Новости за 01.07.2015

KAMPALA, July 1 (Reuters) - The Ugandan government said on Wednesday it had shortlisted 17 oil companies to bid for six exploration blocks in the east African nation, which has found commercial quantities of oil and aims to pump crude in 2018.

ATHENS (Reuters) - It was a small room with a plain wooden table a few feet wide. The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sat on one side, along with a translator and Angela Merkel, the German chancellor. On the other sat President Francois Hollande of France; around were a handful of officials.

The team investigating last year's crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine has prepared a draft final report and given it to countries involved in the probe for their comments.

WASHINGTON — In the first presidential race since Democrats cast the GOP nominee as an out-of-touch millionaire, Republican Jeb Bush is aggressively trying to flip the script.

Kraft shareholders have approved the sale of the company to ketchup maker H.J. Heinz, creating one of the world's largest food companies with annual revenue of about $28 billion.

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has posted more than three decades of tax returns online, revealing he has earned nearly $28 million since leaving the Florida governor’s mansion in 2007 and paid an effective federal income tax rate of roughly 36 percent between 1981 and 2013.

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, July 1 (Reuters) - The popularity of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's government fell to a new low, driven by a deteriorating economy, higher interest rates and a widening corruption scandal tarnishing her political party, a nationwide poll showed on Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - A British family of 12, including a baby and two grandparents one aged 75, are believed to have gone to Syria after the family reported them missing, police said on Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - A British family of 12, including a baby and two grandparents one aged 75, are believed to have gone to Syria after the family reported them missing, police said on Wednesday.

Australian Bernard Tomic said the English heat has reduced him to three hours sleep a night and said there had been locker room talk about the men getting the same 35-minute heat break as the women, as he prepares to face Novak Djokovic in the mens’ singles third round.

LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - Formula One fans want change but without gimmicks or knee-jerk reactions to a sport many now describe as expensive and boring, according to a survey carried out with the backing of leading drivers.

LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - Global mining firm Glencore said on Wednesday it would go ahead with a plan to close some operations at its Optimum Coal subsidiary in South Africa due to weak coal prices, a move which will result in the loss of 600 to 700 jobs.

(Reuters) - Toy maker Hasbro Inc is bringing the Monopoly board game to the silver screen, in a movie about a boy's quest to make his fortune and avoid jail time.

It always comes as a surprise to be reminded that Maria Sharapova has only one Wimbledon title to her name in a 12-year career that has earned her some £22 million. That was in 2004 as a 17 year-old, when it seemed inconceivable that there would be no more of them 11 years on.

It always comes as a surprise to be reminded that Maria Sharapova has only one Wimbledon title to her name in a 12-year career that has earned her some £22 million. That was in 2004 as a 17 year-old, when it seemed inconceivable that there would be no more of them 11 years on.

Ford India sold 7,979 vehicles in combined domestic wholesales and exports in June, compared to 11,935 vehicles in the corresponding month last year. June domestic wholesales stood at 4,527 vehicles against 7,258 units in the same month last year, while exports were 3,452 vehicles compared to 4,677 units in June 2014. “With three new products planned […]

Novak Djokovic did not get where he is today - world's number one tennis player - by making any concession to sentimentality. He reached the third round of the men's singles by ending the Wimbledon career of Finland's Jarkko Nieminen, who will retire at the end of the year, in brutally dismissive fashion by 6-4 6-2 6-3.

There was worry at Wimbledon today after a ball boy collapsed in the heat on Court 17.

LONDON (Reuters) - Leg-spinner Adil Rashid and fast bowler Steven Finn were included in England's 13-man squad on Wednesday for next week's first Ashes test against Australia.

The U.N.'s heritage body expressed concern Wednesday about the state of the Great Barrier Reef, urging Australia to do more to conserve one of the world's most spectacular natural sites.

U.S. construction spending posted a solid gain in May, pushing total activity to the highest point since the fall of 2008, with the strength led by a big jump in non-residential projects.

LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - Leg-spinner Adil Rashid and fast bowler Steven Finn were included in England's 13-man squad on Wednesday for next week's first Ashes test against Australia.

GULFPORT -- A member of the Army National Guard and his wife are set for trial on charges they received shipments of illegal drugs from overseas and sold them.

Charleston’s Khris Middleton has become one of the NBA’s richest young players — to the tune of $14 million per year. The Associated Press reports the Porter-Gaud graduate and restricted free agent has agreed to a five-year, $70 million extension with the Milwaukee Bucks. New contracts cannot be formally signed until July 9.

Julie Hamp, an American who was Toyota's top female executive, resigned two weeks after being arrested on suspicion of illegally importing drugs. Fred Katayama reports.