Новости за 21.06.2017

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is close to containing the wildfire that killed 64 people last weekend, authorities said Wednesday, as a minute of silence was held in memory of the victims.

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is shaking up his five-week-old government Wednesday — and will have to make more changes than anticipated after the minister who was leading Macron's crusade to purify politics was forced to quit over…

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is shaking up his five-week-old government Wednesday — and will have to make more changes than anticipated after the minister who was leading Macron's crusade to purify politics was forced to quit over…

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is shaking up his five-week-old government Wednesday — and will have to make more changes than anticipated after the minister who was leading Macron's crusade to purify politics was forced to quit over…

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Panthers new men's basketball coach comes to the university from Northwestern, but also spent time at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Panthers new men's basketball coach comes to the university from Northwestern, but also spent time at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Panthers new men's basketball coach comes to the university from Northwestern, but also spent time at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Panthers new men's basketball coach comes to the university from Northwestern, but also spent time at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

On Monday, Russia scrambled its Su-27 fighter to intercept a target over neutral Baltic Sea waters, which turned out to be a US Boeing RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft. The incident sparked a blame game between the two countries. Military expert Igor Korotchenko commented on the encounter, noting that Russian spy jets don't fly along US borders.

On Monday, Russia scrambled its Su-27 fighter to intercept a target over neutral Baltic Sea waters, which turned out to be a US Boeing RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft. The incident sparked a blame game between the two countries. Military expert Igor Korotchenko commented on the encounter, noting that Russian spy jets don't fly along US borders.

Danish toymaker LEGO has condemned the production of counterfeit toy sets featuring Islamic State-themed (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) fighters armed with chainsaws and bombs.
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KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda's military says a 52-year-old woman has been killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in the southwestern district of Rusizi near the Burundi border.

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda's military says a 52-year-old woman has been killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in the southwestern district of Rusizi near the Burundi border.

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda's military says a 52-year-old woman has been killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in the southwestern district of Rusizi near the Burundi border.

A statue of world heavyweight champion Joe Louis which stands in his hometown of LaFayette, Alabama. SaveRivers, CC BY-SA

Joe Louis became the second black boxer to win the world heavyweight title when he defeated James Braddock in eight rounds in Chicago on June 22, 1937. That was 80 years ago. Louis held the title for 11 years – the longest of any heavyweight – through an era of crisis and war, and in the face of ingrained racial prejudice.

BELGRADE, Serbia — A far-right soccer fan group from northern Serbia says one of its members has died in Syria as a Russian volunteer fighter. The “Firma” group supporting first division Vojvodina soccer club says on its Facebook page that 24-year-old Dimitrije Sasa Karan also had fought in Ukraine with pro-Russia rebels before going to

The France midfielder returned to United in a deal worth more than $111 million, 105.2 million euros) in August 2016 from the Italian giants.

A bill-by-bill guide to the proposed legislation in the 2017 Queen's Speech.

The Hornets are keen on signing the 22-year-old with the Rams wanting £10million for his services. Watford have made a move for Hughes to bolster their homegrown quota.

The Hornets are keen on signing the 22-year-old with the Rams wanting £10million for his services. Watford have made a move for Hughes to bolster their homegrown quota.

DETROIT (AP) — Travis Kalanick, the combative and embattled CEO of ride-hailing giant Uber, has resigned under pressure from investors at a pivotal time for the company.

DETROIT (AP) — Travis Kalanick, the combative and embattled CEO of ride-hailing giant Uber, has resigned under pressure from investors at a pivotal time for the company.

DETROIT (AP) — Travis Kalanick, the combative and embattled CEO of ride-hailing giant Uber, has resigned under pressure from investors at a pivotal time for the company.