September 9, 2021 BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s GDL train drivers’ union threatened on Thursday to call a fourth strike in its pay dispute with rail operator Deutsche Bahn if the state-owned company does not make a new offer by early next week. GDL ended its third and longest strike in this pay round on Tuesday […]
S.Africa’s first black free dive instructor turns tide on apartheid history
September 9, 2021 By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Five youths from Cape Town’s Langa township squeeze into wetsuits for a snorkelling lesson with South Africa’s first Black diving coach — turning the tide on decades of apartheid history in which water sports were reserved for wealthy whites. Zandile Ndlovu’s Black Mermaid Foundation aims […]
West African leaders due in Guinea to assess situation after coup
September 9, 2021 By Saliou Samb CONAKRY (Reuters) -A delegation of West African leaders was due in Guinea on Friday to assess the situation following a military coup that ousted President Alpha Conde and raised fears of a backslide towards military rule in the region. An elite army unit led by Mamady Doumbouya, a former […]
Factbox-Soccer-Q&A on FIFA’s plans for a biennial World Cup
September 9, 2021 MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – FIFA’s proposals for the World Cup to be held every two years, rather than the traditional four-year gap, have been met with strong opposition from European soccer body UEFA and major leagues, the following is a Q&A on the issues: WHAT IS FIFA DOING? FIFA’s congress in May […]
Tennis-Clijsters set to make latest comeback at Chicago
September 9, 2021 (Reuters) – Former world number one Kim Clijsters has taken a wild card for the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic next month, the Belgian said on Thursday, as she prepares for her first competitive appearance on the women’s tour since last year’s U.S. Open. The WTA 500 hardcourt event is scheduled to be […]
Oil dips on China plan to tap reserves, small U.S. crude draw
September 9, 2021 By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices eased on Thursday on China’s plan to release state oil reserves to reduce pressure on domestic refiners and a smaller than expected U.S. weekly crude draw. Traders said losses were limited by the slow return of U.S. output after Hurricane Ida and higher […]
GameStop shares drop as executives mum on turnaround plan details
September 9, 2021 (In paragraph 11 of Sept. 8 story, corrects to show stock closed at $198.80, not $199.16, and YTD gain was 955%, not 1,052.46%) By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Akanksha Rana BOSTON (Reuters) -GameStop Corp, at the center of this year’s “meme stock” trading frenzy, on Wednesday reported a 25% jump in quarterly sales […]
JPMorgan appoints Allison Beer as CEO of Chase’s card business
September 9, 2021 (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co on Thursday appointed Allison Beer as the chief executive officer of cards at Chase, making her the third woman in a row to lead the cards business at the retail bank. Beer took over the reins from Marianne Lake, who is currently co-head of the consumer […]
Canada’s main parties jump aboard spending bandwagon as election nears
September 9, 2021 By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) – With less than two weeks before Canadians vote in a federal election, the race is too close to call. But what is certain is that for the first time in recent memory, no matter which party wins, the government spending taps will be wide open. The […]
Laser-initiated fusion leads the way to safe, affordable clean energy
Siegfried Glenzer Contributor Siegfried Glenzer, a recipient of the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, is a professor and high-energy-density division director at Stanford’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and a science adviser for nuclear fusion company Marvel Fusion. The quest to make fusion power a reality recently took a massive step forward. The National Ignition Facility (NIF) […]
Facebook unveils its first smart glasses
September 9, 2021 By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) -Facebook Inc launched its first smart glasses on Thursday in a step toward its aim of offering true augmented-reality spectacles. The glasses, which were created in partnership with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica, allow wearers to listen to music, take calls or capture photos and short videos and share them […]
Analysis-Biden has a chance to make the Fed’s board look more like America
September 9, 2021 By Jonnelle Marte and Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) – As U.S. President Joe Biden assesses whether to reappoint Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and nominate as many as three others to the central bank’s powerful board, he has the opportunity to revamp a leadership team long criticized for being too white and too […]
Frozen on stage – Disney movie musical comes to London West End
September 9, 2021 By Mindy Burrows LONDON (Reuters) – Hit Disney animation “Frozen” has come to the London stage, officially opening as a West End musical on Wednesday in a theatre newly restored by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. The Oscar-winning film about royal sisters Anna and Elsa in the fictional kingdom of Arendelle has won […]
El Salvador president steps in to fix bitcoin rollout snags
September 9, 2021 By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele stepped in on Wednesday to manage the fraught roll-out of a payments app that underpins the nation’s adoption of bitcoin as legal tender, and called on users to report any problems on his Twitter feed. Adopting language similar to IT departments in […]
Soccer-Japan withdraws from hosting Club World Cup due to pandemic
September 9, 2021 (Reuters) -The Japan Football Association (JFA) has withdrawn from hosting the 2021 Club World Cup due to the COVID-19 situation in the country, world soccer’s governing body (FIFA) said on Thursday. The annual tournament, which brings together champions from the six global confederations, was due to be held in December. “FIFA can […]
Soccer-Poland say no racism in Glik’s bust-up with England’s Walker
September 9, 2021 (Reuters) – Poland said their players did not racially abuse England defender Kyle Walker during a heated mass scuffle in Wednesday’s 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw in Warsaw. World governing body FIFA said that it was investigating the row that broke out on the halftime whistle after Poland’s Kamil Glik clashed with […]
Golf-Aphibarnrat sets Wentworth pace as Rose makes late Ryder Cup bid
September 9, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) -Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat produced a scorching eight-under-par opening round at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Thursday as behind him those vying for Ryder Cup spots experienced mixed fortunes. Aphibarnrat’s round of 64 gave him a one-stroke lead over Australian Adam Scott with England’s Justin Rose, hoping to impress […]
Open source backend-as-a-service startup Supabase raises $30M
Supabase, the backend-as-a-service startup, announced this week that it raised a $30 million Series A. Supabase is often described as an open source alternative to Google’s Firebase … which is a pretty good way to put it for those who know what Firebase is. For those who don’t: Supabase is a collection of tools that […]
European bonds rally as ECB keeps stimulus cut to a minimum
September 9, 2021 By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone bonds were on course for their best day in months on Thursday as the European Central Bank took its first tentative step in withdrawing COVID-era stimulus, though stocks were kept back after Beijing took another swipe at its tech giants. Europe’s STOXX 600 was […]
Chinese regulatory squeeze weighs on gaming shares worldwide
September 9, 2021 SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese gaming and related shares skidded on Thursday, dragged down by an ongoing regulatory squeeze that has engulfed industries ranging from online platforms and entertainment to for-profit tutoring and real estate. In the latest blow to China’s online gaming sector, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday afternoon that […]
