Новости за 30.12.2015

LONDON (Reuters) - Corruption and doping scandals that have cast a shadow over the world of sport this year make the need for change more urgent than ever, Olympic head Thomas Bach said on Wednesday.

Volkswagen will showcase its first India-specific model at the upcoming Auto Expo in 2016. Reports suggest that the car could be called the Ameo, and it will be a sub-4 meter compact sedan. A prototype has been caught testing for the first time, hinting at what to expect. Since its based on the PQ24 platform […]

MUSCAT, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Oman's cabinet approved in principle spending cuts, tax rises and fuel subsidy reforms to cope with the damage to state finances from low oil prices, state news agency ONA reported on Wednesday.

A construction worker on the Courier Square project was critically injured Wednesday morning, authorities said.

Weeks ahead of the 2016 Auto Expo, Jeep has unveiled their new website for India. The pre-launch website offers a peek into their product line that will be offered in India. Glimpses of Grand Cherokee and the Wrangler Unlimited are available on the website. Since 1941, the iconic Jeep brand has been beguiling customers with their SUV […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, facing a budget shortfall caused in part by plunging oil prices, imposed new taxes on petroleum and natural gas on Thursday, a move critics say will slash investment in an already battered industry.

Dec 30 (Reuters) - Britain closed its oldest nuclear reactor, Wylfa 1, after nearly 45 years of operation on Wednesday, operator Magnox Ltd said.

Pennsylvania prosecutors say comedian Bill Cosby is to be arraigned on criminal charges of "aggravated indecent assault" after allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his Philadelphia-area mansion in January 2004. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Pennsylvania prosecutors say comedian Bill Cosby is to be arraigned on criminal charges of "aggravated indecent assault" after allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his Philadelphia-area mansion in January 2004. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Pennsylvania prosecutors say comedian Bill Cosby is to be arraigned on criminal charges of "aggravated indecent assault" after allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his Philadelphia-area mansion in January 2004. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Pennsylvania prosecutors say comedian Bill Cosby is to be arraigned on criminal charges of "aggravated indecent assault" after allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his Philadelphia-area mansion in January 2004. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Pennsylvania prosecutors say comedian Bill Cosby is to be arraigned on criminal charges of "aggravated indecent assault" after allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his Philadelphia-area mansion in January 2004. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Pennsylvania prosecutors say comedian Bill Cosby is to be arraigned on criminal charges of "aggravated indecent assault" after allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his Philadelphia-area mansion in January 2004. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago — the first criminal charges brought against the comedian out of the torrent of allegations that destroyed his good-guy image as America’s Dad.

BOSTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Fidelity Investments, one of the largest investors in pre-IPO companies, boosted the value of Twilio Inc by 31 percent in November, as speculation builds that the provider of mobile messaging platforms may go public in 2016.

MIAMI (Reuters) - The frontrunner in the FIFA presidential election, Asian football chief Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, says he wants to divide the organisation into two separate entities as part of a 'turnaround' plan for the crisis-hit organisation.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Rwandan pastor accused of leading and coordinating attacks on minority Tutsis during Rwanda's 1994 genocide has been sentenced to life imprisonment, Rwanda's high court said on Wednesday.

Insurers are facing some of the costliest British floods on record. Accountants have put the estimated bill at at least 1.5 billion pounds ($2.22 billion). And, as Sonia Legg reports, Britain isn't the only country dealing with floods.

Insurers are facing some of the costliest British floods on record. Accountants have put the estimated bill at at least 1.5 billion pounds ($2.22 billion). And, as Sonia Legg reports, Britain isn't the only country dealing with floods.

Dec 30 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn's Icahn Enterprises LP has agreed to buy Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack for about $1 billion, hours after Bridgestone Corp quit the race for the U.S. auto parts retailer.

Вазыйх Фатыйхов, Идрис Аметов фотолары.

LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Torrential rain and gale force winds battered northern Britain on Wednesday, cutting power to thousands of homes and forcing some to evacuate flooded streets in the third major storm in a month.

WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes fell in November for the third time in four months, a signal that growth in the U.S. housing market could be cooling.

BOSTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Fidelity Investments, one of the largest investors in pre-IPO companies, boosted the value of Twilio Inc by 31 percent in November, as speculation builds that the provider of mobile messaging platforms may go public in 2016.

MAULDIN, S.C. — Authorities say a hoverboard has exploded inside a Greenville County home, causing a small fire but no injuries.