September 10, 2021 (Reuters) – England Women manager Sarina Wiegman guided the Netherlands to European Championship success on home soil in 2017 but said replicating that feat in her new role would be a much harder task. Wiegman, who also led the Netherlands to the 2019 World Cup final, was named Phil Neville’s successor last […]
Soccer-Ronaldo had to leave but sale opens new cycle, says Juventus director
September 10, 2021 ROME (Reuters) – Juventus had no choice but to sell Cristiano Ronaldo after he demanded to leave in August, according to the Italian club’s football director Federico Cherubini, but the forward’s exit could herald a new era focused on youth. The 36-year-old rejoined Manchester United last month after three years in Turin, […]
Soccer-Newcastle looking to spoil Ronaldo party at Man Utd, says Bruce
September 10, 2021 (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo could make his second Manchester United debut in the Premier League on Saturday but Newcastle United will do everything they can to be party poopers at Old Trafford, manager Steve Bruce said. Ronaldo, 36, re-joined United from Juventus on a two-year deal last month and the Portuguese forward […]
Rugby-Control freak De Klerk braced for Australia challenge
September 10, 2021 (Reuters) – The return of Faf de Klerk as the conductor to South Africa’s orchestra is a massive boost to the Springboks ahead of their Rugby Championship clash with Australia in the Gold Coast on Sunday. The nuggety scrumhalf missed the team’s last three tests through injury but is back in the […]
Cricket-Yorkshire say ex-player Rafiq was victim of harassment, bullying
September 10, 2021 (Reuters) -Yorkshire have apologised to former player Azeem Rafiq and accepted that he was a victim of racial harassment and bullying during his first spell at the county, the club said on Friday. Rafiq, a player of Pakistani descent and a former captain of the England Under-19s, last year said he was […]
China fines auto chip sales companies for driving up prices
September 10, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) – China market regulator said on Friday that it fined three auto chip sales companies for driving up prices, in a move to help auto production in the world’s biggest vehicle market. The State Administration for Market Regulations said on its website that it fined three companies 2.5 million yuan […]
Canadian Liberals’ promised hike in bank taxes could lead to job cuts, higher borrowing costs
September 10, 2021 By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) – A campaign pledge by Canada’s ruling Liberals to raise corporate taxes on banks to help pay for pandemic relief could lead to job cuts and higher borrowing costs as the lenders take steps to protect their profits, investors and political analysts said. Seeking an edge in […]
Sea Ltd raises about $6 billion in mega fund raising
September 10, 2021 (Reuters) -Singapore-based gaming and e-commerce company Sea Ltd said late on Thursday it has raised about $6 billion in an equity and convertible bond sale, making it Southeast Asia’s largest fund raising according to Refinitiv data. The company priced 11 million American Depository Receipts https://refini.tv/3E3K4VS at $318 each, together with $2.5 billion […]
China lobbies Australia parliament on joining regional trade pact
September 10, 2021 SYDNEY (Reuters) – China has lobbied the Australian parliament to help it join a major regional trading pact, describing the strength of Chinese trade with Australia and avoiding mention of billions of dollars in punitive sanctions imposed by Beijing. The Chinese embassy’s suggestion, in a submission to a parliamentary inquiry, came in […]
Futures rise after Biden-Xi call, oil bounce
September 10, 2021 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, as signs of an easing in tensions between the United States and China added to recent data that soothed fears of a slowdown in the economic recovery. Traders read news of a phone call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi […]
Inflationary pressures force Lebanese to make tough choices
September 9, 2021 By Maha El Dahan and Alaa Kanaan BEIRUT (Reuters) – Ibrahim Jaber was laid off when the fast food restaurant where he worked as a chef in Beirut shut down. Unable to find another job, he had to take his daughter out of school to put food on the table at home. […]
Kobe Bryant designed and signed Hublot watch hits the auction block
September 10, 2021 By Alicia Powell (Reuters) – A Hublot watch designed and signed by basketball great Kobe Bryant is hitting the auction block, along with a sneaker and digital art, a package the seller values at $10 million. The timepiece is a limited edition 18K rose gold King Power ‘Black Mamba’ Tourbillon that Bryant […]
Russia and Belarus begin active phase of huge war games
September 10, 2021 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and ex-Soviet ally Belarus on Friday launched the active phase of vast military exercises involving 200,000 personnel that have alarmed Ukraine and some NATO nations. The “Zapad-2021” war games, taking place on Russia’s and Belarus’s western flanks, are due to run until next Thursday. Moscow released footage of […]
Strong winds, high temperatures fuel wildfire near Spanish resort
September 10, 2021 ESTEPONA, Spain (Reuters) – Unusually strong winds and high late-summer temperatures hindered efforts on Friday to tame a wildfire near a popular resort in southern Spain that has forced over 1,000 people out of their homes and killed an emergency worker. Since erupting on Wednesday evening, the blaze has burned through around […]
Sri Lankan detainees tortured while in custody, rights group alleges
September 10, 2021 By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Political detainees in Sri Lanka are being tortured while in police and military custody, a human rights lawyer who wrote a report on alleged abuses said on Friday, days ahead of a U.N. human rights summit. The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP), […]
Vatican rejects Israeli criticism over pope comments on Jewish law
September 10, 2021 By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican has rejected criticism from senior Israeli rabbis over remarks by Pope Francis about Jewish books of sacred law, saying he was not questioning their continuing validity for Jews today. Last month Reuters reported that Rabbi Rasson Arousi, who is in charge of the […]
Exclusive-U.S. DOJ looking into conduct of Allianz fund managers
September 10, 2021 By Tom Sims and Chris Prentice FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into German insurer Allianz is looking at possible misconduct by fund managers and misrepresentation of risk to investors, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The probe, disclosed by the company on Aug. 1, […]
Wildfire raging in Spain forces more than 900 to flee, a firefighter dies
September 9, 2021 By Jon Nazca ESTEPONA, Spain (Reuters) -A wildfire has forced the evacuation of more than 900 people from around the southern Spanish resort of Estepona, local authorities said on Thursday. A 44-year-old firefighter died while working on the wildfire, regional environment chief Carmen Crespo told journalists. The blaze started on Wednesday around […]
Factbox: Key economic policy stances of Japan’s next PM candidates
September 10, 2021 (Reuters) – Candidates who could become Japan’s next premier have begun to emerge following the announcement last week by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga that he was stepping down as leader of the Liberal Democrat Party. The LDP will vote on Sept. 29 for a new leader, and Suga’s successor will take the […]
“I’ve lost interest”: Argentines apathetic as Peronists face midterm test
September 10, 2021 By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentines will go to the polls on Sunday in a primary election that is a litmus test for the November legislative midterms, with the vote marked by political apathy, concerns about the economy and the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. Pre-election polls show the center-left […]
