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☆ Arsenal held to 2-2 draw by 10-man Fulham
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Arsenal were held to a 2-2 home draw by 10-man Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday, denying Mikel Arteta's side provisional top spot in the table. But Arsenal won a penalty for a foul on Fabio Vieira after the hour-mark and Saka redeemed himself with a confident spot kick in the pouring rain. Arsenal made it 2-1 two minutes later when Vieira whipped in a cross for Eddie Nketiah to score. Fulham were reduced to 10 men when Calvin Bassey received a second booking for a cynical foul on Nketiah to prevent a counter-attack, but they equalised in the 87th minute when Joao Palhinha swept home from a corner to rescue a point. Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Fulham, Mikel Arteta's, Andreas Pereira pounced, Aaron Ramsdale, Fabio Vieira, Vieira, Eddie Nketiah, Calvin Bassey, Joao Palhinha, Rohith Nair, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Arsenal, Premier League, Fulham, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ He Shined a Light on Other Artists. Now the Light Turns to Him.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Jill Langlois | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Six years later, certain that he was on the right path as an artist, he held his first solo exhibition. He soon moved to the state capital, Salvador, where he studied printmaking at the Escola de Belas Artes da Bahia. After a stint as director of the Museu de Arte da Bahia in the early 1980s, Araújo headed to New York, where he taught courses in graphic arts and sculpture at City College. When Araújo liked an artist, he made it his mission to buy every piece of theirs he could find. But while Araújo had been winning praise for supporting certain artists, he was criticized for not including others.

Persons: Araújo, São, Arthur Timótheo da Costa Organizations: Escola, Artes, Museu, da, City College, Museu Afro Brasil Locations: Salvador, Bahia, Florence, New York, Brazil, Brazil’s

Ahead of the contest, Australian Ethan Ewing experienced Teahupo'o's ferocity, fracturing two vertebrae during a warmup and putting the world No. 3 in doubt for the one-day Rip Curl WSL Finals in California next month to decide a world champion. The win gives Robinson the remaining spot at next month's Finals to go with his Olympic qualification secured earlier in the competition. Medina just missed out on both the Finals and the Brazil Olympic team. Simmers or Marks will qualify along with reigning world and Olympic champion Carissa Moore on Team USA depending on their final ranking after the Finals at Lower Trestles in San Clemente.

Persons: Jack Robinson, Caroline Marks, Caitlin Simmers, Marks, Teahupo'o, Ethan Ewing, Robinson, Medina, pip Medina, Carissa Moore, Joao Chianca, Griffin Colapinto, John John Florence, Leonardo Fioravante, Kanoa Igarashi, Jordy Smith, Matthew McGillivray, Moore, Tyler Wright, Molly Picklum, Tatiana Weston, Johanne Defay, Brisa Hennessy, Teresa Bonvalot, Jamie Freed Organizations: Tahiti Pro, Wednesday, Paris Olympics, Olympic, Brazil Olympic, Team USA, Lower, MEN Filipe Toledo, Lincoln, Thomson Locations: California, Western Australia, Lower Trestles, San Clemente, Brazil, USA, Australia, Italy, Japan, South Africa, Webb, France, Costa Rica, Portugal, CALIFORNIA, Toledo, Hawaii, Sydney

☆ BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition 2023 reveals nature's more obscure side
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A photo of a bright orange fungus growing on deadwood, with its striking color resplendent against the darkness, has been crowned winner of this year’s BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition. The image competition showcases the “intersection between art and science,” organizers said, in all its weird and wonderful forms. An image depicting an embryonic dinosaur developing within an egg between 72 million and 66 million years ago won the Paleoecology category. It was submitted by Jordan Mallon from the Candian Museum of Nature and created by Wenyu Ren from Beijing, China. A selection of the winning and runner-up images can be viewed in the gallery above.

Persons: Cornelia Sattler, palaeontologists, Roberto García, João Araújo, Victor Huertas, Jordan Mallon, Wenyu Ren Organizations: CNN, BMC, Macquarie University, University of Lund, New, Botanical Garden, James Cook University, Australia, Coral, Candian Museum of Nature Locations: deadwood, Australia, Roa, Sweden, Guinea, Beijing, China

“I’ve always treated football refereeing in my games as if I were coming in to referee a World Cup final,” she says. Claudia Vasconcelos refereeing during the 1991 third-place playoff. Ingrid Jonsson, a lineswoman in the 1991 World Cup final, was the first female official chosen to referee a final. By 1999, all the officials chosen for the World Cup in the USA were women. Claudia Vasconcelos refereeing Flamengo vs. Vasco in the 1994 junior Campeonato Carioca.

Persons: Claudia Vasconcelos, ”, Vasconcelos, wouldn’t, hesitancy, Linda Black, Zuo Xiudi, Tommy Cheng, Brazil’s Vasconcelos, –, “ I’ve, Chen guo, ” Vasconcelos, “, Ingrid Jonsson, Matthew Ashton, ’ ” Vasconcelos, João Havelange, Pelé, Sweden’s Ingrid Jonsson, Stéphanie, Bibiana, Sian Massey, Ellis, Vasco Organizations: CNN, FIFA, Guangdong, Women’s Football, M’s, CNN Sport, Argentina, Premier League, Flamengo, Campeonato Carioca, trailblazer Locations: Guangzhou, China, Sweden, Germany, AFP, New, Australia, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Argentina, Mexico, Guangdong, EMPICS, Brazilian, USA

☆ Arsenal, Newcastle up and running, but reality bites for Luton
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

But Forest grabbed a goal back in the 83rd minute through Taiwo Awoniyi and pressed for an unlikely point. ANXIOUS FINISH"Welcome to the Premier League!" Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said of the anxious finish. "Running the clock down, in this league, that's a very dangerous thing to do but overall I'm very happy." Sheffield United's defeat by Palace completed a poor opening weekend for the promoted clubs after Burnley's loss on Friday.

Persons: Eddie Nketiah, Martin Odegaard, William Saliba, Gabriel Martinelli, David Klein, James ', Eddie Howe's, Sandro Tonali, Moussa Diaby, Alexander Isak, Callum Wilson, Harvey Barnes, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Saka, Mikel Arteta, Solly, Joao Pedro, Carlton Morris, Simon Adingra, Evan Ferguson, Bobby De Cordova, Reid, Andreas Pereira, Michael Keane, Stuart Attwell, James Tarkowski, Bernd Leno, Sean Dyche, West Ham, Dominic Solanke, Jarrod Bowen, Andoni Iraola, Odsonne Edouard, Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Emirates, REUTERS, Newcastle, Villa, Forest Everton, Fulham, Luton Town's, Hove Albion, Champions Manchester City, Burnley, St, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Everton, Crystal, Sheffield United . West Ham United, Bournemouth, Gunners, Timber, Football League, Brighton, Luton, Goodison, BBC, Sheffield, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Brighton, West

☆ Read Your Way Through Salvador
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Itamar Vieira Junior | Translated Johnny Lorenz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Read Your Way Around the World is a series exploring the globe through books. I was born in Salvador, in the Brazilian state of Bahia, and lived in the general vicinity until I reached the age of 15. I already knew something of Amado, not from reading him but because he was an omnipresent figure in the cultural life of Salvador. Salvador was the first capital of Brazil, founded in 1549 as part of the Portuguese colonial project in the Americas. In the Salvador of yesteryear, one would find Europeans, mostly Portuguese and Dutch, as well as Indigenous peoples, especially the Tupinambá.

Persons: Jorge Amado, Amado, Salvador, Rufino, João José Reis, Flávio dos Santos Gomes, Marcus J.M, de Carvalho, Rufino ” Locations: Salvador, Brazilian, Bahia, Brazil, Portuguese, Americas, Salvador of yesteryear, Africa, Nigeria, Benin, Dahomey, Togo, Republic of Congo, Angola, Oyo

SAO PAULO, July 6 (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 34% in the first half of 2023, preliminary government data showed on Thursday, hitting its lowest level in four years as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva institutes tougher environmental policies. But that's an area more than three times the size of New York City, underscoring the challenge Lula faces to eliminate deforestation entirely. "It's very positive, but we continue to have very high levels of deforestation," said Daniel Silva, an analyst at nonprofit WWF-Brasil. An aerial view shows a deforested area during an operation to combat deforestation near Uruara, Para State, Brazil January 21, 2023. In June alone, Inpe satellite data showed deforestation totaled 663 sq km, down 41% from the same month a year ago.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Inpe, Lula, Daniel Silva, Jair Bolsonaro, Ueslei Marcelino, Marina Silva, Silva, Joao Paulo Capobianco, Carolina Pulice, Jake Spring, Gabriel Araujo, Sandra Maler Organizations: SAO PAULO, WWF, Brasil, REUTERS, Environment Ministry, Thomson Locations: New York City, Uruara, Para State, Brazil

☆ Carrefour Brasil bets on know-how to expand small stores operation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Carolina Pulice | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Grupo Carrefour Brasil launched a franchise model of convenience stores in the Brazilian market on Wednesday, aiming to tap into its know-how from years of experience in Europe, a top executive said. FILE PHOTO: A general view of a Carrefour supermarket in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerCarrefour Brasil’s convenience executive director Joao Edson Gravata said that the franchise format would put Carrefour in a stronger position to take on competitors. Those stores would supplement its 152 existing Brazilian company-owned Carrefour Express format stores. About a year ago Grupo Nos, a venture between Brazilian energy firm Raizen and Mexican retailer Femsa, launched its first Oxxo-branded convenience stores.

Persons: Paulo Whitaker, Joao Edson Gravata, Gravata, “, ”, Pedro Melo, Alberto Serrentino, Melo, Pao Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Grupo Carrefour Brasil, Carrefour, REUTERS, Paulo Whitaker Carrefour, Carrefour Express, Pontifical Catholic University, Sao Paulo, PUC, Grupo Ultra’s, Grupo, Dia, Hirota Locations: MEXICO, Europe, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazil’s

☆ How safe are America’s biggest banks? The Fed’s imminent stress tests may offer clues
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

That’s because no stress test scenario could perfectly predict the conditions that would cause a bank to collapse. And besides, that’s not the purpose of stress tests, said Covas, a former Fed economist who developed some of the central bank’s early stress tests. The test scenarios were designed before the banking crisisFed officials update the stress test scenarios each year to capture the latest vulnerabilities in the economy. It’s a misconception that “if no bank fails these stress tests are not useful,” or the tests were too easy, Covas said. “You really don’t need a stress test to figure out that SVB had some significant issues,” he added.

Persons: Francisco Covas, that’s, Covas, “, ”, João Granja, they’ve, SVB Organizations: New, New York CNN, Federal, Bank Policy Institute, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Fed, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, First Republic Bank, CNN Locations: New York, Silicon

☆ Brazil watchdog offers plea deals to Americanas employees in fraud probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SAO PAULO, June 20 (Reuters) - The president of Brazil's securities watchdog CVM on Tuesday urged employees from Americanas (AMER3.SA) with information about the retailer's alleged multi-billion-dollar fraud to give testimony in exchange for potential plea deals. Americanas last week admitted to a large-scale accounting fraud with current top managers slamming former executive, banks and auditors for their alleged involvement in "fraudulently altered" financial statements. Americanas filed for bankruptcy protection in January after uncovering an over $4 billion accounting scandal. The report issued on Tuesday accused ex-CEO Miguel Gutierrez and half a dozen other former executives and employees of committing fraud. Reporting by Patricia Vilas Boas; Writing by Carolina Pulice; Editing by Sarah Morland and Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: CVM, Joao Pedro Barroso, Nascimento, Americanas, Miguel Gutierrez, Patricia Vilas Boas, Carolina Pulice, Sarah Morland, Aurora Ellis Organizations: SAO PAULO, Federal, Thomson Locations: Americanas

☆ Angola fuel hike protesters clash with police
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LUANDA, June 17 (Reuters) - Angolan police fired tear gas in the capital Luanda and other cities Benguela and Namibe as thousands of protesters took to the streets a week after clashes over a recent fuel hike killed at least five people. President Joao Lourenco on June 8 fired the economic coordination minister and replaced him with the central bank governor in the wake of the deadly protests. Local media at the time quoted Angolan Economic Coordination Minister Manuel Nunes Junior, who was subsequently fired, saying the aim was to rein in government spending. On Saturday in Benguela, a large crowd of protesters holding cardboard placards were shown on social and local media as anti-riot police with batons and helmets patrolled the streets. In Luanda, police shot teargas to control the crowd, with TV footage showing at least one burning barricade spewing smoke.

Persons: Joao Lourenco, Africa’s, Manuel Nunes Junior, teargas, Miguel Gomes, Wendell Roelf, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Angolan, Angolan Economic, Police, Thomson Locations: LUANDA, Luanda, Benguela, Namibe, Nigeria, Angolan

☆ Astrud Gilberto, Who Shot to Fame With ‘The Girl From Ipanema,’ Dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Jim Farber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Astrud Gilberto, whose soft and sexy vocal performance on “The Girl From Ipanema,” the first song she ever recorded, helped make the sway of Brazilian bossa nova a hit sound in the United States in the 1960s, died on Monday. Ms. Gilberto enjoyed a four-decade recording career, recording albums with celebrated musicians like James Last and Gil Evans as well as working with George Michael, Chet Baker and others. But her biggest success came with “The Girl From Ipanema,” written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfa, with English lyrics by Norman Gimbel. When Ms. Gilberto recorded that song, she was married to João Gilberto, the Brazilian singer and guitarist often referred to as the father of the bossa nova. In 1963, the two of them traveled from Rio de Janeiro to New York City, where he was set to record a joint album with the jazz saxophonist Stan Getz, who had already released three albums that mixed jazz with samba and bossa nova.

Persons: Astrud Gilberto, Paul Ricci, Gilberto’s, Marcelo, “, Gilberto, James Last, Gil Evans, George Michael, Chet Baker, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfa, Norman Gimbel, Ms, João Gilberto, Stan Getz Organizations: Facebook Locations: United States, Brazilian, Rio de Janeiro, New York City

CNN —Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, who in her 20s recorded “The Girl from Ipanema” and became an international star, has died, according to social media posts from her granddaughter and on behalf of her son. “I just got word from her son Marcelo that we have lost Astrud Gilberto. She later released the critically lauded album “Astrud Gilberto Plus the James Last Orchestra” in 1987. Their duet “Desafinado” was released in 1996, and Gilberto became known for exposing the bossa nova genre to a pop music-loving, mainstream audience. Gilberto released her last album “Jungle” in 2002, and went on to be inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame the same year.

Persons: Astrud Gilberto, “, João Gilberto, Astrud, ” Gilberto’s, Sofia, Paul Ricci, Gilberto, Gilberto’s, Marcelo, ”, Stan Getz, Eartha Kitt, Frank Sinatra, Cher, Amy Winehouse, “ Getz, ” Gilberto, Quincy Jones, Chet Baker, –, Bass, James, George Michael, Desafinado ” Organizations: CNN, James Last Orchestra, Hall of Fame, Latin Recording Academy Locations: Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, United States

☆ ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ singer Astrud Gilberto dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on "The Girl from Ipanema" made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83. "The Girl from Ipanema," the wistful ballad written by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, was already a hit in South America. In a 2002 interview with friends posted on her web site, Astrud Gilberto remembered her husband saying he had a surprise for her at the recording studio. "When we were finished performing the song, Joao turned to Stan, and said something like: 'Tomorrow Astrud sing on record… What do you think?' Astrud Gilberto sings "The Girl from Ipanema" in a light, affectless style that influenced Sade and Suzanne Vega among others, as if she had already moved on to other matters.

Persons: Astrud Gilberto, Paul Ricci, Gilberto, " Getz, Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Getz, Creed Taylor, Stan, Joao, Sade, Suzanne Vega, Norman Gimbel, de Moraes, Heloísa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto, Taylor, Weinert, Tom Jobim, Bené Nunes, Luis Bonfá, João Donato, João Marcelo Gilberto, Gregory Lasorsa, Chet Baker, George Michael Locations: Brazilian, Ipanema, Salva dor, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, South America, Brazil

[1/3] People walk along the Ipanema beach following the death of Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Pilar OlivaresBRASILIA, June 6 (Reuters) - Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, the voice of Bossa Nova whose soft and dreamy version of "The Girl from Ipanema" was an international success in the 1960s, has died at the age of 83, her family said. Astrud performed the vocals in English, including the duet "The Girl from Ipanema" which became the album's major hit. "The Girl from Ipanema" was the first song the 22-year-old Astrud recorded and launched her career almost by accident. She later moved to the United States, where she toured with Getz, singing Bossa Nova and American jazz standards.

Persons: Astrud Gilberto, Pilar Olivares BRASILIA, Gilberto, Sofia Gilberto, Joao Gilberto, Stan Getz, Getz, Astrud, " Getz, Weinert, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Steve Van Zandt, Sade, Lana Del Rey, Ivan Lins, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Madonna, Amy Winehouse, Anthony Boadle, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, New York, Thomson Locations: Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Philadelphia, United States, American, Salvador, Bahia, Brazilian

☆ Ex-CEOs at Brazil's Americanas did not make proper accounting disclosures - regulator
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SAO PAULO, June 5 (Reuters) - Brazil's securities regulator has accused two former CEOs of retailer Americanas of failing to comply with information disclosure requirements following an investigation into the firm's accounting inconsistencies, the agency said. According to a document from securities regulator CVM made public on Monday, the two ex-CEOs, Sergio Rial and Joao Guerra, also failed to meet other obligations on informing investors. Americanas entered bankruptcy protection in January after uncovering around $4 billion in accounting inconsistencies. Americanas said in a statement that it was monitoring the CVM investigation and hoped any irregularities would be "duly clarified". The company did not mention the accusations against Guerra in its statement and he did not respond to a query via LinkedIn.

Persons: CVM, Sergio Rial, Joao Guerra, Rial, Guerra, Americanas, Andre Romani, Carolina Pulice, Jamie Freed Organizations: SAO PAULO, Thomson

"There's still discussion in Portugal how that privatisation will take place and it's not supposed to be 100 percent privatisation," Spohr told journalists at the annual meeting of the International Air Transport Association in Istanbul. At least three major global carriers, Lufthansa, Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA) and British Airways-owner IAG (ICAG.L), have shown an interest. Lufthansa said last month that it was taking a 41% stake in Italian carrier ITA Airways in the latest major consolidation in the aviation sector in Europe. "Boeing are saying it's delivery in late 24 or early 25 - which means it's early '25," Spohr said. Reporting by Joanna Plucinska and Tim Hepher; Editing by Susan FentonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Carsten Spohr, Joao Nuno Mendes, it's, Spohr, IAG, Joanna Plucinska, Tim Hepher, Susan Fenton Organizations: TAP, International Air Transport Association, Lufthansa, Air France, KLM, British Airways, ITA Airways, Boeing, Thomson Locations: ISTANBUL, Portugal, Istanbul, Europe

☆ Where to go this summer: A dozen destination ideas
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Marnie Hunter | Jane Levere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Peru"Peruvians are welcoming travelers back with open arms," says travel one travel expert. And perhaps most importantly, the city offers excellent value, in part because it will be the winter/low season there during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer. It’s home to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including megalithic temples that date to the 4th millennium BC. Although summer is the rainy season, Gellis says showers are often brief and intermittent. AlbaniaAlbania is a Mediterranean gem that’s likely to be less crowded this summer than Greece and Croatia, says Joao Donadel, another EMBARK Beyond travel advisor.

[1/3] The 76th Cannes Film Festival - Photocall for the film "How to Have Sex" in competition for the category Un Certain Regard - Cannes, France, May 19, 2023. However, there was a slight hiccup: Molly Manning Walker was not in the room when the award for her debut feature was announced. The first Sudanese film to be included in the Cannes official selection, "Goodbye Julia," took the freedom award. Director Mohamed Kordofani thanked the Sudanese people for their support as well as for not giving up. "Un Certain Regard" is a competition focused on arthouse films that runs parallel to the main competition, the Palme d'Or, which will be announced on Saturday.

☆ Exclusive: Repsol to invest $550 million in first Italian renewable projects
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Spanish oil company Repsol (REP.MC) will develop more than 1.7 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects in Italy, costing around 500 million euros ($550 million), the company's renewables head told Reuters. The returns available from renewable projects have been under pressure over the past few years due to rising commodity and component costs and supply chain issues. However, Costeira said Repsol's target of double digit returns on renewable investments was still achievable. Repsol said it expected to spend around a quarter of its capital spending on renewable projects this year. The bulk of Repsol's existing renewable portfolio is in Spain with some capacity also in the United States, Chile and Portugal.

☆ Matthews wins stage three of Giro d'Italia, Evenepoel extends lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 3 - Vasto to Melfi - Italy - May 8, 2023 Team Jayco AlUla's Michael Matthews celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 3 REUTERS/Jennifer LorenziniMay 8 (Reuters) - Australian Michael Matthews timed his final effort to perfection to win a rain-affected stage three at the Giro d'Italia on Monday, following a 216-km ride from Vasto to Melfi. They were fully committed for me to win the stage," Matthews said. Now already on stage three with a stage win? Primoz Roglic, who was eclipsed by rival Evenepoel in the intermediate sprint, climbed to third. One second more on Primoz and three on the others, it's good, especially after such an easy day of racing."

☆ Man City climb four points clear of Arsenal in title race
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

City's victory, coupled with an Arsenal loss on Sunday to Newcastle United, would all but clinch the Premier League title for the treble-chasers who stretched their winning league run to 10 games. Liverpool notched up a sixth straight Premier League win to maintain their pursuit of a top-four spot. KANE HEADERKane headed Tottenham in front in first-half injury time to move up to second place in the all-time Premier League goalscorers list. The win vaulted Spurs to sixth in the table with 57 points from 35 games, six points behind fourth-placed United, who have played two games fewer. Wolves climbed 10 points clear of the relegation zone with 40 points, while Villa remained in eighth after their second consecutive loss.

☆ Brighton sign Brazilian striker Pedro from Watford
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 5 (Reuters) - Brighton & Hove Albion have signed Brazilian striker Joao Pedro from Watford on a five-year deal, with the 21-year-old set to join the club when the transfer window opens in the close season, the Premier League side on Friday. Finiancial details were not disclosed but British media reported that it was a record deal for Brighton worth 30 million pounds ($38 million). Pedro, who made his senior debut in 2019 for Brazilian side Fluminense, joined Watford in 2020 and has scored 24 goals in 80 appearances. Brighton are sixth in the standings and are on the verge of qualifying for European football for the first time in their history. ($1 = 0.7909 pounds)Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Portugal's president to address the nation after rift with PM
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LISBON, May 4 (Reuters) - Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will address the nation at 8 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Thursday, a spokesperson for the presidency said, after his rift with Prime Minister Antonio Costa increased the risk of a political crisis. The conservative president had made clear he wanted Galamba out and said he disagreed with Costa's decision after previously having warned that he could disband parliament if the government lost credibility. Costa's Socialists won an outright parliamentary majority in January 2022, but his third government in a row has been plagued by instability, although analysts see it surviving - for now at least. More than 10 ministers and secretaries of state have left their posts in the past year, at least two of them linked to scandals at airline TAP. Reporting by Sergio Goncalves; editing by Andrei KhalipOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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