Новости за 28.09.2015

SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - Lights flashed and chants of "Modi, Modi" filled the 18,000-seat sports arena in San Jose, California, on Sunday as the Indian premier took the stage for the final event of his Silicon Valley tour, marked by sporadic protests over his human rights record.

LONDON (Reuters) - For all talk of the narrowing gulf between the top nations and Rugby World Cup stragglers, Australia, Ireland and Scotland all picked up maximum points on Sunday as they set their sights on the business end of the group stage.

Asian stocks were mostly lower Monday following Wall Street's loss last week as investors looked ahead to Chinese and U.S. economic data.

Volkswagen faces daunting challenges in fixing software that enables cheating on diesel engine emissions tests, a task that's becoming more urgent because of growing anger from customers.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted the power of social media and his own goals for developing India's tech economy on Sunday, speaking to a global audience from a "town hall" meeting at the headquarters of the...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Fred De Jong quit as New Zealand Football high performance director on Monday after taking responsibility for the administrative error that led to their expulsion from the Olympic qualifying tournament.

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Sept 28 (Reuters) - - China's planned national cap-and-trade carbon emissions system may at first appear to be yet another bearish factor for commodity demand in the world's largest consumer of natural resources.

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake shook the province of Compostela Valley (ComVal) province town this morning (September 28, 2015), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. However, the provincial monitoring action center of the ComVal Disaster Risk and Reduction and Management Council there said no damage or casualty had been reported. The tremor occurred […]

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's most popular ride-hailing app Didi Kuaidi said on Monday it has invested in Indian peer Ola, forging a new alliance within a network of companies challenging U.S. rival Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL].

Pope Francis urges the world's wealthiest nation to welcome immigrants and do more to combat climate change during his first U.S. visit. Paul Chapman reports.

Pope Francis urges the world's wealthiest nation to welcome immigrants and do more to combat climate change during his first U.S. visit. Paul Chapman reports.

Pope Francis urges the world's wealthiest nation to welcome immigrants and do more to combat climate change during his first U.S. visit. Paul Chapman reports.

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Stargazers got a double celestial treat when a total lunar eclipse combined, with a so-called supermoon.

The energy surrounding the pope’s visit to Philadelphia climaxed yesterday when he rode in the popemobile in a small parade around Logan Circle in the northwest quadrant.

Oil prices fell in Asia Monday as investors looked for further clues about the health of the Chinese and US economies, the world’s top crude consumers. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for November delivery eased 48 cents to $45.22 and Brent crude for November dipped 47 cents to $48.13. Markets were rocked last week by […]

* U.S. oil data to be published on Wed (Adds comment, chart, updates prices)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Amnesty International called on Monday for the release of eight mainland Chinese activists who face long prison sentences for posting messages and pictures supporting Hong Kong's 2014 pro-democracy protests.

An uptick in US economic growth increased expectations the Federal Reserve will hike US interest rates by the end of the year, providing more support to the dollar Monday but concerns over China dragged on stock markets. Dealers are keeping a close eye on the release of key US data this week, including employment, that […]

TOKYO (Reuters) - Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co is considering buying a majority stake in Sharp Corp's loss-making LCD business for up to 200 billion yen ($1.7 billion), Japan's Mainichi newspaper said on Monday, without citing any sources.

* Investors cautiously optimistic about U.S. recovery (Adds analysis, quotes, stocks on the move)

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping told the United Nations on Sunday that all Chinese women have the opportunity to excel, touting his government's record on women's rights as the United States slammed Beijing and others for jailing women for their views.