In a late-August ruling, China’s supreme court declared one of the country’s most infamous work practices illegal. Known as “996,” the term is shorthand for a work schedule spanning from 9AM to 9PM, six days per week. Though popularized by the country’s soaring tech firms, often evoking images of hip urban startup employees with stock […]
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China denounces ‘insane’ Australian ex-PM Abbott for Taiwan remarks
October 9, 2021 TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s embassy in Australia said former Prime Minister Tony Abbott was a “pitiful” politician on Saturday after he denounced Chinese pressure against Taiwan during a visit to the island. Abbott visited Taiwan, which is claimed by China, in a personal capacity this week, meeting President Tsai Ing-wen and saying […]
Pope meets Pelosi as abortion debate rages back home
October 9, 2021 By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis met on Saturday with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic who has come under criticism from some bishops in the United States for her support for abortion rights. Their meeting took place several weeks before Joe Biden is expected to meet the […]
World should send pledged aid to Afghans to avert economic, refugee crisis -UNHCR
October 9, 2021 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The world should urgently provide promised aid to Afghanistan, the U.N. refugee agency said on Saturday, warning that a lack of resources is hampering efforts to avert an economic crisis that could push fresh flows of refugees to its neighbours and beyond. “The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan remains really […]
Motor racing-Bottas on pole in Turkey after Hamilton penalty
October 9, 2021 ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Formula One world championship leader Lewis Hamilton was fastest in qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix on Saturday but will start 11th due to a grid penalty with Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas on pole position. Hamilton’s title rival Max Verstappen qualified third for Red Bull and will join […]
Hungary’s Orban backs Polish court ruling challenging EU law
October 9, 2021 BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary has called on European Union institutions “to respect member states’ sovereignty” after it backed a Polish court ruling that some EU law is incompatible with the Polish constitution. Prime Minister Viktor Orban signed a Hungarian government decree on Saturday, his press chief told state news agency MTI, welcoming […]
Crypto remittances are a lifeline for the world’s most vulnerable
Joshua Jahani Contributor Share on Twitter Joshua Jahani is a lecturer at Cornell University and New York University, and a board adviser at the investment bank Jahani and Associates specializing in the Middle East and Africa. Cryptocurrency remittances are a lifeline for Afghans after the abrupt U.S. withdrawal led to Western Union temporarily ceasing operations […]
Afghan acting FM asked U.S. to lift ban on cbank reserves -Al-Jazeera
October 9, 2021 Cairo (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister said on Saturday that an Afghan delegation had asked the United States to lift its ban on the central bank’s reserves during a meeting with their U.S. counterparts in Doha, Qatari-based Al-Jazeera television reported. Amir Khan Muttaqi said that Washington would offer Afghan people coronavirus […]
French EU presidency to push for worldwide end to death penalty, says Macron
October 9, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – France will launch a campaign for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty as part of its upcoming presidency of the European Union, President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday. A conference will be held in Paris gathering civil society groups from countries where the death penalty is in use […]
Czech polls close as PM Babis seeks to cling to power
October 9, 2021 By Jason Hovet and Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czechs wrapped up voting in a tight election on Saturday in which Prime Minister Andrej Babis battled criticism that he mismanaged the pandemic, stoked fast-rising debt with handouts and tended to his own business interests in office. The billionaire, who denies all the accusations, […]
Cricket-Malik replaces injured Maqsood in Pakistan T20 World Cup squad
October 9, 2021 LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik will make his sixth appearance at the Twenty20 World Cup later this month after being recalled to the squad on Saturday to replace injured middle-order batsman Sohaib Maqsood. Maqsood was ruled out of the showpiece tournament after suffering a lower back injury in […]
Bangladesh signs U.N. deal to help Rohingya refugees on island
October 9, 2021 By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – U.N. officials signed a deal with Bangladesh on Saturday to help provide basic services to thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who have been moved to camps on a remote island in the Bay of Bengal. The Bangladeshi government has moved nearly 19,000 Rohingya refugees to Bhasan […]
New Delhi chief minister warns of power crisis as coal stocks decline
October 9, 2021 NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The chief minister of New Delhi on Saturday warned of a looming power crisis in the Indian capital of 20 million people due to coal shortages, which have already triggered electricity cuts in some eastern and northern states. Arvind Kejriwal said he had urged the federal government of […]
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 […]
Soccer-Leaving Barcelona was a shock, but Messi adjusting well in Paris
October 9, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – Having to leave Barcelona came as a shock to Lionel Messi, but the Argentina forward said familiar faces have helped him to settle at Paris St Germain. The 34-year-old, who started his professional career with Barca and is their record scorer with 672 goals, joined PSG on a two-year […]
Motor racing-Gasly fastest in wet final practice in Turkey
October 9, 2021 ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Pierre Gasly was fastest for AlphaTauri in a wet final practice for the Turkish Grand Prix, with Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton, who has a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race, doing only five laps. Hamilton’s main title rival Max Verstappen, two points adrift of the Mercedes driver […]
Former Iranian President Bani-Sadr dies in Paris
October 9, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, who became Iran’s first president after the 1979 Islamic revolution before fleeing into exile in France, died on Saturday aged 88. He died at the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital in Paris following a long illness, his wife and children said on Bani-Sadr’s official website. Bani-Sadr had emerged from obscurity […]
Explainer-Why is Invesco entangled in a legal dispute with Indian TV giant Zee
October 9, 2021 (Removes extraneous letter in paragraph 2) By Abhirup Roy and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s Zee Entertainment is locked in a legal battle with one of its biggest foreign investors, Invesco, after it called for ouster of the TV network’s CEO citing concerns around corporate governance. Zee has said it has […]
MLB roundup: Logan Webb, Giants silence Dodgers in NLDS Game 1
October 9, 2021 Logan Webb made a splashy postseason debut Friday night, striking out 10 in 7 2/3 innings and leading the host San Francisco Giants to a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. Buster Posey hit a two-run home run in the first inning […]
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook “biased against facts”
October 9, 2021 By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa used her new prominence to criticise Facebook as a threat to democracy, saying the social media giant fails to protect against the spread of hate and disinformation and is “biased against facts”. The veteran journalist and head of Philippine news […]
