Новости за 28.08.2015

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A points change for this year's Presidents Cup is "a move in a positive direction" but long-term the biennial team competition should mirror the format used at the Ryder Cup, says International captain Nick Price.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An inmate at San Quentin State Prison on San Francisco Bay was diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease and about 20 others showed symptoms of pneumonia, prompting officials to shut off water service at the institution, a prison spokeswoman said on Friday.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An inmate at San Quentin State Prison on San Francisco Bay was diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease and about 20 others showed symptoms of pneumonia, prompting officials to shut off water service at the institution, a prison spokeswoman said on Friday.

LOS ANGELES, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A points change for this year's Presidents Cup is "a move in a positive direction" but long-term the biennial team competition should mirror the format used at the Ryder Cup, says International captain Nick Price.

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland said on Friday it was almost certain it had located a Nazi train rumoured to have gone missing near the close of World War Two loaded with guns and jewels.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's former Development Minister Cevdet Yilmaz will take over as deputy prime minister in charge of the economy in an interim power-sharing government announced on Friday, government sources told Reuters.

WARSAW (Reuters) - Any valuables found on a Nazi train buried in Poland since World War Two must be returned to their rightful owners, the World Jewish Congress said on Friday.

Florida Governor Rick Scott urges residents to be prepared for whatever route or strength Tropical Storm Erika takes over the next few days. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - An Argentine judge on Friday released Hugo and Mariano Jinkis from house arrest while he examines a U.S. request for their extradition to face corruption charges related to alleged graft inside FIFA, football's world governing body.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - An Argentine judge on Friday released Hugo and Mariano Jinkis from house arrest while he examines a U.S. request for their extradition to face corruption charges related to alleged graft inside FIFA, football's world governing body.

EDISON, New Jersey, Aug 28 (Reuters) - British Open champion Zach Johnson, Sweden's Henrik Stenson and American rookie Tony Finau shared the early clubhouse lead in Friday's second round of The Barclays, the opening event of the FedExCup playoffs.

Jess Glynne tops UK album chart, after number one single last week; Rachel Platten's 'Fight Song' is UK number one single. Holly Rubenstein reports.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four years after his death, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs still fascinates the public, with two major new films this fall analyzing his life and career.

Aug 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour Czech Masters at the par-72 course on Friday in Prague. The cut was set at 143. -11 Matthew Fitzpatrick (Britain) 66 67 Pelle Edberg (Sweden) 66 67 -10 Thomas Pieters (Belgium) 66 68 -8 Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark) 67 69 Sam Hutsby (Britain) 66 70 Robert Dinwiddie (Britain) 69 67 -7 Eddie Pepperell (Britain) 69 68 Mic

ATHENS (Reuters) - Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' leftist Syriza will emerge as the biggest party in next month's election but without the majority it was hoping for, the first opinion polls since he resigned last week showed.

MONACO (Reuters) - Michel Platini declined to discuss his bid for the FIFA presidency on Friday, preferring instead to deliver a glowing assessment of his own performance in charge of European soccer's governing body UEFA.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy gathered speed in the second three months of 2015, boosted by a jump in exports and business investment in the latest sign that the recovery is broadening out.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy gathered speed in the second three months of 2015, boosted by a jump in exports and business investment in the latest sign that the recovery is broadening out.

DURBAN (Reuters) - Several key South Africa players, including captain Jean de Villiers and eighth man Duane Vermeulen, have won their fitness battles and were named on Friday in the rugby World Cup squad.

DURBAN, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Several key South Africa players, including captain Jean de Villiers and eighth man Duane Vermeulen, have won their fitness battles and were named on Friday in the rugby World Cup squad.

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. singer Rachel Platten scored her first Number 1 on the British singles charts on Friday with "Fight Song", the Official Charts Company said, while Britain's Jess Glynne went straight to the top of the album charts with "I Cry When I Laugh."

BEIJING (Reuters) - Dutch flier Dafne Schippers completed her transformation from heptathlete to world champion sprinter when she ran the fourth fastest 200 metres of all time to win by a nose at the Bird's Nest on Friday.

Consumers were spending on big-ticket items last month as personal income moved higher. Kelsey Hubbard reports.

LONDON (Reuters) - Pictures of the notorious Kray twins and their native London East End go on display in a pop-up exhibition in the British capital on Friday, ahead of the release of a film about the gangsters.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Anyone for tennis? Actors Jeremy Sisto and David Walton serve up a doubles dose of the game in "Break Point", a family reconciliation comedy about estranged siblings who reunite for a tennis tournament.