Новости за 02.03.2016

TOKYO (AP) — Asian stocks jumped Wednesday after encouraging signs of strength in the U.S. economy sent shares higher on Wall Street.

Asian stocks gain after Wall Street rally on economic data TOKYO (AP) — Asian stocks jumped Wednesday after encouraging signs of strength in the U.S. economy sent shares higher on Wall Street. A weak yen added to investor optimism, sending Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 up 4.1 percent to close at 16,746.55. The Nasdaq composite index, which is heavily weighted with technology companies, made its biggest gain since August, adding 131.65 points, or 2.9 percent, to 4,689.60.

Jordanian intelligence said Wednesday that seven men killed in a shootout with troops had ties to the Islamic State group and had planned attacks on military and civilian targets in the kingdom.

Speculation is building that Rio Tinto may buy the remaining shares in Turquoise Hill.

Although five months have passed since Flint, Michigan, changed its water supply because of problems with lead contamination and discolored drinking water, about 9 percent of the city’s sites tested positive for more than permissible amount of lead in water, the governor’s office said Tuesday. Meanwhile, a date of March 17 has been set for a judge to hear arguments on a request that seeks to stop Flint’s administration from charging the residents for water during the crisis, the Associated Press reported.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) made a mistake in accessing the San Bernardino attacker's iPhone within a day following December's deadly terrorist attack, FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday.

Things are looking up. We’ve moved on from 2015, the International Year of Soils — so declared by the United Nations — to 2016, the International Year of Pulses.

The Welsh Conservatives will have "diggers in the ground" to build a planned M4 relief road within 12 months of coming to power if successful in the assembly elections, the party says.

So, how is your week going? Probably a whole lot better than the Vancouver Canucks’.

DWIC 20,000 UP 950 CJ CheilJedang 362,500 UP 500 DongwonF&B 300,000 UP 6,000 KEPCO KPS 71,700 UP 500 LGH&H 899,000 UP 31,000 LGCHEM 312,000 UP 12,000 KEPCO E

DWS 72,600 UP 2,400 UNID 47,950 DN 350 KEPCO 60,000 UP 1,300 SamsungSecu 40,700 UP 1,650 SKTelecom 223,000 DN 10,500 S&T MOTIV 73,900 DN 3,000 Hyundai

NHIS 10,200 UP 420 SKChem 80,900 UP 1,000 LS 42,500 UP 600 GC Corp 188,000 UP 5,500 SAMSUNG SDI CO.,LTD. 101,000 UP 1,100 KPIC 239,500 DN 500 DaewooS

KAL 26,200 UP 500 YungjinPharm 2,500 UP 75 LG Corp. 72,800 UP 1,000 S&TDynamics 14,900 UP 550 IBK 11,850 UP 200 KISWire 39,950 0 LotteFo

SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- Wednesday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. Daesang 31,400 DN 50 SKNetworks 5,950 DN 10 ORION 956,000 UP 39,000 Don

SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Indonesia launched a joint online government service center in Jakarta on Wednesday in their latest joint effort to set up an e-government system that can raise administrative efficiency, the Ministry of the I

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SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares spiked 1.6 percent Wednesday as investors cheered the overnight gains in the U.S. stock market as well as rising oil prices, analysts said. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmar

SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's leading carmaker, said Wednesday that its sales in February shrank 6.6 percent from a year earlier as its overseas sales dropped amid a slump in emerging countries. Hyundai Motor said in a

Two doctors planning to test illicit drugs at Sydney music festivals have vowed to continue their campaign.

Scott Kelly returned safely to Earth on Tuesday evening at approximately 11:26 p.m. after spending a record-breaking 340 days in space.

The number of prisoners in Victoria's jails has blown out, with almost 40 per cent more prisoners being held than six years ago.

Statistical highlights of the T20 match between India and Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup on Tuesday.