Новости за 13.08.2015

* Crown Resorts down after annual profits slump (Adds analysis, quotes, stocks on the move)

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Ukraine and a group of its largest creditors on Wednesday failed to reach a deal to restructure the country's $19 billion of debt but will resume negotiations on Thursday, a source close to the talks said.

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar security forces have surrounded the headquarters of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) in the capital, Naypyitaw, and prevented party members in the compound from leaving, party sources in the building said on Thursday.

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The Australian and New Zealand dollars bounced away from six-year lows on Thursday as assurances from China's central bank that it was not aiming to aggressively devalue the yuan helped soothe market jitters.

BEIJING, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The vice governor of China's central bank said on Thursday the country will quicken the opening of its foreign exchange market and will attract more foreign investors as it liberalises its financial markets.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have expelled the former chairman of state-owned China FAW Group Corp. from the ruling Communist Party, an anti-graft agency said on Thursday.

Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods rock the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin. Natasha Howitt reports.

Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods rock the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin. Natasha Howitt reports.

Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods rock the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin. Natasha Howitt reports.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's currency fell to a four-year low on Wednesday, slumping for a second day, after a central bank devaluation on Tuesday, and government sources believe the yuan may be allowed to slide even further to help the country's exporters.

SHANGHAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Thursday that there is no basis for further depreciation in the yuan currency given strong economic fundamentals, in a bid to reassure jittery global financial markets after it devalued the currency earlier in the week.

SEOUL, Aug 13 (Reuters) - South Korea granted pardons on Thursday to 6,527 people including Chey Tae-won, chairman of the SK Group, the country's third-largest conglomerate, the justice minister said, citing in part Seoul's efforts to revive a sputtering economy.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki dropped her opening match at the

By Yeawon Choi SEOUL, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The South Korean won rose against the dollar on Thursday as traders bet that global market mayhem sparked by China's devaluation of the yuan would convince the U.S. Federal Reserve to wait longer before starting to raise interest rates. Market reaction was largely muted after the Bank of Korea kept its policy interest rate steady at a record low of 1.50 percent earlier in the day, which had been expected. China's yuan weakened per dollar f

(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said on Wednesday that recent liver surgery revealed he had cancer that had spread to other parts of his body.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia coach Michael Cheika has sprung a surprise by naming Quade Cooper at flyhalf in one of six changes to the starting side for the Bledisloe Cup decider against the All Blacks at Eden Park on Saturday.

* Phipps omitted for scrumhalf White (Adds details, quotes)

TAIPEI, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks rebounded from recent losses on Thursday, after Wall Street erased earlier falls to end flat and Taiwan regulators tightened rules to discourage short-selling to help shore up market sentiment.

* Q2 same-store sales growth in retail in high-teens (Add management comment, details)

With California in its fourth year of a catastrophic drought, Los Angeles is rolling out a new initiative to save water: shade balls. Gavino Garay reports.

With California in its fourth year of a catastrophic drought, Los Angeles is rolling out a new initiative to save water: shade balls. Gavino Garay reports.

With California in its fourth year of a catastrophic drought, Los Angeles is rolling out a new initiative to save water: shade balls. Gavino Garay reports.

With California in its fourth year of a catastrophic drought, Los Angeles is rolling out a new initiative to save water: shade balls. Gavino Garay reports.

KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The stage is set for Thursday's opening round at the 97th PGA Championship being held this week for a third time at Whistling Straits, which is viewed by the players both as a 'Beauty' and a 'Beast'.

(Reuters) - Online dating application Tinder said on Wednesday night that it had re-appointed the app's founder, Sean Rad, as its chief executive.