Новости за 08.12.2016

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Doctors Without Borders says 70 severely wounded Syrians, including 16 children, have been blocked from life-saving treatment since Jordan closed its border with Syria six months ago and that some have likely died.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's prime minister urged the Hungarian minority in Romania to vote in Sunday's parliamentary election there and "speak up for their own interests."

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan said Thursday it will open an investigation into a plane crash the day before in the country's northwest that killed 47 passengers and crew, as military helicopters ferried the remains of victims to the capital.

BALTIMORE (7-5) at NEW ENGLAND (10-2)

ROME (AP) — A leader of Italy's 5-Star Movement is pressing for a vote on whether the country should keep the euro as its official currency.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has added Iran's Aseman Airlines to its blacklist of companies banned from European skies due to safety concerns.

ARIZONA (5-6-1) at MIAMI (7-5)

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have signed cornerback Robert Alford to a four-year contract extension.

DENVER (8-4) at TENNESSEE (6-6)

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Jose Bautista has long been booed whenever he's played in Baltimore. Now, the free agent slugger wants the Orioles to consider signing him, and the team isn't having any part of it.

NEW YORK JETS (3-9) at SAN FRANCISCO (1-11)

DALLAS (11-1) at NEW YORK GIANTS (8-4)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — ATLANTA (7-5) vs LOS ANGELES (4-8)

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FOXBORO — When Rob Gronkowski and Martellus Bennett first connected in training camp this past summer, they tossed around the idea of giving themselves nicknames. Gronkowski went for “Ebony and Ivory,” while Bennett suggested “Ken and Ryu,” after two characters…

HOUSTON (6-6) at INDIANAPOLIS (6-6)

(AP) -- The U.S. surgeon general is calling e-cigarettes an emerging public health threat to the nation's youth.

THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Yoga may help reduce blood pressure in people who are at risk for developing hypertension, a new study finds.

THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Public support for full repeal of Obamacare is softening, with most Americans saying they'd rather leave the law as is or have it improved by changing some parts of it, according to the…

THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- President-elect Donald Trump's oft-stated pledge to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act suggests big changes lie ahead for the health insurance marketplace and Americans who rely on it.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's parliament speaker says an airstrike targeting the Islamic State-held town of Qaim near the Syrian border killed and wounded "dozens" of civilians, and that he is holding the Iraqi government responsible.

WHITE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A Christmas tree farmer has found and returned a wedding ring a New Jersey man lost roughly 15 years ago.

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