Новости за 01.10.2021

As a few notable NBA players continue to make headlines for their anti-vaccination stances, the vast majority of the league has been vaccinated against COVID-19.

(Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that profits from state-run oil firm Petrobras could be used to alleviate rising fuel prices in the country, among possibilities for

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese new-home prices in September rose at the slowest pace since March 2020 as the property market softened further amid a sustained crackdown on speculation including caps on

(Reuters) - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel) said on Friday it divested a 70% stake in its Australian network of towers to superannuation fund AustralianSuper for A$1.9 billion ($1.37

By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese business confidence improved for a fifth straight quarter in the three months to September, a central bank survey showed on Friday, a

By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's Minister for Trade Dan Tehan said on Friday talks with the European Union over a trade deal have been postponed, as a row over Canberra's decision to

A Senate Commerce Subcommittee recently held a hearing on the harmful effects social media has on the youth. During the hearing, lawmakers questioned Facebook executives on the safety of children who use the platform, as well as Instagram.

A new report revealed an increase in the number of suicides among U.S. service men and women. According to the Pentagon's annual report, 580 U.S. troops committed suicide last year. This showed a 15 percent rise from 2019.

A group representing the National School Board Association has asked the White House for federal assistance for threats against U.S. public schools. On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration was exploring what more could be done about the issue.

The price of bacon is reportedly at the highest it's been in 40 years. According tot the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index for the average cost of a slab of bacon rose 28 percent within the past year.

Republican lawmakers are coming to the defense of a U.S. Marine who was jailed after criticizing Joe Biden's Afghan pullout. In a statement on Thursday, Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Biden officials put a U.S. Marine in solitary confinement for demanding accountability from top brass for the Afghan disaster.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) said on Thursday it raised Braskem-Idesa's credit rating from "B" to "B+" citing better performance and deleveraging after the firm

By Angela Moore NEW YORK (Reuters) - A rare collection of sketches and paintings by American boxer Muhammad Ali - who loved to draw between fights - is going up for auction in New York next week.

By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accounting and consulting firm PwC told Reuters it will allow all of its 40,000 U.S. client services employees to work virtually and live anywhere they want in

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected Wells Fargo & Co's bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the fourth-largest U.S. bank of defrauding shareholders about its

HOUSTON (Reuters) -Exxon Mobil Corp signaled on Thursday that higher oil and gas prices would boost third-quarter earnings by as much as $1.5 billion over the second quarter.

By Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and his senior Democratic allies in Congress are preparing to lower their ambitions for a signature legislative

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said it conducted an anti-aircraft missile test on Thursday, state media KCNA reported on Friday.

LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United made it two wins out of two in the Europa League after goals by Declan Rice and Said Benrahma secured a 2-0 home victory over Rapid Vienna while Leicester City

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian soccer legend Pele left a Sao Paulo hospital after several weeks on Thursday, and a hospital bulletin said he would undergo chemotherapy following the removal of a colon

By Leonardo Benessatto and Jake Spring PORTO VELHO, Brasil (Reuters) - Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest declined by nearly half in September compared a year ago, government data showed on Thursday,

By Ann Saphir (Reuters) -Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans on Thursday said he believes that the supply shocks that are pushing up on prices now will ease next year, and low

By Hyunjoo Jin, Jane Lanhee Lee and Paresh Dave SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - General Motors Co's Cruise and Alphabet Inc's Waymo self-driving car subsidiaries on Thursday became the first companies to

By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - About 1,900 fighters belonging to Colombian rebel and crime groups are operating from Venezuela, where they plan attacks and participate in drug trafficking,

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S.