Новости за 27.08.2015

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google, the world's most popular Internet search engine, rejected on Thursday European Union antitrust charges that it abused its market power, saying they lacked any economic or legal basis.

LONDON (Reuters) - Millionaires are on the increase in Britain, according to a study which found that one in 65 adults is now worth over seven figures, 41 percent more than five years ago.

LONDON (Reuters) - Millionaires are on the increase in Britain, according to a study which found that one in 65 adults is now worth over seven figures, 41 percent more than five years ago.

An all-star team of British actors bring Harold Pinter's "Old Times" to Broadway after 44 years. Alicia Powell reports.

LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Danny Kent is getting used to comparisons with Barry Sheene even if most of what he knows about Britain's late, great world champion comes from a few old races on YouTube and the magnetism of the famous name.

SANAA/RIYADH (Reuters) - Weeks after seizing Yemen's southern port, Aden, members of a Saudi-led military coalition and the local fighters it supports say they are poised to oust Iranian-allied Houthi forces from the capital Sanaa.

(Reuters) - Feeling hangry? Can't find a seat on the subway because of manspreading? Annoyed by people butt-dialing you?

LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Head coach Stuart Lancaster and backs coach Andy Farrell recognised a kindred spirit in Sam Burgess and it is no great surprise that a man who stood out as brutally tough even in rugby league has forced his way into England's World Cup squad.

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc’s [UBER.UL] China arm has closed its $1 billion fundraising round early, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, with investors still hopeful for the U.S.-based ride service despite strong domestic competition in the car-hailing market.

(Reuters) - Playtech Plc, the online gaming and betting software provider founded by Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi, is still hungry for acquisitions even after having spent over $1 billion this year on its foray into forex trading.

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government said on Thursday it would put Rome city hall under close supervision following allegations it had fallen under the sway of organised crime, but allowed the beleaguered mayor to stay in office.

(Reuters) - Apple Inc, which launched the Apple Watch in June, is within striking distance of leader Fitbit Inc in the wearable devices market, market research firm IDC said.

KARACHI (Reuters) - A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, in a case alleging millions of dollars of graft in a trade development scheme, a security official said.

LONDON (Reuters) - Standard Life Investments' flagship GARS fund, home to the savings of thousands of Britons, may be getting so big that its ability to outperform by picking individual stocks is being affected, a leading research firm has warned.

LONDON (Reuters) - Standard Life Investments' flagship GARS fund, home to the savings of thousands of Britons, may be getting so big that its ability to outperform by picking individual stocks is being affected, a leading research firm has warned.

LONDON (Reuters) - Standard Life Investments' flagship GARS fund, home to the savings of thousands of Britons, may be getting so big that its ability to outperform by picking individual stocks is being affected, a leading research firm has warned.

LONDON (Reuters) - Standard Life Investments' flagship GARS fund, home to the savings of thousands of Britons, may be getting so big that its ability to outperform by picking individual stocks is being affected, a leading research firm has warned.

PARNDORF, Austria (Reuters) - As many as 50 refugees were found dead in a parked lorry in Austria near the Hungarian border on Thursday, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the discovery had shaken European leaders discussing the migrant crisis at a Balkans summit.

LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Centres Sam Burgess and Henry Slade, who have each played only one international, were included in England's rugby World Cup squad as coach Stuart Lancaster culled Six Nations regular Luther Burrell from his final 31-man group on Thursday.

SKHIRAT, Morocco (Reuters) - Delegates for Libya's rival government in Tripoli will hold off joining peace talks that were due to start on Thursday until they manage to form a new team following the resignation of a senior negotiator, a representative said.

DUBLIN, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Ireland named the strongest side in their series of World Cup warmup matches so far on Thursday as Jonathan Sexton and captain Paul O'Connell returned to the starting lineup to face Wales at the Aviva Stadium.

MADRID (Reuters) - A separatist leader has said Catalonia would have to leave the European Union temporarily if it won independence from Spain, in remarks that could be a vote-loser in Sept. 27 elections.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's justice minister has accused Facebook of doing too little to thwart racist posts and hate comments on the social media platform and has proposed a meeting next month in Berlin with top officials from the company in Europe.

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland appealed to World War Two buffs and rail enthusiasts on Thursday to stop searching for a Nazi German train believed to have lain undiscovered for 70 years in the southwest of the country and rumoured to carry valuable treasures.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's top Supreme Court judge Vassiliki Thanou was named the head of a caretaker government to lead the country to elections expected next month, the president's office said on Thursday.