Новости за 27.08.2021

By Karen Pierog and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S.

(Reuters) - Taliban forces have taken up position in Kabul airport and are ready to take full control as early as this weekend, as soon as U.S. forces leave, two senior Taliban figures said on Friday.

By Luc Cohen (Reuters) - Japanese oil company Inpex Corp sold two Venezuelan oil and gas assets to Caracas-based Sucre Energy Group, three people familiar with the transaction said, as multinational

By Chavi Mehta (Reuters) - A possible merger between storage hardware maker Western Digital Corp with its Japanese partner and chipmaker Kioxia Holdings could create a NAND memory chipmaking giant

(Reuters) - Swedish music streaming platform Spotify Technology SA said on Friday Apple Inc's agreement to loosen App Store restrictions for small developers does not address the basic aspects of

(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's ESPN is looking to license its brand to major sports-betting companies for at least $3 billion over several years to take advantage of the booming online betting industry,

By Diego Oré (Reuters) - The first cryptocurrency ATM in Honduras opened this week as bitcoin backers sought to spur demand for virtual assets after neighboring El Salvador became the first country to

By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China, in the midst of a rapid nuclear weapons buildup, will soon surpass Russia as the United States' top nuclear threat, a senior U.S. military official

By Amanda Perobelli BRASILIA (Reuters) - A group of about 150 indigenous people protested in front of Brazil's presidential palace on Friday, setting fire to a giant coffin that had been carried in a

New reports have sparked serious concern about the safety of Americans stranded in Afghanistan. A Thursday Politico exclusive alleged the Biden administration gave the Taliban a list of Americans and allies who need to enter the Kabul airport.

On Thursday, the Washington State Department of Agriculture said officials found and destroyed the first Asian giant hornet nest of the season. In rural Whatcom County, the Department said they were able to locate the nest using a hornet that had been previously tagged.

A gunman has been shot and killed by police after he opened fire at a California beach pier. Lt. Brandon Dean of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, said they were alerted to an active shooter threat late on Wednesday at the Redondo Beach Pier, just southwest of Downtown Los Angeles.

In a 6-3 vote on Thursday, the Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration's eviction moratorium. According to the high court, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn't have the authority to impose an eviction moratorium. Rather, "if a federally imposed eviction moratorium is to continue, Congress must specifically authorize it."

By Peter Hall (Reuters) - Manchester United capped a day of high-transfer drama by agreeing a deal for Cristiano Ronaldo to return to the club, after rivals Manchester City had a reported change of

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola clarified comments about his future on Friday and said he had no plans to leave the Premier League champions when his contract runs

By Aaron Ross and Karin Strohecker (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo's government is reviewing its $6 billion "infrastructure-for-minerals" deal with Chinese investors as part of a broader

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Ninety children abducted from a school in Nigeria were reunited on Friday with their parents after being held captive for nearly three months, part of a wave of mass

The general overseeing the American evacuation from Afghanistan said Thursday's attack against U.S. service members might not be the last. On Thursday, Commanding General Kenneth McKenzie warned terrorist attacks could continue in the region.

By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - U.S.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati said on Friday he still had to overcome major hurdles to forming a new government, amid a deep economic and political crisis that has

By Paul Lienert and Heekyong Yang (Reuters) - Shares of Korean battery maker LG Chem slid to a nine-month low on Friday as investors digested reports linking fires in General Motors Co and Hyundai

By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) - The judge overseeing Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy on Friday urged opponents of the OxyContin maker’s reorganization plan, which would resolve widespread opioid litigation,

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About three dozen unaccompanied Afghan children have been placed in U.S. government custody after being evacuated from Afghanistan during the hurried U.S.

LONDON (Reuters) - Two British nationals and the child of a third British national were killed in Thursday's attack at Kabul airport, British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Friday.

By Stephanie Nebehay and Orhan Coskun GENEVA/ANKARA (Reuters) - NATO allies are struggling to ensure that Afghanistan's main gateway, Kabul airport, remains open for urgently needed humanitarian aid