September 5, 2021 WARSAW (Reuters) – Belarusian equestrian Olga Safronova has been given a humanitarian visa allowing her to live in Poland, Polish state news agency PAP reported on Sunday, after she was ostracised at home for speaking out against the Belarusian government. Safronova follows Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, who defected to Poland last […]
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Tennis-Matches resume after light rain at U.S. Open
September 5, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Play was suspended briefly on the outside courts at Flushing Meadows on Sunday minutes after fourth-round matches at the U.S. Open kicked off, as light rain fell on the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Two doubles matches – one on Court 17 and another on the Grandstand […]
Soccer-Lingard double helps England ease past Andorra
September 5, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – Jesse Lingard returned to the scoresheet for England for the first time in three years with two goals in his side’s 4-0 win over Andorra in a one-sided World Cup qualifier on Sunday. The Manchester United forward opened the scoring in the 18th minute and struck again late on […]
Soccer-Ellis to lead advisory group on future of women’s game
September 5, 2021 (Reuters) – FIFA has appointed former World Cup-winning coach Jill Ellis to lead the technical advisory group on the future of women’s football, the sport’s world governing body said on Sunday. Ellis, who lifted the World Cup with the U.S. in 2015 and 2019, will work with various stakeholders to explore ways […]
Tennis-Svitolina sees off Halep in U.S. Open fourth round
September 5, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – World number five Elina Svitolina produced a solid performance to dispatch Simona Halep 6-3 6-3 in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Sunday. The 12th-seeded Romanian won an epic 33-shot rally in the second game but a dozen unforced errors in the first set handed Svitolina […]
Tennis-U.S. Open day seven
September 5, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Highlights of the seventh day at the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, at Flushing Meadows on Sunday (times in GMT): 1735 SVITOLINA TOO GOOD FOR HALEP Fifth seed Elina Svitolina easily dispatched former world number one Simona Halep in straight sets, winning 6-3 […]
Daimler CEO says carmakers could face chip shortage into 2023
September 5, 2021 By Ilona Wissenbach and Nick Carey MUNICH (Reuters) – Soaring demand for semiconductor chips means the auto industry could struggle to source enough of them throughout next year and into 2023, though the shortage should be less severe by then, Daimler AG’s CEO said on Sunday. Carmakers, forced by the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Rally marks 1,000 days since China detained two Canadians amid Huawei dispute
September 5, 2021 (Reuters) – Supporters of two Canadians accused of spying and held in Chinese prison for 1,000 days rallied on Sunday, demanding their release in a case that has soured diplomatic ties between Ottawa and Beijing. Businessman Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig were detained in December 2018, shortly after Canada arrested […]
After messy pullout, Blinken to intensify Afghanistan diplomacy in Qatar, Germany
September 5, 2021 By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A week after declaring America’s “new chapter” of engagement with Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will aim to form a united front with allies this week on how to tackle the Taliban and ensure continued support for U.S. bid to help evacuate Americans and […]
Golf-Americans storm back into contention at Solheim Cup
September 5, 2021 (Reuters) – The United States won three of its four matches during Sunday’s early session of foursomes to pull within one point of Europe at the Solheim Cup at Inverness Club in Toledo. The home side’s nightmare start to Saturday’s first round looked like it would repeat itself on Sunday as the […]
Four Louisiana oil refineries restarting after Ida, 5 still shut
September 5, 2021 By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) – Four oil refineries in Louisiana have initiated the restart process since Saturday after Hurricane Ida knocked out most of the state’s oil processing, while five have yet to resume operations. In the last 24 hours, all three oil refineries in the Baton Rouge area and one […]
Soccer-Premier League players to be encouraged to take COVID-19 vaccine through government videos
September 5, 2021 (Reuters) – The Premier League has teamed up with the British government to make videos that will encourage players to take the COVID-19 vaccine, British media reported on Sunday. Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy chief medical officer, has agreed to address concerns around the vaccine in videos that will be shared with Premier […]
The time Animoto almost brought AWS to its knees
Today, Amazon Web Services is a mainstay in the cloud infrastructure services market, a $60 billion juggernaut of a business. But in 2008, it was still new, working to keep its head above water and handle growing demand for its cloud servers. In fact, 15 years ago last week, the company launched Amazon EC2 in […]
Filibuster imperils Pelosi’s abortion bill in U.S. Senate – Klobuchar
September 5, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate’s filibuster rule likely imperils a bill intended to protect abortion rights that Democrats are readying following the Supreme Court’s decision not to block a strict new Texas ban, a leading Democratic senator said on Sunday. Senator Amy Klobuchar told CNN’s “State of the Union” that some […]
Afghan opposition leader Massoud says he is ready for talks with Taliban
September 5, 2021 (Reuters) – The leader of the Afghan opposition group resisting Taliban forces in the Panjshir valley north of Kabul said on Sunday he welcomed proposals from religious scholars for a negotiated settlement to end the fighting. Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA), made the announcement on the […]
Tanzania suspends second newspaper in less than a month
September 5, 2021 NAIROBI (Reuters) – Tanzania suspended on Sunday another newspaper accused of false stories even though President Samia Suluhu Hassan had pledged to uphold media freedoms quashed by her predecessor. Raia Mwema, a leading Swahili-language weekly, was suspended for 30 days from Monday, for “repeatedly publishing false information and deliberate incitement,” Gerson Msigwa, […]
Maduro says Venezuela to receive first COVAX vaccines this week
September 5, 2021 CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela this week will receive the first coronavirus vaccines obtained via COVAX, President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday, following months of stalled attempts to obtain inoculations through the global vaccine program. The South American nation has been inoculating its population with doses acquired directly from China and Russia, following […]
China roundup: Beijing wants tech giants to shoulder more social responsibilities
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. This week, the gaming industry again became a target of Beijing, which imposed arguably the world’s strictest limits on underage players. On the other hand, China’s […]
Motor racing-Verstappen triggers Dutch party with dominant home win
September 5, 2021 By Bart H. Meijer ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (Reuters) – Max Verstappen won his home Dutch Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday and took the Formula One championship lead in front of a roaring, dancing army of fans hailing their hero with orange flags and flares. The 23-year-old dominated from pole position to […]
Republicans don’t deserve House majority if they push lies -Kinzinger
September 5, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives Republican said his party does not deserve to win majorities in congressional elections next year if it pushes lies and conspiracy theories, saying that it “desperately needs to tell the truth.” “If we’re going to be in charge and pushing conspiracy, pushing division, and […]
