Новости за 17.12.2015

BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Centre-left governments should join forces to counter German influence in the European Union, Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi told socialist leaders on Thursday, according to a source who attended the meeting.

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was sacked to "protect the interests of the club" and owner Roman Abramovich had to act because of a "palpable discord between manager and players", technical director Michael Emenalo said.

PARIS (Reuters) - The mother of James Foley, the American hostage beheaded on camera by Islamic State last year, said on Thursday she was angry at French far-right politician Marine Le Pen for posting a graphic photo depicting the act on social media.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook buildings in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas on Thursday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Senate can review the grounds for impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff even if the lower house votes to impeach her, a decision that could help the leftist leader stay in office.

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday said his government will summon France's ambassador to protest a letter by that country's prime minister congratulating the opposition for winning a congressional majority this month.

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said she was not confident enough Democrats will support the massive government funding bill, which includes allowing oil exports, to ensure its passage, although she plans to vote for the legislation.

LONDON (Reuters) - Deforestation in Malaysia and the changes it causes to the environment are highly likely to be to blame for a steep rise in human cases of a type of malaria usually found in monkeys, scientists said on Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Deforestation in Malaysia and the changes it causes to the environment are highly likely to be to blame for a steep rise in human cases of a type of malaria usually found in monkeys, scientists said on Thursday.

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian government and one of the country's largest churches said on Thursday they hope the sentencing of a pastor to a life of hard labour in North Korea will at least bring new avenues of consular access after months without contact.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Plesiosaurs, marine reptiles that thrived in the world's seas when dinosaurs ruled the land, swam much like penguins by using their flippers to "fly" underwater, scientists said on Thursday, resolving a debate that began nearly two centuries ago.

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger's government has foiled an attempted coup and arrested suspects who planned to use aerial means to seize power, President Mahamadou Issoufou said in an address on national television on Thursday.

NEW YORK/EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is offering employees at its Silicon Valley headquarters at least $10,000 to move closer to the office, a reflection of the challenges many tech companies face in the increasingly expensive and congested San Francisco Bay area.

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Privately held U.S. coal company Bowie Resource Partners wants taxpayers to guarantee more than $360 million in future cleanup costs for mines in New Mexico and Colorado, U.S. officials said, a move that analysts estimate would save the company $6 million a year.

PARIS (Reuters) - A French court of appeal on Thursday turned down Russia's request to suspend the seizure of Russian assets in France carried out by former shareholders of the defunct oil group Yukos, a lawyer representing the shareholders said.

PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A French court of appeal on Thursday turned down Russia's request to suspend the seizure of Russian assets in France carried out by former shareholders of the defunct oil group Yukos, a lawyer representing the shareholders said.

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea's website hailed Jose Mourinho on Thursday as the best manager in the club's 110-year history but it did not stop Russian owner Roman Abramovich firing him for the second time in eight years.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Concerns are deepening on Wall Street about potential weakness in iPhone shipments following a light revenue forecast from one of Apple's suppliers.

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea would not be fifth from bottom in the Premier League if Alex Ferguson had been in charge, said former Stamford Bridge favourite Alan Hudson upon hearing the news that Jose Mourinho was fired on Thursday.

(Reuters Health) - The intranasal flu vaccine, which contains live but weakened flu virus and a small amount of egg protein, does not cause adverse reactions in young people, even those with egg allergies or mild to moderate asthma, according to a new study in the U.K.

(Reuters Health) - The intranasal flu vaccine, which contains live but weakened flu virus and a small amount of egg protein, does not cause adverse reactions in young people, even those with egg allergies or mild to moderate asthma, according to a new study in the U.K.

(Reuters) - Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and the United States are the top four seeds for next year's Copa America, tournament organisers announced on Thursday.

Columbia Law Professor John Coffee comments on the securities fraud case against drug CEO Martin Shkreli, known for raising the price of an HIV drug from $13.50 to $750. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Columbia Law Professor John Coffee comments on the securities fraud case against drug CEO Martin Shkreli, known for raising the price of an HIV drug from $13.50 to $750. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Columbia Law Professor John Coffee comments on the securities fraud case against drug CEO Martin Shkreli, known for raising the price of an HIV drug from $13.50 to $750. Bobbi Rebell reports.