Новости за 29.02.2016

IDOMENI, Greece (AP) — Pressed against coils of razor wire and shouting "Help us!," refugees stranded at Greece's northern border were pushed back Monday by Macedonian police using tear gas an…

Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals are down sharply in morning trading Monday, amid ongoing turmoil over the embattled drugmaker's delayed financial results and its leader's health.

MONDAY, Feb. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea may have an impact on brain function, new research suggests.

MONDAY, Feb. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of infection with the often-fatal Ebola virus from non-sexual contact with survivors seems low, researchers report.

NEW YORK (AP) — Target has tapped an Amazon heavyweight to lead the overhaul of its supply chain that has been stretched by the demands of online shopping.

LONDON (AP) — Britain's defense minister says about 20 U.K. troops are being sent to Tunisia to help stop people crossing illegally from chaotic Libya.

NEW YORK (AP) — Subway customers can finally rest assured that their "Footlong" sandwiches will be as long as promised.

MILAN (AP) — Not just individual styles but the entire fashion process was under discussion at Milan Fashion Week this year. Counter to trends in New York and London, Italian industry executiv…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett maintained a typically optimistic tone in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Federal Emergency Management Agency chief security officer hired four employees with criminal backgrounds, paying them nearly $350,000 in salary, a government inspec…

MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has presented a new book about his life and times ahead of his 85th birthday.

VIKEN, Sweden (AP) — It was a chaotic, late-night scramble to buy baby food with a screaming toddler in the backseat that gave Robert Ilijason the idea to open Sweden's first unstaffed conveni…

IDOMENI, Greece (AP) — The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local):

MONDAY, Feb. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Some parents use mobile phones and tablets to calm young children with behavioral problems, a new study finds.

MONDAY, Feb. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- People with diabetes are at risk for blurred vision or even a loss of vision from a condition called macular edema.

MONDAY, Feb. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- People with a history of fainting may be almost twice as likely as others to get into a car crash, a new study finds.

MONDAY, Feb. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The much-touted "female libido" pill seems to cause a host of serious side effects while failing to spark much additional passion in a woman's life, a…

TOGLIATTI, Russia (AP) — Once intended as a Soviet rival to the capitalist symbol of Detroit, Russia's auto-making hub of Togliatti is sliding into economic depression. And blue collar workers…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's biggest industrial union is seeking a 5 percent pay raise for some 3.8 million workers in Europe's biggest economy.

Microsoft says it will start shipping a developer version of its augmented reality device, HoloLens, for $3,000 on March 30.

PARIS (AP) — France's government delayed plans to water down the country's 35-hour workweek on Monday after backlash among Socialists, the far left and unions who fear reforming the stringent …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in January, as the recent hot streak appears to have been curbed by a shortage of properties for sale and colder weather.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A historic Philadelphia tavern is offering some Leap Day incentives to women looking to settle down.

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi government and the U.S. embassy in Baghdad are warning residents along the Tigris river of a possible collapse of the Mosul Dam. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi a…

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman celebrating her 50th birthday in style has been charged with robbing the limousine driver she hired to chauffeur her around town.