Новости за 22.02.2016

COLUMBIA — As basketball signing day approached this past November, Hammond School power forward Chevez Goodwin started getting phone calls from some unlikely sources.

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States and Russia announced plans for a 'cessation of hostilities' in Syria that would take effect on Saturday but exclude groups such as Islamic State and al Qaeda's Nusra Front, a flaw immediately highlighted by Syrian rebels.

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States and Russia announced plans for a 'cessation of hostilities' in Syria that would take effect on Saturday but exclude groups such as Islamic State and al Qaeda's Nusra Front, a flaw immediately highlighted by Syrian rebels.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (Reuters) - A Michigan man who worked as an Uber driver was denied bail at an arraignment on Monday for the fatal weekend shootings of six people in Kalamazoo as police searched for a motive in a case raising questions about how the car service vets its drivers.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (Reuters) - A Michigan man who worked as an Uber driver was denied bail at an arraignment on Monday for the fatal weekend shootings of six people in Kalamazoo as police searched for a motive in a case raising questions about how the car service vets its drivers.

Apple wants the U.S. government to form a commission on encryption issues. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Apple wants the U.S. government to form a commission on encryption issues. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Apple wants the U.S. government to form a commission on encryption issues. Bobbi Rebell reports.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that it will ask the U.S. Congress for permission to redirect some money set aside for Ebola-related projects for its response to the Zika virus, but said it would primarily need new funding to address the outbreak.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that it will ask the U.S. Congress for permission to redirect some money set aside for Ebola-related projects for its response to the Zika virus, but said it would primarily need new funding to address the outbreak.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A British cathedral sought to reassure visitors on Monday that they could still view a massive sculpture following a Facebook post by the statue's creator saying the church had moved it because people kept bumping into it while texting.

COLUMBIA — Another week, another AP Top 25 in which the South Carolina men’s basketball team received only a handful of votes. Head coach Frank Martin can only shrug his shoulders.

COLUMBIA — Another week, another AP Top 25 in which the South Carolina men’s basketball team received only a handful of votes. Head coach Frank Martin can only shrug his shoulders.

BARCELONA (Reuters) - AT&T's $48.5 billion purchase of DIRECTV will give it the edge over U.S. rival Verizon in the roll-out of the next generation of cellular technology, AT&T's strategy chief said on Monday.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Monday appointed a former senior figure in the country's army as deputy supreme commander of the armed forces, state media reported.

LONDON (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Luis Enrique will wave his wand over the 'Chosen Ones' -- Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar -- to make sure they weave their magic at Arsenal in the Champions League last-16, first leg on Tuesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pop star Kesha's former music producer on Monday hit back at a "trial by Twitter" social media campaign backed by some of the biggest names in the music industry over the singer's bid to extricate herself from a recording contract with a man who she claims raped and manipulated her.

CAMDEN, S.C. — Authorities say a former Camden police officer has been arrested after he watched pornography and fondled himself while in his patrol car at a park.

NEW YORK, Feb 22 (Reuters) - IEX Group, which has generated an intense debate over the future of the equity market with its application to become a public stock exchange, has become the No. 2 U.S. alternative trading system (ATS), according to the latest data.

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Argentina's Congress will likely repeal two laws blocking settlement of a court case that has hobbled Latin America's third biggest economy by keeping it locked out of the global bond market, a key lawmaker and analysts said on Monday.

An elderly man who was reported missing has been found and is fine, according to Charleston police.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The metro line extension that will connect Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park in Barra de Tijuca with the rest of the city is at risk of not being finished before the Games start in August, if a delayed development bank loan is not disbursed, two senior government sources told Reuters on Monday.

Feb 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Banking Committee Democrats on Monday asked the panel's Republican chairman in a letter to "clear the backlog" of 16 nominations by President Barack Obama to posts related to financial oversight, national security and other areas.

(Reuters) - Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola is determined to win the Champions League for a third time but will not be judged a failure even if he leaves at the end of the season without lifting Europe's biggest prize again.

(Reuters Health) - The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health care recommends that colonoscopy should not be used to screen adults for colon cancer. Instead, they suggest testing for microscopic amounts of blood in the stool.