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 […]
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Exclusive: WHO-backed vaccine hub for Africa to copy Moderna COVID-19 shot
September 15, 2021 By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Efforts to develop an African base for COVID-19 vaccine production will focus on trying to replicate Moderna’s shot, but a lack of progress in talks with the U.S. company mean the project will take time, a senior WHO official told Reuters. The drive to produce […]
Tennis-McEnroe stands by Raducanu comments, lauds her US Open triumph
September 15, 2021 (Reuters) – John McEnroe was met with a backlash after his comments about Emma Raducanu when she retired from Wimbledon in July but the American said he was “very supportive” of her at the time and praised the Briton for her stunning U.S. Open victory. Making her major debut, Raducanu retired from […]
France’s Antin Infrastructure sets IPO price range at 20-24 euros
September 15, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – French investment company Antin Infrastructure Partners will float its shares at a price range between 20 and 24 euros in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO), the company said on Wednesday. The IPO involves a capital increase of about 350 million euros ($416 million) through the issuance of new […]
China shows off defence diplomacy with multinational peacekeeping drill
September 15, 2021 By Yew Lun Tian QUESHAN, China (Reuters) – China’s armed forces concluded their first multinational peacekeeping exercise on Wednesday, showing off their combat prowess with drones and mine-clearing robots while seeking to project a more benign image. As the Asian giant modernises and beefs up its military by pumping hundreds of billions […]
Nine Hong Kong activists get 6-10 months in prison for unauthorised Tiananmen vigil
September 15, 2021 By Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) – Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced to between six and 10 months in prison on Wednesday for taking part in an unauthorised assembly at last year’s vigil for the victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on protesters. The former British colony, which returned […]
India’s Groww in talks to raise funds at a $3 billion valuation
Groww, an Indian startup that is helping millennials invest in mutual funds and stocks, is in advanced stages of talks to raise a new financing round at a $3 billion valuation, according to six people familiar with the matter. The Bangalore-based startup is negotiating to close a $250 million round, the people said, requesting anonymity […]
Nigerian annual inflation at 17.01% in August -stats office
September 15, 2021 ABUJA (Reuters) – Annual inflation in Nigeria was 17.01% in August, compared with 17.38% in July, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. A separate food price index showed inflation at 20.3% in August, compared with 21.03% in July. (Reporting by Chijioke Ohuocha; Editing by Christian Schmollinger) Source Link Nigerian annual […]
Tennis-US Open women’s final draws bigger audience than men’s decider on ESPN
September 15, 2021 (Reuters) – The U.S. Open women’s final between Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez attracted a bigger audience on ESPN than the men’s clash featuring calendar year Grand Slam-chasing Novak Djokovic and Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, the U.S. sports channel said. The Saturday broadcast of the women’s final peaked at 3.4 million viewers while […]
South Korea’s LGES, Hyundai Motor start work on Indonesian EV battery plant
September 15, 2021 JAKARTA (Reuters) – South Korea’s LG Energy Solution (LGES) and Hyundai Motor Group have started construction on a $1.1 billion plant to make batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) in Indonesia, amid a push by the Southeast Asian nation to tap its rich nickel reserves. In a video broadcast on Wednesday, Indonesian President […]
N.Korea tests ballistic missiles amid deadlocked nuclear talks
September 15, 2021 By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired a pair of ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Wednesday, days after testing a long-range cruise missile. Pyongyang has been steadily developing its weapons programme amid a standoff over talks aimed at dismantling its nuclear and […]
Index leads $12.2M seed in Sourceful, a data play to make supply chains greener
Supply chains can be a complex logistical challenge. But they pose an even greater environmental challenge. And it’s that latter problem — global supply-chain sustainability — where UK startup Sourceful is fully focused, although it argues its approach can boost efficiency as well as shrink environmental impact. So it’s a win-win, per the pitch. Early […]
Indonesia’s August exports hit record high on resources boom
September 15, 2021 JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s exports hit a record high of $21.42 billion in August, rising 64.1% on a yearly basis, boosted by a surge in shipments of mining products, data from the country’s statistics bureau showed on Wednesday. The growth pace handily beat an analysts’ forecast in a Reuters poll for a […]
Golf-DeChambeau ‘wrecked’ his hands from long drive contest training
September 15, 2021 (Reuters) – Bryson DeChambeau said he has “wrecked” his hands by training for long-drive contests, as the American ramps up his preparation for next week’s Ryder Cup. The world number seven will make his second appearance at the Ryder Cup, a biennial team competition between the United States and Europe, which will […]
Exclusive-China brokers drop yuan forecasts to avoid regulators’ ire
September 15, 2021 SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Brokerages in China have dropped detailed currency forecasts from their research notes, or have restricted access to them, underlining the growing sensitivity in the financial sector to a regulatory clampdown on speculative investment. Their disappearance follows pressure to avoid stockmarket forecasts as well as a ban by authorities on […]
Vietnam minister sees 2021 GDP growth at 3.5%-4.0% -media
September 15, 2021 HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s gross domestic product could grow between 3.5%-4.0% this year, well below the government’s earlier target of 6.5%, the country’s Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung was cited by state media as saying. Dung said strict coronavirus restrictions had caused significant disruption to production and business activities, […]
SoftBank CEO Son says smart robots can revitalise Japan growth, competitiveness
September 15, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son on Wednesday said so-called smart robots can revitalise Japan’s economy and competitiveness, doubling down on robotics just as the company’s much-hyped “Pepper” robot prepares to bow out. Son, at the online SoftBank World 2021 conference, said the firm’s Vision Fund https://ift.tt/3Ae4TeS is […]
Apple supplier Foxconn halts EV project with China’s Byton – Nikkei
September 15, 2021 (Reuters) – Apple supplier Foxconn’s electric vehicle project with Byton has been put on hold due to the Chinese startup’s worsening financial situation, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Wednesday https://s.nikkei.com/2YOxvxg, citing unidentified sources with knowledge of the matter. “The [Byton] project is not officially terminated yet, but it is very challenging to […]
Exclusive-Snap Inc hires first global head of platform safety
September 15, 2021 By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – Snapchat’s owner has hired a longtime online safety advocate as its first global head of platform safety, Snap Inc told Reuters on Wednesday, as the company continues to ramp up efforts around user safety and as social media firms face mounting global pressure from regulators and lawmakers. […]
Glassdoor acquires Fishbowl, a semi-anonymous social network and job board, to square up to LinkedIn
While LinkedIn doubles down on creators to bring a more human, less manicured element to its networking platform for professionals, a company that has built a reputation for publishing primarily the more messy and human impressions of work life has made an acquisition that might help it compete better with LinkedIn. Glassdoor, the platform that […]