Новости за 19.09.2015

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in a tight race for re-election, has won an endorsement from perhaps Canada's best-known athlete, hockey player Wayne Gretzky, CBC news reported on Friday.

SEOUL (Reuters) - If North Korea goes ahead with reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean war it is going to expect rewards from the South in return, perhaps the reopening of a border tourist spot or even tacit acceptance of an expected missile test.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a year where comedian Amy Schumer scored Emmy nods for acting, directing and writing her own show, it may appear that women are finally breaking through the male-dominated world of primetime television.

(Reuters) - Former world number one Tiger Woods announced on Friday that he underwent back surgery earlier this week and will be sidelined for the rest of this year.

LONDON (Reuters) - Nerves from the big occasion, a slippery ball, some immense physicality from Fiji and a referee they struggled with would all offer England excuses for their flat spells on Friday but their bonus-point win meant that it was all largely irrelevant.

* Hopes to return to competition "early in 2016" (Adds detail, quotes, byline)

PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona woman has died after eating salmonella-tainted cucumbers grown in Mexico, marking the third fatality from the widespread outbreak, health officials said on Friday.

PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona woman has died after eating salmonella-tainted cucumbers grown in Mexico, marking the third fatality from the widespread outbreak, health officials said on Friday.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. agriculture officials seeking to control deadly bird flu have approved a method of killing infected poultry that entails sealing barns shut, turning up the heat and shutting off ventilation systems, an option that has been condemned by animal rights groups as cruel.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. agriculture officials seeking to control deadly bird flu have approved a method of killing infected poultry that entails sealing barns shut, turning up the heat and shutting off ventilation systems, an option that has been condemned by animal rights groups as cruel.

LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Nerves from the big occasion, a slippery ball, some immense physicality from Fiji and a referee they struggled with would all offer England excuses for their flat spells on Friday but their bonus-point win meant that it was all largely irrelevant.

LONDON (Reuters) - The old jokes ring hollow these days. Fiji's rugby union side is by no means simply two Sevens teams thrown onto the pitch together.

LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The old jokes ring hollow these days. Fiji's rugby union side is by no means simply two Sevens teams thrown onto the pitch together.

(Reuters) - All but four of 91 former National Football League (NFL) players who donated their brains for research were diagnosed with a disease linked to concussion and head trauma, according to the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

(Reuters) - All but four of 91 former National Football League (NFL) players who donated their brains for research were diagnosed with a disease linked to concussion and head trauma, according to the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) - Red-hot Jason Day extended his lead and continued to dominate the golf world as he stormed five shots clear after the second round of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club on Friday.

* Is seeking a fourth win in six starts (Adds quotes, detail)

Business owners are offering up pope T-shirts, figurines and even beer to mark Pope Francis' first official visit to the U.S. since becoming pontiff. Vanessa Johnston reports.

Business owners are offering up pope T-shirts, figurines and even beer to mark Pope Francis' first official visit to the U.S. since becoming pontiff. Vanessa Johnston reports.

LONDON (Reuters) - England coach Stuart Lancaster walked away from Twickenham a happy man after his team secured a potentially crucial bonus point in the final seconds of their 35-11 win over Fiji in their opening Rugby World Cup match on Friday.

* Fullback Brown gets two tries for tournament hosts (Adds more quotes)

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Six Mexican tourists who survived a deadly air raid on their convoy by Egyptian security forces returned home on Friday, and Mexico's government urged the public not to travel to the country after the group was apparently mistaken for militants.

Sept 18 (Reuters) - Former world number one Tiger Woods announced on Friday that he underwent back surgery earlier this week and will be sidelined for the rest of this year.

NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Montauk Credit Union, a large provider of loans to taxi medallion owners, was seized on Friday by New York State's top financial regulator.

(Reuters) - Tumblr co-founder Marco Arment, who developed the most popular paid ad-blocker on Apple Inc's U.S. app store, has pulled the product, citing concerns that the tool could hurt independent Web publishers.