Новости за 13.08.2015

Organizers are hoping a guaranteed $25,000 top prize will increase participation in the 22nd annual Fishing for Miracles King Mackerel Tournament.

Researchers at Britain's Cambridge University have released letters showing how slaves were priced for sale during the 18th century, giving an insight into the wealth and influence behind the pro-slavery lobby at the...

An investigation into electoral fraud in “rotten boroughs” across the country is being launched in response to the Tower Hamlets corruption scandal.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - America Movil is still sniffing out deals in Europe, which could become twice as important for the Mexican telecom company's revenue base within five years, its chief financial officer said on Wednesday.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's presidential front-runner wants to settle a financially hobbling suit with bondholders, woo new investors, cut inflation and could revise energy subsidies to put the country's fiscal house in order, his economic advisor said.

MISHAWAKA, Ind. — The steady comeback of the U.S. auto industry has brought new life to underused factories, as carmakers across the country add shifts of workers to meet growing demand for vehicles.

The Football Association plans to lay off a quarter of its current staff and negotiate improved interest rate loans for Wembley Stadium to help pay for a shift of resources into better facilities and coaching, with the ultimate aim of making the England national side more successful.

Concrete pipe installation is scheduled to close Rosemont Drive in Ferguson Township starting Aug. 24.

Aug 12 (Reuters) - A faulty compressor may be to blame for a shutdown at the 88,000-barrel-per=day (bpd) gasoline-making fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) at Philadelphia Energy Solutions' 335,000-bpd plant in Philadelphia, a source familiar with plant operations said on Wednesday.

The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday recognized one of its sergeants, who doubles as a youth baseball coach, and others for distributing outstanding volunteer and community service.

NEW YORK — Another drop in China’s currency shook markets around the world for a second straight day amid rising concerns about the world’s second-largest economy. Major markets in Europe slumped, while the U.S. stock market recovered from an early drop to finish nearly flat.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who is struggling with record low approval ratings and a generalized loss of support in Congress, said on Wednesday that she has never considered resigning her post throughout the steepest political crisis of her more than four years in power

There were some happy kids today on Johns Island -- that's because they have a new playground.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção SA said on Wednesday that the Manati offshore oil field in Brazil holds 13.5 billion cubic meters (477 billion cubic feet) of proven and probable, or "P2", natural gas reserves.

Borough budget talks are just beginning, but the consensus is already leaning toward funding cuts and tax increases.

Southampton have signed Oriol Romeu from Chelsea for a fee which is understood to be £5m. The 23-year-old Spanish midfielder underwent a medical after a fee was agreed between the two clubs for a permanent transfer.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) - Arkansas has bought drugs it plans to use for lethal injections, officials said on Wednesday, as it looks to end a decade-long hiatus on executions that is the longest of any Southern U.S. state.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) - Arkansas has bought drugs it plans to use for lethal injections, officials said on Wednesday, as it looks to end a decade-long hiatus on executions that is the longest of any Southern U.S. state.

He certainly has some previous for playing the blame game, but Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho's very public attack on his team doctor Eva Carneiro, is unprecedented. Mourinho has reportedly banned Carneiro from the coach, the bench and even the team hotel this weekend, making her position look the very definition of untenable.

The U.N. chief has fired the head of the peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic over the force's handling of dozens of misconduct allegations, including rape and killing.

LONDON (Reuters) - Listening to music before, during and after surgery reduces patients' pain, eases anxiety and lessens the need for painkillers, British scientists said on Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Listening to music before, during and after surgery reduces patients' pain, eases anxiety and lessens the need for painkillers, British scientists said on Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Listening to music before, during and after surgery reduces patients' pain, eases anxiety and lessens the need for painkillers, British scientists said on Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will give its communities minister the power to directly approve shale gas permits, taking away decision-making from local politicians who have in the past months blocked the progress of Britain's first shale gas wells.