Новости за 01.12.2015

Japan whaling fleet departs for hunt despite international outrage. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Japan whaling fleet departs for hunt despite international outrage. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Egypt turns its pyramids and sphinx green in a show of solidarity with the Paris climate change summit. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Egypt turns its pyramids and sphinx green in a show of solidarity with the Paris climate change summit. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Egypt turns its pyramids and sphinx green in a show of solidarity with the Paris climate change summit. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Egypt turns its pyramids and sphinx green in a show of solidarity with the Paris climate change summit. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Egypt turns its pyramids and sphinx green in a show of solidarity with the Paris climate change summit. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

BEIJING, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The president-elect of China's new international development bank said he expects the institution to lend $10 billion-$15 billion a year for the first five or six years, and sought to allay concerns that the lender will be a tool of Beijing.

BOSTON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. states said they will investigate a massive breach at digital toy maker VTech Holdings Ltd as security experts warned that hackers are likely to target similar companies that handle customer data.

* Dubai crude falls to lowest since Dec 2008 (Adds analyst comment, detail; updates prices)

* Mainland investors give muted response to yuan's SDR inclusion

BRASILIA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Brazil filed a lawsuit on Monday against two of the world's largest mining companies for 20 billion Brazilian reais ($5.2 billion) to clean up what it says was its worst environmental disaster, caused by the collapse of a tailings dam.

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's whaling fleet set out for the Antarctic on Tuesday to resume a decades-old whale hunt, defying global outrage, after a year's hiatus due to an international court ruling.

TOKYO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Japan's biggest brokerage Nomura Holdings Inc said it will invest further in its Americas operations over the next two to three years, seeking to strengthen its M&A advisory and primary equity and debt businesses in the region.

SYDNEY, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Australia's central bank kept interest rates steady for a seventh month on Tuesday as data showed exports provided a huge lift to the economy last quarter and helped fill a gaping hole left by business investment.

SHANGHAI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - China's share markets held a soft tone on Tuesday, hurt by weak factory activity despite the International Monetary Fund's decision to grant the yuan global reserve currency status.

Trump says with people "chopping off heads" and "drowing them in cages," he would "go a step further than waterboarding," in campaign address. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Trump says with people "chopping off heads" and "drowing them in cages," he would "go a step further than waterboarding," in campaign address. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

BEIJING, Dec 1 (Reuters) - China's new international development bank expects to lend $10 billion-$15 billion a year for the first five or six years, its future president said on Tuesday.

Republican Presidential candidiate Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton, "doesn't have the strength or the stamina to be President." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Republican Presidential candidiate Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton, "doesn't have the strength or the stamina to be President." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Republican Presidential candidiate Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton, "doesn't have the strength or the stamina to be President." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Republican Presidential candidiate Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton, "doesn't have the strength or the stamina to be President." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Republican Presidential candidiate Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton, "doesn't have the strength or the stamina to be President." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

* Outlook for iron ore mkt remains bleak as China demand slows