Archive du mois : mars 2018

Suleiman Khalaf, also known as Abu Fadi, was killed 10 days ago in a fight with Isis in eastern Syria when the vehicle he was in was hit by a heat-seeking missile. “He was driving a bulldozer which was building an earth rampart when Isis hit it with a missile we call a ‘fuzia’,” said…

Enlarge / A Falcon 9 v1.0 launches from Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla in 2010. SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 rocket less than a decade ago, in June 2010. Early next week, the California-based rocket company will go for its 50th launch of its workhorse booster. The launch attempt will…

In der belagerten syrischen Region Ostghuta sind nach Angaben der Vereinten Nationen (UN) seit Mitte Februar fast 600 Menschen getötet worden. Bei den Kämpfen zwischen Regierungstruppen und Rebellen seien zudem mehr als 2.000 Menschen verletzt worden, teilte der UN-Koordinator Panos Moumtzis in Genf mit. « Diese Kollektivstrafe für die Zivilbevölkerung ist schlicht nicht hinnehmbar », sagte Moumtzis.…

In a joke-filled speech, Trump said he will meet with North Korea but they will have to « denuke » first.

Fiorentina have announced that captain Davide Astori has died at the age of 31. The Italian international, with 14 caps to his name, was found dead at the La di Moret hotel in Udine, ahead of the Viola’s meeting with Udinese on Sunday. The clash at the Stadio Friuli and all of today’s Serie A…

Shops and restaurants are closing at a fast rate. Oli Scarff/Getty Images Toys R Us and Maplin went bust this week and restaurants like Prezzo, Byron, and Jamie’s Italian are all closing sites. The slump is down to high inflation and online competition. Analyst says there’s « a very good probability that more victims will fall. »…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The (right) envelope, please. The Oscars will hope to live down their most infamous blunder at the 90th Academy Awards, which begin at 8 p.m. EST and will be broadcast live by ABC from the Dolby Theatre. But more than redemption is on the line Sunday for last year’s embarrassing best-picture…

China does not want a trade war with the United States but will defend its interests, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan to put tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. Trump struck a defiant tone on Friday, saying trade wars were good and easy to win,…

Axa SA is in advanced talks to buy XL Group Ltd., a property and casualty insurer with a market value of $11 billion, people familiar with the matter said. A deal could be announced in coming days, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter isn’t public. XL has also attracted interest from…