Новости за 21.01.2016

World No 1 Novak Djokovic dismissed as ‘absurd’ a report that he deliberately lost a match at a prestigious tournament in Paris.

Barclays CEO Jes Staley starts a fresh round of cuts at the investment bank, with plans to eliminate more than 1 000 jobs worldwide.

Markets probably have further to fall as China’s growth slows, oil prices plunge and central bankers lack tools to prop up economies.

Japan’s first extensive tests of self-driving cars are occurring in a sleepy beach town called Suzu. The goal is to give a growing number of the nation’s elderly a way to stay behind the wheel.

The rand, which and extended losses to a record on January 11, may drop another 2 percent to 17.10 per dollar by year-end.

The Afghan reporters recognized the voice threatening them with death on the Islamic State group's local radio station. It was a former colleague, who knows their names and where they work.

Amy Myers Jaffe, executive director of energy and sustainability at UC Davis, talks about the energy sector and how changing trends will affect demands for oil.

“You’re a bogan who can’t drive.”

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1. Instead of "Cher" and "Dionne", the main characters would be called "Kylie" and "Olivia" after "famous singers of the past."
2. They'd live in the eastern suburbs of Sydney.
3. And they'd go to a private school.
4. The opening song would be the "Locomotion" by Kylie Minogue instead of "Kids in America".
5. "Is this a Clean & Clear ad or what?"
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City’s illegal mushrooming of skill games and gambling dens have finally have come under police scanner.

Nick Compton will go into the final Test determined to prove there is still a place for a tortoise in a modern world full of cricketing hares.

Pep Guardiola starts his swansong as Bayern Munich coach on Friday at Hamburg with his team running away with an historic fourth Bundesliga crown.

“Working with startups is a very important part of our strategy,” said Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka in an interview last week.

Scientists named the new bird species as Zoothera salimalii.

Scottish football could introduce an NFL-style college draft system to help develop young players.

Hooked to angling? Dr Shivarama Karantha Pilikula Nisargadhama has opened its doors for amateur and hobby anglers in the city to fish in 20ft deep lake spread over six acres.

Chandrasekharan, 47, Jayaraman(Chandra) is a social entrepreneur and a heritage conservationist at heart. Despite being written off as a `wandering maverick' by his family , two-time national awardee Chandrasekharan marches on with his mission to give back to society.

Manny The Selfie Taking Cat

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The following editorial was published in Wednesday’s Wisconsin State Journal:

Crude oil prices recouped from a 13-year low during early trade Thursday but soon lost its gains, after back-to-back declines this week. International benchmark Brent rose above $28 before retreating to $27.81 as investors anxiously await the release of U.S. storage capacity data later in the day.

India's largest fashion e-tailer Myntra occupies the second position with over 16% share of visits followed by Amazon at 15.86% and Snapdeal with 13.84%.

Ratan Tata-backed Infinite Analytics's personalization engine has been integrated into Microsoft Dynamics AX, an ERP (enterprise resource planning) suite that provides end-to-end retail solutions connecting people, information and processes.

Carlos had a good season with the Delhi Dynamos after being their marquee-player-manager in 2015 season.

A Texas man put to death Wednesday for a killing 15 years ago became the busy death penalty state's first prisoner executed in 2016.

The state is all set to have an air ambulance of its own, not just to airlift organs but also to rush to the aid of critically ill patients. The health department and the Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology have agreed in principle to utilize two aircraft of the latter for the purpose.

The Gophers continued to improve, but Michigan sent them to 0-7 in Big Ten Conference play.