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September 10, 2021 (Reuters) -Yorkshire have apologised to former player Azeem Rafiq and accepted that he was a victim of racial harassment and bullying during his first spell at the county, the club said on Friday. Rafiq, a player of Pakistani descent and a former captain of the England Under-19s, last year said he was […]

September 10, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) – China market regulator said on Friday that it fined three auto chip sales companies for driving up prices, in a move to help auto production in the world’s biggest vehicle market. The State Administration for Market Regulations said on its website that it fined three companies 2.5 million yuan […]

September 10, 2021 By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) – A campaign pledge by Canada’s ruling Liberals to raise corporate taxes on banks to help pay for pandemic relief could lead to job cuts and higher borrowing costs as the lenders take steps to protect their profits, investors and political analysts said. Seeking an edge in […]

September 10, 2021 (Reuters) -Singapore-based gaming and e-commerce company Sea Ltd said late on Thursday it has raised about $6 billion in an equity and convertible bond sale, making it Southeast Asia’s largest fund raising according to Refinitiv data. The company priced 11 million American Depository Receipts https://refini.tv/3E3K4VS at $318 each, together with $2.5 billion […]

September 10, 2021 SYDNEY (Reuters) – China has lobbied the Australian parliament to help it join a major regional trading pact, describing the strength of Chinese trade with Australia and avoiding mention of billions of dollars in punitive sanctions imposed by Beijing. The Chinese embassy’s suggestion, in a submission to a parliamentary inquiry, came in […]

September 10, 2021 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, as signs of an easing in tensions between the United States and China added to recent data that soothed fears of a slowdown in the economic recovery. Traders read news of a phone call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi […]

September 9, 2021 By Maha El Dahan and Alaa Kanaan BEIRUT (Reuters) – Ibrahim Jaber was laid off when the fast food restaurant where he worked as a chef in Beirut shut down. Unable to find another job, he had to take his daughter out of school to put food on the table at home. […]

September 10, 2021 By Alicia Powell (Reuters) – A Hublot watch designed and signed by basketball great Kobe Bryant is hitting the auction block, along with a sneaker and digital art, a package the seller values at $10 million. The timepiece is a limited edition 18K rose gold King Power ‘Black Mamba’ Tourbillon that Bryant […]

September 10, 2021 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and ex-Soviet ally Belarus on Friday launched the active phase of vast military exercises involving 200,000 personnel that have alarmed Ukraine and some NATO nations. The “Zapad-2021” war games, taking place on Russia’s and Belarus’s western flanks, are due to run until next Thursday. Moscow released footage of […]

September 10, 2021 ESTEPONA, Spain (Reuters) – Unusually strong winds and high late-summer temperatures hindered efforts on Friday to tame a wildfire near a popular resort in southern Spain that has forced over 1,000 people out of their homes and killed an emergency worker. Since erupting on Wednesday evening, the blaze has burned through around […]

September 10, 2021 By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Political detainees in Sri Lanka are being tortured while in police and military custody, a human rights lawyer who wrote a report on alleged abuses said on Friday, days ahead of a U.N. human rights summit. The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP), […]

September 10, 2021 By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican has rejected criticism from senior Israeli rabbis over remarks by Pope Francis about Jewish books of sacred law, saying he was not questioning their continuing validity for Jews today. Last month Reuters reported that Rabbi Rasson Arousi, who is in charge of the […]

September 10, 2021 By Tom Sims and Chris Prentice FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into German insurer Allianz is looking at possible misconduct by fund managers and misrepresentation of risk to investors, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The probe, disclosed by the company on Aug. 1, […]

September 9, 2021 By Jon Nazca ESTEPONA, Spain (Reuters) -A wildfire has forced the evacuation of more than 900 people from around the southern Spanish resort of Estepona, local authorities said on Thursday. A 44-year-old firefighter died while working on the wildfire, regional environment chief Carmen Crespo told journalists. The blaze started on Wednesday around […]

September 10, 2021 (Reuters) – Candidates who could become Japan’s next premier have begun to emerge following the announcement last week by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga that he was stepping down as leader of the Liberal Democrat Party. The LDP will vote on Sept. 29 for a new leader, and Suga’s successor will take the […]

September 10, 2021 By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentines will go to the polls on Sunday in a primary election that is a litmus test for the November legislative midterms, with the vote marked by political apathy, concerns about the economy and the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. Pre-election polls show the center-left […]

September 10, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – Steadying himself on a crutch, veteran French film star Alain Delon made a rare public appearance on Friday at the funeral of a fellow giant of French cinema, Jean-Paul Belmondo, who died on Monday at the age of 88. Belmondo, a charismatic actor who often performed his own daring […]

September 10, 2021 TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan accused China on Friday of seeking to use the Honduran election to “create controversy” and undermine Taiwan’s long-standing ties with the country, saying it would strive to win support for Honduras’ relations with Taipei. Honduras’ main left-wing opposition party, led by ousted former president Manuel Zelaya, said on […]

September 10, 2021 By Idrees Ali, Humeyra Pamuk and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a luxury hotel along Doha’s coastline last year, Zalmay Khalilzad smiled as he shook hands with the Taliban’s co-founder Mullah Baradar in front of journalists and diplomats from around the world. “We have signed an agreement with the Taliban that […]

September 10, 2021 HONG KONG (Reuters) – Struggling property giant China Evergrande Group repaid matured wealth management products of less than 100,000 yuan ($15,531) on Sept. 9 as part of an interim repayment plan for retail investors, financial information provider REDD reported on Friday. Citing three product holders who were briefed by investment representatives, REDD […]