce the strongest gain in more than a decade.

Egypt's security forces have killed at least 20 suspected militants in recent days in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula and along its porous border with Libya.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran could abandon its nuclear accord with world powers after the US withdrawal if it does not serve its interests, casting doubt on negotiations with European countries to salvage the deal.

CHINA has denied an accusation by US President Donald Trump that it hacked the emails of Hillary Clinton, his Democratic opponent in the 2016 election.

This system by Naked Labs captures a 3-D model of your body along with lots of highly personal measurements. WSJ's Joanna Stern enlisted the help of New York's Naked Cowboy in her review of this high-tech health-and-fitness tool.

Thousands of far-right protesters marched through the German city of Chemnitz on August 27 following the arrest of an Iraqi and a Syrian on charges relating to the fatal stabbing of a German man. Police said around 6,000 supporters of the right-wing Pro Chemnitz group turned out. They were met by around 1,500 counterprotesters. Clashes broke out between the two groups with a number of people injured, including two police officers. A 23-year-old Syrian man and a 22-year-old Iraqi man were arrested following the fatal stabbing on Sunday... Читать дальше...

MELBOURNE part-timers Avondale FC will host reigning champions Sydney FC in the quarter finals of the FFA Cup.

THE AFL’s All-Australian squad has been named and as is always the way, the team announcement came with plenty of uproar.

QUEENSLAND won’t have a club in the FFA Cup quarter-finals after the state’s last hope, Lions FC, were beaten 1-0 by Adelaide United at Perry Park on Wednesday night.

THE Wanderers survived a scare to book their place in the FFA Cup quarterfinals, while Heidelberg United, Adelaide United and Melbourne City are also all through to the last eight.

AS Queen Elizabeth I, Cate Blanchett ran a sprawling British Empire in two movies so who better to front the UN with advice on serious affairs of state.

HOBART house prices increased by 34 per cent over the past five years while the sharing economy has caused rents to rise at a nation-leading rate, the latest CoreLogic Australian Affordable Housing Report 2018-19 has shown.

President Vladimir Putin has told Russians he has decided to dilute unpopular draft legislation to reform the pension system which has hurt his own popularity.

TELEVISION host Megyn Kelly tore into Donald Trump over his response to John McCain’s death, after the President disappointed with his lack of tributes to the late senator.

Taylor Swift paid tribute to the late Aretha Franklin on Tuesday, August 28, during a concert in the soul legend’s hometown of Detroit. In clips shared online by fans, Swift spoke about Franklin’s impact on music, and her fight for feminism and civil rights, before asking the thousands attending the concert, in Ford Field, to join her in a moment of silence. Aretha Franklin died of cancer on August 16. Her funeral was due to be held on Friday, August 31, in Detroit. Credit: azup7 via Storyful

RETIREMENT may be looming for good mate Johnathan Thurston but Cameron Smith won’t be joining him.

August 29, 2018. While the votes were still being counted in the 2016 election, the then Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made a visit to one of the bright spots, the electorate of Chisholm in Melbourne where Julia Banks won a seat from Labor. Banks has said she won't be contesting the next election, citing bullying around the leadership spill that saw Turnbull ousted for Scott Morrison. (AAP VIDEO/Alex Murray)

ALL state primary students will be taught vital swimming and survival skills as part of an Australian-first program to start in schools next year, after a campaign led by The Courier-Mail.

ORGANISERS insist there is no panic amid fears the 2025 Rugby League World Cup may not go ahead in the US due to financial difficulties surrounding the promoter.