Новости за 15.03.2017

For sharemarkets, this Fed meeting was about as favourable as we could have hoped for.

"If you think a law is unjust, use the democratic process to get it changed," the opposition leader said.

The actress has denied nude photographs are included in the set.

The Australian dollar has surged, topping US77¢, after the Fed opted for a less hawkish rate tone than expected.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's VVD Party won the most seats in parliamentary elections on Wednesday, according to a first exit poll published by national broadcaster NOS.

The election is seen as a test of far-right populism ahead of national elections in far bigger European nations, France and Germany.

The candidate will line up against a host of local independents highlighting the issue of forced council amalgamations

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Flash flooding that hit parts of NSW on Wednesday is unlikely to dry up on Thursday with the state to cop another drenching.

Bimberi detention staff stood down, a local snapper gains praise and Canberra students adding up well

Tourism Australia is praising "unsung heroes'' such as Canberra's Carol Elvin who are using their own magnificent images to promote tourism, including in the national capital

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark lending rate a quarter point and continued to project two more rate increases this year, signalling more vigilance as inflation approaches its target.

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"They have contracts with the owners not to vote," says governance expert.

The sheer scale of Australia's household debt means lifting interest rates is going to be a far more sensitive operation than in previous times.

The US government has revealed charges against two Russian spies and two criminal hackers for allegedly pilfering 500 million Yahoo user accounts in 2014.

West African forces have freed 5000 people being held in villages by Boko Haram, in an operation that killed more than 60 fighters.

US Treasury yields plummeted after the Federal Reserve did not flag any plan to accelerate the pace of monetary tightening.

The US House Intelligence Committee has found no evidence so far to back up President Donald Trump's claim that Trump Tower was wiretapped during last year's presidential campaign, the panel's Republican chairman said on Wednesday.

The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected and reaffirmed a previous gradual rate hike path.

Dozens of Twitter accounts were hacked Wednesday in an apparent large-scale cyber-attack.

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Saudi Arabia, seeking to breathe life into its decades-old alliance with the US, claimed "a historic turning point" in bilateral relations after President Donald Trump welcomed Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House.

President Donald Trump used his Twitter account on Wednesday to sound off on Snoop Dogg days after the release of a music video in which the rapper points a toy gun at a clown dressed like Mr Trump.

Three people were killed when their ski touring group was swept away by an avalanche in western Austria, and a fourth person was missing, police in the Tyrol region said on Wednesday.