Новости за 26.04.2018

The UN on Thursday hailed a significant increase in women listed as inventors in global patent filings over the past decade, but warned a pronounced gender gap remained.

Erst in der Vorwoche wurden 54 Menschen verletzt, als bei Verschubarbeiten am Salzburger Hauptbahnhof zwei Nachtzüge aufeinanderprallten. Um Unfälle wie diesen zu vermeiden, setzen die ÖBB auf Nachschulungen.

Let it not be said Baker Mayfield doesn’t know his NFL draft history. In the 1991 NFL Draft, Brett Favre took the call advising him that the Falcons had made him a second-round draft pick while lounging on his bed, family surrounding him and resplendent in jorts, a 90s favorite. On the night before the...

The Rockets outscored the T-Wolves 30-15 in the third quarter behind James Harden, who had 15 points in the quarter after scoring just five in the first half.

As she prepares for her royal wedding, Meghan Markle has officially said goodbye to acting.

Die deutsche Kanzlerin Angela Merkel bricht am frühen Donnerstagabend zu ihrem zweiten Besuch bei US-Präsident Donald Trump nach Washington auf. Dabei dürften der drohende Handelskrieg zwischen den USA und Europa sowie die Krisen in Syrien und im Iran im Mittelpunkt stehen.

An elderly former policeman has been arrested and charged with eight murders attributed to the Golden State Killer, a serial criminal responsible for dozens of rapes and slayings that terrorised parts of California during the 1970s and 1980s, authorities said on Wednesday. The suspect was identified at a Sacramento news conference as Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, in a case officials said was finally solved by DNA evidence about two months after gaining renewed attention in the bestselling book, "I'll... Читать дальше...

Veteran Asia-hand Admiral Harry Harris is to be the new US ambassador to South Korea, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed, filling a post that has been vacant for 15 months.

Hardly a day goes by without plastic featuring in news reports or social media posts. It seems this ubiquitous material, which we have not been able to live without for so long, has suddenly become undesirable. There are very understandable reasons for this state of affairs. The toll plastic is taking on our oceans is alarming. In Malta, we only have to look around to see how much of the stuff is being dumped in our countryside and the Mediterranean Sea. We have come a long way in this country when it comes to recycling. Читать дальше...

Armenia's parliamentary speaker says lawmakers will vote on May 1 for the country's next prime minister, following the resignation of Serzh Sarkisian from the post.

Facing growing pressure to hand over power to Nikol Pashinian, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) said that it is ready to discuss “any issue” with the opposition leader.

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed on Thursday as investors digested the latest quarterly corporate earnings. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.5 percent to 22,315.79 and South Korea's Kospi jumped 1.3 percent to 2,481.70. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.7 percent to 30,108.64 and the Shanghai Composite in mainland China lost 0.9 percent to 3,089.21. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dipped 0.1 percent to 5,218.70. Markets in Southeast Asia were lower. EARNINGS: South... Читать дальше...

The Thunder were down 25 midway through the third quarter. And then, Russ and Playoff P went bananas.

Snap's chase for ad dollars will see the company trying to get you to watch something called, wait for it, "Commercials."

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Jurors in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial are kicking off a second day of deliberations by revisiting the testimony of a star defense witness who said accuser Andrea Constand once spoke of framing a prominent person to score a big payday. The seven men and five women will have Marguerite Jackson's testimony read back to them when court resumes on Thursday, after a marathon, 10-hour first day of deliberations failed to yield a verdict in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. Читать дальше...

Pascal Gross admits he quickly learned about the tough nature of the Premier League and how much he needed to improve.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a go-ahead single in the fifth inning and the Texas bullpen protected the lead to give the Rangers a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics

The defender revelled in his side's first-leg triumph, though the veteran knows the job is far from done

Houston will face the winner of the Utah-OKC series.

Houston eliminated the Timberwolves in five games on Wednesday night and finally started to look like the number one seed in the West we had been accustomed to seeing all season long.

If you want to see a balanced scoring attack, just check this one out:

Clint Capela: 26 points
James Harden: 22 points
Eric Gordon: 19 points
Trevor Ariza: 16 points
P.J. Tucker: 15 points

And aside from all of that, don’t... Читать дальше...

Spanish police seized the largest amount of cocaine ever found in a single shipping container in Europe in a raid In Algeciras on April 25, Nearly nine tons of the drug were uncovered inside a banana shipment sent from Turbo, Colombia. The stash was seized in the southern Spanish port city of Algeciras. Two people were detained in Lyon, France, one in Algeciras and three in Malaga after the drugs were uncovered, according to a police press release. The seizure is the largest amount of cocaine intercepted by the Spanish police. Читать дальше...

I just could not believe that the first story to be “revealed” by the group of “international journalists and media houses”, including the Times of Malta, in the so-called Daphne Project, was such a hyped-up story. The obvious idea behind the story is to instil in the minds of gullible readers the possibility that Chris Cardona is somehow involved in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. And the only thing said to convince such gullible minds is that the minister, who regularly frequents Ferdinand’s Bar... Читать дальше...

Sam Shankland entered the day in first, and exited in a tie for first. He had White against Wesley So, who was only half a point behind, and the game finished in a well-played draw. Perhaps it was more well-played by So, who wound up with an extra pawn in a rook ending, but Shankland stayed cool and drew with ease.