Новости за 13.12.2016

By Dustin Volz | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON More than 100 employees of technology companies including Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google, Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and Salesforce pledged on Tuesday to not help U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's administration build a data registry to track people based on their religion or assist in mass deportations. Drawing comparisons to the Holocaust and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the employees signed an open letter at neveragain.tech rebuking... Читать дальше...

CAIRO Islamic State claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a suicide bombing at Cairo's main Coptic cathedral and threatened more attacks against Christians. The militant group said in a statement that a suicide bomber whom it identified as Abu Abdallah al-Masri had detonated his explosive belt inside the church."Every infidel and apostate in Egypt and everywhere should know that our war ... continues," the group said in the statement, published by its Amaq news agency

By Marcy Nicholson and Zandi Shabalala | NEW YORK/LONDON NEW YORK/LONDON Gold edged lower on Tuesday, losing its lustre as the Federal Reserve began its two-day meeting during which it is expected to deliver the second U.S. interest rate hike in a decade and provide some insight into its outlook for 2017.Markets have priced in a near 100 percent chance of a quarter-point increase. Higher interest rates generally dent demand for non-yielding bullion while strengthening the dollar, in which it... Читать дальше...

By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The number of children in Britain contacting a helpline with concerns about their gender identity has more than doubled this year with some as young as 11 telling counsellors they feel "trapped in the wrong body", a charity said on Tuesday.Childline, a service run by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), said it held a record 2,796 counselling sessions about gender identity and gender dysphoria in 2015/16 -... Читать дальше...

Tottenham Hotspur may need to find different ways to unlock the defences if they are to reignite their Premier League title bid, Mauricio Pochettino said.

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Shadia Nasralla | BEIRUT/VIENNA BEIRUT/VIENNA Iran ordered its scientists on Tuesday to start developing systems for nuclear-powered marine vessels in response to what it calls a U.S. violation of its landmark 2015 atomic deal with world powers.Nuclear experts however said that President Hassan Rouhani's move, if carried out, would probably require Iran to enrich uranium to a fissile purity above the maximum level set by the nuclear deal to allay fears of Tehran building an atomic bomb. Читать дальше...

MUMBAI India's annual consumer price inflation eased to a weaker-than-expected 3.63 percent in November, its lowest level in two years, helped by a sharp cooling in food prices, government data showed on Tuesday. Economists surveyed by Reuters had expected annual retail inflation to come in at 3.90 percent last month, compared with 4.20 percent in October.COMMENTARY ADITI NAYAR, ECONOMIST, ICRA "I would argue that the decline from last month is primarily reflecting a favourable base effect, and to a smaller extent... Читать дальше...

By Phil Stewart and Warren Strobel | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The United States has decided to limit military support to Saudi Arabia's campaign in Yemen because of concerns over widespread civilian casualties and will halt a planned arms sale to the kingdom, U.S. officials told Reuters.The United States will also revamp future training of the kingdom's air force to focus on improving Saudi targeting practices, a persistent source of concern for Washington.

By Laila Bassam and Stephanie Nebehay | ALEPPO, Syria/GENEVA ALEPPO, Syria/GENEVA The United Nations said on Tuesday it had reports that Syrian soldiers and allied Iraqi fighters had summarily shot dead 82 children, women and men in recaptured east Aleppo and a military source said the last rebel pocket could fall "at any moment".The Syrian army has denied carrying out killings or torture among those captured, and its main ally Russia said on Tuesday rebels had "kept over 100,000 people as human shields". Читать дальше...

MUMBAI India's core consumer price inflation in November was seen at around 4.9 percent to 5 percent, three analysts polled by Reuters said on Tuesday, little changed from around 5 percent in October.India had earlier reported headline annual consumer price inflation eased to 3.63 percent in November, its lowest level in two years, helped by a sharp cooling in food prices. The Reserve Bank of India unexpectedly held interest rates last week citing sticky core inflation as one of its worries

Vijender Singh's next WBO Asia Pacific challenger Francis Cheka took one-upmanship to another level by undermining India's first Olympic medallist in the sport.

The Maratha Kunbi Kranti Muk Morcha, on 14 December, will start from Yashwant stadium, Dhantoli and end at Vidhan Bhavan.

By Steve Holland | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President-elect Donald Trump announced Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson as his choice for U.S. secretary of state on Tuesday, despite concerns from lawmakers in both political parties over the oilman's ties to Russia.Tillerson's experience in diplomacy stems from making deals with foreign countries for Exxon, the world's largest energy company, and Trump praised him as a successful international dealmaker who leads a global operation."He... Читать дальше...

Russia's doping cover-up went far beyond the Olympics, according to a vast archive of emails released by a World Anti-Doping Agency investigator.

West Indies are two-time World T20 champions but Chris Gayle feels "it will be difficult" for them to regain their glory days in Test cricket soon.

Within a few hours, as results pointed to a BJP rout, the sweets were all thrown away on Patna's Bir Chand Patel Road for cows to eat.

Neerja actress Sonam Kapoor was overlooked at a recent award function where Alia Bhatt ended up winning the Best Actress nod for her role in Udta Punjab (2016) and while one cannot say that the latter was undeserving, looking at both the films and the actress' respective roles, it would not be incorrect to say that the former was robbed

The final Test match between India and England will start as per schedule on 16 December at Chennai despite the severe cyclone Vardah that lashed the city last evening.

Sports director Klaus Allofs has left Wolfsburg with the club just above the Bundesliga relegation places, weeks after Dieter Hecking was fired as coach.

Launching a scathing attack on Congress, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the party's "scandalous record" is making it extremely uncomfortable with the Modi government's anti-corruption campaign of which the demonetisation of high value currency is a cornerstone

Closer maritime cooperation between India and Indonesia is the key takeaway from President Joko Widodo first visit to Delhi.

Pakistan pace firebrand Wahab Riaz said he will target Australia's key batting pair Steve Smith and David Warner in this week's opening day-night Test.

In the first ever conviction of banned Indian Mujahideen cadres in a terror case, a special NIA court here convicted Mohammed Ahmed Siddibappa alias Yasin Bhatkal and four others for being involved in 2013 twin blasts at Dilsukhnagar which had claimed 18 lives.

Alastair Cook is of so much more value to England as the man who has the ability to become the leading run-scorer in the history of Test cricket than as a captain who has a decreasing interest in doing the job.

Hacker group Legion has said that it will be releasing new data containing emails hosted on the government-owned Sansad.nic.in. It also warned the Indian government of the weak security used in Indian banking system.