U.S. concerned with China’s rising military activity near Taiwan
(Reuters) – The United States said it is concerned with China’s increasing military activity near Taiwan and added that China’s military pressure against Taiwan undermines regional peace and stability. “We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure and coercion against Taiwan,” a State Department spokesperson said on Sunday. (Reporting by Ann Maria Shibu in Bengaluru; Editing by David Clarke)
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October 03, 2021 11:48 UTC
Brenda P. Wenning: Is inflation really 'transitory'? How are we addressing it?
But imagine if the federal funds interest rate were to increase to 20%, as it did in 1980. Increasing interest rates to that level would have a devastating impact on business, real estate, the stock market and the entire economy. The annual inflation rate reached a 13-year high of 5.4% in June and July, followed by a slight decrease to 5.3% in August. Like high interest rates, high inflation would be an economic wrecking ball, reducing the purchasing power of both consumers and businesses. More recently, both parties have been negotiating a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and Democrats have proposed an additional $3.5 trillion spending bill for entitlements.
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October 03, 2021 10:07 UTC
Megliola: Tom Brady is back in Foxborough, and we can't wait to get it on
This is one of those nights, a one-timer, a first-timer, returning Tom Brady to Gillette Stadium as someone other than the six-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback of the Patriots. Oh right, that would be Tom Brady. Or did Bill Belichick think, you know, Brady no longer could lead a team to the Super Bowl? A Patriots game against Tampa Bay historically produced tepid interest. One thing’s for certain, echoing the words of Louis Pasteur, “chance favors the prepared.” Tom Brady may have been stung by his Foxborough departure, but in its aftermath he was prepared.
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October 03, 2021 08:48 UTC
Movers & Shakers: Danny Smith hired at Ti-SALES in Sudbury
MetroWest Daily NewsDanny Smith was recently hired as director of strategic markets at Ti-SALES, a Sudbury-based distributor of water and wastewater solutions. Smith brings more than 30 years of experience in the water and wastewater industry. His expertise with chemical feed and monitoring equipment will help Ti-SALES continue to be a strong resource for municipal water and wastewater customers. ****Emily Neill, of Natick, and Josh Levy, of Westwood, were recently selected co-chairs of the Board of Advisors at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Hicks brings more than 30 years of medical device experience with an established track record of success in commercialization, operations and creating shareholder value.
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October 03, 2021 08:37 UTC
Tennis-Sabalenka tests positive for COVID-19, out of Indian Wells
(Reuters) – World number two Aryna Sabalenka will not play at the Indian Wells tournament after testing positive for COVID-19, the 23-year-old said. Sabalenka, who lost to Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez in the U.S. Open semifinal last month, was the top seed in the women’s draw at the Indian Wells after world number one Ash Barty pulled out https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/barty-withdraws-indian-wells-2021-09-27 from the WTA 1000 event near Los Angeles. “Unfortunately I’ve tested positive at Indian Wells and won’t be able to compete,” Belarusian Sabalenka wrote on her Instagram story on Saturday. “I’ve started my isolation and I’ll be staying here until I’m cleared by the doctors and health officials. Sabalenka has already qualified for the season-ending WTA Finals, contested by the world’s top eight singles players and eight doubles teams, which will be held next month in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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October 03, 2021 02:41 UTC
Soccer-Keno scores late as Atletico beat Internacional 1-0
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Keno scored late in the second half for Atletico Mineiro to give the Belo Horizonte side a 1-0 win over Internacional and help them extend their lead at the top of Brazil’s Serie A to 11 points. Just four days after they were knocked out the Copa Libertadores at the semi-final stage, Atletico bounced back with substitute Keno’s 78th minute goal the difference between the sides. Internacional had the better of the early exchanges, forcing keeper Everson into three excellent saves, and they will consider themselves unlucky to lose their first match in nine. The win takes Atletico on to 49 points, 11 ahead of second-placed Palmeiras, who are at home to Juventude on Sunday. (Reporting by Andrew Downie; Editing by Michael Perry)
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October 03, 2021 02:03 UTC
More work needs to be done as Nipmuc's comeback attempt comes up short against Millbury
UPTON — Over the summer, the Nipmuc football team got a little visit from one of its former stars. Saturday unfortunately wasn't any different for the Warriors as Nipmuc's comeback attempt came up short, falling to the Woolies 35-27. A lot of that growth and maturation and improvement from Clark, Tupper thinks, goes back to his time over the summer working with Dishington. "Judah was with us for most of the summer," Tupper said. While the offseason work has helped some this season, Clark knows that there is still plenty more to work on.
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October 03, 2021 00:56 UTC
WTA roundup: Alison Van Uytvanck wins Nur-Sultan title
2 seed Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium rallied for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 win Saturday over top seed and home favorite Yulia Putintseva in the Astana Open final in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Van Uytvanck improved to 5-0 in her career in WTA finals and defeated Putintseva for the first time in their five head-to-head meetings. Putintseva jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the deciding set, but Van Uytvanck broke her serve in three of last four opportunities in the two-hour, 20-minute match. Jabeur advanced with a 6-4, 3-2 win over fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in one semifinal and will be looking for her second career title. Muguruza is playing in her fourth final of the season — she is 1-2 with the win coming in Dubai — and is aiming to win her ninth career title.
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October 02, 2021 22:52 UTC
Government unveils 25-station, €6.2 billion underground Metro proposal
A proposal for a three-line underground metro system with 25 stations around Malta was unveiled by the government on Saturday. The network would cost around €6.2 billion and take 15 to 20 years to build, according to studies by London-based consultants Arup Group. He said the proposed system would address the urgent need to reduce traffic congestion in Malta. The proposed system would therefore reduce Malta's carbon footprint and promote a healthier lifestyle with more physical activity, as well as increasing personal leisure time. "We continue to believe that efficient and affordable mass transport is a must for Malta.
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October 02, 2021 16:16 UTC
Brazil's Petrobras won't artificially control fuel prices
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Petrobras Chief Executive Officer Joaquim Silva e Luna said there was “zero” risk that the state-run Brazilian oil company would seek to artificially control fuel prices even amid growing public outrage over inflation. Petrobras this week raised diesel prices by about 9%, its first such hike in 85 days. “There is no chance of this [controlling prices] happening,” Luna said in a phone interview late on Friday. Lula said President Jair Bolsonaro, Mines and Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque and Economy Minister Paulo Guedes are convinced that artificially controlling prices would be detrimental to Petrobras. Oil prices are likely to rise in the final quarter, driven by demand for fuel derivatives in the Northern Hemisphere, and domestic price adjustments will largely depend on the exchange rate.
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October 02, 2021 15:33 UTC
Russia sees no hurdles for WHO approval of Sputnik V vaccine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – All the barriers to register Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine with the World Health Organization (WHO) have been cleared and only some paperwork remains to be completed, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Saturday. The Sputnik V shot, widely used in Russia and approved for use in over 70 countries, is undergoing a review by the WHO and the European Medicines Agency (EMA). “Russia’s position on promotion and registration of the Sputnik V vaccine was heard, we have removed all the questions for today,” Murashko was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency. He said that the company which is dealing with Sputnik V registration at WHO only “has to sign a few documents, submit a few additional papers”. The WHO said in July its review of how Russia produces the Sputnik V vaccine had found some issues with the filling of vials at one plant.
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October 02, 2021 14:37 UTC
Big nations urged to heed climate activists’ demands for bolder action
The COP26 conference in Glasgow aims to secure bolder climate action from the nearly 200 countries that signed the 2015 Paris Agreement and agreed to try to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Climate Envoy John Kerry also urged major economies to commit to more radical policies. Financing climate action will be vital to the success of COP26, said Oscar Soria, campaign director at the U.S.-based activist network Avaaz who was in Milan for the talks. Asked about coal mining, EU climate commissioner Frans Timmermans said the industry would gradually disappear even without specific climate action because it would eventually become economically unviable. China and India, the world’s top two coal producers, still rely on coal for much of their power supply.
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October 02, 2021 12:47 UTC
Rugby-Consortium acquires controlling stake in Saracens for 32 million pounds
(Reuters) – A consortium of investors has agreed terms to acquire a majority controlling stake in Premiership side Saracens for 32 million pounds ($43 million), the club said on Saturday. Saracens, four times Premiership champions and three times European Cup winners in the last five years, were relegated last season as punishment for multiple salary cap breaches. The club said the consortium comprises club chairman Neil Golding and Dominic Silvester and Paul O’Shea from Enstar Group, a global insurance group. Nigel Wray, who was the club’s owner for more than 25 years, said he would be retaining a “significant minority shareholding”. “We move on from the recent challenges with hard lessons learned and with robust new governance procedures in place,” Golding said in a statement.
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October 02, 2021 10:30 UTC
France’s Le Drian to hold talks with US’ Blinken on Oct 5
PARIS (Reuters) -French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will hold talks with United States’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Oct 5, as the two countries aim to rebuild diplomatic ties in the wake of a row over a lucrative submarine contract which France lost. In retaliation, France briefly withdrew its ambassador to the United States, although the ambassador has since returned to Washington DC. France’s Ambassador to Washington – Philippe Etienne – tweeted on Saturday a photo of him meeting Jake Sullivan, the White House National Security Advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden. Blinken visits Paris from Monday to Wednesday and will chair a meeting of ministers from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Blinken will be joined by U.S. climate envoy John Kerry, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and other U.S. officials in Paris.
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October 02, 2021 10:01 UTC
Stay-home order lifted for residents near La Palma volcano eruption
LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -Authorities advised people to limit time outdoors in parts of La Palma on Saturday as the erupting volcano on the Spanish island spewed red-hot lava and thick clouds of black smoke. However emergency services lifted a stay-home order that had been in effect in Los Llanos de Aridane, El Paso and areas of Tazacorte, places near the volcano that had been affected by poor air quality. The Cumbre Vieja volcano began its fiery eruption on Sept. 19 and has destroyed more than 800 buildings. On Friday, lava flowed from a new vent https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/lava-blasts-out-new-vent-la-palma-volcano-2021-10-01 in the volcano, which the Canaries Volcanology Institute described as a new “focus of eruption”. The volcano was experiencing “intense activity”, Miguel Angel Morcuende, director of the Pevolca response committee, told a news conference on Friday.
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October 02, 2021 09:39 UTC