David Barret

September 30, 2021 By Colin Packham (Reuters) – New Zealand on Thursday passed a new security law to criminalise preparing a terror attack, tightening a loophole that was exposed by a man who went on to conduct a mass stabbing in the country’s most populated city. New Zealand has for months been moving to strengthen […]

September 30, 2021 By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar hovered near a one-year high versus major peers on Thursday, following a two-day surge amid expectations for a tapering of Federal Reserve stimulus from November and a possible interest rate hike in late 2022. The safe-haven greenback also saw a bid on worries the […]

September 30, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity fared better than expected in September, stabilising after a slump in August, a business survey showed on Thursday, with a smaller decline in production countering an uptick in demand. The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 50.0 in September from 49.2 the month before, […]

September 30, 2021 WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland carried out an unlawful pushback of a group of migrants camped out on its border with Belarus in late August, an analysis of satellite imagery and other photos and videos by NGO Amnesty International published on Thursday said. Amnesty said that using satellite imagery from Aug. 18 it […]

September 30, 2021 By Stella Qiu and David Kirton ZHUHAI (Reuters) – Western aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul providers (MROs) signed a flurry of new contracts with Chinese customers and joint-venture partners at the country’s biggest air show this week to strengthen their foothold in the lucrative market. The quick rebound in traffic in China’s […]

September 30, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s factory activity unexpectedly shrank in September as high raw material prices and power cuts pressured manufacturers in the world’s second-largest economy, while the services sector returned to expansion after COVID-19 outbreaks receded. The official manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) was at 49.6 in September versus 50.1 in August, data […]

September 30, 2021 By Anirban Sen (Reuters) – Venture investor Chamath Palihapitiya, whose huge bets on “blank check” acquisition companies earned him the moniker of “SPAC King,” said he remained bullish on the long-term health of such deals despite a recent slowdown. Palihapitiya has raised billions of dollars in the stock market through SPACs, or […]

September 30, 2021 By Kantaro Komiya and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s industrial output fell for the second straight month in August as COVID-19 outbreaks elsewhere in Asia disrupted supply chains for carmakers already facing headwinds from a prolonged chip shortage. Separate data out on Thursday showed retail sales in August slipped for the […]

September 30, 2021 By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Global sovereign yields will have only drifted modestly higher by this time next year, but most bond strategists polled by Reuters appear convinced the only way is up and the gap between short and long-term maturities is set to widen. The latest quarterly poll results coincide […]

September 30, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – Finance ministers from the Group of Seven said they made some progress on Wednesday at reaching a joint position on a landmark global corporate tax deal, days before it needs to win over a wider international audience. “A common understanding was reached on some of the important open issues […]

September 30, 2021 By Patricia Zengerle and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol said on Wednesday it had issued subpoenas to organizers of events and rallies leading up to the attack on the seat of government, as it broadened its inquiry. […]

September 30, 2021 By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -More than 100 U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents evacuated to Abu Dhabi from Afghanistan aboard a charter flight are expected to fly on to the United States on Thursday, the State Department and flight organisers said. U.S. officials on Wednesday were working to verify the accuracy […]

Facebook announced on Tuesday that its 2Africa cable would now extend to over 45,000 kilometers with the addition of nine landings collectively dubbed the 2Africa Pearls. The subsea cable will directly connect three continents — Africa, Europe and Asia. The extension will see 2Africa become the longest subsea cable system in the world upon completion, […]

September 29, 2021 DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish consumer sentiment remained steady in September just below the two-year high recorded in June, a survey showed on Thursday, as the government prepared to lift almost all pandemic restrictions within weeks. The government has named Oct. 22 as its target date to drop most restrictions, with more than […]

September 29, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – Marks & Spencer pledged on Thursday to become net zero in carbon emissions across its own operations, its entire supply chain and its products by 2040, ten years ahead of a government target for Britain. Britons have become increasingly aware of the urgency of addressing climate change, spurred on […]

September 29, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and European Union trade and competition officials launched a new forum on Wednesday, joining forces to better compete with China, shield sensitive technologies, boost semiconductor supplies and coordinate regulation of large technology firms. Senior cabinet officials from both continents pledged https://reut.rs/3upkWnN to cooperate on the screening of investments […]

September 29, 2021 By Jill Serjeant (Reuters) -AIDS play “The Inheritance” and musical “Moulin Rouge!” won the top honors at Broadway’s Tony Awards on Sunday in a four-hour ceremony that promoted the return of live theatre and called for better opportunities for Black writers and performers. “Tonight feels like a homecoming,” said host Audra McDonald. […]

September 29, 2021 MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s Victoria state reported a record 1,438 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, the highest number for any state since the start of the pandemic last year, and also reported five new deaths. The case count marked a record one-day jump from 950 cases the previous day, even as the […]

September 29, 2021 (Reuters) – Aprilia MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales will miss this weekend’s Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas, after the death of his 15-year-old cousin in a race accident in Spain last Saturday. Dean Berta Vinales, who rode for the Vinales Racing Team, died after he fell and was hit by […]

September 29, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – People in Britain have turned more pessimistic about the economy amid growing pressure on household budgets from rising energy prices and broader inflation, according to an opinion poll published on Thursday. Twenty-eight percent of respondents in the poll by Kantar Public said they thought the economy would be in […]