Новости за 24.12.2015

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia will host the United States in their Davis Cup opener next year at Melbourne's iconic Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, the former venue of the Australian Open.

The bodies of six U.S. service members killed by a suicide bomber near Bagram air base in Afghanistan are returned to the United States. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

The bodies of six U.S. service members killed by a suicide bomber near Bagram air base in Afghanistan are returned to the United States. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

The bodies of six U.S. service members killed by a suicide bomber near Bagram air base in Afghanistan are returned to the United States. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

The Saint Thomas choir offers holiday cheer at the closing bell on Wall Street with its rendition of "We Wish you a Merry Christmas" sun for the trading floor. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

The Saint Thomas choir offers holiday cheer at the closing bell on Wall Street with its rendition of "We Wish you a Merry Christmas" sun for the trading floor. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

The Saint Thomas choir offers holiday cheer at the closing bell on Wall Street with its rendition of "We Wish you a Merry Christmas" sun for the trading floor. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

(Reuters Health) - A purified compound derived from marijuana may help reduce seizures in children and young adults with severe forms of epilepsy that resist other treatments, a new study suggests.

(Reuters Health) - A purified compound derived from marijuana may help reduce seizures in children and young adults with severe forms of epilepsy that resist other treatments, a new study suggests.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bagged or boxed, brown or powdered, Americans are buying markedly less sugar this year, a trend nowhere more noticeable than during the holidays when home-baking picks up.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bagged or boxed, brown or powdered, Americans are buying markedly less sugar this year, a trend nowhere more noticeable than during the holidays when home-baking picks up.

Madonna in court on Wednesday (December 23) after her teenage son refused to return to New York with her, opting instead to stay with his dad in London. John Russell reports.

Madonna in court on Wednesday (December 23) after her teenage son refused to return to New York with her, opting instead to stay with his dad in London. John Russell reports.

U.S. stocks posted their third day in a row of gains on strength in consumer spending and energy stocks. Bobbi Rebell reports.

U.S. stocks posted their third day in a row of gains on strength in consumer spending and energy stocks. Bobbi Rebell reports.

U.S. stocks posted their third day in a row of gains on strength in consumer spending and energy stocks. Bobbi Rebell reports.

U.S. stocks posted their third day in a row of gains on strength in consumer spending and energy stocks. Bobbi Rebell reports.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Palantir Technologies, a big-data Silicon Valley company that helps government agencies track down terrorists and uncover financial fraud, has updated its most recent financing round to $880 million.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Palantir Technologies, a big-data Silicon Valley company that helps government agencies track down terrorists and uncover financial fraud, has updated its most recent financing round to $880 million.

Susan Sarandon recently passed out food and clothing to refugees flooding the shore of the Greek island Lesbos. Jeanne Yurman reports.

Susan Sarandon recently passed out food and clothing to refugees flooding the shore of the Greek island Lesbos. Jeanne Yurman reports.

Susan Sarandon recently passed out food and clothing to refugees flooding the shore of the Greek island Lesbos. Jeanne Yurman reports.

SYDNEY, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Australia's AGL Energy has agreed to sell 254 petajoules of gas to Santos Ltd and its partners for the $18.5 billion Gladstone liquified natural gas project (GLNG), AGL said on Thursday.

Dec 23 (Reuters) - The increasingly rapid rate of technological change is perhaps the central problem facing investors, presenting companies with huge opportunities but an increased likelihood of rapid decline.

Passengers in the U.S. are taking heightened security measures in stride during the busy holiday travel season. Nathan Frandino reports.