Новости за 12.12.2016

MILAN (AP) — Shares are up in Italy's banks amid hopes that a new government will provide the political stability needed for them to raise billions in cash from investors.

In 1984 I wrote a report about Sears Roebuck titled “The Battleship Has Turned Around.” At the time there was a new chairman, Ed Telling. Many people had high hopes that he would right the company and provide a brighter future. As the new Sears spokesperson, Cheryl Tiegs, a stunning [...]

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga meets with reporters in the prefectural capital Naha on Dec. 12, 2016, wh...

But the Cowboys never gave Romo the chance to salvage a winnable game when the Giants prevented Dallas fro clinching the NFC East.

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga meets with reporters in the prefectural capital Naha on Dec. 12, 2016, wh...

Latest oil pact is last hurrah, not return to past market power

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga meets with reporters in the prefectural capital Naha on Dec. 12, 2016, wh...

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MOSUL, Iraq, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend said at least 2,000 Islamic State militants have been killed or badly injured since the offensive to capture Mosul began.

India’s experiment to strip the value from nearly 90% of its cash has put the country at the forefront of a global campaign against paper money. But after a month, daily life is in disarray. Photo: Reuters

President-elect Igor Dodon said he would exert efforts in order to fulfill his campaign promises and if his initiatives were not supported by the legislative body, then he would try to hold a referendum.

MANILA, Philippines - Katsuyuki Kawai, special adviser to Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, talks with children at the Phil...

NEW YORK (AP) — A former White House aide who is now the chief operating officer of a Brooklyn-based media company is working on an upbeat, but "warts and all" book about her years in the Obama administration.

Apple lijkt werk te maken van de aanpak van spam via de Agenda-applicatie. Volgens AppleInsider heeft Apple dit weekeinde een knop toegevoegd aan iCloud, waarmee mensen spamuitnodigingen kunnen rapporteren.

A Sunday morning report that the Bills could fire coach Rex Ryan sooner rather than later included some discussion of people in the organization wanting to see rookie Cardale Jones get time at quarterback at the expense of Tyrod Taylor. Ryan didn’t commit to starting Taylor against the Browns next Sunday, saying “we’ll see” when…

NEW YORK — Get ready to party all night long with Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey.

Forces loyal to President Bashar Assad claimed to have recaptured al-Fardous, one of the largest neighborhoods in the city, which has been under rebel control since 2012.

The Syrian military said Monday troops had regained control of 98 percent of previously rebel-held eastern Aleppo. Forces loyal to President Bashar Assad claimed to have recaptured al-Fardous, one of the largest neighborhoods in the city which has been under rebel control since 2012. Lieutenant General Zaid al-Saleh reportedly said the battle for Aleppo had entered its “final steps” and told the rebel fighters still in the city to “surrender or die.”

NEW YORK — A former White House aide who is now the chief operating officer of a Brooklyn-based media company is working on an upbeat, but “warts and all” book about her years in the Obama administration.

The Dolphins are anticipating the worst when quarterback Ryan Tannehill gets an MRI today, after leaving the game with a knee injury. And they’re also emotional about the way it happened, and the situation it left them in. Dolphins coach Adam Gase told reporters the fear was Tannehill suffered a torn ACL on the hit…

WHITE HALL, W.Va. (AP) — Officials say the suspect who was shot by officers at a Walmart in West Virginia has died.

The editor-in-chief of Allenbwest.com, who also manages the former Republican congressman's Facebook page, issued an apology for the meme.

An anti-Muslim meme posted on former Republican congressman Allen West’s Facebook page was taken down Saturday and the editor-in-chief of Allenbwest.com issued an apology. The meme said retired Gen. James Mattis will “exterminate” Muslims during his tenure as secretary of defense in Donald Trump’s administration. Posted on the Facebook page of the retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel Friday night, the meme featured a picture of Mattis calling him “Mad Dog Mattis.” It read: “Fired by Obama to please the Muslims. Читать дальше...

Newell Brands Inc. announced Monday a deal to buy New Zealand's Sistema Plastics, a provider of food storage containers, for the equivalent of $470 million. The consumer goods company also said it was buying home fragrance company Smith Mountain Industries, which owns the WoodWick Candle brand, for $100 million. Newell said it will fund both acquisitions with cash on hand, and will not use the proceeds from the planned divestitures to pay for the deals. The Sistema deal is expected to close in... Читать дальше...

Payouts over the abuse and detention of Iraqi nationals by the British military adding up to more than £22 million (US$27.5 million) are now under fire after details were obtained by the press.
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