Новости за 24.06.2015

SHANGHAI, June 24 (Reuters) - China stocks gained for a second day on Wednesday, aided by liquidity unlocked from recent IPOs, as some investors took advantage of last week's market collapse to buy relatively cheap shares.

* NPS decision on pending Samsung Group merger to be closely watched (Adds significance for Samsung Group merger, share moves, analyst quote)

* NPS decision on pending Samsung Group merger to be closely watched (Adds significance for Samsung Group merger, share moves, analyst quote)

SINGAPORE, June 24 (Reuters) - Refiners on the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii have stepped up purchases of Russian crude, taking advantage of a narrow gap between U.S. and global prices as they look to guard against a seasonal shortage of Alaskan supply, trade and industry sources said.

Washington and Beijing work out their differences behind closed doors at an annual top-level meeting. One major bone of contention - the recent spate of hack attacks on the U.S.

SYDNEY, June 24 (Reuters) - India's Adani Mining said on Wednesday it was rejigging the budget on the A$10 billion ($7.72 billion) Carmichael coal mine project in Australia as it faces delays in government approvals.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Liverpool have agreed to sign Brazil international Roberto Firmino pending a medical that will take place after his participation at the Copa America, the Premier League club confirmed on Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - British bank Atom said on Wednesday it had secured its licence by the Bank of England, and planned to launch products and services to customers later this year.

KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's financial capital of Karachi is wilting in a four-day heat wave that has killed more than 780 people, a health charity said on Wednesday, as the government declared a holiday in the city to encourage people to stay home and cool off.

KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's financial capital of Karachi is wilting in a four-day heat wave that has killed more than 780 people, a health charity said on Wednesday, as the government declared a holiday in the city to encourage people to stay home and cool off.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - ACT Brumbies winger Henry Speight has been banned for five weeks for dangerous play and will miss this weekend's Super Rugby semi-final against the Wellington Hurricanes, governing body SANZAR said on Wednesday.

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's tax office is considering a tax amnesty for financial crimes, in a move that could bring back at least 100 trillion rupiah ($7.5 billion) to the state coffers, the director-general of taxes said on Wednesday.

Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is due to be formally sentenced to death by a U.S. court. Paul Chapman reports.

Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is due to be formally sentenced to death by a U.S. court. Paul Chapman reports.

Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is due to be formally sentenced to death by a U.S. court. Paul Chapman reports.

Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is due to be formally sentenced to death by a U.S. court. Paul Chapman reports.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek economy minister George Stathakis said on Wednesday "two or three" items remained to settle with international lenders on a package of proposals put forward by Greece to break a deadlock in negotiations a cash-for-reforms deal.

BANGKOK, June 24 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose in light volume on Wednesday as investors cautiously built positions amid hopes of a Greek debt deal, with Philippine large-caps rebounding a day ahead of the central bank's meeting on interest rates. The Philippine composite index was up 0.5 percent after a 0.8 percent fall on Tuesday to a near one-week low. Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co, the most actively-traded stock, gained 1 percent. All 16 economists in a Reuters

* Winger also out for Australia's Rugby Championship opener (writes through with ban, changes slug)

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will welcome former soldiers living in Taiwan who fought against Japan in World War Two to take part in commemorations marking 70 years since the end of the conflict in Asia, state media said on Wednesday.

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Japan completed the quarter-final lineup for the Women's World Cup on Tuesday when the defending champions rolled into the last eight with an impressive 2-1 win over the Netherlands.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's leftwing government expressed confidence on Tuesday that parliament would approve a debt deal with lenders, despite an angry reaction from some of its own lawmakers who accused it of caving in to pressure for more austerity.

SANAA (Reuters) - Army forces loyal to Yemen's exiled president seized a border crossing with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, officials in the area and witnesses said, dealing a rare blow to the country's dominant Houthi group.

SANAA (Reuters) - Army forces loyal to Yemen's exiled president seized a border crossing with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, officials in the area and witnesses said, dealing a rare blow to the country's dominant Houthi group.

* Traders eyeing Shanghai bullion conference for more details