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September 11, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Friday said it would begin a virtual mission to Belarus, amid concerns raised about the global lender’s disbursement of new emergency reserves to the government of president Alexander Lukashenko. The staff mission is part of the IMF’s economic surveillance and monitoring mandate and aims […]

September 11, 2021 By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Android app makers suing to stop Alphabet Inc’s Google from siphoning up to 30% of their sales received little reassurance about their chances on Friday as a judge allowed a comparable fee charged by Apple Inc to stand. Developers including “Fortnite” maker Epic Games in […]

September 11, 2021 By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan will hold a meeting on North Korea next week in Tokyo, South Korea’s foreign ministry confirmed on Friday. The three countries have been discussing ways to break a standoff with North Korea over its nuclear weapons and ballistic […]

September 11, 2021 By Maha El Dahan and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanese leaders agreed a new government led by Sunni Muslim tycoon Najib Mikati https://ift.tt/3yYETTd on Friday after a year of feuding over cabinet seats that has exacerbated a devastating economic collapse, opening the way to a resumption of talks with the IMF. The […]

September 11, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel and Mark Hosenball NEW YORK (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Andrew has been served with a lawsuit by a woman accusing him of sexually assaulting and battering her two decades ago, when she asserts she was also being abused by the financier Jeffrey Epstein, according to a Friday court filing. […]

September 11, 2021 By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) -Australia’s Victoria state, the country’s second-most populous, on Saturday reported the biggest one-day rise in locally acquired COVID-19 cases in more than a year. Victoria state said it detected 450 locally acquired COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the biggest one-day rise since Aug. 8, 2020. […]

On Sept. 9, President Joe Biden announced a six-point plan to increase vaccinations against COVID-19 and slow the spread of the delta variant of the virus that has resulted in increasing COVID-19 cases and deaths. The most controversial part of the plan is Biden’s directive to the Labor Department to develop a temporary emergency rule […]

September 10, 2021 (Reuters) – FIFA will allow Premier League players from Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Paraguay to compete this weekend after those countries agreed to waive a five-day travel restriction period, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday. Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City were among clubs who did […]

September 10, 2021 WARSAW (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Poland on Saturday, part of a goodbye tour of Europe for the continent’s longest serving leader, risks being overshadowed by tensions over a gas pipeline and questions over her legacy in central Europe. Having grown up in East Germany near the Polish border, […]

September 10, 2021 SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A protest by Brazilian truckers loyal to President Jair Bolsonaro had largely fizzled out on Friday, a relief for industries that feared supply shortages. Brazil’s infrastructure minister said in a statement early Friday that there were protests along highways in three states – Rio Grande do Sul, Santa […]

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September 10, 2021 By Jan Wolfe and Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge stopped short of labeling Apple Inc an “illegal monopolist” on Friday, but the closely-watched ruling provides a roadmap for similar claims against the iPhone maker in the future, legal experts said. Ruling on an antitrust case brought by Epic Games, […]

September 10, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – The Sept. 11, 2001, al Qaeda attacks in the United States failed to divide those who believe in freedom and democracy, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a video message marking the 20th anniversary of that day. Nearly 3,000 people were killed, including more than 2,600 at the […]

September 10, 2021 By Jonnelle Marte, Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir (Reuters) – Media reports this week that two of the Federal Reserve’s 12 regional bank presidents were active traders has some of the central bank’s most vocal critics questioning the rules that allowed them to engage in the transactions in the first place. Dallas […]

September 10, 2021 (Reuters) – Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc on Friday flagged a delay to its first commercial research mission with the Italian Air Force to mid-October due to a potential manufacturing defect. The company also attributed the delay in the mission, named “Unity 23”, to the pending resolution of a probe by the U.S. […]

September 10, 2021 By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers determined to tighten antitrust laws said on Friday that a judge’s decision giving only a partial victory to “Fortnite” creator Epic Games in its fight with Apple Inc was further evidence of the need for new laws to limit Big Tech. Earlier on Friday, […]

September 10, 2021 By Silvia Aloisi VENICE (Reuters) – Paolo Sorrentino’s film about the death of his own parents, Jane Campion’s 1920s frontier saga and a hard-hitting French tale of abortion are among contenders for the top prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, with the race seen wide open. Film critics agreed the […]

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September 10, 2021 RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Former Brazilian soccer great Pele remains in an intensive care unit and is recovering satisfactorily almost a week after surgery to remove a tumor from his colon, his doctors said on Friday. Pele “is conscious, conversing actively and is maintaining normal vital signs,” a statement from the Alberto […]

September 10, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) -Daniil Medvedev dominated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 7-5 6-2 on Friday, reaching the U.S. Open final courtesy of a dozen aces in just a little over two hours. The 2019 runner-up looked rock-solid at the start, firing off seven aces and never facing a break point in the first […]