October 5, 2021 By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Reuters) – Ships in record numbers have jammed the port complex near this weekend’s oil spill in California, according to port data, as investigators look into whether a ship’s anchor could have hit a pipeline to cause the leak. More than 3,000 barrels […]
U.S. expected to raise debt limit, avoid default – Moody’s
October 5, 2021 (Reuters) – Moody’s Investors Service said on Tuesday the stable outlook on the United States’ Aaa rating reflects its view that the country would raise its debt limit and continue to meet its debt service obligations in full and on time. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that the government could […]
Dollar edges higher with Friday’s payrolls data in focus
October 5, 2021 By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar edged higher on Tuesday, lingering close to the one-year high hit last week, as traders remained circumspect ahead of key payrolls report at the end of the week that could provide clues to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s next move. Moves in the […]
Biden aide tells Israeli official diplomacy best way to keep Iran from getting nuclear bomb
October 5, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told his Israeli counterpart Eyal Hulata on Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s administration believes diplomacy is the best way to make sure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon, the White House said. Sullivan also noted at the White House meeting that Biden […]
Firefox Focus gets new logo, shortcuts, dark theme and more
Mozilla has updated its privacy-centric mobile browser Firefox Focus with a new look, shortcuts and more privacy controls. Firefox Focus first launched in 2016 and basically offers private browsing mode by default. The browser now has new colors, a new logo and a dark theme. Mozilla also added a new shortcut feature to allow users […]
World stocks rally after tech sell-off, dollar gains
October 5, 2021 By Herbert Lash and Danilo Masoni NEW YORK/MILAN (Reuters) -Global equity markets rallied on Tuesday as U.S. and European tech stocks rebounded and the dollar regained strength ahead of U.S. payrolls data on Friday that could reveal the Federal Reserve’s next move on tapering its support to the economy. The major U.S. […]
Gunfire disrupts Cameroon prime minister’s visit to separatist region
October 5, 2021 DOUALA (Reuters) – Distant machine gun fire interrupted a speech by Cameroonian Prime Minister Dion Ngute on Tuesday during a visit to the capital of the restive North West region that Anglophone separatists had vowed to disrupt. A video on social media shows Ngute trailing off mid-speech as the crowd turns and […]
Brazil environment minister aims to boost image at UN climate conference
October 5, 2021 By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil, under fire for failing to stop destruction of the Amazon rainforest, plans to show the world at next month’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) that it can fight climate change while remaining a top agricultural powerhouse, Environment Minister Joaquim Leite said on Tuesday. Far-right […]
Swisscom loses appeal over fibe-optic standards
October 5, 2021 ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court has rejected Swisscom’s appeal over the standards it has to use in expanding fibre-optic networks to consumers, the court said on Tuesday. The case centred on whether Swisscom could use a different standard than the one telecoms companies had agreed in a round table with […]
Soccer-UEFA investigating Sparta Prague-Rangers incidents after Kamara jeered
October 5, 2021 (Reuters) – UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings into “potential discriminatory incidents” during Rangers’ 1-0 Europa League defeat at Sparta Prague last week, European soccer’s governing body said in a statement on Tuesday. Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara was jeered throughout Thursday’s game at the Letna Stadium, which UEFA had initially ordered closed for […]
Factbox: How could America’s debt ceiling showdown play out?
October 5, 2021 By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress is locked in a standoff that risks triggering a financial and economic meltdown if lawmakers don’t raise a limit on government borrowing before Oct. 18, the day the U.S. Treasury could run out of cash for paying government bills. The drama’s central players […]
Facebook says maintenance error caused Monday’s 6-hour outage
October 5, 2021 (Reuters) – Facebook said on Tuesday that routine maintenance on the company’s network stitching together its data centers triggered the collapse of its global system for more than six hours on Monday, blocking access for billions of users. In a blog post, Facebook explained its engineers issued a command that unintentionally took […]
Citi hires Goldman banker to share leadership of global infrastructure – memo
October 5, 2021 By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) – Citigroup has hired Luisa Leyenaar-Huntingford from Goldman Sachs to co-head its global infrastructure franchise as it seeks to win more business from cash-rich investment firms focusing on infrastructure deals. Leyenaar-Huntingford will be based in London and will share responsibility with Todd Guenther in New York, according […]
Telegram says it added 70M users while Facebook and WhatsApp were down
Facebook’s hours-long outage on Monday may have hurt the company, its founder, shareholders, and many businesses that rely on the social juggernaut’s services. But for its instant messaging rivals, it was a very good day. Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov said on Tuesday that his instant messaging app added 70 million users on […]
Soccer-Mbappe not ruling out PSG stay, clears the air with Neymar
October 5, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) -Kylian Mbappe on Tuesday fell short of saying he would leave Paris St Germain when his contract expires at the end of the season but Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said he was optimistic the France striker would join the Spanish giants. The 22-year-old told the Ligue 1 club he […]
Golf-European Tour adds Dubai tournament before 2021 season finale
October 5, 2021 (Reuters) – The European Tour on Tuesday added the AVIV Dubai Championship to its 2021 schedule, with the $1.5 million event returning for a second straight season and replacing the cancelled Nedbank Golf Challenge Hosted by Gary Player in South Africa. The event will be played on the Fire course at Jumeirah […]
ECB to zoom in on inflation expectations, wages: Lagarde
October 5, 2021 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is closely watching inflation expectations and wage developments as predicting the length of disruptions caused the economy’s post-pandemic reopening is difficult, ECB President Christine Lagarde said. “We should not overreact to supply shortages or rising energy prices, as our monetary policy cannot directly affect those […]
Bitcoin jumps, hits $50,000 again on more institutional demand
October 5, 2021 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Ritvik Carvalho NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin, the world’s largest cyrptocurrency in terms of market value, rose on Tuesday, passing the $50,000-mark for the first time in four weeks and adding to gains this month on mounting institutional interest. In early September, bitcoin fell below $50,000 during a […]
Ukrainians unearth hiding places of Jews in city sewers during Nazi Holocaust
October 5, 2021 By Sergiy Karazy and Lewis Macdonald LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Under cobblestone streets in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, diggers have uncovered new hiding spots in underground sewers where some Jews managed to flee from Nazi occupying forces during World War Two. More than 100,000 Jews, or around one third of […]
Peru government says deal struck to head off road blockade at Las Bambas mine
October 5, 2021 LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s government said on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with MMG Ltd’s Las Bambas mine and the local Chumbivilcas community to avoid road blockades that have threatened production at the huge copper mine. The country’s mining minister said in a tweet that the parties had reached the […]
