September 8, 2021 RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A few hundred Palestinians held protests in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday in support of six militants who broke out of a maximum security Israeli jail this week in an escape that has boosted Palestinian spirits and alarmed Israelis. Israeli forces have mounted a search in […]
Some Afghans evacuated from Kabul struggle to find help in U.S.
September 8, 2021 By Merdie Nzanga ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) – After Fahima, 30, stepped off a plane at Dulles international airport in Virginia on Aug. 26th, she asked an immigration official what would happen to her next. He shrugged, she said, and told her to find a lawyer. Like many among the thousands of Afghans […]
Brazilian Chief Justice Fux assails Bolsonaro for undermining top court
September 8, 2021 BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Luiz Fux said on Wednesday that encouraging people to disobey the court’s rulings was an anti-democratic act, rebuffing far-right President Jair Bolsonaro a day after he said he would not obey the decisions of a member of the court. “The Supreme Court will not […]
El Salvador president gets hands-on to fix bitcoin wallet roll-out woes
September 8, 2021 By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele stepped in on Wednesday to closely 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 […]
French far-right leader Le Pen plans to nationalise motorways if elected president
September 8, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Wednesday she would nationalise French motorways and privatise public television and radio channels if she wins the 2022 presidential election. Le Pen, who lost to Emmanuel Macron in the 2017 election, is gearing up for her third presidential bid next spring. She […]
UK parliament backs Johnson’s tax hike plan
September 8, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to raise taxes in a parliamentary vote on Wednesday, clearing the way to direct more funds into the country’s creaking health and social care system. Johnson had angered some members of his governing party by breaking election promises not to increase […]
Olympics – IOC says helped around 100 to leave Afghanistan
September 8, 2021 By Simon Evans (Reuters) – International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday that the organisation had helped around 100 members of the “Olympic community” in Afghanistan to leave the country on humanitarian visas. The rescue efforts, which began after the Tokyo Games and before the Taliban took control of […]
Athletics – Niyonsaba signs off season with impressive 5,000m win
September 8, 2021 ZURICH (Reuters) – Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi finished a frustrating season on a high with another impressive victory over 5,000 metres on a temporary city-centre track in the opening session of the two-day Diamond League final on Wednesday. For the third time in two weeks Niyonsaba outkicked Kenya’s Tokyo Olympics silver medallist […]
Exclusive-Activist ENKRAFT takes stake in RWE, calls for separation of lignite ops
September 8, 2021 By Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Activist fund ENKRAFT has taken a stake in RWE and is calling for a separation of the company’s brown coal activities to remove the burden of a legacy business that has weighed on the value of shares in Germany’s largest power producer. ENKRAFT, which has a […]
Oil climbs on low U.S. output after Hurricane Ida
September 8, 2021 By Laura Sanicola NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil rose more than 1% on Wednesday as U.S. Gulf of Mexico producers made slow progress in restoring output after Hurricane Ida. Brent was up 89 cents, or 1.2%, at $72.58 a barrel at 2:02 p.m. EDT (1802 GMT), and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) […]
U.S. economy “downshifted slightly” in August -Fed’s Beige Book
September 8, 2021 By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. economy “downshifted slightly” in August as the renewed surge of the coronavirus hit dining, travel and tourism, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday, but the economy overall remained in the throes of a post-pandemic rush of rising prices, labor shortages and stilted hiring. […]
Amazon.com goes for jugular in FCC spat with SpaceX’s Musk
September 8, 2021 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc told U.S. regulators on Wednesday that Elon Musk does not believe government regulations apply to the billionaire who heads Tesla Inc and SpaceX as the companies spar over rival satellite-based internet plans. In a harshly worded filing with the Federal Communications Commission, Amazon accused […]
Big Tech tugs Wall Street back from record high levels
September 8, 2021 By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Wall Street receded from record high levels on Wednesday, spooked by worries that the Delta coronavirus variant could blunt the economy’s recovery and on uncertainty about when the Federal Reserve may pull back its accommodative policies. Apple and Facebook both fell more than 1% after helping push […]
American Airlines pilots’ union to picket over fatigue, overscheduling
September 8, 2021 (This Sept. 7 story corrects to say ‘picket’, not ‘strike’, in headline) (Reuters) – The labor union representing American Airlines pilots said it will begin informational picketing in coming weeks at the carrier’s major hubs to protest their work schedule, fatigue, and lack of adequate accommodation over the summer. The Allied Pilots […]
Spectrum Brands to sell home-improvement unit to Assa Abloy in $4.3 billion deal
September 8, 2021 (Reuters) -U.S. lock maker Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it would sell its hardware and home improvement division to Swedish rival Assa Abloy for $4.3 billion in cash. Shares in Spectrum rose 18% after the company said it would use the proceeds to reduce debt and make complementary acquisitions. The […]
World wary of Taliban government, Afghans urge action on rights and economy
September 8, 2021 (Reuters) – Foreign countries greeted the makeup of the new government in Afghanistan with caution and dismay on Wednesday after the Taliban appointed hardline veteran figures to top positions, including several with a U.S. bounty on their head. As the newly appointed ministers and their deputies set to work after they were […]
Tennis-British qualifier Raducanu makes history by reaching U.S. Open semis
September 8, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) -British teenager Emma Raducanu produced yet another exquisite performance to become the first qualifier to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals on Wednesday, defeating Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 6-3 6-4 on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Down an early break, the Briton recovered swiftly to win four straight games to close out […]
MLB roundup: Jays win as Yanks’ Gerrit Cole (hamstring) exits
September 8, 2021 Marcus Semien continued his home run binge with a solo shot, Alejandro Kirk homered twice and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays extended their winning streak to six games Tuesday with a 5-1 victory over the New York Yankees, who lost ace Gerrit Cole to a hamstring injury. The Blue Jays won for […]
Cricket-India recall Ashwin for T20 World Cup, Dhoni named mentor
September 8, 2021 By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India picked off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in their 15-man squad for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup and named Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who led them to the 2007 title, as the team mentor on Wednesday. Ashwin last played a Twenty20 International four years ago but was one […]
Soccer – Too many meaningless matches not good for the international game, says FIFA president Infantino
September 8, 2021 DOHA (Reuters) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Wednesday questioned the international match calendar, saying that there were too many meaningless games and that such a structure was unsustainable for the health of players and the global game. Speaking in Doha, where FIFA is conducting a part of its feasibility study into […]
