Новости за 17.08.2015

SAO PAULO, August 17 (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge sentenced Nestor Cervero, former international chief of state-run oil firm Petrobras, to just over 12 years in prison on Monday for corruption and money laundering related to a bribe allegedly paid to the speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress.

ZURICH (Reuters) - Outgoing president Sepp Blatter hit back at Chung Mong-joon, one of the candidates to replace him, for labelling FIFA a "corrupt organisation" on Monday and said the South Korean's remarks were "disturbing".

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The death toll from a mid-air collision between an executive jet used by military contractor BAE Systems Inc and a small plane over Southern California on Sunday has risen to five, according to a fire department spokesman.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition led by the United States conducted 13 air strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq on Sunday, and it also targeted the militant group in Syria with five air attacks, according to a statement released on Monday.

WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A coalition led by the United States conducted 13 air strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq on Sunday, and it also targeted the militant group in Syria with five air attacks, according to a statement released on Monday.

Presidential candidate Jeb Bush's life story gets a colorful turn as a new comic book. Elly Park reports.

Presidential candidate Jeb Bush's life story gets a colorful turn as a new comic book. Elly Park reports.

PARIS (Reuters) - Former French international Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa is hoping his transfer to Olympique Lyonnais will help him regain a place in the national team.

LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S.-based Haas team will be Formula One's sole newcomers next season after an attempt by the sport's governing body to attract fresh entrants failed to come up with any viable candidates.

SAINT-DENIS, Reunion (Reuters) - The police and army on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion have called off their search for more debris from the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which vanished last year, police said on Monday.

LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The U.S.-based Haas team will be Formula One's sole newcomers next season after an attempt by the sport's governing body to attract fresh entrants failed to come up with any viable candidates.

(Reuters Health) - Breast cancer patients who report more side effects of their hormone therapy drugs and less confidence communicating with their doctors are more likely to intentionally or unintentionally miss a dose, according to a new study.

(Reuters Health) - Breast cancer patients who report more side effects of their hormone therapy drugs and less confidence communicating with their doctors are more likely to intentionally or unintentionally miss a dose, according to a new study.

WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Geological Survey on Monday reported a magnitude 5.9 earthquake off the coast of Yemen.

KIEV (Reuters) - Fighting flared between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels in separate parts of eastern Ukraine overnight, killing at least two Ukrainian soldiers and several civilians, Kiev's military and separatist sources said on Monday.

* U.S. stocks rebound from sluggish start (Adds U.S. market open, changes byline, dateline from previous LONDON)

EDGARTOWN, Mass. (Reuters) - The White House announced a new strategy on Monday to tackle the explosion in heroin use in a collection of eastern states, focusing on treating addicts rather than punishing them and targeting high-level suppliers for arrest.

EDGARTOWN, Mass. (Reuters) - The White House announced a new strategy on Monday to tackle the explosion in heroin use in a collection of eastern states, focusing on treating addicts rather than punishing them and targeting high-level suppliers for arrest.

LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United are feeling the pressure ahead of their Champions League qualifier against Club Bruges on Tuesday, according to manager Louis van Gaal.

LONDON (Reuters) - Watford have signed Italy midfielder Alessandro Diamanti on a season-long loan from Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande.

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has issued warning letters to manufacturers of medical scopes linked with recent superbug outbreaks, citing violations found during inspections of facilities in the United States and abroad.

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has issued warning letters to manufacturers of medical scopes linked with recent superbug outbreaks, citing violations found during inspections of facilities in the United States and abroad.

MADRID (Reuters) - Jewish groups protested on Monday after a Spanish reggae festival canceled a concert by an American Jewish musician when he failed to reply to a demand to clarify his position on Palestinian statehood.

Elon Musk's electric carmaker defied convention by having its stock rise after raising new equity. Antony Currie and Jeffrey Goldfarb discuss what the Tesla faithful are seeing.

Elon Musk's electric carmaker defied convention by having its stock rise after raising new equity. Antony Currie and Jeffrey Goldfarb discuss what the Tesla faithful are seeing.