Новости за 27.11.2015

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Trumpet player and singer Cynthia Robinson, an original member of psychedelic funk pioneers Sly and the Family Stone, has died, the band said in statement on Friday. She was 71.

(Reuters) - Computer security startup Cymmetria has hired a well-known retired U.S. government computer-forensics expert, Jim Christy, as vice president of investigations and digital forensics.

VIENNA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - OPEC officials questioned an upbeat forecast from the group's researchers in a meeting ahead of next week's gathering of oil ministers, with some sceptical there will be a quick easing of the supply glut in 2016.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons splashed out on "Black Friday" bargains on Friday but many opted to go online rather than head to the shops for an event imported from the United States that has become a key feature of the UK retail calendar.

Russia increases checks on food and agriculture imports from Turkey, after Turkish forces recently downed a Russian jet near the Syrian border. Jillian Kitchener reports.

Russia increases checks on food and agriculture imports from Turkey, after Turkish forces recently downed a Russian jet near the Syrian border. Jillian Kitchener reports.

CHICAGO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The bankrupt operating unit of Caesars Entertainment Corp (CEC) has appealed a ruling that would enforce payments of nearly $364 million in pension liabilities, according to court documents filed this week.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency will end its daily vacuuming of millions of Americans' phone records by Sunday and replace the practice with more tightly targeted surveillance methods, the Obama administration said on Friday.

BRASILIA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal and state governments plan to sue the owners of the Samarco iron ore miner for 20 billion reais ($5.24 billion)in damages caused by the burst of a tailings pond dam, Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira told reporters on Friday.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union wants to enhance the power of the bloc's national privacy regulators in policing a planned new EU-U.S. data pact after the previous one was struck down by a top EU court on concerns about mass U.S. surveillance.

Hundreds rally against the shooting death of 17-year old Laquan McDonald by a white police officer last year. Gavino Garay reports.

Hundreds rally against the shooting death of 17-year old Laquan McDonald by a white police officer last year. Gavino Garay reports.

The Official Albums Chart confirms Adele's 25 is officially the UK's biggest Number 1 album ever. Jane Witherspoon reports.

The Official Albums Chart confirms Adele's 25 is officially the UK's biggest Number 1 album ever. Jane Witherspoon reports.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Lanus coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto has become the latest top Argentine manager to seek a fresh challenge elsewhere after he announced on Friday he was leaving the first division side next month.

* Dollar up against euro, Swiss franc ahead of ECB, SNB next week

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam made a new appeal on Friday for the country to choose a president after an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad this week emerged as a strong candidate.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union wants to enhance the power of the bloc's national privacy regulators in policing a planned new EU-U.S. data pact after the previous one was struck down by a top EU court on concerns about mass U.S. surveillance.

GHENT, Belgium (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray levelled the Davis Cup final at 1-1 with a comfortable defeat of Ruben Bemelmans after David Goffin had escaped from two sets down to give Belgium the lead at the Flanders Expo on Friday.

LONDON/NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Investment bank Lazard is working with Sanofi's management to prepare a sale or listing of its Merial animal health unit, aiming to land the leading advisory job for the deal, which could value the business at up 12 billion euros ($12.7 billion), sources familiar with the matter said.

LONDON/NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Investment bank Lazard is working with Sanofi's management to prepare a sale or listing of its Merial animal health unit, aiming to land the leading advisory job for the deal, which could value the business at up 12 billion euros ($12.7 billion), sources familiar with the matter said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi discussed counterterrorism efforts and the common fight to defeat the militant group Islamic State during a meeting in Italy on Friday, the White House said.

(Reuters) - A New York-based investment adviser filed a class action lawsuit against Barclays Plc on Friday alleging that rigged foreign exchange trading practices at the bank caused "significant damages" to its trading partners.

JERUSALEM, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Israel plans to open a diplomatic-level mission to the International Renewable Energy Agency in Abu Dhabi, its first openly established representative office in the United Arab Emirates, Israeli diplomats said on Friday.

PARIS (Reuters) - The ringleader behind the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris had plans to strike Jewish targets and to disrupt schools and the transport system in France, according to sources close to the investigation.