Новости за 02.09.2016

SINGAPORE — Singapore is encouraging residents to use insect repellent, clear blockages in drains and wear long-sleeved clothing to protect themselves from mosquitoes after the number of Zika infections rose to 151 in the city-state. Open-air food centers in affected districts had few lunchtime patrons Friday, many apparently fearful of contracting the mosquito-borne virus. “I

DURHAM, N.C. — When another case of possible prosecutorial misconduct arose in Durham County, it was all one innocence advocate could take. Chris Mumma, director of the North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence, reached out to the incoming district attorney. Would he be willing to work with her on an audit of cases of people

BEIJING — Chinese anti-monopoly regulators are reviewing the proposed merger of ride-hailing service Uber Technology Ltd.’s Chinese operations with its biggest local competitor. The Ministry of Commerce will look at whether the proposed tie-up with Didi Chuxing protects “fair competition” and consumer rights, a ministry spokesman, Shen Danyang, said Friday. Uber, headquartered in San Francisco,

MOSCOW — The government of Uzbekistan said on Friday that ailing President Islam Karimov is in critical condition, following a week of speculation that the country’s president of nearly 27 years could be at death’s door. “Dear compatriots, it is with a heavy heart that we inform you that the health of our President has

BEIJING — China’s hosting of the Group of 20 industrialized nations summit highlights its role as the world’s second-largest economy and a growing force in global diplomacy, but also comes amid sharpening frictions over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, disputes with fellow regional powers South Korea and Japan and criticisms over a

HONG KONG — World stock markets were listless Friday as investors awaited key U.S. jobs data that could influence the Fed’s interest rate policy. KEEPING SCORE: European shares were higher in early trading. Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.5 percent to 6,777.58 while France’s CAC 40 gained 0.5 percent to 4,462.91. Germany’s DAX edged up 0.1

LOS ANGELES — DJ Paul van Dyk says his website and Twitter account were hacked and that he did not write racist messages that were posted Thursday on his Twitter feed. “The messages posted were deeply offensive and contrary to everything Paul has stood for in his decades-long career,” said a statement from a representative

ZARQA, Jordan — Intissar Ghozlan’s two youngest boys haven’t been in school since the family fled from Syria to Jordan two years ago. There’s no space in local classrooms, and the boys, 12 and 14, can “barely write their names,” having forgotten most of what they learned back home, she says. More than 90,000 Syrian

SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics recalled all of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on Friday after finding batteries of some of the flagship gadgets exploded or caught fire. Samsung’s Note 7s are being pulled from shelves in 10 countries, including South Korea and the United States, just two weeks after the product’s launch. Customers

INDIANAPOLIS — Subway’s former pitchman imprisoned for child pornography and sex abuse is arguing in a court filing that the parents of one of his female victims are to blame for what he describes as her “destructive behaviors.” Jared Fogle’s motion filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis also argues that the parents may

BEIJING — China is tightening its regulation of online maps to clarify its territorial claims, state media reported Friday, a move that comes amid sharpening disputes with its neighbors over islands in the East and South China Sea. The government has noticed that some maps posted online were inaccurate and it would increase checks and

BEIJING — As coaches take notes, teenagers dribble footballs through a course of cones on Ritan Middle School’s gleaming artificial field in eastern Beijing, part of a massive program to promote soccer as a pillar of China’s rise to global prominence. The 14-year-old boys and girls were being scrutinized under a newly added section of

DEKLE BEACH, Fla. — Hermine tore across northern Florida on Friday as the first hurricane to hit the state in more than a decade, killing one person, raising a storm surge that destroyed beachside buildings and toppling trees into homes. As the system pushed into Georgia, it knocked down many power lines in both states.

KOLKATA, India — As Pope Francis prepares to declare Mother Teresa a saint just two decades after her death, people touched by her life in the eastern Indian city where she lived and worked for close to 50 years are filled with pride. Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, in what is now Macedonia, Mother

OAKLAND, Calif. — On a night when the starters for both teams spent most of the night on the sideline, Seattle running back Thomas Rawls made a big statement by getting on the field for only a few plays. Rawls carried twice for 8 yards in his first game in more than eight months since

SAN DIEGO — Colin Kaepernick began the game by taking a knee during the national anthem. The veteran quarterback ended it with reason to hope he’ll have more games with the San Francisco 49ers. Kaepernick passed for 103 yards after kneeling in protest alongside teammate Eric Reid during the national anthem in the Niners’ 31-21

Forty-six states have laws against texting while driving that typically also ban sending or reading email, using apps or engaging in other internet activity. Fourteen states bar drivers from using hand-held cellphones for any activity, including talking on the phone. A look at cellphone driving laws and how they are enforced in five states: CALIFORNIA

WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — State police in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have been known to patrol in a tractor-trailer so they can sit up high and spot drivers texting behind the wheel. In Bethesda, Maryland, a police officer disguised himself as a homeless man, stood near a busy intersection and radioed ahead to officers down the road

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Turkey, extremism and the European Union’s evolving global strategy are on the agenda for foreign ministers of the 28-nation bloc as they gather in Slovakia’s capital for a two-day meeting. Also up for discussion Friday are relations with Russia in the context of the Ukraine crisis that has led to EU-sanctions against

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Northwestern Pakistan was struck by two separate militant attacks hours apart on Friday, when gunmen wearing suicide vests stormed a Christian colony near the town of Peshawar, killing one civilian, and a suicide bomb attack on a district court in the town of Mardan killed 12 people and wounded 54 others. Militants

MINNEAPOLIS — While Chris Sale is the bigger name among the Chicago White Sox left-handed starting pitchers, Jose Quintana has made his own name by entering Thursday as the American League’s with a 2.77 ERA. Quintana won’t be ending the day in the same position after being battered by the Minnesota Twins. Byron Buxton homered

WASHINGTON — Another blockbuster jobs report Friday could have a particularly big impact on the economy by making it more likely the Federal Reserve will raise short-term interest rates, possibly as soon as this month. However, analysts aren’t expecting a blowout report. Friday’s report will likely show that employers added a solid 180,000 jobs in

TOKYO — Japanese transport ministry officials raided the Tokyo headquarters of scandal-ridden Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Friday after the government alleged the automaker cheated on mileage ratings on more models than earlier reported. The systematic inflating of mileage numbers first surfaced in April, over minicars, eK wagon and eK Space, that also were sold under

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Matt Barkley, trying to hang on to Arizona’s No. 3 quarterback job, outshone Denver rookie Paxton Lynch in the Cardinals’ 38-17 victory over the Broncos in the teams’ preseason finale on Thursday night. As the starters for both teams took the night off, Barkley, in his fourth NFL season out of USC,

MINNEAPOLIS — Rodney Smith rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns and Minnesota overcame three ejections for targeting to beat Oregon State 30-23 on Thursday night. Smith scored on runs of 4 and 2 yards, the last coming in the fourth quarter to put the Gophers in front 24-23. Mitch Leidner was erratic as ever