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NAPLES (Reuters) – AC Milan striker Rafael Leao netted twice to give his side a superb 4-0 away victory over leaders Napoli in Serie A on Sunday, moving Stefano Pioli’s side up to third place in the standings. Milan have 51 points, one ahead of fourth-placed Inter Milan, and are four behind second-placed Lazio. Napoli are 20 points clear at the top. “This is only the first step. There are […]

By Milana Vinn, Anirban Sen and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Endeavor Group Holdings Inc, the parent of the popular UFC mixed martial arts franchise, is in talks to acquire World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (WWE) in an all-stock deal, according to people familiar with the matter. The sources requested anonymity because the matter is confidential. Endeavor and WWE did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The deal could be announced […]

By Alden Bentley (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Alden Bentley. A 13.6% year-over-year drop in South Korea’s March exports, reported on Saturday, was not as steep as feared, given the slowdown in global growth and a prolonged semiconductor slump. Asia will awake to another important breaking news story: An OPEC+ surprise 1.16 million barrels per day output cut announced on Sunday, which could […]

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – (This March 31 story has been corrected to say Laurianne Krid is director general of FIA Region I, part of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), and not director general of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, in paragraph 8) Car services groups on Friday warned a stalled EU proposal to ensure fair access to valuable vehicle data could pave the way for unfair […]

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Here is a profile of Finland’s outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin, whose left-wing Social Democrats lost a parliamentary election on Sunday, although they might still join the next coalition with election winner the National Coalition Party. WORLD’S YOUNGEST PM Marin became the world’s youngest premier at 34, when she took office in late 2019. Born in 1985 in Helsinki, she grew up near Finland’s south-western industrial hub […]

PODGORICA (Reuters) – Montenegro’s former Economy Minister Jakov Milatovic declared victory in a presidential election run-off on Sunday, ahead of long-standing incumbent Milo Djukanovic. “Tonight is the night we have been waiting for over 30 years and I wish you a happy this victory of all of us,” Milatovic told cheering supporters of his right-centrist Europe Now Movement in its party headquarters in Podgorica. “Within the next five years, we […]

(Reuters) – U.S. Justice Department and FBI investigators have amassed new evidence indicating possible obstruction by former President Donald Trump in the probe into classified documents found at his Florida estate, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing sources. FBI agents seized thousands of government records, some marked as highly classified, from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in August. The investigation is one of two criminal inquiries into the former president being […]

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities have taken nine officials from state-owned metals conglomerate Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) – including from steel-maker subsidiary Sidor – into custody during corruption investigations, attorney general Tarek Saab said on Sunday. Prosecutors began investigating irregularities at CVG and Sidor on Friday, adding to investigations into alleged corruption at state oil company PDVSA and a government agency overseeing cryptocurrency transactions, both led by Tareck El […]

AMMAN (Reuters) – A car bomb caused the large blasts heard in the Mezzah suburb area near the Syrian capital Damascus, Syrian state media said on Sunday. Police sources quoted by state media said there were no injuries from the improvised explosive device (IED). Residents said the large blasts were heard around the Mezzah military airport. (Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi; Editing by Lisa Shumaker) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com