Новости за 21.12.2015

WASHINGTON/MUSCAT (Reuters) - As the United States negotiated this year’s nuclear pact with Iran, the State Department quietly agreed to spare the Gulf sultanate of Oman from an embarrassing public rebuke over its human rights record, rewarding a close Arab ally that helped broker the historic deal.

TOKYO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. regulator has told Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) to improve governance of its U.S. operations, including risk management in settlement systems, sources with familiar the matter said.

TOKYO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - New Zealander Mark Hammett was confirmed as the inaugural coach of Japan's new Super Rugby team the Sunwolves on Monday, unveiled at a news conference just over two months before their maiden match.

SYDNEY, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Australian shares ended flat on Monday as gains from bargain hunting were curtailed by weakness in the prices of key commodities such as oil and iron ore.

20 декабрьдән Татарстанда муниципаль берәмлекләр арасында Яңа ел чыршыларының иң матур бизәлешенә конкурс башланды. Ул киләсе елның 25 гыйнварына кадәр дәвам итә.
Әлеге конкурс ТР Җәмәгать палатасы тарафыннан ТР Президенты йөкләмәсе буенча өченче ел  оештырыла. Быел аның гомуми приз фонды 10 млн сум тәшкил итә.
Конкурс 5 номинациядә үткәрелә. Авыл җирлекләре арасында конкурс 2 этапта уздырыла. Аның беренчесе муниципаль район дәрәҗәсендә үткәрелә. Анда җиңүгә ирешкән авыл җирлеге республика конкурсында катнашуга тәкъдим ителә. Читать дальше...

* Authorities blame high pile of waste debris left by construction

Әлмәтнең 14 яшен тутырган 60 үсмере Яңа ел алдыннан гына паспортлы булды.

21 декабря 2015 года повысится риск совершения поступков, идущих вразрез с голосом здравого смысла. Чтобы провести этот день с наименьшим уроном, сегодня не стоит терять самоконтроль даже в момент, когда нет никаких предпосылок для эмоционального срыва.

BRASILIA, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's key ally in Congress is certain it can head off an impeachment threat, but in return the party demands a radical change of policy course to pull the economy out of its deepest downturn in 25 years.

Some of the key business events of the past week.

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police on Monday said they will charge 11 activists who tried to stage a protest over suspected corruption in an army-built park with illegal assembly as allegations of irregularities in the park's funding persist.

* U.S. rig count rebounds to 541, stockpiles above 490 million bpd

BANGKOK, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Thai police on Monday said they will charge 11 activists who tried to stage a protest over suspected corruption in an army-built park with illegal assembly as allegations of irregularities in the park's funding persist.

TOKYO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - New Zealander Mark Hammett was confirmed as the inaugural coach of Japan's new Super Rugby team the Sunwolves on Monday, unveiled at a news conference just over two months before the team's maiden match.

SHANGHAI, Dec 21 (Reuters) - China stocks rose sharply on Monday, led by broad rallies in real estate, banking and consumer plays as investors scooped up modestly-priced blue chips, pulling Hong Kong shares higher.

SHANGHAI, Dec 21 (Reuters) - China stocks rose sharply on Monday, led by broad rallies in real estate, banking and consumer plays as investors scooped up modestly-priced blue chips, pulling Hong Kong shares higher.

A plane carrying Syrian refugees seeking a new life in Canada leaves Jordan. Paul Chapman reports.

A plane carrying Syrian refugees seeking a new life in Canada leaves Jordan. Paul Chapman reports.

A plane carrying Syrian refugees seeking a new life in Canada leaves Jordan. Paul Chapman reports.

A plane carrying Syrian refugees seeking a new life in Canada leaves Jordan. Paul Chapman reports.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp's CEO said an acquisition by Germany's Infineon Technologies was unlikely as he believed its top shareholder, a government-backed fund, would not sell a majority stake to a foreign buyer.

Drones flown by hobbyists haven’t caused any high profile disasters just yet, but the number of close calls is unacceptably high. Even more troubling is the near-total lack of oversight keeping private drone owners from using their "toys" in dangerous or illegal ways.

It’s fitting, in a sense, that Mount Pleasant Town Council decided earlier this month to once again review longstanding plans to build a roundabout on Coleman Boulevard. The project has been stuck in a roundabout of its own since its initial inclusion in the larger Coleman revitalization plan in 2008.

Once again my alma mater is getting deserved bad press. The extreme poor judgment shown in the "white robe and hood" prank is unjustifiable. Without going into the many similar incidents and other problems which have occurred there over the years, I can say with confidence that there are still cultural and institutional problems at...

Just as another recent writer did, I also took off The Ring. The only difference is — I took mine off more than 20 years ago. I took it off not because the threat of a female cadet becoming part of the Corps was becoming more and more of a probability, or because of the perceived problem of hazing being debated in public, or because of the...