Новости за 21.08.2015

Britain's intelligence services kept tabs on Nobel winning author Doris Lessing during the 1950s, fearing that her communist sympathies had been "fanned almost to the point of fanaticism", according to archived documents released Friday.

Barcelona won't have to wait long to try to correct the errors that saw them lose the Spanish Super Cup to Athletic Bilbao as they return to San Mames on Sunday in their La Liga opener.

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A bird cull on a New Zealand island has been abruptly halted after marksmen killed four rare takahe, an endangered species with only 300 known to exist, officials said Friday.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un ordered his frontline troops onto a war footing from Friday, as military tensions with South Korea soared following a rare exchange of artillery shells across their heavily fortified border.

The first women to pass the grueling training course at the US Army's elite Ranger School said Thursday they hoped their success would open doors for women seeking jobs in frontline combat.

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Liverpool midfielder James Milner claims Monday's clash with Arsenal is the perfect opportunity to test his side's improvement since last season.

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The occurence of dementia and Alzheimer's disease may have stabilised in some wealthy nations, according to a study released Friday.

Tropical Storm Danny was upgraded to a hurricane Thursday, the first of the Atlantic season, strengthening slightly as it barreled through the Caribbean, forecasters said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered his frontline troops onto a war-footing, state media reported Friday, as military tensions with South Korea soar following a rare exchange of artillery shells across their heavily-fortified border.

With all the recent bombast from presidential candidates, it is not unusual that one of these nuts is gaining ground on frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. And by these nuts, we mean "Deez Nuts."

Spark, one of New Zealand's largest listed companies, declared a 19 percent drop in its annual profit on Friday, but said it had turned a corner and an improving cash flow meant an increased dividend for shareholders.

Transgender Olympic champion Caitlyn Jenner could face misdemeanor manslaughter charges over a deadly car crash in February when Los Angeles police reveal the results of an investigation into the accident next week.

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Caitlyn Jenner, née Bruce, ex-beau-père de Kim Kardashian, pourrait être accusée d'homicide involontaire après un accident de voiture.

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced Thursday a new share index to serve the increasing focus of Catholics on socially responsible investment.

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Gunmen shot dead a South Sudan reporter in an apparently targeted attack, colleagues said Thursday, days after President Salva Kiir publicly threatened to kill journalists who reported "against the country."

Pyongyang has asked the UN Security Council to hold an urgent meeting to discuss joint US-South Korean military exercises, the North Korean mission to the United Nations said Thursday.

Des groupes d'agriculteurs se sont donnés rendez-vous jeudi soir à Toulouse pour "la nuit des élus" afin de bloquer et d'emmurer l'accès aux permanences de trois partis politiques, ont-ils annoncé.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras knew all too well that Greece's huge bailout would appall many in his radical leftist party -- but now the hard-fought rescue has cost him his government.