Новости за 08.08.2015

(Reuters) - Twitter Inc's board is weighing a shakeup that could involve the exit of former Chief Executive Dick Costolo, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - England netball coach Tracey Neville will remain with the team in Australia for the World Cup despite the death of her father, who passed away at a Sydney hospital after arriving to support the team, England Netball have said.

CARACAS (Reuters) - The first transgender politician to run for popular election in Venezuela on Friday registered as candidate for Congress as part of the opposition bloc, promising to advance gay rights in the traditionally macho South American society.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats said on Friday that they would have enough votes to ensure that the U.S.-led international nuclear deal with Iran survives review by Congress, despite influential Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer saying he would vote against it.

(Reuters) - China will host the men's basketball World Cup in 2019 for the first time, the world governing body has said.

AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - American veteran Jim Furyk birdied three of his final five holes in firm conditions to charge four strokes clear in the second round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Friday.

AKRON, Ohio, Aug 7 (Reuters) - PGA Tour veteran Jim Furyk has twice come agonisingly close to victory at Firestone and on Friday he put himself in a good position to finally cross the finish line here in top spot.

AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Six years after struggling in his first appearance at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Ireland's Shane Lowry has gained length off the tee and now views the hosting Firestone Country Club in a very different light.

August 7 (Reuters) - Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori will meet in the semi-finals at the Citi Open in Washington on Saturday, their first encounter since the final of last year's U.S. Open.

AKRON, Ohio, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Six years after struggling in his first appearance at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Ireland's Shane Lowry has gained length off the tee and now views the hosting Firestone Country Club in a very different light.

Aug 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Line-ups for the The Rugby Championship match between Australia and New Zealand on Friday at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia Australia : 1-Scott Sio, 2-Stephen Moore (capt), 3-Sekope Kepu, 4-Dean Mumm, 5-James Horwill, 6-Scott Fardy;7-Michael Hooper, 8-David Pocock;9-Nick Phipps, 10-Bernard Foley, 11-Drew Mitchell, 12-Matt Giteau, 13-Tevita Kuridrani;14-Adam Ashley-Cooper 15-Israel Folau Replacements: 16-Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17-James Slipper, 18-Greg Holmes, 19-Will S

Aug 7 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's creditors should be prepared to make "sacrifices" in their demands with the U.S. territory after the government skipped an Aug. 1 bond payment, Governor, Alejandro Garcia Padilla said on Friday.

Aug 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at the par-70 course on Friday in Akron, Ohio -8 Jim Furyk (U.S.) 66 66 -4 Dustin Johnson (U.S.) 69 67 Shane Lowry (Ireland) 70 66 Bubba Watson (U.S.) 70 66 -3 Graeme McDowell (Britain) 66 71 Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 68 69 Danny Lee (New Zealand) 65 72 -2 Justin Rose (Britain) 67 71 Lee Westwood (Britain) 68 70

Aug 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Line-ups for the The Rugby Championship match between South Africa and Argentina on Friday at Kings Park Stadium in Durban, South Africa South Africa : 1-Tendai Mtawarira, 2-Bismarck du Plessis, 3-Vincent Koch, 4-Eben Etzebeth, 5-Lood De Jager, 6-Heinrich Brussow;7-Marcell Coetzee, 8-Schalk Burger;9-Ruan Pienaar, 10-Handre Pollard, 11-Bryan Habana, 12-Damian De Allende, 13-Jean de Villiers (capt);14-Jesse Kriel 15-Willem Le Roux Replacements: 16-Adriaan Strauss, 17-T

(Reuters) - The conservator of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of singer Whitney Houston who died in July after months in a coma, has added a wrongful death accusation to a lawsuit against Brown's boyfriend, an Atlanta television station said Friday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho has committed himself to Premier League champions Chelsea until at least 2019 after signing a new four-year contract as manager, the west London club said on Friday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho has committed himself to Premier League champions Chelsea until at least 2019 after signing a new four-year contract as manager, the west London club said on Friday.

BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is on track to complete a draft deal on a third bailout by Tuesday and possibly get a first disbursement by Aug. 20 to meet a key payment, sources familiar with a conference call of senior EU finance officials late on Friday said.

LESBOS, Greece/GENEVA (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked Europe to help in handling tens of thousands of refugees coming in from Syria, Afghanistan and other war zones, saying on Friday his cash-strapped country could not deal with them alone.

AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - American veteran Jim Furyk birdied three of his final five holes in firm conditions to charge four strokes clear in the second round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Friday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several Planned Parenthood officials and three private bio-medical firms were targeted on Friday by a U.S. congressional panel as lawmakers dig deeper into a controversy swirling around the women's health organization.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several Planned Parenthood officials and three private bio-medical firms were targeted on Friday by a U.S. congressional panel as lawmakers dig deeper into a controversy swirling around the women's health organization.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will send state health inspectors to New York City on Saturday to help inspect cooling towers in response to a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, officials said on Friday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will send state health inspectors to New York City on Saturday to help inspect cooling towers in response to a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, officials said on Friday.

AKRON, Ohio, Aug 7 (Reuters) - American veteran Jim Furyk birdied three of his final five holes in firm conditions to charge four strokes clear in the second round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Friday.