Новости за 31.03.2016

A court has ditched MetLife's SIFI tag. GE wants its label removed. Breakingviews editors explain how this shows lawmakers' plans to shrink financial firms are partly paying off.

A court has ditched MetLife's SIFI tag. GE wants its label removed. Breakingviews editors explain how this shows lawmakers' plans to shrink financial firms are partly paying off.

LONDON (Reuters) - Leeds United striker Souleymane Doukara has been banned for eight matches for biting an opponent, the English second-tier club and the Football Association said on Thursday.

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Authorities in Mali have arrested a man considered to be one of the main Islamist insurgent leaders operating in the south of the country, a hub for the expansion of militancy in West Africa, defence and intelligence sources said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea on Thursday recommitted themselves to each other's security amid ongoing threats from North Korea, following a meeting alongside the National Security Summit in Washington.

World of Tanks, one of the five most popular PC video games in Europe and the United States with 100 million players joining virtual battles in World War II-era tanks, started in a kitchen in the capital of Belarus. Grace Pascoe reports.

World of Tanks, one of the five most popular PC video games in Europe and the United States with 100 million players joining virtual battles in World War II-era tanks, started in a kitchen in the capital of Belarus. Grace Pascoe reports.

World of Tanks, one of the five most popular PC video games in Europe and the United States with 100 million players joining virtual battles in World War II-era tanks, started in a kitchen in the capital of Belarus. Grace Pascoe reports.

LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - Financial services company Old Mutual is preparing to sell its Italian wealth management unit as part of a wider plan to break up its business, cut costs and revamp earnings, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

MANAMA, March 31 (Reuters) - Formula One bosses would get it wrong even if they were selling ice cream and everybody wanted one flavour, Sebastian Vettel said on Thursday as the sport's qualifying format drew further criticism.

(Reuters Health) - Pregnant women now have another reason to quit smoking – a new analysis links it to differences in their babies’ DNA that mirror alterations in adult smokers and suggest how smoking might contribute to certain birth defects.

(Reuters Health) - Pregnant women now have another reason to quit smoking – a new analysis links it to differences in their babies’ DNA that mirror alterations in adult smokers and suggest how smoking might contribute to certain birth defects.

ZURICH (Reuters) - Last season's Europa League runners-up Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk were among three teams banned from European competition for one season by UEFA on Thursday for breaching financial regulations.

LONDON (Reuters) - Burnley bucked the modern trend when they reacted to relegation from the Premier League by keeping faith with their manager and holding on to the majority of their squad and that decision looks set to pay an immediate dividend.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican front-runner Donald Trump's campaign sought on Thursday to contain the fallout from his comments on punishing women for having an abortion, characterizing the flap as a "simple misspeak" as his White House rivals pounced on the controversy.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 23 people were killed and dozens wounded in Syrian government air strikes on a rebel-held suburb of Damascus on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.

ATHENS, March 31 (Reuters) - Bank of Cyprus, the Mediterranean island's biggest lender, said on Thursday it plans a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange as soon as the second half of 2016, and will de-list from the Athens bourse.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Miles Davis, one of America's most iconic and prolific musicians, went musically mute for several years in the 1970s, and actor Don Cheadle plumbed that silence in his visually jazzy directorial film debut "Miles Ahead."

Russian tanks are taking part in a live-fire military exercise close to the border with Ukraine. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Russian tanks are taking part in a live-fire military exercise close to the border with Ukraine. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Russian tanks are taking part in a live-fire military exercise close to the border with Ukraine. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

LONDON (Reuters) - Global regulators have moved closer to regulating the fledgling fintech sector, which includes blockchain technology that supports bitcoin, to ensure the industry's rapid growth does not pose any risks to the financial system.

(Reuters Health) – Based on data from northern Belgium, almost one in six non-professional cyclists suffers an accident during a race and colliding with other riders is a major cause.

(Reuters Health) – Based on data from northern Belgium, almost one in six non-professional cyclists suffers an accident during a race and colliding with other riders is a major cause.

LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - Global regulators have moved closer to regulating the fledgling fintech sector, which includes blockchain technology that supports bitcoin, to ensure the industry's rapid growth does not pose any risks to the financial system.