Новости за 02.08.2016

"If I say to you I am not afraid of going home, I would be lying,” Zimbabwean activist Pastor Evan Mawarire tells Lance Witten.

The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) on Tuesday offered a home to the “homeless” .

Patton Oswalt has opened up once again about dealing with grief following the sudden death of his wife, Michelle McNamara.

Comparisons to the original long-running 1982 musical, Cats, will be inevitable, but even if you have never seen Cats before, as I have not, the revival of Cats at the Neil Simon Theater is simply splendid. I remember when it opened back in the day and so many viewers pondered, what's the story? Just cats in radiant display, all kinds, cavorting on John Napier's brilliant set, back alley debris in relief, and ensemble showstoppers and ballads, now part of the canonical Broadway songbook. But Andrew Lloyd Webber... Читать дальше...

Op de Eerste Jan van der Heijdenstraat in Amsterdam-Zuid is vanmiddag een 78-jarige fietser zwaargewond geraakt bij een aanrijding met een vrachtwagen.

Op de Eerste Jan van der Heijdenstraat in Amsterdam-Zuid is vanmiddag een fietser gewond geraakt bij een aanrijding met een vrachtwagen.

Voormalig cabaretier en Avrotros-presentator Klaas van der Eerden (41) heeft tijdens zijn familievakantie in Thailand de schrik van zijn leven gehad. Een boot waarin de Chef in je Oor-presentator zat, werd op zee aangevaren door een ander schip.

Thousands of people gathered Tuesday at Rouen Cathedral, France, for the funeral of Catholic priest Jacques Hamel, a week after his murder by two jihadists in a church in Normandy, local media reported.

Hundreds of drivers signed up with ride-hailing service Uber in Kenya went on strike on Tuesday to protest against fare cuts.

The crash happened around 3:35 a.m. PT as the bus was going from Southern California to Sacramento.

Daniel J. Graeber
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- The net share of renewable and nuclear energy on the North American grid could rise by another 7 percent by the middle of the next decade, U.S. data show.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has distanced itself from an ad campaign by one its Cape Town councillors‚ encouraging voters to "wash Zuma out their hair".

They say youth is wasted on the young. Are you wasting yours?

Not traveling when you had the chance.

Traveling becomes infinitely harder the older you get, especially if you have a family and need to pay the way for three-plus people instead of just yourself.

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Not learning another language.

You'll kick yourself when you realize you took three years of language in high school and remember none of it. Читать дальше...

Oliver’s new team might have a familiar face. Colton Haynes was pictured on the set of “Arrow” Season 5, prompting speculation that Roy Harper is about to return to Star City. Echo Kellum, who plays Curtis, revealed that Haynes was on set of the CW superhero show via Snapchat. Neither confirmed if the actor was visiting or working.

CDC Director Tom Frieden says pregnant women all over the South should take precautions.

Jason Matheny is the director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, or IARPA, which conducts scientific research and develops technologies for national intelligence. In an interview with Tom Fox, Matheny talked about helping the intelligence community engage in better forecasting, funding high-risk, high-reward research and accepting failure as part of the process. Fox is a guest writer for On Leadership and the vice president for leadership and innovation at the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service. Читать дальше...

Honderden belangstellenden verzamelden zich vandaag bij de kathedraal van het Franse Rouen voor de begrafenisceremonie van Jacques Hamel (85). De priester werd een week geleden door twee terroristen vermoord in de katholieke kerk in Saint-Etienne-de-Rouvray. Ze dwongen hem te knielen, waarna ze zijn keel doorsneden.

JoJo Fletcher won over the hearts of many when she made her debut as “The Bachelorette” in May. Although fans tuned in for 10 long weeks to watch her work towards finding love, her fashion sense was also a major topic of conversation. [WARNING: “The Bachelorette” spoilers ahead!]

Last Friday, Tesla Motors opened the doors of its battery "gigafactory" outside Reno, Nevada, to an invited group of Tesla owners. It was a celebratory occasion, marked by many photos and lots of deep Tesla gossip and experience-swapping. The photo gallery that accompanies this article was provided by midwestern Tesla owner Eric Jackson, who says he has "admired the company since 2008" and had a poster of the original Tesla Roadster in his office and in his laboratory.

In environments where low-carbon technologies like solar and wind are not practical, what could be a viable alternative to generate electricity? It appears generating energy from footsteps is the way to go.

So, how is Bob Mabena enjoying being a new dad? The radio veteran and his wife, Eucharist Hadebe, recently welcomed a baby boy into the world and, in an Instagram post this week, Bob revealed how his latest journey into fatherhood is going so far.

The creators of Pokémon GO have doubled down on their decision to block third party applications from accessing the game’s data, leaving many who enjoyed those features wandering around aimlessly in search of their Pokémon. Of course, wandering around staring at your smartphone appears to be a key feature of the game to begin with.

European stocks fall to two-week lows on Tuesday, dragged down by banks.