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By Field Level Media Aug 31 (Field Level Media) – The Southeastern Conference said it’s ready to defend itself at a hearing Thursday in Louisiana against a temporary restraining order preventing the league from penalizing schools that play football players who have signed with NFL teams. The SEC issued a statement Sunday following Friday’s action by District Court Judge William Jorden of Baton Rouge, La., who granted an amended TRO […]

SINGAPORE, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Singapore will deploy S$220 million ($172.83 million) over three years to strengthen its fintech ecosystem and boost innovation and the adoption of technology across the financial sector, the city-state’s central bank announced on Monday. Here are some details: • The new financial commitment falls under the fourth iteration of Singapore’s Financial Sector Technology and Innovation Scheme (FSTI 4.0), which was first launched in 2015 to […]

Aug 31 (Reuters) – U.S. special envoy John Coale has said he hopes to secure the release of hundreds of additional prisoners from Belarus next month and will go there in person to try to seal the deal. Coale, who said his diplomacy had already persuaded Belarus to free up to 800 political prisoners in return for the U.S. easing some of its sanctions on Minsk, made his comments to […]

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia and U.S. futures also declined Monday on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates soon. Oil prices surged about 3% after U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz, marking their first military action in a month. The Trump administration just days earlier had shifted its focus to economic pressure, and a return to open […]

By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME, Aug 31 (Reuters) – In a country famed for political instability, Giorgia Meloni is poised to lead Italy’s longest-lasting government since World War Two, overtaking a record of 1,412 consecutive days set by Silvio Berlusconi in 2005.  Meloni, who has tempered her populist instincts with pragmatism since taking power in October 2022, plans a rally on Friday, September 4 to celebrate the milestone, […]

ROME, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government took office in October 2022 and will become the longest-serving administration in the history of the Italian Republic on September 4. Here are some of the main legislative efforts undertaken by her coalition, which have achieved varied results. JUDICIAL REFORM One of its flagship initiatives sought to revamp Italy’s fiercely independent judiciary. Because this involved a change to the constitution, […]

ROME, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is due to set a record as leading Italy’s longest-serving administration on September 4. Yet the country’s revolving-door cabinets have often masked a more stable political system than first meets the eye. Below are some facts and figures about Italy’s post-war governments: HOW MANY GOVERNMENTS AND PRIME MINISTERS? Meloni’s administration is Italy’s 68th government since 1946, led by the country’s 31st […]

Novak Djokovic loses in opening round of US Open for first time, falling in 5 sets to Mariano Navone NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic grinded through physical and internal ailments, made one mistake after another and could not find what it took to beat a feisty, younger opponent who was not intimidated under the lights against tennis’ most decorated player. The 39-year-old is out of the U.S. Open after […]

MOESER, Germany (AP) — An election in eastern Germany on Sunday could produce the first far-right state governor in the country’s post-World War II history as Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his unpopular national government struggle to dispel what he calls “widespread moroseness.” Several polls show a large lead for the anti-migration Alternative for Germany, or AfD, ahead of the election to the state legislature in Saxony-Anhalt. Taking control of a […]