Новости за 21.05.2018

Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum on Monday announced that stabilising the Niger delta remains a key priority to the Buhari’s administration. Kachikwu at the ongoing sustainability in the extractive industries conference in Abuja listed seven key priority areas that the government is working focusing on in the region.which is geared towards ensuring... View Article

After their runners-up finish in 2014, the ESPN FC crew assess Lionel Messi and Argentina's chances of lifting the World Cup in Russia. With the clock ticking on Lionel Messi's international career, Ian Darke poses the question whether Argentina have enough firepower to win the World Cup. It goes without saying that Lionel Messi is Argentina's only hope. Here's just how much he meant during their rocky World Cup qualifying campaign. While many in Europe might have the opinion... Читать дальше...

Arsenal playmaker Santi Cazorla will leave Emirates Stadium after coming to the end of his contract, the Premier League club have confirmed. The 33-year-old Spain international last played for the Gunners in October 2016 and has since undergone a succession of Achilles surgeries. Cazorla was at risk of having his foot amputated after contracting an infection but finally returned to first-team training at the end of this season. After joining from Malaga in 2012, he made 180 appearances for Arsenal and scored 29 goals, winning two FA Cups. Читать дальше...

Had Alen Hanson lived his childhood dream, he would be shooting hoops in the NBA instead of jumping through them trying to establish himself as a major-leaguer with the Giants. His true love is basketball, which he played as a lad in the Dominican Republic. Point guard? “I don’t care,” Hanson said, smiling. “Just making baskets.” Dominicans who stand 6 feet tall, weigh 170 pounds and run like a cheetah do not play basketball. They become shortstops. Читать дальше...

Fancy getting your hands on one of the goody bags given to public guests at Saturday's wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle? Well you made need to break the piggy bank.

• For a long time, Calle Hack thought the severe pain she experienced before her period was normal.
• But it was actually caused by a giant cyst on her ovary that contained cartilage and hair. 
• "It was like if you lost hair, and teeth, and bones in the bathroom drain and they were just pulling that out," Hack told INSIDER.
• Warning: This post contains graphic images.

At 15, Calle Hack started experiencing intense pain leading up to her period each month. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on U.S. policy toward Venezuela (all times local): 2:10 p.m. President Donald Trump has signed an order restricting the Venezuelan government's ability to liquidate assets in the aftermath of an election that the White House is calling a "sham." Senior administration officials are announcing new action aimed at preventing the government from selling off public assets in return for kickbacks. It comes after Venezuelan officials declared socialist leader Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday's presidential election. Читать дальше...

Don Blankenship is just the gift that keeps on giving. Politico:

West Virginia coal baron and former prisoner Don Blankenship announced on Monday that he plans to launch a long-shot third-party Senate bid after finishing a distant third in this month’s Republican primary.

Blankenship said he would run in the general election as the Constitution Party nominee. But he would need to overcome a “sore loser” law in West Virginia that prevents failed candidates in a main-party primary... Читать дальше...

Santa Fe, Texas - She stood at her bedroom door for five minutes Saturday morning trying to work up the courage to turn the knob and re-enter a world she worried would never feel safe or whole again. Then she crept down the hallway, toward the front porch where she stood the morning before to watch police cars screaming down the highway toward the high school, and imagined she'd never forget the screech of their sirens.

By RFE/RL Iranian President Hassan Rohani said Tehran does not accept the United States making decisions for it in a defiant response to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's announcement of tough economic sanctions against Iran. "The world today does not accept that the United States decides for the world. Countries have their independence," Rohani said in a statement in Iranian media. "Who are you to decide for Iran and the world?" His comments come hours after Pompeo said on May 221 that... Читать дальше...

Forget about tradition in the sport that values it most. Just look at the season as a puzzle of, on average, nine innings six days a week and 1,450-ish innings over six months. Given the Astros rotation, you would be a traditionalist. Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole and Charlie Morton are 1-2-3 in the AL in...

London (AFP) – Santi Cazorla will bring the curtain down on his injury-ravaged Arsenal career when the Spanish midfielder leaves at the end of his contract in June. Cazorla hasn’t played for Arsenal since suffering a serious Achilles injury in October 2016. In a bid to return to action, he had 10 separate operations and a skin graft after he lost eight centimetres of tendon in his right ankle. The 33-year-old, who was signed from Malaga in 2012, made 180 appearances in six years with Arsenal, scoring 29 goals in all competitions. Читать дальше...

Sonos has just announced new speaker sets that offer a bit of a discount if you are looking to deck out your entire house with the company’s products. While Sonos has offered limited-time bundle discounts in the past, those were largely limited to its Play:1 and Sonos One speakers. These new sets include the entire product lineup.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Investigators from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights say that the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega violated human rights through the excessive use of force against street demonstrations. At least 76 people have been killed and nearly 900 wounded during a month of protests that were often violently repressed by police and government groups. Edison Lana's, the commission's freedom of expression rapporteur, said Monday that the government had confirmed the death toll. Читать дальше...

The US has to rely on neural networks to analyze the satellite images, but now the US Navy are concerned that Russia or China can camouflage their weapons if they want to.

In a first, the experimental vaccine is being deployed in the DRC to try to stop an outbreak from spreading.

The US has to rely on neural networks to analyze satellite images, but now the US Navy is concerned that Russia or China can camouflage their weapons if they want to.

Sports Minister, Solomon Dalong on Monday has insisted that the Super Eagles of Nigeria will still ahead with its friendly with the Congolese national team despite the prevalence of EBola in that country. Dalong stated this while briefing State House Correspondents shortly after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. World Health... View Article

Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has blasted the country’s government for depriving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of access to the outside world. Meanwhile Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Maria Espinosa stated that she and the UK share the intention to solve the issue. Sputnik spoke with Greg Barns, a member of Julian Assange’s legal team.

Footage has emerged online of the suspect in the Jastine Valdez abduction case appearing to purchase the vehicle at the centre of the case.  News emerged on Saturday evening that Ms. Valdez had been seen being bundled into a car on her way home from Bray Co. Wicklow to Enniskerry.  Earlier today, Gardaí searching for the missing 24-year-old found a body before releasing a statement which said "Gardai investigating the disappearance of 24-year-old Jastine Valdez have discovered the body of a female in the Puckscastle area. Читать дальше...

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, will appear before European Parliament on Tuesday to address the data scandal involving political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.