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October 3, 2021 By Lisa Barrington and Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) – Voters chose none of the 26 women who stood for election in Qatar’s first legislative elections on Saturday, disappointing candidates who had wanted to lend a voice for women and other Qataris in the Gulf monarchy’s political process. The vote was for 30 […]

October 3, 2021 By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s executive board will intensify its probe of Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva this week by separately interviewing her and investigators who said she pressured World Bank staff to alter data to favor China, people with knowledge of the meetings said. The board will […]

October 3, 2021 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s exposure to debt-laden developer China Evergrande Group is “very minimal” at 0.05%, or HK$14 billion ($1.79 billion), of banking assets, South China Morning Post reported on Sunday, citing the city’s finance minister. “It is very minimal and won’t cause us any systemic risks,” Financial Secretary Paul Chan told […]

October 3, 2021 (Reuters) – Manchester City midfielder Jack Grealish faces a “big challenge” to find his debut goal for England, coach Gareth Southgate said ahead of their forthcoming World Cup qualifiers. Southgate was happy with Grealish’s start to life at new club Manchester City, where he has bagged two goals and two assists in […]

October 3, 2021 (Reuters) – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp likened refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine to drink-driving, saying such people endanger others. Klopp said he took the vaccine to protect not just himself but “all the people around me”. The 54-year-old also said that 99% of his Liverpool players are vaccinated and that he […]

October 3, 2021 By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – A police and military operation to enter a jail in the southern Ecuadorean city of Guayaquil amid disturbances mobilized more than a thousand personnel, officials said on Saturday. The Regional Guayas jail is located next to the Penitenciaria del Litoral prison, where 118 inmates were killed […]

October 3, 2021 MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia reported more than 1,900 new infections of the Delta coronavirus on Sunday, health data showed, with authorities struggling to quell the outbreak in the two most populous states and cases spreading to new states. Victoria and New South Wales, which have been under lockdown for weeks, reported 1,887 […]

October 3, 2021 SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Keno scored late in the second half for Atletico Mineiro to give the Belo Horizonte side a 1-0 win over Internacional and help them extend their lead at the top of Brazil’s Serie A to 11 points. Just four days after they were knocked out the Copa Libertadores […]

October 3, 2021 (Reuters) – World number two Aryna Sabalenka will not play at the Indian Wells tournament after testing positive for COVID-19, the 23-year-old said. Sabalenka, who lost to Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez in the U.S. Open semifinal last month, was the top seed in the women’s draw at the Indian Wells after world […]

October 3, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will compile a considerably large supplementary budget immediately after the upcoming general election to ease pandemic pain and back long-term growth in areas such as green, digital and infrastructure, a ruling party heavyweight said on Sunday. “What must be tackled at first is vaccinations. This is the strongest […]

October 3, 2021 BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Kim Little scored twice as Arsenal bounced back from a frustrating first half to beat Aston Villa 4-0 and stay top of the Women’s Super League on Saturday, while second-placed Chelsea cruised to a 3-1 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion. The Gunners were held goalless through […]

October 3, 2021 By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) – After six months and 161 games Major League Baseball will need all 162 contests to bring the postseason picture into focus with the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners chasing two American League wildcard spots. It will be all to […]

October 3, 2021 The late-season collapse of the San Diego Padres is expected to mark the end of Jayce Tingler’s two-year stint as manager. Major League Baseball Network reported Saturday that Tingler “will be relieved of his managerial duties.” It is known that San Diego general manager A.J. Preller is considering a change. The Padres […]

October 3, 2021 No. 2 seed Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium rallied for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 win Saturday over top seed and home favorite Yulia Putintseva in the Astana Open final in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Van Uytvanck improved to 5-0 in her career in WTA finals and defeated Putintseva for the first time in their […]

October 3, 2021 (Reuters) – Air New Zealand, the flag carrier airline of New Zealand, said on Sunday it will require passengers on its international flights to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in what is one of the world’s strictest policies for travellers. “Being vaccinated against COVID-19 is the new reality of international travel – […]

October 3, 2021 TAIPEI (Reuters) – A total of 39 Chinese air force aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defence zone on Saturday, the defence ministry in Taipei said, setting a new high for missions which have infuriated the island’s government and further raised tensions with Beijing. Taiwan, a democratically governed island that is claimed by China, […]

October 2, 2021 MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman thanked club president Joan Laporta for publicly giving him a vote of confidence but it was another difficult day for the Catalan club as they lost 2-0 to Atletico Madrid. Laporta said on Saturday, before their defeat to Atletico, that he had spoken to Koeman […]

October 2, 2021 DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister said on Saturday that U.S. officials tried to discuss restarting nuclear talks last month, but he insisted Washington must first release $10 billion of Tehran’s frozen funds as a sign of good will. Iran has rejected direct talks with the United States, and indirect talks on […]

October 2, 2021 By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States warned Sudan this week that failure to make progress on a transition to civilian rule could put at risk political and economic support from Washington, a State Department spokesperson said on Saturday. U.S. envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman visited Sudan […]

October 2, 2021 NICE, France (Reuters) – Nice stayed in touch with Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain after goals in each half by defenders Jean-Clair Todibo and Melvin Bard helped them to a 2-1 home win over struggling Brest on Saturday. The result lifted Nice one place up to third on 16 points from […]