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(Reuters) – Australian fast bowler Scott Boland said he turned down the opportunity to play county cricket in England so that he would be fresh heading into the World Test Championship (WTC) final and the Ashes. Only the second Indigenous Australian male to play a test, Boland made his debut in December 2021 at the last Ashes, where he announced himself onto the scene with an outrageous spell in the […]

ROME (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina said she was determined to give her war-torn country something to cheer about with her achievements on the tennis court after beating Russian 11th seed Veronika Kudermetova to reach the final of the Italian Open. Kalinina’s entire family is now in Kyiv following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — which Moscow calls a “special military operation” — but constantly face danger. A bomb recently exploded […]

By Jeff Mason and Sakura Murakami HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) nations will outline steps on Saturday aimed at reducing risks from China while preserving economic ties, a day after they agreed to ramp up sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The heads of government of the world’s richest democracies are grappling with the challenges posed by China and Russia at a three-day […]

By Jeff Mason and Sakura Murakami HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) nations will outline steps on Saturday aimed at reducing risks from China while preserving economic ties, a day after they agreed to ramp up sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The heads of government of the world’s richest democracies are grappling with the challenges posed by China and Russia at a three-day […]

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Saturday to maintain the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait amid high tensions with China, which has stepped up military pressure on the democratically governed island. Taiwan will not provoke and will not bow to Chinese pressure, Tsai said in a speech in the presidential office in Taipei marking the seventh anniversary of her governance. China, which considers […]

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Saturday to maintain the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait amid high tensions with China, which has stepped up military pressure on the democratically governed island. Taiwan will not provoke and will not bow to Chinese pressure, Tsai said in a speech in the presidential office in Taipei marking the seventh anniversary of her governance. China, which considers […]

By Jeff Mason and Sakura Murakami HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) nations will outline steps to help rein in risks from China while preserving economic ties, the White House said on Saturday, highlighting the difficult balancing act rich democracies face with Beijing. U.S. President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders have gathered in the Japanese city of Hiroshima for a three-day summit that has put […]

By Jeff Mason and Sakura Murakami HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) nations will outline steps to help rein in risks from China while preserving economic ties, the White House said on Saturday, highlighting the difficult balancing act rich democracies face with Beijing. U.S. President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders have gathered in the Japanese city of Hiroshima for a three-day summit that has put […]

By Ira Dugal MUMBAI (Reuters) – India will withdraw its highest denomination currency note from circulation, the central bank said on Friday. The 2000-rupee note, introduced into circulation in 2016, will remain legal tender but citizens have been asked to deposit or exchange these notes by Sept. 30, 2023. The decision is reminiscent of a shock move in 2016 when the Narenda Modi-led government had withdrawn 86% of the economy’s […]