Новости за 21.10.2016

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By Sebastien Malo UNITED NATIONS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The United Nations named comic-book superhero Wonder Woman as an honorary ambassador to fight for gender equality on Friday, amid criticism that the scantily clad fictional character was an inappropriate choice.U.N. officials at a ceremony formalising the appointment said Wonder Woman is known for her commitment to justice, peace and equality."Wonder Woman is an icon," said U.N.

By Martinne Geller, Paul Sandle and Pamela Barbaglia | LONDON LONDON British American Tobacco (BATS.L) has offered to buy out U.S. cigarette maker Reynolds American Inc (RAI.N) in a $47 billion takeover that would create the world's biggest listed tobacco company with brands including Newport, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall.The cash-and-stock deal would mark the return of BAT to the lucrative and highly regulated U.S. market after a 12-year absence, making it the only tobacco giant with a leading presence in American and international markets. Читать дальше...

By Stephen Kalin | BARTELLA, Iraq BARTELLA, Iraq The din of bullets, mortars and bombs in the northern Iraqi town of Bartella was replaced momentarily on Friday by a sound not heard there for more than two years: the peal of church bells.A cautious calm returned to this historic Christian area following its recapture from Islamic State a day earlier as Iraqi forces push west towards Mosul, the jihadists' last major stronghold in the country.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians... Читать дальше...

By Stephen Addison | LONDON LONDON London City airport was declared safe on Friday after hundreds of passengers had to be evacuated and two were taken to hospital with breathing difficulties in a suspected chemical incident.The airport was briefly closed as police and firefighters in protective equipment swept the terminal building of the airport with chemical detectors after several people were taken ill, some of them coughing violently."Two complete sweeps of the airport building were carried... Читать дальше...

By Chuck Mikolajczak | NEW YORK NEW YORK The S&P 500 and the Dow were little changed and the Nasdaq advanced on Friday, as a record-setting rally in Microsoft and earnings from McDonald's helped offset a fall in energy and healthcare names.General Electric (GE.N) also weighed on the market, as the industrial conglomerate posted results that topped expectations but cut its full-year revenue target to send shares down 0.9 percent after it touched an 8-month low of $28.33.A stronger dollar .DXY... Читать дальше...

India and Iran won their respective semi-finals to enter the final of the Kabaddi World Cup in Ahmedabad on Friday.

By Jean Yoon and Michelle Nichols | UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he will return to South Korea in January after heading the world body for a decade to consider what role he can play in the future of his country amid a push for him to run for president.

By Neil Jerome Morales | DAVAO, Philippines DAVAO, Philippines Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he was not severing ties with his country's long-time ally the United States, but merely pursuing a more independent foreign policy by strengthening relations with China.A day after he provoked fresh diplomatic alarm by announcing his "separation" from Washington, Duterte struck a more conciliatory tone as he arrived back in the Philippines after a four-day visit to Beijing."It is not severance of ties. Читать дальше...

By Alwyn Scott | NEW YORK NEW YORK General Electric Co (GE.N) scaled back expectations for its full-year revenue and profit on Friday, overshadowing third-quarter profit that beat analyst forecasts and sending its shares lower. Weak global economies and low oil prices hit the industrial giant's sales of oil and gas infrastructure equipment especially hard. This limited GE's organic revenue growth, which excludes acquisitions, to just 1 percent in the quarter.The company's shares were down 0.9... Читать дальше...

oftware major Infosys today said it has not committed any wrongdoing with regard to its former Chief Financial Officer Rajiv Bansal's severance payment of Rs 17.38 crore

Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav claimed that BJP MP Varun Gandhi's was honey-trapped and blackmailed into leaking sensitive defence information.

The convicts wife said that as a last resort she would seek forgiveness from the heirs of the victim, a feature of Islamic law used in Pakistan that might help avert execution.

The government today got cracking on the debit card fraud, asking banks concerned and RBI to submit report on the nature of security breach which compromised over 3.25 million cards and assured customers that strong action will be taken while their interests will not come to any harm.

South Africa announced Friday that it would withdraw from the International Criminal Court, dealing a major blow to a troubled institution set up to try the world's worst crimes.

It would be unwise of the Jammu and Kashmir government to portray normalcy in the Kashmir Valley when none exists without addressing the real issues, especially since there are no signs of fatigue in the ongoing protest

Shankara has finally hit the screens. The story revolves around a college student whose life spirals out of control after he gets involved in a crime.

The film which is also set to make its national premiere at the MAMI festival also marks Priyanka Chopra's debut as a producer.

Mehbooba said Pakistan has a huge role in establishing peace in the region and it has to stop supporting the militancy.

Former India cricketer turned state minister Laxmi Ratan Shukla on Friday criticised the concept of neutral venues in Ranji Trophy this season, saying the move will not work out.

Here's our guide to navigating your day through Day 1 of Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2016.

Newcomers Thailand have vastly impressed in the Kabaddi World Cup, but India in red hot form and with their feet firmly on the ground, will be too much for the competition's surprise package.

NorthEast United have taken 10 points from the available 18 so far, which seems just about satisfactory. However, considering their six matches have come in a space of 20 days, their performance so far has been commendable.

The benchmark Sensex slipped below the crucial 28,000-mark and dropped 172 points to touch a low of 27,957.92

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma promoted Ae Dil Hai Mushkil together for the first time on The Kapil Sharma show this weekend.