Новости за 21.12.2017

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution that rejects US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

The first group of the anti-Trump protesters arrested after the inauguration on January 20 have been cleared of their charges of misdemeanor rioting as well as felony rioting by a jury.

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is holding a rare emergency meeting on the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The meeting is taking place at the request of Arab and Muslim nations.

The role of former US President Bill Clinton and his associates in the economic liberalization of Russia and the post-Soviet space in the 1990s deserves scrupulous investigation, Wall Street analyst Charles Ortel has told Sputnik, adding that although decades have passed since then, the issue has not lost its relevance.

Did you know how clever these marine invertebrates are? Considered to be the first intelligent creatures on Earth, octopuses have a powerful nervous system and a great cognitive complexity. They can solve mazes, open jars and use tools.

The poor reptile was found trapped among some bales of cocaine worth more than $53 million, with significant chaffing from the ropes on his neck and flippers.

Technology that allows mammals to breathe underwater, something that Russian researchers have been working on for years, has been vividly proved in an admittedly disturbing demonstration involving a dog. The scientific breakthrough will help save lives of preterm infants and prevent disasters on submarines.

For some it may be hard to swallow - unless, of course, you happen to be Popeye - yet a portion of spinach a day can help keep your brain younger and sharper, according to new research.

As British Prime Minister Theresa May tries to manage divisions within the Conservative Party, the Labour leader continues to face unhealed schisms over Brexit.

A US-drafted UN Security Council resolution is aimed at prohibiting nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum product exports to North Korea and the repatriation of North Koreans working abroad, Reuters reported on December, 21.

A UK MP's chief of staff of an MP has been cleared of raping a woman in the backbencher's Westminster office after a boozy session in a bar at the Houses of Parliament. The MP himself is stand trial himself next year for alleged expenses fraud.

Bangladeshi Minister Obaidul Qader claims his government has credible intelligence inputs that underscore a “conspiracy” by Pakistan's spy agency ISI "with the terror groups among the Rohingyas.”

The potential loss of David Davis would be a massive blow to the British government if the UK's Brexit secretary carries out his earlier threat to resign in protest if his cabinet ally Damian Green was forced out of office over the presence of porn on his office computer, a leading political commentator has revealed.

The disgraced tycoon who headed up Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht was freed from prison this week, but the corruption scandal he spawned could be about to claim another top Latin American politician. Sputnik spoke to Benedito Tadeu Cesar, Brazilian political scientist, about the ramifications of the scandal.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a conversation with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, condemned the launch of a missile targeting Riyadh from Yemen and noted the importance of investigating the incident, the Kremlin's press service reported Thursday.

Two children were killed and four others injured on December, 21 when terrorist organizations shelled residential neighborhoods in Aleppo city during public celebrations, the SANA news agency reported.

BARCELONA (Sputnik) - The Catalan National Assembly, an organization promoting the region's independence from Spain, will hold an alternative vote count at the ongoing snap parliamentary elections, the assembly's spokesperson told Sputnik on Thursday.

A recent survey of 2,000 Ukrainian citizens aged over 18 was conducted by the sociological group "Rating" via face-to-face interviews on November 22-30; the results were revealed on December, 21.

Rotterdam Police evacuated the plastic surgery clinic after receiving reports of an armed man in the building, RTL television and radio reported.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - From record-breaking protests in support of women’s rights to deadly clashes over white nationalism, the events of 2017 have cast a spotlight on the decades-old struggle for civil rights and equality in the United States.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United Kingdom has lifted the ban on carrying large electronic devices in the cabin for flights from Egyptian airports Hurghada and Marsa Alam, according to the UK government press service.

LONDON (Sputnik) - The UK Royal Navy (RN) has various capabilities at its disposal other than frigates and destroyers, an RN spokesperson told Sputnik on Thursday, following allegations of the country's defense suffering because no major warships were deployed overseas.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The European Union has extended its economic sanctions against Russia for six more months, until July 31, 2018, the Council of the European Union said Thursday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – More than 350 prisoners previously held by Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) forces in Iraqi Kirkuk went missing under unclear circumstances, a prominent rights watchdog said on Thursday.

Bitcoin, born in Crimea, weighs 3 kg and is completely healthy. Yes, you read that right.