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CAIRO (Reuters) – Britain’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency has received reports of a vessel under attack south of Yemen’s coastal town of Nishtun, it said on Friday. Shots were fired at the vessel, the agency said in a statement, adding that three boats, each with three or four people aboard, were also sighted. (Reporting by Adam Makary and Hatem Maher; Editing by Clarence Fernandez) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks rallied on Friday as strong corporate earnings helped lift sentiment even as worries over economic weakness lingered, while investors were also waiting on a policy decision from the Bank of Japan. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.94% higher but remained on course to end the month 1.4% lower. Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.51% while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index gained […]

(Reuters) – Former world number one Andy Murray said he wants another chance to play at the French Open while he is still fit and healthy after making just one appearance on the Paris clay since reaching the semi-finals in 2017. The 35-year-old, who also reached the Roland Garros final in 2016, suffered his second early exit of the clay season on Thursday with a 6-2 7-6(7) first-round defeat by […]

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Decades-long foreign bullishness on China’s capital markets is breaking down, investment flows and interviews with fund managers suggest, with a new era of uncertainty fuelled by geopolitical risks and U.S. investors especially wary. There have been ample excuses to buy China as the world’s second biggest economy gathers steam. Post-pandemic recoveries in exports, property and shopping have run harder than expected. Stock market returns are […]

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will provide as much as $1.8 billion in subsidies for a slate of storage battery and chip-related projects, Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday, marking Tokyo’s latest push towards greater supply chain security. The government plans to give up to 184.6 billion yen ($1.38 billion) in subsidies for eight storage battery-related proposals and up to 56.4 billion yen for two semiconductor-related projects, Nishimura told reporters. Among […]

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia attacked cities in a wide arc across Ukraine early on Friday extending from the capital, Kyiv, through central and southern regions and at least two people were killed, according to media and officials. “A young woman and a three-year-old child have been killed,” Borys Filatov, mayor of the central city of Dnipro, said on Telegram. Filatov gave no further details. Pictures on social media showed an apartment […]

By Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The situation in Sudan could worsen at any moment and Americans should leave within the next 24 to 48 hours, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday. The administration was deeply concerned by an increase in ceasefire violations in Sudan on Wednesday, and the U.S. State Department has deployed additional consular staff, Jean-Pierre said. “The situation could deteriorate at any […]

(Reuters) – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said some of his players did not give 100% against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Thursday after they threw away a two-goal lead and drew 2-2. Goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford had put United 2-0 up at halftime but Pedro Porro and Son Heung-min struck in the second half to salvage a draw for Tottenham. Ten Hag said […]

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) board directors have resigned and the country’s justice minister has stepped in to administer the governing body amid financial problems, Fijian media reported. The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Siromi Turaga met with members of the FRU board and instructed them to resign on Thursday, the Fijian Sun said. Turaga would now move to appoint interim trustees for the FRU and convene a […]