Новости за 24.02.2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, led by declines in energy companies and banks as commodity prices fall.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's polarizing culture minister is pushing regulations that would allow her to fine cultural institutions that refuse to perform in West Bank settlements.

LONDON (AP) — A British fire chief says it's "highly unlikely" that three people still missing after part of a mothballed British power plant collapsed are alive.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president has ordered the withdrawal of the country's peacekeeping troops from Sudan's troubled Darfur region.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A military raid on a clinic in Afghanistan that led to the deaths of three people almost certainly involved international troops, a Swedish non-government organizatio…

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Interior Ministry says investigators believe that "personal reasons" were behind the torture and murder of the Italian student Giulio Regeni, whose body was found in Cairo…

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Schoolchildren may have an easier time learning if exercise is part of their math and spelling lessons, a new study suggests.

LONDON (AP) — Amnesty International says in its annual report that respect for human rights regressed across Europe in 2015, as countries moved to restrict the massive inflow of migrants and p…

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria and the provisional cease-fire proposed by the U.S. and Russia (all times local):

KENNER, La. (AP) — A deadly storm system that spawned tornadoes in Gulf Coast states Tuesday night was expected to bring severe weather to the Carolinas by Wednesday afternoon.

VIENNA (AP) — The Latest on the influx of migrants into Europe all times local):

VIENNA (AP) — Austria wants not only to crimp the influx of migrants pouring into Europe but to fully stop it, its interior minister declared Wednesday as she convened a meeting of ministers f…

HONG KONG (AP) — World stocks turned lower on Wednesday, as sliding oil prices and fresh signs of global economic weakness weighed on investor sentiment.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Lowe's revenue for the fourth quarter beat most expectations and its profit outlook for the year did too amid a housing recovery that is sending more do-it-yourselfers…

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

LONDON (AP) — Aston Martin, the maker of the legendary sports cars long featured in James Bond films, has announced plans to open a new factory in Wales after looking at more than 20 other pos…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Madonna made surprise visits to two Manila shelters for orphans and street children, taking selfies with kids a day before the pop star begins her two-night concert …

LONDON (AP) — A U.K. parliamentary committee says Google's 130 million pound ($183 million) tax settlement seems disproportionately small given the size of the company's operations in Britain.

JOAO PESSOA, Brazil (AP) — Teams of U.S. and Brazilian health workers ventured into dicey slums, fought through snarled traffic and braved torrential downpours on the first day of their effort…

BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian president on Wednesday assured Russia's Vladimir Putin of Damascus' commitment to a Russia-U.S. proposed truce, even as a spokesman for a Saudi-backed alliance of Syri…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A prominent member of the European Central Bank's monetary policy council is warning about the risks of excessive stimulus and leaving interest rates too low for too long.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Lowe's Cos. (LOW) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $11 million.

JERUSALEM (AP) — A report by two Israeli rights groups released Wednesday says dozens of Palestinian detainees at an Israeli detention facility are subjected to mistreatment, which in some cas…

BANGKOK (AP) — Smartphone ride-hailing service Uber is placing a bet on motorcycles in the Thai capital, adding motorbike rides to its arsenal of on-demand services.

BEIJING (AP) — Move over, New York City: Beijing is the new "Billionaire Capital of the World."