Новости за 09.12.2015

Dec 9 (Reuters) - Oil and gas explorer Ophir Energy Plc said it had signed heads of agreements to sell the offtake from its floating liquefied natural gas project Fortuna to six buyers.

LONDON (Reuters) - British weekly household spending rose in 2014 to its highest since before the global financial downturn but remained below pre-crisis level, official data showed on Tuesday.

HELSINKI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Finnish oil refiner Neste said on Wednesday a technical problem at its Porvoo refinery had lowered the unit's utilization rate to about 70 percent, resulting in production losses worth several tens of millions of euros.

(Reuters) - A positive doping test and questions over a contentious criminal trial in London have threatened to overshadow the first test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, which begins on Thursday.

Dec 9 (Reuters) - Factbox for the first test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, which starts in Dunedin on Thursday:

Dec 9 (Reuters) - A positive doping test and questions over a contentious criminal trial in London have threatened to overshadow the first test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, which begins on Thursday.

MUMBAI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who occasionally bowls off-spin, has been reported for a suspect action during the recent fourth test against South Africa, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Wednesday.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - The lower house of Brazil's Congress voted on Tuesday to appoint a committee stacked with opponents of President Dilma Rousseff to study whether to impeach her for breaking budget rules, in a blow to the leftist leader battling for political survival.

(Reuters) - West Indies captain Jason Holder has backed his fast bowlers to thrive in the relative cool of Tasmania and exploit what he perceives as Australia's batting weaknesses when the first test gets underway on Thursday.

Dec 9 (Reuters) - Factbox on the first test between Australia and West Indies, which starts in Hobart on Thursday: - - Dec. 10-14 (10:30 AM local, 2330 GMT start) Bellerive Oval (capacity 19,500) Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa), Ian Gould (England) Third umpire: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) Match referee: Chris Broad (England) - - AUSTRALIA Test ranking: 3 Captain: Steve Smith Coach: Darren Lehmann Highest ranked batsman: Steve Smi

Dec 9 (Reuters) - West Indies captain Jason Holder has backed his fast bowlers to thrive in the relative cool of Tasmania and exploit what he perceives as Australia's batting weaknesses when the first test gets underway on Thursday. The tourists are 14-1 outsiders with the bookmakers to win the match at Bellerive Oval against an Australian side who could return to the top of the test rankings with a 3-0 series sweep. Holder, however, has manfully stuck to the line that his eighth-ranked

LOS ANGELES, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Solar power companies have an image problem - and they are beginning to do something about it.

Images of nature and climate change are projected onto St. Peter's Basilica to mark the opening of the Holy Year and the COP21 meetings. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Heavy rains drench Oregon with more rain expected to flood rivers. Julie Noce reports.

Heavy rains drench Oregon with more rain expected to flood rivers. Julie Noce reports.

Images of nature and climate change are projected onto St. Peter's Basilica to mark the opening of the Holy Year and the COP21 meetings. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Images of nature and climate change are projected onto St. Peter's Basilica to mark the opening of the Holy Year and the COP21 meetings. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Images of nature and climate change are projected onto St. Peter's Basilica to mark the opening of the Holy Year and the COP21 meetings. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Images of nature and climate change are projected onto St. Peter's Basilica to mark the opening of the Holy Year and the COP21 meetings. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Heavy rains drench Oregon with more rain expected to flood rivers. Julie Noce reports.

Images of nature and climate change are projected onto St. Peter's Basilica to mark the opening of the Holy Year and the COP21 meetings. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Heavy rains drench Oregon with more rain expected to flood rivers. Julie Noce reports.

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Record numbers of U.S. renter households are spending more than 30 percent of their income, and in many cases more than half their income, on housing costs, according to a study published on Wednesday.

LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Factory farming could pose the next big risk for investors, following on the heels of car emissions test cheating, oil spills and bribery fines, a report by a group of investors suggests.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States, comparing his plan to the World War Two detainment of Japanese-Americans and others in dismissing growing outrage from around the world.