Новости за 29.08.2016

Matthew J. Dowd: Neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump has expanded their "pro" vote since the primaries ended, and voters are primarily supporting them as a vote against his or her opponent.

Efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in Australia are hitting up against a splintered Parliament after July elections drastically weakened conservative leader Malcolm Turnbull’s government.

The longtime leader of Uzbekistan, President Islam Karimov, suffered a brain hemorrhage and is in intensive care, his daughter wrote on her Instagram account.

Growth isn’t budging and economic data continues to underwhelm. But China hasn’t eased monetary policy in over six months. Or so it seems.

Norway’s Statoil ASA has slashed billions of dollars of planned spending on the giant Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea, ensuring it should remain profitable even if oil prices fall to around half current levels.

As Labor Day weekend nears, WSJ's Gerald F. Seib breaks down where the presidential candidates stand in the race for the White House as they continue to court undecided voters. Photo: AP

Despite recent political tensions, Chinese Olympians got a warm reception in Hong Kong over the weekend, where some of the Rio medalists showed off their sporting skills in front of local fans. Photo: Reuters

Typhoon Lionrock approached the eastern coast of Japan and was poised to cut across areas devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Beyoncé won Video of the Year, the top prize at the MTV Video Music Awards. Other winners this year include DCNE, Drake and David Bowie. Here are some highlights from Sunday night's ceremony at Madison Square Garden. Photo: AP

Norway’s Statoil has slashed planned spending on the giant Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea, ensuring it should remain profitable even if oil prices fall to around half current levels.

A Kashmiri fisherman out on a rainy day in Srinagar, a double rainbow over the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, and more.

A Hollywood spy film has been shaking up Chinese social media in the past few days, but not because of its big-name action hero.

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With interest rates low and stock valuations distorted, how much cash companies give back to investors is more crucial than ever.

Some of the survivors get drunk, while Nick plunges deep into an existential odyssey.

The first detailed U.S. rules for flights of small commercial drones go into effect Monday, including nationwide licensing requirements for pilots and a ban on nighttime operations.

There’s no slowing down for Andy Murray as the Wimbledon and Olympic champion aims to become world No. 1 for the first time in his career.

Iran said Sunday that it had arrested a person involved in the negotiations of its nuclear deal with six world powers last year and accused him of spying.

It’s early, but data so far suggest the British decision to leave the European Union could be another example of a recurring phenomenon: expert predictions of dire consequences to political decisions that end up proving overheated.

Patrick Reed secured a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team on Sunday by winning the Barclays at the Black Course at New York’s Bethpage State Park.

Nearly a third of U.S. counties look likely to have just a single insurer offering health plans on the ACA’s exchanges next year, according to a new analysis, an industry pullback that poses a major challenge to the health law.

The government’s new strategy to counteract Islamic State online messaging is to empower third parties to create their own messages.

A voluntary private flotilla comes through in flooded Louisiana.

A beach covering isn’t the first line of defense against radical Islam.

New peace talks between Aung San Suu Kyi’s government and Myanmar’s myriad guerrilla armies beginning Wednesday are designed to end decades of bloodshed and set the country in a new direction.