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September 2, 2021 By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple Inc is facing an antitrust challenge in India for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the apps market by forcing developers to use its proprietary in-app purchase system, according to a source and documents seen by Reuters. The allegations are similar to a case […]

September 2, 2021 By Michele Kambas and George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) – Composer Mikis Theodorakis, whose life and music mirrored Greece’s soul and crossed international boundaries in his captivating score for the film ““Zorba the Greek”, died on Thursday, plunging the country into three days of mourning. A towering man with a brooding presence and […]

September 2, 2021 By Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) -China told broadcasters on Thursday to shun artists with “incorrect political positions” and “effeminate” styles, and said a patriotic atmosphere needed to be cultivated, as part of a wider crackdown on its booming entertainment industry. China’s communist authorities can censor anything they believe violates core socialist values, […]

September 2, 2021 MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter has named several politicians, including her father’s closest aide and preferred successor, whom she said have offered to run with her in next year’s presidential election. Sara Duterte-Carpio, mayor of Davao City, is leading opinion polls https://ift.tt/2WKa9YA but has yet to disclose her political […]

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September 2, 2021 JAKARTA (Reuters) – The Indonesian Navy says it has seized a Panamanian-flagged tanker in the waters off Riau islands after the foreign vessel was found to be carrying more than 4,000 tons of oil without valid permits. Indonesion Navy commander admiral Arsyad Abdullah said in a statement late Wednesday that the Panamanian-flagged […]

September 2, 2021 By Anton Zverev and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) – The editor-in-chief of a Russian news outlet designated a “foreign agent” after it investigated the poisoning of opposition politician Alexei Navalny has accused the Russian state of destroying the media. “The Insider” and Roman Dobrokhotov, its editor-in-chief, angered the Kremlin by helping identify […]

September 2, 2021 Max Scherzer pitched six scoreless innings while Max Muncy and Austin Barnes hit home runs for Los Angeles (85-49). With San Francisco losing at home 5-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Dodgers moved a half-game in front of the Giants in the NL West. The Dodgers finished off their fourth three-game sweep […]

September 2, 2021 By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) – Victoria Azarenka moved into the U.S. Open third round with a 6-3 7-6 (1) win over Italy’s Jasmine Paolini on Wednesday, saying she was happy to be back playing in front of crowds at Flushing Meadows, especially vaccinated fans. Azarenka made it to the final […]

September 2, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to field in the fourth test against India with both sides making two changes for the match at the Oval on Thursday. The hosts, who levelled the five-test series 1-1 with an innings victory in the third match at Headingley, […]

September 2, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer spending on payment cards slipped to 93% of its pre-COVID level last week, compared with 94% a week earlier, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday. The ONS also said a net 22% of businesses reported a decrease in turnover in late August compared with normal […]

September 2, 2021 By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, supported by a sharp decline in U.S. crude stocks and a weaker dollar, though gains were capped by an OPEC+ decision to stick to its policy of only gradual increases to output. Brent crude was up 30 cents, or 0.4%, […]

September 2, 2021 (Removes reference to Suga being Japan’s head of state in paragraph 3) By Daniel Leussink and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan announced on Thursday a list of initiatives it will focus on to promote green technology and digitalisation, as part of efforts to boost the economy’s long-term growth. The outline, drawn up […]

September 2, 2021 By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland hit Facebook’s WhatsApp with a record 225 million euro ($266 million) fine on Thursday following an inquiry into the messaging app’s transparency around sharing personal data with other Facebook companies. WhatsApp said the fine was “entirely disproportionate” and that it would appeal. Ireland’s Data Privacy […]

September 2, 2021 By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Exchange unveiled new rules on Thursday to allow special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) to list in the city-state, after rolling back some measures that were viewed as too strict by market participants. Following a market consultation, SGX’s regulatory arm announced rules that included halving the […]

September 2, 2021 SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group will invest 100 billion yuan ($15.5 billion) by 2025 in support of “common prosperity”, the government-backed newspaper Zhejiang Daily reported on Thursday. Alibaba’s investment will go towards supporting small and medium enterprises and agriculture, and towards setting up a 20 billion yuan “common prosperity […]

September 2, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. bank JP Morgan has agreed to a 25 million euros ($29.6 million) fine in a settlement of a tax fraud case, French financial prosecutors’ office said on Thursday. The financial prosecutors’ office said in a statement a Paris court had approved on Thursday the settlement sealed with JP […]

Microsoft has revealed a full general release of its Windows Server 2022 software for users across the world. The Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release, offering ten years of support, is generally available now for all users, the company confirmed. The release forms yet another key part of Windows 11 ahead of its launch later […]

September 2, 2021 DOHA (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday said there is a need to engage with the Taliban on Afghanistan, but Britain has no immediate plans to recognise their government. Raab was speaking in Qatar after meeting the Qatari foreign minister. Raab said they had discussed ensuring Afghanistan does not […]

September 2, 2021 DUSHANBE (Reuters) – Tajikistan cannot afford to take in large numbers of refugees and asylum seekers from neighbouring Afghanistan as it promised to do in the summer, the police chief of Central Asia’s poorest country said on Thursday. The government of Tajikistan, an ex-Soviet state allied to Moscow and part of the […]