Новости за 16.01.2016

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Supreme Court of Canada decided on Friday to allow doctor-assisted suicide across the country under certain circumstances, while giving the government more time to pass a law governing the practice.

(Reuters) - Brandt Snedeker, maintaining the turnaround in form he produced at Kapalua last week, delivered a short game master class as he moved one stroke clear early in the second round of the Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii on Friday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices crashed 6 percent on Friday to close below $30 a barrel for the first time in 12 years, resuming this year's breathtaking rout as Chinese stock markets fell further and traders braced for an imminent rise in Iran's exports.

(Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Friday issued a travel warning for 14 countries and territories in the Caribbean and Latin America where infection with Zika, a mosquito-borne virus, is a risk.

(Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Friday issued a travel warning for 14 countries and territories in the Caribbean and Latin America where infection with Zika, a mosquito-borne virus, is a risk.

(Reuters) - Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn on Friday rejected Mexico's claim that his secret meeting with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was crucial to the drug kingpin's recapture, saying officials were trying to put him in the crosshairs of the feared cartel.

Jan 15 (Reuters) - Brandt Snedeker, maintaining the turnaround in form he produced at Kapalua last week, delivered a short game master class as he moved one stroke clear early in the second round of the Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii on Friday.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday acknowledged for the first time that it is communicating with the United States about Ling Wancheng, the brother of a disgraced one-time aide to former President Hu Jintao, in a case that could complicate ties.

Belmond Charleston Place, one of the city’s hospitality landmarks and its biggest hotel, has completed a $34 million renovation of its 434 guest rooms that started more than two years ago.

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan 15 (Reuters) - At least part of the Canadian government's plans to boost infrastructure spending will focus on projects that can be undertaken quickly, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said on Friday.

An infrared video shot by environmental group 'Earthworks' allegedly shows the extent of the gas leak affecting the Porter Rancho community near Los Angeles. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

An infrared video shot by environmental group 'Earthworks' allegedly shows the extent of the gas leak affecting the Porter Rancho community near Los Angeles. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

An infrared video shot by environmental group 'Earthworks' allegedly shows the extent of the gas leak affecting the Porter Rancho community near Los Angeles. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

An infrared video shot by environmental group 'Earthworks' allegedly shows the extent of the gas leak affecting the Porter Rancho community near Los Angeles. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a federal agency's procedures have made it too easy to successfully cancel patents after agreeing on Friday to decide a case involving a vehicle speedometer that alerts drivers if they are speeding.

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Argentina's Central Bank said on Friday it would issue higher denomination banknotes this year and next, in the face of double-digit inflation that has gnawed away at the value of the local currency.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria told the U.N. Security Council on Friday that no one cares more about the Syrian people than President Bashar al-Assad's government after the United Nations accused rival parties in the five-year conflict of war crimes by starving civilians.

Psychological therapy may yield greater benefits if providers can meet patients' preferences, a UK study suggests.

Psychological therapy may yield greater benefits if providers can meet patients' preferences, a UK study suggests.

* French ambassador says on Twitter curfew put in place (Adds quotes, details, colour, context)

Jan 15 (Reuters) - For-profit college operator Apollo Education Group Inc said on Friday the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) lifted a probationary status on its unit, University of Phoenix.

NEW YORK — Holiday shoppers flocked online during the critical holiday shopping season, but overall sales in November and December were disappointing.

Soaring temperatures in Nicaragua and other Central American countries prompt local farmers to replace coffee crops with cocoa plants. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Soaring temperatures in Nicaragua and other Central American countries prompt local farmers to replace coffee crops with cocoa plants. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Soaring temperatures in Nicaragua and other Central American countries prompt local farmers to replace coffee crops with cocoa plants. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.