September 16, 2021 By Rupak De Chowdhuri PASCHIM BARDHAMAN, (INDIA), (Reuters) – In a small tribal village on the eastern tip of India, an enterprising teacher has turned walls into blackboards and roads into classrooms, trying to close the gap in learning brought on by prolonged school shutdowns in the country. Deep Narayan Nayak, 34, […]
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Soccer-Bullet point previews of Premier League matches
September 16, 2021 (Reuters) – Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the fifth round of Premier League fixtures from Sept. 17-19 (times GMT): Friday, Sept. 17 Newcastle United v Leeds United (1900) * Newcastle lost both league meetings with Leeds last season, having lost just one of their previous 11 against the Yorkshire club (W7 […]
China tells firms to boost cyber, data security oversight on connected vehicles
September 16, 2021 SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s industry ministry published a notice on Thursday telling companies to step up cyber and data security oversight over connected vehicles, saying that security risks in the industry had become increasingly prominent. All relevant companies should establish data security management systems and regularly assess risks from network attacks, the […]
Oil slips but holds to most gains after draw in U.S. stocks
September 16, 2021 By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Thursday, but kept most of the previous day’s gains after a larger-than-expected drawdown in crude oil stocks in the United States, the world’s largest oil consumer. Brent crude oil fell 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $75.33 a barrel by 0128 GMT, after […]
SK Innovation shareholders approve plan to split off battery business
September 16, 2021 SEOUL (Reuters) – SK Innovation Co Ltd said on Thursday its shareholders had approved the company’s proposal to separate its battery business into a new company. The decision paves the way for the battery business, a supplier for Ford Motor Co, Hyundai Motor Co and among others, to potentially raise funds and […]
Canada inflation hits 18-year-high with election just days away
September 15, 2021 By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s annual inflation rate accelerated to an 18-year-high in August, driven by broad upward price pressures, data showed on Wednesday, just days before a hotly contested federal election that could see Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals ousted. The rate rose to 4.1% in August, its fastest clip […]
Canadian Pacific clinches $27-billion Kansas City Southern deal as rival bows out
September 16, 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 […]
US move to dislodge France from Australia submarine deal is incoherent – French ministers
September 16, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – The United States’ decision to push France aside from a deal it had signed with Australia to procure submarines shows a lack of coherence at a time the two allies are facing common challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, France said on Thursday. The United States, Britain and Australia said […]
Billions blown as Macau casino investors fold amid gambling review
September 15, 2021 By Farah Master and Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shares of Macau casino operators on Wednesday shed as much as a third of their value, losing about $18 billion, as the government kicked off a regulatory overhaul that could see its officials supervising companies in the world’s largest gambling hub. With […]
Timeline: North Korea’s tests and summits over recent years
September 16, 2021 (Reuters) – North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan, South Korea’s military said on Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions just days after testing a long-range cruise missile. Following are key moments in North Korea’s missile tests and its foreign relations, in particular with the United States, over the past […]
Have no fear, Indonesia’s ‘Super-isoman’ is here to help in the pandemic
September 16, 2021 By Heru Asprihanto SUKOHARJO, Indonesia (Reuters) – At the height of Indonesia’s deadly second wave of coronavirus infections, Agus Widanarko donned a superhero outfit and made multiple visits to isolating households each day to bring some smiles and support to children during the pandemic. His efforts have earned the 40-year-old, who normally […]
Vietnam-based CoderSchool gets $2.6M pre-Series A to scale online course platform
CoderSchool, a Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam-based online coding school startup, announced today $2.6 million in pre-Series A funding to scale up its online coding school platform. This round was led by Monk’s Hill Ventures, with participation from returning seed investors Iterative, XA Network and iSeed Ventures. CoderSchool raised a seed round led by TRIVE […]
TikTok is hiding a viral challenge that has kids stealing their school’s soap dispensers
It’s back to school season and on TikTok, that means students are inexplicably stealing everything that isn’t bolted down. The latest TikTok trend to generally wreak social havoc sees students pulling off “devious licks” — small-scale heists of everything from soap dispensers, Covid test kits and hand sanitizer to high value items like classroom tech. […]
Inspiration4 crew, meet outer space: SpaceX’s first all-civilian mission launches to orbit
The first all-civilian crew in history has made it to space. The Inspiration4 crew took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 8:04 EST PM, commencing the first space mission in human history featuring zero trained astronauts. The reusable first-stage of the Falcon 9 rocket executed two burns in its journey back to […]
Factbox-Profiles of first all-civilian space crew headed for orbit
September 16, 2021 (Reuters) -The quartet of private citizens who make up the Inspiration4 team, poised to make history aboard a SpaceX rocket ship as the first all-civilian crew launched into orbit, may appear at first glance to be everyday people, but they are far from ordinary. They consist of a billionaire internet commerce executive […]
‘A fantasy’ to think U.N. can fix Afghanistan, Guterres says
September 16, 2021 By Michelle Nichols and Mary Milliken UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said any suggestion the world body can solve Afghanistan’s problems is “a fantasy” and that its capacity to mediate for a more inclusive Taliban government is limited. Asked in an interview with Reuters a month […]
New Democrats’ Singh looks to dance his way to role as Canada’s kingmaker
September 16, 2021 By Rod Nickel and Moira Warburton WINNIPEG/VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Sporting dance moves on TikTok videos in his signature neon turbans, the leader of Canada’s left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP), Jagmeet Singh, is poised to recover from a 2019 election stumble and strengthen his position as kingmaker in the country’s next government. Singh, […]
Athletics-Venezuela’s Rojas targets 16-metre triple jump
September 15, 2021 CARACAS (Reuters) – Yulimar Rojas, the Olympic triple jump champion and world record holder, has set her sights on breaching the 16-metre mark. Venezuelan Rojas jumped 15.67 meters at the Tokyo Olympics and smashed the world record for the women’s triple jump on her last attempt in the final, after she had […]
Britain’s Sainsbury’s makes it personal in price battle with rivals
September 15, 2021 By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarket group Sainsbury’s will offer lower prices to customers using its digital loyalty scheme and self-scanner service, deepening ties with shoppers and cutting costs in the latest wave of innovation to hit the industry. Dominated by Tesco and challenged by German discount groups Aldi and […]
Macron says French forces killed Islamic State leader in Sahara
September 15, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday French military forces had killed islamic militant Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the leader of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. “It’s another major success in our fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel,” Macron said in a tweet. (Reporting by Michel Rose; […]