Governor Andrew Cuomo has Sex \u0026 amp; The City actress Cynthia Nixon reports in the primaries for the Democratic candidate for the elections later this year. Cuomo goes for his third term as governor, if he eventually wins the elections.
North and South Korea open Friday a liaison office between the two countries in the North Korean border village of Kaesong. The opening is attended by fifty people from the north and fifty people from the south.
Princess Beatrix and Princess Mabel are on their way to Accra, the capital of Ghana. Thursday there will be the funeral of Kofi Annan, the former secretary general of the United Nations. Annan had close ties with the royal family and worked with the organization of 'wise old-statesmen' by Nelson Mandela \u0026 # x27; The Elsewhere closely with Princess Mabel.
A majority of the European Parliament (448 for, 197 against and 48 abstentions) is in favor of activating the toughest criminal proceedings against Hungary. Developments in the former Eastern Bloc constitute a \u0026 quot; systemic threat \u0026 quot; for the European values, parliament.
In Australia, alarms were made after the discovery of needles in trays of strawberries. A branch organization of growers says, 'have reason to believe \u0026 # x27; \u0026 # x27; that a resentful ex-employee is responsible for this, reports Australian media.
Russia has identified the two men suspected by the British authorities of the attack on Sergey Skripal and his daughter. According to President Vladimir Putin, it is about ordinary citizens. He expressed the hope that they will tell their own story to the world.
The US federal government is ready for the arrival of hurricane Florence. 'We're done like never before,' said President Donald Trump after consulting with the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Response Service FEMA. ' He is going to be a big one \u0026 # x27; \u0026 # x27 ;, he referred to the hurricane. ' He is very big and very wet \u0026 # x27; \u0026 # x27 ;.
From a bridge of a motorway in the Italian L \u0026 # x27; Aquila, pieces of concrete have come loose. The chunks ended up on a road under the highway on Monday evening, but nobody was hurt, reported ANSA news agency.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague does not seem to intend to change course after threats from the American national security adviser John Bolton. The top advisor of President Donald Trump warned that his country 'will fight back \u0026 # x27; \u0026 # x27; if the court starts an investigation into the actions of Americans in Afghanistan.
The member of a Belgian political party has been discredited after being caught with three kilograms of heroin. The timing can not be worse: in fact, his party is launching a plan against international drug suppliers in the battle for the forthcoming Antwerp municipal elections.
Protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra. That means sources within the local security services against Reuters news agency. The rioters would fire at the diplomatic post. Also, protesters are shouting clearly against the Iranian influence on political parties in their country.
Tesla boss Elon Musk once again insulted the British diver who played an important role in the rescue of a group of children and their leader from a cave in Thailand. Last month Musk offered his apologies for his Vernon Unsworth \u0026 # x27; pedo \u0026 # x27; had mentioned.
The 'flash appointment' of the new Secretary-General of the European Commission at the beginning of this year indicates maladministration. In this way an 'artificial sense of urgency \u0026 # x27; stepped up to not have to deregister a vacancy. The commission must develop a new procedure for future appointments, according to the European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly.
Apple will unveil the new iPhones on September 12th. That presentation is streamed live on Twitter for the first time. This was reported by the BGR techsite on Thursday. Apple itself has not yet announced a presentation.
An action to raise money for a helpful homeless man has resulted in a legal joust. The 35-year-old Johnny Bobbitt drags a couple to the court that over the internet retrieved more than $ 400,000 (over € 341,000), the BBC. They would have put money in their own pocket.
The brother and a friend of the main suspect of the shooting in Spa will be brought before Thursday in Amsterdam. Then it is checked whether the two in \u0026 rendition detention \u0026 # x27; be placed. After all, Belgium has asked the Netherlands to deliver the duo.
The Australian city of Melbourne commemorates Tuesday the 27-year-old Dutch woman who recently died there. During a bike ride she was scooped by a motorist in a stolen car. To commemorate her there is a bike ride. 'Start where you want and finish at the corner of Chapel Street and Grosvenor Street \u0026 # x27 ;, #,' the place of the accident, the organizers say.
The conservative American soldier and politician John McCain became war hero as a prisoner of war and a powerful politician, despite unsuccessful attempts to become president. He came from a family of navy people and both his father and grandfather were admiral. He was born in the Channel Zone of the US in Panama at the end of August 1936. McCain also seemed to spend his entire life with the Navy for a long time.
The family of the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco (1892-1975) opposes the plan to move the remains of the general. In a statement, seven grandchildren indicate 'under no circumstance \u0026 # x27; \u0026 # x27; to cooperate with that. They will use all legal possibilities to prevent excavation, report Spanish media.
The United States and Mexico are, according to President Donald Trump, close to a major trade agreement. 'Our relationship with Mexico is tightening with the hour \u0026 # x27 ;, #,' says Trump on Twitter. 'A big trade agreement with Mexico could now be quick. \u0026 # X27; \u0026 # x27;
Towards the all time high of the S \u0026 amp; P500 index this week corks from champagne bottles popped up on Wall Street. The investment indicator held the 'bull market' with 3453 profit days in a row in the arena since Tuesday. There is more to it, say market researchers. Already grow worries.
South Korea closes about a dozen guard posts in the Korean demilitarized zone. According to minister Song Young-moo (Defense) at the end of last month agreements were made with neighboring North Korea, reports the newspaper Chosun Ilbo. It is a test.
The leader of the Romanian government party PSD has a large-scale protest against corruption and his government a 'failed coup d'état \u0026 # x27; \u0026 # x27; called. Social-Democratic leader Liviu Dragnea also complained in an interview with television channel Antena 3 that President Klaus Iohannis encouraged demonstrators.
Turkey can end the diplomatic conflict with the United States by letting the American preacher Andrew Brunson go. That is what the American national security adviser John Bolton says, which Ankara maintains that 'this crisis can be ended immediately'. \u0026 # X27; \u0026 # x27; if the spiritual ' without conditions \u0026 # x27; \u0026 # x27; can leave.
Singer Glennis Grace impressed in the quarterfinals of America \u0026 # x27; s Got Talent. The Dutch sang the song Never Enough from the movie The Greatest Showman. The jury and the audience were enthusiastic about Grace's performance.
Apple will probably present six new versions of the Apple Watch next month. The French tech site Consomac has found the models in a database of the Eurasian Economic Union, the partnership of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia. This means that they can enter the market in those countries.
The Barcelona police shot a man on Monday morning who wanted to attack officers with a knife. This happened in the reception room of the Mossos d \u0026 # x27; Esquadra office in the Cornellà de Llobregat district.
Italy still wants to withdraw the motorway concession previously granted to the operator of the collapsed bridge in Genoa, despite the € 500 million in initial aid from Autostrade per l \u0026 # x27; Italia. According to Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of Italy, the victims of the marriage deserve the plans for the withdrawal of the concession.
The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to expand the Turkish army's cross-border operations in Iraq and Syria. He will 'be the source of the threat \u0026 quot; to drain his land. Erdogan said that Saturday at the party conference of his Islamist conservative AK party in Ankara.
The conditional release of a group of Muslims who are suspected of having prepared children to carry out attacks has led to great commotion in the American state of New Mexico. The judge who allowed the suspects to leave on bail was given a flood of death threats and criticism.
