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Left-winger aims to become Hungary's first female prime minister

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Klara Dobrev's first political campaign two years ago earned her leftist party a better-than-expected four seats in the European Parliament. Now she is one step closer to her next goal: ousting nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Read full story

Polish court delays ruling on primacy of EU law for the fourth time

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Constitutional Tribunal on Thursday delayed for a fourth time a ruling on whether the country's constitution or European Union treaties take precedence, with critics saying Warsaw may be stalling to try to put pressure on Brussels. Read full story

U.S. urges Bosnian Serb leader to halt secessionist rhetoric

BELGRADE (Reuters) - A top U.S. diplomat on Thursday warned the Bosnian Serb leader that his threats to secede from Bosnia could lead to economic isolation of the Serbs who account for nearly a third of Bosnia's population. Read full story

Expo 2020 Dubai kicks off with lavish opening ceremony

DUBAI (Reuters) - The first world fair to be held in the Middle East, Expo 2020 Dubai, opened on Thursday with a lavish ceremony of fireworks, music and messaging about the power of global collaboration for a more sustainable future. Read full story

Egyptian authorities say they blocked Brotherhood financing scheme

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities said on Thursday they had blocked a scheme aimed at financing the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and alleged a link to the imprisoned founder and former chairman of dairy and juice firm Juhayna, Safwan Thabet. Read full story

Nigerian military says air strike hit Islamic State, playing down alleged civilian deaths

ABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian military said on Thursday a deadly air strike hit an Islamic State camp and that casualties could not be determined, after witnesses said the attack had killed dozens of civilians in the northeast, where the country is waging a 12-year war against jihadist insurgents. Read full story

Nine Sabah districts to remain 'isolated' for failing to achieve 60% vaccination rate for adults

KOTA KINABALU: Nine Sabah districts including two major east coast towns will remain "isolated" as the state lifted restrictions on inter-district travel within five identified zones from Oct 1. Read full story

Boy passed out after vaccination due to lack of sleep, not having proper breakfast, says Melaka Health Dept

MELAKA: Lack of sleep and consuming only a tablespoon of nasi lemak is found to the cause of a 12-year-old boy to suddenly pass out after getting vaccinated on Thursday morning (Sept 30), says the state Health Department. Read full story

Fully vaccinated husbands or close family members allowed in labour room from Oct 4, says Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Effective Oct 4, the Health Ministry will allow fully vaccinated husbands or immediate family members to accompany pregnant women in the labour room during childbirth. Read full story

Malbatt 850-9 women personnel make MAF history, says Hisham

PETALING JAYA (Bernama): The first batch from the Malaysian Battalion 850-9 (Malbatt 850-9) team has made Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) history for having the most number of women personnel since the MAF’s involvement in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mission. Read full story

Philippines kicks off election season under pandemic cloud

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines opens a week-long window on Friday for filing of candidacy for thousands of political posts, from the presidency down to town councillors, kicking off what is expected to be a hotly contested election in May next year. Read full story

Ethiopia expels seven U.N. officials, accusing them of "meddling"

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Ethiopia is expelling seven senior U.N. officials, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, two days after the U.N. aid chief warned hundreds of thousands of people in the northern region of Tigray were likely experiencing famine due to a government blockade of aid. Read full story

Private groups aiding thousands in Afghanistan worry about dwindling funds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stacia George hired buses to take hundreds of Afghans, including many who worked for the U.S. government, to the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif after the Taliban seized Kabul. She planned for charter jets to whisk them to new lives outside Afghanistan. Read full story

Killing of top Rohingya leader underscores violence in Bangladesh camps

(Reuters) - For years, Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah, one of the most prominent advocates for the persecuted Muslim minority from Myanmar, predicted he would be killed by the hardliners who regularly sent him death threats. Read full story

Tunisia's first woman prime minister raises spirits despite power grab

TUNIS (Reuters) - Nurse Amina Ben Hammou beamed with pride when President Kais Saied named Najla Bouden Romdhane as Tunisia's first woman prime minister on Wednesday. Read full story

French TV group M6 partners with Snapchat

PARIS (Reuters) - French TV group M6 has set up a partnership with Snap Inc's messaging app Snapchat to make extracts of its programmes available on the social media group's platform, it said on Thursday. Read full story

Exiled painter depicts 'slow disappearance' of Afghan women under Taliban

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Murad Sharifi, a refugee from Afghanistan, works at a kebab place and lives in a shelter for the homeless in Budapest's outskirts. His tiny room is filled with dozens of paintings depicting a colourful but ominous world, of Afghan women clad in long black burqa gowns, surrounded by hostile men. Read full story

Canada marks first national holiday for indigenous reconciliation

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada on Thursday held its the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honor the lost children and survivors of indigenous schools, following the gruesome discovery of more than 1,000 unmarked graves https://ift.tt/3usNOeQ at two former schools earlier this year. Read full story

Italy's Salvini pressured by far-right as centre-left set to sweep mayors

ROME (Reuters) - Mayoral elections in Italy's largest cities on Sunday and Monday are expected to illustrate Matteo Salvini's weakening grip of the right and see centre-left wins in the most high-profile contests. Read full story

Ecuador sends in 400 police to restore order after 116 inmates die in prison riot

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's national police service said on Thursday that it had sent in 400 officers to restore order at one of the country's largest prisons after a riot this week in which at least 116 inmates died and 80 were injured. Read full story

Google tells court 'staggering' $5 billion EU antitrust fine flawed

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - A 4.34 billion euro ($5 billion) European Union antitrust fine was based on flawed calculations, Alphabet's Google said on Thursday, urging Europe's second-highest court to scrap or reduce what it said was not an appropriate penalty. Read full story

Citadel Securities denies involvement in 'meme stock' trading restrictions

(Reuters) - Citadel Securities did not ask Robinhood or any other firm to restrict or limit trading on GameStop and other so-called "meme stocks" at the height of the retail-driven trading frenzy in January, the market-maker said on Tuesday. Read full story

Netflix rolls out mobile games to users in select European markets

(Reuters) - Netflix on Tuesday rolled out five mobile gaming titles to its subscribers in select European markets, as part of its efforts to diversify revenue sources amid intensifying competition in the booming video-streaming space. Read full story

Amplitude valued at $5 billion after shares jump in Nasdaq debut

(Reuters) -Shares of Amplitude Inc opened nearly 43% above their reference price in their Nasdaq debut on Tuesday, notching up a valuation of about $5 billion for the benchmark-backed analytics company. Read full story

Tunisian leader names new PM with little experience at crisis moment

TUNIS (Reuters) -President Kais Saied named a geologist with little government experience as Tunisia's first woman prime minister on Wednesday amid a crisis following his seizure of powers and with public finances close to breaking point. Read full story

Rohingya community leader shot dead in Bangladesh refugee camp

(Reuters) - Gunmen shot and killed a prominent Rohingya Muslim leader in a refugee camp in southern Bangladesh on Wednesday, a United Nations spokesperson and a local police official said, following months of worsening violence in the world's largest refugee settlement. Read full story

Hungary's Orban hits Czech campaign trail to back PM Babis

USTI NAD LABEM, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban backed his Czech counterpart Andrej Babis' re-election bid on Wednesday, making a display of the close ties between the two central European leaders who have supported each other in disputes with the EU. Read full story

Italy's Draghi to meet Greta Thunberg at Milan climate talks

ROME (Reuters) -Italian prime minister and current president of the G20 Mario Draghi will meet climate activist Greta Thunberg in Milan on Thursday, Draghi's office said. Read full story

Analysis-In post-Merkel EU, Macron can't exert leadership without allies

PARIS (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's exit from the EU stage she dominated for 16 years has handed French President Emmanuel Macron an opportunity to take up the mantle of European leadership and press on with his plans for a more independent Europe. Read full story

Nigerian state shuts down phones, bans motorbikes in bandit crackdown

KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Authorities in Nigeria's Kaduna State shut down telecoms networks and banned the use of motorcycles on Wednesday as part of a raft of measures to tackle bandit gangs that have caused havoc in the country's northwest for months. Read full story

Princess Diana honoured with blue plaque at former London flat

LONDON (Reuters) - The late Princess Diana has been honoured with a "blue plaque" at her former flat in west London where she lived before she became engaged to British heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles. Read full story

EU backs U.S. tech trade declaration after French concerns

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments committed to a joint EU-U.S. declaration on technology cooperation on Wednesday, just in time for a key transatlantic meeting, after France threatened to block it unless it was watered down, EU diplomats said. Read full story

Samsung fined $47 million for price fixing in Netherlands

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Electronics maker Samsung has been fined 40 million euros ($46.9 million) for price fixing in the Netherlands, Dutch competition watchdog ACM said on Wednesday. Read full story

Russia arrests top cybersecurity executive in treason case - court

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has arrested Ilya Sachkov, the chief executive of top Russian cybersecurity company Group IB, on suspicion of state treason and will hold him in custody for two months, a Moscow court said on Wednesday. Read full story

Deputy minister calls for immediate investigation into Cheras temple misunderstanding

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias has requested the authorities to expedite investigations into a rioting incident outside a Chinese temple on Tuesday (Sept 28) so that follow up action can be taken to resolve the problem harmoniously. Read full story

Dr Wee lauds decision to allow selected travellers to travel overseas without MyTravelPass

PETALING JAYA: The decision to allow selected travellers, including students, to travel overseas without the MyTravelPass has been commended by the Transport Minister. Read full story

Affendi: No security breach, data leakage on MAF's end

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The issue over the alleged data leak involving personal information of the public does not involve any security breach on the part of the Malaysian Armed Forces, says Chief of Defence Force Tan Sri Affendi Buang. Read full story

International community will stop supporting Mali if it brings in mercenaries - France

PARIS (Reuters) - France warned Mali on Thursday that it would lose the support of the international community if it agreed a deal with Russian mercenaries. Read full story

Romanian truckers, hit by taxes at home, tempted by British jobs

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - For 32-year-old Romanian international trucker Nicolae, Britain's driver crisis could be just what he needs to keep his small business afloat. Read full story

Exclusive-Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell - document

FRANKFURT/MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Afghan central bank ran down most of its U.S. dollar cash reserves in the weeks before the Taliban took control of the country, according to an assessment prepared for Afghanistan's international donors, exacerbating the current economic crisis. Read full story

Russia threatens YouTube block after RT TV's German channels are deleted

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday threatened to block Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube after Russian state-backed broadcaster RT's German-language channels were deleted a day earlier and said it was weighing possible retaliation against the German media. Read full story

U.N. aid chief to Ethiopia on famine in Tigray: 'Get those trucks moving'

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday he assumes famine has taken hold in Ethiopia's Tigray where a nearly three-month long "de-facto blockade" has restricted aid deliveries to 10% of what is needed in the war-torn region. Read full story

Canada PM Trudeau says new Cabinet to be sworn in next month, finance minister to stay

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that he will swear in his new Cabinet next month, with Chrystia Freeland returning as his finance minister and deputy, after his Liberals were re-elected for the third time last week. Read full story

Haiti's elections postponed after electoral council dismissed

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's general election, which had been scheduled for Nov. 7, has been postponed after Prime Minister Ariel Henry dismissed the council that organizes elections, which many in the country had felt was too partisan. Read full story

Haunted by the carnage: French gendarmes testify before Paris attacks trial

PARIS (Reuters) - Six years after a group of Islamist bombers and gunmen attacked Paris, gendarmes who were on duty that night told a court on Tuesday that they were still haunted by the sound of explosions, images of human flesh and the smell of blood. Read full story

Puppet makes cross-Europe trek to support child refugees

GENEVA (Reuters) - A 3.5-metre (11.5 ft)-tall puppet depicting a Syrian refugee girl arrived in Geneva on Tuesday as part of an 8,000-km (4,970-mile) walk across Europe to raise awareness of the plight of young refugees. Read full story

EU leaders to discuss soaring energy prices

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Leaders of European Union countries will discuss surging energy prices when they meet next month, as governments scramble to cushion households from the soaring cost of gas and power. Read full story

French Greens pick Jadot as presidential candidate amid fragmented Left

PARIS (Reuters) -Green voters on Tuesday chose former Greenpeace activist Yannick Jadot to be their candidate for France's April 2022 presidential election. Read full story

Germany's TÜV Süd "shirking responsibility" over 2019 Brazil dam burst, court hears

MUNICH (Reuters) - German industrial inspector TÜV Süd was on Tuesday accused of evading its responsibilities over its alleged role in the 2019 deadly collapse of a dam in Brazil, as Brazilian claimants kicked off the first civil lawsuit in Germany over the disaster. Read full story

Chancellor or bust: Germany's Laschet fights for his political life

BERLIN (Reuters) - Conservative chancellor candidate Armin Laschet faced a scrap for his political future on Tuesday as lawmakers in his CDU/CSU alliance met to plot a way forward after suffering their first national election defeat since 2002. Read full story

Health DG: 1,612 applications through HQA approved for home quarantine so far

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has given the green light to one-third of travellers into Malaysia from the 4,883 completed applications for home quarantine received through the Home Quarantine Application (HQA) portal. Read full story

Young Germans tired of status quo put faith in Greens, liberals

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and Greens could not be further apart on issues like taxation, climate change and fiscal policy, but Sunday's election revealed one thing they do have in common: popularity among young voters. Read full story

Nigerian security forces kill eight at Shi'ite march, participant says

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian soldiers and police on Tuesday shot dead eight Shi'ites who were taking part in a religious procession along a major road in the federal capital Abuja, according to a member of a banned Shi'ite group who was taking part in the event. Read full story

WHO 'heartbroken' by Congo sex abuse probe findings

GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization's regional director for Africa said on Tuesday that the agency was "heartbroken" by the findings of an independent commission on sex abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read full story

Turkey to press Russia to restore calm in Syria's Idlib

ANKARA (Reuters) - The presidents of Russia and Turkey will hold talks on Wednesday on curbing renewed violence in northwest Syria and possibly expanding Moscow's sales of military defence systems to Ankara, Turkish officials said. Read full story

Cocaine and ecstasy found in river at Glastonbury Festival

LONDON (Reuters) - A river that runs through the Glastonbury Festival, the largest greenfield music festival in the world, is contaminated with illicit drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy because stoned revellers often urinate on the ground, scientists said. Read full story

Polish government to ask president to extend state of emergency on Belarus border

WARSAW (Reuters) - The Polish government will ask the president to extend a state of emergency on the Belarus border by 60 days, a spokesman said on Tuesday, due to a surge in migration that Warsaw blames on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Read full story

Spain pledges aid to La Palma as erratic eruption keeps island guessing

LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -Spain classified La Palma as a disaster zone on Tuesday, a move that will trigger financial support for the island where a volcanic eruption has wrecked buildings and destroyed crops over the past nine days. Read full story

Russia opens new criminal case against Kremlin critic Navalny, threatens more jail time

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia sharply escalated a campaign against jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Tuesday, opening a new criminal case against President Putin's fiercest domestic critic that could allow the authorities to hand him another decade in jail. Read full story

Singapore population sees biggest percentage drop since 1950

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's population size this year saw its sharpest percentage drop since 1950, a report said on Tuesday, as coronavirus-induced travel restriction kept foreigners away from the Asian financial hub. Read full story

Belarus leader: change constitution to prevent opposition from taking power

MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko called on Tuesday for changes to the constitution that would prevent an opposition movement that rose up against him in mass street protests last year from taking power, the state news agency Belta reported. Read full story

Activists urge UN to investigate alleged Taliban crimes

GENEVA (Reuters) - The ousted Afghan government and activist groups called on the main U.N. human rights body on Monday to investigate reports of targeted killings and restrictions on women and free speech by the ruling Taliban. Read full story

Armed men kill at least 30 in northern Nigerian villages

LAGOS (Reuters) - Armed men killed at least 34 people in two villages in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna in the early hours of Monday, the state government and two residents said. Read full story

Competition, chips, AI on table at first U.S.-EU trade and tech meet

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union hope to discuss chip shortages, artificial intelligence and tech competition issues during the first Trade and Tech Council meeting this week, senior U.S. administration officials said on Monday. Read full story

U.S. to open program to replace Huawei equipment in U.S. networks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday said it would open a $1.9 billion program to reimburse mostly rural U.S. telecom carriers for removing network equipment made by Chinese companies deemed national security threats like Huawei and ZTE Corp. Read full story

Most Telecom Italia staff to work from home until end of year - document

MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia (TIM) will keep some of its offices closed as nearly 60% of the employees at Italy's biggest phone company plan to continue working from home until Dec. 31, a union document showed. Read full story

Citizenship for overseas-born children: Court to hear govt’s stay application on Nov 15

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court here on Monday (Sept 27) fixed Nov 15 to hear the government’s application for a stay of the court’s ruling that children born overseas to Malaysian women married to foreigners are entitled to be citizens of Malaysia. Read full story

Retired naturalised athlete accused of cheating former senior sports official

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A retired naturalised athlete is alleged to have cheated former senior sports official Datuk Sieh Kok Chi and his disabled daughter of close to RM1.5mil in a property case. Read full story

Bandits kill 22 Nigerian security personnel, local politician says

ABUJA (Reuters) - Bandits killed 22 Nigerian security personnel in an attack on a remote army base in northwestern Sokoto State, a member of the state assembly told Reuters on Monday. Read full story

Russia's Navalny nominated for EU rights prize

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was nominated on Monday for the European Parliament's annual human rights prize as European Union lawmakers sought to keep the public spotlight on his pro-democracy network, which has been banned in Russia. Read full story

Jailed Belarusian opponent Kolesnikova wins European rights award

PARIS (Reuters) - Jailed Belarusian opposition leader and activist Maria Kolesnikova on Monday won the ninth Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize which honours outstanding civil society action in the defence of human rights. Read full story

La Palma volcano roars back to life as lava nears the sea

LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -The volcano on Spain's La Palma island began ejecting ash and smoke again on Monday after a brief lull, while hundreds of people in coastal villages were locked down in anticipation of the lava reaching the sea and releasing toxic gas. Read full story

British truckers: Life on the road with people smugglers, fuel thieves and few toilets

LONDON (Reuters) - For Tom Reddy, it was the disgusting conditions that convinced him to quit as a British trucker, with few toilets and even fewer showers forcing drivers into desperate solutions at the side of the road. Read full story

Two Polish regions repeal 'LGBT-free' declarations

WARSAW (Reuters) - Two Polish regional councils voted on Monday to repeal motions declaring their provinces "LGBT-free zones," state-run news agency PAP reported, after the European Union threatened to withdraw funding. Read full story

Trip to New Zealand: Santhara Kumar files defamation suit against Batu MP

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Segamat MP Datuk Seri Dr Santhara Kumar has filed a suit against Batu MP P. Prabkaran for allegedly uttering defamatory words in connection with the former Deputy Federal Territories Minister's visit to New Zealand. Read full story

Khairy: Practise healthy lifestyles to prepare for endemic

PETALING JAYA: Staying healthy is key to recovering from the pandemic, as the country prepares to reopen its socio-economic activities, says Khairy Jamaluddin. Read full story

12MP: Carbon-neutral commitment to attract foreign investment, tackle climate change issues, says Tuan Ibrahim

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Malaysia's commitment to be a carbon-neutral country as early as 2050 has the potential to attract foreign investment and show the country's commitment in tackling climate change, says Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. Read full story

New Austrian anti-lockdown party seeking more seats after election coup

VIENNA (Reuters) - A new Austrian political party that opposes lockdowns, compulsory mask-wearing and other coronavirus restrictions hopes to spread across the country after surprisingly securing seats in one of Austria's nine provincial parliaments on Sunday. Read full story

Jordan's crown prince contracts the coronavirus

CAIRO (Reuters) - Jordan said on Monday that Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah had contracted coronavirus. Read full story

EU would be our trade priority, UK opposition Labour Party says

BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - The opposition Labour Party would make rebuilding Britain's ties with the European Union its top trade priority, putting the bloc above U.S and Indo-Pacific deals in the post-Brexit era, its trade policy chief Emily Thornberry said on Monday, Read full story

India antitrust body accepts Google's confidentiality request - judge

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's antitrust watchdog has agreed to Google's request to keep confidential some information the company provided during an investigation into its business, though the regulator denied allegations it leaked a report on the probe to the media, a judge said on Monday. Read full story

More than 19 million adults fully vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 19,454,273 individuals or 83.1% of the adult population in Malaysia have been fully vaccinated as of Saturday. Read full story

Blood donors get free Covid-19 self-test kit

BUTTERWORTH: In a move akin to killing two birds with one stone, a blood donation drive here has helped replenish blood supplies while enabling more extensive detection of Covid-19 at the same time. Read full story

Former patients thankful for care given

PETALING JAYA: Former patients of Covid-19 remain immensely thankful of the services provided by medical frontliners who have been shouldering the heavy and relentless workload during the pandemic. Read full story

Sudan military-civilian tensions reach low point in wake of coup attempt

CAIRO (Reuters) - Tensions between Sudan's military and civilian politicians reached a low point on Sunday in the wake of last week's attempted coup with senior officials calling on the public to prepare for protests over the withdrawal of official security details. Read full story

San Marino votes to legalise abortion in historic referendum

ROME (Reuters) -The tiny republic of San Marino has voted overwhelmingly in favor of legalising abortion in a referendum, overturning a law dating back to 1865, official results showed on Sunday. Read full story

Sudan protesters agree to resumption of South Sudanese oil exports

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's government reached an agreement with tribal protesters on Sunday to allow the resumption of exports of landlocked South Sudan's crude oil via a terminal on the Red Sea, Sudanese officials said. Read full story

Mexico to resume voluntary flights for migrants who want to return to Haiti

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government said on Sunday that it will resume flights to Port-au-Prince starting next week for Haitian migrants who want to return home. Read full story

Factbox-Germany's election in polls, facts and figures

(Reuters) - Germany's election produced the narrowest of results, early projections show, but exit polls conducted for broadcasters on Sunday suggested voters had relatively clear ideas about the outcome they wanted to see. Read full story

Iran fails to fully honour agreement on monitoring equipment, IAEA says

VIENNA (Reuters) -The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Sunday Iran had failed to fully honour the terms of a deal struck two weeks ago to allow the watchdog's inspectors to service monitoring equipment in the country. Read full story

How politicians reacted after exit polls from Germany's election

BERLIN (Reuters) - Reactions from senior German politicians and others after exit polls from Sunday's national election https://ift.tt/3ALGEEW showed Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats virtually tied.: Read full story

Far-right AfD sees silver lining in weak result: Merkel is out

BERLIN (Reuters) - Leaders of Alternative for Germany (AfD) put on a brave face after projected election results showed support for the far-right party dropping and said they rejoiced in seeing Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives slump to their worst-ever result. Read full story

German CDU's Laschet vows to try to build conservative-led government

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's conservative CDU chancellor candidate Armin Laschet said his party could not be satisfied with the results of an election on Sunday but that he would do everything possible to build a conservative-led government. Read full story

Senior CDU politician says Jamaica coalition possible

BERLIN (Reuters) - Exit polls of Germany's federal election show that a so-called Jamaica coalition https://ift.tt/3i1YjB8 of conservatives, the Greens and the pro-business Free Democrats is possible, a senior politician of Angela Merkel's CDU said on Sunday. Read full story

Italy says Taliban government cannot be recognized, but Afghans must be helped

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday that the Taliban government in Afghanistan could not be recognised, but urged foreign governments to prevent a financial collapse there that would spark massive flows of migrants. Read full story

German SPD Secretary-General says we have mandate to govern

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Social Democrat Secretary-General Lars Klingbeil said on Sunday his party had a mandate to form a coalition after exit polls showed the SPD neck and neck with outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc. Read full story

Google to slash amount it keeps from sales on its cloud marketplace- CNBC

(Reuters) -Alphabet Inc's Google will take a smaller cut when customers buy software from other vendors on its cloud marketplace, CNBC reported on Sunday. Read full story

German CDU/CSU and SPD tied in national election - exit poll

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's CDU/CSU conservatives and their Social Democrat rivals were tied in Sunday's national election, an exit poll showed, leaving open which of them will lead the next government as Angela Merkel prepares to stand down after 16 years in power. Read full story

Thousands of mostly Haitian migrants traverse Panama on way to United States

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Up to 4,000 migrants, most of them Haitians, have passed through the treacherous jungles of the Darien Gap in Panama on the Colombian border as they make their way north to the United States, two Panamanian government sources said. Read full story

Woman loses RM53,000 in phone scam in Penang

KEPALA BATAS (Bernama): A private sector worker lost RM53,000 after falling victim to a Macau scam syndicate on Friday (Sept 24). Read full story

Erdogan: Turkey intends to buy more Russian defence systems

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey still intended to buy a second batch of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia, a move that could deepen a rift with NATO ally Washington and trigger fresh U.S. sanctions. Read full story

Credit Agricole offers to buy auto leasing company Olinn for 100 million euros - Les Echos

PARIS (Reuters) - French bank Credit Agricole has offered 100 million euros ($117 million) to acquire auto leasing and computer equipment company Olinn, business daily Les Echos reported on Sunday. Read full story

U.K.'s Wise to join the New Payments Platform in Australia

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Digital money transfer group Wise Plc will join an Australian payments network which should allow transfers to be settled in the country faster and at lower cost, Chief Executive Officer Kristo Kaarmann said on Friday. Read full story

‘Explain what is happening to tunnel project’

GEORGE TOWN: The state government has been urged to be transparent and explain to the people what is happening to the undersea tunnel project, which may be replaced by an elevated bridge. Read full story

Swiss to vote on allowing same-sex marriage in referendum

ZURICH (Reuters) - Voters in Switzerland, one of the last Western European countries that still bans gay marriage, will decide in a referendum on Sunday whether to allow same-sex couples to get married and adopt children. Read full story

Palestinian man shot and killed during West Bank clashes with Israeli troops, says ministry

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (Reuters): Israeli troops firing rubber bullets shot and killed a Palestinian man and injured others on Friday (Sept 24) during clashes at a protest against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, say the Palestinian health ministry and medics. Read full story

Germans vote in close election to decide Merkel successor

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans vote in a national election on Sunday that looks too close to call, with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) mounting a strong challenge to retiring Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives. Read full story

UK warned visa plan to fix truck driver shortage will not solve crunch

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s decision to issue temporary visas for 5,000 foreign truck drivers is a short-term fix that will not solve an acute labour shortage that risks major disruption for retailers in the run-up to Christmas, business leaders have warned. Read full story

Lavrov says Mali asked private Russian military company for help

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Mali has asked a private Russian military company to help it fight against insurgents, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday at the United Nations. Read full story

U.S. border agents briefly detain 14 Mexican soldiers in El Paso

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Fourteen Mexican soldiers were detained early Saturday morning for several hours by U.S. border agents after they crossed into El Paso, Texas, from Mexico's Ciudad Juarez, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)said. Read full story

Electric cars have significantly higher repair costs, research shows

Though better for the environment, electric cars are worse for the wallet, costing more to repair than conventional petrol or diesel cars, research shows. Read full story

Mobile phone museum to launch online in November

This new online museum – the Mobile Phone Museum – showcases the largest collection of mobile phones, containing more than 2,000 unique handsets from 200 different manufacturers. Read full story

Rwandan genocide 'kingpin' Bagosora dies in Mali prison - sources

BAMAKO (Reuters) - A former Rwandan army colonel who was accused of masterminding the slaughter of 800,000 people during the 1994 genocide has died in prison in Mali, Malian officials said on Saturday. Read full story

Libya's presidency seeks consensus on election law

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of Libya's Presidency Council said on Saturday he would urge candidates in elections proposed for December not to take part unless there was consensus on the vote's legal framework. Read full story

Catalan separatist leader to attend hearing in Italy on Oct. 4

MILAN (Reuters) - Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said on Saturday he would be in Sardinia on Oct. 4 to attend a court hearing on his European arrest warrant after being kept in police custody in Italy for less then 24 hours. Read full story

Benefits of vaccination for adolescents outweigh risks, parents told

BAGAN SERAI (Bernama): Parents have been told not to worry about the side effects of vaccines given to teenagers aged between 12 and 17 in this country under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Adolescents. Read full story

Pranksters target German far-right party with election campaign stunt

BERLIN (Reuters) - Pranksters posing as a delivery service won a contract from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to distribute a million campaign flyers - instead sending the leaflets back to the party's offices two days before Sunday's election. Read full story

Romanian PM Citu wins party leadership, prolonging political stalemate

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian Prime Minister Florin Citu won the leadership election of his ruling Liberal Party on Saturday, further reducing the chances of reuniting the centrist coalition government which collapsed earlier this month. Read full story

When Harry - and Meghan - met the deputy U.N. chief in New York

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited the United Nations in New York on Saturday to meet with U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed during the 193-member world body's annual gathering of leaders. Read full story

Sabah Pakatan calls for more transparency on MA63 progress

KOTA KINABALU: The high-level government committee should be transparent on progress made on discussions over the Malaysia Agreement 1963 and make the final report public, says Sabah Pakatan Harapan. Read full story

EMCO In Kampung Bambangan, Sabah from Monday (Sept 27)

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be implemented in Kampung Bambangan, Telupid in Sabah from Sept 27 until Oct 10, says National Security Council (MKN) director-general Datuk Rodzi Md Saad. Read full story

Radzi: Schools in Phase Four states must be fully prepared for reopening

ALOR SETAR (Bernama): All schools in Phase Four states under the National Recovery Plan (NRP) must make the necessary preparations before face-to-face schooling commences on Oct 3. Read full story

Taliban hang up bodies of alleged kidnappers in Afghan city

(Reuters) - Taliban authorities in the western Afghan city of Herat killed four alleged kidnappers and hung their bodies up in public to deter others, a local government official said on Saturday. Read full story

Hundreds of Russians join Moscow protest over parliamentary election

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hundreds of people, angered by last week's parliamentary election, joined a protest in central Moscow on Saturday, holding posters carrying slogans such as "bring back the elections". Read full story

Australia's Morrison says Indo-Pacific should always be free from coercion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison stressed the importance of a "free and open" Indo-Pacific, as leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia began their Quad meeting on Friday at the White House. Read full story

Biden discusses Indian Bidens with Modi, and asks 'Are we related?'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - "Are we related?" U.S. President Joe Biden asked India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi when they met at the White House on Friday. Read full story

Haitian migrants in Colombia weigh journey to U.S. after deportations

NECOCLI, Colombia (Reuters) - Many Haitian migrants heading north through Colombia are weighing whether to continue their journey to the United States, after more than a thousand were deported from the U.S.-Mexico border this past week. Read full story

U.S. grants licenses for more aid flow to Afghanistan despite sanctions

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States on Friday further paved the way for aid to flow to Afghanistan despite U.S. sanctions on the Taliban, who seized control of the country last month, issuing general licenses amid concern that Washington's punitive measures could compound an unfolding humanitarian crisis. Read full story

Russian police detain activists ahead of protest

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police detained opposition activists on Friday and warned they would break up any illegal rallies this weekend after an opposition coalition angered by last week's parliamentary election urged voters to gather in Moscow. Read full story

Hundreds protest in Kabul to demand release of Afghan foreign reserves

(Reuters) - Hundreds of people protested in Kabul on Friday, demanding that the United States release billions of dollars in central bank reserves blocked outside Afghanistan as the new Taliban government struggles to contain a deepening economic crisis. Read full story

Climate change activists briefly block UK's Port of Dover

LONDON (Reuters) -Climate change protesters on Friday blocked the entrance and exit to the Port of Dover, Europe's busiest trucking port, after causing disruption earlier this month to Britain's busiest motorway. Read full story

Exclusive-UN migration body asks Brazil to receive Haitians on US-Mexico border - sources

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has formally asked Brazil to receive some Haitian migrants camped along the U.S.-Mexico border hoping to enter the United States, according to two sources with knowledge of the request. Read full story

Lebanon president tells U.N. big challenges await government, help needed

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Aoun told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday big challenges awaited his country's new government and asked the international community for funding to revive its crisis-stricken economy. Read full story

Brazil telecoms regulator says 5G auction rules to be published by Monday

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's government expects to attract some 50 billion reais ($9.35 billion) in bids from a planned auction of fifth generation (5G) mobile spectrum, with auction rules to be issued by Monday, telecoms regulator Anatel Superintendent Abraão Balbino said on Friday. Read full story

Intel breaks ground on $20 billion Arizona plants as U.S. chip factory race heats up

(Reuters) - Intel Corp on Friday broke ground on two new factories in Arizona as part of its turnaround plan to become a major manufacturer of chips for outside customers. Read full story

Nexi exec says group interested in digital euro, no formal talks with ECB

MILAN (Reuters) - Nexi is interested in working on a digital version of the euro, but there are no formal talks with the European Central Bank (ECB), the Italian payment group's corporate and external affairs director Saverio Tridico said on Friday. Read full story

Brazil sets 5G mobile auction for Nov 4, says minister

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian telecoms regulator Anatel has scheduled the country's auction of fifth generation (5G) mobile spectrum for Nov. 4, Communications Minister Fabio Faria said on Friday on Twitter. Read full story

Vice President Harris announces $1.2 billion investments to help school children afford broadband

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced a $1.2 bln investment to help three million school children access and afford broadband services around the country. Read full story

Mercedes-Benz customers waiting more than a year for cars due to chip shortage - CEO in FAZ

BERLIN (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz customers are facing waiting times of more than a year for their orders because of interruptions to production caused by chip shortages, Daimler Chief Executive Ola Kallenius told a German newspaper in an interview on Friday. Read full story

In ageing Germany, the young get desperate over climate

BERLIN (Reuters) - In one of the world's most aged countries, some young people are resorting to drastic measures to voice their frustration at politicians' failure to tackle climate change. Read full story

France's Macron says will continue to support Lebanon

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday France would continue to support Lebanon, adding the country's new government needed to take urgent reform measures. Read full story

Farmers despair as volcano ravages La Palma's banana crop

LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Spain (Reuters) - In more than 50 years growing bananas on the Spanish island of La Palma, Antonio Brito Alvarez has never seen anything like the devastation wrought by the Cumbre Vieja volcano, which has been spewing out molten rock and ash since Sunday. Read full story

Binter and Iberia cancel flights to La Palma due to volcanic ash

MADRID (Reuters) -Local Canary Island carrier Binter said on Friday it had cancelled all flights to La Palma due to the volcano eruption https://ift.tt/3oj3aSv, while Spanish airline Iberia cancelled its only flight scheduled for the day. Read full story

Exclusive-Huawei CFO Meng expected to resolve U.S. charges in Brooklyn federal court - source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is expected to appear virtually in federal court to resolve U.S. charges against her, according to a source familiar with the situation. Read full story

Minnesota grain handler targeted in ransomware attack

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Minnesota agricultural firm Crystal Valley Cooperative said it had been targeted in a ransomware attack in recent days, making it the second Midwestern farm-services provider in a week to be forced to take systems offline due to cybersecurity incidents. Read full story

U.S. Vice President Harris welcomes India's resuming COVID exports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday that she welcomes India's announcement that it will resume COVID-19 vaccine exports. Read full story

Russia's Navalny criticises Apple, Google over app removal, social media posts say

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Google and Apple showed "cowardice" and acted as accomplices of Russian President Vladimir Putin by removing a voting app before this month's election, according to his social media accounts. Read full story

U.S. social audio app Clubhouse launches 'wave' feature for private chats

(Reuters) - U.S. social audio app Clubhouse launched a feature on Thursday to let users virtually wave at friends inside its audio-only chat app to show they are open to a private chat, in a move to expand beyond public rooms that can have thousands of listeners. Read full story

Mail-in delays and recounts: Canada's election tallying drags on

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Three days after Canada's federal election, the final tally of seats remained unclear on Thursday, with mail-in ballots still being counted in some regions and at least one electoral district facing an automatic recount. Read full story
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