Новости за 23.02.2016

Indian authorities secured a canal that supplies 60% of New Delhi’s water, easing fears of a shortage in the capital after demonstrators damaged the canal during violent protests over government benefits.

Deal boosts Australian government’s assertion that country remains open to foreign investment.

Virginia McLaurin, a 106-year-old Washington resident, talks about fulfilling a dream last week when she visited the White House and danced with the Obamas. Photo: AP

The Pentagon on Tuesday is expected to give Congress the Obama administration's plan for closing the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in a move that will likely spark a fierce clash with Republican lawmakers who oppose shuttering it.

Time is running out for Donald Trump’s many critics in the Republican Party to make the case for why he should not be the GOP nominee in November. That is the thrust of a new memo, set to be released Tuesday morning, by Our Principles PAC, a group formed earlier this year to prevent Mr. Trump from winning the Republican presidential nomination.

Fresh satellite imagery suggests that China has been building radar facilities on some of the artificial islands it built in the South China Sea, a U.S.-based think tank said Tuesday.

Now you see it, now you don't. Toshiba Corp. has scrapped the sale of a glasses-type wearable device just six weeks after announcing it, and a week before the products were scheduled for shipment.

MINDEN, Nev.– For Marco Rubio, the Republican presidential front-runner may as well be He Who Must Not Be Named. At three campaign stops across northern Nevada on Monday, the Florida Republican launched a series of gentle attacks against Donald Trump, but never once uttered his name out loud. There was little mistaking what he meant, particularly when […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to flagship news outlets in Beijing comes amidst a growing debate among observers of Chinese politics about Xi’s political strength and longevity.

A global rally struggled to extend into Asian hours on Tuesday, although gains in energy and material stocks capped the extent of losses.

The aviation arm of the United Nations banned all cargo shipments of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries from the bellies of passenger airliners until at least 2018.

Google is shuttering its comparison-shopping site for auto insurance, credit cards and mortgages after one year, according to people familiar with the matter.

Apple CEO Tim Cook and FBI Director James Comey are the standard-bearers in a national debate over the balance between security and privacy, playing out as much in the court of public opinion as the court of law.

Shares in Alibaba’s flagship health-care unit fell 14% in Hong Kong trading after the Chinese government suspended a drug-monitoring system that the unit created and operated.

Samsung mobile chief D.J. Koh said the worst is likely over for the South Korean technology giant in China, a critical market where its smartphone market share has plunged to sixth place after years of dominance.

In June, Britons will vote on whether to remain in the European Union, and one big battleground will be the country’s banks.

Bill and Melinda Gates sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss their annual letter and how they intend to mobilize the next generation. Photo: Gabe Johnson/The Wall Street Journal

United Continental is finalizing a second deal with Boeing for new single-aisle jets that would enable the U.S. aerospace giant to block two smaller rivals from gaining a coveted spot in the airline’s fleet.

Peter Mondavi, a Napa Valley wine-country innovator who led his family’s Charles Krug Winery through more than half a century of change, died Saturday at his home in St. Helena, Calif. He was 101.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to strike a delicate balance: advancing its plans to simplify financial-reporting requirements without making them any less stringent.

Jason Dalton had completed more than 100 rides as a driver for Uber Technologies Inc. and received positive reviews before allegedly going on a shooting spree in his car that left six dead in Kalamazoo, Mich.

The trader at the center of the ‘London whale’ trading debacle broke nearly four years of silence by taking aim at former employer J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., saying he was made a scapegoat for trades that were ‘initiated, approved, mandated and monitored’ by senior management.

United Technologies confirmed it had engaged in “preliminary, exploratory conversations” about a possible combination with Honeywell International but decided not to pursue it because of regulatory obstacles.

The Boston Herald on Monday endorsed Marco Rubio for the Republican primary, saying the Florida senator "has proved his conservative but practical bona fides."