Новости за 13.12.2017

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials are calling for deeper ties with Japan on the 80th anniversary of the Nanking Massacre. Chinese President Xi Jinping led a citywide minute of silence Wednesday but did not speak as Yu Zhengsheng, head of China's parliamentary advisory body, urged China and Japan to draw lessons from history and look forward to the future. China's government and a 1946 international postwar tribunal say at least 200,000 civilians were killed by Japanese troops entering China's then... Читать дальше...

Roy Moore is bad at riding horses, and on Tuesday night, he was bad at winning elections. 

By far the biggest disappointment of my recent new-boat buying experience was when new Lunacy’s engine flooded in the middle of the Atlantic as I was sailing her back from France this past spring. My initial reaction, as I described before, was one of abject denial, though the problem was not at all unanticipated. In fact, prior to leaving, I had asked Jean-François Eeman, managing director of Boréal, point blank if they’d ever had any flooded engines on their boats. He answered there had been only one... Читать дальше...

Nur wenige Tage vor der Entscheidung der EU-Staats- und Regierungschefs über die Ausweitung der Brexit-Gespräche hat die britische Premierministerin Theresa May mit einer Rebellion in den eigenen Reihen zu kämpfen. Sie muss fürchten, bei der Debatte über das EU-Austrittsgesetz am Mittwoch im Parlament eine Niederlage einzufahren.

"Wir sehen Afrika immer als Kontinent der Krisen, wir sehen aber nicht die Chancen und Möglichkeiten, die Afrika bietet", zeigt sich Staatssekretärin Muna Duzdar (SPÖ) bei der Diskussionsveranstaltung "Agents of Change - African Youth between Narratives and Reality" am Dienstagabend in Wien überzeugt. Gerade die Digitalisierung biete hier viele Projekte zur weiteren Entwicklung, so Duzdar.

Mikael Granlund scored the winning goal in a shootout and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Calgary Flames 2-1

Delmar During Bethlehem's run to the 2016-17 Class AA championship, Jake LaClair was a sophomore who was called up to the varsity squad midseason but saw little action for the Section II champion Eagles. In Bethlehem's title game rematch with Colonie, LaClair was the key in a decisive eight-minute stretch for the Eagles, scoring 12 of his game-high 19 points as Bethlehem outscored the Garnet Raiders 24-8 in the period on its way to a 59-48 win Tuesday night in Suburban Council action. LaClair had two points in the first half as Bethlehem (3-1... Читать дальше...

But the Alabama secretary of state said it’s “highly unlikely” the outcome will change.

NEW YORK (AP) — In less than 24 hours, authorities say a would-be suicide bomber's botched attack on a Manhattan transportation hub underneath Times Square became an open-and-shut case after a search of his apartment and hearing the suspect's his own words. Akayed Ullah, who's expected to make his first court appearance on Wednesday, made it clear from a hospital bed where he was being treated for burns from a pipe bomb he strapped to his body that he was on a mission to punish the United States for attacking the Islamic State group... Читать дальше...

Birmingham - Democrat Doug Jones won a bitter fight for a US Senate seat in deeply conservative Alabama on Tuesday, US media projected, dealing a political blow to President Donald Trump in a race marked by accusations of sexual misconduct against Republican candidate Roy Moore.

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• Roy Moore refused to concede the Alabama Senate race to Doug Jones on Tuesday night.
• Alabama's secretary of state suggested a recount would be unlikely to change the result.

Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore on Tuesday refused to concede the race to Democrat Doug Jones, suggesting he would wait for a recount despite preliminary results indicating he would lose the contest by an amount greater than the margin that would trigger such a process. Читать дальше...

Troy La Salle boys' basketball coach Steve Sgambelluri worked the sport coat with an open-collared dress shirt Tuesday night. Many basketball coaches discard the tie they opened with as the stress level increases, but Sgambelluri has ample reason to begin each outing cool, calm and collected. Their names are Joe DeLollo, Ian Duncan and Ray Evans. The senior trio, in a variety of different ways, helped the Cadets march to a fifth straight victory as they held off a furious fourth-quarter rally by... Читать дальше...

Ranked fourth nationally in the latest mid-major basketball poll, the University at Albany faced its first test Tuesday night against a major program. It was an opportunity lost. Memphis used its advantage in size and athleticism to force 14 UAlbany turnovers and block 11 shots to take down the Great Danes 67-58 in a nonconference game at the FedExForum. The loss was only the second of the season for UAlbany (10-2), but this was a clear step up in the caliber of opposition. "In a game like this, we gave up too many easy baskets off turnovers... Читать дальше...

Former Porto and Fenerbahce boss Vitor Pereira vowed to go one better than fellow Portuguese Andre Villas-Boas and win a trophy in his first season at big-spending Shanghai SIPG.

From The Office to the kitchen, Angela Kinsey and Rainn Wilson were back together and cooking up a storm.

Cape Town - A riot broke out in Mitchells Plain when residents wanted to lynch a 13-year old boy who they accused of raping a five-year-old girl.

Stones were thrown and roads barricaded when police had to save the teenager from people baying for his blood. He was taken to a place of safety.

I cannot let go unnoticed the wise and timely reflection preached by Rev. Dr Richard Farrugia, rector of the Diocesan Seminary of Gozo, and delivered as an homily during Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception celebrated at St Francis Conventual Church in Victoria on Friday. The reflection emphasised the need for every Christian to carry a smile that reflects the beauty of the sequela Christi.  In short, the preacher mentioned the call for every follower of Christ to search for all that is good... Читать дальше...

CINCINNATI (AP) — The decision to allow white nationalist Richard Spencer to speak at the University of Cincinnati is generating strong reactions from the school community. The university announced in October that it would allow Spencer to speak. At the time, UC's board of trustees condemned hate, but cited the fundamental right to free speech at a public university. Messages to first-year president Neville Pinto and other administrators obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request... Читать дальше...

CA Los Angeles/Oxnard CA Zone Forecast for Tuesday, December 12, 2017 _____ 870 FPUS56 KLOX 130511 AAA ZFPLOX Zone Forecasts for Southwestern California...UPDATED National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 911 PM PST Tue Dec 12 2017 Updated through Wednesday CAZ041-131215- Los Angeles County Coast including Downtown Los Angeles- Including Malibu, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Hollywood, and Long Beach 911 PM PST Tue Dec 12 2017 Update .REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s and 50s. North winds around 15 mph. Читать дальше...

As many of people around the country celebrated Doug Jones’ stunning defeat of Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race, President Donald Trump offered up his begrudging congratulations to the Democratic winner.

After Disney bought LucasFilm and got the ball rolling on new “Star Wars” movies, they wiped clean the entire Expanded Universe of novels, comics and video games from the official “Star Wars” timeline. Gone, yes, but not forgotten. Even now as we’re neck deep in a new version of the continuity, there’s still plenty of gems to be found in the defunct Expanded Universe. 15. “Tale’s from Jabba’s Palace” The “Star Wars” universe, being massive and full of oddities, was really well served by a series of short story anthologies like this... Читать дальше...

A JetBlue plane was forced to divert to Las Vegas on Sunday after a man bit his co-passengers mid-air. The incident, which was caught on a cellphone camera, took place during the flight from Los Angeles to New York. Passengers on board the plane said that the man suddenly began biting people sitting next to him, some of whom he appeared to know, while the plane was over Utah. The man, whose name was not released, became disruptive during the flight forcing the pilot to land at McCarran International Airport.

After missing out on a home date in November, Mark Hunt is getting to fight in Australia next year.

Portraits from the Yellowhammer state, where Democrat Doug Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore in the special election for Senate on Tuesday.