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September 15, 2021 By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen NUUK, Greenland (Reuters) – Greenland said on Wednesday it had agreed a new economic aid package with the United States which seeks to boost ties the world’s biggest island and strengthen U.S. military presence in the Arctic. Washington has a military base on Greenland but paid little attention to […]

A 22-month old startup that is helping millions of blue- and gray-collar workers in India learn new skills and find jobs has become the youngest firm to join the coveted unicorn status in the world’s second largest internet market. Apna announced on Thursday that it has raised $100 million in a round led by Tiger […]

September 15, 2021 (Reuters) – The head of global soccer players’ union FIFPRO criticised FIFA’s lack of consultation with stakeholders before proposing its biennial World Cup plan, saying it raised serious concerns by adding more pressure to the international calendar. World soccer’s ruling body announced a feasibility study on holding the men’s and women’s World […]

September 15, 2021 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar slumped against major currencies on Wednesday after softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data released on Tuesday eased short-term expectations about tapering of asset purchases from the Federal Reserve. The dollar index last stood at 92.514, down about 0.2% from Tuesday, when it dropped following the inflation […]

September 15, 2021 By Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) -Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd inked a $27.2 billion cash-and-stock deal to buy Kansas City Southern on Wednesday after Canadian National Railway Co conceded it could not save its own $29.6-billion deal for the U.S. railway. The combination will create the first direct railway linking Canada, the United States […]

September 15, 2021 By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday as surging crude prices boosted energy shares and a swath of positive U.S. data suggested inflation has crested and the economic recovery remains robust, prompting a broad rally. All three major U.S. stock indexes gathered strength, with economically sensitive […]

September 15, 2021 By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) – For Paris photographer Olivier Sanchez, there is only one story in town: the new life of Lionel Messi. Newspapers and magazines around the world harangue his Crystal Pictures agency for images of the Argentine footballer, his wife and children settling into the French capital a month […]

September 15, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden was meeting separately with moderate Democratic U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema on Wednesday to discuss Democratic-backed domestic spending legislation, the White House said. Democrats hold a slim majority in the Senate, making Manchin and Sinema critical to the $3.5 trillion bill’s prospects. White House […]

September 15, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said the Biden administration could continue to limit who can be arrested by U.S. immigration agents pending the outcome of its appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that blocked a memo outlining new enforcement priorities. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit […]

September 15, 2021 By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea and South Korea test fired ballistic missiles on Wednesday, the latest volley in an arms race https://ift.tt/2QT36dm in which both nations have developed increasingly sophisticated weapons while efforts prove fruitless to get talks going on defusing tensions. South Korea tested https://ift.tt/3hxIH7V […]

September 15, 2021 By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “The Morning Show,” the Apple TV+ series that tackled the #MeToo movement via the lens of a fictional newscast in its first season, returns this week and explores topics from racism and homophobia to addiction and cancel culture. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the show’s creators […]

September 15, 2021 By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Thousands of Salvadorans took to the streets on Wednesday to protest against President Nayib Bukele, who they accuse of a power grab aimed at weakening democratic institutions and consolidating his grip on power. A the heart of their complaints is the recent law making bitcoin […]

September 15, 2021 By Julio-Cesar Chavez and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – The latest in a recent line of space-obsessed billionaires was set for liftoff on Wednesday with three less wealthy private citizens along for the ride aboard a SpaceX rocket ship, seeking to become the first all-civilian crew launched into Earth orbit. […]

September 15, 2021 By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global shares inched up on Wednesday on the strength of U.S. equities markets that were boosted by positive factory data. U.S. factory production data showed that manufacturing remained strong despite a slowdown due to factory closures related to Hurricane Ida and the ongoing microchip […]

September 15, 2021 By Lisa Keddie LONDON (Reuters) – Singer Lola Lennox teamed up with her boyfriend, model and musician Braeden Wright as well as her famous mother, Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox, to work on her music during lockdown, producing six tracks for her upcoming debut EP. London-born Lennox, who lives in Los Angeles, has released […]

September 15, 2021 By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday handily beat back a Republican campaign to oust him from office, sending a decisive message that voters in the deeply Democratic state supported his policies for tackling COVID-19, immigration and crime. Newsom, who won his first term in 2018 by […]

September 15, 2021 SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Leftist former student leader Gabriel Boric is leading Chile’s race for president with just over two months until Election Day, but half of all Chileans are still trying to make up their minds, according to a poll from pollster CEP on Wednesday. The survey found 13% of respondents would […]

September 15, 2021 (Reuters) -Blue Apron Holdings Inc said on Wednesday its co-founder and chairman Matthew Salzberg has resigned from the board of the meal kit delivery company to focus on other business interests. Jennifer Carr-Smith, a current independent board member, will succeed Salzberg, the company said. Blue Apron also said it was looking to […]

September 15, 2021 (Reuters) – Lionel Messi will start for Paris St Germain for the first time after being named in the starting line-up for the Ligue 1 side’s Champions League Group A opener at Club Brugge on Wednesday. The Argentine forward, who joined on a two-year contract from Barcelona during the close season, has […]

September 15, 2021 (Reuters) – The United States Women’s National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) on Wednesday labelled the U.S. Soccer Federation’s offer of identical contract proposals for both the men’s and women’s teams as a nothing more than a publicity stunt. The U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) announced its offer on Tuesday as part of an […]