Новости за 13.02.2017

Bill Gates is the latest U.S. tech executive to risk ridicule by speaking publicly in Chinese, joining Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Uber's Travis Kalanick. But his brief, accented remarks made clear that while he might rival Mr. Zuckerberg in entrepreneurship and philanthropy, the Microsoft Corp. founder is a less formidable challenger in Chinese oration.

Companies across the country are drafting plans for “war rooms” to address a surprise presidential tweet. Others have begun aggressively promoting previously announced job creation numbers in an effort to head off any criticism.

One of Japan’s largest beer makers has thrown in the towel on its troubled Brazilian unit, selling it to Dutch brewer Heineken for more than $700 million.

North Korea said Monday that Kim Jong Un personally guided a test launch of a ballistic missile that could be tipped with a nuclear warhead, posing the first major challenge to Donald Trump’s administration from a foreign leader. Photo: AP and Reuters

A California startup is working on growing vegetables for the local market at a tricked-out warehouse. Plenty United’s aim is to produce for ‘people, not trucks.’

British megastar Adele beat out Beyoncé for song, record and album of the year, while Chance the Rapper won the prize for best new artist at a politically charged show.

House Republicans’ plans to let companies repatriate foreign profits and deny deductions on interest could cut into bond issuance.

Seven-time Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau died on Sunday at age 76, just hours before the Grammy Awards ceremony, where stars at the event remembered the artist. The cause of his death was not given. Photo: aljarreau.com

Adele’s album, “25,” swept the Grammy's and won five awards--including best album, song of the year and record of the year, beating rival Beyoncé in the top three categories. Photo: Reuters

Authorities issued emergency evacuation orders for nearly 200,000 people living downstream from Northern California’s Lake Oroville late Sunday amid fears of severe flooding. Image: EPA

Tens of thousands of people living in the downstream area of Oroville Dam, in northern California, have been ordered to evacuate after an auxiliary spillway appeared in danger of failure. Photo: Josh F.W. Cook/Office of Assemblyman Brian Dahle/AP

An earnest band of Indian activists is asking rich people to boycott money, so there's more for the needy.

The British megastar beat out Beyoncé for song, record and album of the year, while Chance the Rapper won the prize for best new artist.

Japan’s economy decelerated again in the final quarter of 2016 as feeble spending by consumers left growth lagging behind the pace targeted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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President Donald Trump is facing calls for a show of strength toward North Korea after Pyongyang’s weekend launch of a ballistic missile, posing the first major challenge to his administration by a foreign leader and an awkward balancing act with China.

Verizon Communications will start selling unlimited data plans on Monday, the first time it has offered such a service since 2011 and a sign that intense competition is forcing the nation’s largest carrier to respond.

Podemos—the leftist party that disrupted Spanish politics but is feuding internally—has re-elected Pablo Iglesias to its top leadership post, handing a defeat to the more moderate Íñigo Errejón.

Thousands of protesters, demonstrating against corruption, held up lights in the color of the Romanian flag in the square outside the Romanian government offices Sunday. Photo: Associated Press

Inflation expectations have stalled heading into a slew of data and Janet Yellen’s semiannual testimony before lawmakers.

Low gas prices are the key factor in a surge in U.S. fertilizer output.

Silicon Valley executives worry President Donald Trump will scale back or undo net neutrality and other Obama-era victories for internet companies.

Some of the world’s biggest artists are vying for music’s top prizes Sunday night in Los Angeles at the 59th annual Grammy Awards, which for the first time is spotlighting works that can’t be bought on CDs.

Lee Jae-yong will be questioned based on findings uncovered in the past few weeks, the special prosecutor’s office said.