Новости за 24.11.2016

CHICAGO — Americans are hitting the roads for what’s expected to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel day in almost a decade, spurred by low gas prices and an improving economy. Here are some of the numbers:

According to Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, the fireball likely travelled at 40 000 mph and vaporized as it hit the atmosphere, lighting up the sky.

Pop the turkey in the oven and gather your family on the couch — before the feast comes the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. An American tradition, the 90-year-old parade will wind through the streets of New York City on Thursday morning, treating viewers both in Manhattan and around the world to the impressive sights of giant balloons, ornate floats and musical performances.

50-plusser komt moeizaam aan nieuwe baan, maar aantrekkende economie en vergrijzing helpen een handje.

Het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) in Nederland vervolgt voormalig vastgoedtycoon Rudy Stroink voor het omkopen van een directeur van technologiebedrijf Google. Dat schrijft het FD. Stroink zou met zijn bedrijf TCN 1,7 miljoen euro smeergeld hebben betaald om een prestigieus datacenter van Google naar de Eemshaven in Groningen te halen.

President Jacob Zuma has leapt to the defence of the Gupta family, questioning the "willy-nilly" closing of the politically connected family's Oakbay business accounts by the country's biggest banks.

Wenger`s side were on course to wrap up top spot in Group A when they led 2-1 late in the second half at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.

FANTASY sports have become so pervasive in America that it is often increasingly unclear whether fans care which real-life team wins.

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Beijing (AFP) - At least 40 people were killed when part of a power station under construction in China collapsed Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, the latest industrial accident in a country with a dismal safety record. 

A cooling tower platform plunged to the ground in the early hours, trapping an unknown number of people beneath it, Xinhua said.

Pictures of the scene in Fengcheng, in the central province of Jiangxi, showed a grey mass of concrete slabs... Читать дальше...

Emmy Rossum is opening up about the moment her fiance Sam Esmail proposed! “I happened to be in the bathtub when it happened,” the 30-year-old Shameless star told Chelsea Handler on her show. “And then I realized that it was happening. And then I got out of the bathtub because I didn’t want the story [...]

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings have plenty of power-play goals this season, and several others in the first few seconds after a penalty expired.

YEHUD, Israel (AP) — The Israeli company that has built high-tech fences along the country's volatile borders is now trying to build a bridge to the Trump administration — hoping to use its experience to cash in on the president-elect's…

YEHUD, Israel (AP) — The Israeli company that has built high-tech fences along the country's volatile borders is now trying to build a bridge to the Trump administration — hoping to use its experience to cash in on the president-elect's…

Advocates associated with Banaras Bar Association remebered their three advocates and others who were killed in the bomb blasts in premises of district court in Kutchehri in November, 2007 on Wednesday.

CHICAGO (AP) — As Americans prepared to gather Thursday for Thanksgiving turkey, football and togetherness, many planned to avoid talk of the rancorous election between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. Sitting on their suitcases at a departure lounge at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Sharyn Ioffe and her brother Saul Ioffe said there's a good chance politics will intervene this Thanksgiving when they arrive home in New York. Americans took to the roads, air and railways... Читать дальше...

Manoj Kumar Kushwaha and Shashank Kumar Singh, who were killed in Pakistan's action along the Line of Control (LOC) in Machhil sector of Kupwara on Tuesday, belonged to Ghazipur district of eastern UP.

TOKYO, Japan - The Liberal Democratic Party's tax commission chief Yoichi Miyazawa speaks at a commission meeting i...

CHICAGO — As Americans prepared to gather Thursday for Thanksgiving turkey, football and togetherness, many planned to avoid talk of the rancorous election between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Suspended RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav had allegedly raped a minor girl at his residence in Biharsharif on February 6 this year.

The goal of the referendum related to reforms of the Italian Constitution remains unclear for most Italians, Roberto Panetta, assistant professor of civil law at Bocconi University in Milan, told Sputnik Italia.

Jennifer Garner and estranged husband Ben Affleck wait for their car on Wednesday night (November 23) in Malibu, Calif. The 44-year-old actress went makeup-free as she enjoyed a quiet dinner with her ex and her mother. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Jennifer Garner Jennifer and Ben have remained close and friendly, despite separating [...]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — While the Sacramento Kings enjoy a modest two-game winning streak, the Oklahoma City Thunder are wondering what happened the past two weeks.