Новости за 17.03.2016

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's opposition Labor Party’s launched a "Waste-pedia" booklet and Waste Watch website on Thursday, accusing the coalition government of over-lavish spending - including $400,000 on "koala and other marsupial-related events".

LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne may have to resort to big tax hikes or a new round of deep spending cuts to meet his target of turning Britain's budget deficit into a surplus by the end of the decade, the head of a leading economic think tank said on Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne may have to resort to big tax hikes or a new round of deep spending cuts to meet his target of turning Britain's budget deficit into a surplus by the end of the decade, the head of a leading economic think tank said on Thursday.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday hit out at a pre-election video promoting U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, complaining it demonised Russia's image.

LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - A change in UK legislation giving oilfield operators tax relief on decommissioning costs when they sell an asset will speed up such deals in the North Sea, producer EnQuest said on Thursday.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A fresh clampdown on radio communications during Formula One races has been branded as "unnecessary" and "strange" by the drivers in the lead up to Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey does not intend to make new demands at a meeting with EU leaders on the migrant crisis and sees the chances of finalising a deal as difficult but not impossible, a senior Turkish official told Reuters on Thursday.

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LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - European stocks fell on Thursday as a drop in airline Lufthansa and property group Immofinanz took the shine off an update from the U.S. Federal Reserve that boosted commodity share prices.

BANGKOK, March 17 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Thursday as Asia and regional currencies climbed after the U.S. Federal Reserve reduced the number of expected interest rate hikes this year, lending support to broader risk sentiment. Indonesia rose 0.5 percent, trimming most early gains and ending the day at the highest close since July 23, 2015. Bank Central Asia, the most actively traded stock, rose 0.9 percent on foreign-led buying. Investors awaited Indonesia's c

MELBOURNE, March 17 (Reuters) - A fresh clampdown on radio communications during Formula One races has been branded as "unnecessary" and "strange" by the drivers in the lead up to Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne may have to resort to big tax hikes or a new round of deep spending cuts to meet his target of turning Britain's budget deficit into a surplus by the end of the decade, the head of a leading economic think tank said on Thursday.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Council President Donald Tusk said on Thursday he was "more cautious than optimistic" about prospects of reaching a deal with Turkey to halt the flow of migrants into Europe that has caused a divisive backlash in the EU.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Ethnic Uighur militants from western China are increasing their presence in Indonesia, China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, after Indonesian security forces said they killed two Uighurs belonging to a militant network.

ROME (Reuters) - Military intervention in Libya is risky and foreign powers would be better off supporting a military commander based in the east, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of neighbouring Egypt was quoted as saying on Thursday.

(Reuters) - Ryan Giggs is optimistic about Manchester United's chances of beating derby rivals Manchester City to the final Champions League spot by ending the Premier League season in fourth place.

A dark film predicting a grim future for Hong Kong 10 years from now becomes a hit amid concerns Beijing is tightening its grip on the former British territory. Natasha Howitt reports.

A dark film predicting a grim future for Hong Kong 10 years from now becomes a hit amid concerns Beijing is tightening its grip on the former British territory. Natasha Howitt reports.

A dark film predicting a grim future for Hong Kong 10 years from now becomes a hit amid concerns Beijing is tightening its grip on the former British territory. Natasha Howitt reports.

A dark film predicting a grim future for Hong Kong 10 years from now becomes a hit amid concerns Beijing is tightening its grip on the former British territory. Natasha Howitt reports.

A dark film predicting a grim future for Hong Kong 10 years from now becomes a hit amid concerns Beijing is tightening its grip on the former British territory. Natasha Howitt reports.

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TORONTO (Reuters) - Some of Canada's top pension funds, among the world's biggest investors in British real estate and infrastructure, are holding back on UK deals until after Britons vote on whether to leave the European Union, according to senior executives.

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HONG KONG, March 17 (Reuters) - Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing said on Thursday he believes the city's benchmark stock index would fall by at least half if the former British colony does not get backing from mainland China.