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(Reuters) – Clayton McMillan heralded Waikato Chiefs’ “ugly” 24-14 win over the New South Wales Waratahs as his side became the only team in Super Rugby Pacific with a perfect record as the previously unbeaten ACT Brumbies lost 35-17 to the Canterbury Crusaders. The Chiefs, with five consecutive victories including three bonus-point wins, hold a four-point lead at the top of the standings over the Wellington Hurricanes, who handed a […]

BEIJING (Reuters) -International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Sunday that risks to financial stability have increased and called for continued vigilance although actions by advanced economies have calmed market stress. The IMF managing director reiterated her view that 2023 would be another challenging year, with global growth slowing to below 3% due to scarring from the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and monetary tightening. Even with a better […]

By Amy Tennery (Reuters) -Elena Rybakina kept her “Sunshine Double” hopes alive as she battled from the brink to beat Paul Badosa in the Miami Open third round on Saturday, while Russian Anastasia Potapova upset Coco Gauff in three sets. Wimbledon champion Rybakina, fresh off her Indian Wells triumph last week, calmly saved a match point on serve in the second set and fired 60 winners, including a dozen aces, […]

By Aleksandra Michalska and Joseph Ax SILVER CITY, Mississippi (Reuters) -Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi late on Friday, killing at least 25 people there and one person in Alabama as it leveled hundreds of buildings and spawned at least one devastating tornado. The tornado stayed on the ground for about an hour and cut a path of destruction some 170 miles (274 […]

By Joe Cash, Gustavo Palencia and Ben Blanchard BEIJING/TEGUCIGALPA/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China established diplomatic ties with Honduras on Sunday after the Central American country ended its decades-long relationship with Taiwan, as Taiwan’s foreign minister accused Honduras of demanding exorbitant sums before being lured away by Beijing. The ending of ties with Taiwan had been long expected after the Honduran foreign minister travelled to China last week to open relations and President […]

BEIJING (Reuters) -Risks to financial stability have increased, International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said in a speech delivered in Beijing on Sunday, calling for continued vigilance despite moves by advanced economies to calm market stress. The IMF managing director reiterated her view that 2023 would be another challenging year, with global growth slowing to below 3% due to scarring from the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and monetary tightening. […]

By Paul Mathiasen and Jesus Frias SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) -Leaders attending the Ibero-American Summit meeting in the Dominican Republic on Saturday discussed the need to address Haiti’s deepening humanitarian crisis while vowing to cooperate on environmental issues. “From what various presidents have said, the issue of Haiti has become an extraordinarily important issue for the Ibero-American community,” summit leader Andres Allamand told reporters. The Caribbean state faces a worsening crisis […]

By Gustavo Palencia and Ben Blanchard TEGUCIGALPA/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Honduras ended its decades-long relationship with Taiwan and said it only recognised China, as Taiwan’s foreign minister accused the Central American country of demanding exorbitant amounts of money before being lured away by Beijing. The ending of ties with Taiwan had been long expected after the Honduran foreign minister travelled to China last week to open relations and President Xiomara Castro said […]

(Reuters) – Honduras has ended its decades-long relationship with Taiwan and said it only recognised China, leaving Taiwan with formal diplomatic relations with only 13 countries. China views democratically governed Taiwan as part of its territory with no right to state-to-state ties, a position Taiwan’s government strongly disputes. Over the years, China has slowly whittled away at the number of countries that maintain formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Following is […]