Новости за 18.02.2016

LONDON (Reuters) - In what experts describe as another piece of evidence linking Zika with the risk of birth defects, researchers on Wednesday reported finding the virus in the amniotic fluid of two pregnant women whose foetuses were diagnosed with microcephaly.

LONDON (Reuters) - In what experts describe as another piece of evidence linking Zika with the risk of birth defects, researchers on Wednesday reported finding the virus in the amniotic fluid of two pregnant women whose foetuses were diagnosed with microcephaly.

Feb 17 (Reuters) - North Dakota's oil output fell nearly 3 percent in December, the biggest monthly drop in almost a year, the first real sign that the deepening rout in prices took an ever bigger toll on producers in the birthplace of the U.S. shale boom.

COLUMBIA — As the roads debate cranked up Wednesday in the Senate, Beaufort Republican Sen. Tom Davis returned to the podium he left at the end of the 2015 session.

DETROIT — As the Takata air bag saga drags on, concerns are growing that tens of millions of U.S. drivers with cars that haven’t been recalled could be at risk of death or injury from the potentially defective devices.

ROME (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 12th Champions League goal of the season with a superb strike into the top corner as Real Madrid took a firm grip on their last-16 tie against AS Roma with a 2-0 first leg win on Wednesday.

Michael Kors celebrates individual style with his fall/winter collection at New York Fashion Week: The Shows. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Michael Kors celebrates individual style with his fall/winter collection at New York Fashion Week: The Shows. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Michael Kors celebrates individual style with his fall/winter collection at New York Fashion Week: The Shows. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

SAO PAULO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais SA's board on Wednesday declined to discuss a capital injection and a refinancing deal with banks to help the struggling steelmaker but will consider the proposals on March 3, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A group of six Malaysian Islamic banks on Wednesday launched a sharia-compliant investment platform that could shift the role of Islamic lenders to investment intermediaries from credit providers currently.

PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Boosted by a victory in his last PGA Tour start, Hideki Matsuyama will have to make do with limited preparation for this week's Northern Trust Open after struggling with flu-like symptoms.

(Reuters) - Chipmaker Nvidia Corp reported stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue, driven by strong demand for its graphics chips used in gaming consoles and personal computers.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations special envoy for Yemen said on Wednesday he was unable to call another round of peace talks because the warring parties are deeply divided over whether there should be a ceasefire to coincide with a new round of negotiations.

PACIFIC PALISADES, California, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Boosted by a victory in his last PGA Tour start, Hideki Matsuyama will have to make do with limited preparation for this week's Northern Trust Open after struggling with flu-like symptoms.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Algerian filmmaker Rachid Bouchareb hopes his new film "Road to Istanbul" will help raise awareness of what it's like for parents whose children leave to join Islamic State insurgents in Syria.

NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - William Cos Inc's shares extended their surge on Wednesday, having jumped by nearly a fifth this week, narrowing the spread of the takeover offer by rival pipeline company Energy Transfer Equity LP.

NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - William Cos Inc's shares extended their surge on Wednesday, having jumped by nearly a fifth this week, narrowing the spread of the takeover offer by rival pipeline company Energy Transfer Equity LP.

WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - A program that has allowed U.S. coal companies to forego cleanup insurance on massive western mines is flawed and needs to be fixed, Wyoming officials have told federal regulators.

The actress wore matching separates at the Miu Miu Tales New York Fashion Week party.

CARACAS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said his government is raising prices heavily subsidized fuel for the first time in around 20 years, as part of a broader set of economic measures in the OPEC country, which faces a biting recession.

Leap Day comes once every four years, but a national craft and home decor chain chose the extra day this year to launch its second store in the region.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered five besieged areas of Syria scheduled for deliveries on Wednesday in a U.N.-backed deal to deliver help to thousands of trapped residents, the United Nations said.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered five besieged areas of Syria scheduled for deliveries on Wednesday in a U.N.-backed deal to deliver help to thousands of trapped residents, the United Nations said.

BEIJING, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Apple Inc launched its mobile payment system in China on Thursday in a bid to convince the hundreds of millions of users of the country's entrenched, dominant services to switch.