Новости за 08.08.2015

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.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has secured commitments from a dozen countries to accept nearly half of the 52 Guantanamo prisoners already cleared for transfer, U.S. officials said on Friday, as the Obama administration tries to accelerate efforts to close the military prison.

Aug 7 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Friday its second-quarter profit fell 37 percent, reflecting a significant decline in investment gains and an underwriting loss from insurance operations, which include Geico.

WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (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.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Greece is on track to complete a draft deal with international creditors on a third bailout by next Tuesday with a possible first disbursement by Aug. 20, a source familiar with a conference call of senior EU finance officials on Friday said.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Greece is on track to complete a draft deal with international creditors on a third bailout by next Tuesday with a possible first disbursement by Aug. 20, a source familiar with a conference call of senior EU finance officials on Friday said.

August 7 (Reuters) - Louise Suggs, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour, died at the age of 91 in Sarasota, Florida, on Friday, the LPGA announced.

August 7 (Reuters) - Louise Suggs, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour, died at the age of 91 in Sarasota, Florida, on Friday, the LPGA announced.

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed dozens of cadets at a Kabul police academy and insurgents struck an area near a U.S. special forces base on Friday in a wave of attacks in the Afghan capital that began with a huge early morning truck bomb explosion.

Aug 7 (Reuters) - The Honest Company, maker of eco-friendly diapers co-founded by actress Jessica Alba, has launched a new private fundraising round that could value it at between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than two thousand Iraqis in the northern province of Nineveh have been executed by Islamic State militants controlling the area, the defence minister said on Friday in a recorded statement.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than two thousand Iraqis in the northern province of Nineveh have been executed by Islamic State militants controlling the area, the defence minister said on Friday in a recorded statement.

(Reuters) - Long-time U.S. sprint coach Bob Kersee wishes anti-doping protocols were changed to ensure athletes were equally tested, he told Reuters in a telephone interview on Friday.

Aug 7 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico did not default when it skipped an Aug. 1 bond payment, the U.S. territory's Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla said on Friday.

ACCRA (Reuters) - Doctors in Ghana's public health facilities withdrew emergency services on Friday to back their demand for improved allowances and other non-salary benefits, union leaders said in a move that presents a litmus test for the government's fiscal sustainability.

ACCRA (Reuters) - Doctors in Ghana's public health facilities withdrew emergency services on Friday to back their demand for improved allowances and other non-salary benefits, union leaders said in a move that presents a litmus test for the government's fiscal sustainability.

ACCRA (Reuters) - Doctors in Ghana's public health facilities withdrew emergency services on Friday to back their demand for improved allowances and other non-salary benefits, union leaders said in a move that presents a litmus test for the government's fiscal sustainability.

Aug 7 (Reuters) - The family of Kevin Ward Jr., who was struck and killed by fellow driver Tony Stewart during a sprint car race in upstate New York last year, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the NASCAR star on Friday, lawyers said.

Aug 7 (Reuters) - Tee times and groupings for the first two rounds of next week's PGA Championship being played at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin from Aug. 13-16 (listed times are all local, for GMT add five hours: U.S. unless stated):

An inflatable luminous maze called the 'Luminarium Arboria' proves to be a relaxing summer activity in Geneva. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

An inflatable luminous maze called the 'Luminarium Arboria' proves to be a relaxing summer activity in Geneva. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

An inflatable luminous maze called the 'Luminarium Arboria' proves to be a relaxing summer activity in Geneva. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Pro-PKK protesters take to the streets in Cizre after three people are killed and seven wounded in clashes between police and Kurdish militants in nearby Silopi. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Pro-PKK protesters take to the streets in Cizre after three people are killed and seven wounded in clashes between police and Kurdish militants in nearby Silopi. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Pro-PKK protesters take to the streets in Cizre after three people are killed and seven wounded in clashes between police and Kurdish militants in nearby Silopi. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).