Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Aleppo. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the resolution counterproductive. Russia’s decision was criticized by the US and the UK. Radio Sputnik discussed the issue with Charles Shoebridge, security analyst and former UK army and counter terrorism intelligence officer.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police say two officers suspected of planting evidence in a 2015 narcotics case have quit the force.
The successor to Hollande must resolve the longstanding divisions
President-elect Donald J. Trump, asked about a tweet he sent on canceling a Boeing contract to build a new Air Force One, said the costs were "ridiculous" and that "Boeing is doing a little bit of a number."
John Kerry admitted that the United States gives Israel more than half of the aid that we give “to the entire world,” but Israel doesn’t pay attention to anything the U.S. says. Kerry: Every president, Republican and Democrat, has been opposed to settlements – we issue a warning today when we see a new settlement announced. Nothing happens. It’s ignored, a new settlement goes up. New units, new sales. So the issue — Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg: You’re describing a situation in which you have zero leverage. Читать дальше...
London Stadium will be considered as a venue for the 2019 World Cup - if it is found to be suitable for staging cricket.
(AP) — The president of the University of Illinois says its three campuses cannot legally serve as sanctuaries for immigrant students illegally living in the country despite pressure to do so. Faculty and others at the University of Illinois and numerous other schools around the country have urged that schools become sanctuary campuses after President-elect Donald Trump's campaign talk of deporting illegal immigrants.
Amazon Go, a grocery shopping experience without lines and checkouts revealed Monday, could open more than 2,000 stores, according to The Wall Street Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Video footage from police cruiser dashcams is a public record that, with some exceptions, should be promptly released upon request, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Video footage from police cruiser dashcams is a public record that, with some exceptions, should be promptly released upon request, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Video footage from police cruiser dashcams is a public record that, with some exceptions, should be promptly released upon request, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday.
NEW YORK — A third person has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a Connecticut man who vanished last month after a party at a luxury New York City apartment.
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Met indringende tweets beschrijft de 7-jarige Bana al-Abed haar leven in Aleppo. Hoewel er wordt getwijfeld aan de echtheid van haar account heeft het Syrische meisje inmiddels meer dan 215.212 volgers. Er breekt paniek uit wanneer het even stil is. Volgens mediadeskundigen maken Bana's tweets de oorlog grijpbaar voor mensen op de bank. ,,Dit bereik je niet met een item in het journaal.''
Met indringende tweets beschrijft de 7-jarige Bana al-Abed haar leven in Aleppo. Hoewel sommigen twijfelen aan de echtheid van haar account heeft het Syrische meisje inmiddels meer dan 215.212 volgers. Er breekt paniek uit wanneer het even stil is. Volgens mediadeskundigen maken Bana's tweets de oorlog grijpbaar voor mensen op de bank. ,,Dit bereik je niet met een item in het journaal.''
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NEWCASTLE, England, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Scientists have identified genes key to the ability of the agave plant -- the plant used to make tequila -- to survive hot, dry conditions.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The former French judge heading an IOC investigation into Russian doping has stepped down from the position, citing personal reasons.
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Angela Merkel on Tuesday was elected by CDU to lead the party into next year`s elections.
The topic: how to resolve the state's looming transportation funding shortfall.
Greece just received some short-term relief from the eurozone.
In exchange for successfully implementing tough economic reforms and budget constraints, the country will be given some short-term help in the form of smoothing its repayment schedule for EFSF debt and waiving an interest rate increase that was scheduled for 2017.
"We agreed the primary surplus (which excludes debt-servicing payments) goes up to 3.5 percent of GDP in 2018 and beyond for the medium term," Eurogroup... Читать дальше...
A new OECD survey finds that Canadian students fare better in science and math than most of their peers around the world, but there's room for improvement.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Parents spend more than nine hours a day with TVs, computers and other screen devices while also giving themselves high marks as role models for their children's media use, according to a survey released Tuesday. The study also found they were enthusiastic about technology's role in their kids' lives but wary of the risks it may hold, including loss of sleep and online oversharing. The range of activities includes TV or other video viewing; video gaming; social networking or website browsing... Читать дальше...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Parents spend more than nine hours a day with TVs, computers and other screen devices while also giving themselves high marks as role models for their children's media use, according to a survey released Tuesday. The study also found they were enthusiastic about technology's role in their kids' lives but wary of the risks it may hold, including loss of sleep and online oversharing. The range of activities includes TV or other video viewing; video gaming; social networking or website browsing... Читать дальше...
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President-elect Donald Trump plans to attend this Saturday's game between Army and Navy at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
Chilean director Pablo Larrain is on a hero’s quest to destroy the conventional biopic it seems. He turned the post-assassination days of Jacqueline Kennedy into an atmospheric examination of mythmaking and the public and private self in “Jackie,” and in “Neruda ,” the story of a poet on the run, into a thrilling meditation on authorship.
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