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☆ China Braces for Bigger Storm Than Idalia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Elaine Yu | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ A New Hulu Series Celebrates the Many Faces of Black Success
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Christopher Kuo | More About Christopher Kuo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Seat eight highly successful Black people around a dinner table and prompt them to discuss reparations and hairstyles and Kanye West over crayfish bisque and roast duck. That’s the premise for a new television show, produced by ESPN’s Black-focused media platform, Andscape, called “The Conversations Project,” now streaming on Hulu. A hybrid of talk show and dinner party, the unscripted series explores the pride and peril of being Black in America. What does it mean to be authentic in a world that so often requires code-switching? What’s the difference between having influence and being a leader?

Persons: ESPN’s, —, Marc Spears, Elaine Welteroth, David Lawrence ., Lawrence Organizations: Kanye, Hulu, Harlem, Andscape’s Locations: America

☆ What Trump thinks of Mitch McConnell's potential replacements
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —It would be a mistake to presuppose these are the final days of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s record-setting run as the Republican leader in the Senate. In January, Trump referred to Barrasso as McConnell’s “flunky” during a radio interview in Barrasso’s home state of Wyoming. Trump views McConnell as an enemyNo Senate leader will be able to maintain a flawless relationship with Trump, but McConnell’s has been particularly fraught. McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao, who served in Trump’s administration as transportation secretary, has more recently been the subject of racial insults from Trump. Any successor would have to navigate Trump’s control of the party – and the very real potential that Trump could return to the White House.

Persons: Sen, Mitch McConnell’s, Donald Trump’s, Trump, McConnell, Rich Lowry, “, ”, CNN’s Manu Raju, Raju, It’s, George W, Bush, Lowry, ” Lowry, Johns ” – Sen, John Thune of, John Cornyn of, John Barrasso of, Thune, ’, Tom Daschle, – “, Kristi Noem, Tim Scott of, Cornyn, “ He’s, ” Cornyn, Utah’s Sen, Mitt Romney, Barrasso, McConnell’s, Elaine Chao, Trump’s Organizations: CNN, Republican, Republicans, National Review, Capitol, GOP, New York Times, today’s GOP, Senate, South Dakota Gov, Trump, Republicans ’ Locations: John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas, John Barrasso of Wyoming, today’s, Trump, Thune, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Cornyn, Wyoming

Thermal coal insurance rates rose more than 20% last year, it said, above the 7.3% rise in the benchmark Marsh Global Insurance Market Index. Insurance companies can be active in both primary insurance and reinsurance and have differing commitments on ESG for different parts of their business. "Establishing a mutual fund for the coal industry is a matter for the coal industry," a spokesperson for the Australian Department of Treasury said. "I'm talking about going beyond your normal UK-based markets and looking into Asia for funders and insurance cover," she added. Coal prices hit record highs in September last year as European countries scrambled to replace Russian gas, sending coal miners' profits soaring.

Persons: Philip Mostert, Seriti, Doug Gain, Gain, Ben Davis, Willis Towers Watson, Thungela, China's, Russia's, Switzerland's Chubb, Chubb, Russia's SOGAZ, Peter Bosshard, Nombasa Tsengwa, Tsengwa, Exxaro, Clara Denina, Sarah McFarlane, Nelson Banya, Elaine Hardcastle, Daniel Flynn Organizations: REUTERS, Seriti, Thungela Resources, International Energy Agency, Reuters, Marsh Global Insurance, Whitehaven Coal, Whitehaven, Allianz, Swiss, Germany's Allianz, Insuramore, Australian Department of Treasury, South, Thomson Locations: American, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, South, Ukraine, Whitehaven, Munich, Australia, Asia, Europe

Participants march with a banner with rainbow colours during the annual pride parade in Hong Kong, China, November 7, 2015. "Hong Kong has a real opportunity to take the lead here and give a clear message," said Gigi Chao, the vice chair of listed Hong Kong property firm Cheuk Nang Holdings and a prominent gay rights advocate in Asia. "WAKE UP"Business groups in Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan have become increasingly vocal in making the case that Asia's leading economies must do more to encourage diversity. A poll this year by Kyodo news agency of just over 1,500 people showed that nearly 70 percent supported same-sex marriage. While corporates rarely lobby Asian governments directly on LGBTQ rights, activists say they show their support through sponsorship of LGBTQ events and Pride-themed marketing.

Persons: Bobby Yip, Janet Ledger, Jimmy Sham, Asia's, Gigi Chao, Chao, Kida, Kiyong Shim, Dyson, Nomura, Kathy Teo, Singapore's, they're, Teo, Revolut, Jessie Pang, Justin Fung, Xinghui, Hyonhee Shin, Hyunsu Yim, Miral Organizations: REUTERS, Kong's, Community Business, Gay Games, Nang Holdings, Reuters, American Chamber of Commerce, Fortune, Kyodo, Liberal Democratic Party, EY, FINANCE, Rights Watch, Gallup, WeWork, Standard Chartered Bank ., Google, IBM, Thomson Locations: Hong Kong, China, HONG KONG, TOKYO, Tokyo, Singapore, Asia, Taiwan, Nepal, India, South Korea, York, Japan, EY Japan, Korea, Seoul, Standard Chartered Bank . Singapore, Xinghui Kok

☆ How to Go Camping: A Beginner’s Guide
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Elaine Glusac | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

For first-time campers, spending the night outside presents a planning wilderness, including figuring out what to bring. Choose your camp styleCamping comes in many varieties, from car camping, meaning you drive to a campsite and pitch a tent, to overnight backpacking, in which you carry everything on foot. Starter-friendly, car camping allows travelers to bring things like coolers and camp chairs, and most campgrounds maintain toilets. Rental camper vans often come equipped with gear, including bedding, cookware and a camp stove. Companies such as Escape Campervans, Wandervans and Native Campervans rent modified vans that campers sleep in.

☆ Zelenskiy says elections could happen under fire if West helps
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Nick Starkov | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

He said it cost 5 billion hryvnia ($135 million) to hold elections in peacetime. "So I told him that if the US and Europe provide financial support ..."He added, "I will not take money from weapons and give it to elections. Zelenskiy said he told Graham that election observers would have to go to the trenches. "I told him: You and I should send observers to the frontlines so that we have legitimate elections for us and for the whole world." "They are defending this democracy today, and not to give them this opportunity because of war - that is unfair.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Lindsey Graham, Kyiv's, Vladimir Putin, Natalia Moseichuk, Graham, Lindsey, Zelenskiy, Richard Blumenthal, Elizabeth Warren, You've, Nick Starkov, Elaine Monaghan Organizations: Top, Russian, European Union, Republican, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Europe, Washington

☆ Old video sparks wild theories on fate of Russia's Prigozhin
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Kremlin said Western suggestions he had been killed on its orders were an "absolute lie." "Today we have reached the boiling point," he said in the clip published on Grey Zone, Wagner's Telegram channel. He added, "But I will not lie, I must say honestly that Russia is on the brink of disaster. Some posts speculated Prigozhin was alive. One post said Ukraine had killed Prigozhin by order of US special services "and the Anglo-Saxons" and added, "it is inconvenient for us to lose such a hero," to which someone responded with three crying-laughing emojis.

Persons: Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, Semyon Pegov, Prigozhin, Sergei Surovikin, pina colada, Vladimir Putin, Elaine Monaghan Organizations: Kremlin, Grey, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, Jamaica, France, Ukraine

☆ Zelenskiy says he will propose tougher corruption measures this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press statement with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as they meet at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a television interview shared on his Telegram channel on Sunday that he would ask parliament in the coming week to increase penalties for those found guilty of corruption during wartime. "I think the parliament will get it in the next week and then the ball is in the parliament's court," he added. A series of government shake-ups over corruption included Zelenskiy's dismissal this month of all the regional military recruitment chiefs after a nationwide audit. "We are fast approaching the point where it will be us or them," Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on the Telegram app on Sunday.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Stelios Misinas, Zelenskiy, Iryna Vereshchuk, Nick Starkov, Elaine Monaghan, Chris Reese Organizations: Greek, REUTERS, Rights, Russia, Ukraine, Thomson Locations: Athens, Greece, Washington

REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsChocolate makers are banking on the traditional resilience of their product to price increases. The data showed Hershey's sales volumes increasingly declined during the period as the company hiked prices. "We are seeing consumers starting to react more than before, I'd be very cautious with price increases," said Dan Sadler, a candy expert at U.S.-based market researcher IRI. Barry Callebaut (BARN.S), the world's biggest chocolate maker supplying most major brands including Nestle (NESN.S), doesn't expect any growth in sales volumes this year. Pennsylvania-based Hershey, is hoping that as it eases off the rate of price hikes, its sales volumes will reverse their current downtrend.

Persons: Nielsen, Dirk Van de, Luca Zaramella, Patrick Folan, Mike Blake, Mondelez, Hershey, Zaramella, Bernstein, I'd, Dan Sadler, Barry Callebaut, Hershey's, Michele Buck, Matt Scuffham, Elaine Hardcastle Organizations: Nielsen, Hershey, Reuters, Consumers, Cadbury, Barclays, REUTERS, IRI, Nestle, Rabobank, El, Kailyn, Thomson Locations: Europe, United States, North America, Encinitas , California, U.S, Pennsylvania, El Nino, West Africa, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kailyn Rhone, New York

☆ U.S. safely into men's 4x100m final, Canada out
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Defending champions Canada, however, failed to make it through from their semi-final on Friday. Given their extraordinary depth and quality, the U.S. men have a woeful recent record in the event. They have not won an Olympic final since 2000 and have just one gold from the last seven World Championships amid a series of fumbles and disqualifications. Olympic champions Italy, with Tokyo individual gold medallist Lamont Marcell Jacobs running a barnstorming second leg, were impressive winners of the second heat in 37.65. South Africa finished second, with Britain overhauling Canada on the last leg for the third automatic qualifying spot as the holders failed to make the final.

Persons: Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Brandon Carnes, JT Smith, Noah Lyles, Smith, Rohan Watson, Coleman, We're, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Briana Williams, Elaine Thompson, Shashales Forbes, Ann Fraser, Pryce, Sha'Carrie Richardson, Shericka Jackson, Mitch Phillips, Ken Ferris Organizations: Canada, U.S, Italy, South Africa, Olympic, Ivory, Saturday's, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, United States, Jamaica, U.S, Japan, Tokyo, Canada, Ivory Coast, Italy

☆ Bounce in European property stocks: false start or turning point?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Danilo Masoni | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

MILAN, Aug 24 (Reuters) - It's hard to be bullish about real estate in an environment of sharply higher interest rates. Two years of steep falls have made European property a short-seller favourite as sector valuations and investor positioning plunged to levels last seen during the 2008 global financial crisis. A gauge of European real estate shares (.SX86P) has halved in value to about $131 billion since 2021, but the mood shifted in July as earnings expectations improved. "Things aren't great for real estate companies and that's why they are trading at a huge discount. Meanwhile, BlackRock's iShares European Property ETF (IPRP.L) has seen a 10% surge in inflows from late February, according to data on its website.

Persons: Gerry Fowler, Zsolt Kohalmi, BlackRock's, Natixis, Banks, Charles de Boissezon, Kohalmi, UBS's Fowler, Danilo Masoni, Sinead Cruise, Elaine Hardcastle Organizations: MILAN, European Equity, UBS, European Central Bank, Pictet, Advisors, P Global Market Intelligence, Property, Bank of, Societe Generale, Equity, Thomson Locations: Europe, London, U.S

☆ 'The tablet is staring into my soul': Workers, customers and etiquette experts debate tipping at the counter
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"It's just going to ask you a few questions," you're told. "I just feel like the tablet is staring into my soul," he says. "And I feel so bad because there's a line of people behind me, and I'm like, f---, I don't do this." The thinking here is that over-the-counter workers earn a wage, and therefore rely less on tips than servers or delivery people. And on top of that, you're being asked, every time you turn around, 'How much would you like to tip?'"

Persons: It's, Saad Kabir, Kabir, Elaine Swann, Bella Biagio, Biagio, —, Thomas Farley, Manners, Farley, We've, Shannon Tanski Cornelius Organizations: New, CNBC, Swann School of Locations: scone, New York City, Seattle, Duluth , Minnesota

☆ Nike to sell women's goalkeeper kits after England's Earps supports campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

While fans were able to buy their national teams' replica kits, the goalkeeper's jersey was not on sale during the women's World Cup, which led to criticism from Golden Glove winner Earps and a petition shared by her which had over 150,000 signatures. The England men's goalkeeper jersey is available to buy. Nike issued a statement after the World Cup final to say it understood the desire for a retail version of the women's jersey and was working towards solutions for future tournaments. "Nike has secured limited quantities of goalkeeper jerseys for England, U.S., France and the Netherlands to be sold through the Federation websites over the coming days," Nike told Reuters. Nike lost earnings potential after the U.S. women's team suffered their earliest ever World Cup exit, but England's run to the final provided an extra source of income.

Persons: Mary Earps, Hannah Mckay, Golden, Earps, Rohith Nair, Elaine Hardcastle Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, England, Nike, Federation, Reuters, U.S, Spain, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Spain, Australia, Sydney, England, U.S, France, Netherlands, Bengaluru

☆ Recent updates for Amazon return to office policies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Previous pronouncements about the revolutionary benefits of remote work have been replaced by vague, data-light arguments on productivity gains from being in the office. Apple, Meta, Bloomberg and Google all have gleaming HQs that would look very silly if those companies continued to embrace remote work. Insider has asked Amazon for comment on its RTO policy several times in recent months and the company has responded. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn internal guideline, obtained by Insider, listed Amazon office locations and the dates they are expected to be fully "ready" to support the RTO mandate. That's what some Amazon employees have done by mocking the company's RTO policy and its famous leadership principles.

Persons: Brad Glasser, there's, we've, Amazon's, LINDSEY WASSON, Andy Jassy, Slack, Beth Galetti, Al Drago, Paul Vixie, Andy Jassy's, Mike Hopkins, Hopkins, Elaine Thompson, snafu, they'd Organizations: Amazon, Tech, Meta, Bloomberg, Google, Seattle, Reuters, Amazon SVP, Human, Services, Company, Amazon Video Locations: Seattle, Seattle , Washington , U.S, Beth Galetti REUTERS, Seattle , New York, Houston, Austin , Texas

☆ North Korea launches space rocket months after failed satellite attempt
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] A smartphone screen shows J-Alert warning messages regarding North Korea appearing to have fired a missile and that residents of Okinawa prefecture should take cover indoors, in Chatan, Okinawa prefecture, Japan August 24, 2023. Two days ago North Korea said it would launch a satellite between Aug. 24-31. But the North's May 31 bid to launch a "Chollima-1" satellite rocket went wrong, with the booster and payload plunging into the sea. It was not immediately clear if North Korea had used the Chollima-1 again, or a new system. The secretive North considers its space and military rocket programmes a sovereign right, and analysts say spy satellites are crucial to improving the effectiveness of its weapons.

Persons: Issei Kato, Hirokazu Matsuno, We've, Elaine Lies, Chang, Ran Kim, Josh Smith, Joyce Lee, Hyunsu Yim, Phil Stewart, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Thomson Locations: Korea, Okinawa, Chatan, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, Rights SEOUL, TOKYO, North Korea, Tokyo, Pyongyang, U.S, Seoul, Washington

☆ North Korea to launch satellite over Yellow Sea -Japan Coast Guard
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

TOKYO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - North Korea has said it will launch a satellite between Aug. 24-31 in the direction of the Yellow Sea and East China Sea, the Japanese Coast Guard said on Tuesday. The Coast Guard added that the satellite, if launched, was likely to fall outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone. North Korea launched a satellite on May 31 that ended up plunging into the sea. The new "Chollima-1" satellite launch rocket failed because of instability in the engine and fuel system, state news agency KCNA reported. It prompted emergency alerts and brief evacuation warnings in parts of South Korea and Japan but no danger or damage was reported.

Persons: Fumio, KCNA, Elaine Lies, Deepa Babington, Stephen Coates Organizations: Japanese Coast Guard, Twitter, Coast Guard, North, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, North Korea, East China, Japan, South Korea, United States

☆ Japan PM to meet fishing industry leaders over Fukushima water
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan August 20, 2023, in this photo released by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will on Monday meet fishing industry representatives in a bid to convince them of the safety of treated radioactive water due to be released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. The water has been treated to remove most radioactive elements except for tritium, a hydrogen isotope that must be diluted because it is difficult to filter. Despite such assurances, the prospect of more than a million tons of water being pumped into the Pacific from the nuclear plant owned by Tokyo Electric Power Company (9501.T) has raised alarm. Japanese Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura is due to meet the same fishing industry leaders before the Kishida meeting.

Persons: Fumio Kishida, Yasutoshi Nishimura, Satoshi Sugiyama, Elaine Lies, Muralikumar Organizations: Japan's, Kyodo, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Citizens, Japanese Industry, Thomson Locations: Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Tokyo, China, South Korea

☆ China investigates citizen accused of spying for CIA, security ministry says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Security cameras are seen at the U.S. embassy in Beijing, China July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Aug 21 (Reuters) - China is investigating a Chinese national accused of spying for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the country's state security ministry said on Monday. The 39-year-old Chinese national, surnamed Hao, was a cadre at a ministry and had gone to Japan for studies, which was where the spying recruitment occurred, the ministry said. The statement came less than two weeks after the ministry said it uncovered another national also suspected of spying for the CIA after being recruited in Italy. Relations between the United States and China have soured in recent years over a range of issues, including national security.

Persons: Damir Sagolj, Hao, Ted, Li Jun, Li, Liz Lee, Elaine Lies, Gerry Doyle Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Rights BEIJING, Japan, Italy, The U.S, Tokyo, United States, Washington, Shanghai

☆ Ukrainians torn by evacuation calls as Russian shells fall in northeast
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Maria Starkova | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Red Cross volunteers help local residents to evacuate from the city of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi in Kharkiv region, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine August 15, 2023. Regional authorities announced a mandatory evacuation of civilians from near the Kupiansk front earlier this month due to daily Russian shelling. At 1:20 p.m., the second shelling of the city center injured three civilian men, including an emergency medical assistant, and a 20-year-old woman. Russia denies deliberately targeting civilians in its invasion of Ukraine, which has killed thousands, uprooted millions, and destroyed cities. Reporting by Maria Starkova in Lviv, Ukraine; Writing by Elaine Monaghan in Washington; Editing by Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy, Dmytro Lozhenko, Oleh Synehubov, Lozhenko, Maria Starkova, Elaine Monaghan, Paul Simao Organizations: Red Cross, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Kupiansk, Vuzlovyi, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russia's, Kupiansk district, Russia, Lviv, Washington

☆ Ukraine's Zelenskiy in Netherlands in push to boost air defences
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is greeted by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, during his visit to Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 20, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Acquire Licensing RightsEINDHOVEN, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in the Netherlands on Sunday in an ongoing push to boost Ukraine's air defences, days after the United States approved the possible delivery of F-16 fighter jets by the Netherlands and Denmark. Zelenskiy will meet outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at a military air base in Eindhoven, Rutte's office said without providing further details. According to figures from the Dutch defence ministry, the Netherlands currently has 24 operational F-16s which will be phased out by mid-2024. Reporting by Bart Meijer, Stephanie van den Berg and Piroschka van der Wouw Editing by David Goodman, Elaine HardcastleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Mark Rutte, de Wouw, Zelenskiy, Rutte, Oleksiy Reznikov, Lockheed Martin, Bart Meijer, Stephanie van den Berg, Piroschka van, David Goodman, Elaine Hardcastle Organizations: Dutch, REUTERS, Rights, Global Peace Summit, Ukraine's Defence, Lockheed, Gripen, Thomson Locations: Eindhoven, Netherlands, States, Denmark, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Sweden

☆ U.S. NHC sees 90% chance of cyclone for system over eastern Caribbean Sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Aug 20 (Reuters) - An area of low pressure over the eastern Caribbean Sea has a 90% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next two days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday. "A tropical depression or storm could form as soonas later this afternoon," the Miami-based forecaster said. The system is forecast to move westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 miles per hour over the eastern and central Caribbean, before turning northward and potentially affecting the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Tuesday or Wednesday, the NHC said. The NHC defines a tropical cyclone as having a maximum sustained surface wind speed (using the U.S. 1-minute average) is 33 kt (38 mph or 62 kilometers per hour) or less. Reporting by Bharat Govind Gautam and Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle and Diane CraftOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bharat Govind Gautam, Kanjyik Ghosh, Elaine Hardcastle, Diane Craft Organizations: U.S, National Hurricane Center, NHC, Thomson Locations: Miami, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Bengaluru

☆ Elaine Yu — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Elaine Yu | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Elaine YuElaine Yu is a financial reporter for The Wall Street Journal’s Hong Kong bureau. She has covered topics ranging from cryptocurrencies and casinos to business and political developments in Hong Kong and China. Elaine was previously a correspondent for Agence France-Presse, and has written for publications including the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Intercept and the Columbia Journalism Review. Her work has been recognized by a New York Press Club Award and named a finalist for the Mirror Awards.

Persons: Elaine Yu Elaine Yu, Elaine Organizations: Agence France, Presse, New York Times, Yorker, Columbia, New York Press Locations: Hong Kong, China

☆ Macau Reclaims Crown From Vegas as World’s Top Gambling Hub
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Elaine Yu | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ukraine's long F16s training process has begun -defence minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Netherlands' Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly alongside an aircraft simulating aerial interceptions during a media day illustrating how NATO Air Policing safeguards the Allies' airspace in the northern and northeastern region of the Alliance, July 4, 2023. Reznikov said in a TV interview that six months of training was considered the minimum for pilots, but it was not yet known how long it would take to train engineers and mechanics. Ukraine wants the sophisticated U.S.-made warplanes so it can counter the air superiority of Russia, whose forces invaded the country in February 2022. A U.S. official said on Thursday that Washington had approved sending F-16s to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands to defend against Russia as soon as pilot training was completed. The training included technical language training, as the usual basic English level was insufficient, he said.

Persons: de, Oleksiy Reznikov, Reznikov, Andriana Kucher, Nick Starkov, Elaine Monaghan, Grant McCool Organizations: Air Force, Air, Alliance, REUTERS, Rights, Training, Defence, U.S, Kanal, YouTube, Washington, Thomson Locations: Netherlands, Ukraine, Denmark, Russia, Kyiv, Washington

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