Новости за 16.07.2015

AMSTERDAM/HRABOVE, Ukraine (Reuters) - One by one, the names of the 298 passengers and crew who died aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 will be read aloud by relatives on Friday, a year after the passenger jet was shot out of the sky over rebel-held eastern Ukraine.

ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 16 (Reuters) - At the venue where he stamped his greatness on the sport with the lowest score to par in major golf history, Tiger Woods trudged off the 18th at St Andrews on Thursday with his spectacular decline well and truly validated by the Old Course.

* Woods struggles in perfect scoring conditions (Updates after Spieth and Johnson finish)

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel drew mockery online on Thursday for stroking the back of a Palestinian girl facing possible deportation after she had reduced her to tears by explaining her policy on asylum and adding that "sometimes politics is hard".

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's newly elected Conservative government signalled on Thursday it would cut back the BBC, the opening salvo in a battle over the future of the world's biggest public service broadcaster.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's newly elected Conservative government signalled on Thursday it would cut back the BBC, the opening salvo in a battle over the future of the world's biggest public service broadcaster.

ADEN (Reuters) - Senior members of Yemen's exiled administration flew into Aden on Thursday to make preparations for the government's return, an official said, three months after being pushed out by the armed Houthi group.

ADEN (Reuters) - Senior members of Yemen's exiled administration flew into Aden on Thursday to make preparations for the government's return, an official said, three months after being pushed out by the armed Houthi group.

Profit shrinks at Goldman but jumps at Citi. The differentiating factor: legal costs. Fred Katayama reports.

Profit shrinks at Goldman but jumps at Citi. The differentiating factor: legal costs. Fred Katayama reports.

* Comes after military gains against Houthis (detail on UAE soldier death and Aden offensive development)

(Reuters Health) - Black patients with advanced colon cancer are less likely to receive chemotherapy after surgery to excise tumors than white patients, a U.S. study suggests.

(Reuters Health) - Black patients with advanced colon cancer are less likely to receive chemotherapy after surgery to excise tumors than white patients, a U.S. study suggests.

VENERQUE, France (Reuters) - Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong made a low key return to the Tour de France on Thursday when the American cancer survivor set off on a charity ride that follows the route of this year's race.

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (Reuters) - The southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don has more than just a passing interest in peace breaking out in Ukraine as it prepares to host matches in the 2018 World Cup soccer finals.

FREETOWN (Reuters) - Ebola burial teams in Sierra Leone are extorting money from families of the bereaved to give the dead safe burials, a senior health official said, leading to an increase in illegal funerals.

FREETOWN (Reuters) - Ebola burial teams in Sierra Leone are extorting money from families of the bereaved to give the dead safe burials, a senior health official said, leading to an increase in illegal funerals.

(Reuters) - E-commerce company eBay Inc said it was selling its enterprise business to a consortium led by private equity firm Permira for $925 million, as it streamlines its operations ahead of the separation from PayPal Holdings Inc .

Muslims across Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank make last minute preparations for Eid al-Fitr a year after the Gaza war. Sean Carberry reports.

Muslims across Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank make last minute preparations for Eid al-Fitr a year after the Gaza war. Sean Carberry reports.

Muslims across Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank make last minute preparations for Eid al-Fitr a year after the Gaza war. Sean Carberry reports.

LONDON (Reuters) - Gemalto shares fell sharply on Thursday, with traders citing concerns that its SIM card manufacturing business might be impacted if U.S. tech company Apple launched a rival e-Sim card.

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Facebook's Oculus unit said on Thursday it has agreed to buy Israeli gesture recognition technology developer Pebbles Interfaces for an undisclosed amount.

PARIS (Reuters) - Jean-Christophe Cambadelis, head of France's ruling Socialists and a close ally of President Francois Hollande, issued an open letter to the German people on Thursday urging them to re-think their place in Europe.

European shares hit a six-month high after the Greek parliament approved a stringent bailout programme amid the worst protest violence this year. But as Sonia Legg reports, there are still no guarantees a Grexit can be avoided.