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September 15, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported on Wednesday 73 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for Sept. 14, compared with 92 a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission. Of the new infections, 50 were locally transmitted, all of which were in Fujian, the health authority said. That compares with 59 […]

September 15, 2021 (Reuters) – A month after seizing Kabul, the Taliban face daunting problems as they seek to convert their lightning military victory into a durable peacetime government. After four decades of war and the deaths of tens of thousands of people, security has largely improved, but Afghanistan’s economy is in ruins despite hundreds […]

September 15, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is pushing global leaders to endorse what it calls ambitious targets for ending the COVID-19 pandemic, including ensuring 70% of the world’s population is vaccinated against the virus by the 2022, according to a draft U.S. document viewed by Reuters on Tuesday. The three-page outline is […]

September 15, 2021 (Reuters) – It has been a month since the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan, seizing the capital Kabul with barely a fight. Following are the main events in Afghanistan over the last month: Aug. 15 – Taliban fighters enter the capital Kabul, completing a lightning offensive that saw provincial capitals fall […]

September 15, 2021 By David Stanway and Muyu Xu SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s refusal to accept requests for deeper carbon emissions cuts during recent visits from the top climate envoys of the United States and Britain may undermine progress at the upcoming global climate summit in Glasgow in November, experts say. China rebuffed U.S. envoy […]

September 15, 2021 SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Pele has been moved out of intensive care and into a general room after the Brazilian soccer great underwent surgery to remove a tumor in his right colon, Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein hospital said on Tuesday. The hospital added in the statement that the 80-year-old is in good […]

September 15, 2021 (Reuters) – On Holding AG, a shoe firm backed by Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer, on Tuesday priced its initial public offering (IPO) well above the target range, valuing the company at over $6 billion. On priced 31.1 million shares offered at $24 each, compared with a target range of $18 to […]

September 15, 2021 By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese retailer Miniso Group will open a ‘flagship’ New York store and nearly double its U.S. outlets this year, betting post-pandemic shoppers on a budget will snap up cheap but fun goods for homes and work like $10 soft toy cats and $4 staplers […]

September 15, 2021 HONG KONG (Reuters) – Macau’s government is due to begin a 45-day public gaming consultation starting Wednesday as it tries to gauge public consensus ahead of a closely watched rebidding of its multi-billion dollar casinos next year. Lei Wai Nong, secretary for economy and finance in the world’s biggest gambling hub, said […]

September 15, 2021 By Kantaro Komiya and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core machinery orders rose in July after a dip the previous month, a sign corporate spending is perking up despite the wider hit to the economy from the pandemic. However, the weaker-than-expected rebound may add to concerns about Japan’s already tepid recovery, […]

September 15, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Electric vehicle company Workhorse Group voluntarily dismissed on Tuesday its legal challenge against a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) move to award a multibillion-dollar contract to Oshkosh Defense for making postal delivery vehicles. The 10-year contract announced in February could be worth more than $6 billion in total. Workhorse had […]

September 15, 2021 By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) – Broadway’s biggest musicals roared back to life on Tuesday after an unprecedented 18-month, pandemic-induced shutdown that cast an eerie silence over New York’s usually bustling theater district. The curtain rose again on top musicals “Hamilton,” “The Lion King” and “Wicked” before packed audiences in the […]

September 15, 2021 By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Larry Elder, a conservative radio host and lawyer, rapidly emerged as the most serious challenger in California’s recall election with a message that Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom botched his response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Elder criticized vaccine and masking requirements, saying those safety measures should be a matter […]

September 15, 2021 TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese fighter jets landed on a makeshift runway on a highway strip on Wednesday overseen by President Tsai Ing-wen as annual drills reached their peak, skills that would be needed in the event China attacks and targets Taiwan’s vulnerable air bases. China has been ramping up its military pressure […]

September 15, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden proposed a first face-to-face summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in a call last week, but failed to secure an agreement, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, an account later denied by the White House. “This is not an accurate portrayal of the call. Period,” […]

Casper has laid off dozens of employees, including three C-Level executives: its chief marketing officer, chief technology officer and chief operating officer, sources say. The mattress company declined to comment. The round of layoffs, communicated to employees on Friday, largely impacted retail and operations teams, signaling that the business may be undergoing a broader restructuring. […]

September 14, 2021 By Steve Holland GOLDEN, Colo. (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that extreme weather events would cost the United States over $100 billion this year, as he visited Colorado to highlight drought conditions and raging wildfires in the U.S. West. Colorado was his last stop on a three-state western swing in […]

September 14, 2021 (Corrects to remove reference to CVS Health Corp and replace it with Walmart Inc in paragraph 9) By Mica Rosenberg and Susan Heavey (Reuters) -Three former U.S. presidents – Republican George W. Bush and Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama – have banded together behind a new group aimed at supporting refugees […]

September 14, 2021 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Gunmen stormed a hotel in Mexico’s central San Luis Potosi state on Tuesday and kidnapped some 20 foreigners believed to be mostly from Haiti and Venezuela, the state’s attorney general’s office said. The gunmen ransacked the building and took off with the logbook of guests, making it hard […]

September 14, 2021 By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday took steps to allow local communities to start tapping a $5 billion fund for creation of affordable housing and services for the half million people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The fund was created as […]