Новости по теме Americas

Sao Paulo airport opens new terminal for World Cup Sao Paulo's airport, one of the busiest in Latin America, opened a new international terminal Sunday -- just in time for the football World Cup.

12 May 2014

Counting losses from Kashagan suspension Losses from the forthcoming two-year suspension of the Kashagan oilfield development project in Kazakhstan are estimated at two billion dollars in the least.

11 May 2014

Two bodies found after US hot air balloon fire Dozens of US workers searched Saturday for the third occupant of a hot air balloon that went up in flames after hitting a power line in Virginia, killing two other people aboard.

11 May 2014

US restauranteur buys Pablo Escobar's Miami house The owner of a Miami restaurant chain has paid nearly $10 million for a luxurious beach-front home in the US city once owned by famous Colombian drug trafficker Pablo Escobar.

11 May 2014

Strong quake shakes Mexico A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico and the nation's capital early Saturday, two days after a similar temblor rattled the country.

10 May 2014

Freighter runs aground in the Galapagos An Ecuadoran freighter ran aground Friday in the Galapagos islands, but "for the moment" does not pose a threat to the Pacific archipelago's unique environment, the Galapagos National Park said.

10 May 2014

Peru man survives 1,500-meter fall with tangled parachute A Peruvian air force NCO whose parachute malfunctioned during a training exercise survived a 1,500-meter (5,000-feet) fall with nary a broken bone.

10 May 2014

US judge jails Chris Brown for violating probation Troubled singer Chris Brown admitted Friday to violating his probation and was jailed for a year in Los Angeles, though he was given credit for about eight months already served.

10 May 2014

Ford, Chrysler recall hundreds of thousands of vehicles US automakers Ford and Chrysler recalled on Friday hundreds of thousands of vehicles, most of them in North America, to fix faulty software and mechanical problems.

10 May 2014

Golovkin-Chavez fight may be cancelled Gennady Golovkin (29-0, 26 КО) is tired of waiting for Julio Cesar Chaviz Jr. (48-1-1, 32 КО) decision to fight on July 19th in Los Angeles.

08 May 2014

Unusual new penguin flu found in Antarctica A new kind of bird flu has been detected for the first time in Adelie penguins in Antarctica, though the virus does not seem to make them sick, researchers said.

07 May 2014

Sotheby's gives Loeb board seats, avoiding showdown Sotheby's agreed Monday to appoint hedge fund activist Dan Loeb and two allies to its board, averting a shareholder vote over the direction of the prestigious fine art auctioneer.

07 May 2014

Oscar-winner Sally Field gets Hollywood star Oscar-winning US actress Sally Field finally got a star on Hollywood's storied Walk of Fame on Monday, more than three decades after she earned her first Academy Award.

07 May 2014

Death toll rises in Ukraine, fresh warnings of civil war The death toll from a military offensive in a flashpoint town in east Ukraine rose to at least 34, officials said Tuesday, amid fresh warnings of civil war and the shutdown of a major airport in the region.

07 May 2014

George Krol may become new US Ambassador in Kazakhstan George Krol, the U.S. Ambassador in Uzbekistan, has been nominated to the position of the Ambassador in Kazakhstan

06 May 2014

Little Brother wins Honourable Mention at Nashville Film Festival Serik Aprymov’s Little Brother (Bauyr) has received an Honorable Mention at the 45th Nashville Film Festival (NaFF) in the USA.

06 May 2014

Top 10 boxer Gennady Golovkin ready for his 30th fight Precisely 8 years ago, Gennady Golovkin debuted as a professional boxing to become the current WBA and IBO world Middleweight champion and one of the top 25 best boxers.

06 May 2014

15-yo Kazakh model wins Grand Prix at Miss World Russian Beauty The Miss World Russian Beauty-2014 Grand Final was held in New York. 15-yo Diana Bahtiyarkyzy from Kazakhstan's Semey won the Grand Prix in the Mini Miss World Russian Beauty category.

06 May 2014

Lucky escape after plane smashes into US home A small plane smashed into a Colorado home Monday, but the pilot was able to walk away and no one else was injured, US authorities said.

06 May 2014

US first lady opens Anna Wintour costume center First Lady Michelle Obama paid glowing tribute Monday to Vogue fashion legend Anna Wintour, as she cut the ribbon on New York's $40 million renovated costume center named in her honor.

06 May 2014

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