Новости за 08.07.2015

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, July 8 (Reuters) - Michelle Wie delivered on more than a decade of lofty expectations last year when she broke through to win her first major championship at the U.S. Women's Open at Pinehurst.

Actor Tom Selleck is accused by water board of unlawfully taking water from public hydrant. Bob Mezan reports.

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - Two-time major winner and world number two Jordan Spieth has all the attributes to become the next Tiger Woods, former PGA Championship winner and U.S. Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger said on Wednesday.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, July 8 (Reuters) - Hall of Famer Karrie Webb, the last back-to-back winner of the U.S. Women's Open, is still hungry for competition at age 40 and likes her chances in this week's edition at Lancaster Country Club.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde says that Greece is in an "acute crisis." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

LONDON (Reuters) - Gene therapy for deafness is moving closer to reality, with new research on Wednesday showing the technique for fixing faulty DNA can improve responses in mice with genetic hearing loss.

CARDIFF, July 8 (Reuters) - To say Joe Root has been galvanised since being dropped for the fifth Ashes test that completed England's dismal 5-0 rout in Australia in the early days of last year would be an understatement.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It's not every day a dinosaur gets named after you, so Canadian fossil hunter Wendy Sloboda celebrated in a unique way.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It's not every day a dinosaur gets named after you, so Canadian fossil hunter Wendy Sloboda celebrated in a unique way.

GULLANE, Scotland, July 8 (Reuters) - Scotland's Russell Knox said it is a "dream come true" to compete at St Andrews in his first Open Championship after he was included at the expense of injured world number one Rory McIlroy who withdrew on Wednesday.

* Fellow players defend McIlroy for "having some fun" (Adds details, quotes)

Disabled children shoot a soccer ball for the first time with the help of Brazilian soccer pros during the World Boot competition at the Neymar Jr. Institute. Elly Park reports.

July 8 (Reuters) - Northern Irish rider Michael Laverty, whose brother Eugene already races in MotoGP, has replaced Marco Melandri at the Aprilia team for Sunday's German Grand Prix after the Italian left by mutual consent.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many people dislike receiving robocalls. Araceli King disliked receiving 153 of them from a single company.

DETROIT (Reuters) - Police in the Detroit suburb of Shelby Township are hoping a social media post about a felonious squirrel will help authorities locate some 28,000 pounds of stolen snack nuts.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will scrap special tax breaks for long-term residents who claim 'non-domicile' status in a surprise incursion by the Conservatives into political territory previously occupied by Labour.

LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne said he would reshape Britain's economy by chopping welfare but also announced a new national minimum wage in a budget that reflects an unexpectedly decisive election victory.

LONDON (Reuters) - The UK government is cutting tax relief on mortgages for wealthy landlords to eliminate some of the advantages they have over people buying their own homes, Chancellor George Osborne said on Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will largely replace a levy on bank balance sheets with a surcharge on profits in a move experts said would help quell talk among lenders of moving elsewhere to lighten their regulatory burden.

Andy Murray puts a new generation of sniffer dogs through their paces to bring attention to wildlife poaching in Nepal. Rough Cut (No Reporter Narration).

Veteran Beatles drummer, Ringo Starr, celebrates his 75th birthday with a message of 'peace and love' for fans. Francis Maguire reports.

LONDON (Reuters) - The UK government is putting a brake on plans for a secondary market in annuities to allow time to develop protection for consumers wishing to trade in their pensions, Chancellor George Osborne said on Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - The UK government is putting a brake on plans for a secondary market in annuities to allow time to develop protection for consumers wishing to trade in their pensions, Chancellor George Osborne said on Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Partners in private equity and other alternative investment funds based in Britain face giving up a bigger slice of their performance fee to the government in tax after changes announced on Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Families on low incomes in Britain will have their access to welfare payments cut over the coming years, Chancellor George Osborne announced on Wednesday as part of budget aimed at rebalancing public finances through deep spending reductions.