Новости за 29.03.2017

By Alister Doyle | OSLO OSLO Climate change is stirring life in the Arctic Ocean as thinning sea ice lets in more sunlight, allowing microscopic algae to bloom in the inhospitable region around the North Pole, scientists said on Wednesday.The micro-algae may now be able to grow under the ice across almost 30 percent of the Arctic Ocean at the peak of the brief summer in July, up from about five percent 30 years ago, they wrote. Blooms may become even more widespread."Recent climate change may... Читать дальше...

By Alastair Macdonald and Yves Herman | BRUSSELS BRUSSELS It's been two centuries since a British emissary arrived in Brussels bearing a dispatch of such historic portent but Sir Tim Barrow, Britain's new envoy to the EU, took it in his diplomatic stride.The ambassadorial Jaguar in which he rode to the European Council on Wednesday morning bearing Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit notification was certainly more comfortable than the warhorse that brought the Duke of Wellington's messenger to... Читать дальше...

By Francesco Guarascio and Gabriela Baczynska | BRUSSELS BRUSSELS The European Parliament said on Wednesday that Brexit could be reversed, but if Britain pursued divorce from the EU it should first settle its bill and protect citizens' rights before a new trade deal with the bloc can be discussed.In a draft resolution published on the day that Britain formally triggered the two-year process to leave the European Union, senior EU lawmakers said there could be transitional arrangements to smooth... Читать дальше...

Former fast bowler Merv Hughes has taken a dig at Virat Kohli, who was targeted by current and former Australian players as well as the media during the just-concluded Test series, calling the Indian skipper a "flog", an apparently derogatory Australian slang.

By Tom Miles | GENEVA GENEVA Failure to strike a trade deal with the European Union by a two-year deadline would force Britain to adopt World Trade Organization arrangements, bringing with it a host of new negotiations and complications.In a nutshell, Britain would have to treat everyone the same, whether it wanted to or not, from Russian exporters to Brazilian lawyers and U.S.

A former world number one, Saina Nehwal on Wednesday said she is not worried about regaining the numero uno status as winning tournaments is "more satisfying" for the Indian badminton ace.

PARIS French centrist Emmanuel Macron is on course to come out on top of the first round of France's presidential election next month and go on to win in the May 7 runoff against far right leader Marine Le Pen, an Elabe poll showed on Wednesday.Macron, a popular independent who served as economy minister under President Francois Hollande, would win 25.5 percent of the vote in the April 23 first round while Le Pen would get 24 percent, according to the poll for BFM TV. Both of their scores were... Читать дальше...

BERLIN Volkswagen has filed a legal complaint with a Munich court, seeking to prevent German prosecutors from using information seized during searches of the law firm it hired to investigate its emissions scandal.The decision follows a meeting of VW's supervisory board on Tuesday, when officials discussed what legal recourse the carmaker has to prevent prosecutors from retaining and assessing the seized material, two sources close to the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.Some members of VW's 20-strong... Читать дальше...

Replying to the seven-hour-long debate, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the GST, which will usher in a uniform indirect tax regime in the country, will make commodities "slightly cheaper".

By Patricia Reaney | NEW YORK NEW YORK Heroin use in the United States has risen five-fold in the past decade and dependence on the drug has more than tripled, with the biggest jumps among whites and men with low incomes and little education, researchers said on Wednesday.Whites aged 18 to 44 accounted for the biggest rise in heroin addiction, which has been fueled in part by the misuse of opioid prescription drugs.The findings are troubling because the people most affected have few resources to deal with the problem, said Dr. Читать дальше...

It is easy to try to carry on a conversation with Siri, the virtual assistant on your iPhone, or Amazon's Alexa device from your living room.

Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu will be in action in the first round of the India Open 2017 on Wednesday. Follow our live blog for regular scores and updates.

The efiling website would have an online tax calculator to help assessees determine their tax liability.

Ranbir Kapoor and Rajkumar Hirani have also reportedly gone to meet YRF honcho Aditya Chopra to avoid a clash with Tiger Zinda Hai.

French 16th century astrologer Nostradamus said Narendra Modi will defeat a 'white woman', who'd have ruled India and ensured dishonesty spread for years

Both the Opposition and the ruling coalition are gearing up for the marathon debate

After the addition of the new teams season five would comprise 130-plus matches and the duration of the event would be increased to 13 weeks.

Gearing up for a marathon race? Beware, the physical stress caused by running may cause kidney injury, researchers, led by one of Indian-origin, have warned.

A journalist joked that Trump's sons and son-in-law are Slytherin alumni, and JK Rowling explains why they wouldn't be.

Shraddha Kapoor and brother Siddhanth look in character in the latest picture from Haseena.

Argentina, weakened by the last-minute suspension of Lionel Messi, had their chances of reaching next year's World Cup finals dealt a blow on Tuesday when they were beaten 2-0 by Bolivia.

Spain twice benefited from the use of video assistance to defeat France 2-0 on Tuesday, while Sweden rallied from two goals down to beat Portugal 3-2.

John Szlazak, a Canadian national, who started his journey from Mumbai on a bicycle and entered into the deep jungles in the Maoist hotbed of Sukma in Chhattisgarh, went missing on Monday

"I asked if he wanted us to come in for a drink at the end of the series. He said he'd get back to me," Steve Smith said.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to roll back his predecessor Barack Obama's climate change measures