Новости за 03.02.2016

NEW YORK — Another steep drop in the price of oil weighed on global markets Tuesday, as investors fretted about the global economy following disappointing Chinese and U.S. manufacturing data earlier this week.

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc plans to open up to 400 physical bookstores, an executive of a major U.S. mall operator said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — The top Army and Marine Corps generals told senators Tuesday that it will take up to three years to fully integrate women into all combat jobs, adding that women also should have to register for the draft.

COLUMBIA — Senators voted Tuesday to move forward the House-passed ethics bill that focuses on income disclosure and third-party investigations for lawmakers, two topics that Gov. Nikki Haley mentioned as a priority during her State of the State speech last month.

WASHINGTON — The question burned late into the night: Who won the Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses, Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders? There would be no answer until well into the next day.

Like Marc Jacobs and Riccardo Tisci before them, Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow let the public in to their fall show. Well, just a bit.

Robert Geller men's collection this season told the story of a fairy tale that scared him as a kid.

COLUMBIA — A House panel has advanced a bill that transfers appeals of "stand your ground" hearings directly to the state Supreme Court, and requires prosecutors to prove a defendant’s use of deadly force wasn’t justified.

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's murder rate fell last year to 58 per 100,000 inhabitants, the government said on Tuesday, but the violence-racked nation remains one of the world's most dangerous.

British astronaut Tim Peake plays ping pong in space to teach school children how liquids behave in space, during a special live feed from the International Space Station. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)

The difference is less than two-tenths of 1 percent, but it will determine whether the Port of Charleston ranks among the nation’s top five import hubs or falls just below that level.

A team of young robotics enthusiasts from the Lowcountry is gearing up for regional competition after a first-place state finish.

(Reuters) - British Airways has mulled pulling most of its aircraft out of London City airport if a new owner raised airline charges to cover the hefty 2 billion pound price tag on the airport, the Financial Times reported.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is not among those accused of wrongdoing in an investigation by Switzerland's chief prosecutor into alleged corruption involving the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) sovereign fund, a Swiss official said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They emerge from their hiding places at night, driven to slake their thirst for human blood. Vampires? No. Bedbugs!

A friend of Dylann Roof’s who was indicted on federal charges in the Emanuel AME Church shooting has waived his right to a speedy trial and asked a judge to delay his case.

Charleston police released a sketch Tuesday of a suspect from an armed robbery last week and are asking for the public’s help to identify him.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah fighters killed at least four members of the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in a rocket attack on their car in northeastern Lebanon on Tuesday, a security source said.

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will want to see the details of an EU proposal to allow Britain to suspend social payments to migrants before accepting a plan for persuading London to stay in the bloc, President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday.

(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Tuesday it was exploring strategic alternatives in addition to the continued pursuit of the reverse spin-off of its Internet business.

ROME (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday Russia could be trying to carve out an Alawite mini-state in Syria for its ally President Bashar al-Assad by bombing his opponents instead of fighting Islamic State militants.

ROME (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday Russia could be trying to carve out an Alawite mini-state in Syria for its ally President Bashar al-Assad by bombing his opponents instead of fighting Islamic State militants.

ROME (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday Russia could be trying to carve out an Alawite mini-state in Syria for its ally President Bashar al-Assad by bombing his opponents instead of fighting Islamic State militants.

Black leaders in the Lowcountry gathered at North Charleston City Hall on Tuesday to call on city officials to work with them to help revitalize poor areas and lower crime rates.

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina House has passed a bill that would have candidates for governor pick their running mates after they are nominated by their party.