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September 8, 2021 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican Supreme Court’s unanimous decision on Tuesday to decriminalize abortion should be respected, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday. Speaking at a regular news conference, Lopez Obrador said he felt he should not offer an opinion on the matter beyond what the court had […]

September 8, 2021 By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Premier League clubs could face sanctions from FIFA if they play South American players, who were not released for international duty, in this weekend’s games. Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City are among clubs who did not release Brazilian players for the current international […]

September 8, 2021 (Reuters) – Manchester City continue to boast of the costliest squad among all clubs in Europe’s top five leagues, followed by Manchester United, according to a latest study by Switzerland-based independent research group CIES Football Observatory. The annual study by CIES crunches numbers across Europe’s elite teams to calculate the cost of […]

September 8, 2021 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ice hockey’s international governing body said on Wednesday it had issued a five-year suspension against Dmitry Baskov, head of the Belarus Ice Hockey Association, for offences that included discriminating against athletes for their political views. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) said its disciplinary board had concluded Baskov “has […]

September 8, 2021 (Reuters) – Olympic 400m hurdles champion Karsten Warholm concedes his incredible world record run in Tokyo left him feeling a little “empty” as he re-assessed his future goals in other events to stay motivated on the track. The Norwegian sprinter won the Olympic final in 45.94, the first man in history to […]

September 8, 2021 By Michael Nienaber and Rene Wagner BERLIN (Reuters) – Britain is on course to lose its status as one of Germany’s top ten trading partners this year for the first time since 1950, as Brexit-related trade barriers drive firms in Europe’s largest economy to look for business elsewhere. The UK left the […]

September 8, 2021 HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese gaming firms including Tencent Holdings Ltd and NetEase Inc were summoned by Chinese government officials, State media Xinhua reported on Wednesday. Gaming firms were told by the government to implement measures such as curbing minors’ hours of access to their video games to protect their physical and […]

September 8, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government is arranging a visit by outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to the United States in the latter half of this month for a summit meeting with President Joe Biden, TV Asahi reported on Wednesday. The two leaders are to discuss China, among other issues, TV Asahi […]

September 8, 2021 (Reuters) – Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts said on Wednesday that Bill Gates backed-Cascade Investment LLC would take a majority stake in the hotel operator for $2.21 billion. (Reporting by Abhijith Ganapavaram in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D’Silva) Source Link Bill Gates’ Cascade Investment to take control of Four Seasons Hotels David […]

September 8, 2021 KYIV (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s government said on Wednesday it could suspend an accord with the European Union on accepting refugees, as both sides traded blame over a build-up of migrants on the Belarusian border. Lukashenko has submitted a draft law to parliament to suspend the accord, which obliges Minsk […]

September 8, 2021 By Michael Shields and Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland will require people from Monday to show a COVID-status certificate to access indoor spaces like restaurants, the government said, while previewing potential travel restrictions as it tries to quash a fourth wave of infections that is straining hospitals. The Swiss COVID certificate […]

September 8, 2021 TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh said on Wednesday he would visit Tunisia on Thursday and meet President Kais Saied after weeks of friction between the North African neighbours over security. Neither the Tunisian foreign ministry nor presidency were immediately available to confirm Dbeibeh’s visit. The two countries have […]

September 8, 2021 By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, said on Wednesday it will award grants to six organizations that work to address barriers in accessing quality information due to racial inequality. The nonprofit foundation also acknowledged its own projects, including Wikipedia, presented a Western worldview of […]

September 8, 2021 (Reuters) – Formula One statistics for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza, round 14 of the championship: Lap distance: 5.793 km. Total distance: 306.72 km (53 laps) 2020 pole position: Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes One minute 18.887 seconds. 2020 winner: Pierre Gasly (France) AlphaTauri Race lap record: Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Ferrari one […]

September 8, 2021 By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) – Formula One title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will be sprinting at the ‘Temple of Speed’ this weekend ahead of what could be another wheel-to-wheel duel at Italy’s super-fast Monza circuit. Still the home race for Ferrari despite three other grands prix being held in Italy […]

September 8, 2021 MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – England captain Joe Root confirmed Jos Buttler will keep wicket in the fifth and final test against India, which makes Jonny Bairstow’s place untenable for the match beginning on Friday at Old Trafford. Buttler missed their 157-run defeat at The Oval to attend the birth of his second […]

September 8, 2021 (Reuters) – Facebook has made a case for not selling Giphy in a strongly worded response to Britain’s competition regulator, a document showed on Wednesday, and questioned if the watchdog could order the U.S. company to divest the GIF-maker. Facebook argued that “the inability of the CMA (UK’s Competition and Markets Authority) […]

September 8, 2021 HONG KONG (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has threatened to sue Coinbase Global Inc if the crypto exchange goes ahead with plans to launch a programme allowing users to earn interest by lending crypto assets, Coinbase said on Wednesday. The SEC has issued Coinbase with a Wells notice, an […]

September 8, 2021 PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) – Stellantis shareholder Dongfeng Motor Hong Kong (DMHK) has sold part of its stake in the automaker for about 600 million euros ($710 million), as agreed before the group was formed via a merger at the beginning of the year. As part of a package of agreements signed by shareholders […]

September 8, 2021 By Clara-Laeila Laudette and Conor Humphries MADRID/ROME (Reuters) -Britain is lagging the aviation recovery in the rest of Europe due to confusing COVID-19 restrictions and its airports will struggle in the coming winter, Ryanair executives said on Tuesday. “Most European markets are recuperating … the exception is the UK (where) there’s this […]