Новости за 19.11.2015

Russia 2018 World Cup committee head says Swiss and U.S investigators have not been in contact over alleged corruption in awarding of the tournament

LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Williams have dropped plans to appeal against Brazilian Felipe Massa's exclusion from his home grand prix last weekend for an overheated rear tyre.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece approved a reform bill on Thursday to secure further bailout funds from its international lenders but Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' parliamentary majority shrank to just two seats after two dissenting lawmakers were expelled.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece approved a reform bill on Thursday to secure further bailout funds from its international lenders but Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' parliamentary majority shrank to just two seats after two dissenting lawmakers were expelled.

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Last week's Paris killings have raised fears about the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, a country with so little history of terrorism that the president has played down the chance of an attack and legislators long resisted bills to make it a crime.

VILNIUS (Reuters) - European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, suggesting closer trade ties between the EU and a Russian-led economic bloc once a ceasefire is implemented in Ukraine, but the Kremlin dismissed the idea.

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Two companies involved in the deadly 2012 explosion of an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico have been indicted on federal charges of involuntary manslaughter, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement on Thursday.

Mobile payments company Square had a strong showing in its first day of trading at the NYSE despite concerns about valuation and the dual role of its leader, Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Mobile payments company Square had a strong showing in its first day of trading at the NYSE despite concerns about valuation and the dual role of its leader, Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey. Bobbi Rebell reports.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Davis Cup captain Leon Smith admits he has a tough few days ahead before deciding who will take the second singles berth in next week's final against Belgium in Ghent.

LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called for routine blood tests in football to improve anti-doping measures which he says are currently 'superficial'.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Hundreds of innocent people have been killed in spectacular attacks claimed by Islamic State militants from Syria, but diplomats say major powers are no closer to a peace deal to end nearly five years of bloodshed and chaos there.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll found a majority of U.S. consumers plan to do most of their online shopping at Amazon.com, beating out Walmart, Target and Macy's. Fred Katayama reports.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll found a majority of U.S. consumers plan to do most of their online shopping at Amazon.com, beating out Walmart, Target and Macy's. Fred Katayama reports.

(Reuters Health) - Depression and low quality of life may contribute to erectile dysfunction in men with sleep apnea, a Korean study suggests.

(Reuters Health) - Depression and low quality of life may contribute to erectile dysfunction in men with sleep apnea, a Korean study suggests.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwaiti authorities have arrested members of an extremist network that supplied funds and weapons, including rockets, to Islamic State militants, state news agency KUNA quoted the Interior Ministry as saying on Thursday.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The co-writer of 1980s hit "Eye of the Tiger" has filed a federal lawsuit against Republican Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign for playing the song at a rally for Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to sign gay marriage licenses.

LONDON -  Britain’s  Duchess of Cambridge took to the stage to speak at Place2Be's Headteacher Conference in London on Wednesday as a patron of the charity, which supports the mental health of young people.

Some 1,500 migrants are stranded at the Greece-Macedonia border as Balkan countries reject those not fleeing conflict. Sean Carberry reports.

Some 1,500 migrants are stranded at the Greece-Macedonia border as Balkan countries reject those not fleeing conflict. Sean Carberry reports.

Some 1,500 migrants are stranded at the Greece-Macedonia border as Balkan countries reject those not fleeing conflict. Sean Carberry reports.

Some 1,500 migrants are stranded at the Greece-Macedonia border as Balkan countries reject those not fleeing conflict. Sean Carberry reports.

The British military releases video of a search and rescue operation to assist stranded cruise liner, "Le Boreal," off the southern Atlantic Falkland Islands, after an engine fire set the vessel adrift. Jillian Kitchener reports.

The British military releases video of a search and rescue operation to assist stranded cruise liner, "Le Boreal," off the southern Atlantic Falkland Islands, after an engine fire set the vessel adrift. Jillian Kitchener reports.