Новости за 20.01.2016

Starbucks’s financial results are expected to be strong, withstanding the red-cup fiasco.

In pictures selected on Wednesday by editors at The Wall Street Journal, a migrant mother in Serbia protects herself and her child from the cold, participants at the World Economic Forum test virtual-reality glasses, a group of children take a meal break while collecting recyclables at a Yemeni rubbish dump, and more.

Watch a trailer for the film "Synchronicity," starring Chad McKnight, Brianne Davis and AJ Bowen. Photo: Magnet Releasing

Watch a trailer for the film "Monster Hunt," starring Baihe Bai, Boran Jing and Wu Jiang. Photo: Filmrise

Pakistani university attacked, Taliban takes credit, Sarah Palin supports Trump and Microsoft builds 'Minecraft' classroom edition.

The movie, which will continue the story from "The Force Awakens," was initially pegged to open in May 2017.

Watch a film trailer for "Mojave," starring Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund and Walton Goggins. Photo: A24 Films

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch defended President Obama's executive actions on firearms, saying they are "fully consistent with the laws passed by Congress." Photo: Reuters

Seven people were killed and 27 were injured by a Taliban car bomb in Kabul targeting staff of one of Afghanistan’s largest television networks.

Watch a clip from the new television series "You, Me and the Apocalypse," starring Mathew Baynton, Jenna Fischer and Joel Fry. Photo/Video: NBC

Celebrities sharing stories about their encounters with pop icon Prince have become somewhat of a subgenre in pop culture. The latest example is from musical whiz and Roots drummer Questlove.

Scores of people gathered this week to celebrate the Jarramplas festival in Piornal, Spain. The event involves hurling turnips at the demon Jarramplas to ward off unwanted evil spirits. Photo: Associated Press

As the Iowa caucuses draw near, is the state growing on Donald Trump? While Mr. Trump has typically flown back to New York City on his private plane after rallies, he said Wednesday that he stayed in Iowa Tuesday night and had a good dinner.

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Wednesday that the world economy should continue to grow at a modest pace this year but noted that a number of downside risks clouded the outlook.

The bank is positioning itself to benefit from a revival in bond trading.

Sen. John McCain said that the ongoing plunge in U.S. stock markets would hurt the Democrats' chances of winning the White House in November, just as a market crash did his 2008 bid for the presidency.

Sidecar co-founder and Chief Executive Sunil Paul said the ride-sharing company shut down and sold its assets to General Motors Co. last month because it couldn’t compete with Uber Technologies Inc. in the race for capital.

Watch a clip from "Kung Fu Panda 3," starring the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and Dustin Hoffman. Photo: DreamWorks Animation

A pessimistic mood reigned as corporate officials and others gathered for the World Economic Forum’s annual high-level confab here, darkened by financial markets that continued their dismal start to the year.

Fitness tech, like Mio’s new Personal Activity Intelligence metric, is moving beyond step-tracking to 24/7 heart-rate analysis. Can Big Data make getting fit simpler?

Does losing ten pounds in ten days sound impossible? Celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero and discusses his new 'Negative Calorie' recipes to help us do just that.

Americans are flooding the government with appeals to have their student loans forgiven on the grounds that schools deceived them with false promises of a well-paying career.

Heritage Foundation Senior Fellow Stephen Moore on what’s driving steep declines in global equity markets. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips on a troubling trend in GOP-led state legislatures. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Avant-garde videogames, computers on LSD and what popular TV shows and movies can teach us about good parenting. Check out these capsule reviews of ‘The Game Worlds of Jason Rohrer,’ ‘Beyond Zero and One,’ and ‘Geek Parenting.’