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REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLVIV, Ukraine, Nov 12 (Reuters) - At least three Russian officers were killed in the Moscow-controlled Ukrainian city of Melitopol in a blast Ukraine's intelligence said on Sunday was an "act of revenge" by local resistance groups. The blast occurred during a meeting on Saturday of Russian officers in Melitopol, a town in southwestern Ukraine that has become a hub of Russian forces after they captured it in early days of the war. Reuters could not independently verify the Ukrainian intelligence claim. The Ukraine intelligence statement said the Saturday meeting was attended by Russian National Guard and FSB intelligence service officers. Ukrainian media said an attack last week on the occupied town of Skadovsk in Kherson region also targeted Russian officers.

Persons: Alexander Ermochenko, Ivan Fedorov, Ron Popeski, Lidia Kelly, Grant McCool, Lincoln Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Ukrainian Defence, Reuters, Russian National Guard, National Guard, Black, Fleet, Thomson Locations: Russian, Russia, Ukraine, Melitopol, Rights LVIV, Moscow, Ukrainian, Ukraine's, Crimean, Crimea, Skadovsk, Kherson

☆ NHL roundup: Connor Bedard's 4 points pace Blackhawks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

1 overall in June, producing four points as the Blackhawks stormed to a 5-3 win over the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. He became the youngest player in Blackhawks history to have a multi-goal game and at least three points. At 18 years and 115 days old, the top-line center is the third-youngest player in NHL history with a four-point game. Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist for the Lightning, and Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos also scored. Vincent Trocheck had a goal and two assists as the Rangers improved to 8-0-1 in the past nine games.

Persons: Connor Bedard, Kim Klement Neitzel, Chicago's Connor Bedard, Bedard, Tyler Johnson, Corey Perry, Kevin Korchinski, Nick Foligno, Philipp Kurashev, Petr Mrazek, Anthony Cirelli, Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos, Mikhail Sergachev, Jonas Johansson, Bryan Rust, Sidney Crosby, Lars Eller, Jake Guentzel, Magnus Hellberg, Pittsburgh's Erik Karlsson, Carl Grundstrom, Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala, Pheonix Copley, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Jaden Schwartz, Matt Beniers, Adam Larsson, Vince Dunn, Philipp Grubauer, Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin, Bowen Byram, Ivan Prosvetov, Artturi Lehkonen, Jamie Oleksiak, Alexis Lafreniere, Vincent Trocheck, Artemi Panarin, of Famer Rod Gilbert, Blake Wheeler, Charlie Coyle, David Pastrnak, Trent Frederic, James van Riemdsyk, Brad Marchand, Linus Ullmark, Brock Nelson, Simon Holmstrom, Ilya Sorokin, Cole Caufield, Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki, Matheson, Cayden Primeau, Christian Fischer, Compher, James Reimer, Elias Pettersson, Ilya Mikheyev, Casey DeSmith, Vancouver's J.T, Miller, Brock Boeser, Andrei Kuzmenko, Phillip Di Giuseppe, Drake Batherson, Artem Zub, Anton Forsberg, Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, Mason Appleton, Cole Perfetti, Brenden Dillon, Dylan DeMelo, Alex Iafallo, Laurent Brossoit, Filip Forsberg, Philip Tomasino, Tyson Barrie, Oskar Sundqvist, Robert Thomas, Louis, Joel Hofer, Lawson Crouse, Karel Vejmelka, Matt Duchene, Tyler Seguin, Jake Oettinger, Mason Marchment, Craig Smith, Jason Robertson, Nils Lundkvist, Boone Jenner, Kirill Marchenko, Spencer Martin, Mackenzie Blackwood, Tomas Hertl, Fabian Zetterlund, Filip Zadina, Darnell Nurse, Ryan Nugent, Hopkins, Stuart Skinner Organizations: Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Amalie Arena, Blackhawks, Lightning, Chicago, NHL, Penguins, Pittsburgh, Los, Avalanche, Seattle, Colorado, Rangers, New York, Minnesota, of Famer, New, Bruins, Islanders, Boston, Canadiens, Red Wings, Montreal, Detroit, Canucks, Senators, Vancouver, Ottawa, Jets, Predators, Winnipeg, Nashville, Coyotes, Arizona, Blues, Blue Jackets, Dallas, Columbus, Stars, Sharks, Oilers, Jose, Edmonton, Philadelphia Flyers, Thomson Locations: Tampa , Florida, USA, Los Angeles, Colorado, Denver, New, York, New York, Detroit, St

☆ Spurs' Richarlison to return in 'coming weeks' after groin surgery
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur - Selhurst Park, London, Britain - October 27, 2023 Tottenham Hotspur's Richarlison arrives at the stadium before the match REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 9 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison has undergone groin surgery that will rule him out of action for a few weeks, the Premier League club said on Thursday. Richarlison said on Monday that he had struggled with health problems the past eight months and decided to go under the knife. "The Brazil international will commence his rehabilitation with our medical staff immediately, before returning to training in the coming weeks," Spurs said in a statement. He joins a long injury list at Spurs which includes Ivan Perisic, James Maddison, Ben Davies, Micky van de Ven and Manor Solomon. Spurs are second in the standings, a point behind Manchester City, and next play away at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

Persons: Tottenham Hotspur's Richarlison, Toby Melville, Richarlison, Ivan Perisic, James Maddison, Ben Davies, Micky van de, Rohith Nair, Toby Davis Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur, Selhurst, Tottenham, Brazil, Spurs, Manor Solomon, Manchester City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Manor, Bengaluru

☆ A Russian TikToker known for pro-Ukraine posts collapsed on stage after getting called up to fight there
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian TikToker collapsed on stage after getting his summons to join the military, per the BBC. Xolidayboy was made to sign a draft letter upon landing in Russia, per Russian media. AdvertisementAdvertisementA TikTok star who posted pro-Ukraine videos collapsed on stage in Russia after receiving his summons to join the Russian military, according to the BBC . AdvertisementAdvertisementMinayev was made to sign a draft letter acknowledging receipt of the summons, according to Russian media company Ostorozhno . A day after Minayev's arrest, Mizulina said in a Telegram post the artist had been evading the army, citing Russian media.

Persons: Xolidayboy, Ekaterina Mizulina, —, Russian TikToker, Ivan Minayev, Minayev, didn't, Mizulina, reputational Organizations: Ukraine, Service, BBC, Internet League, Telegram, United, United Arab Emirates Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Stavropol, Mineralnye, Crimea, Turkey, United Arab

☆ Campi Flegrei: Next door to Vesuvius, another Italian volcano is waking up
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Barbie Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

The most dangerous volcanic threat in Italy right now is one you’ve probably never heard of: Campi Flegrei, or the Phlegraean Fields. The last major eruption of Campi Flegrei was in 1538, and it created a new mountain in the bay. So far in 2023 Campi Flegrei has recorded more than 3,450 earthquakes, 1,118 of which occurred in August alone. There are two hypotheses as to what could be causing the current increase in seismic activity at Campi Flegrei, according to De Natale. Vesuvius and the Campi Flegrei area.

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☆ Peru Pan Am medallist rejects hometown award after being 'denied support'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Angelica Medina | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

However, after receiving a diploma and medal at the event, Gutierrez hit out at Mayor Raul Pena before leaving the awards on the floor. After the video went viral, Gutierrez received public praise and a crowdfunding campaign was organised to provide support. "It wasn't my intention for the video to go viral, and I don't need that much money," Gutierrez told Reuters on Wednesday. Gutierrez's bronze was Peru's first medal in canoeing at the Pan Am Games. The country won a total of 32 medals in Chile, including 10 gold, six silvers and 16 bronze medals.

Persons: Peru's Eriberto Gutierrez Robles, Ivan Alvarado, Canoeist Eriberto Gutierrez, Gutierrez, Mayor Raul Pena, " Gutierrez, Peru's, Angelica Medina, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Pan Am, Games, Mayor, Facebook, Reuters, Pan Am Games, Thomson Locations: Los Andes, Chile, Peru, Santiago, Abancay, Mexico City

A developer of small nuclear reactors announced on Wednesday that it was canceling a project that had been widely expected to usher in a new wave of power plants. NuScale Power, a company in Portland, Ore., said it lacked enough subscribers to advance the Carbon-Free Power Project, which had been expected to deliver six of the company’s 77-megawatt reactors. The Carbon-Free Power Project was the result of an agreement between NuScale and Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, which supplies electricity to public power providers in seven Western states, including California. “This decision is very disappointing given the years of pioneering hard work,” said Mason Baker, chief executive of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems. “We are working closely with NuScale and the U.S. Department of Energy on next steps to wind the project down.”

Persons: NuScale, ”, Mason Baker Organizations: Power, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, U.S . Department of Energy Locations: Portland ,, Idaho, NuScale, Utah, California

☆ France Links Conversation in Russian to Star of David Graffiti
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Aurelien Breeden | More About Aurelien Breeden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

The Moldovan pair told investigators that they had acted on the orders of a third party in exchange for payment “as evidenced by a conversation in Russian on their phone,” Ms. Beccuau said. Telephone data led investigators to believe that both couples “were in contact with the same third party,” Ms. Beccuau added. France has reported over 1,100 antisemitic acts since Oct. 7. orchestrated the painting of swastikas and antisemitic slogans in West Germany to spark anti-Jewish sentiment and tarnish the country as neo-Nazi, he said. “Stars of David are part of it, too.”Ivan Nechepurenko contributed reporting from Tbilisi, Georgia.

Persons: David, Laure Beccuau, Beccuau, Ms, “, ”, Olivier Véran, Laurent Nuñez, Mr, Nuñez, ” Dimitri Minic, Minic, ” Antibot4navalny, Ivan Nechepurenko Organizations: Moldovan, Foreign Ministry, French Institute of International Relations, Nazi Locations: Paris, Europe, Israel, France, Moldova, Gaza, Russia, West Germany, Ukraine, “, Moscow, Russian, Tbilisi , Georgia

☆ Medical device maker Zimmer cuts revenue growth forecast as profit beats
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sales at Zimmer's knees unit rose 7.5% to $706.3 million, compared to analysts' estimate of $702.9 million. That helped cushion a miss at its hips unit, where sales of $465.3 million compared with estimates of $481.7 million. The Indiana-based company's third-quarter revenue rose 5% to $1.75 billion, in line with analysts' average estimates. Zimmer had said earlier that it expects second- and third-quarter revenue to be a "little bit lighter" compared to the first quarter. The hip and knee implant maker cut its full-year reported revenue forecast to a growth of 6% to 6.5% from 6.5% to 7.0% earlier while backing its full-year profit forecast of $7.47 to $7.57 per share.

Persons: Zimmer Biomet, Moritz Hager, Zimmer, Johnson, Ivan Tornos, Christy Santhosh, Sriraj Organizations: REUTERS, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Laboratories, Boston, Thomson Locations: Winterthur, Switzerland, Indiana, Bengaluru

In South Burlington, the school district leases the electric buses from Highland, which also supplies equipment to recharge them and pays the electricity bills. Those bills are lower than normal because of a deal that lets Green Mountain Power, the utility serving most of Vermont, draw power from the bus batteries when demand surges. They are part of a network that also includes batteries that homeowners install to provide backup power during blackouts. In total, Green Mountain Power has access to 50 megawatts of battery storage from school buses, home batteries and other sources, said Mari McClure, the utility’s chief executive. Over time, Ms. McClure said, enough electric school buses and home batteries may be connected to the grid to stop her utility from needing to buy electricity from out-of-state power plants.

Persons: Mari McClure, McClure Organizations: Power, Electric Power Research Institute Locations: South Burlington, Highland, Vermont

NEW YORK (AP) — There are rituals to an Alexander Payne movie. “The Holdovers” is Payne's attempt to make not just a ‘70-set film but an actual ’70s film, styled after some of the movies he grew up with. “I like talking about other people’s movies more than my own,” Payne shrugged. But there was always that distant dream of not being a filmmaker but just going to film school. Most of us trained in film school like those ’70s guys.

Persons: Alexander Payne, Kevin Tent, Payne, ” Payne, ”, —, Paul Giamatti, David Hemingson, Paul Hunham, Giamatti, Angus Tully, Dominic Sessa, Mary Lamb, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Leo McCarey's, Payne —, “, ” Payne shrugged, PAYNE, –, Dominic, ” “ Harold, Maude, Hal Ashby, Harold, Maude ”, “ Harold, we’d, they’re, Franco, You’ve, Antonioni, Kurosawa, Citizen Ruth ”, Mike Nichols, Francis Coppola, Lifechanging, Bob Rafelson, Milos Foreman, Jim Taylor, Ivan Passer’s, Milos, Ivan, Jim, Fireman’s, Wes Anderson, Paul Thomas Anderson, ” “, David O, Russell, Spike Lee, Jim Jarmusch —, Steven Soderbergh, “ Soderbergh, Jake Coyle Organizations: eBay, New, Somerville Theatre, Stanford, Columbia School of Journalism, Castro Theatre, Times, Franco, Citizen, “, ”, MOMA Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, New England, Manhattan, Boston, “, San Francisco, Spain

☆ REVIEW Games-Pan Am Games come to predictable end but face uncertain future
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

As the Games flame was extinguished and fireworks boomed Santiago handed the baton to Barranquilla, Colombia, who will host the next Pan Ams in 2027. Colombia will stage the 2027 Games but so far no country has expressed interest in bidding for 2031. Chile finished with a best ever total of 79 medals but just 12 were gold, one short of what was taken in Lima. The Games had looked ready to end on a golden high for soccer mad Chile with both the men's and women's teams playing in the championship matches. Brazil, the only other country to pass 200 total medals, finished on 205 with 66 gold followed by Mexico (52/142) and Canada (46/164).

Persons: Ivan Alvarado, Rights SANTIAGO, Pan, Jaime Pumarejo, Gabriel Boric, Thomas Bach, Santiago, Santiago Adolfo Ford, Steve Keating, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Fiu, Pan, Rights, Pan American Games, Parque, Santiago, Pan Ams, ” Barranquilla, Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, Games, Pan Am Sports Organisation, Aires, Brazil, Pan Am Games, Thomson Locations: Cerrillos, Santiago, Chile, United States, Barranquilla, Colombia, El, Lima, Mexico, U.S, Brazil, Canada, Argentina, Cuba

☆ Top Wall Street analysts say buy these dividend stocks for enhanced returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Ares CapitalThis week we will first look at a high-dividend yield stock Ares Capital (ARCC). ARCC offers a dividend yield of 9.8%. Citi's dividend yield stands at 5%. The company pays a dividend yield of 2.5%. On Oct. 26, Tigress Financial Partners analyst Ivan Feinseth reiterated a buy rating on AT&T stock with a price target of $28.

Persons: Justin Sullivan, Wall, Kenneth Lee, Lee, TipRanks, James Fotheringham, Fotheringham, Peter Saleh, Saleh, Ivan Feinseth, Feinseth Organizations: Citibank, ARCC, RBC Capital, Ares, Citigroup, Citi, BMO Capital, Tigress Financial, Edge, T Locations: California

Vegas also had earned a point in 20 straight regular-season games since last March, the second-longest such streak in the last 40 years. Anaheim trailed 2-0 entering the third, but Henrique got the Ducks on the board with a power-play goal from the slot. The Ducks tied it when Eichel coughed up the puck to Ducks rookie Pavel Mintyukov, who fed Carrick against the run of play for his second goal of the season. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesJohn Gibson made 29 saves for Anaheim, which scored four goals on five shots in the third. Ivan Barbashev and Jack Eichel scored for the Golden Knights, who faded late on the second night of a back-to-back set.

Persons: — Mason McTavish, Sam Carrick, Carrick, Adam Henrique, Vegas, Henrique, Eichel coughed, Pavel Mintyukov, McTavish, Logan Thompson, John Gibson, Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, Thompson, Alex Killorn, Jakob Silfverberg, Killorn, ___ Organizations: Anaheim Ducks, Vegas Golden Knights, Ducks, Stanley, Golden Knights, Anaheim, Tampa, Los Angeles, Wednesday, Pittsburgh Locations: ANAHEIM, Calif, Carrick, Vegas, Tampa Bay . Anaheim, Los

☆ Ukrainian troops battle exhaustion as war drags into second winter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

"Non-stop fighting, assaults, evacuations, and you know, I managed it," he told a Reuters reporter visiting his position on Thursday. FALTERING OFFENSIVEIstoryk serves in a rifles battalion of the 67th Mechanised Brigade in the Serebryanskyi forest in the Luhansk region. More dramatic advances are still possible; last year Russian forces swiftly retreated from positions in Kherson region in early November. "We're exhausted, they're exhausted. Additional reporting by Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey; Writing by Mike Collett-White Editing by Gareth JonesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Alina Smutko, Valery Zaluzhnyi, Zaluzhnyi, Istoryk, Oleksandr Popov, Michael Kofman, Velyka Novosilka, Popov, Ivan Lyubysh, Mike Collett, Gareth Jones Organizations: 67th Mechanised Brigade, Armed Forces, REUTERS, Russian, Reuters, Carnegie Endowment, International, Artillery, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kreminna, Luhansk region, West, KREMINNA, pinewood, Russia, Kyiv's, Kyiv, Luhansk, Russia's Belgorod, Azov, Kherson region, Bakhmut, Orikhiv, Velyka, Lyman, North Korea, Zakhid

☆ The Sudden Death of a Model Magnate
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Guy Trebay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Not without reason has modeling been termed the ugly business of being beautiful. Opaque, barely regulated and often cutthroat, it is seldom viewed as an incubator of big-hearted altruists. Instrumental over his 30-year career in finding and then shaping the careers of some of the most stellar names in the business — among them, Gisele Bündchen, Liya Kebede, Carolyn Murphy, Gigi Hadid, Stephanie Seymour, Tyra Banks, Kate Upton and Joan Smalls — he was also an early champion of diversity and inclusion and a canny marketer with a gift for anticipating shifts in the overall cultural mood. When Mr. Bart went to IMG after a previous job heading Ford Models, “people still thought of models as having a use-by date,” said James Scully, a retired casting agent and himself a noted star-maker. “It was, ‘You had your moment, and now there’s a new car in town.’”Mr. Bart, by contrast, took a long view of the talents he helped foster and had a singular ability to recalibrate a model’s trajectory, often more than once over the course of their career.

Persons: Ivan Bart, Fern Mallis, ”, Bart, Gisele Bündchen, Liya Kebede, Carolyn Murphy, Gigi Hadid, Stephanie Seymour, Tyra Banks, Kate Upton, Joan Smalls —, James Scully, ‘, ’, Mr Organizations: IMG, Ford

☆ SafeMoon executives charged in US with fraud related to crypto token
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed related civil charges against the defendants, and over the Provo, Utah-based company's alleged unregistered sale of the SafeMoon token. Lawyers for SafeMoon and the individual defendants did not immediately respond to requests for comment. According to court papers, SafeMoon also promised investors that the token's features would "drive the price to stratospheric all-time highs" and "Safely to the Moon." SafeMoon was valued at about $50 million on Wednesday afternoon, losing more than half its value after the charges were announced, according to CoinMarketCap. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Al Drago, Kyle Nagy, Braden John Karony, Thomas Smith, SafeMoon, Ivan Arvelo, Smith, BRO, Karony, Nagy, Gary Gensler, Jonathan Stempel, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S . Department of Justice, REUTERS, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SafeMoon, McLaren, Porsche, Homeland Security Investigations, SEC, Thomson Locations: American, Washington , U.S, Brooklyn, Provo , Utah, New York, Provo, Bethlehem , New Hampshire

Group members said Russian occupiers are snuffing out religious and other freedoms in areas of Ukraine under Russian control. “We are eyewitnesses of Russian atrocities going on in our country,” said Metropolitan Yevstratiy Zoria, a representative of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church has declared its independence from Moscow and proclaimed its loyalty to Ukraine, but a government study commission contended that the UOC remains a structural unit of the Russian Orthodox Church. The other separate, but similarly-named church, Orthodox Church of Ukraine, was officially recognized as independent by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in 2019, but the Russian church has disputed the legitimacy of that recognition. Zoria decried statements by Moscow Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, who has strongly supported the war as part of a metaphysical battle against Western liberalism and has said the Russian war dead have their sins forgiven.

Persons: Ivan Rusyn, ”, Freedom, “, Bartholomew of Constantinople, you’re, Zoria, Kirill, ” Zoria, Yaakov Dov Bleich, ” Bleich, Vladimir Putin, Ukraine Akhmed Tamim Organizations: WASHINGTON, Ukrainian Evangelical Church, Ukrainian, of, U.S . Institute of Peace, Orthodox, of Ukraine, The U.S . Commission, ” UNESCO, U.S . State Department, Church, Orthodox Church of, Ecumenical, Metropolitan Zoria, Russian Orthodox Church, Administration, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Ukrainian, United States, Ukraine, Russian, Rusyn, Christianity, The, ”, Houston, Moscow, Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church of Ukraine, of Ukraine, “, Kyiv, America, Yugoslavia

☆ Pfizer can recover from its post-Covid fatigue
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Pfizer reported plummeting demand for its Covid vaccines and treatments, with an overall revenue decline of over 40% compared to last year, and a $2.4 billion loss that included a $5.6 billion charge for Covid inventory write-offs. Pfizer now thinks 2023 revenue from shots and pills for the disease will total about $12.5 billion, over a 75% decrease from last year. Peers trade at around 5 times sales, and if Pfizer did too its enterprise value would be about $235 billion. Instead it’s almost 20% less, and the stock is worth one-fifth less than it was at the end of 2019. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Ivan Alvarado, It’s, Peers, it’s, What’s, Robert Cyran, John Foley, Aditya Sriwatsav Organizations: Pfizer, REUTERS, Reuters, Covid, X, Vodafone, Thomson Locations: Santiago , Chile, Spain

After the violent struggle with his attacker, Kunwong was left for dead, heavily bleeding from the wound in his throat. He was eventually found and cared for by other migrant workers. ‘Business as usual’ for Thai workers, aid groups sayThe Thai government has called for the release of all remaining citizens being held in Gaza. So far at least 33 Thai nationals have been killed, according to figures shared by Thai authorities with CNN – with 18 Thai nationals still being held hostage as of October 26. Families told CNN that, despite the conflict in Israel, Thai migrant workers were under pressure to honor contracts specifying minimum five years of labor – a heavy price to pay to support their families back home.

Persons: Kunwong, “, ”, has, Thais, Yahel Kurlander, Kurlander, ” Kurlander, Lillian Suwanrumpha, Benjamin Netanyahu, Parnpree Bahiddha, Nukara, Zohar Shvartzberg, AAW, Manee Jirachart, CNN Kunwong, Manee, Chumporn Organizations: Thailand CNN, CNN, Israeli Government Press Office, Hamas, Hai, Getty, UN, Thai, Jobs, Families, Agricultural Workers Locations: Udon Thani, Thailand, Israel, Gaza, Palestinian, Nepal, Philippines, Israel’s, Thai, Tel, Bangkok, AFP, Tel Aviv

He taught (“The best leaders overcommunicate” and “Always keep score; there’s always a winner and loser in life”). They made a substantial, substantial investment in me and my family, to combine with them and try to resurrect Georgetown basketball,” said Cooley, whose first regular-season game is Nov. 7 against visiting Le Moyne. I’ve seen the lows,” said Cooley, who went to seven NCAA Tournaments in 12 seasons at Providence. “There’s not an organization — maybe outside of Kansas — that didn’t go through a change, a downfall, a dip. But I think we will improve.”___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 Basketball Polls throughout the season.

Persons: Ed Cooley, John R, Thompson Jr, “ Let’s, ”, Cooley, Providence —, We’re, overcommunicate ”, “, there’s, Ivan Thomas, Uncle Ed, Patrick Ewing, Thompson, Ewing, It’s, Le Moyne, “ I’ve, I’ve, “ There’s, it’s, ’ It’s, “ I’m, I’m, ” Cooley, Georgetown, Ismael Massoud, LaDontae Henton, ” Thomas, Thomas, you’ll, Coach Cooley, he’s, ” Massoud, John III, ” “ We’re, Jay Heath, “ We’ve, we’ve, “ It’s, ___ Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Georgetown, Intercollegiate Athletic Center, Big East, Providence, Associated Press, Hoyas, NCAA, ’, Kansas State, Cooley, Arizona State, AP Locations: Hoya, Georgetown, Kansas, Washington , Maryland, Virginia, Providence, Washington, Arizona

☆ Lower prices, oversupply to weigh on lithium miners
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Arunima Kumar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Lithium miners have had a tough year as weak electric vehicle (EV) sales growth led to high stockpiles and sent prices of the metal tumbling down. The Chinese spot battery grade lithium carbonate prices, fell around 45% to 165,000 Chinese Yuan ($22,561.63) per tonne during the July-September quarter. Reuters GraphicsAnalysts also flagged additional supplies from new projects coming online to further weigh on lithium prices. Albemarle is expected to report quarterly results on Wednesday, while smaller rival Livent is scheduled for Tuesday. ($1 = 7.3133 Chinese yuan renminbi)Reporting by Arunima Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra EluriOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ivan Alvarado, Raymond James, Pavel Molchanov, Overcapacity, Jefferies, Laurence Alexander, Piper Sandler, Charles Neivert, Kyle Winborne, Arunima Kumar, Krishna Chandra Organizations: REUTERS, Albemarle Corp, EV, Reuters, Reuters Graphics, Thomson Locations: Albemarle, Antofagasta region, Chile, oversupplied, China, Livent, Bengaluru

☆ Brentford stun Chelsea in 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( William Schomberg | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"The frustration is so massive," Pochettino told talkSPORT radio, saying a strong first-half performance gave way to a lack of calm after the break. Defender Marc Cucurella shot straight at Mark Flekken after a lofted pass by playmaker Cole Palmer. But Brentford soaked up everything Chelsea could throw at them with centre forward Nicolas Jackson, back in the starting 11 after an injury, unable to provide much of a threat. Brentford's third league win at Stamford Bridge in as many seasons meant that they leap-frogged their neighbours into 10th spot, while Chelsea dropped to 11th ahead of the rest of the weekend's fixtures. One name linked to the club is Brentford and England centre forward Ivan Toney who scored 20 times in the league last season but who is currently serving an eight-month ban for breaching betting rules.

Persons: Ethan Pinnock, Bryan Mbeumo, Mauricio Pochettino, Pochettino, Chelsea, Pinnock, Robert Sanchez, Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter, Noni Madueke, Marc Cucurella, Mark Flekken, Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson, Ivan Toney, William Schomberg, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Brentford, Chelsea, Arsenal, Blues, Stamford, Thomson Locations: London, Argentine, U.S, England

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Former President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 1 of the World Series to former Texas Rangers catcher Iván “Pudge” Rodriguez, bouncing the throw from the front of the mound. When he was president, Bush famously threw out the first pitch of the first World Series game in New York after 9/11 terrorist attacks, making that toss from the rubber without a bounce. “Well, this is Texas,” Jeter said Friday in a brief interview from the tunnel behind the Texas dugout on the first-base side. Rodriguez was still playing the last time the Rangers reached the World Series in 2010 and 2011. They paired up before Game 4 of the 2010 World Series in Arlington, Texas, and Game 5 in Houston in 2017.

Persons: George W, Bush, Iván “ Pudge ” Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Jeter, “, ” Jeter, ” Bush, of Famer Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Star, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, ___ Organizations: Texas Rangers, Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Yankees, of Famer Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Bush, Texas, New York, George H.W ., Arlington , Texas, Houston, Dallas

☆ Russia’s Central Bank Raises Rates to 15 Percent to Curb Inflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Ivan Nechepurenko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Russia’s Central Bank on Friday raised its key interest rate by two percentage points to 15 percent, a bigger increase than expected as the bank said it was trying to bring down stubbornly high inflation. The central bank, which said the annual inflation rate would range from 7 to 7.5 percent this year, predicted a long period of “tight monetary conditions” in order to bring the rate down close to its target of 4 percent. Driving the price pressures is “steadily rising domestic demand,” the bank said in its statement, spurred by the Kremlin’s decision to inject more money into the economy as it fights a war in Ukraine. The surge in spending “is increasingly exceeding the capabilities to expand the production of goods and the provision of services,” the bank said.

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