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October 6, 2021 SYDNEY (Reuters) – Football Australia say they will investigate any allegations of abuse in the women’s game after recently retired international striker Lisa De Vanna said she had been the victim of sexual assault, harassment and bullying during her career. De Vanna made her initial allegations in response to a Tweet by […]

October 6, 2021 The Arizona Cardinals are the lone remaining unbeaten team through four weeks of the NFL season, and the man who has led them to that 4-0 record is now the consensus favorite to win league MVP honors. Kyler Murray had ascended the list of contenders at sportsbooks through a hot September, but […]

October 6, 2021 MELBOURNE (Reuters) – England have committed to touring Australia for the Ashes after players’ concerns over COVID-19 conditions were resolved at a meeting between the countries’ cricket boards and England captain Joe Root on Tuesday, British media reported. Root confirmed his participation in the five-test series at the meeting and will likely […]

October 6, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee STRASBOURG (Reuters) – U.S. tech giants such as Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon should be regulated by the EU country where they are based under proposed EU rules, a top lawmaker said on Tuesday, knocking back efforts by some countries to broaden the planned act’s scope. The country […]

October 6, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Seven-time All-Star Kyrie Irving did not participate in the Brooklyn Nets’ first practice at home on Tuesday, head coach Steve Nash told reporters, as the NBA began to feel the impact of local COVID-19 vaccine restrictions. “Kyrie’s not here today,” said Nash. “No further update. We support him. […]

October 6, 2021 (Corrects day of no comment in paragraph 7.) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund’s executive board will interview Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday as it reviews claims she pressured World Bank staff to alter data to favor China in her previous role, sources familiar with the plans said. An IMF spokesperson […]

SmartRyde, a Japanese online pre-booked airport transfers service platform, is a marketplace that connects travelers to local transportation operators/online travel agencies (OTAs). Sota Kimura, co-founder and CEO of SmartRyde, founded SmartRyde in 2017 after he experienced trouble getting a taxi from the airport to the hotel when he traveled abroad, Kimura told TechCrunch. SmartRyde, which […]

October 6, 2021 By Steve Holland, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser will hold talks with China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Switzerland on Wednesday, upholding a pledge by both countries to boost communication amid a deepening strategic rivalry. The Zurich meeting comes at a time of […]

Ride-hailing giant Uber is facing a legal challenge over its use of real-time facial recognition technology in a driver and courier identity check system that it uses in the UK. The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) announced the legal action Tuesday, alleging that Uber’s biometric identity checks discriminate against people of color. The union […]

October 5, 2021 (Reuters) – Bianca Andreescu said young players who achieve success should remain grateful because you never know what lies ahead, a fact the oft-injured 2019 U.S. Open champion is all too familiar with. The hard-hitting Canadian announced herself as a force in the game when, at 19-years-old, she defeated Serena Williams in […]

October 5, 2021 By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department has launched a fresh inquiry into the FBI’s botched handling of its sex abuse investigation into disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, after previously declining to prosecute the agents involved, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on Tuesday. “The recently confirmed […]

October 5, 2021 By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told Arizona’s governor on Tuesday that his state could not use federal funds to pay for programs aimed at undermining face mask requirements in schools, and said Arizona could lose funding if it did not change course. In a letter to Governor […]

October 5, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – Online video sharing platforms (VSPs), such as TikTok, Snapchat and OnlyFans, need to provide clear rules on content, allow users to flag harmful videos, and restrict access to pornographic material, Britain’s media regulator Ofcom said. Under laws that came into effect in Britain last year, VSPs must take appropriate […]

October 5, 2021 By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar hovered close to its highs for the year in choppy trade on Wednesday as investors’ focus turned to U.S. jobs data and to a likely rate hike in New Zealand. The euro is pinned near a 14-month low of $1.1563 it struck last week […]

October 5, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about Taiwan and they agreed to abide by the Taiwan agreement. “I’ve spoken with Xi about Taiwan. We agree … we’ll abide by the Taiwan agreement,” he said. “We made it clear that […]

October 5, 2021 By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – Around 200 indigenous Peruvians have taken over the facilities of a pipeline station of Petroperu, the state-owned company said on Tuesday, as part of a protest by Amazon native groups demanding better economic and social support in the area. Residents in the Manseriche district of northern […]

October 5, 2021 (Reuters) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce a rise in the minimum wage within weeks, as he pledges to end the “broken” model of a low-wage, low growth economy, The Times newspaper reported. Johnson will accept recommendations of independent advisers that are likely to boost the pay of the lowest […]

October 5, 2021 (Reuters) – A2 Milk Co Ltd said on Wednesday Australian law firm Slater and Gordon has filed a class action lawsuit against the dairy company on behalf of investors who bought its shares over nine months during which it posted multiple earnings downgrades. The lawsuit, which was filed in the Supreme Court […]

October 5, 2021 SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s banking regulator on Wednesday tightened restrictions on home lending as rapid loan growth fed surging prices and posed a risk to financial stability. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) increased the minimum interest rate buffer it expects banks to use when assessing the serviceability of home loan applications. […]

October 5, 2021 By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is likely to turn in its best quarterly profit in three years and a record revenue, on rising memory chip prices and brisk sales of its new foldable smartphones, analysts’ estimates show. Operating profit for the world’s biggest memory chip and smartphone […]