Новости за 01.08.2016

A decision on whether to lift anti-Russia sanctions is likely to be taken after the general election in France scheduled for spring 2017, Michel Terrot, a French lawmaker, told Sputnik on Monday.

John Oliver is seriously afraid of what the future holds if voters decide Donald Trump is to become leader of the free world.

The newly crowned Miss Teen USA came under fire for reportedly tweeting a racial slur multiple times about three years ago.

There is an agreement to hold a meeting of the Turkish-Russian intergovernmental commission on trade in October, Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci told Sputnik.

While China continues to hail the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) as the cornerstone of the global non-proliferation regime, Beijing itself has violated the consensus arrived at the 2010 NPT review conference on supply of nuclear technology by transferring nuclear reactors to Pakistan.

Wall Street is the world's most expensive market, analyst Peter Boockvar says in renewing his alarm on U.S. equities.

Victorian taxi drivers are being "regulated out of existence" while Uber sits back and "rubs its hands with glee", according to former Taxi Services Commissioner Graeme Samuel.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane pleaded not guilty Monday to charges alleging he grabbed three women during an altercation at a downtown bar in June. Kane didn’t speak as his attorney entered the plea for him in Buffalo City Court during the brief appearance. Judge Barbara Johnson-Lee scheduled his next court date

This is no longer a wall of a supposed "offensive and near naked" Hillary Clinton, it is now a depiction of a beautiful Muslim woman. No reasonable person would consider this offensive. If you do consider it offensive you are a sexist, racist, islamophobic, xenophobic, uncultured and ignorant bigot.

A photo posted by Lushsux (@lushsux2) on Aug 1, 2016 at 2:45am PDT

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian accused of scamming $60 million from companies around the world through fraudulent emails has been arrested after months of investigation, Interpol and Nigeria's anti-fraud agency said Monday.

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian accused of scamming $60 million from companies around the world through fraudulent emails has been arrested after months of investigation, Interpol and Nigeria's anti-fraud agency said Monday.

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Amazon's Echo is a surprisingly useful device that can transform the way people live.

With voice commands that can turn on the lights and the TV or others that can order an Uber faster than you can find your phone, the device has proven itself to be one of the best tech gadgets ever.

But beyond the usual commands like "Alexa, play me some music" or "Alexa, set a timer for two minutes," there are plenty of Easter Eggs. And many of them are guaranteed to get a laugh. Читать дальше...

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Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday in an attempt to clear up a statement he made on ABC's "This Week" that Russia was "not going to go into Ukraine."

"When I said in an interview that Putin is 'not going into Ukraine, you can mark it down,' I am saying if I am President," the Republican nominee tweeted. "Already in Crimea!"

"So with all of the Obama tough talk on Russia and the Ukraine, they have already taken Crimea and continue to push," he added. Читать дальше...

"Hillary sucks but not like Monica," was apparently one of the tee shirts that was being sold at the Republican convention. It's a free country and no one is going to get too far with a liability suit, particular public figures. What would the charge actually be anyway? When you say someone sucks it generally means that you don't approve of them and that's not something for which any jury is going to offer an award. Sucking of course can also refer to oral sex, but is it really libelous to accuse... Читать дальше...

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Uber China merged with ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing — its biggest rival in China — in a $35 billion deal Monday.

Didi started generating a lot of interest in May when Apple invested $1 billion in the company — marking the largest single investment Didi Chuxing had ever received, the company wrote in a statement at the time.

Scroll down to see the many services Didi offers:

Didi offers seven services through its app, all of which are listed in a grid once you open it. Читать дальше...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sabres forward Evander Kane has pleaded not guilty in Buffalo City Court to charges alleging he grabbed three women during an altercation at a downtown bar in June.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sabres forward Evander Kane has pleaded not guilty in Buffalo City Court to charges alleging he grabbed three women during an altercation at a downtown bar in June.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sabres forward Evander Kane has pleaded not guilty in Buffalo City Court to charges alleging he grabbed three women during an altercation at a downtown bar in June.

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SEOUL, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- North Korean hackers may be behind another cyberattack that targeted South Korean government agencies.

You’ve heard that money is the root of all evil, right? Now we can apply that adage to aging. A study just published in the Research on Aging journal found that people who worry about money actually look older than those who don’t stress about their finances. And they look a lot older ― as in 10 years older.

Carmelo Anthony was notably silent during Team USA’s airborne rendition of Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles”: How could you hate this team ???? TEAM USA ???? singing A Thousand Miles on the plane: ???????????????????????????????????????? SC: money23green pic.twitter.com/Zsj6l8Ufwf — Alysha Tsuji (@AlyshaTsuji) July 30, 2016 Carlton let Melo off the hook: @carmeloanthony I get it. Though the […]

The case against two men accused of petrol bombing a house and killing three people, including an eight-month-old baby, was postponed to October 24.