Новости за 15.07.2024

Police in Kenya say they have arrested the main suspect after nine dismembered bodies of women were found in a quarry in the capital, Nairobi. The head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations says the 33-year-old man has confessed to killing 42 women, including his wife, since 2022. He was expected to be arraigned in court Tuesday. Police say the bodies were discovered after relatives of one missing woman claimed to have had a dream in which she directed them to search the quarry.

A jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — has arrived in Athens en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session. A dual Greek-Albanian citizen, 51-year-old Fredis Beleris is serving a two-year prison sentence in Albania for vote-buying in last year's municipal elections in Albania – a candidate to join the European Union. He denies the charges... Читать дальше...

The haunted LaLaurie mansion that actor Nicolas Cage lost to foreclosure in 2009 is the week's most popular home.

The Washoe people have summered at this beach for thousands of years.

"We saw ourselves as privileged to be custodians of the land."

It all started with a Polaroid.

BART is building a library and thousands of homes across the Bay Area.

Iran's semi-official media say the embassy of Azerbaijan in Tehran has resumed its work after more than a year of negotiations between the two countries to ease tensions. A source in the Azeri embassy in Tehran told The Associated Press that the embassy has resumed its operations in the Iranian capital, but said it won’t be officially announced until the Iranian foreign ministry confirms the development. Relations between Tehran and Baku, which have been tense for a long time, soured further after... Читать дальше...

British luxury fashion house Burberry has appointed Joshua Schulman as its new chief executive officer. The unexpected announcement came as the company warned it expected to record an operating loss in the first half of the year. Fifty-two-year-old Schulman was formerly head of Michael Kors and Coach. He replaces Jonathan Akeroyd, who the company says is stepping down and leaving the firm with immediate effect “by mutual agreement with the board.” Burberry said the luxury market was “proving more... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — BlackRock Inc. (BLK) on Monday reported second-quarter earnings of $1.5 billion.

Some first-time homeowners forget to factor in the cost of maintenance, property taxes, and insurance—expenses that really add up.

Syrians are voting for members of a new parliament in an election that is expected to hold few surprises. The outcome could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad, whose term would end in 2028 under the current term limits. Monday's vote is the fourth in Syria since mass anti-government protests and a brutal crackdown by security forces spiraled into an ongoing civil war in 2011 and comes as an economic crisis grips the country, fueling demonstrations in the south. Читать дальше...

Meditation is a great practice to find a sense of peace and grounding. But, let’s be honest, sometimes it’s easy to get distracted or even fall asleep.

Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu. The leader of the Nepal’s largest communist party, Khadga Prasad Oli, was named prime minister on Sunday following the collapse of a previous coalition government. This is his fourth time serving as prime minister of the Himalayan nation. Two deputy prime ministers and 19 ministers appointed by him also took their oaths of office Monday. He is expected to further expand the Cabinet including members from the coalition partners. Читать дальше...

Rwandans are voting in an election that is expected to extend the 30-year rule of President Paul Kagame. Some voters in the capital Kigali arrived as early as 5 a.m. and waited for polls to open Monday. There were long lines at some polling stations. Election authorities say 9.5 million Rwandans are registered to vote in the nation's population of 14 million. Provisional results in the presidential election are expected later Monday. The outcome will almost certainly be in favor of Kagame, an authoritarian... Читать дальше...

Asian shares began the week trading mixed after China reported that its economy expanded at a lower-than-forecast 4.7% annual pace in the last quarter. Leaders of the ruling Communist Party were meeting in Beijing to set economic strategy for the coming decade. Tokyo was closed for a holiday. On Friday, U.S. stocks rose after some mixed signals on big banks’ profits and inflation did little to dent Wall Street’s belief that easier interest rates are on the way. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to close its fifth winning week in the last six. Читать дальше...

Police say a suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and at least one of his accomplices exploded his vest near the outer wall of a military facility in northwestern Pakistan, wounding eight civilians. Authorities said security forces quickly responded to Monday morning's attack and foiled an attempt by the insurgents to enter the sprawling military facility in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the... Читать дальше...

Nepal’s new prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu.

Rescuers in Nepal have recovered a total of 11 bodies from the river that two buses full of people were swept into by a landslide. The bodies were found in different locations on the riverbanks. Government administrator Khima Nanda Bhusal said Monday that seven of the bodies have been identified and relatives contacted. Because the other four bodies are not yet identified, it's unclear if they were from the two buses. The vehicles were on a key highway connecting Nepal’s capital to southern parts... Читать дальше...

Electricity will likely be out another week for hundreds of thousands of people in the Houston after Hurricane Beryl tore down trees and power lines. In nearby Galveston, the enduring outages are disrupting peak tourist season. But restaurants and locals are buckling down, vowing to reopen soon and finding ways to beat the heat. Galveston has weathered its share of storms over the years. But Beryl still caught the island off guard with its arrival so early into hurricane season. Longtime family businessman... Читать дальше...

Jury deliberations are set to resume in the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez in New York City. A jury that began its work on Friday is scheduled to resume deliberations on Monday morning in Manhattan federal court. The corruption trial for the New Jersey Democrat is entering its 10th week. The 70-year-old Menendez has denied charges that he engaged in a bribery scheme from 2018 to 2023 to benefit three New Jersey businessman, including by serving as a foreign agent for the government of Egypt.... Читать дальше...

Fifty years after war cleaved Cyprus along ethnic lines, tensions are flaring again along the 180-kilometer-long United Nations controlled buffer zone in an already tumultuous region. The divide harkens back to the island nation’s tortured politics, culminating in a Turkish invasion in 1974 triggered by a coup. At the heart of the disagreement was whether to join with Greece. U.N. peacekeepers had been deployed to Cyprus to quell fighting between the two communities a full decade prior to the invasion. Читать дальше...

Rescuers have recovered 7 bodies from a river after a landslide swept two buses full of people into it, official says.

The Republican National Convention kicks off this week, with delegates and officials descending on Wisconsin to formally nominate former President Donald Trump as the GOP nominee. The gathering begins Monday and runs through Thursday at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. A number of broadcast outlets will carry prime-time speeches live each night, and the RNC is set to stream on a number of platforms, including YouTube. Trump is expected to formally accept his party's nomination at the convention and give a speech Thursday. Читать дальше...

Donald Trump goes into the Republican National Convention with some bold promises about the U.S. economy, but he has sketched out notably few details about how his plans would actually work. The former president says he wants tariffs on every U.S. trade partner, wants no taxes on tips and would like to knock the corporate tax rate down a tick. The Republican platform also promises to “defeat” inflation and “quickly bring down all prices.” While there are plenty of goals, Trump has released few hard... Читать дальше...