Новости за 12.06.2015

Newly discovered footage shows what appears to be Amelia Earhart preparing for her ill-fated around-the-world flight attempt. Elly Park reports.

NBA star Michael Jordan chooses Paris to present a new pair of shoes celebrating 30 years of the brand. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

It's mating season for endangered Southern right whales off Argentina with at least one pair seen flirting this week in waters near the Patagonia shore. Sean Carberry reports.

Thirty-five year-old rugby player Ben Ross says he's recovering after breaking his arm on a live Australian TV show while arm wrestling for charity. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Thirty-five year-old rugby player Ben Ross says he's recovering after breaking his arm on a live Australian TV show while arm wrestling for charity. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

BAKU (Reuters) - Pop star Lady Gaga sang John Lennon's 'Imagine' sitting at a flower-covered piano as the inaugural European Games got off to a glamorous start in the Azeri capital with a dazzling opening ceremony on Friday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the eve of a vote in Congress that could determine the fate of his Pacific Rim trade pact, President Barack Obama put in a surprise appearance on Thursday night at the annual congressional ball game between Republicans and Democrats.

HARARE (Reuters) - On online auction site eBay, a 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollar note is a collector's item fetching up to $35, a small fortune compared with the 40 U.S. cents on offer from the central bank as it seeks to officially bury the worthless currency.

Around 60 Thai traffic cops are being trained by doctors on how to safely deliver babies during Bangkok's rush hour. Elly Park reports.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Providing insight into the sometimes mysterious biology of reproduction, researchers in Japan have identified a gene that controls whether the reproductive precursor cells known as germ cells eventually become sperm or eggs.

Hollywood star Sandra Bullock makes her debut as a super-villain in the animated "Minions" film. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Marilyn Manson wins lifetime achievement gong at Kerrang! awards in London; Alice Cooper and Judas Priest also honoured. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)

NEW YORK - The sharp bond market selloff is starting to pinch American consumers and companies, causing a mild economic tightening that, if sustained, could raise alarms at the Federal Reserve and even delay a plan to hike interest rates in coming months.

A thin and flexible implant that can be applied directly to the surface of the spinal cord to administer electrical and chemical stimulation has been developed by scientists in Switzerland. The e-Dura implant, made from a silicon substrate embedded with electrodes, replicates the properties of the soft living tissue around the spinal cord; meaning it can remain in situ without discomfort.

A spinal implant which combines electrical and chemical stimulation to treat paralysis has been successfully tested on rats, with scientists now working towards testing the stretchy and flexible e-Dura implant on humans. Matthew Stock reports.

LONDON - Britain's economic growth rate was stronger than previously estimated last year and in early 2015, the country's statistics office said as it announced revisions to the way it measures the construction sector.

LONDON - Britain's economic growth rate was stronger than previously estimated last year and in early 2015, the country's statistics office said as it announced revisions to the way it measures the construction sector.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats and Republicans take their age-old rivalry from the halls of Capitol Hill to the open air of a professional sports stadium on Thursday for an annual congressional baseball game whose stakes could hardly be higher.

Ornette Coleman, a jazz saxophone player who won a 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Music and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, has died at the age of 85. Roselle Chen reports.