Новости за 27.01.2016

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A lacklustre Ajax Amsterdam created few chances and were held to a goalless draw at home by Heracles Almelo on Tuesday, opening an opportunity for champions PSV Eindhoven to cut into their lead at the top of the Dutch league standings. The single point for Ajax puts them on 48, four clear of second placed PSV, who can reduce that advantage down to just one point if they win on Wednesday at Excelsior.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc forecast its first revenue drop in 13 years and reported the slowest-ever growth in iPhone shipments as the critical Chinese market showed signs of weakening, suggesting the technology company's period of exponential growth may be ending.

NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The blizzard that battered the U.S. East Coast over the weekend may be just a taste of what is to come, as February is usually the snowiest month and is likely to be snowier this year because of the El Nino weather phenomenon, weather experts say.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could win more medals at the Rio Olympics than at any previous 'away' Games and possibly exceed the record haul of 65 at home in London four years ago, UK Sport said on Tuesday.

MILAN (Reuters) - AC Milan scraped a 1-0 win over third tier Alessandria thanks to a Mario Balotelli penalty, his first goal for four months, in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final on Tuesday.

PARIS (Reuters) - Lille found something to cheer about when they reached the final of the French League Cup with a 5-1 home win against Girondins de Bordeaux on Tuesday.

The foundation for Clemson’s run at a national championship was set long before the Tigers opened the 2015 season.

SAO PAULO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Prosecutors charged Joesley Batista, the chairman of Brazilian meatpacker JBS's board and president of its controlling shareholder J&F Investimentos, and eight others with crimes against the financial system, sending shares of JBS SA down more than 8 percent on Tuesday.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials are stepping up efforts to study the link between Zika virus infections and birth defects in infants amid predictions for widespread circulation of the mosquito-borne virus within the United States during warmer months.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials are stepping up efforts to study the link between Zika virus infections and birth defects in infants amid predictions for widespread circulation of the mosquito-borne virus within the United States during warmer months.

(Reuters Health) - Patients who have a diagnosis of “frailty” before surgery are more likely to die in the following year, especially soon after joint replacement, according to a new study.

(Reuters Health) - Patients who have a diagnosis of “frailty” before surgery are more likely to die in the following year, especially soon after joint replacement, according to a new study.

Investors in a Mount Pleasant-based financial institution will vote on the proposed sale of the lender as scheduled, a judge ruled Tuesday.

SYDNEY, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Australian stocks could open higher on Wednesday following a rebound on Wall Street and with energy firms set to benefit from a jump in oil prices. Stock index futures rose 1.1 percent to 4,953, but were still at a 53.6-point discount to the close of the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index on Monday. The benchmark closed 1.8 percent higher in the last session, ahead of a public holiday on Tuesday. Global miner BHP Billiton is expected to open around 2.8 percent l

COLUMBIA — The House Ethics Committee still has not set a hearing date with former House Speaker Bobby Harrell to determine the next steps for repayment of campaign funds.

PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan 26 (Reuters) - Hedge funds are starting the year off negative.

PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan 26 (Reuters) - Hedge funds are starting the year off negative.

OTTAWA/MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canada confirmed for the first time on Tuesday that it plans to lift its sanctions on Tehran and said that if Airbus is allowed to sell to Iran, then its aircraft maker Bombardier Inc should be allowed to export there as well.

An 18-year-old Mount Pleasant woman failed to yield to the right of way Sunday and caused a fatal crash in the Upstate, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.

Stocks rebounded to close higher on Wall St. Apple results showed it sold fewer iPhones than expected in the latest quarter. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Stocks rebounded to close higher on Wall St. Apple results showed it sold fewer iPhones than expected in the latest quarter. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Stocks rebounded to close higher on Wall St. Apple results showed it sold fewer iPhones than expected in the latest quarter. Bobbi Rebell reports.

COLUMBIA — Gov. Nikki Haley is seeking to sue the U.S. Department of Energy for the agency’s failure to meet a Jan. 1 nuclear fuel deadline.

BY ALLISON PRANG

COLUMBIA — A bill protecting people’s right to film or photograph police officers in South Carolina without threat of arrest advanced Tuesday to the Senate floor, where it’s already being held up.