Новости за 08.08.2015

KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE/NEW YORK, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Malaysian anti-corruption officials investigating state investor 1MDB for alleged graft visited the local office of Goldman Sachs last month seeking documents relating to the state firm, two people familiar with the visit said.

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese exports tumbled 8.3 percent in July, their biggest drop in four months and far worse than expected, reinforcing expectations that Beijing will be forced to roll out more stimulus to support the world's second-largest economy.

(Reuters) - Karolina Pliskova advanced to the semi-finals of the Bank of the West Classic with a 6-2 6-4 win over Croatia's Ajla Tomljanovic on Friday.

(Reuters) - American Andreas Gonzales fired 11 birdies and a single bogey to grab a share of the 36-hole lead in the Barracuda Championship at the Montreux Golf and Country Club on Friday.

Aug 7 (Reuters) - American Andreas Gonzales fired 11 birdies and a single bogey to grab a share of the 36-hole lead in the Barracuda Championship at the Montreux Golf and Country Club on Friday.

ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - Mongolian Prime Minister Chimed Saikhanbileg has replaced six members of his cabinet, a change the president said could hurt an already limping economy and further deter foreign investors worried about political stability.

KABUL (Reuters) - One member of Afghanistan's NATO force and two insurgents were killed in an overnight battle at a base used by special forces in Kabul, authorities said on Saturday, after a series of attacks hit the city, killing dozens and wounding hundreds.

KABUL (Reuters) - One member of Afghanistan's NATO force and two insurgents were killed in an overnight battle at a base used by special forces in Kabul, authorities said on Saturday, after a series of attacks hit the city, killing dozens and wounding hundreds.

ULAN BATOR, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Mongolian Prime Minister Chimed Saikhanbileg has replaced six members of his cabinet, a change the president said could hurt an already limping economy and further deter foreign investors worried about political stability.

* Iron ore, crude oil, soy also beat expectations amid low prices (Adds detail, wraps in other commodities)

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants attacked a hotel in central Mali used by U.N. staff, killing at least six people, taking others hostage and holding off troops encircling the building on Friday, residents and military sources said.

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants attacked a hotel in central Mali used by U.N. staff, killing at least six people, taking others hostage and holding off troops encircling the building on Friday, residents and military sources said.

TAIPEI/YILAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon battered Taiwan with strong wind and torrential rain on Saturday, cutting power to 2 million households and killing at least two people, media and officials said.

TAIPEI/YILAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon battered Taiwan with strong wind and torrential rain on Saturday, cutting power to 2 million households and killing at least two people, media and officials said.

(Reuters) - Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori will meet in the semi-finals at the Citi Open in Washington on Saturday, their first encounter since the final of last year's U.S. Open.

(Reuters) - Eugenie Bouchard's coaching merry-go-round will take another turn after the Canadian announced on Friday she had split with Sam Sumyk following a six months blighted by injury and a succession of early exits from tournaments.

Aug 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Reno Championship on Friday in Reno, Nevada. The cut was set at 9. 26 Brendan Steele (U.S.) 8 18 Andres Gonzales (U.S.) 5 21 24 J.J. Henry (U.S.) 13 11 Jonas Blixt (Sweden) 12 12 23 Kyle Reifers (U.S.) 9 14 22 David Toms (U.S.) 13 9 21 Patrick Rodgers (U.S.) 15 6 Will Wilcox (U.S.)

(Reuters) - Antitrust authorities in Europe failed to find evidence that Apple Inc's deals with record labels and online music streaming services are blocking rivals' access to its music streaming platform, Re/code reported, citing sources.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - A Colorado jury sentenced movie rampage gunman James Holmes to life without parole on Friday, rejecting the death penalty for the 27-year-old who entered a midnight screening of a Batman film wielding a semi-automatic rifle, shotgun and pistol and killed a dozen people.

RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) - A former Soviet army officer accused of being a Taliban fighter was found guilty of terrorism charges on Friday by a federal jury in Richmond, Virginia, a court official said.

(Reuters) - Multiple Olympic champion Michael Phelps sent a message to his fellow competitors by posting the fastest time of the year in the 200 meters butterfly at the U.S. Nationals on Friday.

(Reuters) - Maria Sharapova's U.S. Open preparations took a major blow with the Russian world number two forced to withdraw from next week's WTA event in Toronto.

HOUSTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Production at Valero Energy Corp's 180,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Memphis, Tennessee, refinery has been cut back during the week due to unit outages and disruptions, according to people familiar with plant operations.

(Reuters) - Eli Lilly on Friday was cleared of liability in the first trial involving claims that its antidepressant Cymbalta caused severe withdrawal symptoms, including suicidal thoughts and electric shock-like sensations, the company said.

(Reuters) - Eli Lilly on Friday was cleared of liability in the first trial involving claims that its antidepressant Cymbalta caused severe withdrawal symptoms, including suicidal thoughts and electric shock-like sensations, the company said.