Новости за 23.12.2015

DALLAS (Reuters) - The Texas health department is cutting off federal funding to a Houston Planned Parenthood affiliate for a nearly three-decade old HIV prevention program, officials said on Wednesday.

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday endorsed a U.N.-brokered agreement among Libya's warring factions to form a national unity government, a deal Western powers hope will bring stability and help to combat a growing Islamic State presence.

PARIS, Dec 23 (Reuters) - France's BNP Paribas said its fourth-quarter results would be impacted by the impairment of goodwill for its Italian unit BNL and planned to reach regulatory capital requirements by mid-2017 thanks to a review of part of its U.S. operations.

(Reuters) - A taskforce from the governing body of world athletics will make a first visit to Russia on Jan. 10-11 to check on progress towards cleaning up the doping scandal that led to Russia's suspension from the sport last month.

(Reuters) - With his 40th birthday just one week away, Tiger Woods looks optimistically forward to playing golf pain-free next year while he reflects on a 2015 campaign blighted by injuries, poor form and a plummeting world ranking.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, one of the world's top race horse owners, plans to merge his global racing and breeding operations in the New Year, United Arab Emirates state news agency WAM reported on Wednesday.

Spain's political future is uncertain, after the country's Socialist Party rejected a pact with the country's two main parties. Diane Hodges reports.

Spain's political future is uncertain, after the country's Socialist Party rejected a pact with the country's two main parties. Diane Hodges reports.

Spain's political future is uncertain, after the country's Socialist Party rejected a pact with the country's two main parties. Diane Hodges reports.

Spain's political future is uncertain, after the country's Socialist Party rejected a pact with the country's two main parties. Diane Hodges reports.

Dec 23 (Reuters) - With his 40th birthday just one week away, Tiger Woods looks optimistically forward to playing golf pain-free next year while he reflects on a 2015 campaign blighted by injuries, poor form and a plummeting world ranking.

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Kremlin for an informal dinner, as India and Russia eye nuclear and military deals worth billions of dollars. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Kremlin for an informal dinner, as India and Russia eye nuclear and military deals worth billions of dollars. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Kremlin for an informal dinner, as India and Russia eye nuclear and military deals worth billions of dollars. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Kremlin for an informal dinner, as India and Russia eye nuclear and military deals worth billions of dollars. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Southeast Asian leaders have accepted an invitation from U.S. President Barack Obama to meet for a summit in the Californian resort of Sunnylands early next year, a spokesman for the White House's National Security Council said on Wednesday.

(Reuters Health) - Electronic doctors' visits may be a feasible way to cut down on the burden for patients needing monthly dermatology appointments for acne medication, suggests a small U.S. study.

(Reuters Health) - Electronic doctors' visits may be a feasible way to cut down on the burden for patients needing monthly dermatology appointments for acne medication, suggests a small U.S. study.

Dec 23 (Reuters) - Nexstar Broadcasting Group is in talks to buy Media General for around $17.50 per share in a more than $2 billion deal that would create the second largest U.S. local television broadcaster, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

An arrest has been made after a West Ashley business was held up at gunpoint last month.

Christmas is a good time to recall parts of childhood that make you smile. Nostalgia can be bittersweet, however, and it pays to distinguish child-like from childish.

Joseph Bradley is a contemporary and abstract artist who lives in Greenville and spends summers in Charleston. His work is on display at Atrium Art Gallery, 61 Queen St. Bradley spoke with Charleston Scene this week about his successful art career.

The day before their first tour together in more than a decade, all five members of Jump Little Children agree: It’s like deja vu, only stranger.

Qui est Saint-Nicolas ? Est-ce que Coca-Cola a inventé le costume rouge et blanc ? Les réponses à ces questions permettent de mieux cerner l’origine du gros bonhomme à barbe.

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron's office said on Wednesday it was looking into the case of a family of 11 British Muslims who were refused permission to board a flight from London to Los Angeles to visit Disneyland.