Новости за 05.09.2016

G20 leader states welcome the yuan inclusion into the IMF Special Drawing Right (SDR) currency basket, the draft Hangzhou communique said.

Teachers' Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of second President of the country Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

With the start of competition looming, Australia's cycling team at the Rio Paralympics is trying to move forward only a few days after the bombshell news of a teammate's positive drugs test to EPO.

According to a rough draft of the Hangzhou communique, further investments into energy projects are essential if the world hopes to avoid economically dangerous price increases.

May was sworn in as Britain's Prime Minister on July 13, succeeding David Cameron who resigned after the country voted in favour of exiting the EU.

Joost van der Westhuizen is set to go to court in a bid to recover his money from the trust account of his former lawyer, who allegedly committed suicide.

A senior State Department official says Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov failed to overcome differences at a morning meeting. The diplomats have been trying to broker a cease-fire between Syrian President Bashar Assad's government and moderate rebels that would expand access to humanitarian aid for hundreds of thousands of civilians caught in the crossfire. The White House says President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor... Читать дальше...

There have been two big winners since Formula One returned from a mid-season break – Mercedes' Nico Rosberg and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.

Take a trip around Latin America with 13 dinners celebrating 13 nations in Canberra this week and next.

HONG KONG (AP) — A new wave of anti-China activists appeared headed for victory in Hong Kong's most crucial elections since the handover from Britain in 1997, setting the stage for a fresh round of political confrontations over Beijing's control ......

SAO PAULO (AP) — Police in Brazil's biggest city clashed with protesters who marched to reject the new president Sunday, five days after Dilma Rousseff was ousted as leader of South America's biggest nation.

Sao Paulo authorities said they were forced to use tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons to stop vandalism after an "initially peaceful" demonstration against President Michel Temer. In a statement, the public safety department said a group became violent at a subway station, destroying turnstiles and throwing rocks at anti-riot police after the demonstration ended.

GroenLinks wil af van het eigen risico in de zorg. Dat zegt lijsttrekker Jesse Klaver in een interview met deze krant. Het standpunt staat in het verkiezingsprogramma dat de partij morgen presenteert.

He fell off a bike and now can’t use his hand.

Erfan, 12, was riding his bike last year when he fell and broke his arm.

The boy, who currently lives at the immigration detention centre on the Pacific island of Nauru, has developed a painful deformity because he's been unable to receive post-operative care.

According to refugee advocates, Erfan now cannot hold objects with his left hand and struggles to sleep because of the pain in his arm.

In just one week, Zika cases in Singapore have gone from zero to 242, raising concerns about a potential rapid surge in cases across Asia. A recent study estimates that roughly 2.6 billion people in the region and Africa could be at risk of contracting the virus, which has been linked to the neurological disorder […]

The Land Bank’s programmes to help SA farmers would not be jeopardised by Futuregrowth’s decision to suspend its lending activities to SOEs.

SA’s economy might be on the cusp of a turnaround, according to senior independent economist Azar Jammine.

Eskom’s bonds will continue to be attractive to investors for as long as the utility is stable, writes Matshela Koko.

Competition Tribunal rejects application by Shoprite Checkers, Pick n Pay and Spar to delay a hearing into Massmart’s application.

South Africa is falling short on spending on its infrastructure development projects that are key in driving the economy forward.

Property fund Hyprop will consider further acquisitions in eastern Europe, but does not anticipate making further acquisitions in Africa in the immediate future.

A Chinese Coast Guard speedboat as seen from a Philippine vessel near Scarborough Shoal, in the South China Sea, in June.

Barbora and Marin will now take on seventh seeded Americans Coco Vandeweghe and Rajeev Ram in the quarter-finals.

The AfD won about 21 percent of votes in the election for the state legislature.