Новости за 21.03.2016

(Reuters) - Haiti's lower chamber of parliament on Sunday rejected a programme submitted by Prime Minister Fritz Jean, lawmakers said, throwing up a new hurdle as the politically volatile country struggles to meet deadlines to transfer power from an interim to an elected government.

March 20 (Reuters) - South Korean Kim Sei-young matched the LPGA scoring record in relation to par when she finished at 27-under to win the JTBC Founders Cup by five strokes in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday.

Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, even though excusing herself in the second Presidential debate at the University of the Philippines in Cebu on March 20, weighed in on the questions asked through her staff using her Twitter account.

SUMMERVILLE — The town that claims to be the birthplace of sweet tea may be gaining a reputation for sour grapes — judging by comments on social media and at recent Town Council meetings.

COLUMBIA — It was an evening that encapsulated everything South Carolina women’s basketball has become: a raucous crowd, a blowout result, and a fitting sendoff as the Gamecocks leave their home arena to continue their quest to return to the Final Four.

COLUMBIA — It was an evening that encapsulated everything South Carolina women’s basketball has become: a raucous crowd, a blowout result, and a fitting sendoff as the Gamecocks leave their home arena to continue their quest to return to the Final Four.

NEW YORK — Notre Dame and Stephen F. Austin went shot-for-shot in an NCAA Tournament game that was about as good as it gets. The power school against the unflinching underdog. The lead never was more than seven for either team.

Amateur video purports to show the aftermath of air strikes on Mosul as the United States and its allies target Islamic State militants in Iraq. Gavino Garay reports.

Amateur video purports to show the aftermath of air strikes on Mosul as the United States and its allies target Islamic State militants in Iraq. Gavino Garay reports.

Amateur video purports to show the aftermath of air strikes on Mosul as the United States and its allies target Islamic State militants in Iraq. Gavino Garay reports.

SYDNEY - Madonna has again been criticized by Australian fans for her on stage behavior during her first tour "Down Under" in 23 years, this time for appearing hours late for a concert and revealing a fan's breast.

The FBI has agreed to help Bangladesh investigate an audacious $81 million theft from the nation's foreign reserves, authorities said Sunday, days after the finance minister accused central bank officials of complicity in the heist.

Barack Obama on Sunday became the first US president in 88 years to visit Cuba, hailing an "historic opportunity" to cast aside decades of Cold War enmity with the communist state.

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Track and field fans were offered a small glimpse of the future at the world indoor championships this week, with athletics supremo Sebastian Coe promising nothing is off the table as he tries to rebuild the savaged sport.

Real Madrid warmed up for their crunch meeting against Barcelona by thrashing Sevilla 4-0 on Sunday and coach Zinedine Zidane believes his team “can do great things” if they match the performance they produced against Unai Emery’s side.

Portland, Oregon (Reuters) - Ethiopia, one of five countries under the watchful eye of the IAAF over concern for their drug-testing systems, dominated the long races to finish second at the world indoor championships that ended on Sunday.

(Reuters) - BNP Paribas Open chief executive and tournament director Raymond Moore provoked outrage on Sunday with controversial comments he made before the women's and men's finals at Indian Wells, and later issued an official apology.

March 20 (Reuters) - The Sherwin-Williams Co has agreed to acquire rival U.S. paint company Valspar Corp, the companies said on Sunday, in an all-cash deal valued at about $9.3 billion.

LONDON (Reuters) - The average asking price for a home in England and Wales passed £300,000 for the first time in March, property website Rightmove said on Monday, as buyers rushed to beat a property tax rise which comes into force next month.

LONDON (Reuters) - The average asking price for a home in England and Wales passed £300,000 for the first time in March, property website Rightmove said on Monday, as buyers rushed to beat a property tax rise which comes into force next month.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Monday he will dissolve both houses of parliament and call an early election for July 2 if a parliamentary sitting next month fails to pass the government's labour reform bills.

March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. gene-testing company Affymetrix Inc's board on Sunday rejected a $1.5 billion bid by Origin Technologies Corp, saying it stood by a $1.3 billion merger deal with Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Washington, United States -- A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula Monday but was not expected to cause damage or fatalities, US experts said.

SINGAPORE, March 21 (Reuters) - Crude oil slid for a second session on Monday, falling further from last week's 2016 highs on concerns over a supply glut after the U.S rig count rose for the first time since December.