Новости за 21.04.2016

More than 80 million units of the console have been sold since it was launched in 2005.

Over 750 aftershocks have been registered on Japan’s Kyushu Island after the initial 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit the area last week, the Kyodo news agency reports.

​Sadistic nuns at a notorious Queensland orphanage dished out abuse in a toxic environment that festered due in part to inadequate government scrutiny, supervision and training, a royal commission has found.

Giants find home plate elusive again in fourth straight loss The Giants were nearly shut out for the second straight night in Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Arizona, their fourth consecutive defeat in the series and seventh in eight games overall. Welington Castillo shattered the silence of a 0-0 game with a two-run homer to left-center in the seventh inning, after Yasmany Tomas' leadoff single. Gregor Blanco performed CPR on the offense with a one-out triple in the bottom of the inning. Angel Pagan... Читать дальше...

Wild vs Dallas during the first round NHL playoff series at Xcel Energy Center.

Wie naar zijn lokale Rabobank belt, krijgt binnenkort geen lokale medewerkers meer aan de lijn. De bank haalt zijn callcenters weg uit de regio. Daarmee gaan ongeveer 1500 banen verloren. Van de 105 centra, bij iedere lokale Rabobank eentje, blijven er nog acht over.

MILWAUKEE - Aaron Hill, Chris Carter and Domingo Santana rescued Jimmy Nelson and the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has suspended a number of senior police officials following the deadly suicide attack in capital Kabul on Tuesday. Sediq Sediqi, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior (MoI), the police chief of 1st Police District has been suspended and has been introduced for investigation. He said a number of other officials Read the full article...

An explosion ripped through a petrochemical plant on the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, killing three people, injuring more than 100 and sending a toxin-filled cloud into the air, officials said. State oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, said 136 workers were hurt and three died in the midafternoon blast in the industrial port city of Coatzacoalcos. Eighty-eight of the injured remained...

Joanie Laurer, better known as Chyna, has reported passed away. According to a statement on her official Twitter account, the former WWE wrestler was found dead at the age of 45. “It is with deep sadness to inform you today that we lost a true icon, a real life superhero. Joanie Laurer aka Chyna, the [...]

Last week, former NFL player Brian Baldinger said in a radio interview that he’s heard “there’s problems in the building between Chip and Baalke.” Baldinger, an NFL Network analyst, has close ties to the Eagles, who fired Kelly last year before their regular-season finale partly because of Kelly’s issues with the front office. Baldinger spent the final two seasons of his 12-year career with the Eagles and also has covered their preseason games as an analyst. Once the option is exercised, the fifth... Читать дальше...

BEIJING - China's love affair with SUVs is helping to cushion the blow of an unexpectedly painful slump in the rest of its crowded auto market.

BEIJING (AP) — China's love affair with SUVs is helping to cushion the blow of an unexpectedly painful slump in the rest of its crowded auto market. Scrambling for a piece of that action, automakers from General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG to local players Great Wall and BYD are making SUVs the star of this month's Beijing auto show, the biggest of the year in the biggest auto market. Communist leaders have encouraged auto manufacturing as an economic development tool, though creating globally... Читать дальше...

"Tell me princess, now when did you last let your heart decide?"

I remember listening to those words as a little kid, singing them over and over, and feeling sad on the inside.

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Oil prices jumped overnight as traders looked past the growth in U.S. crude stocks and focused on the decline in distillates inventories and domestic production.

An accident on Wednesday could alter the composition of the Dodgers bullpen. Pedro Baez was not available in a 5-3 victory over the Braves because fellow reliever Adam Liberatore hit him in the head with a baseball while warming up midway through the game.

Though there is no legal or moral aspect to viewing porn on smartphone, you must think about the technical aspects before you view it on your mobile phone.

(AP) — A former U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer charged with the kidnapping of his wife following an incident at their home on the Wind River Indian Reservation has been released from jail pending trial. A criminal complaint says Curran's wife reported her husband had forced her into their basement, handcuffed her wrists and ankles and threatened to kill her.

A’s Danny Valencia calls hamstring injury ‘mild’ NEW YORK — Third baseman Danny Valencia won’t play Thursday in New York after leaving with a mild left hamstring strain in the fourth inning Wednesday, but he hopes he’ll be back soon. Valencia was injured on a play at home, but, he said, the problem occurred when he popped up from the plate, not while sliding in to try to get past catcher Brian McCann. Valencia had no trouble with getting sent from third on Yonder Alonso’s flyball to left, despite... Читать дальше...

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Former pro wrestler and actress Joan Laurer, better known as Chyna, has died at the age of 45.

HIROSHIMA - Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui attends a press conference in the western Japan city on April 21, 2016...