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BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyans are celebrating Islam’s Eid al-Fitr holiday – and ending their month-long Ramadan fast – on different days this year because of bitter political splits that persist despite years of peace efforts. Religious authorities in east Libya, aligned with the parliament which is based there, said they had sighted the crescent moon on Thursday, making it the last day of fasting and setting Friday as Eid. […]

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar headed for its first weekly gain in nearly two months on Friday as investors raised their bets that the Federal Reserve will increase rates in May, while a surprising recovery in the euro zone economy in April underpinned the euro. The dollar index, which measures the performance of the U.S. currency against six others, rose 0.1% on the day and headed for […]

PARIS (Reuters) – The night session at the French Open will be brought forward by half an hour this year, tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said on Friday. “It will start at 2000 (local time) with an interactive show and the first point will be played at 2030,” she told a news conference. Last year, players entered the Court Philippe Chatrier to warm up at 2045 (1845GMT), and the scheduling drew […]

MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s antitrust authority said on Friday it had taken measures against Meta Platform over an alleged abuse of its position in the country, in a probe involving the rights to music posted on the group’s platforms. Meta, the U.S. group which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, last month failed to reach a deal with the Italian society of authors and publishers SIAE, to renew copyright licences. As a […]

By Matt McKnight and Daniel Trotta BROOMFIELD, Colorado (Reuters) – Colorado-based Biofire Tech is taking orders for a smart gun enabled by facial-recognition technology, the latest development in personalized weapons that can only be fired by verified users. But in a sign of the long, challenging road that smart guns have faced, a prototype twice failed to fire when demonstrated for Reuters this week. Company founder and Chief Executive Kai […]

(Reuters) – Soccer agent Adrian Ward and Colossal Sports Management have been suspended from all intermediary activity until December 2024 after they allegedly made approaches to a minor in 2019, England’s Football Association (FA) said on Friday. The FA’s regulations prohibit agents from approaching players to enter a contract before Jan. 1 in the calendar year of their 16th birthday. The FA alleged Ward had “directly or indirectly” made an […]

By Rogan Ward PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa (Reuters) -Gunmen stormed a homestead in a township outside the South African city of Pietermaritzburg and ambushed a family, killing 10 people, police said. Police did not give a motive for the shooting. Seven women and three men were killed, the police ministry said in a statement. South Africa has one of the world’s highest murder rates, with about 20,000 murders recorded every year […]

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – West Ham United captain Declan Rice’s moment of magic against Gent in the Europa Conference League on Thursday will long be remembered by fans in the London Stadium. His solo run from inside his own half before dispatching a clinical shot into the corner broke Gent’s resistance as West Ham went on to win 4-1 for a 5-2 aggregate triumph. It put West Ham […]

(Reuters) -Procter & Gamble Co raised its full-year sales forecast on Friday, signaling higher prices would offset the hit from consumers turning to cheaper, private-label alternatives for tissues and other household essentials. The Tide detergent maker’s shares rose 1% in premarket trading. P&G also said its expects annual earnings per share towards the lower end of the fiscal year guidance range.  Products made by companies such as P&G and Unilever […]