Новости за 21.01.2016

The song comes from 'Pond Scum,' a new album of prior Peel session recordings.

The detention and televised confession of political crimes by a Swedish activist in China has raised fears of a shift by Beijing in countering international criticism.

Education publisher Pearson is to cut 10% of its workforce as part of a fresh cost-savings plan, after cutting its full-year earnings guidance and again warned on profit.

Soldiers from the Muslim-majority West African nation have played a critical role alongside France in the fight against Islamist militants in northern Mali and Boko Haram in Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger, writes Yaroslav Trofimov.

Who knew breadcrumbs could make such a luscious pesto? This recipe from chef Massimo Bottura veers from the traditional basil-pine nuts formula for a pasta sauce that’s a little lighter and full of flavor.

Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that assembles the bulk of the world’s iPhones, has offered about $5.3 billion to take over troubled Japanese electronics maker Sharp.

A Taiwanese couple gives designer Jennifer Post carte blanche to redesign their $19.5 million condo at New York’s One57 building

A Frankfurt court has ruled that McKesson Corp. breached German law in its takeover of German rival Celesio in 2014, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

Verizon Communications’ adjusted profit edged in above Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter, as the company benefited from growth in smartphones and tablets during what is typically a competitive quarter. Revenue grew 3.2% to $34.25 billion.

A year ago, few gave much credence to the notion that the United Kingdom might leave the European Union. But today, the prospect of a “Brexit” is a source of concern for many of the delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The math of monthly mortgages is driving a veritable exodus of Londoners cashing in on their homes and moving westward to Bath

With conditions deteriorating, further inaction is seen as a risk to BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda’s credibility.

A new report by retired judge Robert Owen said former Kremlin spy Alexander Litvinenko was probably murdered on the orders of Russia’s FSB intelligence service.

Six large institutional investors said they would allocate $2 billion to track a newly created index of shares of companies that focus on long-term strategies.

South Africa’s high court has upheld a decision to legalize domestic sales of rhinoceros horn, a controversial plan that some hope will reduce poaching by creating a legal domestic supply, but many conservationists disagree.

Some homeowners are using the latest in audio and video technology to build entertaining spaces that rival clubs downtown

The British band will hit summer fests in Spain, Portugal and Switzerland.

A roundup of venture-capital news and analysis from VentureWire and around the Web.

For durability and ease of use, basic fitness trackers still go the extra mile. A look at the Fitbit Charge HR, Garmin Fenix 3, Misfit Shine 2 and Runtastic Moment.

Avon Products offered a glimpse of results for what will remain of the beauty-products seller after the planned separation of its North American business.

Alphabet and PepsiCo executives on what it takes to be a top CFO.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. said profit soared in its latest quarter, despite a decline in assets that pressured fee revenue.

China’s slowdown has rattled global markets and sparked fears that the world’s largest economy is stumbling, but some business leaders gathered in Davos are decidedly upbeat.

PepsiCo CFO Hugh Johnston talks about his company's e-commerce business in China at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.

Sarah Palin is no match for Donald Trump when it comes to the overwhelming amount of material she provides for Stephen Colbert, prompting the "Late Show" host to call her "the Original Material Girl."