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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, May 4 (Reuters) – While Jamaica stole the show with world records, Australia underlined its status as an emerging power on the track with a bronze medal and a long-awaited national record at the World Athletics Relays despite missing headline names. The Australian quartet of Luke van Ratingen, Reece Holder, Thomas Reynolds and Aidan Murphy clocked 2:55.20 in the men’s 4×400 metres on Sunday to finish […]

May 3 (Reuters) – Anthropic is finalizing an about $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs and a handful of other Wall Street firms to sell artificial-intelligence tools to private-equity-backed companies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. Anthropic, Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman are anchoring the deal, and each company is expected to invest roughly $300 million, the report said, adding that […]

May 4 (Reuters) – Three-time Olympic medallist Niklas Edin announced his retirement from international curling on Monday, saying he plans to remain involved in the sport in various roles and continue playing in the Rock League, which just completed its inaugural season. The Swedish skip, 40, won a record eight world championships, eight European titles and a gold medal at 2008 Beijing Olympics during a career that spanned more than […]

By Parisa Hafezi and Jacob Bogage DUBAI/DORAL, Florida, May 4 (Reuters) – A tanker reported being hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime security organisation said on Monday, shortly after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would start helping free ships stranded in the Gulf by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Trump provided few details about the plan, which he said would start on Monday to […]

SEOUL, May 4 (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics, the world’s No. 1 TV maker, has replaced its TV head for the first time in more than two years, as it faces mounting competition from Chinese rivals at home and abroad. Samsung said in a statement on Monday that it has appointed Lee Won-jin, who was previously head of the Global Marketing Office, as the new head of its Visual Display Business, […]

May 3 (Reuters) – Three people have died and three are ill after a Netherlands-based cruise ship was hit by a suspected outbreak of hantavirus, authorities and media reports said on Sunday. Here is information about the virus. SPREAD BY RODENTS Hantavirus is primarily spread by rodents but can be transmitted between people in rare cases, according to the World Health Organization. People most typically become infected when virus in […]

May 4 (Reuters) – Australia striker Sam Kerr claimed another record when she scored her 64th goal for Chelsea on Sunday to become the club’s leading goalscorer in the Women’s Super League (WSL). The 32-year-old rose to head home a Niamh Charles cross in the 13th minute of Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Leicester City at King Power stadium, moving ahead of Fran Kirby on the list of goalscorers for the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Rudolph Giuliani, the ex-mayor of New York City and a former adviser to President Donald Trump, is in critical but stable condition at a hospital, his spokesman said Sunday. Spokesman Ted Goodman didn’t say what sent the 81-year-old to the hospital or how long he’s been there. “Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he’s fighting […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating after a United Airlines passenger jet landing Sunday at Newark Liberty International Airport struck a light pole on the adjacent New Jersey Turnpike. The Federal Aviation Administration said the incident involving United Airlines Flight 169 happened at about 2 p.m. EDT Sunday. The Boeing 767 aircraft landed safely, arriving in the U.S. from Venice, Italy, according to the FAA. The airline said […]