Новости за 07.02.2017

BNP Paribas said Tuesday it had managed to expand net profits last year despite tepid global growth as it set out plans to advance its push into digital banking.

Dennis Rodman, cinq fois vainqueur du championnat NBA de basket-ball, a été condamné à 30 heures de travaux d'intérêt général lundi pour avoir provoqué un accident de la route après avoir pris une bretelle d'autoroute à contresens, le tout sans permis de conduire.

Les opérateurs boursiers Deutsche Börse et London Stock Exchange (LSE) ont officiellement proposé mardi à la Commission européenne de vendre la chambre de compensation LCH. Clearnet SA, seule cession envisagée pour tenter d'obtenir le feu vert européen nécessaire à leur fusion.

The US government on Monday defended President Donald Trump’s travel ban as a “lawful exercise” of his authority, and urged an appeals court to reinstate the suspended measure in the interests of national security.

China will attend an organ trafficking summit at the Vatican for the first time Tuesday, local media said, as Beijing tries to persuade the world it is no longer using executed prisoners as donors.

Stock exchange operators Deutsche Boerse and London Stock Exchange (LSE) said Tuesday they would offer to sell French clearing house LCH Clearnet as they push for regulatory approval of their planned merger.

Le Parlement israélien a adopté une loi qui permettrait à Israël de s'approprier des centaines d'hectares de terres palestiniennes en Cisjordanie occupée. Controversée, cette loi pourrait être retoquée par la Cour suprême.

Face à la vulnérabilité du Mali, de plus en plus exposé aux attaques terroristes, les dirigeants du Burkina Faso, du Mali, de la Mauritanie, du Niger et du Tchad veulent lancer une force conjointe de coopération pour sécuriser leurs frontières.

"These children can't go to real schools... kids have been beaten up, assaulted, deprived of food," said college head Colin Northmore of the plight of young migrants in South Africa.

Amadeo Garcia has no one left to talk to in his mother tongue, Taushiro.

An Indian court has ordered filmmakers to cut four scenes from a forthcoming Bollywood movie after ruling that they show lawyers in a bad light, media reports said on Tuesday.

David Hockney is marking his 80th birthday this year with a major retrospective of his work in London, which attempts to explore what turns an artist into a popular star.

The divisive political climate in America hung over the Oscar nominees luncheon as Academy Awards president Cheryl Boone Isaacs opened the gathering with a call for tolerance and freedom of expression.

Amnesty International accuse le régime syrien d'avoir pendu quelque 13 000 personnes en cinq ans dans une prison gouvernementale près de Damas. L'organisation de défense des droits de l'Homme dénonce une "politique d'extermination".

The first royal defamation case brought under Thailand's new monarch was slammed by a top United Nations envoy on Tuesday, who said public figures should not be above scrutiny or criticism.

World number one Lee Chong Wei was left fuming after an injury at Malaysia's new training centre cost him what may have been his last shot at the All England Championship, reports said Tuesday.

LeBron James sank an astonishing 3-pointer to force overtime and Kyrie Irving sparkled late as the Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted Washington 140-135 on Monday in an epic NBA thriller.

Australia's central bank held interest rates at a record low of 1.50 percent Tuesday but soft inflation and growth figures kept the door open for future cuts.

The US government has defended President Donald Trump's travel ban as a "lawful exercise" of his authority, and urged an appeals court to reinstate the suspended measure in the interests of national security.

All Blacks vice-captain Ben Smith said Tuesday he had signed up to stay with the world champions until 2020, fending off interest from cashed-up French clubs.

Hours after his team lost Super Bowl 51, Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan was named as the new coach of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers.

After losing a court fight to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and serving a four-game ban to start the season, New England quarterback Tom Brady accepted something else Monday from Goodell -- the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player trophy.

La Colombie doit commencer mardi à négocier la paix avec l'ELN, la dernière de ses guérillas en lutte armée, pour clore le plus ancien et le plus long conflit de l'hémisphère occidental, qui a fait quelque 300.000 morts et disparus.

As many as 13,000 people were hanged in five years at a notorious Syrian government prison near Damascus, Amnesty International said Tuesday, accusing the regime of a "policy of extermination."

President Donald Trump says he thinks he has helped the Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics but was unsure if his controversal travel restrictions might hurt the US bid.