Новости за 17.08.2024

OXNARD, Calif. - The Cowboys had very little salary cap space available to re-sign seven free agent starters.

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The Federal Trade Commission is being sued by at least three companies for voting to ban noncompete agreements that make it hard to protect trade secrets and investments they make in their employees.

CHEYENNE, Wyoming: A reporter from a Wyoming publication confessed to using generative artificial intelligence to manufacture quotes of the Governor and the prosecutor and sometimes even vast parts of stories without the publisher's knowledge.

Gaza Strip - Gaza's civil defense agency said an Israeli airstrike in the early hours of Saturday killed 15 people from a Palestinian family, including nine children and three women.

Gurugram (Haryana) [India], August 17 (ANI): Visitors and staff members were evacuated from malls in Gurugram on Saturday after district administration received a bomb threat to all the malls in the district via email, officials said. Beginning around 10 am today, teams of police administration, dog squad and civil defence team carried out search operation, Mohit Sharma, Chief Civil Defence Team, Gurugram said. Meanwhile,

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 17 (ANI/TPS): Israel's flagship airline, El Al, announced a record profit of USD 147.4 million for the second quarter of 2024 on Thursday, marking the second consecutive quarter the carrier set a record profit. The airline also announced a USD 2.5 billion deal to purchase new aircraft to upgrade its fleet. Many international airlines have suspended their flights to Israel as tensions remain high

Beirut - Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli air strike on Saturday in southern Lebanon killed nine people, as the Israeli military reported hitting weapons stores of the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement.

BRUSSELS, 17th August, 2024 (WAM) - The first estimates of euro area balance showed a 22.3 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in June 2024, compared with 18.0 bn in June 2023, data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union showed.

BRUSSELS, 17th August, 2024 (WAM) - The first estimates of euro area balance showed a 22.3 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in June 2024, compared with 18.0 bn in June 2023, data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union showed.

Anja grew up in East Germany, traveled to the USSR as a child and was once a pioneer. It seems to her that she just had to be born in Russia.

BANGKOK, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of Thailand's Pheu Thai Party, was elected as the country's new prime minister on Friday after winning a parliamentary vote.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- By the end of 2026, Shanghai will have largely established a low-altitude communications network with continuous coverage throughout the region, facilitating the development of the low-altitude economy, a government guideline has said.

STOCKHOLM,17th August, 2024 (WAM) -- In a new risk assessment, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has said that it is highly likely that the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EU/EEA) will see more imported cases of mpox caused by the clade I virus currently circulating in Africa. However, the likelihood of sustained transmission in Europe is very low provided that imported ca

STORY: Injured Palestinians speak about tragedy of war in Gaza

SHOOTING TIME: Aug. 15, 2024

DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2024

LENGTH: 00:02:52

LOCATION: Baghdad

CATEGORY: SOCIETYSHOTLIST:

1. various of Abu Taha crying

2. various of treatment center

3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): REEM MOHAMMED ABU TAHA, Palestinian from Gaza

4. various of rescue work after Israeli strike in Khan You

taipei, taiwan - China warned Japan on Friday that it should be prepared "to pay a heavy price' if it interferes with Beijing's plans for Taiwan, the self-ruled island that Beijing considers a breakaway province that must one day reunite with the mainland, by force if necessary.

© Provided by Xinhua Photo taken on May 8, 2017 shows people play Kite Surfing near Le Morne Brabant in the southwest part of Mauritius. Mauritius is an island nation in th

NANJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- A fire broke out during the dismantling and refitting of a retired aircraft carrier along the Yangtze River in the city of Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, on Friday afternoon.

(240817) -- SANTO DOMINGO, Aug. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- President of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader (R) meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping's Special Envoy and Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong at the National Palace in Santo Domingo, Aug. 15, 2024.

Seattle [US], August 17 (ANI): Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates flagged off the first India Day celebrations in the Greater Seattle Area in the United States. A flag hoisting ceremony was held during the celebrations and dignitaries including Bill Gates spoke during the event. A huge number of balloons draped in the colours of the Indian flag were flown to mark the celebrations. Congresswomen Suzan K DelBene and Kim Schrie

New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): The windfall tax on petroleum crude will be reduced to Rs 2,100 per metric ton from Rs 4,600 per ton, according to an official gazette notification. The new rate will be effective from Saturday, August 17, 2024. A windfall tax is levied by governments when an industry unexpectedly earns large profits, mainly due to an unprecedented event. On Friday, oil prices fell by about two per cent

New York [US], August 17 (ANI): Grand celebrations were held at the Wall Street in New York to celebrate the occasion of the 78th Independence Day in the United States. New York City Mayor, Eric Adams and Indian Consulate General to New York, Binaya Srikanta Pradhan were among the major dignitaries present at the event, organised by the Indian Cultural Association of North America. Adams underscored the notable presence o

SACRAMENTO, California: Amid an ongoing nationwide debate about the mental health impacts of social media on teens and young children, California Governor Gavin Newsom sent letters on August 13 to school districts, urging them to restrict students' use of smartphones on campus.

BANGKOK, Thailand: Thailand's Constitutional Court has removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office, citing an ethical violation related to his appointment of a Cabinet member previously jailed for an alleged bribery attempt.

Provided by Xinhua An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 2, 2024 shows a container vessel berthing at the smart zero-carbon terminal of Tianjin Port in north China's Tianjin. Tianjin Port, located on the coast of the Bohai Sea, is a major shipping point in north China. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

Hong Kong, August 17 (ANI): After almost ten years of unsuccessful attempts at mating, a giant panda has become the oldest known panda mother to give birth to twins, CNN reported.