Новости за 19.11.2015

VILNIUS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, suggesting closer trade ties between the 28-nation EU and a Russian-led economic bloc, linking them to progress on implementing a ceasefire in Ukraine.

LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Record high freight rates are creating more headaches for traders looking to house millions of barrels of unsold crude oil and who already face potential losses due to record high stocks.

MILAN (Reuters) - After a long period of relative calm and no coaching changes, normal service has been resumed at Palermo where volatile club president Maurizio Zamparini has already contemplated bringing back the coach he fired last week.

The Paris prosecutor's office says Abdelhamid Abaaoud , the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, is dead. Investigators say they are still trying to determine whether he blew himself up during a police raid on Wednesday morning. Jillian Kitchener reports.

The Paris prosecutor's office says Abdelhamid Abaaoud , the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, is dead. Investigators say they are still trying to determine whether he blew himself up during a police raid on Wednesday morning. Jillian Kitchener reports.

The Paris prosecutor's office says Abdelhamid Abaaoud , the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, is dead. Investigators say they are still trying to determine whether he blew himself up during a police raid on Wednesday morning. Jillian Kitchener reports.

MILAN (Reuters) - Milan prosecutors on Thursday asked that four-time Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi stand trial for bribing witnesses in a court case in which he was acquitted of paying for sex with an underage Moroccan dancer.

MILAN (Reuters) - Milan prosecutors on Thursday asked that four-time Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi stand trial for bribing witnesses in a court case in which he was acquitted of paying for sex with an underage Moroccan dancer.

(Reuters) - Activist investor Starboard Value LP asked Yahoo Inc to drop plans to sell its stake in Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd due to tax concerns, and instead urged the company to sell its core search and display advertising businesses.

LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Thursday, with U.S. crude dipping below $40 per barrel, retreating from early gains amid a persistent global glut of crude and refined fuel.

* Yahoo and Alibaba shares flat premarket (Adds analyst comment, details on Yahoo core business, valuation)

Nov 19 (Reuters) - Chinese police have busted the country's biggest underground banking cases involving transactions totalling 410 billion yuan ($64.24 billion), the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday, part of a drive to combat money laundering.

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Momentum towards ending Cyprus's four-decade-old partition is building, and now is the right time for Greek and Turkish Cypriots to do a deal, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Thursday.

Authorities say there is no "specific and credible threat" against New York City, despite a newly released Islamic State video suggesting America's most populous city is a potential target. Linda So reports.

Authorities say there is no "specific and credible threat" against New York City, despite a newly released Islamic State video suggesting America's most populous city is a potential target. Linda So reports.

Authorities say there is no "specific and credible threat" against New York City, despite a newly released Islamic State video suggesting America's most populous city is a potential target. Linda So reports.

* Shares jump in Frankfurt trading (Adds details, background, CEO comment, stock action)

BERLIN (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund will look to move within striking distance of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich when they travel to Hamburg SV on Friday amid heightened security at the stadium following the Paris attacks last week and a bomb scare that forced the cancellation of a Germany friendly this week.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Germany’s Martin Kaymer and England’s Ian Poulter are among four players tied for the lead after Thursday's first day of the DP World Tour Championship, the $8 million finale of the European season.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian attacker fatally stabbed two people in a Tel Aviv office building on Thursday, police said, raising to 16 the number of Israelis who have died, along with 79 Palestinians, in a wave of violence over the past seven weeks.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian attacker fatally stabbed two people in a Tel Aviv office building on Thursday, police said, raising to 16 the number of Israelis who have died, along with 79 Palestinians, in a wave of violence over the past seven weeks.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A powerful Syrian rebel group said on Thursday it was studying a local ceasefire proposal tabled by an international mediator aimed at halting fighting with government forces near Damascus.

* Minutes show governors discussed risks at October meeting (Recasts, adds detail of policy setters' meeting, background)

Nov 19 (Reuters) - Financial services provider Towers Watson & Co more than doubled its special dividend after shareholders rejected its $18 billion merger with insurance broker Willis Group Holdings.

SAO PAULO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions fell 0.9 percent in 2014, according to a network of local environmental organizations, which expressed concern that only one sector, though a large one, showed a decline.