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☆ Russia to block G20 declaration if its views are ignored, Lavrov says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Russia will block the final declaration of this month's G20 summit unless it reflects Moscow's position on Ukraine and other crises, leaving participants to issue a non-binding or partial communique, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. "There will be no general declaration on behalf of all members if our position is not reflected," Lavrov told students at the prestigious Moscow State Institute of International Relations. The West denies any such intentions but says it wants Ukraine to defeat Russia on the battlefield and has imposed several rounds of sweeping economic sanctions in response to the invasion, which Russia calls a "special military operation". Lavrov said the West had raised Ukraine in meetings preparing for the summit, to which Russia had replied that "the issue is closed for us". "Another option is to adopt a document that focuses on specific decisions in the sphere of G20 competences, and let everyone say the rest on their own behalf," Lavrov said.

Persons: Sergei Lavrov, Lavrov, Vladimir Putin's, Putin, West, Guy Faulconbridge, Felix Light, Kevin Liffey Organizations: Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Russia, Ukraine, New Delhi, China, India, Brazil, Moscow

☆ Russian central bank head Nabiullina does not rule out rate hike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

National flag flies over the Russian Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov//File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 1 (Reuters) - Russian central bank head Elvira Naibullina said on Friday that she did not rule out a hike in interest rates, and that she continued to see pro-inflationary factors. The bank raised its key rate by 3.5 percentage points to 12% at an emergency meeting on Aug. 15 amid rising inflation and a sharp fall in the value of the rouble. Writing by Felix Light; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Maxim Shemetov, Elvira Naibullina, Felix Light, Kevin Liffey Organizations: Russian Central Bank, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, Russian

☆ Putin says Russia to allocate 1.9 trillion roubles to annexed Ukrainian territories
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to launch the construction of three Russian-language secondary schools in Kyrgyzstan, via a video link in Solnechnogorsk, Moscow region, Russia September 1, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 1 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said Russia planned to allocate 1.9 trillion roubles ($20 billion) from the federal budget over the next two-and-a-half years to the development of the four Ukrainian regions that Moscow last year declared to be part of its territory. Moscow does not control any of the regions in its entirety and the unilateral annexation has been recognised by only a handful of countries allied to Russia, while being condemned by Ukraine and three-quarters of U.N. member states. ($1 = 95.5020 roubles)(This story has been corrected to say trillion, not billion, in the headline)Writing by Felix Light; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Klimentyev, Felix Light, Kevin Liffey Organizations: Sputnik, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Kyrgyzstan, Solnechnogorsk, Moscow region, Russia, Kremlin, Moscow, Ukraine, U.N

installed for the upcoming regional elections planned by the Russian-installed authorities, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, August 12, 2023. Russia does not fully control any of the four regions where the votes are being held - Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. Ukrainian officials say the elections are also illegal and show why it is impossible to hold any peace talks with Moscow until Russia withdraws all its troops from Ukrainian territory. The governors are all running with Russian President Vladimir Putin's endorsement having joined the Kremlin's United Russia bloc with fanfare in recent months and they face only nominal opposition. "They (Russian-installed officials) are going to walk from apartment to apartment, as they did before, talking to people.

Persons: Donbas, Alexander, Moscow's, Vladimir Putin's, Vadym Boichenko, Yevgeny Balitsky, Putin, Felix Light, Felix Hoske, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: REUTERS, Ukraine, United Nations, Assembly, Kremlin's United, Reuters, Kremlin, United, Thomson Locations: Russian, Russia, Ukraine, Donetsk, Ukraine Russia, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Crimea, Moscow, Kremlin's United Russia, Mariupol, Ukrainian, Kyiv, MOSCOW, United Russia

☆ Forest fires hit Russian Black Sea resort town
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A fire-fighting helicopter drops water during an operation to put out forest fires near the Black Sea resort town of Gelendzhik, Russia, in this still image from video released August 30, 2023. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsAug 30 (Reuters) - Hundreds of firefighters are trying to put out blazes near the Russian Black Sea town of Gelendzhik, one of the country's most popular resorts, the local mayor said on Wednesday. In a post on Telegram, mayor Alexei Bogodistov said that 441 people, more than 80 vehicles and fire-fighting planes and helicopters had been deployed to combat the forest fires which had engulfed 118 hectares of land. Footage circulating online showed the wooded hills above the town wreathed in flame. Forest fires are rare on Russia's humid Black Sea coast, but much of Europe has sweltered in a series of heatwaves this summer, causing blazes across the continent.

Persons: Alexei Bogodistov, Felix Light, Mark Trevelyan Organizations: Russian Emergencies Ministry, REUTERS Acquire, Thomson Locations: Gelendzhik, Russia, Russian, Europe

☆ Kremlin plays down moon landing failure, says space programme will continue
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Roscosmos/Vostochny Space Centre/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreMOSCOW, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Tuesday said that the failure of Russia's Luna-25 mission to the Moon earlier this month was "nothing terrible" and that the main thing was to continue Russia's space exploration program. In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "This is not a reason to despair, nor to tear our hair out. Luna-25, Russia's first lunar mission since 1976, crashed into the Moon on Aug. 19 after a failed orbital manoeuvre, in what has been seen abroad as a major blow to the Russian space program. "The main thing is not to stop.

Persons: Russia's Luna, Dmitry Peskov, Luna, Peskov, Felix Light, Guy Faulconbridge, Mark Trevelyan Organizations: 2.1b, Vostochny, Indian, Thomson Locations: Amur, Russia, MOSCOW

☆ Sibanye brings in Chinese partner for Mopani Copper Mines bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Felix Njini | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Johannesburg-based precious metals producer is on the shortlist of potential buyers for the copper mines owned by a unit of the Zambian government. The Chinese company has a presence in copper mining and would be joining Sibanye as an investment partner, Froneman said. The Chinese investor could help derisk the investment at Mopani, Froneman said. "They are an investment partner but technically they understand the copper business and smelting, so it's managing risk," he said. The Mopani assets require significant investment but spending would be spread over a number of years, Froneman said.

Persons: Neal Froneman, we've, Froneman, Felix Njini, Tannur Anders, Sharon Singleton, David Holmes Organizations: Mines, Reuters, China's Zijin Mining, U.S, Rothschild & Co, Thomson Locations: NAIROBI, Stillwater, Johannesburg, Zambian, Southern Africa, Europe, U.S, Mopani, Switzerland, ZCCM

☆ AI could 'turn good jobs into bad jobs'—3 labor historians on what the future of work might hold
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Google and Microsoft are currently testing out their own generative AI tools as well. History could help predict how generative AI "might actually influence or change work in the future," says Benanav. Tech could 'turn good jobs into bad jobs'Generative AI could change the nature and parameters of certain jobs. Introducing new tech into the process has been a way "to turn good jobs into bad jobs," he says. A recent analysis by Goldman Sachs found that, globally, 300 million jobs could be lost to generative AI.

Persons: Aaron Benanav, Felix Koenig, Jason Resnikoff, Resnikoff, who've, there'd, You'd, Koenig, Goldman Sachs, ZipRecruiter Organizations: SAG, Guild of America, HBO, National Union Solidarity, Google, Microsoft, Technology, Syracuse University, Carnegie Mellon University, Pew Research Center, University of Groningen Locations: New York City, Netherlands

☆ Kane scores twice on league home debut as Bayern beat Augsburg 3-1
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MUNICH, Germany, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Bundesliga record signing Harry Kane scored twice in his first league appearance in front of a home crowd on Sunday to steer champions Bayern Munich to a 3-1 victory over Augsburg and make it two wins out of two matches. Despite their second straight league win coach Thomas Tuchel was not happy with his team's overall performance, especially after a sluggish first half. Bayern had their opponents on the backfoot from the start but chances were few and far between. Augsburg did manage to cut the deficit in the 86th when they caught the Bayern defence napping and Dion Beljo rounded keeper Sven Ulreich. Bayern are on six points, as many as Union Berlin, Bayer Leverkusen, VfL Wolfsburg and Freiburg.

Persons: Harry Kane, Kane, Adolfo Valencia, Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Tuchel, Tuchel, Augsburg's Felix Uduokhai, Leroy Sane, napping, Dion Beljo, Sven Ulreich, Karolos Grohmann, Pritha Sarkar, Toby Davis Organizations: Bundesliga, Bayern Munich, Tottenham Hotspur, Werder Bremen, Bayern, Champions League, Union Berlin, Bayer Leverkusen, VfL Wolfsburg, Thomson Locations: MUNICH, Germany, Augsburg, Munich, England, Union, Freiburg

☆ MLB roundup: Red Sox ring up 24 hits, pummel Astros 17-1
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

All nine batters in Boston's starting lineup recorded at least one RBI and at least one of the club's season-high 24 hits. The offensive showcase provided more than enough run support for Red Sox starter Brayan Bello (10-7), who gave up one run on nine hits in seven innings. Mauricio Dubon doubled twice for the Astros, who went 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. Rays 5, Rockies 3Josh Lowe hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning, helping host Tampa Bay complete a series sweep of Colorado. Palacios hit a two-run home run and Ji Hwan Bae added an RBI single for the Pirates, who have lost two straight.

Persons: Wilyer Abreu, Pablo Reyes, Erik Williams, Abreu, Connor Wong, Alex Verdugo, Brayan Bello, Alex Bregman, Mauricio Dubon, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Enrique Hernandez, Michael Busch, Corbin Carroll, Gabriel Moreno, Merrill Kelly, Miguel Castro, Alex Young, Brandon Williamson, Josh Lowe, Randy Arozarena, Matt Koch, Lowe, Alex, Tommy Kahnle, Jake Alu, CJ Abrams, Joey Meneses, Aaron Judge, Patrick Corbin, Gleyber Torres, Ryan Jeffers, Jeffers, Will Smith's, Carlos Correa, Josh Sborz, Michael A, Taylor, Royce Lewis, Kyle Farmer, Ian Happ's, Cody Bellinger, Nico Hoerner, Jeimer Candelario, Justin Steele, Connor Joe's, Adbert Alzolay, Joshua Palacios, Palacios, Ji Hwan Bae, Zack Gelof, Shea Langeliers, Brent Rooker, Tony Kemp, Kemp, Luis Robert Jr, Elvis Andrus, Kyle Gibson, Anthony Santander, Cedric Mullins, Adley Rutschman, Gibson, Felix Bautista Organizations: Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Red Sox, Boston, Boston's, Astros, Dodgers, Cleveland, Angeles, The Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Reds, Arizona, Cincinnati, National League, Rays, Rockies, Tampa, Nationals, Yankees, skidding, Rangers, Minnesota, Texas, American League Central, Cubs, Pirates, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Athletics, White Sox, Oakland, Orioles, Blue Jays, Baltimore, Toronto, Thomson Locations: Houston , Texas, USA, Houston's, Angeles, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Cincinnati, Tampa, Colorado, Washington, skidding New York, Kahnle, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Chicago, punctuate

☆ Savoring Summer’s End at 5 Country Getaways
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Stephanie Rosenbloom | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Shuttered in 2018, it reopened this year after a renovation that included new buildings and a new name. You can choose from 67 rooms, four of which are restored cottages dating to the early 1900s. There are new guest rooms, each with a patio, terrace or sun porch, situated in structures called Guest Houses. Also new is the two-bedroom Courtyard cottage with a living room and private outdoor space where you can end the day beside an outdoor fireplace or in a hot tub. The Homestead cottage has two bedrooms and private outdoor space as well.

Persons: Felix Locations: Olivos, Calif, Santa Ynez

☆ Wagner channels say Russian arrested in Finland is top fighter with neo-Nazi background
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HELSINKI, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Social media channels linked to Russia's Wagner Group mercenaries said on Friday a top fighter in one of the group's subunits had been detained in Finland at Ukraine's request. It is unclear how Petrovsky was able to enter Finland while under European Union sanctions. On Telegram, Rusich published part of what it said was the Ukrainian request for Petrovsky's arrest. Earlier on Friday, Russian state news agency RIA cited the Russian embassy in Helsinki as saying it was aware of the detention of a Russian citizen in Finland on Ukraine's request and was taking steps to offer consular assistance. Reporting by Felix Light in Tbilisi, Pavel Polityuk in Kyiv and Anne Kauranen in Helsinki; Editing by Mark TrevelyanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Russia's Wagner, Wagner, Yan Petrovsky, Petrovsky, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Rusich, Felix Light, Pavel Polityuk, Anne Kauranen, Mark Trevelyan Organizations: European Union, United, Nazi, European, Kremlin, Finnish National Bureau of Investigation, Thomson Locations: HELSINKI, Finland, United States, Ukraine, Norway, Russia, Vantaa, Helsinki, Russian, Tbilisi, Kyiv

☆ Richardson and Jackson on course for 200m showdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Fourth-placed 100m finisher Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast went through from the same heat, while defending champion Jackson was in cruise control winning her heat in 22.50. It's my first time on the track and I managed to get out strong and come through," Thomas said. "I think I can run my world lead time again when I need to but I don't think that will be enough to win gold. I think all the girls in the final will be under 21.60, so it's going to be fast. The track is really fast, it really is.

Persons: Sha'carri Richardson, Cote, Cote D'Ivoire's Marie, Josee, Lou, Sarah Meyssonnier, Sha'Carri Richardson, Jamaica's Shericka Jackson, Richardson, Allyson Felix, Jackson, Gabby Thomas, Thomas, Briton Dina Asher, Smith, Asher, I've, Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, Mitch Phillips, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Athletics Centre, Cote D'Ivoire's, Rights, U.S, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, U.S, Ivory, Belarus

☆ Russia says drone attack on Moscow thwarted, 3 killed near Ukrainian border
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/7] A view shows the damaged facade of a high-rise building in the Moscow City following an alleged Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow, Russia, August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer Acquire Licensing RightsMOSCOW, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday it had thwarted the latest Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow but three people were killed in a drone strike near the Ukrainian border. The governor of Belgorod region, which neighbours Ukraine and has come under frequent attack, said the drone hit a sanatorium in a village. The attempted attack in Moscow was not reported to have hurt anyone and only appeared to have caused minor damage. The state TASS news agency reported that glass planes on three floors of the high-rise building had been damaged.

Persons: Stringer, Felix Light, Mark Trevelyan Organizations: Moscow City, REUTERS, Rights, Defence Ministry, Moscow, Mozhaisky, TASS, Kremlin, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Ukrainian, Russia, Belgorod, Ukraine, Khimki

☆ 3 easy ways you can start using AI right now to make yourself more productive at work, according to an AI consultant
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Ashley Couto | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A study found that over half of the participants using AI for work saw a 30% productivity increase. Here are three ways people can ease into using generative AI at work. Now I work as a generative AI consultant and trainer and use AI tools to save closer to 25 to 30 hours of work a week. A recent study by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Grammarly found that more than half of people using AI at work said they were 31% more productive . If you're hesitant about embracing generative AI, many apps and tools you already use have AI functions you can familiarize yourself with quickly.

Persons: ChatGPT, Grammarly, Slack DailyBot, Felix, Slack . Slack, DailyBot, I've, Couto's Slack, Ashley Couto, It's, Ashley Couto Felix Felix, you've, felix, Couto, Slack, Felix AI, Ashley Couto Felix, Canva, that's Organizations: Morning, Forrester Consulting, ChatGPT

☆ Sweltering summer bodes ill for Georgia's strays
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aug 22 (Reuters) - In the blistering heat of a Caucasian summer, Tbilisi's stray dogs and cats are struggling to survive. According to activists, around 500,000 stray dogs and cats live in the country alongside 3.7 million humans. But with Georgia setting new temperature records amid Europe's rolling heatwave, Tbilisi's animals have been suffering. "The attitude was not very good," said Mariam Tsertsvadze, another Animal Project co-founder. "It’s so hard in Georgia to find new owners and forever homes for cats and dogs," he said.

Persons: Natia Chikovani, Mariam Tsertsvadze, Keso Baramidze, Tsertsvadze, It’s, Roman Churikov, Felix Light, Giles Elgood Organizations: Thomson Locations: Georgia, Tbilisi

☆ How J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's first and longest director of the FBI, used controversial methods to turn the agency into one of the most efficient investigative forces in the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( James Pasley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

J. Edgar Hoover took over the FBI, then known as the Bureau of Investigation in 1924 when he was 29 years old. He later used the bureau to gather information on influential people like John F. Kennedy, Albert Einstein, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Hoover turned the agency from a relatively powerless group into one of the most efficient investigative forces in the world. The list included President John F. Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, and Felix Frankfurter. He later said of it, "J. Edgar Hoover was like a sewer that collected dirt.

Persons: Edgar Hoover, Hoover, John F, Kennedy, Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Felix Frankfurter, Laurence Silberman, J Organizations: FBI, Investigation, Service Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Russia says Ukrainian drones attack three regions
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MOSCOW, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Russia said Ukrainian drones had struck three separate regions on Sunday, injuring five people and forcing two of Moscow's airports to briefly divert flights. Russia's Kursk and Rostov regions, both of which border Ukraine, reported drone strikes while Russia's defence ministry said it had jammed a Ukrainian drone in the Moscow region, forcing it to crash in an unpopulated area. Kursk region's governor said that 5 people had been injured and a fire broke out when a drone hit a railway station. Ukrainian drone strikes both on border regions and on the Russian capital have become increasingly common in recent months, with repeated strikes on Moscow's financial district. Russia said in May that two Ukrainian drones tried to attack the Kremlin.

Persons: Kursk region's, Felix Light, Guy Faulconbridge Organizations: Russia's, Kremlin, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Russia, Ukrainian, Russia's Kursk, Rostov, Ukraine, Moscow, Kursk

REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko Acquire Licensing RightsABUJA/NIAMEY, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A delegation from West Africa's main regional bloc ECOWAS met Niger's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum and held talks with junta leader General Abdourahmane Tiani in the capital Niamey on Saturday, a Nigerian presidential spokesperson said. The group that flew in was led by Nigeria's former military leader Abdulsalami Abubakar and included ECOWAS commission president Omar Touray, the source said. "After meeting .... (junta leader) General Abdoulrahmane Tchiani, the ECOWAS delegation in Niger have also visited President Mohamed Bazoum this evening," he wrote on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. There was no immediate comment from the junta, which has held president Mohamed Bazoum since seizing power despite international calls for his release. ECOWAS has taken a harder stance on the Niger coup, the wider region's seventh in three years, than it did on previous ones.

Persons: Francis Kokoroko, Niger's, Mohamed Bazoum, General Abdourahmane Tiani, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Omar Touray, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, General Abdoulrahmane Tchiani, Tiani, Alessandra Prentice, Toby Chopra, Jane Merriman Organizations: Chiefs, Defense, REUTERS, Rights, ECOWAS, West, Twitter, Islamic, U.S . State Department, Thomson Locations: Republic of Niger, Accra, Ghana, Rights ABUJA, NIAMEY, West Africa's, Niamey, Niger, al Qaeda, Islamic State

☆ West African bloc holds talks in Niger with junta
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defense staff brief the press on plans to deploy its standby force to the Republic of Niger, in Accra, Ghana, August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko Acquire Licensing RightsABUJA, Nigeria Aug 19 (Reuters) - A delegation from West Africa's main regional bloc ECOWAS flew to Niger's capital Niamey on Saturday to hold talks with the junta, an ECOWAS source told Reuters, as the bloc pursues diplomatic ways to overturn the July 26 coup. ECOWAS has taken a harder stance on the Niger coup, the wider region's seventh in three years, than it did on previous ones. The credibility of the bloc is at stake because it had said it would tolerate no further such overthrows. Reporting by Felix Onuah Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Toby ChopraOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Francis Kokoroko, Mohamed Bazoum, Omar Touray, Felix Onuah, Alessandra Prentice, Toby Chopra Organizations: Chiefs, Defense, REUTERS, Rights, ECOWAS, Thomson Locations: Republic of Niger, Accra, Ghana, Rights ABUJA, Nigeria, West Africa's, Niamey, Niger

☆ West Africa delegation met ousted president Bazoum during Niger visit
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 19 (Reuters) - A delegation from West Africa's main regional bloc met Niger's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum and junta leader General Abdourahmane Tiani during a visit to the capital Niamey on Saturday, a Nigerian presidential spokesperson said in an online post. Reporting by Felix Onuah Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Alison WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mohamed Bazoum, Mike Segar, Niger's, General Abdourahmane Tiani, Felix Onuah, Alessandra Prentice, Alison Williams Organizations: United Nations General Assembly, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: U.N, New York City, U.S, West Africa's, Niamey

☆ Restorative justice can be cheaper and more effective than jail time at preventing reoffences. An innovative Philadelphia program for youth has a 100% success rate.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Healing Futures is a Philadelphia restorative-justice-diversion program for people under 18. Harvey got a call a few weeks later from Kempis "Ghani" Songster, the program manager for Healing Futures, Philadelphia's first pre-charge program for youth restorative-justice diversion. AdvertisementNone of the youths who have completed the Healing Futures program have recidivated, he said. He's also now one of the 33 youths who've completed the Healing Futures program. September 6, 2023: This story has been updated to include the name of the parent organization of Healing Futures, the Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project.

Persons: Janelle Harvey, Harvey, Kempis, Ghani, Songster, Philadelphia's, hadn't, Felix Rosado, Cheyenne Wade, Daniel, He's, who've, Kendra Brooks, Brooks, Queen, Rosado Organizations: Healing, Youth, Futures, Community Works, SEPTA, Charles Foundation, Philadelphia City Council, Kendra Brooks Healing, Healing Futures Locations: Philadelphia, Chicago , Washington, Queen, Oakland , California, Alameda County

☆ Judge Pauline Newman, 96, allegedly had a clerk do errands like grocery shopping. It may be unethical, but it's not uncommon.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Judge Pauline Newman is 96 and says colleagues are trying to force her out over petty complaints. But she had an unnamed law clerk run errands and retaliated against an aide, an investigation found. In April, that clerk asked to be transferred to a judge after learning that "other law clerks were assisting Judge Newman in her defense of these proceedings," he said in an affidavit. "To sit at the feet, metaphorically, of Judge Newman, is an opportunity that any aspiring patent lawyer would welcome." The code of conduct for federal judges bars them from using chambers staff for certain extra-judicial activities (running errands isn't specifically listed).

Persons: Pauline Newman, Newman, Newman's, Arthur Hellman, Hugo, Black, Felix, Frankfurter, Aliza Shatzman, she'd, isn't, it's Newman, Kimberly Moore, Judge Newman, Greg Dolin, Dolin, It's, Hellman, Alvin Rubin, Rubin's, Shatzman, Moore Organizations: Service, Federal Circuit, University of Pittsburgh, New Civil Liberties Alliance Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ McLaren Applied's Lavoie in talks to buy Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof - source
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Nick Carey Tosterling | Nick Carey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Lavoie, the electric scooter unit of Formula One engineering and technology firm McLaren Applied, is in advanced talks to buy bankrupt Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. The source said talks are at "quite an advanced stage" and would involve Lavoie taking over "as much as possible" of VanMoof's operations. The company had raised more than $180 million from investors including private equity firm Hillhouse, Silicon Valley venture capital fund Norwest Venture Partners and venture firm Felix Capital. According to another source familiar with the matter, McLaren Applied is one of two suitors remaining for VanMoof. Bought from McLaren by private equity firm Greybull Capital in 2021, McLaren Applied recently launched the premium Lavoie e-scooter brand.

Persons: de Wouw, Lavoie, VanMoof, Felix Capital, Jan Padberg, Nick Carey, Frances Kerry Organizations: REUTERS, Formula, McLaren, Reuters, Norwest Venture Partners, Nasdaq, Capital, Thomson Locations: Amsterdam, Netherlands, Silicon Valley

☆ Soccer-Bayern still a work in progress with Bundesliga season set to start
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Bavarians have won the last 11 consecutive league crowns but they needed a Borussia Dortmund slip-up on the final matchday last season to retain it. A 3-0 loss to RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup at home on Saturday left Tuchel, who took over from Julian Nagelsmann late last season, fuming. Kane's German debut, with a low-key substitute appearance in the second half of their Super Cup loss, did little to dampen Bayern fans' enthusiasm and expectations. Their Super Cup win over Bayern gave them an early shot of confidence but they will have to repeat it again on Saturday when they face ambitious Leverkusen in their season opener. "We can improve many things but this obviously did give us a push," said Leipzig coach Marco Rose of the win against Bayern.

Persons: Thomas Tuchel, Harry Kane, Kai Pfaffenbach, Robert Lewandowski, Tuchel, Julian Nagelsmann, Manuel Neuer, Kim Min, jae, Felix Nmecha, Marcel Sabitzer, Rami Bensebaini, Granit Xhaka, Victor Boniface, Jonas Hofmann, Christopher Nkunku, Konrad Laimer, Dominik Szoboszlai, Josko Gvardiol, Andre Silva, Marco Rose, Robin Gosens, Karolos, Robert Birsel Organizations: Soccer Football, DFL, Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig, Allianz Arena, REUTERS, Rights, Bundesliga, Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern, Tottenham Hotspur, Borussia, Bayer Leverkusen, Germany, Leverkusen, Champions League, Thomson Locations: Munich, Germany, Barcelona, Napoli, Leipzig, Union Berlin

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