Новости за 08.10.2015

INCHEON, South Korea, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Anirban Lahiri is savouring the 'extremely special' experience of being the first golfer from India to play at the Presidents Cup but admits he and playing partner Thongchai Jaidee did not do themselves justice on Thursday.

A team of young programmers launches an app to help first-time voters navigate the polls. Reuters' Antoni Slodkovski says its perfect for a country whose mobile users are growing in leaps and bounds.

LONDON (Reuters) - Up to 200,000 households with people in work in Britain will be pushed into poverty by the government's latest welfare reforms, according to a report published a day after Prime Minister David Cameron promised an "all-out assault on poverty".

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Cipla Ltd, India's fourth-largest drugmaker by sales, said on Thursday it had agreed to an exclusive deal with Serum Institute of India to supply vaccines to South Africa, adding a new market to their partnership in India and Europe.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen's top U.S. executive will tell a panel of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday that he knew as long ago as the spring of 2014 that the German carmaker might be breaking rules on U.S. diesel emissions tests.

SANAA (Reuters) - Three brothers were among at least 13 people killed in a rocket attack that hit their wedding party in a village in southwestern Yemen on Thursday that residents said was most likely to have been carried out by Saudi-led coalition jets.

LONDON (Reuters) - Up to 200,000 households with people in work in Britain will be pushed into poverty by the government's latest welfare reforms, according to a report published a day after Prime Minister David Cameron promised an "all-out assault on poverty".

LONDON (Reuters) - Up to 200,000 households with people in work in Britain will be pushed into poverty by the government's latest welfare reforms, according to a report published a day after Prime Minister David Cameron promised an "all-out assault on poverty".

Australian Head Coach Michael Cheika looking to maintain winning momentum when his team face Wales at Twickenham in final Pool A match.

Australian Head Coach Michael Cheika looking to maintain winning momentum when his team face Wales at Twickenham in final Pool A match.

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Thursday asked several countries including China, Singapore, Russia, and Japan for help to put out fires that have sent choking smoke drifting across the region for weeks.

INCHEON, South Korea, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The fearsome pairing of Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson will take on South African duo Louis Oosthuizen and Branden Grace to open Friday's four-balls at the Presidents Cup, as the United States look to build on their 4-1 lead from the first day.

BRUSSELS, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Houseflies, crickets and silkworms can be safe, nutritious and more environmentally friendly alternatives to chicken, beef or pork, research carried out for the European Commission finds.

The murder of a Muslim man for eating beef sparks a debate in India about identity. Is it a Hindu nation, or a pluralistic society? Reuters' Frank Jack Daniel reports.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said it was cutting the price of its PlayStation 4 videogame console to around $350 from $400 to boost sales ahead of the year-end holiday season.

A suspect chased by Australian police in Perth drives his car into the Indian Ocean as he tries to escape. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

A suspect chased by Australian police in Perth drives his car into the Indian Ocean as he tries to escape. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

A suspect chased by Australian police in Perth drives his car into the Indian Ocean as he tries to escape. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

A suspect chased by Australian police in Perth drives his car into the Indian Ocean as he tries to escape. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

A suspect chased by Australian police in Perth drives his car into the Indian Ocean as he tries to escape. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

INCHEON, South Korea, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Jack Nicklaus predicted superior putting would be the key at this year's Presidents Cup and so it proved on Thursday as the United States' prowess on the greens helped them to a 4-1 lead over the Internationals after the opening day's foursomes.

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The People's Bank of China (PBOC) plans to issue up to 5 billion yuan (513 million pounds) of one-year bill in London soon, the first such debt issued by the central bank, three sources with direct knowledge told Reuters on Thursday.

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The People's Bank of China (PBOC) plans to issue up to 5 billion yuan (513 million pounds) of one-year bill in London soon, the first such debt issued by the central bank, three sources with direct knowledge told Reuters on Thursday.

Israeli and Palestinian leaders try to calm rising street violence worsened by confrontations around the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Paul Chapman reports.

Israeli and Palestinian leaders try to calm rising street violence worsened by confrontations around the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Paul Chapman reports.