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BERLIN, Aug 30 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday that a victory for the far-right AfD party in next week’s regional election in Saxony-Anhalt would damage the eastern state and deter foreign companies from investing there. “I cannot imagine international investors attending a ground-breaking ceremony with an AfD Minister-President to set up new plants and establish new businesses in Saxony-Anhalt,” he told ARD public television in an […]

NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Highlights of the first day at U.S. Open on Sunday (times GMT): 1735 PEGULA ADVANCES American Jessica Pegula advanced to the second round as the third seed began her campaign at Arthur Ashe on a perfect note, registering a dominant 6-3 6-2 win over Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse. 1730 CILIC WITHDRAWS FROM US OPEN The 2014 champion Marin Cilic withdrew from the U.S. Open due […]

By Saurabh Sharma, Devjyot Ghoshal and Sarita Chaganti Singh KATHMANDU, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Three months before a wall of water, mud and rock killed hundreds when it hurtled down a Himalayan valley bordering Nepal and China, experts and officials from both countries met in Kathmandu to discuss the risk of such disasters. At the May 27 meeting in Nepal’s capital, 10 officials from Nepal and about a dozen from […]

BERLIN, Aug 30 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday Berlin was preparing a response to the suspected drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane in Leipzig this month in coordination with its European and NATO partners. “We are in the process of concluding the investigation. There is broad consensus within the Federal Government on how we should respond, and we will make this clear in the coming […]

By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – Morning rain and the need to dry the track led to a juggled start time of the IndyCar races set for Sunday at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wis. Pounding rain on Saturday forced the red flag to come out and delayed the completion of the Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250 with 160 laps remaining. That race had been […]

By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Former finalist Casper Ruud pulled out of the U.S. Open men’s singles tournament with a persistent back injury, the Norwegian said shortly after the tournament got underway on Sunday. Ruud, runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz in the 2022 final, will be replaced in the draw by lucky loser Arthur Gea who takes on Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the opening round. The 27-year-old […]

By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Former finalist Casper Ruud pulled out of the U.S. Open men’s singles tournament with a persistent back injury, the Norwegian said shortly after the tournament got underway on Sunday. Ruud, runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz in the 2022 final, will be replaced in the draw by lucky loser Arthur Gea who takes on Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the opening round. The 27-year-old […]

Aug 30 (Reuters) – Aon Plc is close to an agreement to acquire insurance brokerage USI Insurance Services from private equity firm KKR for about $17 billion, including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal could be announced as early as Monday, the report said, provided the negotiations are successfully concluded. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.  (Reporting by Bipasha […]

Aug 30 (Reuters) – Aon Plc is close to an agreement to acquire insurance brokerage USI Insurance Services from private equity firm KKR for about $17 billion, including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal could be announced as early as Monday, the report said, provided the negotiations are successfully concluded. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.  (Reporting by Bipasha […]