September 7, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bianca Andreescu saw her U.S. Open winning streak snapped by Maria Sakkari in a brutal three-and-a-half hour encounter on Monday but while the 2019 champion rued her failure to sew up the match she was satisfied she left everything on the court. The absorbing fourth-round contest at the […]
Deutsche Telekom expects move on BT stake within 12 months
September 7, 2021 BERLIN (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom is weighing options for its 12% stake in Britain’s BT and expects movement within the next 12 months, CEO Tim Hoettges said on Tuesday. “We have a lot of optionality in the BT business. It’s too early to make a decision. We are entertaining all options,” Hoettges […]
U.S. has identified a small number of Americans in Mazar-i-Sharif -Blinken
September 7, 2021 DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Tuesday Washington has identified a “relatively” small number of Americans seeking to depart from Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif. Blinken, who was speaking with his Qatari counterpart in a joint press conference in Doha, said that the challenge with the evacuation charter flights is […]
U.N. says basic services in Afghanistan are collapsing
September 7, 2021 GENEVA (Reuters) – Afghanistan is facing the collapse of basic services and food and other aid is starting to run out, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday. OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke told a U.N. briefing that millions of Afghans were in need of food aid […]
BoE’s Saunders says interest rates may rise next year
September 7, 2021 By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England may need to raise interest rates next year if growth continues and inflation becomes stickier, Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders said on Tuesday. Saunders, who last month voted for an early stop to the BoE’s 895 billion pound ($1.24 trillion) bond-buying […]
China’s biggest air show to highlight homegrown technology
September 7, 2021 (This Aug. 31 story corrects to say Boeing’s booth will increase in size by 11%, not 65%) By Stella Qiu and Jamie Freed BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) – China’s biggest air show will put its homegrown civil and military aviation technology on display next month, the mayor of host city Zhuhai said on Tuesday, […]
‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams found dead in apartment – NYPD
September 7, 2021 By Tim Reid (Reuters) – Michael K. Williams, who played the character Omar Little in the TV series “The Wire,” was found dead in his New York apartment on Monday, the New York Police Department said. He was 54. Lieutenant John Grimpel, a NYPD spokesman, said Williams was found dead in his […]
Blinken says U.S. working to enable Afghanistan charter flights
September 7, 2021 DOHA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday the United States is working to make sure charter flights can leave Afghanistan safely. Speaking in Qatar at a press conference alongside Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Blinken said […]
Tennis-Brooksby exit leaves US Open quarters with no home player for first time
September 7, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – As world number one Novak Djokovic slammed the door shut on American wildcard Jenson Brooksby on Monday, it also left the host nation without a player in the quarter-finals for the first time since the inaugural tournament 140 years ago. American players have won 85 men’s and 92 […]
London takes aim at New York with five-year financial plan
September 7, 2021 By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain needs to ease taxes on banks and make it easier to hire staff from abroad, its financial and professional services lobby said in a blueprint to help London unseat New York as the world’s top international financial centre within five years. The strategy paper on […]
TV aggregator Roku to launch its players in Germany
September 7, 2021 (This Sept. 6 story corrects final paragraph on UK pricing of Roku player) BERLIN (Reuters) – Television aggregator Roku Inc said on Monday it would launch its streaming players in Germany later this year, its second big European rollout, seeking to capitalize on a pandemic-driven shift towards watching more video on demand. […]
Turkey sees positive momentum in talks to repair ties with UAE
September 7, 2021 ANKARA (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday there was a positive momentum in Turkey’s discussions with the United Arab Emirates to end a years-long rift and that ties could come back on track if the momentum was maintained. The regional rivals have held a series of contacts in recent […]
Kuwait starts to recycle massive tyre graveyard
September 7, 2021 By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT (Reuters) – More than 42 million old vehicle tyres dumped in Kuwait’s sands have started to be recycled, as the Gulf state tackles a waste problem that created one of the world’s largest tyre graveyards. The massive dump site was a mere 7 km (4 miles) from a […]
Factbox-Germany’s election and the finance industry
September 7, 2021 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany elects a new parliament on Sept. 26, with potential ramifications for its financial industry. Here are details on how the parties in the running to lead the next government would like to shape finance, with the Green party offering some of the most concrete proposals: GREENS Chancellor candidate: […]
Chinese FM to visit S.Korea amid stalled N.Korea talks
September 7, 2021 By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – China’s foreign minister will visit South Korea next week amid stalled denuclearisation talks with North Korea, Seoul’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Wang Yi, who is also a state councillor, will arrive in Seoul on Sept. 14 for a two-day stay and hold talks the next […]
MLB roundup: Rays escape 6-run hole, stun Red Sox in 10
September 7, 2021 Nelson Cruz’s tiebreaking, 10th-inning single helped Tampa Bay overcome a six-run deficit Monday, sending the visiting Rays past the Boston Red Sox 11-10 in a wild Labor Day matinee. Cruz capped a three-RBI day by lining a single to right off Garrett Whitlock (7-3) to score Randy Arozarena, and pinch hitter Brandon […]
Turkey says working with Qatar, U.S. on operation of Kabul airport
September 7, 2021 ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is working with Qatar and the United States about operating Kabul airport and is in talks with the Taliban, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday, adding security at the airport was the main issue. Cavusoglu told broadcaster NTV that 19 Turkish technicians were in Kabul, holding talks […]
UK PM Johnson to hike taxes to pay for social care
September 7, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address lawmakers on Tuesday on his plans to fix Britain’s social care system, with many in his own party furious that he wants to pay for it by hiking taxes in a clear breach of his election pledges. After splurging on the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Amnesty International says Syrian refugees tortured on return
September 7, 2021 BEIRUT (Reuters) – Amnesty International said on Tuesday Syrian refugees who returned home were subjected to torture, detention and disappearance by security forces, urging governments to protect them from deportation and forcible return. In a report titled “You’re going to your death” the London-based human rights group documented violations by intelligence officers […]
Indonesia records its lowest rate of positive coronavirus tests
September 7, 2021 By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s daily coronavirus positivity rate dropped below the World Health Organization’s (WHO) benchmark standard of 5% this week for the first time, an indicator the country’s devastating second wave could be easing. The positivity rate, or the proportion of people tested who are positive, peaked at […]
