Новости за 06.02.2017

Police say the partner of a 20 year-old Victorian woman killed when two jet-skis crashed at high speed in waters off the Thai resort island of Phuket will be charged with reckless driving causing death.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has responded to Melissa McCarthy's eye-wateringly accurate portrayal of him on Saturday Night Live, arguing the comedian's performance was over the top and SNL needs to stop being "mean" to the Trump administration.

To sum up Monday night's return of Q&A: it all adds up to … Donald.

​Nearly 100 companies, including some of high-tech's biggest names, joined a legal brief opposing President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban, arguing that it would give companies incentives to move jobs outside the United States.

Triumphant quarterback Tom Brady lost his shirt, but the New England quarterback wore a smile on Monday, unlike those punters who backed the Atlanta Falcons and were counting their winnings with a 25-point lead.

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A member of the Australian Federal Police who was shot at police headquarters has died in hospital.

A man has been charged with murdering another man at a health facility in Morisset, north of Sydney, police say.

The British parliament's Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow has made a passionate statement arguing why US President Donald Trump should not address MPs from Westminister Hall, citing the parliament's opposition to "racism and sexism" and commitment to equality.

For three decades, Joseph Baker has been swimming, cycling and running in triathlons some would call punishing. Baker, 47, is also a professor of exercise sciences.

Dancing is not easy, admits Multi-Emmy award-winning choreographer and judge on So You Think You Can Dance, Mia Michaels.

Mario Draghi reaffirmed that the euro is irreversible in a defense of the single currency against populists who reject it.

The senior ranks of the ACT chief minister's directorate are in turmoil, and Centrelink clients are in for a harder time with strike action.

The law enforcement stoppage is the latest example of how depleted public finances are crippling even basic health services.

The MP to take up Mr Hinchliffe's old job is likely to be a member of the right faction, the Labor Forum, which counts Yvette D'Ath, Anthony Lynham, Cameron Dick and Annastacia Palaszczuk among its members.

Alastair Cook's resignation as England Test captain puts Joe Root centre stage as by far his most likely successor - but there will be no immediate confirmation of his appointment.

After the Trump administration's jawboning about currencies this past week, the loosening relationship between the dollar and Treasury yields may be here to stay.

A huge ball of flame was seen from Illinois and at least three other states, meteorologists said.

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The NRL will audit Cronulla in the coming months amid suggestions the Sharks made up to $50,000 of payments to Ben Barba after his contract was terminated last year.

"The only important thing is the unification of the people, because the other people don't mean anything," Trump said last year.

This year's election is "the most difficult campaign I've ever faced, partly because of the international situation," Merkel told reporters.

There's a brief reprieve from the heat.

President Donald Trump's plan for a fiscal boost to the US is more likely in 2018 than this year, according to Goldman Sachs.

​China steel and iron ore futures retreated despite signs of growth in the country's services and manufacturing sectors.