Новости за 18.02.2016

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will visit Cuba in the coming weeks, a senior administration official said on Wednesday, making a historic trip in the final year of his presidency that will mark a turning point in U.S. relations with a long-time Cold War foe.

A teenager from Florida who has been charged with impersonating a doctor asks media to respect his family's privacy. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Tumbleweed known as 'hairy panic' has inundated homes in a rural Australian town. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

A teenager from Florida who has been charged with impersonating a doctor asks media to respect his family's privacy. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Tumbleweed known as 'hairy panic' has inundated homes in a rural Australian town. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

A teenager from Florida who has been charged with impersonating a doctor asks media to respect his family's privacy. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Tumbleweed known as 'hairy panic' has inundated homes in a rural Australian town. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Tumbleweed known as 'hairy panic' has inundated homes in a rural Australian town. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

A teenager from Florida who has been charged with impersonating a doctor asks media to respect his family's privacy. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Tumbleweed known as 'hairy panic' has inundated homes in a rural Australian town. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

A teenager from Florida who has been charged with impersonating a doctor asks media to respect his family's privacy. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Tumbleweed known as 'hairy panic' has inundated homes in a rural Australian town. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

SHANGHAI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The People's Bank of China has asked selected banks about their demand for extra liquidity through its medium-term lending facility (MLF), sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

SHANGHAI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The People's Bank of China has asked selected banks about their demand for extra liquidity through its medium-term lending facility (MLF), sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Australian shares jumped as much as 2.3 percent on Thursday, touching their highest in over two weeks as a rally in oil and resource prices stoked demand for beaten-down miners, while an improving mood on risk lifted the banking sector.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Ohio man convicted 15 years ago of stalking Oscar-winning screen star Gwyneth Paltrow was found not guilty of that charge on Wednesday in a more recent case brought against him, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Thanks to a changed grip and different technique, Ernie Els can finally see light at the end of the tunnel after struggling badly with his short putting for much of the past 12 months.

(Reuters) - Starboard Value LP is taking initial steps toward a potential proxy fight with Yahoo Inc, indicating that the activist investor is not satisfied with Yahoo's efforts to streamline its business, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.

LONDON (Reuters) - The lure of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time will weigh heavily on Manuel Pellegrini's mind as Manchester City and Chelsea prepare for a heavyweight FA Cup fifth-round clash on Sunday.

Summerville claimed an 81-77 victory over a feisty West Florence squad in the opening round of the Class AAAA boys basketball playoffs.

LONDON (Reuters) - World athletics chief Sebastian Coe says the IAAF will not shirk from its duty to ban Kenya from the Olympics if the country is declared non-compliant by the World Anti-Doping Agency, British media reports said on Thursday.

Holding a five-point lead with 4:30 to play, the Fort Dorchester Patriots went scoreless for the remainder of the game and suffered a 55-48 upset on Wednesday night to visiting South Florence, in a first-round Class AAAA Lower State playoff matchup.

9 موتر از کمک های خیریه به منطقه معضمیه الشام که در نزدیکی دمشق پایتخت سوریه در محاصره قرار دارد، رسیده اند. اداره سره میاشت سوریه روز چهارشنبه به رسانه های غربی از رسیدن این کمک های بشری خبر داد. حکومت سوریه روز سه شنبه توافق کرد که موسسات کمک رسانی میتوانند انتقال مواد را به مناطق محاصره شده آغاز کنند. یعقوب الحلو مسئول هماهنگی کمک های سازمان ملل متحد دیروز در شهر مضایا به خبرگزاری رویترز گفت: " محاصره در تمامی مناطق سوریه باید پایان یابد زیرا غیرنظامیان در مناطق تحت محاصره زنده گی میکنند و رنج میبرند. Читать дальше...

MELBOURNE, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The world's oil market is likely to see a drop in supply over the next three to five years as cheap debt dries up and majors cut capital spending, but the timing of any recovery in prices is too difficult to call, Woodside Petroleum's CEO said.

The first thing I noticed upon being seated at Anson was the two flickering candles on my table. There are a few restaurants around town that still strive to set the mood with open flames, but I hadn’t anticipated a restaurant that endured a two-year closure as a result of a raging grease fire would be among them. That seemed brave.