Новости за 22.06.2015

MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has lined up former Barca and France defender Eric Abidal to be his technical secretary if he wins next month's election.

LONDON (Reuters) - Former captain Andrew Flintoff believes Ben Stokes can become one of England's greats and rates the all-rounder as a more talented player than he was.

A Taliban suicide bomber and gunmen attack the Afghan parliament in brazen attack. Natasha Howitt reports.

A Taliban suicide bomber and gunmen attack the Afghan parliament in brazen attack. Natasha Howitt reports.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian government ordered 30 billion roubles ($560 million) in cuts in spending on the 2018 World Cup on Monday but said the construction of stadiums would not be affected.

LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Open and U.S. Masters winner Jordan Spieth is rated the 7-1 second favourite by bookmakers William Hill to win next month's British Open, the third major of the year.

LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to sell two meningitis vaccines to Pfizer to satisfy antitrust concerns after its recent acquisition of vaccines business of Novartis.

LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to sell two meningitis vaccines to Pfizer to satisfy antitrust concerns after its recent acquisition of vaccines business of Novartis.

LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - Former captain Andrew Flintoff believes Ben Stokes can become one of England's greats and rates the all-rounder as a more talented player than he was.

What: The Farmers Market at Freshfields Village will feature local certified organic produce, fresh local meats, cheeses, packaged and prepared food including jams, jellies, pecans, olive oils, sweets, handmade pasta and more, as well as Lowcountry crafts including handmade bath products and sweetgrass baskets. There will also be several prepared...

June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturers have not soaked up as much excess shale gas in the first half of 2015 as expected, but the shortfall may be an anomaly as a Gulf Coast manufacturing boom is poised to insulate the sector from seasonal demand fluctuations.

--Clyde Russell is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own.--

Summer may officially begin at the start of June, but it's the end of the month that really indicates the start of the sunny holidays: Wimbledon.

Animal rights groups hold a small protest in Yulin, Southern China, as locals mark a traditional festival by eating dogs. Natasha Howitt reports.

Animal rights groups hold a small protest in Yulin, Southern China, as locals mark a traditional festival by eating dogs. Natasha Howitt reports.

Liverpool are expected to make an improved offer of £16m for Real Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi. The Reds' initial offer of £9m was rejected by the Spanish club.

Earl Holt, leader of the Council of Conservative Citizens, has contributed more than $60,000 to Republicans since 2010, including several White House hopefuls, Federal Election Commission records show.

John Terry has warned that Petr Cech could be worth “12 to 15 points a season” to Arsenal if Chelsea’s long-serving goalkeeper finally signs for their London rivals.

It began the day after Jimi Hendrix died in 1970, with a mere 1,500 attendees and a fee of just £1 - including free milk from the farm.

(Reuters) - Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez could be banned from bowling for one year after the part-time off-spinner was again reported by match officials for a suspect action during the test against Sri Lanka in Galle that ended on Sunday.

Sydney is deploying a high-tech system that literally sniffs out vandals on its rail network. The CEO of Sydney Trains, Howard Collins, calls the new system Mousetrap.