Новости за 18.06.2015

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis demanded swift action on Thursday to save the planet from environmental ruin, urging world leaders to hear "the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor" and plunging the Catholic Church into political controversy over climate change.

(Reuters) - Amgen Inc said its experimental cancer drug met its main goal of improving overall survival in patients with the third most common form of the disease.

(Reuters) - Amgen Inc said its experimental cancer drug met its main goal of improving overall survival in patients with the third most common form of the disease.

* Crude oil rises on the day, gold prices jump (Updates to the close of U.S. trading)

Margaret Thatcher almost wept when she learnt that a helicopter had crashed in bad weather early in the Falklands conflict – but appeared to have no emotional reaction after the order was given to sink the Argentine cruiser, the General Belgrano, killing 323 people on board.

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Financial market volatility is making a comeback, tempting fund managers into taking out protection against stock-market falls after a near-unbroken five-year bull run in the United States and Europe.

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama praised Pope Francis for issuing a papal document on Thursday calling for action on climate change and said he looked forward to discussing the issue when the two meet at the White House in September.

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama praised Pope Francis for issuing a papal document on Thursday calling for action on climate change and said he looked forward to discussing the issue when the two meet at the White House in September.

Iraqi government forces, backed by Shi'ite paramilitaries, recapture most of the refinery town of Baiji from Islamic State militants, according to military sources. Diane Hodges reports.

Iraqi government forces, backed by Shi'ite paramilitaries, recapture most of the refinery town of Baiji from Islamic State militants, according to military sources. Diane Hodges reports.

Iraqi government forces, backed by Shi'ite paramilitaries, recapture most of the refinery town of Baiji from Islamic State militants, according to military sources. Diane Hodges reports.

Over White House objections, the Senate on Thursday passed a $612 billion defense policy bill that calls for arming Ukraine forces, prevents another round of base closures and makes it harder for President Barack Obama to...

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia said it has made some suggestions on how blame could be determined for chemical weapons attacks in war-torn Syria and will discuss the issue on Friday with the United States, which is pushing for the creation of a team of U.N. investigators.

A 21-year-old white man has been arrested for the shooting deaths of nine people at Charleston's Emanuel AME church. The U.S. Justice Department is considering whether to charge Dylann Roof with a hate crime. Jillian Kitchener reports.

A 21-year-old white man has been arrested for the shooting deaths of nine people at Charleston's Emanuel AME church. The U.S. Justice Department is considering whether to charge Dylann Roof with a hate crime. Jillian Kitchener reports.

MSPs have voted to extend the right to vote in Scottish elections to 16 and 17 year olds, on the same day that MPs in Westminster struck down an amendment to give the vote to under-18s in the upcoming EU referendum.

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Investor requests to take cash out of hedge funds rose in June to their highest level in 2015, data from fund administrator SS&C Technologies showed on Thursday.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Several thousand demonstrators chanting "Europe! Europe!" rallied in front of parliament in Athens on Thursday calling for Greece to keep the euro, as the country edged nearer to a default that could force it out of the single currency zone.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Several thousand demonstrators chanting "Europe! Europe!" rallied in front of parliament in Athens on Thursday calling for Greece to keep the euro, as the country edged nearer to a default that could force it out of the single currency zone.

June 18 (Reuters) - PBF Energy Inc agreed to buy the 189,000 barrel-a-day Chalmette, Louisiana, refinery for $322 million from Exxon Mobil Corp and Petroleos de Venezuela SA, marking the New Jersey-based company's Gulf Coast debut.

A star is born! Could Jesse Norman now become the most famous old Etonian jazz trumpeter since Humphrey Lyttelton? So highly regarded is the Tory by MPs (including, it’s fair to say, J.Norman) that he was easily elected as chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee.

The island of Guernsey is famous for the warm welcome it gives to international firms keen to avoid paying their fair share of tax. But despite its reputation, its government has struck back at suggestions that it operates as a tax haven.

DETROIT, June 18 (Reuters) - United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams said on Thursday the union has not taken a position on merger comments made by Fiat Chrysler's chief executive, but said he would oppose any plan that would cut union-represented jobs.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dick Costolo's decision to step down as Twitter Inc's chief executive last week failed to stem the weeks-long slide in the company's shares, but options traders appear to be betting on a near-term rebound.