Новости за 21.01.2016

Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street, a day after a sharp decline triggered by a slump oil prices.

Photos of a baby kangaroo who suffered extensive burns in a bushfire in Western Australia are being shared online

Honouring its commitment to add to Gaya airport's ambience and make it more passenger-friendly, the Airport Authority of India on Thursday entered into an agreement with Abhay Institute of Medical Sciences, the well-equipped hospital with functional ICU and Ventilator facility to provide Medical assistance to passengers boarding from or landing at the Gaya Airport.

State health officials suspect California's big measles outbreak last year helped persuade parents to get their kids immunized against other illnesses, too.

NEW YORK (ANP) - De beurzen in New York zijn donderdag met winst geopend. Net als in Europa reageerden beleggers op Wall Street positief op uitspraken van de president van de Europese Centrale Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi. Hij zei dat de ECB in maart met nieuwe stimuleringsmaatregelen kan komen, aangezien de neerwaartse risico's voor de economie sinds begin dit jaar zijn toegenomen.

Annie Martin
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- "Billions" actress Ilfenesh Hadera will play Dwayne Johnson's love interest in the forthcoming "Baywatch" movie.

After a steep sell-off Wednesday, global stocks were mixed Thursday with Asian markets continuing the previous trading session’s sell-off as oil prices continued to fell. Meanwhile European stocks got a lift after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi hinted that further stimulus measures. “The president is likely to voice serious concerns over recent financial market turmoil, having warned previously of external risks to the eurozone even when fears over China were easing,” Jennifer McKeown... Читать дальше...

A man accused of brutally killing his ex and then setting her dismembered body alight, appeared briefly in court.

KAMPALA, Uganda - Conservation groups want Uganda's government to end plans to drill for oil in a lake on Uganda's western border with Congo, saying oil exploration there threatens Africa's oldest national park.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Conservation groups want Uganda's government to end plans to drill for oil in a lake on Uganda's western border with Congo, saying oil exploration there threatens Africa…

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Conservation groups want Uganda's government to end plans to drill for oil in a lake on Uganda's western border with Congo, saying oil exploration there threatens Africa…

Hyundai

The recently established Hyundai N performance division is working on three cars at present, one of which is the yet-to-be-revealed G70 from new luxury brand Genesis.

The G70 will be a small sports sedan slotting in below the mid-size G80 (the current Hyundai Genesis) and full-size G90, and the car will come with a N-tuned version that could potentially rival the likes of the BMW M3, Cadillac ATS-V and Mercedes-AMG C63.

The information was confirmed to Car and Driver by Hyundai N chief Albert Biermann. Читать дальше...

While non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) in India will continue to fund through securitisation, the practice of pooling of loans will be key for developing small finance banks, Moody's Investors Service said on Thursday.

An 11-year-old boy in the Blue Mountains is being hailed a hero after saving his family from their burning home. Roger Klein reports

MANAMA, Bahrain - Bahrain's state-run Gulf Air announced Thursday it will purchase 19 new Airbus aircraft worth a listed value of $2.35 billion, part of its effort to compete in the region's race between carriers.

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain's state-run Gulf Air announced Thursday it will purchase 19 new Airbus aircraft worth a listed value of $2.35 billion, part of its effort to compete in the regio…

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain's state-run Gulf Air announced Thursday it will purchase 19 new Airbus aircraft worth a listed value of $2.35 billion, part of its effort to compete in the region's race between carriers. In recent years, Gulf carriers including Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways have begun to dominate international long-haul routes between the East and West, leaving Gulf Air largely behind.

A new case of Ebola confirmed in Sierra Leone, officials said, the second case since west Africa celebrated a declared end to the epidemic.

SA is open for business and wants to expand the footprint of its companies across Africa and globally, President Zuma said.

Digital Trends

Employees at the secretive National Security Agency were not too happy about the 1998 blockbuster film "Enemy of the State," which starred Will Smith.

That shouldn't come as a surprise — the spy agency was portrayed as the villain — but now BuzzFeed News has obtained internal emails that prove it.

"I saw a preview for the new movie 'Enemy of the State' and to my surprise found out that NSA were the 'bad guys' in it," one NSA employee wrote in a question to the agency's public-affairs team. Читать дальше...

Government urged South Africans to be vigilant and safeguard young children after 7 children died in freak accidents this week.

FootballSportPremier LeagueTottenhamJames Benge

Mauricio Pochettino has said he would be happy to have Gareth Bale back at Tottenham as controversy continues to swirl over a document that purports to be his transfer agreement with Real Madrid.

If the plane you’re on plummets into a steep dive and the oxygen masks drop from the ceiling, what would be the first thing to go through your mind?