Новости за 13.08.2015

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The producers of longrunning U.S. children's TV show "Sesame Street" have struck a five-year partnership with cable channel HBO that will bring much-needed funding for the future of the award-winning show, both companies said on Thursday.

The discovery of a "honeycomb pattern" in the brains of combat veterans' who survived IED blasts may provide clues to the neurological impact of warfare, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Jillian Kitchener reports.

The discovery of a "honeycomb pattern" in the brains of combat veterans' who survived IED blasts may provide clues to the neurological impact of warfare, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Jillian Kitchener reports.

(Reuters Health) - Want to lose body fat? At least initially, a diet low in fat may be better than one that limits carbohydrates, a U.S. study suggests.

(Reuters Health) - Want to lose body fat? At least initially, a diet low in fat may be better than one that limits carbohydrates, a U.S. study suggests.

News Corp is taking a big charge on its Amplify digital education business and seeking a buyer for it. Breakingviews columnists spot a pattern in Rupert Murdoch's capital misallocation.

OPPIKOPPI, South Africa (Reuters) - Once a year thousands of South Africans descend on a patch of bush in Limpopo for a festival as old as their democracy, throwing up a town of tents and a haze of smoke and dust as if in a rush for the platinum buried deep beneath their feet.

LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline is banking on a major clinical trial to revive its flagging respiratory medicine business, with billions of dollars of sales riding on a positive result.

LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline is banking on a major clinical trial to revive its flagging respiratory medicine business, with billions of dollars of sales riding on a positive result.

(Reuters Health) - If all the birds, bugs, bees and other creatures that pollinate our food crops were to disappear from the planet, humans could face a sharp increase in malnutrition, disease and death in many parts of the world, scientists estimate.

(Reuters Health) - If all the birds, bugs, bees and other creatures that pollinate our food crops were to disappear from the planet, humans could face a sharp increase in malnutrition, disease and death in many parts of the world, scientists estimate.

Aug 13 (Reuters) - Latest first round leaderboard in the 97th PGA Championship being played on the par-72 Straits Course at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin on Thursday (U.S. unless stated):

BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European scientists have revised their plans for the comet lander Philae and are now focusing on getting images and drill samples if communications are restored.

The latest report on retail sales shows Americans were spending more last month especially on cars and restaurants. Jeanne Yurman reports.

LONDON (Reuters) - London’s High Court has issued an arrest order against the owner and a senior officer of a Nicaraguan grains business for failing to pay millions of dollars owed to commodities house Archer Daniels Midland for rice imports, ADM and court papers said.

Air New Zealand team up with national rugby side, All Blacks for latest on board safety video, Men in Black Safety Defenders. Rough cut - No reporter narration

Mining giant Glencore plans to rein in its spending, following sharp falls across commodity prices this year, as analysts warn of a burst commodities bubble. Kirsty Basset reports.

At least four people are confirmed dead following a helicopter crash in the Nigerian city of Lagos. The helicopter was operated by Texas-based transport services company, Bristow Group. Rob Muir reports.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel presented a proposal to the Palestinian Authority that could enable the opening of a long-awaited Palestinian 3G mobile network in the occupied West Bank.

DUBLIN, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Ireland will hand flanker Jack Conan his first international cap and Leinster team mate Gordon D'Arcy the chance of travelling to a World Cup for the fourth time in a revamped side to face Scotland on Saturday.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Analysts have cut their price targets for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd shares after the stock fell to a post-flotation low on Wednesday on weak earnings and concerns over China's economy.

How is China's yuan devaluation impacting Europe's luxury markets? Sara Hemrajani looks at how companies like Swatch and VW are faring, amid expectations of falling Chinese consumer demand.

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will give its communities minister the power to directly approve shale gas permits, removing decision-making from local politicians who have in the past months blocked the progress of Britain's first such wells.

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England is still expected to raise interest rates from a record low 0.5 percent early next year, but economists' conviction is wavering as domestic inflation and global growth remain muted, a Reuters poll found.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy is too dominated by "feral finance" and greater levels of regulation and taxation are needed to curb speculative activity by banks, says the man behind Labour leadership frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn's economic policy.