Новости за 13.12.2017

Berlin (dpa) - Der Beauftragte für die Opfer des Terroranschlags auf den Weihnachtsmarkt an der Berliner Gedächtniskirche, Kurt Beck, fordert nach einem Medienbericht, die Entschädigungen für Opfer und Hinterbliebene «deutlich» zu erhöhen. Das gehe aus seinem Abschlussbericht hervor, den er an diesem Mittwoch vorstellen will, schreiben die Zeitungen der Funke Mediengruppe. Der frühere SPD-Vorsitzende berufe sich auf die Kritik der Hinterbliebenen: So seien zum Beispiel 10 000 Euro für den Verlust... Читать дальше...

He doesn’t look injured anymore.

Kawhi Leonard returned to make his 2017-18 debut on Tuesday night, after missing the team’s first 27 games with a mysterious thigh injury. In the first quarter, he seemed to still be very, very good at putting the ball in the hoop.

Meanwhile, in Dallas, Kawhi is back and already just messing with mortal humans pic.twitter.com/Qfal7LJl2Z

He went a perfect 3-of-3 from the field, grabbed two rebounds... Читать дальше...

Liverpool striker Danny Ings is reportedly wanted by West Bromwich Albion, while the Reds are said to have made an approach for Atletico Madrid defender Sime Vrsaljko. West Brom manager Alan Pardew has said Ings is a player he likes and is keen to strengthen his attack when the January transfer window opens, per John Percy at the Telegraph. He said: "I'd be foolish not say I don't like Danny Ings because I quite like him. It's a shame about his injury – he's had to battle back and everyone wishes him well. Читать дальше...

One America News Network called the Alabama Senate race for Republican candidate Judge Roy Moore. Citing “unofficial polling,” the news network projected Moore swept the race “by a large margin.” OANN reports: The president of OANN Robert Herringne would like to congratulate Moore on the fine campaign he and his wife have run. Speaking with campaign representatives, we’re […]

LAHORE: As the stand-off on the delimitation bill between the PML-N and the PPP persisted on Tuesday despite Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s intervention, the former says it is willing to consider ‘genuine’ demands of the latter if it shows “flexibility”.

KARACHI: The Supreme Court was on Tuesday informed by the provincial authorities that 12,000 police officials were found involved in misuse of powers and had patchy backgrounds.

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Australia’s central bank has no plans to issue digitised Australian dollars based on blockchain technology anytime soon, RBA Governor Philip Lowe says.

In a speech this morning titled “An eAUD”?, Lowe also said cryptocurrencies had emerged as another payment option, although recent price-action in the sector was fueled more by speculation.

Here’s Lowe on Bitcoin:

The value of Bitcoin is very volatile, the number of payments that can currently be handled is very low... Читать дальше...

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan appea­red to have been pushed hard by the Chinese side to give in more than it secured in return during the recently held 7th joint cooperation committee (JCC) meeting of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

KARACHI: Federal Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said that if the Constitution Amendment Bill 2017 pertaining to the fresh delimitation of constituencies is not passed soon, the conspiracy to postpone the elections would succeed.

LAHORE: The three Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) members of the Punjab Assembly, who had announced their resignations at a Khatm-i-Nubuwat conference organised by Pir Hameeduddin Sialvi in Faisalabad on Sunday, submitted their formal resignations in writing to the assembly secretariat here on Tuesday.

RAWALPINDI: The Federal Investigation Agency claimed to have arrested four more suspects allegedly involved in stealing data of bank customers and their money through bogus ATM, credit and debit cards.

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday urged protesting opposition and tribal lawmakers in the National Assembly to not opt for any protest until the prime minister had a chance to explain the challenges facing the Fata reforms.

MINISTER for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal says the Chinese are doing what the Americans and the Europeans should have done after the end of the Afghan war.

KARACHI: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has announced that the long-term plan (LTP) for the China-Pakistan Econo­mic Corridor (CPEC) that was signed on Nov 21 will be made public on Dec 18. Making the LTP public was a commitment given by the minister back in June.

Rohan Dennis has confirmed his 2018 focus on the Giro d'Italia, reaffirming his commitment to his four-year general classification plan. The Australian on BMC was forced to abandon the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana this season due to injury and illness. However, Dennis helped NCM to the opening team time trial win at the Vuelta to pull on the first red leader's jersey of the race.

There was a rush to judgment last week on Peter Strzok, a top FBI counterintelligence agent and one of the lead agents on the Hillary Clinton e-mails investigation, after revelations that Strzok exchanged text messages during the 2016 campaign with an FBI lawyer that were pro-Clinton and anti-Trump. The lawyer was Lisa Page, with whom...

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Not that long ago, many home-appliance and consumer-electronics makers were gearing up for what they thought would soon be a rapidly growing market for smart home devices.

The instant popularity of the Nest thermostat, introduced in 2011, seemed to confirm their hopes. But those expectations were dashed... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — The company that operates 300 Value Village, Savers and other thrift stores in the U.S., Canada and Australia is suing Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, saying his office has violated the company's rights by demanding $3.2 million to settle a three-year investigation. TVI Inc., of Bellevue, said in the lawsuit filed in federal court Monday that it's trying to head off an anticipated complaint from the attorney general's office. The for-profit company, which is represented... Читать дальше...

Brazilian side Gremio beat Mexico's Pachuca 1-0 with a goal by winger Everton five minutes into extra time on Tuesday to book a place in the Club World Cup final. The 21-year-old substitute drifted inside from the left and hammered home a fierce strike that Pachuca goalkeeper Oscar Perez could do nothing to stop. The Porto Alegre side will meet the winners of Wednesday's semi-final clash between holders Real Madrid and Al Jazira of Abu Dhabi in Saturday's showpiece. "We were nervous at the start... Читать дальше...

Until Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, Jose Figueroa did brisk business renting kayaks to tourists itching to see a lagoon that lights up by night thanks to millions of microorganisms.

The Penguins have lost a member of their extended family. Zarley Zalapski, the team’s top pick in the 1986 Entry Draft, passed away at the age of 49. The cause of death was not revealed.

George W. Bush's niece Lauren Bush Lauren is expecting her second child and her sister, Ashley Bush, is getting married.

It makes sense that Australia, with its expanses of desert and ever-changing landscapes, would make a great place for slow television.

There are no signs that a blockade of Yemen's ports by a Saudi-led military coalition has eased to allow aid to reach communities increasingly at risk of starvation, the head of the U.S. government's aid agency said on Tuesday. USAID administrator Mark Green called on the Saudi-led military coalition to open Yemen's ports and for Yemen's Houthis to cease firing to allow food and medical supplies to flow to tens of thousands of Yemenis caught in the fighting. Green was speaking after the U.S.... Читать дальше...

European Union leaders will discuss how to further curb immigration from across the Mediterranean over dinner on Thursday, but are as divided as ever on how to take care of refugees who still make it to Europe. Their chairman, Donald Tusk, proposed creating a new financing tool in the bloc’s next multi-year budget from 2021 to “stem illegal migration,” replacing the ad hoc calls for money that EU states have seen since arrivals peaked in 2015. Despite heavy criticism by human rights groups that... Читать дальше...