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Новости за 21.01.2016

News Herald Sun 

Netflix begins blocking users

THE day some Aussie Netflix users have been dreading is upon us with the ominous words “please turn off” flashing up on their screens.

News Herald Sun 

Falls and crash mar cursed Open

THERE have now been three serious incidents in and around the Australian Open inside just the first four days.

JournalStar.com 

OPS board approves new sex ed standards

OMAHA -- After months of contentious debate the Omaha Board of Education Wednesday approved updated sex education standards that include discussion of sexual orientation and gender roles as we…

CNN Newsource 

Florida mom fights off pair of carjackers

Never come between a mother and her children. A couple of would-be carjackers in Florida found this out the hard way.A mother who had stopped at a gas station in Hialeah Monday night saw two people in ski masks charge at the car next to her’s at the gas pump.The woman in the other car was able to lock herself into her vehicle before the men could get inside. She ...

Yonhap News Agency (en) 

Yonhap News Summary

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ----------------- S. Korea puts KF-X fighter jet project in full swing SEOUL -- South Korea officially kicked off its multi-billion-dollar proje

Tubantia 

'Meer leerlingen naar havo of vwo'

Vorig jaar gaven basisscholen leerlingen in groep 8 gemiddeld een hoger schooladvies dan voorheen. Dit komt doordat het toetsingssysteem is veranderd. De mening van de leraar telt tegenwoordig zwaarder dan de uitslag van de toets. Kinderen van laaggeschoolde ouders zijn hier volgens hoogleraar onderwijssociologie Jaap Dronkers de dupe van, schrijft de Volkskrant.

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

US to announce plan for new visa rules for some Europeans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will announce as early as Thursday its plan to introduce new visa requirements for European travelers who are dual nationals of Iran, Iraq, Sudan or …

BusinessInsider.com 

A once-legendary wine region is now banning the word "wine"

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Iran's culture ministry has banned use of the word "wine" along with the names of "foreign animals" and certain dignitaries in books published in the country. According to the ministry, the censorship is designed to protect Iranians from "Western cultural onslaught" and promote "the principles of the Islamic revolution".

The head of book publishing at the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance, Mohammad Selgi, told Iranian magazine Shiraze: "When new books are registered with us... Читать дальше...

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

New IMF chief to be selected soon

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) kicked off the selection process for its next managing director to replace Christine.

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Embracing his mother tongue with a difference

In the corner of a packed room at the public library hall where the elocution competition was going on, a youth sat hunched over a notebook, his bony fingers scribbling away in fast flourishes.

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

City students demand justice for Vemula

"Rohith was a fighter.I knew him as an SFI member of Hyderabad university.Usually, we feel sad when a fellow member quits SFI.