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September 3, 2021 Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, his support ratings in tatters ahead of a general election, said on Friday he would step down, setting the stage for his replacement as premier. Here are details about the people who might become Japan’s next prime minister. FUMIO KISHIDA, 64 A former foreign minister, Kishida had […]

September 3, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday he had decided not to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership race, setting the stage for his replacement after just one year in office. Japan’s TOPIX stock index rose 1.6% to a 30-year high in afternoon trade after the […]

September 3, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Czech fourth seed Karolina Pliskova was on the verge of becoming an early casualty at the U.S. Open but overcame Amanda Anisimova 7-5 6-7(5) 7-6(7) in a thrilling second round encounter on Thursday. Pliskova looked in control in the opening set after a single break separated the players […]

September 3, 2021 SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Victories for Brazil and Argentina on Thursday set the two sides up for an enticing World Cup qualifying clash in Sao Paulo this weekend. Argentina beat Venezuela 3-1 in Caracas to extend their unbeaten run to 21 games and know they can overcome Brazil on their home turf, […]

September 3, 2021 By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) -World number one Ash Barty stormed into the third round of the U.S. Open by taming Danish teenager Clara Tauson 6-1 7-5 on Thursday, while the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center mopped up after a night of torrential rain and damaging winds. A brilliant sun […]

September 3, 2021 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employment growth likely pulled back in August after gaining nearly 2 million jobs in the past two months as soaring COVID-19 cases reduced demand for travel and entertainment, but the pace was probably enough to sustain the economic expansion. The Labor Department’s closely watched employment […]

September 3, 2021 By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Two furloughed jumbo jet pilots and a burnt-out finance worker have been among the more unusual candidates to learn how to drive 44-tonne trucks at Laurence Bolton’s school in south London during the pandemic. “You get people from all industries, and think: ‘Blimey, I never saw […]

Barely a month-and-a-half after announcing that a new unified smartwatch platform called the Wear OS 3.0 was arriving, Google has taken steps to ensure that apps that running on its  operating system provides a user experience that customers can rave about. The Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch could be the first to run the new software.  […]

Chinese phone maker Vivo is all set to launch its latest Android-based flagship series the Vivo X70 on September 9 in China. And true to form, there have been enough of  leaks to ensure that that there would be no surprises about the product range.  The latest in the series of leaks ostensibly comes via […]

September 3, 2021 By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian earnings season bonanza for shareholders has masked a more uncertain outlook for the corporate sector as the Delta COVID variant threatens to tip an economy that was surging only months ago back into its second recession in as many years. Australian-listed companies delivered a […]

September 3, 2021 (Reuters) -Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been released from the national team squad after picking up a one-game suspension following their 2-1 victory over Ireland on Wednesday, the country’s football federation said in a statement https://ift.tt/3gT7bsg. The 36-year-old headed two late goals to give Portugal a 2-1 victory in their World Cup […]

September 3, 2021 By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia has secured 4 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines in a swap deal with Britain, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, as he looks to convince states and territories to stick to a national COVID-19 reopening plan. The extra doses should reach Australia this month […]

If you've ever wanted to see Wonder Woman take on Black Adam and Deadpool in a single movie, Netflix's new heist film Red Notice might be as close as you'll ever get. The film stars Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson as John Hartley, an FBI agent who's hot on the trail of two of the world's […]

September 3, 2021 By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The Brazilian unit of U.S. commodities trader Cargill has finished building a new facility to produce pectin, a fruit by-product used in jams, beverages, dairy products and confectionery, the company said on Friday. The plant is Cargill’s only pectin facility outside of Europe, where it […]

September 3, 2021 By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) – Broadway’s long-awaited reopening kicked off on Thursday with the return of Tony-winning show “Hadestown” – the first musical to come back after an unprecedented 18-month shutdown. “Hadestown,” which won eight Tonys in 2019 for its modern rock twist on the ancient Greek tale of lovers […]

September 3, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will not run in a ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race in September, public broadcaster NHK said on Friday, setting the stage for his replacement after just one year in office. Suga, who took over after Shinzo Abe resigned last September citing ill health, […]

September 3, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government is considering easing restrictions on alcohol sales in restaurants and lengthening their opening hours in areas under COVID-19 state of emergency measures, local media reported on Friday. The restrictions could be eased between October and November depending on the progress in vaccinations, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, citing […]

September 3, 2021 By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will step down, Kyodo news reported on Friday, and party sources said he would not run in a ruling party leader race in September, setting the stage for his replacement after just one year in office. Suga, who took […]

September 3, 2021 By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Analysts are split on whether the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will delay tapering plans at its September policy meeting next week, as a faster roll out of coronavirus vaccines offsets a harder-than-expected economic blow from lockdowns. Some 36 of 37 analysts polled by Reuters expect […]

September 3, 2021 By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Friday after posting strong overnight gains on a weaker dollar and a bigger-than-expected fall in U.S. crude stocks and were headed for small gains on the week ahead of a highly anticipated U.S. monthly jobs report. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude […]