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Russia angry over Azerbaijan's Eurovision mistake
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has described as «outrageous» Azerbaijan's failure to award points to Russian representative in the Eurovision song contest.
U.S. stock futures advance
U.S. stocks futures were trading in a narrow range on Wednesday, May 22, morning, but with the major pre-market indexes seeing slight gains.
May 22 in pictures
BNN offers to take a look at the most interesting, the most scandalous and simply the most beautiful pictures of the day.
PhotoEnergy and taxes to be discussed in EU summit
EU heads of state and government are convening in Brussels to enhance energy market and limit tax avoidance.
Driver admits hitting cyclist on Twitter and provokes response from police force
British woman Emma Way seemed pretty happy about her achievements when she knocked over a cyclist on Sunday – taking to Twitter to complain that the road was being occupied by someone who doesn’t pay road tax.
SEB: there is a 50% chance Lithuania will be eligible for Euro in 2015
The Baltic States have been the most rapidly growing economies in the European Union lately, and they can retain their positions in the future as well. Economic growth in Latvia and Lithuania is expected to slow down this year. That in Estonia will remain unchanged – 3.3% respectively.
Photo: Chelsea Flower show
Every year at this time the grounds of the Royal Hospital are transformed into show gardens, inspirational small gardens and vibrant horticultural displays for the world's most famous flower show. The 2013 event marks the centenary of the Chelsea Flower Show so it's going to be extra-special.
Photo: Abandoned luxury cars in streets of Dubai
Some cities have a litter problem, some suffer from high crime rates and others might have a lack of affordable housing. And then you have Dubai, which for the last several years has been facing the unusual problem of high end sports cars being abandoned and left to gather thick layers of dust at airport car parks and on the roadside across the city.
Apple and other great American companies that keep mountains of cash overseas
Apple found itself in front of a Senate Subcommittee Tuesday, May 21, defending its elaborate practice of keeping cash offshore in order to minimize their tax liability. But Apple is far from the only company that does this.
Oklahoma tornado: a lucky mistake in death toll
Oklahoma state officials have corrected the previously announced number of storm victims down from 91 to 24.
Large asteroid to fly past Earth
On May 31, asteroid «1998 QE2» will come into the sight of astronomers' radars. Astronomers hope to take many high resolution photos, showing in detail the surface of the space object.
EU bathing water continues to improve
The latest data on EU bathing water quality has been released, showing 93% of sites meet the minimum standards.
Dolphin finds rare torpedo
A dolphin, who undergoes training at U.S. Navy to find explosives, has found a rare 19th century torpedo.
Man crushes 6 police cars with a tractor and becomes a folk hero
Last August, a Vermont farmer named Roger Pion was arrested with a small amount of marijuana on his person. At the station, the cops allegedly roughed him up. Not a scholar of passive resistance, Pion returned to the jail after his release driving a 20,000-lb. Case tractor. He then crushed six Orleans County cop cars and a police van.
PhotoMay 21 in pictures
BNN offers to take a look at the most interesting, the most scandalous and simply the most beautiful pictures of the day.
Cypriot banks launder money, leaked EU report reads
It has been unveiled in a leaked EU report that close to 60 percent of the clients of a Cypriot bank are «high risk» as regards money laundering and a large part of all bank depositors' files present errors.
1 commentIndia’s latest outsourcing business – cyberattacks
ESET, a Slovakian anti-virus firm, last week published a blog post detailing successful Indian attempts to breach computers in Pakistan. Symantec, another anti-virus company, quickly followed suit with a post that said, among other things, that several online security companies had been keeping an eye on the intrusions.
Apple has avoided paying billions in U.S. taxes, investigation unveils
U.S. Senate has released a lengthy report outlining the corporate strateges the hi-tech giant has employed to avoid paying billions in U.S. taxes.
Microsoft monitors Skype more closely than previously believed, reports suggest
Your Skype conversations aren't very private, a new report reveals. In an experiment, tech news site Ars Technica found that two out of the four links they sent over Skype were accessed by a computer that matched Microsoft's IP address.
Video: Highway demolition in China
Given the fevered pace of China's infrastructure development, 16 years is ancient. That's why the two-lane concrete Zhuan-yang viaduct running through the town of Wuhan, Hubei in central China had to go—a bigger and better six-lane freeway was in the works. But to demolish the original roadway without harming the surrounding homes, engineers smothered the blast under a blanket.
100 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute
YouTube has marked the company's 8th anniversary by unveiling some fairly notable statistical data regarding the service.
Photo: Apocalyptic skies during extreme weather
Having fallen in love with a small town in America, photographer Sean R Heavey has been capturing Northeastern Montana’s beautiful rural landscapes for the last few years—and some of his best pictures are of the dark, apocalyptic skies seen during thrilling storms.
Economic Diary: Smash Business with Taxes
Latvia's foreign trade export is growing faster than import
Latvenergo's profits drop by 18.5% in 2012
Slow-down in Estonia’s growth expected
PAA bath manufacturer modernizes production plant and creates Silk Stone material
Paul Krugman declined participation in the First Riga Economic Forum
Friendship between Unity and Prudentia: gigantic losses for state budget
HM: smoking in the presence of a child is considered abuse
Bathing season officially open in Latvia
Latvia's living costs reach record high level
Infographic: How teens' habits threaten the future of Facebook
Petrol price fixing scandal: oil giant bosses to be jailed if found guilty
May 16 in pictures
Bloomberg: The eurozone must be split to save EU
Gold shipment worth EUR 483,000 lost in Miami
Greek politician slaps woman live on TV
Colombia hosts Miss Pole Dance 2012
VIDEO: Airline fined for in-flight bikini show
VIDEO: The birth of a snowflake
VIDEO: World's most dangerous marketplace
May 20 in pictures
Photos of the week, 2013.05.17.
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