Новости за 20.01.2016

PARIS (Reuters) - Britain is "increasingly disturbed" by Russian air strikes on moderate opposition forces and civilians in Syria, its defence secretary said on Wednesday, adding that it was time for U.S.-led coalition forces to capitalise on recent Islamic State setbacks.

LONDON (Reuters) - Wage growth in Britain in the three months to November was its slowest since February, official data showed on Wednesday, the latest sign the Bank of England will take its time before raising interest rates.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Ten men suspected of using the digital currency Bitcoin to launder up to 20 million euros ($22 million) of criminal money made from online drug deals have been arrested in the Netherlands, Dutch prosecutors said on Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - British households' financial situation worsened in January to the weakest in five months as jobs became scarcer and less secure, a survey for data company Markit showed on Wednesday.

A deafening silence from Saudi officials following the lifting of sanctions on Iran suggests Riyadh remains implacably opposed to Tehran's return to the economic mainstream, with private Saudi media pouring scorn on what they see as America's feeble acquiescence in the rise of the Sunni kingdom's arch foe.

A deafening silence from Saudi officials following the lifting of sanctions on Iran suggests Riyadh remains implacably opposed to Tehran's return to the economic mainstream, with private Saudi media pouring scorn on what they see as America's feeble acquiescence in the rise of the Sunni kingdom's arch foe.

A deafening silence from Saudi officials following the lifting of sanctions on Iran suggests Riyadh remains implacably opposed to Tehran's return to the economic mainstream, with private Saudi media pouring scorn on what they see as America's feeble acquiescence in the rise of the Sunni kingdom's arch foe.

A deafening silence from Saudi officials following the lifting of sanctions on Iran suggests Riyadh remains implacably opposed to Tehran's return to the economic mainstream, with private Saudi media pouring scorn on what they see as America's feeble acquiescence in the rise of the Sunni kingdom's arch foe.

* Many Gulf banks still think depreciation unlikely (Adds context, analysis, other Gulf markets)

MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russia's rouble extended losses on Wednesday to trade at 80 roubles per dollar, close to an all-time low against the U.S. currency as oil prices slid and global markets fell.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The rise of mobile betting is transforming global sports wagering faster than regulators can react, flooding the industry with cash and potentially contributing to corruption scandals like the one roiling world tennis, experts and insiders say.

The President of the International Committee for the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, says aid is not getting into the Syrian town of Madaya after a successful trip earlier in January, and warns thousands of people are trapped without supplies.

SYDNEY, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The rise of mobile betting is transforming global sports wagering faster than regulators can react, flooding the industry with cash and potentially contributing to corruption scandals like the one roiling world tennis, experts and insiders say.

ANKARA (Reuters) - The European Union must fulfil its promises as part of a 3 billion euro deal it struck with Turkey in return for stemming the flow of migrants into the bloc, Turkey's EU Minister said on Wednesday.

OSLO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Norway's $790 billion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, will vote in favour of the merger of energy companies Royal Dutch Shell and BG , it said on Wednesday.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has signalled its support for Yemen's government, which is fighting an Iran-allied militia, on the first day of a visit to Saudi Arabia by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who will also be heading to Tehran later in the week.

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European stocks dropped on Wednesday as a relentless slide in oil prices hit world markets, with a leading regional European equity index falling to a 15-month low.

With political and business elites in Davos for the World Economic Forum the IMF has revised down global growth forecasts. Reuters Jacob Greaves reports from the summit.

With political and business elites in Davos for the World Economic Forum the IMF has revised down global growth forecasts. Reuters Jacob Greaves reports from the summit.

With political and business elites in Davos for the World Economic Forum the IMF has revised down global growth forecasts. Reuters Jacob Greaves reports from the summit.

With political and business elites in Davos for the World Economic Forum the IMF has revised down global growth forecasts. Reuters Jacob Greaves reports from the summit.

LONDON (Reuters) - Asylum seekers in the northern English town of Middlesbrough are suffering abuse because they have been housed in properties that almost all have red front doors, making them easy targets for racists, the Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Asylum seekers in the northern English town of Middlesbrough are suffering abuse because they have been housed in properties that almost all have red front doors, making them easy targets for racists, the Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.

JAKARTA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia will reach a decision on whether to accept Freeport McMoRan Inc's $1.7 billion divestment price for its unit in the country by the end of the first quarter, a mines ministry official said on Wednesday.