BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s United Nations envoy has rejected his U.S. counterpart’s remark that China’s choice of an ethnic Uyghur as a torchbearer for the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was an attempt to distract…
NFL coaches’ claims of incentives to lose pose legal risks for league
By Tom Hals (Reuters) – A lawsuit filed last week accusing the National Football League of racist hiring practices brought to light allegations that owners secretly offered incentives to coaches to lose, which could lead to class action lawsuits for hu…
Analysis-Trump’s Truth Social app, self-proclaimed foe of Big Tech, needs Apple and Google to survive
By Julia Love and Helen Coster (Reuters) – With just weeks to go before an expected launch, Donald Trump’s new media venture is trying to strike a delicate balance with its app: giving Trump’s base the freedom to express themselves, without running afo…
France’s Macron flies to Moscow in bid to ease Ukraine tensions
By Michel Rose MOSCOW (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron flies to Moscow on Monday in bid to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to dial down tensions with Ukraine, where Western powers fear the Kremlin plans an invasion. Moscow gave the…
Exclusive-U.S. calls for ‘concrete action’ from China to meet Phase 1 purchase commitments
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. officials called on Monday for “concrete action” from China to make good on its commitment to purchase $200 billion in additional U.S. goods and services in 2020 and 2021 under the “Phase 1” …
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Shiffrin crashes out of giant slalom
By Simon Jennings YANQING, China (Reuters) -Defending Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin crashed out of the women’s giant slalom on her first run at the Winter Games while Swede Sara Hector took top spot after taming the ‘Ice River’ course on a dramatic…
Blinken with Pacific trip aims to reaffirm U.S. focus on Asia
By Humeyra Pamuk and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will aim with a trip to the Pacific this week to remind the world that Washington’s strategic long-term focus remains with the Asia-Pacific region despi…
Olympics-Chinese tennis player Peng denies making accusation of sexual assault
By Dominique Patton and Natalie Thomas BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has denied she ever accused anyone of sexual assault, adding that she herself had deleted her social media post in November that had appeared to make such a cla…
Wall Street gains, European shares stocks rise following weeks-long rout
By Chris Prentice and Carolyn Cohn WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Wall Street shares gained on Monday and European stocks rose following five straight weeks of declines, as European bond yields rose on speculation of monetary tightening. Markets are on a…
Fearing junta, hundreds of Myanmar parents disown dissident children
By Wa Lone (Reuters) – Every day for the last three months, an average of six or seven families in Myanmar have posted notices in the country’s state-owned newspapers cutting ties with sons, daughters, nieces, nephews and grandchildren who have publicl…