Новости за 24.12.2015

DUBAI (Reuters) - A pre-dawn fire at a hospital in Saudi Arabia's southwestern port city of Jazan on Thursday killed 25 people and injured 107, the Saudi civil defence agency said in a statement.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. crude prices rose for a fourth straight session on Thursday, headed for a 9 percent weekly gain in the lead-up to Christmas as the market tightened on the back of falling supplies and looming exports.

* Overall market conditions remain weak (Adds comment, updates prices)

DUBAI, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding , the investment firm of billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, said on Thursday it had led a group of investors which bought 5.3 percent of U.S. ride-hailing firm Lyft Inc for $247.7 million.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Syria is ready to take part in peace talks in Geneva and hopes that the dialogue will help the country form a national unity government, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Thursday.

* Asia gasoline demand may open window for condensate imports

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said on Wednesday that it would ask the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to put on hold all proceedings, including a trial, in a class-action lawsuit filed by its drivers over their employment status.

MEXICO CITY, Dec 23 (Reuters) - At least one person died in a blaze near a pipeline owned by Mexican state oil company Pemex, and seven others were injured late Tuesday night, local emergency services said on Wednesday.

DUBAI, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) has signed an agreement with Moroccan lender Credit Immobilier et Hotelier S.A. (CIH Bank) to set up a bank in Morocco, QIIB said on Thursday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is seeking information after reports a Japanese freelance journalist is being held hostage in Syria and has been threatened with execution, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday.

* Rulings a victory in Japan's slow move to resume atomic power

FUKUI, Japan, Dec 24 (Reuters) - A Japanese court on Thursday cleared the way for Kansai Electric Power Co to restart four nuclear reactors, rejecting legal claims against Japan's second-biggest utility to keep the reactors idled over safety concerns.

Dec 23 (Reuters) - Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack said investor Carl Icahn was willing to pay as much as $1 billion for the U.S. auto parts retailer to keep rival bidder Japanese tire maker Bridgestone Corp at bay.

Dec 23 (Reuters) - Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack said investor Carl Icahn was willing to pay as much as $1 billion for the U.S. auto parts retailer to keep rival bidder Japanese tire maker Bridgestone Corp at bay.

Andrew MacAskill looks back on his experience covering the massive earthquake that left more than 6,000 people dead in Nepal earlier this year.

SEOUL, Dec 24 (Reuters) - State-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said it has chosen brokerage Mirae Asset Securities Co Ltd and its affiliate as the preferred bidder for a controlling stake in its unit, Daewoo Securities.

SHANGHAI, Dec 24 (Reuters) - China's stock market fell more than 1 percent on Thursday morning, as investor interest in blue-chips suddenly cooled after regulators tightened rules for insurers investing in listed firms.

As the world's largest drone maker, DJI, opens its flagship store in Shenzhen, Chinese-made drones are cornering a growing portion of the global market. Tara Joseph reports on how the industry is changing the way Chinese tech manufacturing is perceived around the world.

More and more South Korean fathers are taking advantage of paternity leave to help raise their children. Julie noce reports.

More and more South Korean fathers are taking advantage of paternity leave to help raise their children. Julie noce reports.

More and more South Korean fathers are taking advantage of paternity leave to help raise their children. Julie noce reports.

More and more South Korean fathers are taking advantage of paternity leave to help raise their children. Julie noce reports.

More and more South Korean fathers are taking advantage of paternity leave to help raise their children. Julie noce reports.

More and more South Korean fathers are taking advantage of paternity leave to help raise their children. Julie noce reports.

(Reuters) - Hyatt Hotels Corp said on Wednesday that its payment processing system was infected with credit-card-stealing malware in an attack discovered three weeks ago, the latest in a series of breaches at hospitality firms.