October 10, 2021 By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Sydney was set to reopen after months in lockdown, officials said on Sunday, with businesses reading themselves to welcome fully vaccinated residents from Monday. New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, reported 477 new coronavirus cases and six deaths on Sunday, in an outbreak that has […]
Exxon discusses new terms with union representing locked-out Texas refinery workers
October 10, 2021 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp said on Saturday it and the United Steelworkers union, the union representing workers locked out of a Texas refinery, discussed terms of a proposed labor contract. Exxon said it provided clarifications to its latest proposal and rejected the union’s proposed changes to that offer, saying they would […]
Battle-hardened Taliban fighters enjoy a day off at amusement park
October 9, 2021 By Jorge Silva and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam KABUL (Reuters) – Strolling casually with their machine guns in hand, Halimi and hundreds of fellow Taliban fighters enjoyed a rare day off with a visit to a popular waterside amusement park in Kabul. Friday’s day trip to the sandy shores of the capital’s Qargha […]
Britain to push need for ‘significant change’ in Northern Ireland protocol
October 9, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will tell the European Union again next week that “significant change” to the Northern Ireland protocol is vital for genuinely good relations between London and Brussels to be restored. The protocol was part of the Brexit divorce settlement Prime Minister Boris Johnson negotiated with the EU, but London has […]
Tennis-Opelka advances, Muguruza sent packing at Indian Wells
October 9, 2021 (Reuters) – Reilly Opelka fired off 11 aces in a 7-5 6-3 win over Japan’s Taro Daniel as he advanced to the third round of Indian Wells on Saturday. The 24-year-old American, who enjoyed his best Grand Slam showing last month when he reached the fourth round of the U.S. Open, won […]
Exclusive: IMF board to meet Sunday for more talks on Georgieva’s future
October 9, 2021 By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s executive board will meet again on Sunday with Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and the law firm that says she pressured World Bank staff to change data to benefit China while serving as the bank’s CEO, according to sources familiar […]
Bolshoi Theatre performer killed in accident on stage during opera
October 9, 2021 MOSCOW (Reuters) – A performer at Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage during an opera, the theatre said. The Bolshoi, one of Russia’s most prestigious theatres, said the incident occurred during a set change in Sadko, an opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. “The opera […]
Motor racing-Hamilton looks quickest he’s been all year, says Horner
October 9, 2021 ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes are looking quicker at the Turkish Grand Prix than they have been all season, according to Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. Mercedes would have had a front row lockout at Istanbul Park after Saturday’s qualifying, but for Hamilton collecting a […]
Czech voters oust communists from parliament for first time since 1948
October 9, 2021 By Michael Kahn and Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech voters evicted the communists from parliament on Saturday for the first time since the end of World War Two, voting out a party whose forebears ruled the central European nation from 1948 until the Velvet Revolution of 1989 that ushered in democracy. […]
Bank of England’s Saunders says get ready for early rate rise
October 9, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders told households to get ready for “significantly earlier” interest rate rises as inflation pressure mounts in the British economy, the Telegraph newspaper said on Saturday. Saunders said investors were right to bet on faster increases in borrowing costs with consumer price inflation heading […]
Soccer-Dramatic late winner keep alive Scotland’s World Cup dreams
October 9, 2021 GLASGOW (Reuters) -Scott McTominay headed home deep in stoppage time as Scotland twice came from behind to beat Israel 3-2 on Saturday and keep alive hopes of a first World Cup finals appearance since 1998. The dramatic conclusion to their qualifier at Hampden Park, and three-point haul, means Scotland consolidated second place […]
Motor racing-Ferrari hail Sainz’s team spirit in Turkish GP qualifying
October 9, 2021 ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will start Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix from the back of the grid due to a power unit penalty but the Spaniard and his team still hailed a job well done in qualifying. Sainz prevented McLaren rival Daniel Ricciardo from going further than the first stage and […]
Verification of sanctions relief a top issue in nuclear talks -Iran
October 9, 2021 DUBAI (Reuters) – A main concern of Iran in any talks to rescue the 2015 nuclear deal would be around ways to verify the lifting of U.S. sanctions, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday. The talks, which aim to bring Washington and Tehran back into compliance with the 2015 nuclear […]
WADA sanctions Russian anti-doping laboratory
October 9, 2021 MOSCOW (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Saturday it had revoked the status of a Moscow anti-doping laboratory because it failed to comply with ethical and laboratory standards. The National Anti-Doping Laboratory in Moscow had already been provisionally suspended in January 2020. WADA said the decision means the laboratory […]
There’s always a startup angle (even with ‘Squid Game’)
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. This week on Equity, we chatted about why the metaverse is inevitably coming for “Squid Game.” More specifically, we explored how the world of gaming is changing through the lens of startups […]
Golf-Cabrera Bello grabs lead as Rahm loses ground at Spanish Open
October 9, 2021 (Reuters) – Spain’s Rafa Cabrera Bello surged into a two-shot lead with a faultless seven-under 64 as compatriot and world number one Jon Rahm slipped six shots off the pace after carding a one-over 72 in the third round of the Spanish Open on Saturday. Cabrera Bello, thrice a winner on the […]
Austria’s Kurz says stepping down as chancellor
October 9, 2021 VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Saturday he is stepping down after being placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption offences. Kurz said in a statement to the media that he was proposing Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, a career diplomat, as his successor. Kurz plans to remain leader of […]
Soccer-Lukaku and Hazard to miss Italy clash through injury
October 9, 2021 TURIN, Italy (Reuters) – Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard will miss Belgium’s clash with Italy in Turin to determine who finishes third in the UEFA Nations League final four tournament on Sunday with “muscle overloads”, coach Roberto Martinez said. Having lost to France in their Nations League semi-final on Thursday, Belgium face […]
This Week in Apps: Facebook outage boosts rivals, Apple’s best and worst apps, ‘Report a Problem’ returns to App Store
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices alone. […]
Carrefour ends interest in tie-up with Auchan -Le Figaro
October 9, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – Carrefour has decided to end its interest in a possible tie-up with Auchan after the two French retailers held exploratory talks in recent months, daily newspaper Le Figaro reported on Saturday. The decision was taken by Carrefour’s strategic committee on Thursday on the recommendation of Chief Executive Alexandre Bompard […]
