Новости за 27.08.2015

​The US economy grew more than previously estimated in the second quarter on bigger gains in consumer and business spending.

How do you stop the world's fastest man? With a Segway apparently.

Justin Gatlin beat Usain Bolt. The world sighed, then shrugged and resignedly offering that at least it was the lesser of the sprints.

As the Southern Stars seek to make amends for squandering their first chance to seal the women's Ashes, by taking their second chance against England on Friday night, they are also trying to solve the quirk in Ellyse Perry's dazzling recent batting record.

'We are all shaken by this terrible news,' Angela Merkel says after the partly decomposing bodies were found in an abandoned truck on a highway east of Vienna.

Islamic State is persecuting Africans, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, refugees say, as 50 people died and 3000 were saved in the latest rescue operation in the Med.

"Our justice system failed Masa Vukotic. It failed her family and friends. It is a tragedy that must force change", said Victorian Premier Dan Andrews of the man who murdered the Doncaster teen while on bail over death threats as well as being under a court supervision order.

Next year's Census has a very subtle edit that may completely change the way Australia sees itself and have drastic consequences for the way government money is spent on welfare and education.

The premier has banned "Gayby Baby" from NSW schools. So what are students supposed to watch?

You'd be forgiven for thinking Daniel Andrews was a touch put out by the industrial action plaguing Melbourne's tram network.

Investors looked to put the heavy losses of early this week behind them on Thursday, with strong gains in Australian shares after Wall Street recorded its biggest rally since 2011.

Business investment continued to contract sharply in the June quarter, and won't improve any time soon, ABS capital expenditure survey shows.

Documents filed in a civil court case show that soon after Flanagan's arrival at WDBJ, station executives and employees were deeply concerned about his conduct.

Michael Cheika wants the Wallabies to train how they intend to play.

Blues coach Laurie Daley says he'd have no qualms about selecting Robbie Farah for State of Origin duty from the NSW Cup.

Australia's women soccer players may be edging towards a bump in pay, as negotiations with Football Federation Australia continue.

Europe has no answer to the metastasising cancer of Islamist terror, and we can hardly rely on Captain America to show up every time a fanatic decides to turn his weapons on us.

If he is keen to frame his leadership in national security terms, international aid and solid action on climate change are areas Abbott could actually make his own.

The death of China’s bull market is a sobering wake-up call for the princelings of the Politbureau.

Former Greek finance minister will instead focus on setting up a new movement to 'restore democracy' across Europe.

Mitchell Starc's upcoming workload is expected to be monitored by Cricket Australia, but newly-installed skipper Steve Smith admits he'll struggle to force the paceman to have a well-earned rest.

They are the "big three" of the Victorian Amateur Football Association, and on Saturday Collegians (established in 1891), Old Scotch (1921) and Old Xavs (1923) will fight to avoid relegation from the Premier section.

Tom Rockliff is Tom Rockliff again, and by that we mean he's the consensus No.1 fantasy player. The 2014 MVP is atop our midfield chart this week, after averaging over 130 points this past month.

Planned speech in Kuala Lumpur to international conference on fighting corruption cancelled.

Carlton's coach of the century David Parkin believes Brendon Bolton's task of rebuilding the once-great Carlton Football Club will be even tougher than first thought.