Новости за 13.12.2024

A Toronto man guilty of killing his girlfriend in an act of “unthinkable” violence has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

After some heated exchanges on CNN's NewsNight program Thursday evening, MAGA advocate Scott Jennings took a lighthearted tap on his shoulder by colleague Bakari Sellers like it was some sort of assault.

Trafigura saw its net profit for the financial year 2023/2024 ended on September 30 plunge by 62% as the commodity trading giant recorded a loss of $1.1 billion related to serious misconduct by individuals in its Mongolian oil business. Trafigura booked a net profit of $2.8 billion for FY2024, down from a $7.3 billion profit in FY2023 and $6.8 billion for FY 2022, the oil and metals trading house said on Friday. The underlying performance was strong, with strong contributions from all three core businesses ... Читать дальше...

If you're in the market, you may find the best prices in the next few weeks.

It’s the holiday season — a time of joy, of whimsy, of doing things just because they’re kind of fun and they feel good. We should all be drinking egg nog, having snowball fights, and covering our cars with seasonal lights. Yet some folks — cough, cough, Owen — want to take that all away from us.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- OhioHealth announced it will build an outpatient cancer center for patients receiving care for complicated and aggressive cancers. The 199,000-square-foot addition is slated to begin construction in spring 2026, with a completion goal of spring of 2029. Its services will include radiation, surgical and medical cancer care and research, specialized cancer [...]

Better forecasting would help communities prepare for the extreme weather from atmospheric rivers that causes an average of $1 billion in damages a year on the West Coast

Tottenham manager, Ange Postecoglou attempts to ease expectations over injury return dates for his first-choice centre-backs, Cristian Romero and Micky Van de Ven. Next week... The post Next week will be big for Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven injuries – Postecoglou appeared first on Spurs Web.

Metsola receiving the award in Madrid

"This is the closest we've gotten to doing a Marvel Universe," "Inside Out 2" director Kelsey Mann tells TheWrap

Sittingbourne manager Ryan Maxwell has handed fans an early Christmas present by signing a contract extension.

A Dutch court has rejected a bid from human rights groups to block weapons exports to Israel and trading with the occupied territories

Books-in-progress on subjects ranging from Edgar Allan Poe to subway vigilante Bernhard Goetz are among this year’s 10 recipients of $40,000 Whiting grants for nonfiction creative writing

Google plans to appeal a $75 million fine imposed by Turkey's competition authority. The regulator alleges Google abused its dominant position in the ad server market. Google argues the decision ignores the competitive landscape, where ad buyers and sellers have numerous options. The company maintains its commitment to supporting Turkish businesses, publishers, and users.

The forecast comes after many Thanksgiving travelers faced treacherous weather in the Northeast after the holiday.

by Frankie TAGGART

U.S. lawmakers scrambled Friday to reach an agreement on funding federal agencies through the New Year to avert a damaging government shutdown due to begin in just seven days.

Out of time to finalize a full-year package for the 2025 fiscal year, the parties look set instead to pass a stopgap patch known as a "continuing resolution" (CR) to keep services running on static budgets for the coming months.

Text of the bill is expected over the weekend or early... Читать дальше...

1. Russia appears to pull back its forces in Syria  Financial Times
2. Does Assad’s exile in Moscow mean Putin’s days are numbered?  The Independent
3. Russia in 'direct contact' with rebel group and hopes to maintain military bases in Syria, state media says  Sky News
4. Russia ‘close to agreeing deal with Syria rebels to keep military bases’  The Telegraph
5. What will happen to Russia's military bases in Syria?  DW (English)

French President Emmanuel Macron named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government.

In line with the pledge made by President Macron at the International Conference in Support of Lebanon's People and Sovereignty held in Paris on October 24, France has sent 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Lebanon aboard three aircraft, chartered with the assistance of the Airbus Foundation and the EU. These flights took place on November 1 and 18, and December 13. In today's shipment, the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs provided 39 tons of humanitarian aid for Lebanon's civilian (…)