Новости за 11.08.2015

MOSCOW, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Russian state companies and banks are cutting staff and scrapping projects as they prepare for another surge of foreign debt repayments of at least $35 billion before the end of the year amid falling energy export revenues and a weaker rouble.

MOSCOW, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Russian state companies and banks are cutting staff and scrapping projects as they prepare for another surge of foreign debt repayments of at least $35 billion before the end of the year amid falling energy export revenues and a weaker rouble.

CAPE TOWN, Aug 11 (Reuters) - South Africans must be patient with the pace of transformation in the country's national rugby side and will not be asking for more black players at the World Cup, sports minister Fikile Mbalula said.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow urged Kiev to end its "irresponsible actions" in east Ukraine, a day after the Ukrainian military reported the heaviest shelling by Russian-backed rebels since a truce was agreed in February.

LONDON (Reuters) - London is set for more transport chaos this month after the RMT train drivers' union said it had set two further 24-hour stoppages on the city's underground rail network in its dispute over planned night working.

LONDON (Reuters) - London is set for more transport chaos this month after the RMT train drivers' union said it had set two further 24-hour stoppages on the city's underground rail network in its dispute over planned night working.

WARSAW, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Poland's banks could challenge a plan to make them foot the bill for fixing the country's Swiss franc mortgage problem in the country's constitutional court, two industry sources said on Tuesday.

SOFIA (Reuters) - Lokomotiv Plovdiv have been fined 37,500 levs ($21,224) after fans made racial and discriminatory slurs during a league match against leaders Litex Lovech on Saturday, the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) said.

* Bank sees pressure easing as economy recovers (Recasts, adds management comment)

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is likely to regain a lucrative European Union trade concession for garments exports, the government said on Tuesday, five years after the South Asian island nation lost the discount over its failure to address human rights concerns.

Fancy a little cat with your cappuccino? Washington D.C.'s first cat cafe serves coffee with a cause- the adoption of rescue cats. Pavithra George reports.

Fancy a little cat with your cappuccino? Washington D.C.'s first cat cafe serves coffee with a cause- the adoption of rescue cats. Pavithra George reports.

Fancy a little cat with your cappuccino? Washington D.C.'s first cat cafe serves coffee with a cause- the adoption of rescue cats. Pavithra George reports.

August 11, 2015 marks the first anniversary of the unexpected death of Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams. Helen Williams reports.

August 11, 2015 marks the first anniversary of the unexpected death of Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams. Helen Williams reports.

PARIS (Reuters) - France midfielder Mathieu Valbuena has joined Olympique Lyonnais from Russian club Dynamo Moscow, the Ligue 1 side said on Tuesday.

Scuffles break out among migrants on the Greek island of Kos, where authorities are struggling to cope with the arrival of thousands of migrants. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Scuffles break out among migrants on the Greek island of Kos, where authorities are struggling to cope with the arrival of thousands of migrants. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

(Reuters) - Kumar Sangakkara has featured prominently in strategy meetings in rival dressing rooms over the last one-and-half-decades and it is no different even in the final series for the retiring Sri Lankan great.

Aug 11 (Reuters) - Kumar Sangakkara has featured prominently in strategy meetings in rival dressing rooms over the last one-and-half-decades and it is no different even in the final series for the retiring Sri Lankan great.

MOSCOW, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Armenia's central bank said on Tuesday it had cut its key refinancing rate to 10.25 percent from 10.5 percent.

(Reuters) - Five people were arrested and are in U.S. custody, charged in an insider trading scheme that generated more than $30 million in illegal profits, an FBI spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

The yuan's sudden devaluation rattles European markets, as the continent's top exporters brace for weaker sales in China. Sara Hemrajani reports.

The yuan's sudden devaluation rattles European markets, as the continent's top exporters brace for weaker sales in China. Sara Hemrajani reports.

The yuan's sudden devaluation rattles European markets, as the continent's top exporters brace for weaker sales in China. Sara Hemrajani reports.