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By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) – The yen surged on Tuesday, while Asian markets struggled for direction as a mixed batch of regional economic data and fresh Iranian threats in the Persian Gulf drove oil prices and bond yields higher. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fluctuated between gains and losses before edging up 0.2%, as the yen jumped as much as 0.6% to 153.51, its strongest level since February […]

Sept 8 (Reuters) – Australia’s Firmus said on Tuesday it had signed a multi-year deal with OpenAI to supply computing capacity from two Malaysian data centres, making the ChatGPT maker an anchor customer as demand surges for infrastructure to run advanced AI models. Here are the details: • The deal comes ahead of Firmus’ rumoured initial public offering this year, which could be one of Australia’s largest in recent years. […]

By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Doubts over Elena Rybakina’s fitness lingered until the eve of the U.S. Open and the Kazakh said she was amazed by her progress from an ankle injury after reaching the quarter-finals on Monday to edge closer to the world number one ranking. The second seed arrived in New York without having played since retiring from her Cincinnati Open quarter-final against Iga […]

By Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Fourth seed Coco Gauff stayed on course for a third Grand Slam title after reaching the U.S. Open quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-4 win over fellow American Iva Jovic at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday. Gauff, who captured her first major title at Flushing Meadows in 2023, delivered a dominant display against 14th seed Jovic and will next face Russian […]

By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG, Sept 8 (Reuters) – The Japanese yen climbed to fresh seven-month highs against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, as traders continued to unwind short positions amid growing bets of a Bank of Japan interest-rate hike while the dollar was subdued ahead of CPI data this week. The yen strengthened to as much as 153.53 per dollar in morning trading, surpassing levels reached during Japan’s July […]

Sept 8 (Reuters) – Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday as risks of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East grew after Iran threatened to retaliate against any new U.S. attacks on its assets, heightening worries over supply disruption. Brent crude futures climbed 34 cents, or 0.35%, to $97.34 a barrel by 0000 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $92.63 a barrel, up $1.15, or 1.26%.  Brent rose […]

By Field Level Media Sep 08 (Field Level Media) – Veteran left-hander Thomas Pannone became the fifth pitcher in International League history to throw a nine-inning perfect game as the Nashville Sounds defeated the host Durham Bulls 3-0 on Monday afternoon. Pannone, 32, needed just 94 pitches to retire all 27 batters of the Tampa Bay Rays’ Triple-A affiliate. He recorded eight strikeouts, including one apiece of MLB veterans Nick […]

By Field Level Media Sep 08 (Field Level Media) – The New York Yankees reinstated three-time MVP Aaron Judge from the 60-day injured list on Monday, setting him up to return from a three-month absence when they begin a home series Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies. Judge, 34, has not played since May 31 due to a stress fracture in one of his right ribs. It was initially diagnosed as […]

By Saurabh Sharma, Sarita Chaganti Singh and Sahana Bajracharya NUWAKOT/KATHMANDU/UPPER TRISHULI 3A HYDROPOWER STATION, Sept 8 (Reuters) – A delirious Kabir Maharjan drifted in and out of consciousness in a pool of muddy water in complete darkness, trapped for nine days in a tunnel beneath the wreckage of Nepal’s worst flood disaster in decades. When he finally awoke at a hospital after a miracle rescue, he did not recognise his […]