Новости за 07.12.2017

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The trial to determine if the U.S. Department of Justice can stop AT&T Inc’s (T.N) $85 billion purchase of media company Time Warner Inc (TWX.N) will begin on March 19.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed more than 1 percent on Thursday due to a threatened strike in Nigeria and as traders cover shorts after sharp losses the previous day brought on by an unexpectedly large rise in U.S. stocks of refined fuels. An oil pump jack is seen at sunset in a field outside Scheibenhard, near Strasbourg, France, October 6, 2017

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Thursday that an aircraft and a tank had targeted two posts belonging to militants in the Gaza Strip after three rockets were launched at Israel. Sirens sounded in Israel at various locations on a day of heightened tension following demonstrations in the coastal enclave and the occupied West Bank as Palestinians protested at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement on Wednesday that he was recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major world stock markets advanced on Thursday and the U.S.

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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece and Turkey squared up over old disputes on Thursday during a state visit to Athens by President Tayyip Erdogan that quickly descended into verbal sparring over a list of historical grievances. Designed to boost relations between the two nations, the first visit of a Turkish president in 65 years quickly turned into a blunt grudge-fest between the NATO allies.

BENGALURU (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar is set to lose a bit more ground against other major currencies next year, challenging a view among most foreign exchange dealers that aggressive tax cuts just passed by the Senate will have a positive effect on the currency.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) voted on Thursday to hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on forming a government after their leader made an impassioned plea for a free hand to work for a social “United States of Europe”.

SEOUL (Reuters) - Two American B-1B heavy bombers joined large-scale combat drills over South Korea on Thursday amid warnings from North Korea that the exercises and U.S. threats have made the outbreak of war “an established fact.” U.S

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Nearly 50,000 people marched through Brussels’ European quarter on Thursday in support of Catalan independence and the region’s ousted president, who has avoided arrest in Spain by taking refuge in Belgium. Before Carles Puigdemont addressed the crowd, many draped in Catalan flags, police estimated its size at 45,000

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that North Korea wants direct talks with the United States to seek guarantees on its security from Washington, Russian news agencies reported. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov prepares for the beginning of a meeting of OSCE Foreign Ministers in Vienna, Austria, December 7, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard FoegerLavrov said he had passed on Pyongyang’s desire for direct talks to U.S.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Thursday that two rockets launched at Israel from the Gaza Strip fell short inside the Palestinian enclave. Sirens sounded in Israel at various locations around the northern Gaza Strip on a day of heightened tensions following demonstrations in the coastal enclave and the occupied West Bank in which Palestinians protested at U.S

(Reuters) - Budweiser beer maker Anheuser-Busch has reserved 40 of Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) all-electric Semi trucks as it seeks to reduce fuel costs and vehicle emissions, the brewer said on Thursday.

While India and Argentina will lock horns in the first semi-final on Friday, Germany will play world champions Australia in the second last-four game on Saturday.

While India and Argentina will lock horns in the first semi-final on Friday, Germany will play world champions Australia in the second last-four game on Saturday.

GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. special rapporteur on torture urged U.S.

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Managing committee of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) has agreed to adopt the recommendations of the Justice RM Lodha committee.

JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) - The Islamist group Hamas urged Palestinians on Thursday to abandon peace efforts and launch a new uprising against Israel in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as its capital.

Aged 17 years and 192 days, Foden became the youngest Englishman to start a Champions League match on Wednesday in his side's 1-2 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk. He broke the record of former Chelsea player Josh McEachran.

BERLIN (Reuters) - The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) outlined a vision of a “United States of Europe” within a decade on Thursday, in a bid to win his reluctant party over to working with Chancellor Angela Merkel on forming a new government. Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Martin Schulz gestures during an SPD party convention in Berlin, Germany, December 7, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschGermany, Europe’s economic powerhouse, has been struggling to build a new government since... Читать дальше...

ROME (Reuters) - Italy’s labour ministry sent officials to e-commerce giant Amazon on Thursday to check on working conditions there, the department’s team of inspectors said in a statement.

Skipper R Vinay Kumar led from the front with some devastating bowling and picked up a six-wicket haul including a hat-trick to help Karnataka bundle out Mumbai for 173 in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final.

(Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch, which makes Budweiser beers, has reserved 40 of Tesla Inc’s all-electric Semi trucks as it seeks to reduce fuel costs and vehicle emissions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. FILE PHOTO - The logo of Anheuser-Busch InBev is pictured outside the brewer's headquarters in Leuven, Belgium February 25, 2016. REUTERS/Yves Herman/FilesThis could the biggest order Tesla has received for its electric trucks, which are scheduled for rollout in 2019.

In a contest of fluctuating fortunes, Chennaiyin were 1-0 and 2-1 up before the final minutes saw two strikes from either side with the home team coming up with the all-important goal in the 90th minute.

No one is quite clear what the urgency was for US president Donald Trump to unilaterally sign the order recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. And the haste with which the US is shifting its embassy seem extraordinarily insensitive.