Новости за 11.02.2016

Suncorp Group has posted a $530 million net profit for the half year to February - a 16 per cent drop from last year's $631 million due to higher natural disaster claims costs.

Hello and welcome to the day in politics. Two senior ministers are leaving Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's ranks and another is under a cloud. There's never a more exciting time for a reshuffle.

Twitter shares slid as much as 14 per cent after it failed to add new users in the fourth quarter and forecast first-quarter revenue that will fall short of analysts' estimates.

Filmmakers cannot follow strictures in terms of cultural diversity in the stories they tell, the Coen brothers say.

The news, traffic and weather to get you up to speed.

Twitter has announced a change to its timeline that will elevate the "most important" tweets to the top of users' timeline, confirming reports of such a feature that caused a strong backlash among Twitter users over the weekend.

Disney, the US studio which owns the mega-hit Frozen, has unveiled the first details of the musical's journey from Hollywood to the Broadway stage. The studio also confirmed that three of the film's stars - Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Idina Menzel - will lend their voices to a Christmas television special planned for 2016. The film's animated sequel, Frozen 2, is still in production. Disney has launched a social media account for the planned Broadway production of Frozen, announcing it would be directed... Читать дальше...

Author JK Rowling has announced an eighth book which will follow the next generation as they set off for Hogwarts.

Six people have been charged with the murders of missing Logan pair Cory Breton and Iuliana Triscaru.

The Jaoanese brewer has made a binding offer to buy the two beer brands as well as certain European operations of SABMiller.

A surge in banks, led by a 10 per cent jump in Deutsche Bank, helped European stocks rebound from their lowest level since 2013.

A renowned US investor who successfully sidestepped the dot com crash at the turn of the millennium has moved to downplay fears over a collapse in tech stocks.

Kurtley Beale understands and appreciates classical music more than you might think.

A group of fishermen have described the horrifying moment a terrified young European backpacker emerged from sand dunes at a remote South Australian beach - naked, bleeding and begging for their help.

Senior ADF official tells senate hearing he is keeping himself in the dark about progress of Inspector-General's investigation.

Playing Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies is unlikely to have prepared star to play Donald Trump in spoof.

The Lunar New Year was an example of not enough retailers embracing other countries' traditions.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former business executive Carly Fiorina are ending their campaigns for the 2016 Republican nomination, narrowing the field of rivals facing businessman Donald Trump for the right to compete in the November 8 presidential election.

Charlie Stenger, a currency-broker-turned-recruiter, has seen it all. One fired trader wept in his office. Another admitted he hadn't told his wife he was unemployed.

Peru is likely to surpass China as the world's second-largest copper producer as MMG ramps up output at its Las Bambas mine.

Jamie Vardy has celebrated his updated FIFA player ratings in typically straightforward fashion by slamming his head through his old profile card.

Protesters are selfishly moaning about a project that could be good for Melbourne.