No winners as Messi decides to stay at Barcelona - Reuters India
Japan's Sompo to buy U.S. crop insurer from CGB Enterprises - Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese insurer Sompo Holdings Inc will buy Diversified Crop Insurance Services, the U.S. crop insurance unit of U.S. grain shipper CGB Enterprises Inc, Sompo said.
The acquisition will make Sompo one of the largest crop insurance providers in the world, with combined gross written premiums of over $2 billion, the Japanese firm’s international unit said in a statement on Friday.
Sompo is expected to pay 40 billion to 50 billion yen ($380-$
China auto revenue, profit likely flat this year, official says - Reuters
TIANJIN, China (Reuters) - China’s auto industry will likely maintain steady revenues and profits this year despite slight declines in production and vehicle sales, a government official said on Saturday, as the world’s biggest car market recovers from the impact of COVID-19,
Cai Ronghua, senior official at National Reform and Development Commission, made the
New father McIlroy says playing with more freedom is paying off - Reuters
(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy said playing without expectations following the birth of his first child had helped him rediscover some of his best form as he shot a six-under 64 in the opening round of the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta on Friday.
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EU demanding potential veto on Britain's post-Brexit laws, regulations: The Times - Reuters
(Reuters) - The European Union is demanding a potential veto on Britain’s post-Brexit laws and regulations, The Times newspaper reported on Saturday, citing senior government officials.
The British daily reported that EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, is
Lockdown protesters defy police as Australia coronavirus cases ease - Reuters Australia
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Protesters against a COVID-19 lockdown defied police in Australia’s hotspot on Saturday, prompting 15 arrests, even as the state of Victoria continued its gradual improvement in stemming new cases due to the nearly five weeks of restrictions.
S. Korea posts fewest COVID-19 cases in three weeks after tightening distancing - Reuters
SEOUL, Sept 5 (Reuters) - South Korea recorded 168 new coronavirus cases as of midnight Friday, posting the lowest daily tally in three weeks after imposing stricter social distancing rules to blunt a second wave of infections.
The total infections rose to 21,010, with 333 deaths, according to the data published by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday.
Friday’s new cases were the lowest since a major outbreak emerged from a Christian church whose members attended a
NFL notebook: Washington cuts RB Peterson - Reuters
Adrian Peterson, the former NFL MVP and four-time All-Pro running back, was surprisingly released by the Washington Football Team on Friday.
Head coach Ron Rivera said Peterson’s leadership was valued, especially after
Sudan declares three-month state of emergency over floods: SUNA - Reuters
CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan’s Security and Defense Council declared a national state of emergency for three months because of floods that have killed 99 people this year and designated Sudan a natural disaster zone, state news agency SUNA reported early on Saturday.
The Sudanese minister of labour and social development said that in addition to the deaths, floods this year have injured 46 people, inflicted damage on more than half a million people and caused the total and partial collapse of more than 100,000