Новости за 23.02.2018

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A former Russian diplomatic worker and an Argentine police officer were among six people arrested on Thursday after a 14-month investigation triggered by the discovery of hundreds of pounds of cocaine at the Russian Embassy in Buenos Aires. "We have dismantled an international cocaine trafficking organization operating between Argentina, Russia and Germany," Patricia Bullrich, Argentina's minister of security, said in a televised news conference.

On 02/21/2018 4:30 pm, HCSO Aviation deputies Johnson and Stott along with Master Sgt. Massaro and Deputy O'Neill were returning from a safety net call out when a wrong way reckless driver was reported in the area of Bell Shoals Rd and Bloomingdale Blvd. SO responded to the area to search for a silver Nissan Altima that had struck a guard rail and was running vehicles off the road. SO started a search for the vehicle when a ground unit reported that they observed the subject vehicle north on Durant Rd approaching Hwy 60. Читать дальше...

In honor of Black History Month.

The footage above has been filmed in Eastern Ghouta over the past seven days. All the images have been sourced and verified to the best of our ability. Warning: Some of the footage does contain graphic images.

A bus crashed into 18 motorbikes and two cars outside the Coworking CO&Caff`e in Pattaya, Thailand, on February 22. Patricia Campos, who runs the cafe, shared this CCTV footage of the incident.Campos told Storyful that “break failure of the bus caused the accident,” and there were no injuries. Credit: Patricia Campos via Storyful

HE KNOWS ITS CLOSE.

Денис Катаев рассказал о пяти главных хитах Берлинале — «Моего брата зовут Роберт, и он идиот» (реж. Филип Гренинг, 2018), «Утойя 22 июля» (реж. Эрик Поппе, 2018), «Время дьявола» (реж. Лав Диас, 2018), «11x14» (реж. Джеймс Беннинг) и «Бесконечный футбол» (реж. Корнелиу Порумбою , 2018).

Kick Boxing

Over the weekend the Seattle Times jumped at a news tip: there was a Confederate flag flying beneath the American flag in the city's Greenwood neighborhood, and residents were very concerned. Only, it turns out, it wasn't the Confederate flag at all. It was the state flag of Norway, and a group of friendly Norwegians were just trying to show their patriotism and support for their Olympic Team

I guess the words to this excellent rap tune describe the truth about how girls are in the UK now.

All the shit they throw at him, genuine ridicule, real nasty jibes & digs, slings & arrows, venemous lies & half truths, and he can still take the piss out of himself. The reaction of the crowd tells it's own story, The libs dems whingers screamers & the unpatriotic will not beat this man, ever, he has them all weighed up, they are ineffectual, he is Presidential.

A baby elephant was heroically rescued after getting stuck in a hole - but the tourists on safari who helped save it were later devastated to discover the same animal torn apart by hyenas days later. In video dating from October 2014 from Chobe National Park in Botswana filmed by Czech national Pavel Merunko, the tourists enlist the help of some initially reluctant local rangers, who use heavy-duty chains to pull the elephant out of the hole - but only after they were paid 100 euros, according to Merunko. Читать дальше...

WTF!

India's most unique school shows money can't buy happiness as it gives poverty-stricken children and teachers a new lease of life while teaching outside in the street under the shade of a tree. The school is run by the Sunaayy Foundation, a team of dedicated women determined to empower underprivileged kids from the slums of New Delhi. The foundation was started in 2009 by Richa Prasant. "I finally decided to follow my heart and left behind a corporate job to help and empower kids from slums," she says. Читать дальше...

They call Muslim kids radicalised when they pray and wear the hijab, meanwhile this girl who is about 12 is crying tears of happiness because she's been gifted a weapon. A weapon that's only purpose is to kill. But she isn't radicalised at all, she's just American:

This year, Mila wasn’t afraid to vocalize her opinion on Valentines Day. The adorable toddler didn’t hold back and gave her unique but hilarious views on Cupid and the other aspects of the international romantic holiday. Credit: Katie Stauffer via Storyful

Would you be brave enough to cross this bridge?Martin was travelling through Russia in his Ford Bronco when they reached the Vitim river on the BAM road. The bridge looked like something rigged up for an action film. The brave tourist decided to cross the bridge in his car, running the risk of falling in. Credit: Martin Remis via Storyful

There's a song out there somewhere that this drum 'pattern' fits perfectly for, this is clearly NOT the one !

This year's Corruption Perceptions Index highlights that the majority of countries are making little or no progress in ending corruption, while further analysis shows journalists and activists in corrupt countries risking their lives every day in an effort to speak out. The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople, uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. This year... Читать дальше...

- KYIV - 21Feb The male officers nearby laughed, beautiful Egoshyna said, as she was stripped to the waist and invasively searched. Humiliation is a terrible thing for these pretty professionals. Many female Ukrainian journalists say Ukrainian armed police forced them to undress and undergo invasive security checks in order to attend a Kyiv court hearing where President Petro Poroshenko testified via video link. Egoshyna asked why only women were being invasively examined and men were allowed to walk through unchecked. Читать дальше...

The Turkish army struck a convoy entering Syria's Kurdish-held Afrin region, which Ankara said carried fighters and weapons but Kurdish forces said was made up of civilians entering with food and medicine. In a statement on Friday, the Turkish military said a fleet of some 30-40 vehicles of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia had approached the main town of the northwest Afrin region. It said artillery targeted the convoy "carrying terrorists, weapons and ammunition". The YPG said the convoy, which arrived in Afrin late on Thursday... Читать дальше...

Once all about seeking a cheap place to stay in a stranger's apartment, Airbnb is now rolling out new services to attract travellers looking for luxury accommodation and traditional hotels. The expansion, announced by Chief Executive Brian Chesky on Thursday, comes as the firm's core business has hit roadblocks around the world. Regulators in key cities such as Berlin, London, New York and even its hometown of San Francisco have cracked down on short-term rentals, blaming Airbnb for exacerbating already tight housing markets. Читать дальше...

One of the world's oldest Erasmus students has chosen Italy for his study-abroad semester, thanks to his memories of seeing an opera starring Maria Callas there 40 years ago. 80 year old Miguel Castillo left his native Spain to head to the University of Verona, to study modern history. "I come from a very humble family, my parents were farmers and I have always studied with the help of scholarships and that is how I got ahead." said Miguel Castillo. "But my greatest satisfaction is having friends everywhere". Читать дальше...