September 5, 2021 BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will probably decide by the end of the year how much state aid U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla will receive for its planned battery cell factory near Berlin, an economy ministry spokesperson said on Sunday. The European Union in January approved a plan that includes giving state aid […]
Saudi Arabia lowers light crude prices to Asia; US, Europe prices steady
September 5, 2021 DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia lowered its light crude oil prices to Asian customers in October versus September, though left prices to northwestern Europe and the United States steady. Oil giant Saudi Aramco lowered the price differential of light crude for delivery to the Far East in October to a premium of […]
Spanish village hosts first bull running fiesta since pandemic
September 5, 2021 By Guillermo Martinez and Sergio Perez VILLASECA DE LA SAGRA, SPAIN (Reuters) – Ten bulls charged through the streets of Villaseca de la Sagra on Sunday in pursuit of hundreds of runners as the first bull running fiesta was held in Spain since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Villages and towns […]
Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers rally against farm laws
September 5, 2021 By Mayank Bhardwaj MUZAFFARNAGAR, India (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of farmers gathered in India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, the biggest rally yet in a months-long series of demonstrations to press Narendra Modi’s government to repeal three new agricultural laws. More than 500,000 farmers attended the rally in the […]
U.N. urges Australia to speed up efforts to drop coal
September 5, 2021 (Reuters) – Australia’s government should increase its efforts to phase out coal or else climate change will dramatically damage the country’s economy, Selwin Hart, the United Nations special adviser on climate change, said on Sunday. Australia’s reliance on coal-fired power makes it one of the world’s largest carbon emitters per capita, but […]
Pope hopes many countries take Afghan refugees and young are educated
September 5, 2021 VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was praying that many countries take Afghan refugees and, in an apparent reference to the Taliban’s past restrictions on schooling for women, said it is essential that young Afghans receive an education. “In these moments of upheaval, in which Afghans are […]
Italy to transfer its Afghanistan embassy to Qatar – minister
September 5, 2021 CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) – Italy plans to move its Afghan embassy to Doha, in Qatar, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday, the latest indication of Western diplomats setting up permanently outside Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover. The announcement follows earlier signals that Western countries and the […]
Back-to-school may lift U.S. retail shares after recent lull
September 5, 2021 By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Strong late-summer back-to-school sales could provide U.S. retailers some needed momentum after many sector shares lagged the broader market in recent months. The S&P 500 retailing index, which includes Amazon.com Inc , is up just about 2% for the quarter so far, compared with a […]
Cycling-Lopez apologises for abandoning Vuelta
September 5, 2021 MADRID (Reuters) – Movistar’s Miguel Angel Lopez has apologised for abandoning the Vuelta a Espana during the penultimate stage on Saturday. Lopez, who won stage 18 on Thursday, started the day in third overall and looked set for a spot on the podium on Sunday before being caught out by an attack […]
Bitcoin rises back above $50,000
September 5, 2021 (Reuters) – Bitcoin rose 0.49% to $50,188.4 at 1004 GMT on Sunday, adding $245.24 to its previous close. The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency is up 81% from this year’s low of $27,734 on Jan. 4. Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, rose 1.16% to $3,932.07 on Sunday, adding […]
Boosted by surge in polls, Germany’s Scholz bets on coalition with the Greens
September 5, 2021 BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s centre-left chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz wants to lead Europe’s largest economy in a coalition government with the left-leaning Greens, though polls suggest he will need support of a third party to reach a stable majority in parliament. Scholz and his Social Democrats (SPD) have opened up a five-point […]
UK minister: no decision yet on COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children
September 5, 2021 By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – British vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday said a decision had not yet been taken on whether healthy children aged 12- to 15-years-old should be vaccinated against COVID-19, following reports that a rollout could begin in the coming days. Britain’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation […]
Taiwan scrambles jets against renewed Chinese military activity
September 5, 2021 TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s air force scrambled on Sunday against renewed Chinese military activity, with its defence ministry reporting that 19 aircraft including nuclear-capable bombers had flown into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone. Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained for a year or more of repeated missions by China’s air force near the self-ruled […]
Each COVID-19 surge poses a risk for healthcare workers: PTSD
September 5, 2021 By Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – Nurse Chris Prott’s knees jump, his heart races, his mouth goes dry and his mind floods with dark memories when he talks about working in the Milwaukee VA Medical Center’s intensive care unit (ICU) during pandemic surges. Prott shares a struggle common to many of the military […]
U.S. lawmaker urges Blinken to clear private evacuation flights out of Afghanistan
September 5, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Mike Waltz has called on the State Department to work with non-governmental organizations that he said are trying to clear charter flights to evacuate Americans and at-risk allies still hiding in several Afghan cities. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday, the Republican […]
Montenegro police fire teargas at protesters incensed over cleric’s enthronement
September 5, 2021 PODGORICA (Reuters) – Montenegro police used teargas to disperse hundreds of people protesting against the enthronement of a Serbian Orthodox Church cleric as the nation’s religious leader on Sunday, a ceremony that has exposed deep divisions over ties with Serbia. The demonstrators in the town of Cetinje had thrown rocks, bottles and […]
Top 25 roundup: No. 5 Georgia stifles No. 3 Clemson in defensive struggle
September 5, 2021 Georgia safety Christopher Smith returned an interception 74 yards for a touchdown and the Bulldogs’ defense held Clemson to 180 total yards in a 10-3 victory Saturday night in the season-opening game for both teams. The defenses were dominant in front of a crowd of 74,187 at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium, […]
Japan’s Takaichi gets enough support to join race to succeed PM Suga -NHK
September 5, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese former cabinet minister Sanae Takaichi has secured enough support in the ruling party to join the race to succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, public broadcaster NHK reported. The former internal affairs minister, seeking to become Japan’s first woman premier, had been struggling to gain the backing of the […]
Tennis-Opelka calls $10k fine for unapproved bag a ‘joke’
September 5, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – American Reilly Opelka hit out at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) on Saturday, calling his $10,000 fine by the U.S. Open organisers for carrying an unapproved bag on court a joke. The USTA ruled that the bag Opelka took to court on Thursday, during his second round […]
MLB roundup: Dodgers forge tie atop NL West with Giants
September 5, 2021 Trea Turner homered and Julio Urias won for a major-league-leading 16th time as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers evened their showdown series against the San Francisco Giants with a 6-1 victory Saturday night. Urias (16-3) combined with four relievers on a nine-hitter, helping the Dodgers (86-50) avenge an 11-inning loss 24 hours […]
