Новости за 27.08.2015

(Reuters) - An elderly Utah resident died from the plague earlier this month, state health officials said on Thursday, the first person in Utah to have been diagnosed with the disease since 2009.

MONACO (Reuters) - The Champions League group stages took on a less predictable look after Thursday's draw, helped by UEFA's decision to tweak the seeding system.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Planned Parenthood told U.S. congressional leaders on Thursday that manipulations and deletions used in the editing process of secretly recorded videos slamming the organization rendered the tapes unreliable for government inquiries.

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned the makers of Winston, Natural American Spirit and Nat Sherman cigarettes that they cannot claim their products are "natural" or "additive-free" without regulatory approval.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday shifted his foreign minister, Jose Antonio Meade, into a key welfare ministry, a move that could provide the experienced 46-year-old with a platform to mount a presidential bid in 2018.

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans with chronic medical conditions such as breast cancer, hemophilia and transplants protested in Caracas on Thursday, the latest demonstration to demand urgent medicines in a country whose health care system is beset with shortages.

The U.S. economy grew by 3.7 percent during the second quarter. Economists differ on how the GDP data will impact the timing of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Shartia Brantley reports.

The Paterno estate is still fighting to find out what is included in discovery documents in an ongoing lawsuit, even after they have been turned over.

As regional leaders met Thursday to tackle Europe's refugee crisis, a gruesome discovery unfolded a short drive from the Austrian capital: An abandoned truck was found with at least 20 - and possibly up to 50 -...

Oil soared more than 10 percent Thursday, its biggest one-day gain since March 2009, lifted by resurgent global stock markets and a report showing the U.S. economy grew faster than previously reported in the second quarter.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - British actor Clive Owen swaps Hollywood for the stage in "Old Times", making his Broadway debut in a revival of Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter's 1971 play.

Serena Williams was not convincing anybody. “I really don’t have much at stake,” the world No 1 insisted here at the draw ceremony as she looked ahead to next week’s US Open. “I’m not thinking like that. Being here is an opportunity to defend my title. I love winning here, I love playing here and that’s all I want to do.”

(Reuters) - Britain's largest music copyright collective PRS for Music has sued SoundCloud for copyright infringement, saying the online audio-streaming firm did not agree on a licensing deal, the Financial Times reported.

(Reuters) - Britain's largest music copyright collective PRS for Music has sued SoundCloud for copyright infringement, saying the online audio-streaming firm did not agree on a licensing deal, the Financial Times reported.

Stuart Lancaster has enjoyed happier breakfast meetings – his early-morning conversation with the rejected centre Luther Burrell, something of a protégé in recent years, was particularly upsetting – but by the time the England head coach announced his World Cup squad to the masses, he was feeling better about life. All things must pass eventually. Even a red-rose back midfield with Sam Burgess at the heart of it.

Stuart Lancaster has enjoyed happier breakfast meetings – his early-morning conversation with the rejected centre Luther Burrell, something of a protégé in recent years, was particularly upsetting – but by the time the England head coach announced his World Cup squad to the masses, he was feeling better about life. All things must pass eventually. Even a red-rose back midfield with Sam Burgess at the heart of it.

George North will make his first appearance for five months when Wales continue their World Cup build-up against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. The Northampton wing suffered three concussions last season and has not played at all since he was knocked unconscious against Wasps on 27 March.

The Queen’s Park Rangers midfielder Sandro is returning to England today after finally obtaining his new UK work visa. The Brazilian received the paperwork on Wednesday after it was sent from the British embassy in Bogota, Colombia, where UK visas for South Americans are processed. He will fly back on Friday and then report for training.

Manchester City have drawn a difficult Champions League group, for the fifth season in a row. Juventus, Sevilla and Borussia Mönchengladbach will make Group D yet another “group of death”, giving Manuel Pellegrini a difficult task as City try finally to make an impression on European competition.

LOS ANGELES, Aug 27 (Reuters) - What next for Tiger Woods? This is a tantalising question on the lips of many, including the former world number one himself as he puts his golf clubs away for a while after enduring a dismal PGA Tour campaign.

The flow of Antipodean players into English rugby league has continued unabated this season. There are precious few, though, who have changed the custom and practice in their adopted country the way Adam Cuthbertson has during the past six months.

First an engineer came up with a formula for the perfect Poohstick. Then Visit England released a list of the best places to play the game, invented by Winnie the fictional bear. There was even a new book, called Poohstickopedia.

A happy ending for animals that were decommissioned from Mexican circuses and transported to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado. Sharon Reich reports.

Tattooed hacker Lisbeth Salander is back in the sequel to Stieg Larsson's "Millennium" trilogy" but with a twist - a new author. Jane Ross reports.

Disgraced MPs who cheated on their expenses, a multimillionaire Tory donor, a group of back-room political fixers and an alcohol industry lobbyist have been ennobled by David Cameron, sparking renewed calls for root-and-branch reform of the House of Lords.