Новости за 24.06.2015

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities began clearing away the last pro-democracy encampments near government headquarters on Wednesday, watched by a handful of demonstrators in a quiet but poignant end to nine months of street protests.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities began clearing away the last pro-democracy encampments near government headquarters on Wednesday, watched by a handful of demonstrators in a quiet but poignant end to nine months of street protests.

SYDNEY, June 25 (Reuters) - The ACT Brumbies were waiting nervously on Wednesday to discover whether winger Henry Speight would be available to play in this weekend's Super Rugby semi-final at the Wellington Hurricanes.

WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - A battle in Congress that could shut down the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank next week is already causing headaches for small exporters as they try to stop customers from defecting to foreign competitors and as export financing starts to freeze up.

WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - A battle in Congress that could shut down the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank next week is already causing headaches for small exporters as they try to stop customers from defecting to foreign competitors and as export financing starts to freeze up.

SHANGHAI, June 24 (Reuters) - China stocks extended gains on Wednesday, aided by liquidity unlocked from recent IPOs, as some investors took advantage of last week's market collapse to buy relatively cheap shares.

Islamic State militants blow up two ancient shrines at a 2, 000-year-old World Heritage site in central Syria. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

Islamic State militants blow up two ancient shrines at a 2, 000-year-old World Heritage site in central Syria. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

Islamic State militants blow up two ancient shrines at a 2, 000-year-old World Heritage site in central Syria. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

Islamic State militants blow up two ancient shrines at a 2, 000-year-old World Heritage site in central Syria. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Tyson Gay never realised how harmful stress could be until the American sprinter returned from a doping ban last year.

TAIPEI, June 24 (Reuters) - Chinese regulators will allow mainland financial institutions to directly issue bonds in Taiwan, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in another step to towards deepening the pool of offshore yuan in Taiwan and reinforce financial relationships between Beijing and Taipei.

AUCKLAND (Reuters) - Scrumhalf Andy Ellis is "definitely likely" to play for the All Blacks against Samoa next month after almost four years out of the national squad, coach Steve Hansen said on Wednesday.

HONG KONG, June 24 (Reuters) - Issuance of formosa bonds - yuan-denominated bonds issued in Taiwan - has surged this year thanks to strong demand for yuan assets and relaxed regulations.

SYDNEY, June 24 (Reuters) - The Australian government on Wednesday said it would contribute A$930 million ($718.9 million) over five years to the new China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), making it the institution's sixth largest shareholder.

AUCKLAND, June 24 (Reuters) - Scrumhalf Andy Ellis is "definitely likely" to play for the All Blacks against Samoa next month after almost four years out of the national squad, coach Steve Hansen said on Wednesday.

Italian police video shows the remains of a recently-discovered Roman shipwreck off the coast of Sardinia. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

Italian police video shows the remains of a recently-discovered Roman shipwreck off the coast of Sardinia. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

Italian police video shows the remains of a recently-discovered Roman shipwreck off the coast of Sardinia. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

Italian police video shows the remains of a recently-discovered Roman shipwreck off the coast of Sardinia. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

Italian police video shows the remains of a recently-discovered Roman shipwreck off the coast of Sardinia. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former Australia defender Robbie Hooker has slammed the national football

NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - When Kristi Sullivan quizzed her husband about how much money she made last year, the Denver financial planner was shocked to discover he was off by a wide margin.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government will be able to strip the children of extremists fighting overseas of Australian citizenship under controversial legislation introduced into parliament on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood composer James Horner, who scored the Oscar-winning film "Titanic" and its megahit theme song "My Heart Will Go On", was killed when the private plane he was piloting crashed in southern California, his agents confirmed on Tuesday. He was 61.