Новости за 01.03.2016

WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Vermont cannot compel health insurers to hand over data on the amount paid on medical claims, backing Liberty Mutual Insurance Co's contention that federal law prohibited such requirements.

Kate Winslet, Whoopi Goldberg, Mark Rufffalo, Sasha Baron Cohen and Spike Lee comment on the Oscars diversity row. Rough Cut (No reporter anrration)

Kate Winslet, Whoopi Goldberg, Mark Rufffalo, Sasha Baron Cohen and Spike Lee comment on the Oscars diversity row. Rough Cut (No reporter anrration)

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Professional fighters will feature at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics as long as a constitutional change goes through in June, the president of the international boxing federation AIBA said on Tuesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain floated revised legislation on Tuesday that would grant authorities wide-ranging surveillance powers including the right to see which websites people visit, saying the modified bill addressed concerns about threats to privacy.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones will perform a free outdoor concert in Havana, Cuba, on March 25, the band's publicist announced on Tuesday, a milestone event in a country where the communist-led government once banned the group's music as an "ideological deviation."

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - If Britons vote to leave the European Union in their June 23 referendum, Prime Minister David Cameron can effectively file the divorce papers in person to fellow EU leaders the next morning in Brussels.

The owner of the New York Stock Exchange says it's considering making a bid for the London Stock Exchange, which has agreed to merge with Deutsche Boerse. Fred Katayama reports.

The owner of the New York Stock Exchange says it's considering making a bid for the London Stock Exchange, which has agreed to merge with Deutsche Boerse. Fred Katayama reports.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain floated revised legislation on Tuesday that would grant authorities wide-ranging surveillance powers including the right to see which websites people visit, saying the modified bill addressed concerns about threats to privacy.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain floated revised legislation on Tuesday that would grant authorities wide-ranging surveillance powers including the right to see which websites people visit, saying the modified bill addressed concerns about threats to privacy.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian police have arrested two men and are seeking two others for exporting controlled goods and technologies intended for space satellite use to China in violation of export and defence laws.

ISTANBUL, March 1 (Reuters) - The investment banking arm of Qatar's Barwa Bank is looking for investments in Turkey, in sectors ranging from real estate to food, and could spend more than $150 million per deal, its acting chief executive said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Vermont cannot compel health insurers to hand over data on the amount paid on medical claims, backing Liberty Mutual Insurance Co's contention that federal law prohibited such requirements.

COLUMBIA — For a third consecutive season, the SEC Player of the Year comes from South Carolina. But this time, it’s someone other than the winner from the past two years.

LONDON (Reuters) - Raheem Sterling can expect plenty of boos from the crowd when he returns to face his former Liverpool team mates at Anfield for the first time on Wednesday but Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is confident his winger can handle it.

Voters at a polling station in Arlington, Virginia outside Washington, D.C., cast their ballots on "Super Tuesday", with some voters saying they support Democrat Hillary Clinton for her strong candidacy and others saying they altogether dislike Republican front-runner Donald Trump. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Voters at a polling station in Arlington, Virginia outside Washington, D.C., cast their ballots on "Super Tuesday", with some voters saying they support Democrat Hillary Clinton for her strong candidacy and others saying they altogether dislike Republican front-runner Donald Trump. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

OSLO, March 1 (Reuters) - Global oil prices appear to have bottomed out and are expected to rise through this year as investment cuts help to reduce a supply glut, a senior analyst at the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.

* Eurobond organisers to be picked in March - FinMin (Adds sources on banks interested in organising issue)

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Barred from international competition, Russia is training its athletes at a series of special domestic tournaments and banking on hopes a doping ban will be lifted in time for this year's Rio Olympics.

MILAN, March 1 (Reuters) - It may be no panacea to the dead weight of bad debts afflicting Italy's banks, yet a government scheme announced last month to encourage lenders to unload impared loans could at least start the ball rolling amid regulatory pressure to cut problem assets.

NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - An agreement between creditors and Puerto Rico's electric power authority PREPA will likely be concluded in the coming months, an executive at bond insurer MBIA Inc said on Tuesday.

Manufacturing activity across much of Asia shrank in February and growth waned throughout Europe. As David Pollard reports, it's dealt a further blow to policymakers who are struggling to stimulate their economies and spur inflation.

Manufacturing activity across much of Asia shrank in February and growth waned throughout Europe. As David Pollard reports, it's dealt a further blow to policymakers who are struggling to stimulate their economies and spur inflation.