Новости за 22.02.2016

WILMINGTON, Del., Feb 22 (Reuters) - Within weeks, two low-profile legal disputes may determine whether an unprecedented wave of bankruptcies expected to hit U.S. oil and gas producers this year will imperil the $500 billion pipeline sector as well.

(Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull introduced a bill on electoral reform on Monday, signalling a potential dissolution of parliament and an early election to break political deadlock.

People in Taipei visit a three-storey upside-down house, which took more than $600,000 and two months to complete. Rough cut - subtitled. (No reporter narration.)

People in Taipei visit a three-storey upside-down house, which took more than $600,000 and two months to complete. Rough cut - subtitled. (No reporter narration.)

People in Taipei visit a three-storey upside-down house, which took more than $600,000 and two months to complete. Rough cut - subtitled. (No reporter narration.)

People in Taipei visit a three-storey upside-down house, which took more than $600,000 and two months to complete. Rough cut - subtitled. (No reporter narration.)

People in Taipei visit a three-storey upside-down house, which took more than $600,000 and two months to complete. Rough cut - subtitled. (No reporter narration.)

JAKARTA, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets traded mixed on Monday amid corporate earnings results while investors awaited a rush of industry surveys to take the pulse of the global economy. Singapore's key Straits Times Index gained 0.1 percent, led by resort and casino operator Genting Singapore . Shares of Genting Singapore rose as much as 5.6 percent to their highest level since Jan. 5 after the company reported higher-than-expected core profit after tax for 2015.

Feb 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Scoreboard at stumps on the third day in the second and final Test between New Zealand and Australia on Monday in Christchurch, New Zealand New Zealand 1st innings 370 (B. McCullum 145, C. Anderson 72, B. Watling 58) Australia 1st innings (Overnight: 363-4) D. Warner c Guptill b Boult 12 J. Burns c Guptill b Wagner 170 U. Khawaja c B. McCullum b Boult 24 S. Smith

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wireless provider AT&T Inc said on Monday it will partner with chipmaker Intel Corp to test the functionality of drones on its high-speed LTE wireless network.

Mount Pleasant is unquestionably having a growth spurt, but that’s no good reason to jettison the town’s long-term plan for revitalizing the city center.

Satellite photography appears to show the recent deployment of Chinese ground-to-air missiles on Woody Island, a land spit in the Paracel Islands occupied by China but claimed by Vietnam. This deployment, if verified, threatens international air space and is a further encroachment by China into international waters used by many nations. Secretary...

After last Wednesday’s deadly bombing in the Turkish capital of Ankara, the United States is now scrambling to keep two key allies in its coalition against the Islamic State from going to war with each other.

"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."

In step with our city and state governments moving forward to make much needed changes to lessen the daily I-26 gridlock, and with the soon-to-be completed changes to the Ashley River Bridge to accommodate bike riders, it’s the perfect time for local employers and educational institutions to implement transportation incentives for their...

Before Justice Antonin Scalia’s remains were taken from the Texas lodge, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced that his party would not even entertain Supreme Court nominees from President Obama.

How ironic it is that we pride ourselves on how much the Port of Charleston does for the economy of our state, in particular the number of cars BMW exports and the consideration of how many more we will send out when Volvo is up and running. Not only that, there is a record number of containers that need to be transported by trucks in and out of...

I have been a CARTA customer for more than seven years when we did not have all the routes we have now. Some people don’t get that CARTA must operate like a business, not in the red. The alternative is rate increases.

I grew up in a family of six children with a mother who was an environmentalist well before it was politically correct. Her mantra was never litter and always leave a place better than you found it.

Recently the Supreme Court decided to stay enforcement of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, pending a far-fetched legal challenge in the courts. However, this decision does not overturn the Clean Power Plan or say anything about its legal merits; it simply delays its implementation. While I am confident that the...

In one of the valleys between the peaks of his career, Jeff Franklin had an idea for a TV series. Called "House of Comics," it would follow three aspiring stand-ups living together in Los Angeles. "It was three single guys trying to cause trouble, and then turning it into material for their act," Franklin explained.

LOS ANGELES — Sean Hayes, who played sidekick Jack in TV’s "Will & Grace," is the ultimate top banana on stage in "An Act of God."

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Singer Vince Gill is a standard bearer for traditional country music, thanks to his encyclopedic knowledge of the genre and his masterful guitar skills, but he only included one true country song on his latest album.

William T. Freeland II has joined Moody & O’Neal CPAs as a senior tax manager. Previously, he was a tax manager at Dixon Hughes Goodman. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a certified public accountant.

The annual Mobile World Congress opens in Barcelona, Spain, kicking off one of the biggest events of the year for the smartphone, tablet and wearable technology industries. Participants include BlackBerry, Huawei, HTC, LG, Microsoft, Samsung and Sony. It ends Thursday.