September 9, 2021 By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) -Northern Ireland’s largest pro-British party threatened on Thursday to withdraw from the region’s power-sharing government unless big changes were made within weeks to the terms of Britain’s divorce deal with the European Union. Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson demanded the removal of most of the new […]
Canadian opposition leader faces crucial debate test in bid to defeat PM Trudeau
September 9, 2021 By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – The leader of Canada’s main opposition Conservative Party squares off against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a televised debate on Thursday that could go a long way in deciding who wins a Sept. 20 election. Erin O’Toole took over his right-leaning party last year during the […]
West African leaders due in Guinea as post-coup calm pervades Conakry
September 9, 2021 (Fixes story identifier code; headline and text unchanged) By Saliou Samb CONAKRY (Reuters) – A delegation from West Africa’s main political and economic bloc was due in Conakry on Thursday, a day after it suspended Guinea’s membership in response to a coup and as life in the country’s capital gradually returned to […]
France says UK must stick to commitments on migrant crossings
September 9, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Thursday that he had clearly told his British counterpart Priti Patel that the United Kingdom must stick to its commitments on migrants trying to cross the Channel to reach Britain. Darmanin was responding after Britain approved plans to turn away boats illegally […]
Soccer-Griezmann set for Atletico second coming
September 9, 2021 MADRID (Reuters) – Forward Antoine Griezmann is set for his second debut with Atletico Madrid when they travel to Espanyol this weekend, after rejoining the champions from cash-strapped Barcelona on the final day of the transfer window. Griezmann, who had joined Barca from Atletico in a 120 million euros ($141.94 million) transfer […]
Indian court stalls regulatory approval for Future’s $3.4 billion deal for 4 weeks
September 9, 2021 By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s top court on Thursday ordered authorities to withhold any final decision on Future Group’s sale of $3.4 billion of retail assets for four weeks, prolonging its dispute with Amazon.com Inc which has challenged the deal. Amazon has for months argued Future […]
Missing Merkel already, Germans nervous about what comes next
September 9, 2021 By Tanya Wood and Oliver Barth BERLIN (Reuters) – Weeks before an era-defining national election, Germans are missing Chancellor Angela Merkel already, praising her calm and stabilising influence as they prepare with a mix of hope and trepidation for life under a new leader for the first time in 16 years. Four-time […]
Tennis-Zverev eases past Harris into U.S. Open semi-finals
September 9, 2021 By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) -Fourth seed Alexander Zverev extended his winning streak to 16 matches by easing past South African Lloyd Harris 7-6(6) 6-3 6-4 and into the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday where the German looms large as a potential roadblock to Novak Djokovic’s bid for a […]
Tennis – Bencic hopes teenagers Raducanu, Fernandez are protected from hype
September 9, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Open semi-finalists Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez must be protected from the hype and pressure that the teenagers are likely to encounter in the coming months after their New York heroics, Olympic champion Belinda Bencic said on Wednesday. British 18-year-old Raducanu brushed aside Bencic 6-3 6-4 to […]
Paid influencers must label posts as ads, German court rules
September 9, 2021 BERLIN (Reuters) – Social media influencers who receive money from companies to promote products must clearly label such posts as advertisements, a top German court ruled on Thursday. If the influencers are not paid, they can show products without the advertising label, the Federal Court of Justice ruled in the cases of […]
Oxbotica to develop multi-purpose self-driving vehicle with AppliedEV
September 9, 2021 (Corrects 6th paragraph to say Telstra Corp, not Telsa Inc) By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) -Self-driving software startup Oxbotica said on Wednesday it has teamed up AppliedEV to develop a fully autonomous multi-purpose vehicle that could be suitable for a variety of commercial uses. The first deployments of the self-driving electric vehicles […]
Exclusive-Dubai courier Aramex in talks to buy Turkey’s MNG Kargo -sources
September 9, 2021 By Davide Barbuscia and Ebru Tuncay DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai-listed courier Aramex, partly owned by Abu Dhabi state investor ADQ, is in advanced talks to buy Turkish delivery company MNG Kargo, three sources said. The potential deal, which one of the sources familiar with the matter said could be worth as much […]
Ford Motor to cease local production in India, shut down both plants – sources
September 9, 2021 By Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co. will stop making cars in India and shut down both of its plants in the country, two sources told Reuters, becoming the latest automaker to exit the market. Ford made the decision as it was not profitable for them […]
Chinese gaming and ‘metaverse’ shares battered by regulatory squeeze
September 9, 2021 SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese gaming and “metaverse”-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 […]
U.S., EU officials to kick off new trade, tech council on Sept. 29 -White House
September 9, 2021 By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top officials from the United States and European Union will meet in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Sept. 29 for the inaugural meeting of the newly established U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC), a White House spokesperson said on Thursday. The council, announced at the U.S.-EU summit in […]
China’s factory inflation hits 13-year high as materials costs soar
September 9, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s factory gate inflation hit a 13-year high in August driven by roaring raw materials prices despite Beijing’s attempts to cool them, putting more pressure on manufacturers in the world’s second-largest economy. The producer price index (PPI) rose 9.5% from a year earlier in August, the National Bureau of Statistics […]
Australia’s Crown Resorts warns may not continue as ‘going concern’
September 9, 2021 By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) – Crown Resorts’ auditor on Thursday warned that numerous money-laundering probes into the Australian casino operator and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic cast “material” uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Crown has been embroiled in legal battles and scandal since allegations […]
Tennis-Djokovic says focus only on next match, not calendar Grand Slam
September 9, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic saw off Matteo Berrettini in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday then swatted away questions about his bid to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to sweep all four majors in the same calendar year. Djokovic overcame a […]
UK card spending jumped last week to 99% of pre-COVID level: ONS
September 9, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – Spending on payment cards in Britain rose sharply last week to 99% of its pre-pandemic level, up from 93% in the previous week, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday. Job adverts listed by online portal Adzuna rose to 128% of their February 2020 level as of Sept. […]
China Evergrande shares, bonds dive further on default worries
September 9, 2021 By Clare Baldwin and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Indebted China Evergrande Group’s shares and bonds came under fresh pressure on Thursday after reports that it would suspend interest payments due on loans to two banks later this month, and also payments to its wealth management products. Regulators have warned that Evergrande’s […]
