Новости за 31.03.2016

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi named Nizar Salem al-Numan as a candidate for the key post of oil minister on Thursday as part of a cabinet reshuffle aimed at fighting corruption, state television said citing its correspondent.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, whose fluid, futuristic designs were used in buildings across the world to widespread acclaim, has died of a heart attack at the age of 65, her company said on Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, whose fluid, futuristic designs were used in buildings across the world to widespread acclaim, has died of a heart attack at the age of 65, her company said on Thursday.

ANKARA/DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - A car bomb killed seven police officers and wounded around two dozen people in Turkey's Diyarbakir on Thursday, security sources and officials said, a day before the prime minister is due to visit the biggest city in the largely Kurdish southeast.

ANKARA/DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - A car bomb killed seven police officers and wounded around two dozen people in Turkey's Diyarbakir on Thursday, security sources and officials said, a day before the prime minister is due to visit the biggest city in the largely Kurdish southeast.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's U.N.-backed unity government held meetings at a heavily guarded naval base in Tripoli on Thursday and a senior military official said it was working to secure state institutions in the capital.

GENEVA (Reuters) - Researchers are now convinced that the Zika virus is linked to microcephaly in babies and to Guillain-Barre, a rare neurological disorder that can weaken the muscles and cause paralysis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

GENEVA (Reuters) - Researchers are now convinced that the Zika virus is linked to microcephaly in babies and to Guillain-Barre, a rare neurological disorder that can weaken the muscles and cause paralysis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council said on Thursday it was ready to consider changes to sanctions on Libya's sovereign wealth fund once a unity government confirms it has control of it, along with the National Oil Corporation and the central bank.

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Amazon is in talks with a consortium of German carmakers about taking a stake in high-definition digital mapping company HERE, two auto industry sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

(Reuters) - Global smartphone sales are expected to grow in single digits in percentage terms for the first time ever and PC shipments are forecast to decline in 2016, according to research firm Gartner Inc.

(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday it had filed a lawsuit accusing Endo International Plc of violating antitrust laws by striking "pay-for-delay" deals to block access to generic copies of its pain drugs.

(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday it had filed a lawsuit accusing Endo International Plc of violating antitrust laws by striking "pay-for-delay" deals to block access to generic copies of its pain drugs.

Belgian police wrap up a raid on an abandoned hotel near the French border, reportedly linked to a foiled attack on Paris. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Belgian police wrap up a raid on an abandoned hotel near the French border, reportedly linked to a foiled attack on Paris. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Belgian police wrap up a raid on an abandoned hotel near the French border, reportedly linked to a foiled attack on Paris. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

UNITED NATIONS, March 31 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council said on Thursday it was ready to consider changes to sanctions on Libya's sovereign wealth fund once a unity government confirms it has control of it, along with the National Oil Corporation and the central bank.

UNITED NATIONS, March 31 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council said on Thursday it was ready to consider changes to sanctions on Libya's sovereign wealth fund once a unity government confirms it has control of it, along with the National Oil Corporation and the central bank.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's proposal to form a unity government including independent and opposition figures will not solve Syria's conflict, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond said on Thursday.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's proposal to form a unity government including independent and opposition figures will not solve Syria's conflict, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond said on Thursday.

* Loadings for China hit highest since Sept. 2014 * WAF-Asia April loadings at eight-month high * Korea, Australia book Nigerian oil * Graphic: http://link.reuters.com/sav75v By Libby George LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - China's loadings of West African crude oil were on track to hit their highest barrel-per-day level in 19 months in April, according to a Reuters survey of shipping fixtures and traders on Thursday. The boost is due to strong demand from the country's ind

Don Cheadle brings prolific musician Miles Davis to life in the film "Miles Ahead." Rough cut (no reporter narration).

Don Cheadle brings prolific musician Miles Davis to life in the film "Miles Ahead." Rough cut (no reporter narration).