Новости за 31.07.2015

LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - The world is on the verge of being able to protect humans against Ebola, the World Health Organization said on Friday, as a trial in Guinea found a vaccine to have been 100 percent effective.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - New U.S. sanctions against Russia show that Washington wants to aggravate tensions with Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's former prime minister Amama Mbabazi said on Friday he would stand as an independent candidate in the 2016 presidential election, accusing the ruling party of illegally blocking his efforts to stand on its ticket.

COLOMBO (Reuters) - One person was killed and 13 wounded on Friday in a drive-by shooting at a Sri Lankan election rally attended by the finance minister, a further act of political violence in a nation still recovering from civil war.

Apple will unveil its next generation set top box in September featuring the voice controlled assistant, Siri, according to Buzzfeed. Fred Katayama reports.

Apple will unveil its next generation set top box in September featuring the voice controlled assistant, Siri, according to Buzzfeed. Fred Katayama reports.

Apple will unveil its next generation set top box in September featuring the voice controlled assistant, Siri, according to Buzzfeed. Fred Katayama reports.

NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - The dollar tumbled and benchmark U.S. Treasury yields touched multi-week lows on Friday as an unexpectedly weak government reading of American labor costs dulled prospects for higher U.S. interest rates.

July 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Scoreboard at close of play on the third day in the third Test between England and Australia on Friday in Birmingham, England Australia 1st innings 136 (C. Rogers 52; J. Anderson 6-47) England 1st innings 281 (J. Root 63, M. Ali 59, I. Bell 53) Australia 2nd innings (Overnight: 168-7) C. Rogers lbw b Broad 6 D. Warner c Lyth b Anderson 77 S. Smith c Buttler b Fi

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Playing team sports and exercising during adolescence can have long-lasting benefits for women and may even reduce their risk of dying from cancer and other causes later in life, a new study showed on Friday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Playing team sports and exercising during adolescence can have long-lasting benefits for women and may even reduce their risk of dying from cancer and other causes later in life, a new study showed on Friday.

BIRMINGHAM, July 31 (Reuters) - England beat Australia by eight wickets to win the third test at Edgbaston on Friday and take a 2-1 lead in the Ashes series.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras acknowledged on Friday that his government had made covert contingency plans in case Greece was forced out of the euro, but rejected accusations that he had plotted a return to the drachma.

ENGLAND BEAT AUSTRALIA BY EIGHT WICKETS TO WIN THIRD ASHES TEST, TAKE 2-1 SERIES LEAD

* Tsipras faces party revolt as talks with EU/IMF begin (Adds finance minister's quote after creditor talks)

KAZAN, Russia - Britain's Adam Peaty competes at his first world championships on Sunday targetting double gold and with the 20-year-old's breaststroke rivals gunning for him.

Russia's central bank cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 11 percent on Friday as expected, saying risks of the economy cooling now outweighed inflation risks. Ciara Lee reports.

Russia's central bank cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 11 percent on Friday as expected, saying risks of the economy cooling now outweighed inflation risks. Ciara Lee reports.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - China and Southeast Asian nations have agreed to set up a foreign ministers' hotline to tackle emergencies in the disputed South China Sea, a senior official of the ASEAN grouping told Reuters on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - China and Southeast Asian nations have agreed to set up a foreign ministers' hotline to tackle emergencies in the disputed South China Sea, a senior official of the ASEAN grouping told Reuters on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's newly-appointed attorney general said on Friday a purported draft of a charge sheet against Prime Minister Najib Razak published on the Sarawak Report website was false, and part of a plot to topple the country's leader.

LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - Hedge funds have yet to bet on a fall in RSA shares even though they have risen about 20 percent on the possibility of a bid from Zurich Insurance , pointing to market confidence a deal will be done.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Reuters) - Malaysia's newly-appointed attorney general said on Friday a purported draft of a charge sheet against Prime Minister Najib Razak published on the Sarawak Report website was false, and part of a plot to topple the country's leader.

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea striker Diego Costa and defender Gary Cahill will be fit to play against Arsenal in the Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday, manager Jose Mourinho has said.

LONDON (Reuters) - Aston Villa have signed French midfielder Jordan Veretout from Ligue 1 club Nantes on a five-year contract, the Premier League side said on Friday.