Новости за 03.04.2017

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The energy-rich Gulf nation of Qatar says it plans to boost production from a vast underwater natural gas field by 10 percent.

LONDON (AP) — British police say as many as 20 people may have been involved in an attack on a 17-year-old Iranian-Kurdish asylum-seeker in south London.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wondering when Supreme Court nominations became so politically contentious? Only about 222 years ago — when the Senate voted down George Washington's choice for chief justice.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A police boat rescued a man after a shark bit the back off his kayak and left him sinking off the Australian coast, police said.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Monday that it is sending back its ambassador to South Korea despite an ongoing impasse over a "comfort woman" statue, stressing that it is not meant to be a compromise.

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the Republican talking point of the Sunday talk shows: If Democrats delay Neil Gorsuch's confirmation to the Supreme Court this week, Republicans said, it would be an affront to history — the first time a…

So far, just three Democrats have said they will vote for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee while the majority of Democrats oppose Neil Gorsuch. That puts Democrats close to the 41 that would force Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid the turmoil over staff shake-ups, blocked travel bans and the Russia cloud hanging overhead, President Donald Trump is steadily plugging away at a major piece of his agenda: Undoing Obama.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel is opening a weeklong partisan showdown over President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee with Democrats steadily amassing the votes to block Neil Gorsuch and force Republicans to unilaterally change long-standing rules to confirm him.

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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Leftist candidate Lenin Moreno appeared to have won Ecuador's presidential election but his opposition rival refused to recognize the results, calling on his supporters to take to the streets to guard against "fraud."

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court is hearing arguments about a Mississippi law that would let merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples.

POTOMAC FALLS, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump says that the United States is prepared to act alone if China does not take a tougher stand against North Korea's nuclear program.

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Early results in the Armenian parliamentary election shows the country's ruling party has won just under half of the vote.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says there's no question Russia was involved in the U.S. presidential election and insists President Donald Trump would fully support strong action against the Kremlin once investigations are complete.

ATLANTA (AP) — Commuters are bracing for huge rush hour traffic jams and delays Monday as the first full workweek opens since the fiery collapse of a major Atlanta interstate bridge.

WOMEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT

While Justin Timberlake had a show-stopping moment alongside Chris Stapleton at the 2015 Country Music Association Awards, it was the Backstreet Boys who shined brightly at the 2017 Academy of Country Music Awards.

American star Miranda Lambert won two prizes at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.

Noel Gallagher has been handed a Teenager Cancer Trust award for his services as an ambassador, as the charity marks 100 gigs at the Royal Albert Hall.

Chart-topping star Ed Sheeran is set to release a number of secretly-recorded songs later in 2017.

John Barrowman has admitted he would "love to do a Disney live-action movie", though he isn't sure which part would suit him.

Hollywood star Vin Diesel believes social media has helped to change the public's perception of him.

DALLAS (AP) — NCAA women's basketball champion Dawn Staley says she would accept an invitation to the White House if offered.

DALLAS (AP) — Dawn Staley hopes to pass along a piece of her first championship net to another aspiring African-American coach — the same as Carolyn Peck did for her years ago.