Новости за 27.11.2015

LONDON (Reuters) - Paula Radcliffe, world marathon record holder and one of Britain's most popular athletes, has been cleared by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) of any allegation of doping.

MEXICO CITY, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandra weakened to a Category 2 storm overnight and was expected to lose more strength on Friday as it headed toward Mexico's Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

MEXICO CITY, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandra weakened to a Category 2 storm overnight and was expected to lose more strength on Friday as it headed toward Mexico's Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Basketball's international governing body FIBA has lifted the ban on the Russian federation (RBF) with immediate effect.

CARACAS (Reuters) - The Venezuelan government on Friday blasted the United States for linking an activist's murder to upcoming legislative elections and said it would sue an opposition leader who has blamed the ruling Socialist Party.

LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - A leading European share index retreated from a three-month high on Friday, hit by a drop in shares of mining companies after a slump in Chinese equities. Anticipation of further stimulus by the European Central Bank next week helped to cushion the fall.

KANO (Reuters) - A male suicide bomber hit a procession of Shi'ite Muslims in Nigeria's Kano state as they walked to the city of Zaria to pay homage to their founder in the country, security sources and a Shi'ite leader said.

NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters) - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will launch a multi-billion-dollar clean energy research and development initiative with heads of state on Monday, the opening day of the U.N. climate change summit in Paris, the French government said Friday.

Pope Francis, on his three-nation Africa trip, meets with residents of a slum in Nairobi before heading to Uganda. Jillian Kitchener reports.

Pope Francis, on his three-nation Africa trip, meets with residents of a slum in Nairobi before heading to Uganda. Jillian Kitchener reports.

ABU DHABI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Nico Rosberg knocked triple world champion team mate Lewis Hamilton off the top of the Abu Dhabi timesheets as Mercedes dominated the final Friday practice session of the Formula One season.

In a world designed to accommodate the shape of the human body, anthropomorphic robots could have advantages over wheeled and animal-shaped robots that could help them integrate into society more easily.

ISTANBUL/GENEVA (Reuters) - For a few days this week, officials in Turkey, Greece and Europe wondered if there might finally be signs of progress in their efforts to stem the flow of refugees and migrants pouring onto Lesbos.

LONDON Nov 27 (Reuters) - British shares retreated on Friday as miners pushed the blue-chip FTSE 100 index into negative territory following weak Chinese industrial data which reignited concerns over China's economic slowdown.

ABU DHABI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Formula One champions Mercedes have taken up an option to retain young Frenchman Esteban Ocon as a junior driver but have yet to decide whether to hand him a reserve role with the team or support him in another series.

GHENT, Belgium (Reuters) - It was a "must-win" rubber for Belgium to have any hope of becoming Davis Cup champions for the first time but David Goffin came perilously close to humiliation before beating British debutant Kyle Edmund from two sets down on Friday.

Russia cracks down on Turkish food imports, in the first public move to curb trade with Ankara following the downing of a Russian fighter jet. Joel Flynn reports.

Russia cracks down on Turkish food imports, in the first public move to curb trade with Ankara following the downing of a Russian fighter jet. Joel Flynn reports.

Russia cracks down on Turkish food imports, in the first public move to curb trade with Ankara following the downing of a Russian fighter jet. Joel Flynn reports.

TORONTO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The Toronto Zoo's twin giant panda cubs have been moved to a larger incubator and are doing very well, the zoo said on Friday in an update of the six-week old cubs, the first baby pandas born in Canada.

MALELANE, South Africa (Reuters) - Charl Schwartzel continued his love affair with the Leopard Creek County Club as he surged into to a five-shot lead after the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Friday.

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso votes in its first free election in three decades this weekend, choosing a replacement for long-time leader Blaise Compaore, who was ousted a year ago in a military-backed popular uprising in the landlocked West African nation.

ABU DHABI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Renault's Formula One future will remain uncertain into next week at least with the carmaker on Friday ruling out any announcement at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

MALELANE, South Africa, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Charl Schwartzel continued his love affair with the Leopard Creek County Club as he surged into to a five-shot lead after the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Friday.

PARIS (Reuters) - Working with Syrian government forces to combat Islamic State can only happen within the framework of a credible political transition for Syria, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Friday.