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2006 videos and latest news articles; your source for the latest news on 2006. The English Heritage collection that is archiving lost London. How much do you remember about 2006? We take a look back at ten of the biggest news stories from the year. On July 15, 2006, the San Francisco-based podcasting company Odeo officially releases Twttr—later changed to Twitter—its short messaging service (SMS) for groups, to the public.
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Three people are killed in an explosion near milwaukee. Officials from the islamic courts union, which is in control in bulo burto in somalia, state that all citizens must pray five times per day or face execution. To mark the 50th anniversary, hundreds of thousands of dalits hold a massive rally in mumbai. After spending 11 days in wilderness, james kim is found dead at oregon. Nasa provides "compelling evidence" that liquid water has flowed on mars recently.
After announcing the plan to bring the two superheroes together, Snyder issued a statement via Warner Bros saying the two would be fighting each other, and conceded this might surprise some. Nolan will serve as executive producer to the sequel, Warner Bros said. Нолан будет выполнять роль исполнительного продюсера в сиквеле, объявили в Warner Bros. Вместе с Ноланом в качестве исполнительного продюсера, как ходят слухи, Бэтмен и Супермен вскоре могут появиться на экране вместе.
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Новостные тексты BBC хорошо структурированы и написаны понятным языком. В статьях описывается не только суть событий, но содержится информация от непосредственных участников, экспертов, корреспондентов BBC в данном регионе. Читателю дается не просто короткий набор фактов, а полная картина произошедшего, особенно если речь идет о центральных темах Top Stories. Единственный минус — отсутствие расшифровок подкастов, но это компенсируется мультимедийностью сайта — большинство тем представлены сразу в нескольких форматах — текстовом, видео и аудио. Sky News Частный британский новостной телеканал. На сайте публикуют новостные заметки и короткие видео, в том числе с субтитрами. Основной контент посвящен тому, что происходит в Великобритании и ее взаимодействию с миром. Как и в большинстве новостных СМИ есть раздел World, в котором освещены мировые события. Весь контент бесплатный. Минус — прямой эфир телеканала недоступен в России. Fox News, CNN Большая часть контента этих американских медиакорпораций посвящены глобальным и локальным событиям в США и связанным с ними международными вопросами. Есть разделы развлечений и международных событий. На Fox News большой видеораздел, где можно смотреть прямом эфир, записи программ и отдельные новостные сюжеты. Прямой эфир недоступен, есть раздел с видеосюжетами, в том числе с субтитрами. Контент обеих телекомпаний бесплатный, есть мобильные приложения. The New York Times Флагман мировой журналистики. Издание, которое до сих пор задает стандарты работы для журналистов по всему миру. Много внимания уделяется американской и международной политике. Но статьи на общие темы написаны вполне доступно. Есть приложение, с которого удобно читать статьи, даже когда нет интернета. Единственный минус — газета платная.
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BBC News; Regional News; Weather. Geraldo Rivera celebrates 80th birthday just DAYS after he resigns from Fox News following The Five sacking Special day. Specific economic statistics in 2006 are as disconcerting as the overall picture as we head into 2007. Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. был успешно завершен в 2006 году.
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One by one they queued up to challenge the premise of my event — but in doing so they brought out a quite different, and far more interesting problem. When pressed to say where her roots are, she recalled the image in the Koran of a tree that has its roots not in the earth but in the air. With an unprecedentedly mobile world population, writers are everywhere on the frontline of cultural exchange, putting into words the experiences of millions whose own identities are contested and denied. Yet writers themselves hate to be categorised: there is something about being a writer that is all about putting your roots in the air. Stories, on the other hand, grow downwards, seeking the cultural nutrients in the soil. When David Edgar, chairing a session on theatre and censorship, asked the Northern Irish playwright Gary Mitchell whether he spoke for the Protestant community in North Belfast, Mitchell replied pugnaciously that he spoke only for himself.
Нолан будет выполнять роль исполнительного продюсера в сиквеле, объявили в Warner Bros. Вместе с Ноланом в качестве исполнительного продюсера, как ходят слухи, Бэтмен и Супермен вскоре могут появиться на экране вместе. The film is slated for release in summer 2015, but there has been no word on who will play Batman. Bale has previously shot down rumours that he would play the masked hero again.
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Police blame Kurdish rebels. Russia officially recognized independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. India becomes the fourth nation to reach the moon. November 2008 Mumbai attacks, a series of ten coordinated terrorist attacks across Mumbai, India, killing 195 people and injuring 290 more.
Australia recorded its first death in the Iraq conflict after soldier Private Jake Kovco died in an accidental shooting. His grieving family also expressed their disbelief and outrage after an inquiry found Pte Kovco was responsible for his own death. It was a year where conflict continued to plague the Middle East , which reached a new boiling point as Lebanese and Israeli tensions exploded in July. Hundreds of Australians were urgently evacuated of from the region. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict continued to rumble.
It was exacerbated by Hamas winning control of the Palestinian Parliament in February. Subsequent factional violence among the Palestinians themselves intensified the crisis in the region. Iran came under further criticism over its nuclear energy stance and also together with Syria, came under fire for its backing of Hezbollah in Lebanon. North Korea flexed its strategic muscle in its first underground nuclear test in October, ignoring international condemnation and threats of more sanctions. He is still awaiting a trial for alleged involvement in terrorist activities in Afghanistan. Closer to home, violence broke out in East Timor in April, as troops and police fought among themselves in the streets of the capital Dili. Twenty-one people were killed and thousands of terrified residents fled their homes. Fijians faced more uncertain times after its military chief staged the fourth coup in 20 years to topple the democratically elected government of Laisenia Qarase.
Much of southern Lebanon was severely damaged. Robert Gates was approved as the new defense secretary. In August, officials in Britain said they prevented a terrorist plot to bomb several passenger airplanes over the Atlantic Ocean. This led to new restrictions on what passengers can carry on planes. Fighting between rebels and government forces has killed more than two hundred thousand people. Our reports can be found on our Web site, voaspecialenglish. Voice of America Special English.
Bale has previously shot down rumours that he would play the masked hero again. Ранее Бэйл отверг слухи, что он опять сыграет героя в маске. Greg Silverman, president of creative development at Warner Bros, said the studio could not think of any director better suited to bringing Superman and Batman together. Грег Силверман, президент креативного подразделения Warner Bros, сказал, что студия не могла бы подумать ни о каком другом режиссере для съемок фильма, сводящего вместе Супермена и Бэтмена.
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