Новости за 17.08.2015

Amazon.com's CEO says he doesn't recognize the Amazon that was depicted by the New York Times as a "bruising workplace." Fred Katayama reports.

Amazon.com's CEO says he doesn't recognize the Amazon that was depicted by the New York Times as a "bruising workplace." Fred Katayama reports.

(Reuters Health) - A 2011 mandate requiring high school field hockey players to wear protective eyewear reduced eye injuries due to hits from balls and sticks, according to a new study.

(Reuters Health) - A 2011 mandate requiring high school field hockey players to wear protective eyewear reduced eye injuries due to hits from balls and sticks, according to a new study.

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka held a parliamentary election on Monday in which ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa was trying to stage a political comeback, as the leader who toppled him in January manoeuvred to block his path back to power.

LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England official Kristin Forbes has become the latest rate-setter to highlight the bank's central dilemma: how to square a strong domestic economy, which points to higher interest rates, with global disinflationary forces.

Officials say the blast came from a bomb on a motorcycle outside a Hindu shrine near a busy corner known for its top hotels and shopping centers. Mana Rabiee reports.

Officials say the blast came from a bomb on a motorcycle outside a Hindu shrine near a busy corner known for its top hotels and shopping centers. Mana Rabiee reports.

Officials say the blast came from a bomb on a motorcycle outside a Hindu shrine near a busy corner known for its top hotels and shopping centers. Mana Rabiee reports.

Officials say the blast came from a bomb on a motorcycle outside a Hindu shrine near a busy corner known for its top hotels and shopping centers. Mana Rabiee reports.

A new report has revealed that FTSE 100 chief executives are paid 183 times more than full-time workers, earning an average salary of nearly £5 million a year. As Ivor Bennett reports, the research has prompted calls for further reform of executive pay.

A new report has revealed that FTSE 100 chief executives are paid 183 times more than full-time workers, earning an average salary of nearly £5 million a year. As Ivor Bennett reports, the research has prompted calls for further reform of executive pay.

People in Copenhagen create the world's largest chalk art painting, setting a new Guinness World Record. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

People in Copenhagen create the world's largest chalk art painting, setting a new Guinness World Record. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

A new report has revealed that FTSE 100 chief executives are paid 183 times more than full-time workers, earning an average salary of nearly £5 million a year. As Ivor Bennett reports, the research has prompted calls for further reform of executive pay.

People in Copenhagen create the world's largest chalk art painting, setting a new Guinness World Record. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

A new report has revealed that FTSE 100 chief executives are paid 183 times more than full-time workers, earning an average salary of nearly £5 million a year. As Ivor Bennett reports, the research has prompted calls for further reform of executive pay.

(Reuters) - Liberty Interactive Corp , which owns home shopping network QVC, said it would acquire Zulily Inc in a deal valued at $2.4 billion to tap into the online retailer's younger clientele and its strong mobile presence.

ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek government appears likely to call a confidence vote following a rebellion among lawmakers from the ruling Syriza party over the country's new bailout deal, senior ministers said on Monday.

ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek government appears likely to call a confidence vote following a rebellion among lawmakers from the ruling Syriza party over the country's new bailout deal, senior ministers said on Monday.

LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - International oil services companies are scrambling to win contracts worth tens of billions to repair and modernize Iran's oil refineries once sanctions are removed, with officials even laying on bus tours for visiting foreign executives.

* Asset performance in 2015: http://link.reuters.com/gap87v (Updates prices after U.S. data)

ANKARA (Reuters) - As efforts to form a new government flounder and Turkish jets bombard Kurdish militants, President Tayyip Erdogan is hoping to turn Turkey's deepest uncertainty in more than a decade to his advantage.

BERNE (Reuters) - Turkey's Asli Cakir-Alptekin has been stripped of the 2012 Olympic women's 1,500 metres gold medal and banned for eight years for a doping offence, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Monday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The live-in boyfriend of actor Morgan Freeman's granddaughter was charged on Monday with her murder, police said.