Новости за 21.05.2019

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will send delegations to Washington and Tehran to help "halt tension" amid fears of a confrontation between the United States and Iran in the Middle East, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday. He said there were no Iraqi groups that wanted to push towards a war, two days after a rocket fired in Baghdad landed close to the U.S

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials who briefed Congress about Iran on Tuesday sought to convince lawmakers that President Donald Trump's administration wants to deter Tehran's aggression, not attack the Islamic republic, members of Congress said.

By Matthias Williams and Natalia Zinets KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy picked a lawyer with links to a prominent tycoon on Tuesday as head of the presidential administration, an appointment closely watched by investors in the early days of Zelenskiy's term. A comedian with no prior political experience, Zelenskiy won last month's presidential election by a landslide on promises to fight corruption and put an end to politics as usual

By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government will auction a Lamborghini, homes and other assets seized from gangsters and at least one former politician, officials said on Tuesday, part of a "Robin Hood" program to use millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains to aid the poor. The first auction, set for Sunday, will seek bids for 77 vehicles with a total starting price of around $1.5 million, Ricardo Rodriguez, head of the newly created Institute to Return Stolen Goods to the People, said at a news conference. Читать дальше...

By William James and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May set out a "new deal" on Tuesday for Britain's departure from the European Union, offering sweeteners to parliament including the chance to vote on whether to hold a second referendum to try to break the impasse over Brexit. Three years after Britain voted to leave the EU and almost two months after the planned departure date, May is mounting a last effort to try to get the deeply divided parliament's backing for... Читать дальше...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in central Jakarta following a rally held after official results confirmed President Joko Widodo's re-election, a Reuters witness said. Some protesters hurled fireworks at police in riot gear in a main street in the capital, TV footage showed. (Reporting by Angie Teo and Willy Kurniawan; Writing by Ed Davies; Editing by Angus MacSwan)

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - California on Tuesday sued the Trump administration in U.S. District Court after the U.S

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he hoped Congress could reach by the end of the day a two-year agreement on federal spending limits that would also increase the nation's debt ceiling. "Our hope is to make a deal before the day is over," McConnell, a Republican, told reporters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - California on Tuesday sued the Trump administration after it confirmed last week it will withhold $929 million in high-speed rail funding awarded to the state in 2010. California later on Tuesday plans to seek a temporary restraining order request asking a judge to prevent the Trump administration from repurposing the money, the governor's office said. The U.S

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is considering tapping more than $230 million from the Transportation Security Administration to fund operations on the U.S.-Mexico border if Congress fails to approve additional funding, a person briefed on the matter said. NBC News reported the plan earlier, citing documents of a contingency plan to fund $1.1 billion in southern border efforts.

"Niki will always remain one of the greatest legends of our sport – he combined heroism, humanity and honesty inside and outside the cockpit," said the 47-year-old Austrian.

(Reuters) - Shares of Tesla Inc were on track for a fifth straight session of losses on Tuesday, as Morgan Stanley analysts outlined a worst case scenario that could see the electric carmaker's stock price fall as low as $10. Another brokerage, Baird, was the latest to cut its price target for the Elon Musk-run company to $340 from $400, saying concerns over demand, credibility and noise around the company have kept incremental buyers out of the market. Tesla's stock, which has almost halved in value since last August... Читать дальше...

By Tanvi Mehta and Vibhuti Sharma (Reuters) - One of Tesla's former biggest supporters on Wall Street said on Tuesday the electric carmaker's shares could fall to $10 from nearly $200 now, if tensions with China escalate and sap demand for its cars. Shares of Tesla edged down, heading for their fifth straight session of losses, and bonds weakened, after Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas outlined his worst case scenario

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Huawei launched its new Honor 20 series smartphones in London on Tuesday in a presentation that emphasised the Chinese company's technology but made no reference of a possible rupture with Google. Huawei, the world's second-biggest phone maker, runs its devices on Google's Android platform but the U.S. Commerce Department blocked Huawei from buying U.S

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine may submit any preliminary peace deal agreed with Russia to the Ukrainian people for a referendum, the new head of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's administration told the 112 TV news channel on Tuesday. Ukrainian troops are fighting Russian-backed separatists in the Donbass region in a conflict that has killed 13,000 people since 2014

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The head of Mexico's social security institute has stepped down, citing budget cuts that he said would harm health services for the poor, in one of the first major resignations in the administration of leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. German Martinez, head of the institute known as IMSS, issued his resignation in a letter on the government's website on Tuesday.

By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Abortion-rights campaigners, including Democrats seeking their party's 2020 presidential nomination, rallied at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to protest new restrictions on abortion passed by Republican-dominated legislatures in eight states. Many of the restrictions are intended to draw legal challenges, which religious conservatives hope will lead the nation's top court to overturn the 1973 Roe v.

By Marcin Goclowski and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk SWIDNIK, Poland (Reuters) - Teresa Drzewiecka grew up during World War Two, when German and Soviet troops battled for control of her town of Swidnik in eastern Poland. Now 83, she sees another threat to her country's survival: lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. "Let children have a father and a mother, not such deviations," said Drzewiecka, resting on a bench in a Swidnik park

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani rejected talks with the United States on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump said Iran would call and ask for negotiations "if and when they are ever ready". Tehran and Washington have escalated rhetoric against each other in recent weeks as the United States has tightened sanctions with what it says is the goal of pushing Iran to make concessions beyond the terms of its 2015 nuclear deal

If the opinion of the likes of Rahul Bheke and Brandon Fernandes, are to be considered, then the Croat is capable of doing great things for Indian football.

Maharashtra HSC Result 2019: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) is expected to declare the results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination soon, likely between 26 and 30 May.

Mary will be up against fellow Indian and Asian Championships bronze medallist Nikhat Zareen in a blockbuster semi-final as the duo confirmed two medals for India

Amid projections of a return of the BJP-led NDA to power, Amit Shah organised a meeting where Narendra Modi met senior Union ministers, described by the ruling party as an occasion to thank ministers for "their service to the nation" ahead of the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha election on 23 May.

MBOSE HSSLC 12th Result 2019: The Meghalaya Board of Secondary Education (MBOSE) is expected to declare the results of Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) Examination 2019 or Class 10 examination and Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) Examination 2019 for Arts stream or Class 12 Arts Examination 2019 on 27 May.

UK Board Result 2019 date: Uttarakhand Board of School Education will announce 10th Class Examination 2019 and 12th Class Examination 2019 results on 30 May on the official website ubse.uk.gov.in or at uaresults.nic.in