Новости за 28.06.2017

BERLIN Germany's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that the city of Hamburg cannot completely ban a camp in a municipal park where more than 10,000 protesters had planned to gather during the July 7-8 summit of G20 leaders.In its ruling, the court handed a partial victory to the protesters and said Germany's second-largest city - which argued that the permit request was not covered by the constitutional right to freedom of assembly - should revisit the issue.It said the protest camp should be allowed to the greatest extent possible... Читать дальше...

SAO PAULO Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin has sent corruption charges against President Michel Temer directly to the lower house of Congress, rejecting a preliminary defence request made by the president's lawyers, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation.

LONDON A police officer who tried to stop three militants as they attacked people on London Bridge earlier this month described on Wednesday how he took on the men armed with just his baton despite being repeatedly stabbed and temporarily blinded.The three attackers rammed a hired van into pedestrians on the bridge late on June 3 before going on the rampage through the bustling Borough Market area, where they slit throats and stabbed people, killing eight.Police Constable Wayne Marques said he... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW Moscow is preparing retaliatory measures to Washington's decision to seize two Russian diplomatic compounds in the United States in 2016, Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday.In December, U.S. seized two Russian diplomatic compounds as then President Barack Obama ordered the expulsion of 35 Russians over what he said was their involvement in hacking to interfere in the U.S. presidential election campaign.

By Ginger Gibson | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Flush with cash, political groups outside the White House are aggressively coming to President Donald Trump's aid as he battles low public approval numbers, questions about his election campaign's ties to Russia and a stalled legislative agenda.Through television attack ads and online campaigns normally seen only during the tumult of an election, the groups are helping Trump to strike back against his perceived enemies and boost his agenda, adding to the... Читать дальше...

By Silke Koltrowitz and Maiya Keidan | ZURICH/LONDON ZURICH/LONDON Nestle's plan to shore up its capital structure, announced only days after being thrust into the spotlight by activist shareholder Third Point, was received by investors as a precursor to bigger changes under the company's new leadership.Shares in the world's largest foodmaker rose as much as 2 percent on Wednesday, close to the record high touched on Monday after the New York-based hedge fund disclosed a $3.5 billion stake and urged Nestle to buy back shares... Читать дальше...

By Joseph Menn and Mark Hosenball The FBI interviewed several U.S. employees of Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab this week as part of an ongoing agency probe of the company's operations, according to two sources familiar with the matter.Federal Bureau of Investigation agents visited the homes of Kaspersky employees late on Tuesday in multiple U.S.

DUBAI A United Nations expert and a media freedom watchdog on Wednesday criticised four Arab states for seeking to close Al Jazeera television in a rift with Qatar.Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have sent Doha a list of 13 demands, including closing the state-funded Al Jazeera television and reducing ties to Iran, an official of one of the four countries said.The U.N. Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression David Kaye said the move was a blow against media pluralism in the Middle East. Читать дальше...

SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON Three activists detained while investigating Chinese factories that have made shoes for Ivanka Trump's brand have been released on bail awaiting trial, their rights group said on Wednesday.The U.S.-based China Labor Watch said police in Ganzhou in southeast China notified the families of Su Heng, Li Zhao and Hua Haifeng that they could go to the city and pay bail for their release. It did not say what charges the three were facing.Calls by Reuters to Ganzhou police went unanswered... Читать дальше...

By Sudarshan Varadhan and Tommy Wilkes | NEW DELHI NEW DELHI India approved plans on Wednesday to privatize debt-laden Air India, the first step of a process that could see the government offload an airline struggling to turn a profit in the face of growing competition from low-cost rivals.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters after a cabinet meeting that the government had given an "in-principle" approval for the sale of a stake in Air India.The approval, the first of a series of steps needed before Air India can be sold... Читать дальше...

The announcement will benefit 34 lakh central government civil employees and 14 lakh defence employees

The AFC gave its consent to the All India Football Federation's proposal through a letter signed by general secretary Dato Windsor John.

Narendra Modi's meeting with Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte evoked some hilarious responses from the Twitteratti

Former India captain and Cricket Advisory Committee member Sachin Tendulkar has entered fray and asked ex-India director Ravi Shastri to apply for Team India coach's post.

Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said his ministry will issue an advisory to the Delhi Golf Club after its staff asked a Meghalaya woman to leave the club for wearing Jainsem, a traditional dress worn by Khasi women.

India and Israel will elevate their ties to a strategic partnership during Narendra Modi's visit of "unprecedented importance" to that country from 4 July

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from Thursday, during which he will attend a number of programmes in different parts of the state, including a roadshow in Rajkot.

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative demanded a judicial inquiry into the alleged torture and death of Manjula Shetya, an inmate at Byculla Jail.

Vijay Mallya was quoted on 14 June as saying he was considering changing the name of the Silverstone-based team to make it more attractive to potential sponsors and give it more of an "international flavour".

Jammu and Kashmir's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday assured NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind of its support in the forthcoming election to Rashtrapati Bhawan.

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has refused to share information about a meeting chaired by Narendra Modi on the Goods and Services Tax

Jessica Henwick's busy schedule due to Marvel's Iron Fist almost caused her to quit Game of Thrones

As the Chinese Super League (CSL) hits the halfway point of the season this weekend, the megabucks lavished on imported players has triggered unprecedented interest, but the headlines have been dominated by foreigners behaving badly.

Germany's parliament is set to vote on a bill to legalise same-sex marriage Friday after the lower house legislative committee put it on the agenda, its chairwoman said.

While Mohanlal looks spot on as a literature professor, the blackboard behind him dilvulges interesting details about his character.