Новости за 13.12.2024

Jacob Zuma's move to create the MK Party can be seen as vindictive politics premised on an extremely personal agenda, as well as a logical way to accommodate the political aspirations of the so-called Radical Economic Transformation faction of the ANC after its repeated defeats, argues Ongama Mtimka.

Rafael Barrett was born in Torrelavega in northern Spain, close to the Bay of Biscay. Eldest of two sons, he grew up in a well-to-do, though not extremely wealthy, family and enjoyed the privileges that such families took for granted: travel, good education, social and cultural capital. For reasons made clear in William Costas’s Introduction More

For most people, verbal communication is a seamless, unthinking act. But for individuals with communication disorders — such as stuttering, aphasia, or other speech and language impairments — speech is anything but automatic. They must not only consider what they say but also how they say it, knowing their manner of speaking might elicit judgment, dismissal, or ridicule. And More

Amazon is set to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, matching a similar donation announced by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta this week.

This is the fourth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia — to spend some time in worlds beyond the pathological obsessions of President-elect Donald Trump. (This week Trump threatened to imprison those from the January 6th Committee who had challenged his supreme being, especially its More

This fall, Wilderness Watch and other wilderness advocates gathered at the feet of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, in the trees and away from computer screens, to reflect on the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act and talk about where we might go in the years ahead. The conservation movement has excelled at Power Point presentations and More

There is no doubt we will be expected to win this one and I think we will comfortably.

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A fire at a retirement home in Jordan’s capital Amman killed six people and injured 60, five of them seriously, state media reported on Friday. The fire broke out on the first floor of the private retirement home early Friday, Social Development Minister Wafa Bani Mustafa was quoted as saying by the official Petra news

Ed Sheeran is spilling on new music! It’s been just over a year since the 33-year-old musician released an album, but only a couple weeks since he released a new song. Ed‘s most recent track is “Under the Tree” from the new Netflix movie That Christmas, which debuted last week. In a new interview, the [...]

Third Test might offer insight into how India and Australia will shape up for the rest of the series

Third Test might offer insight into how India and Australia will shape up for the rest of the series

Georgian ex-footballer turned far-right politician Mikheil Kavelashvili is set to become Tbilisi's next figurehead president in an indirect election denounced as "illegitimate" by the current pro-EU leader.

Kimmel also wishes for people to "fill this Christmas with generosity and goodness" during his final show of 2024

Tarun Nayar, an electronic musician and former biologist, connects plants and fungi to synthesisers and lets the world listen to their symphony

The visitors were dismissed for just 180 in the second day-night Test after winning the toss and opting to bat, with the hosts then compiling 337. India made only 175 in their second knock, leaving Australia a meagre 19 to win. "As a team, as a batting group we are looking to post a big total first up," said number three Gill. "That's been one of the key discussions. "Every batsman will have their own game plan, but as a group collectively we will try to get a big first innings score." In the wake of the Adelaide defeat... Читать дальше...

Police crews remain at the scene of an aircraft crash which has resulted in the death of at least one person after it slammed into a major New York motorway.

A woman named Babijan Sayyed abandoned her newborn baby girl at Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) after giving birth on December 8. The infant subsequently fell ill and died. Police have registered a case against the mother and are investigating.

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According to the sources, Trump’s transition team is working on a new "maximum pressure" strategy against Tehran, which would include military steps and tighter financial penalties

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S Jaishankar Treatment of minorities in Bangladesh a source of concern

NEW YORK — Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday. Researchers analyzed ancient genes to pinpoint the time period, which is slightly more recent than previous estimates for the mating. Modern humans emerged in Africa hundreds of thousands of years ago and eventually spread to Europe,

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are noticeably absent from Selfridges' Royal bauble collection - which has caused shoppers to launch a brutal joke at the pair.