Новости за 02.07.2015

The energy sector is undergoing an identity crisis and there is one thing that will determine where it goes from here: the humble battery.

The captain of a TransAsia Airways ATR plane that crashed in Taiwan in February, killing 43 people, had switched off the working engine after the other lost power, the Aviation Safety Council (ASC) confirmed on Thursday in its latest report.

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Inspirational phrases on cushions, Mason jars everywhere and cardboard moose heads. Are you guilty of over-Pinterest-ing your home?

Iron ore exports from Port Hedland have climbed to an all-time high, helping to drive down the price of iron ore.

​The US government and the Gulf Coast states have reached a tentative deal with the British oil company BP for it to pay about $US18.7 billion, the largest environmental settlement in US history, to compensate for damages from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

US job growth slowed in June and Americans left the labour force in droves, tempering expectations for a September interest rate rise from the Federal Reserve.

An IMF analysis suggests Greece is doomed to keep wallowing in debt unless the Greek government and its European creditors can make further concessions.

​Drillers put rigs in US oil fields back to work for the first time since December, driving down crude futures on speculation that an unprecedented retreat from the country's prolific shale formations is ending.

They started with 16, now five Australians have booked a place in the third round of Wimbledon.

Yanis Varoufakis said Greece won't "extend and pretend" that it can pay its debts, vowing to quit as finance minister if voters don't support the government in Sunday's referendum.

Islamists from Boko Haram killed 145 people in attacks on two Nigerian villages in recent days, according to residents.

Australian Sam Groth has set up a grand slam rematch against Roger Federer after getting the best of his housemate James Duckworth in the second round at Wimbledon.

Five years after the worst spill in US history, the oil company faces largest ever settlement.

Emergency services are investigating a chemical leak on a plane at Melbourne Airport.

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia remain extremely concerned about Russia's plans to review the legality of a 1991 decision formally granting them independence from the Soviet Union.

Soccer star Harry Kewell made personal payments into the bank account of Fiat Chrysler boss Clyde Campbell after signing a lucrative $1 million a year deal to become a brand ambassador for Jeep, according to documents filed with the Federal Court.

Building a coffin may seem like a grim task, but for Indigenous residents of a remote island 440 kilometres east of Darwin, it offers the chance of meaningful work and helping their community.

The TAFE campus in Crows Nest will be replaced by a new high school for year 11 and 12 students, with TAFE programs to be moved to St Leonards, Ryde and Northern Beaches campuses.

There was no evidence of a shooter at the Washington Navy Yard on Thursday morning, a Washington police department spokeswoman said.

As the shell-shocked Woolies board goes hunting for a new boss, the question is, how far afield will they look for a new grocer?

Andy Murray was at his imperious best as he jettisoned Dutchman Robin Haase 6-1 6-1 6-4 to reach the third round of Wimbledon on Thursday.

Waleed Aly takes apart the immigration law that's designed to "protect politicians"

All the talk leading into the game was why Sydney would not win. Lance Franklin and Kurt Tippett were suspended, the Swans were coming off a shocker, Port had their season on the line.

Sydney returned to the winner's list but were left fuming after star midfielder Luke Parker was interfered with by Port Adelaide's Matthew Broadbent as he was about to receive medical treatment.