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By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Twenty Australian sports organisations proclaimed on Friday their backing of a referendum to constitutionally recognise Indigenous people, as the country marked “Sorry Day” when it acknowledges years of injustices to Aboriginal people. Sports including cricket, golf, motorsport, netball and badminton pledged support for a proposed “Voice to Parliament”, a consultative committee that would advise legislators on matters affecting Indigenous people. Last week, Rugby Australia […]

By Arathy Somasekhar and Trixie Yap (Reuters) -Oil prices softened in early trade on Friday, weighed on by conflicting messages from Russia and Saudi Arabia ahead of the next OPEC+ policy meeting and a stronger dollar. Brent crude fell 30 cents to $75.96 a barrel at 0315 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate was down by 14 cents at $71.69 a barrel. Benchmarks settled more than $2 per barrel lower […]

By Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd (LGES) on Friday said they will build a $4.3 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the United States amid a push to take advantage of tax credits. Manufacturers must adhere to new U.S. sourcing requirements for EV battery components and critical minerals so that buyers of their vehicles can qualify for […]

(Reuters) – Olympic gold medallist Lamont Jacobs said he has been forced to “postpone” his 100 metres showdown with world champion Fred Kerley at the Diamond League meet in Rabat this weekend due to a back issue. The Italian was set to make his first appearance in an outdoor event this year after a “winter of intense preparation” having withdrawn from last year’s World Championships before the semi-finals due to […]

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The founder of the far-right militant Oath Keepers Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday for seditious conspiracy, the longest sentence imposed to date over the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot that sought to keep Donald Trump in the White House. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta delivered the sentence after a defiant Rhodes stood before him in an orange […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – A 31-year-old man was arrested on Friday in rural Japan for suspected murder after four people were killed in a rare shooting and stabbing incident involving a 12-hour stand-off with police, public broadcaster NHK reported. The suspect, the son of the head of the Nakano city council in Nagano prefecture, had holed up in his father’s house after allegedly shooting two police officers who arrived at the […]

By Echo Wang (Reuters) -Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc priced the initial public offering (IPO) of its engine filtration division to raise about $275 million, the company said on Thursday, defying volatile markets which are being shaken by uncertainty over a deal on the U.S. debt ceiling. Atmus Filtration Technologies sold 14.1 million shares at $19.5 a piece, the company said in a press release. The company had previously guided the […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – China Eastern Airlines, the initial customer for the country’s homegrown narrow-body jet C919, will launch the plane’s first commercial flight on Sunday, the carrier’s app showed on Friday. The C919 flight will take off as flight number MU9191 at 10:45 a.m. Beijing time (0245 GMT) from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and arrive in Beijing Capital Airport at 1:10 p.m. The commercial operation of the C919 marks a […]

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan and the United States are likely to issue a joint statement on semiconductor and advanced technology cooperation on Friday, the Yomiuri daily newspaper reported without disclosing where it obtained the information. Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will meet in the U.S. city of Detroit where Nishimura is attending the 2023 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting […]