Новости за 24.03.2016

NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - A New York hedge fund founder who before turning age 30 lost nearly all of the roughly $57 million he oversaw in less than three weeks is expected to be sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud, a federal judge wrote.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists on Thursday announced the creation of a synthetic organism stripped down to the bare essentials with the fewest genes needed to survive and multiply, a feat at the microscopic level that may provide big insights on the very nature of life.

COLUMBIA — Rockets, dynamite and anvils are some ways to stop a roadrunner, but state wildlife officials think around $12,000 could be enough to control coyotes.

WASHINGTON/BOSTON, March 24 (Reuters) - Seven Iranian hackers conducted a coordinated cyber attack on dozens of U.S. banks, causing millions of dollars in lost business, and tried to shut down a New York dam, the U.S. government said on Thursday in an indictment that for the first time accused individuals tied to another country of trying to disrupt critical infrastructure.

WASHINGTON/BOSTON, March 24 (Reuters) - Seven Iranian hackers conducted a coordinated cyber attack on dozens of U.S. banks, causing millions of dollars in lost business, and tried to shut down a New York dam, the U.S. government said on Thursday in an indictment that for the first time accused individuals tied to another country of trying to disrupt critical infrastructure.

A large crowd observes a minute of silence in Brussels for the victims of the deadliest attacks in Belgium's history. Rough cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).

A large crowd observes a minute of silence in Brussels for the victims of the deadliest attacks in Belgium's history. Rough cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).

A large crowd observes a minute of silence in Brussels for the victims of the deadliest attacks in Belgium's history. Rough cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).

A large crowd observes a minute of silence in Brussels for the victims of the deadliest attacks in Belgium's history. Rough cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).

A large crowd observes a minute of silence in Brussels for the victims of the deadliest attacks in Belgium's history. Rough cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).

Video from a Florida police dashcam shows the harrowing moments as deputies arrive at the scene of an accident and pull a woman out of a burning car. Rough Cut – Subtitled (no reporter narration).

Video from a Florida police dashcam shows the harrowing moments as deputies arrive at the scene of an accident and pull a woman out of a burning car. Rough Cut – Subtitled (no reporter narration).

Video from a Florida police dashcam shows the harrowing moments as deputies arrive at the scene of an accident and pull a woman out of a burning car. Rough Cut – Subtitled (no reporter narration).

Video from a Florida police dashcam shows the harrowing moments as deputies arrive at the scene of an accident and pull a woman out of a burning car. Rough Cut – Subtitled (no reporter narration).

HOUSTON/CARACAS, March 24 (Reuters) - Serious delays to load and unload vessels at Venezuela's main crude port started to create a backlog of tankers last week that is now extending to the island of Curacao, according to traders, a union representative and Thomson Reuters data.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 24 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday gave Volkswagen AG and U.S. regulators until April 21 to agree on a fix for the nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles on U.S. roads caught up in VW's massive emissions cheating scandal.

NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse Group AG has agreed to pay more than $29 million to resolve a U.S. regulator's claims that it sold toxic mortgage-backed securities to credit unions that later failed, according to court papers filed on Thursday.

PARIS, March 24 (Reuters) - French oil and gas firm Total has signed a confidential agreement with Tehran to develop Iran's South Azadegan oil field which it shares with Iraq, state-run Press TV reported on Thursday, quoting Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh.

S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley has been named to Fortune’s 50 Great World Leaders list, joining Bono, Pope Francis, German leader Angela Merkel and others.

March 24 (Reuters) - Playboy Enterprises, the owner of Playboy magazine, is exploring a sale, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, in a move that comes after the storied magazine stopped publishing nude photos of women and put up the iconic Playboy Mansion up for sale.

Thousands of Sikhs celebrate annual spring festival of 'Hola Mohalla' at their second most sacred shrine in India's northern state of Punjab.

Thousands of Sikhs celebrate annual spring festival of 'Hola Mohalla' at their second most sacred shrine in India's northern state of Punjab.