Новости за 21.01.2016

A roundup of private equity-related news.

Dakota Johnson on the set of The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. Photo: Getty Images

The number of people living into triple digits is rapidly increasing, a new government report says. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the number of centenarians, or those living to 100 and beyond, has jumped 44 percent since 2000.

Douglas Kee, CIO at Leon Frazer & Associates discusses his top picks: Enbridge (ENB.TO), Fortis (FTS.TO) and TD Bank (TD.TO).

A six-month British inquiry has concluded that Russian president Vladimir Putin "probably approved" the assassination of Alexander Litvinenko, a former KFB officer and an outspoken critic of The Kremlin.

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Iraqi Prime Minister Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday that three Americans who disappeared in Iraq last week "just went missing," and he very much doubted any Iranian involvement.

Asked by a pool reporter at the start of a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Davos if he thought there was an Iranian link to their disappearance, Abadi said:

"I don't know about that. I doubt it very much. We don't know if they have been kidnapped ...... Читать дальше...

Despite persistent inflation and recent exit from recession, Ukraine can eke out modest growth in 2016, the country's finance minister told CNBC.

Ellen Falkner becomes world indoor women's singles champion for the first time in 10 years by defeating Rebecca Field.

Solicitor general Ranjit Kumar told the apex court bench of Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice R Banumathi that having trains every 90 seconds instead of the existing 2.15 minutes would require massive investment in infrastructure.

Ben Hooper
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A Michigan father-daughter team said it took them about 4-1/2 hours to construct a 12-foot tall snowman based on Olaf from Disney's Frozen.

German ambassador to India Martin Ney on Thursday advocated reopening of FTA (free trade agreement) negotiations between India and the European Union without much delay.

Israel says it has revoked the residency rights of four Palestinians said to have carried out deadly attacks against Israelis.

Just as European banks were making progress stabilizing their businesses after years of crises, China fears, sliding oil prices and problems at Italian banks threaten to derail their efforts.

One thing about Cher: You always know what's on her mind. The larger-than-life superstar, who just donated 180,000 of bottles of water to the people of Flint, Michigan, is said to be on Twitter constantly. She regularly shares her outspoken views on everything from ISIS, Donald Trump, her family, the loss of loved ones and anything else that crosses her mind. Most of the time she peppers her all-capped tweets with tons of emojis, which may be why she is going to develop and sell her own line of them. Читать дальше...

A 21st century gold rush is under way -- but it isn't about precious metal, it's about data.

Jimmy Fallon pulled out his best musical impressions for Lin-Manuel Miranda's latest #Ham4Ham performance, a pairing that makes perfect sense...

LONNEKER - Er geldt nu een stopverbod bij de Liduinaschool aan één kant van de Scholten Reimerstraat. Komend vanaf de Oldenzaalsestraat kunnen ouders nog wel stoppen in de parkeerhavens aan de kant van de school.

A Budapest court has sentenced a Hungarian man to three years' probation because he publicly denied that the Holocaust happened. The case stems from a June 2012 speech in which ...

NBC Bay Area

Mayor Bill de Blasio is warning New Yorkers to avoid traveling this weekend due to the severe snowstorm expected to arrive Saturday.

The Mayor issued a hazardous travel advisory from Saturday through Sunday, citing heavy snow and strong winds.

The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard watch for the city's five burroughs, parts of northeast New Jersey, and Long Island, Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon.

The region could get up to 8 to 12... Читать дальше...

This week at Davos, businesses will launch a unique rescue effort to help children trapped in the biggest humanitarian crisis since 1945.

Today there are ​about 30 million refugee and displaced ​children who have been forced from their homes as a result of conflicts currently raging around the world.

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The numbers also show an increase in sexual misconduct reports to the Office for Institutional Equity, which handles investigations. The U.S. Education Department has been investigating how the University of Michigan and dozens of schools nationwide address sexual abuse allegations.

The Clinton Presidential Library plans to release later this year a trove of records relating to Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and his business, according to the National Archives.

The Russian ruble sank to an all-time low Thursday after the central bank indicated it would not intervene to shore up the currency. The ruble fell as much as 5.3 percent to more than 85 to the U.S. dollar, tumbling to its biggest two-day drop in a year.

Annie Martin
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Khloe Kardashian felt she was "cast as some Jezebel" for dating French Montana and James Harden after filing for divorce from husband Lamar Odom.