Новости за 13.12.2019

(Reuters) - The U.S. economy is in a "good place" and more of the same is expected in 2020, U.S Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida said on Friday, reiterating the central bank's stance that it

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Tireless teenage activist Greta Thunberg has been crisscrossing the globe by car, train and boat - but not plane - to demand action on climate change.

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 11:55 AM PT — Friday, December 13, 2019 Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have pushed through two articles of impeachment against...

By Gilles Guillaume and Giulio Piovaccari PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) - French shareholders in the planned merger of PSA and Fiat Chrysler are seeking reassurances that they will retain a numerical

By Stephen Farrell and Nidal al-Mughrabi BETHLEHEM/GAZA (Reuters) - George Salameh's family has lived in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem for 70 years.

A man suspected of killing a Texas police sergeant was taken into custody on Thursday following a two-day manhunt. Police said Tavores Henderson was arrested without incident in Houston, where he was found hiding in a friend’s home.

The USMCA trade deal is one step closer to being ratified. The White House sent ratifying legislation to the House on Friday, giving lawmakers a 90 day period to implement the deal. The House Ways and Means Committee is expected to begin marking up the bill next week. A full House vote is expected soon after.

The Supreme Court has agreed to take up the case over whether President Trump should disclose his personal tax returns. The high court announced their decision on Friday and said oral arguments will begin in the spring.

By Beth Pinsker NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tax-loss harvesting is all about finding losers in your investment portfolio to offset winners so you pay less tax.

A man in Paris was shot dead after attempting to attack local authorities on Friday. Reports said a security guard alerted police of the man, who arrived in front of La Défense Square wielding a knife.

The White House has announced fewer Trump administration officials will be allowed to listen in on the president's phone calls with foreign leaders. Friday reports said only the most senior officials will have access to calls and transcripts moving forward.

A 13-year-old boy was arrested and charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a college student in New York City. On Friday, senior law enforcement officials said the unidentified boy faces charges of second degree murder, robbery and a weapons related charge. Police said he confessed to the killing of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors after authorities caught him trespassing on Thursday afternoon.

The U.S. is imposing sanctions on the son of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. The Treasury Department announced sanctions against Rafael Antonio Ortega on Thursday after the White House reprimanded him for alleged corruption and money laundering. The move will freeze all of the Ortega’s U.S. based assets.

The White House is reportedly holding off on peace talks with the Taliban for the time being. In a pair of Thursday tweets, the U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan announced a "brief pause" in negotiations.

President Trump is thanking his supporters for his record high approval rating among the GOP. In a Friday tweet, the president stated his 95 percent GOP rating comes as voters increasingly disapprove of the House's impeachment efforts.

On Friday, officials arrested a suspect in connection with an early morning shooting in Georgia. Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office said 18-year-old Cameron Golden was taken into custody at a Greyhound bus station in Birmingham, Alabama, which is about three hours away from the crime scene.

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government took a downbeat view of creating a central bank digital currency for public use, saying it could do more harm than good and destabilize the financial system.

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The next "Star Wars" movie arrives in theaters on Thursday promising an epic conclusion to three trilogies over four decades and answers to at least some of

By Guy Faulconbridge and William James LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Friday that will allow him to end three years of political paralysis and

By Jesús Aguado and Clara-Laeila Laudette MADRID (Reuters) - The results of British elections are positive in the short term as they eliminate uncertainty regarding Britain's exit process from the

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Empress Emerita Michiko has been vomiting blood and losing weight since September, when she had surgery for early-stage breast cancer, but the cause of both remains

By Medha Singh and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) - A surge for London-listed companies brought European stock markets within striking distance of an all-time high on Friday, as investors cheered the

By Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics vice-president Kang Kyung-hoon received a 16-month jail term on Friday on charges of union-busting activities, South

By Ian Graham and Russell Cheyne BELFAST/GLASGOW (Reuters) - The election result was hailed as a victory for English, Scottish and Irish nationalism - and it could spell the end of the United Kingdom.

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy will cast off some of the Brexit uncertainty that has held it back since 2016 after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's election triumph, but the