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LONDON, England (Reuters) – Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion in a thrilling penalty shootout after their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday finished 0-0 after extra time to set up the first all-Manchester clash in the final. Solly March, Brighton’s seventh player to step up to the spot in the shootout, launched the ball over the bar, before Victor Lindelof found the net to secure a 7-6 […]

LONDON, England (Reuters) -Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion in a thrilling penalty shootout after their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday finished 0-0 after extra time to set up the first all-Manchester clash in the final. Solly March, Brighton’s seventh player to step up to the spot in the shootout, launched the ball over the bar, before Victor Lindelof found the net to secure a 7-6 shootout […]

ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland’s UBS said on Monday it will retain Christian Bluhm as chief risk officer for the “foreseeable future” as it bolsters controls during the takeover of Credit Suisse. Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti is reshaping the ranks of UBS as it works on integrating Credit Suisse, the 167-year-old Swiss banking rival which it rescued in March. UBS had said in November that Bluhm, who has been its risk chief […]

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Cheering, flag-waving crowds gathered in Tokyo on Sunday for the first full Pride parade in four years, celebrating advances in LGBTQ rights but demanding Japan join other advanced nations in legally recognising same-sex marriage. Change is slow in Japan, which hosts a summit next month of the Group of Seven industrial powers as the only member of the G7 that does not recognise same-sex […]

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Citigroup’s Asia wealth revenues increased 20% in the first quarter of 2023, backed by investment gains and strong acquisition of new private banking clients, according to a company spokesperson. The firm’s institutional business, including banking, services and markets, recorded $2.4 billion in first quarter revenue, up by 6% from the same period last year. (Reporting by Selena Li; Editing by Toby Chopra) Brought to you by […]

KAMPALA (Reuters) – At a shelter for lesbian women in Uganda’s capital Kampala, gone are the days when the residents, having fled abuse and stigma at home, could breathe easy and be themselves. That came to an end a month ago when parliament passed some of the world’s strictest anti-LGBTQ legislation, which would criminalise the “promotion” of homosexuality and impose the death penalty for certain crimes involving gay sex. President […]

KAMPALA (Reuters) – At a shelter for lesbian women in Uganda’s capital Kampala, gone are the days when the residents, having fled abuse and stigma at home, could breathe easy and be themselves. That came to an end a month ago when parliament passed some of the world’s strictest anti-LGBTQ legislation, which would criminalise the “promotion” of homosexuality and impose the death penalty for certain crimes involving gay sex. President […]

ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland has closed its embassy in Khartoum and evacuated staff and their families over the security situation in Sudan, the Swiss foreign ministry said on Twitter. “Our staff and their families have been evacuated and are safe,” Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis tweeted late on Sunday. The Foreign Ministry did not say how many people were rescued but said the evacuees were in good health, with two people […]

(Reuters) – Britain’s four-times Olympic champion Mo Farah said he will end his athletics career at the Great North Run in September. Farah finished ninth in his final marathon in London on Sunday, clocking 2:10:28 – nine minutes behind winner Kelvin Kiptum. The 40-year-old will compete at the 10km Great Manchester Run on May 21 before the Great North Run half-marathon on Sept. 10. “Part of me was wanting to […]