The largest American retail chain Walmart found itself at the center of a scandal after one of its bakeries produced a cake decorated with the image of the battle flag of the Islamic State terrorist group. The customer of the delicacy was a man named Chuck Nethammer, who lives in Louisiana.…
Acting President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Joseph Blatter said he did not resign as head of the organization. “I didn’t resign, but entrusted my future to the extraordinary congress of FIFA. I am not yet ripe for a museum, ...
The United States is complying with its obligations and not eavesdropping on the negotiations of French President Francois Hollande. US President Barack Obama stated this in a telephone conversation with the leader of the Fifth Republic. “Obama reaffirmed that the United States is honoring its commitments made to our French colleagues in...
Sepp Blatter does not exclude the possibility of his candidacy in the early presidential elections in FIFA, a source surrounded by the football boss told the BBC. On June 2, the 79-year-old Swiss, just two days earlier re-elected by the FIFA Congress for a fifth term, announced that ...
In the United States, materials of court hearings have been published, during which a former high-ranking FIFA official Chuck Blazer pleaded guilty. A former member of the CONCACAF leadership said that he and other members of the FIFA leadership took bribes to elect South Africa as the host country of the World Cup ...
Joseph Blatter will resign as president of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) at an emergency congress of the organization. He announced this at a press conference. “I have thought carefully about my presidency and how I have spent the last 40 years,” said...
The current President of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), Joseph Blatter, managed to retain his post following the election of a new president. Blatter's only competitor, Prince Ali al-Hussein of Jordan, withdrew his candidacy in the first round of elections, during which he scored two ...
A Lithuanian intelligence officer was detained in Russia while receiving classified information, the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia reported. “On May 19, the Russian FSB detained a Lithuanian citizen, an illegal intelligence officer of the Lithuanian Republic, in Moscow. A foreign intelligence officer was caught red-handed while receiving a documentary document from a Russian citizen...
In Grozny, the wedding of Chechen policeman Nazhud Guchigov with 17-year-old Luiza Goilabieva took place, which caused a mixed reaction from the public. “I pronounce you husband and wife. You are being presented with your first family document,” the radio station “Moscow Speaks” quotes an employee of the Grozny registry office. Information about the planned wedding of a 57-year-old...
Google has suspended the Map Maker service, which allows you to edit maps, after an incident with a robot relieving itself - the Android logo. The company admits that they have not yet come up with an algorithm that would help deal with such situations. “We believe it is more fair to say...