Новости за 18.01.2016

Brent crude briefly fell to fresh multi-year lows below $28 a barrel in Asia on Monday on fears of a worsening supply glut after Western sanctions on Iran were lifted, allowing the country to resume oil exports.

AUSTIN, Texas — Katie Ledecky broke her own world record in the women's 800-meter freestyle Sunday night, finishing in 8 minutes, 6.68 seconds in the Arena Pro Swim Series.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Mexican film director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has stood by U.S. actor Sean Penn for his interview with drug lord Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman, saying in an article published on Sunday that Penn wrote a "fantastic" story.

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Australian and New Zealand shares started the week on a sour note, tracking Wall Street's tumble as deepening oil woes reinforced global growth concerns.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Explosive paceman Shaun Tait is in line for his first international in five years after being named in Australia's 17-man squad for the three-match Twenty20 series against India.

'Bei Bei' the giant panda cub delights crowds at Washington, DC's National Zoo as he is unveiled to the public, while yogis and their dogs go through the motions in Hong Kong. Jillian Kitchener reports.

'Bei Bei' the giant panda cub delights crowds at Washington, DC's National Zoo as he is unveiled to the public, while yogis and their dogs go through the motions in Hong Kong. Jillian Kitchener reports.

"I will say there will never be a 'Friends' reunion movie," executive producer Marta Kauffman said.

A much-anticipated town hall meeting on the widening of Clements Ferry Road might be crashed by neighbors looking for help on their own traffic issues.

David Bowie's final album on Sunday hit number one in the United States, his adopted home, with the British music legend posthumously achieving a feat he never managed in life.

Motorists traversing the Metro Manila Skyway are currently experiencing heavy traffic, morning of January 18, 2016.

SHANGHAI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - China's onshore yuan firmed at the open of trade on Monday, after Reuters reported the central bank is preparing to raise reserve requirements for yuan deposits in offshore clearing banks.

BEIJING, Jan 18 (Reuters) - China home prices rose 1.6 percent in December, higher than the previous month's reading of 0.9 percent, an official survey showed on Monday, marking the third month of year-on-year gains in a row.

SHANGHAI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - China's Shanghai Lujiazui International Financial Asset Exchange Co Ltd said it raised $1.2 billion from select institutional investors via two rounds of private placements that valued the company at $18.5 billion, according to a company statement.

SHANGHAI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - China stocks opened down nearly 2 percent on Monday, after the country's top securities regulator pledged over the weekend to strengthen oversight amid "abnormal" volatility.

NEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Suncor Energy Inc is working to raise its all-stock offer for rival Canadian Oil Sands Ltd and a deal could be announced as early as Monday, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a source familiar with the situation.

MELBOURNE, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Explosive paceman Shaun Tait is in line for his first international in five years after being named in Australia's 17-man squad for the three-match Twenty20 series against India.

SHANGHAI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The People's Bank of China could issue 28-day reverse bond repurchase agreements (repos) this week, traders said on Monday, the first issue of such tenor since February 2015.

Fair weather is expected on January 18, 2016 except for light rains in extreme Norther Luzon as two weather systems continue to affect the country, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders released details on Sunday evening about his "Medicare-for-all" universal healthcare funding plan and how he would pay for it.

SHANGHAI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - China's financial markets braced for more volatility on Monday as the central bank prepared fresh measures to curb yuan speculation and the securities regulator blamed immature markets and inexperienced investors for the latest meltdown.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices hit their lowest since 2003 in early trading on Monday, as the market braced for a jump in Iranian exports after the lifting of sanctions against the country at the weekend.

* Western sanctions against Tehran were lifted over the weekend

TUZLA, Bosnia (Reuters) - Alma Sehovic left behind a 19-year-old daughter when she threw herself from the window of her apartment in the Bosnian city of Tuzla in November last year. She left behind, too, a debilitating battle to expose alleged corrupt practices at the state employment office where she worked.

For the second straight game, the South Carolina Stingrays erased a three-goal deficit to earn a point in the standings, but fell to the Alaska Aces, 4-3, in a shootout Sunday afternoon at the North Charleston Coliseum.