Новости за 11.12.2015

Jennifer Hudson, Cynthia Erivo and Danielle Brooks make their Broadway debuts in the musical adaption of the classic film. Alicia Powell reports.

GENEVA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A fund manager accused of recklessly funnelling client money to disgraced financier Bernard Madoff before the U.S. money manager's swindle was revealed was acquitted at his trial in Geneva on Friday.

NEW YORK, Dec 11 (Reuters) - It has been so long since the Federal Reserve raised interest rates that U.S. stock market investors probably should not look to past rate hike cycles for clues about potential winners and losers.

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack on the Spanish embassy in Kabul on Friday, further dimming hopes for peace talks with moderate elements of the Islamist insurgent movement touted just days ago by President Ashraf Ghani.

ATHENS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Greece and its lenders have agreed on the structure of a new privatisation fund and a shake-up of the power sector, part of a set of reforms needed for Athens to receive further bailout aid, government officials said.

* Old Mutual drops on South Africa links (Adds closing prices)

BEIRUT, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the United States and Saudi Arabia wanted "terrorist groups" to join peace talks proposed by world powers, and that nobody in Syria would accept such talks, in an interview transcript published by state media.

TUNIS (Reuters) - Libya's rival factions on Friday agreed to Dec. 16 as a target date for signing a United Nations-backed national unity government agreement meant to end their conflict.

PARIS, Dec 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Poorer nations at U.N. climate negotiations in Paris may end up trading away some protections for the most vulnerable in pursuit of a tougher emissions goal that could stave off the worst impacts of climate change, analysts said on Friday.

Palestinian medics report dozens of injuries after another so-called "Day of Rage" in the West Bank that left at least two Palestinians dead. Mana Rabiee reports.

Palestinian medics report dozens of injuries after another so-called "Day of Rage" in the West Bank that left at least two Palestinians dead. Mana Rabiee reports.

Palestinian medics report dozens of injuries after another so-called "Day of Rage" in the West Bank that left at least two Palestinians dead. Mana Rabiee reports.

Palestinian medics report dozens of injuries after another so-called "Day of Rage" in the West Bank that left at least two Palestinians dead. Mana Rabiee reports.

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police have arrested an alleged Islamist militant wanted by the FBI for conspiracy in a foiled plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist whose depiction of the Prophet Mohammad caused outrage in the Muslim world, an official said.

PARIS (Reuters) - European governing body UEFA will decide in January whether to use goal line technology in continental competitions, general secretary Gianni Infantino said on Friday.

TUNIS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Libya's rival factions on Friday agreed to Dec. 16 as a target date for signing a United Nations-backed national unity government agreement meant to end their conflict.

BOSTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - LionEye Capital, a $1.5 billion event-driven hedge fund, is closing its doors at the end of December after suffering double digit losses and heavy redemptions this year, two people familiar with the matter said.

LONDON (Reuters) - The Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) has been given clear instructions on the action it needs to take and which safeguards must be put in place before being reinstated to the sport, the IAAF said on Friday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Once labelled one of England's brightest midfield talents, Sunderland's Jack Rodwell has lost his way and must rebuild his damaged confidence and rediscover lost focus, according to manager Sam Allardyce.

The trend in online retailers taking share from brick and mortar stores is overblown says Tom McGee, CEO of the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jeanne Yurman reports.

The trend in online retailers taking share from brick and mortar stores is overblown says Tom McGee, CEO of the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jeanne Yurman reports.

SAO PAULO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Grupo BTG Pactual SA shares surged on Friday, on track for a record daily gain, as the Brazilian investment bank made progress in its effort to sell assets and stem liquidity problems following its founder's arrest.

ASTANA (Reuters) - Serik Akhmetov, a former prime minister of Kazakhstan, was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison for embezzlement in a case which appeared to reflect infighting among members of the ruling elite.

LONDON (Reuters) - In "The Hateful Eight", Quentin Tarantino tells the story of bounty hunters in post-Civil War Wyoming with a script the director said he was proud of just after his Golden Globe nomination.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's inability to decide where to build a new airport runway after 25 years of deliberation is the latest major infrastructure delay that risks hurting investment in the world's fifth largest economy.