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Erdogan rival accuses Russia of ‘deep fake’ campaign ahead of presidential vote
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the main election rival of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, issued a warning to Russia, accusing it of responsibility for the release of fake material on soci...
May 12, 2023
Cricket-Australia’s Big Bash League to be shortened from 2023-24
(Reuters) - Australia's Big Bash League (BBL) will be shortened to a 44-game season from 2023-24, Cricket Australia announced on Friday as it brought forward changes in the tournament structure set to...
May 12, 2023
IMF staff, Senegal reach agreement on $1.9 billion funding package
(Reuters) - International Monetary Fund staff have reached agreement with Senegal on financing facilities totalling about $1.9 billion, the Fund said in a statement. The deal is subject to approval by...
May 12, 2023
UK’s Autonomy founder Lynch extradited to the U.S. on fraud charges
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Mike Lynch has been extradited to the United States to face criminal charges over Hewlett Packard's $11 billion acquisition of his software company Autonomy, a dramati...
May 12, 2023
Tennis-Something special about Nadal and Roland Garros, says Gauff
(Reuters) - Coco Gauff had doubts about an ailing Rafa Nadal's chances at last year's French Open, only to see him romp to a 14th title at the Paris Grand Slam, and the women's world number five said ...
May 12, 2023
Former NBA star Howard stirs Chinese anger by calling Taiwan a country
BEIJING (Reuters) - Former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Dwight Howard has triggered a wave of criticism on Chinese social media for calling Taiwan a country in a promotional video with T...
May 12, 2023
UK’s THG ends deal talks with Apollo
(Reuters) - British online retail platform THG Plc said on Friday it has terminated talks with Apollo Global Management, saying there was "no merit" in discussions after it rejected the private equity...
May 12, 2023
MLB roundup: Nathan Eovaldi fans 12 as Rangers blank A’s
Nathan Eovaldi recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts in 8 2/3 scoreless innings as the visiting Texas Rangers handled the Oakland Athletics 4-0 in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday. Manager ...
May 12, 2023
Japan’s Rakuten posts $564 million loss in Q1 on mobile loss
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese e-commerce and fintech giant Rakuten Group Inc on Friday posted an operating loss of 76.2 billion yen ($564.24 million) for the first three months of 2023, dragged down by i...
May 12, 2023
Toshiba expects 0.5% drop in annual profit ahead of JIP buyout
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said on Friday it expected operating profit to drop 0.5% this financial year, ahead of a planned $15-billion buyout by a group led by private equity firm Japan Industria...
May 12, 2023
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