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☆ Luis Rubiales: Spain's government presses for suspension of soccer chief Luis Rubiales after unwanted kiss. What's next?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( George Ramsay Benjamin Brown Patrick Sung | George Ramsay | Benjamin Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Spanish government has taken further steps toward suspending beleaguered soccer chief Luis Rubiales after submitting all necessary documentation to the country’s Court of Arbitration of Sport (TAD). The development comes as pressure continues to mount on Rubiales ever since he gave an unwanted kiss to soccer star Jennifer Hermoso after Spain won the World Cup final on August 20. A government statement released on Tuesday said that Rubiales displayed “unacceptable behavior” at the Women’s World Cup final and called his actions “very serious” violations of the country’s Law of Sport. On Monday, all 19 regional presidents called for Rubiales to resign while also offering unanimous support for Rocha, who stepped into the role following Rubiales’ suspension by FIFA. Along with mounting public pressure to resign, Rubiales also faces an investigation that could end in sexual aggression charges from Spanish prosecutors.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, TAD, Jennifer Hermoso, Rubiales, “, ”, Hermoso, Miquel Iceta, Iceta, Pedro Rocha, Rocha, Víctor Francos, ” Francos, ” Paloma Torres, ” Inés, Isabel Fuentes, Fuentes, Ángeles, Rubiales ’ Organizations: CNN, Spain, FIFA, Spanish, of Sport, country’s, England, ’, Rubiales, ” Locations: country’s, Madrid, Spain, Sydney, ”, Spanish, Rubiales, Motril

☆ Luis Rubiales: Regional Spanish FA bosses call on president to resign over kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

MADRID, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Spanish regional soccer chiefs demanded federation boss Luis Rubiales resign for grabbing and kissing World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso, as the country's caretaker government promised on Tuesday to ensure women play a bigger role in running sports. Many of the federation representatives had initially applauded Rubiales when he announced on Friday he would not quit. "Following recent events and the unacceptable behaviour that has seriously damaged Spanish football's image, the (regional) presidents demand that Luis Rubiales immediately resign," they said in a statement. Gender issues were a prominent political issue in Spain before Rubiales' kiss. Hermoso, her teammates and the Spanish government say the kiss was unwanted and demeaning.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Hermoso, Guadalupe Martin, Rubiales, Martin, Miquel Iceta, Isabel Infantes, Iceta, Amparo Macias, Yolanda Diaz, Inti Landauro, Mariano Valladolid, Belén Carreño, David Latona, Emma Pinedo, Charlie Devereux, Andrei Khalip, Ed Osmond, Conor Humphries Organizations: Prosecutors, federation's, Sports, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Soccer Football, Spanish Soccer Federation, Ciudad Del Futbol, Ciudad Del Futbol REUTERS, Socialist, FIFA, Labour, women's, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Spanish, Sydney, Madrid, Ciudad Del Futbol Las, Rozas, Spain, Motril

☆ Spain promises bigger role for women in sport as Rubiales asked to resign
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

MADRID, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Spanish regional soccer chiefs demanded federation boss Luis Rubiales resign for grabbing and kissing World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso, as the country's caretaker government promised on Tuesday to ensure women play a bigger role in running sports. Prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into whether Rubiales might have committed an act of sexual aggression when he grabbed Hermoso and kissed her on the lips after Spain's victory in the women's World Cup in Sydney on Aug. 20. Many of the federation representatives had initially applauded Rubiales when he announced on Friday he would not quit. "Following recent events and the unacceptable behaviour that has seriously damaged Spanish football's image, the (regional) presidents demand that Luis Rubiales immediately resign," they said in a statement. Acting Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz demanded the dismissal of the head coaches of both the men's and women's national teams.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Hermoso, Guadalupe Martin, Rubiales, Martin, Miquel Iceta, Pedro Sanchez, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Juan Medina, Iceta, Amparo Macias, Yolanda Diaz, Inti Landauro, Mariano Valladolid, Belén Carreño, David Latona, Emma Pinedo, Charlie Devereux, Andrei Khalip, Ed Osmond, Conor Humphries Organizations: Prosecutors, federation's, Sports, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Soccer Football, FIFA, Spain's, Moncloa, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales REUTERS, Socialist, Labour, women's, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Spanish, Sydney, Madrid, New Zealand, Spain, Motril

☆ Papua New Guinea says to open embassy in Jerusalem next week
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Kirsty Needham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Ammar Awad Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea will open an embassy in Jerusalem next week during a visit by Prime Minister James Marape, a spokesperson for his office said on Monday. "Yes, that is correct," said a spokesperson from Marape's office, when asked whether the country is set to open the embassy and that Marape would visit Israel next week. Israel's foreign ministry said in February Papua New Guinea would open its first embassy in the country some time in 2023. Israeli media including Channel 14 and the Times of Israel reported the inauguration of the embassy would take place on September 5. Reporting by Kirsty Needham in Sydney Writing by Alasdair Pal Editing by Lincoln FeastOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ammar Awad, James Marape, Kirsty Needham, Alasdair Pal, Lincoln Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Times, Thomson Locations: Papua New Guinea, Jerusalem, Israel, Tel Aviv, United States, Kosovo, Guatemala, Honduras, Jerusalem . Israel, Sydney

Spanish prosecutors said on Monday that they had opened an investigation into whether Luis Rubiales, the president of the country’s soccer federation, could be charged with committing an act of sexual aggression after he kissed one of the female team’s players on the lips when they won the World Cup this month. Opposition has steadily grown in response to Mr. Rubiales’s conduct and his strident defense of it, and the group he heads, known formally as Royal Spanish Football Federation, has found itself under increasing pressure to take action. The group was meeting later Monday to discuss the issue. Mr. Rubiales was shown on video after the World Cup final in Sydney on Aug. 20 kissing one of the team’s star players, Jennifer Hermoso, and although he apologized the day after, he then took a defiant stand later in the week. He said Ms. Hermoso had lifted him off his feet and “moved me close to her body,” accusing his critics of “false feminism” and saying he was the victim of “social assassination.” Ms. Hermoso countered in a statement, “At no time did I consent to the kiss that he gave me.”

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Rubiales’s, Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, Hermoso, “, ”, ” Ms Organizations: Opposition, Royal Spanish Football Federation Locations: Sydney

Chevron's Gorgon and Wheatstone projects account for more than 5% of global LNG capacity, and news of the possible strikes sent European natural gas prices surging. "It's set to cost Chevron their LNG exports as (the industrial action) starts to bite," said the alliance that groups together the Maritime Union of Australia and the Australian Workers' Union. The unions last week warned that work stoppages could cost Chevron billions of dollars. "Ten hour work stoppages: it is a harsher initial industrial action than what the unions contemplated for Woodside," he said. Last week, Offshore Alliance and Woodside (WDS.AX) resolved worker disputes at North West Shelf, Australia's largest LNG facility, after negotiating higher wages, job security and employee-friendly rosters, averting industrial action.

Persons: Gaby Oraa, Wheatstone, Saul Kavonic, Renju Jose, Lewis Jackson, Florence Tan, Alasdair Pal, Chris Reese, Shri Navaratnam, Tom Hogue Organizations: Chevron, U.S, REUTERS, SYDNEY, Workers, Reuters, Offshore Alliance, Maritime Union of Australia, Australian Workers ' Union, Shell, Energy, Woodside, North West Shelf, Thomson Locations: Venezuela, Caracas, SINGAPORE, Australia, Woodside, WDS.AX, Asia, Chevron, Sydney, Singapore

☆ Spanish prosecutors investigating soccer president who kissed World Cup player
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( David K. Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales announces he will be staying as president during the meeting, August 25, 2023..Spanish prosecutors opened an investigation of the nation's soccer federation chief, officials said Monday, in connection to his kiss on the lips of a player shortly after winning the World Cup. The national prosecutors also invited the player, Spain's team captain Jennifer Hermoso, to reach out to them in the next 15 days to report herself as a possible victim of sexual aggression by federation president Luis Rubiales, officials said. Béjar took refuge in the church of the Divina Pastora de Motril on the southern Spanish coast and defended her son. The sport's international governing body, FIFA, on Saturday suspended Rubiales from all soccer activities for 90 days. The kiss has marred what had been joyous national celebration of La Roja's first time lifting the Women's World Cup trophy.

Persons: Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Hermoso, Ángeles, Béjar, Motril, EFE, He's, Vanessa Ruiz Béjar, soccer's, — Rima Abdelkader, Max Burman Organizations: Royal Spanish Football Federation, England, FIFA, AFP, Associated Press Locations: Sydney, Spanish, Spain, United States, Germany, Japan, Norway

☆ Rubiales' mother goes on hunger strike in Spain over 'hunt' on son - report
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Angeles Bejar said her strike would last "until a solution is found to the inhumane and bloody hunt they are carrying out against my son with something he does not deserve", according to EFE. According to EFE, Bejar stayed inside the parish church of Divina Pastora in Rubiales' hometown in southern Spain, Motril, with her sister after the parish priest left. She asked Hermoso to tell the truth and "stick to the version she gave at the beginning", EFE added. The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has issued a statement for him, saying Rubiales "will defend himself legally in the competent bodies" to prove "his complete innocence". Hermoso said she did not consent to the kiss and felt "vulnerable and the victim of an aggression".

Persons: Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, EFE, Angeles Bejar, Rubiales, Bejar, Divina, Hermoso, David Latona, Andrei Khalip Organizations: Soccer Football, Spanish Soccer Federation, Del Futbol, Royal Spanish Football Federation, REUTERS, Rights, FIFA, Socialist, Thomson Locations: Del Futbol Las, Rozas, Spain, Handout, Spanish, Sydney, Rubiales

☆ 'Tragic' crash injures 23 US Marines in Australia exercises
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Samuel Mckeith | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Twenty-three U.S. Marines were injured during military exercises in northern Australia on Sunday, officials said, in a helicopter crash that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called "tragic". One marine was being operated on at Royal Darwin hospital and four others were at the hospital, said Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles. Some people are critically injured," Fyles told the news conference, adding there was a "wide range" of injuries. Australian personnel were not involved in the crash that occurred during Exercise Predator's Run 2023, Albanese said. Four Australian soldiers were killed last month during large bilateral exercises when their helicopter crashed into the ocean off the coast of Queensland.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, Michael Murphy, Murphy, Natasha Fyles, Fyles, Albanese, Sam McKeith, William Mallard Organizations: SYDNEY, Marines, Northern Territory Police, Australian Defence Force, U.S . Marines, Royal Darwin, The U.S . Defense, Thomson Locations: Australia, Darwin, Northern, Western Australia, The, U.S, China, Queensland, Sydney, Bengaluru

☆ Spain's soccer federation to hold urgent meeting over Rubiales kiss scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Rubiales has steadfastly refused to resign over the incident with player Jenni Hermoso last Sunday in Sydney, saying the kiss was consensual. Players and a string of coaches on the women's squad are demanding he go, and the government also wants him out. The Royal Football Federation (RFEF) has called regional federations to an "extraordinary and urgent" meeting on Monday "to evaluate the situation in which the federation finds itself" following Rubiales' suspension, an RFEF spokesperson said on Sunday. All 23 of Spain's cup-winning squad including Hermoso, as well as dozens of other squad members, said on Friday they would not play internationals while Rubiales remained head of the federation. However, he said on Saturday that the scandal would not damage Spain's bid to stage the 2030 World Cup along with Portugal and Morocco.

Persons: Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Hermoso, Jennifer Hermoso, Jenni, Victor Francos, Graham Keeley, Frances Kerry Organizations: Soccer Football, Spanish Soccer Federation, Del Futbol, Royal Spanish Football Federation, REUTERS, Rights, FIFA, Royal Football Federation, Sunday, Atletico Madrid, Milan, Logrono, Sports Council, Thomson Locations: Del Futbol Las, Rozas, Spain, Handout, Sydney, Madrid, Santander, Spanish, Portugal, Morocco

☆ Australia concerned about China economy, monitoring 'very closely'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Amit Dave Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday the government was closely watching China amid "concerning" signs of economic weakness that could weigh on Australia's economy. "I share the pretty substantial concerns that people have voiced about the Chinese economy," Chalmers told Sky News television. "Our concerns for China in particular is something that we're monitoring very closely." Australia's growth "will be substantially weaker" due to China's slowdown and Australian interest rates rises, he said. Australia's economy grew 0.2% in the first quarter, its slowest in 1-1/2 years as high prices and rising interest rates sapped consumer spending.

Persons: Jim Chalmers, Amit Dave, Chalmers, they've, Sam McKeith, William Mallard Organizations: Central Bank governors, REUTERS, Rights, Sky News, Reserve Bank of, Thomson Locations: Gandhinagar, India, China, Australia, Canberra, Reserve Bank of Australia, Sydney

☆ FIFA suspends Spain soccer chief Luis Rubiales amid row over kiss with Women’s World Cup winner
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —FIFA has provisionally suspended Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish soccer federation, from “all football-related activities” over his kiss with Women’s World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso. Hermoso said the kiss was unwanted and she and the entire World Cup-winning squad have refused to play while Rubiales remains president. Rubiales said the kiss was consensual and the federation has been sticking by him, threatening legal action against Hermoso and others. World soccer’s governing body FIFA said Rubiales was initially suspended for 90 days and banned Rubiales and the Spanish football federation from contacting Hermoso, who described refusing requests to issue a statement to “alleviate the pressure” on Rubiales. While addressing the assembly for nearly 30 minutes, he described the kiss as “mutual” and spoke of “unjust” campaigns and “fake feminism,” sparking further criticism.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Rubiales, Hermoso, Hermos, “, ” Rubiales, ”, Pedro Sánchez Organizations: CNN, FIFA, Spain, Spanish, Hermoso, England, Spain’s, ” CNN, UEFA Locations: Spanish, Rubiales, Sydney, Australia, Hermoso

☆ Spain's soccer federation stands by its chief amid uproar over kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The statement on the Royal Spanish Football Federation website said it would take legal action to defend Rubiales' honour, but did not say what the action would consist of. Rubiales refused on Friday to resign as RFEF chief over his actions last Sunday in Sydney, seeking to defend his behaviour and calling the kiss "spontaneous, mutual, euphoric and consensual". Hermoso said she did not consent to the kiss and felt "vulnerable and the victim of an aggression". Rubiales had been widely expected to resign at an emergency meeting of the federation on Friday. Rubiales' comments and the supportive reaction he got from many in the audience at the federation meeting on Friday were widely scorned on social media.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso's, Hermoso, Rubiales, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Yolanda Diaz, Graham Keeley, Frances Kerry Organizations: Royal Spanish Football Federation, Spain, FUTPRO, Soccer Football, Spanish Soccer Federation, Del Futbol, REUTERS Acquire, Labour, England, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Sydney, Spanish, FUTPRO Union, Del Futbol Las, Rozas, Spain, Handout

☆ FIFA suspends Spanish soccer president over controversial World Cup kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Leila Sackur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

FIFA suspended the president of the Spanish soccer federation Saturday after star player Jenni Hermoso accused him of a nonconsensual kiss during the celebrations of Spain's Women's World Cup victory. Rubiales and representatives from the Royal Spanish Football Federation were also ordered to refrain from contacting Hermoso and anyone close to her, the statement said. The announcement came hours after Spain's soccer federation said Saturday it would take legal action to defend Rubiales from "lies." It added that Pedro Rocha Junco, the vice president of the federation, would be the interim president. In her statement, Hermoso denied Rubiales' contention that the kiss he gave her was consensual.

Persons: Jenni Hermoso, Spain's, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Pedro Rocha Junco, Hermoso, Yolanda Diaz Organizations: FIFA, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Rubiales, England, Labour, Spain's Association of Professional Soccer, National Team Locations: Spanish, Sydney, Spain

A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed Chevron logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. Workers on Thursday voted to authorize the Offshore Alliance of unions to call a strike at Chevron's Gorgon and Wheatstone projects. In a Facebook post on Friday, the union alliance said of Chevron's senior management team: "Their stupidity is about to cost them $billions in lost production and profit." The Offshore Alliance, which combines the Maritime Union of Australia and Australian Workers' Union, must give Chevron seven working days' notice before a strike. The Offshore Alliance announced on Friday that workers had "overwhelmingly endorsed" the draft agreement in a meeting the previous evening.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Wheatstone, Saul Kavonic, Renju Jose, Lewis Jackson, Cynthia Osterman, Kim Coghill Organizations: Chevron, REUTERS, Rights, Workers, Offshore Alliance, North West Shelf, Maritime Union of Australia, Australian Workers ' Union, South, Taiwan . Energy, West Shelf, Woodside, Thomson Locations: Chevron's, Australia, Woodside, Europe, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Woodside's, Dutch, Sydney

☆ Spanish soccer president refuses to resign despite kissing a player on the lips at Women’s World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Facing his possible removal from office, the president of the Spanish soccer federation refused to resign Friday despite an uproar for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women's World Cup final. The president of Spain's women's league, Beatriz Álvarez, told Spanish state broadcaster RTVE that she was not surprised because Rubiales' "ego is above his dignity." The only relevant institution to remain silent has been European soccer body UEFA, for which Rubiales is a vice president. Rubiales, who led the Spanish players' union for eight years before taking over as federation president in 2018, is currently heading the UEFA-backed bid to host the men's World Cup in 2030. "The speech by Mr. Rubiales before the general assembly of the Spanish soccer federation is absolutely incompatible with representing Spanish sports and with the values of an advanced society like Spain's," Spain's Higher Council for Sports said.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jorge Vilda, Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Luis de la, Hermoso, Relevo.com, Alexia Putellas, Ballon, Yolanda Díaz, Díaz, Spain's, Beatriz Álvarez, Álvarez, Pedro Sánchez, Queen Letizia, Sofía, Iker Casillas, Borja Iglesias Organizations: Spanish Royal Football Federation, Spain women's, football team's, La, —, Spanish, Spain, England, men's, Luis de la Fuente, Associated Press, RTVE, UEFA, FIFA, Higher, of Sports, Court, Sports, Council, Rubiales, Real Betis, Spain's Locations: Spain, Madrid, BARCELONA, Spanish, Sydney, Australia, Barcelona, Portugal, Morocco, Ukraine, Spain's, Netherlands, Vilda

☆ Luis Rubiales: Spain's RFEF president refuses to resign after fierce criticism for unwanted kiss on Jennifer Hermoso
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Patrick Sung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales has refused to resign from his position as Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president following a week of fierce criticism after video showed him placing an unwanted kiss on a star player of Spain’s winning Women’s World Cup team. “It was a spontaneous kiss … It was spontaneous, mutual, euphoric and with consent, which is the key. This is the key to all of the criticism, of all of the campaign which has been mounted in this country: that it was without consent. She’s the one who picked me up in her arms and she pulled me into her body. While acknowledging he needed to apologize for his actions, Rubiales described calls for his resignation as a “witch hunt.”More to follow.

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☆ Spanish federation chief refuses to resign over kiss scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Speaking at an RFEF emergency assembly on Friday, Rubiales complained that "false feminists" were "trying to kill me". He described the kiss as a "little peck" that was "spontaneous, mutual, euphoric and consensual". Rubiales, 46, said in his speech that Hermoso was the one who initiated physical contact by lifting him off the ground by his hips. Criticism of Rubiales's behaviour has built throughout the week of the incident which occurred while the players were being handed their medals after they beat England 1-0 in the World Cup final in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday. As players filed past, Rubiales grabbed Hermoso by the head and planted a kiss on her mouth.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Juan Medina, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Rubiales, peck, Yolanda Diaz, Diaz, Hermoso, Queen Letizia, Fernando Kallas, Inti Landauro, Charlie Devereux, Andrei Khalip, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Spain's, Moncloa, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales REUTERS, Rights, Socialists, Labour, England, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Madrid, Spain, Spanish, Sydney, Australia

☆ Australia closes dual-study visa loophole for foreign students
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Students walk past stalls during the orientation week at The University of Sydney, in Camperdown, Australia February 15, 2023. International students can undertake additional courses along with their core studies called the "concurrent study" rule, which is designed to help prepare them for the job market through short courses. But the government said recent investigations have identified that many were misusing this rule to ditch their university courses and permanently switch to cheaper courses. The government will also increase the amount of savings international students will need in order to get a student visa. From Oct. 1, foreign students will need to show evidence of A$24,505 ($15,693) in savings, up 17% increase on current levels, to take into account higher living expenses.

Persons: Stella Qiu, Jason Clare, Clare, Renju Jose, Michael Perry Organizations: The University of Sydney, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Camperdown, Australia, Sydney

CNN —Jennifer Hermoso, Spain’s star player on the winning Women’s World Cup team, said Friday at no point did she consent to an unwanted kiss by the country’s soccer chief. “I can’t stand that my word is put into question and far less that words are invented that I didn’t speak,” Hermoso added. Luis Rubiales kisses Jennifer Hermoso during the medal ceremony of the FIFA Women's World Cup on August 20 in Sydney, Australia. Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images/FILEHermoso, along with teammates on Spain’s 2023 World Cup winning squad and other professional women soccer players, said Friday they would not play again for the country until Rubiales has been removed from his position. The national team players continued: “It fills us with sadness that an act, so unacceptable as this, is managing to tarnish the biggest sporting achievement in Spanish women’s football history.

Persons: Jennifer Hermoso, “, ”, Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, ” Rubiales, Rubiales Organizations: CNN, Royal Spanish Football Federation, FIFA, National Locations: Sydney, Australia, Eurasia, Spanish

☆ Australia says it will conduct more joint patrols with Philippines in South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The joint exercises, a first for the two nations, come amid renewed tensions between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea. Marcos spoke to journalists after Friday's beach landing drill in Zambales, near the South China Sea, which he watched with binoculars, accompanied by Marles and Philippines Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro. At a joint news conference with Teodoro, Marles said the first joint patrols of the South China Sea by the two navies would "happen soon". The Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei and Taiwan have claims to certain areas of the South China Sea. Most of Australia's trade goes through the South China Sea, and upholding international rules is a shared strategic interest with the Philippines, he earlier told ABC radio.

Persons: Richard Marles, Caroline Chia, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, Marles, Gilbert Teodoro, Teodoro, Anthony Albanese, Kirsty Needham, Karen Lema, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Australian, REUTERS, Rights, Marines, Philippine Navy, Philippines Defense, ABC, Thomson Locations: Singapore, Australia, South, Philippines, Philippine, Canberra, China, South China, Zambales, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Japan, U.S, Sydney, Manila

☆ FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Spanish FA president over Jenni Hermoso kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has opened disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish FA who kissed Jenni Hermoso after the country's Women's World Cup victory on Sunday. In a statement, FIFA reiterated "its unwavering commitment to respecting the integrity of all individuals and strongly condemns any behaviour to the contrary." Rubiales, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), kissed the forward on the lips during the medal ceremony following the team's 1-0 win against England in Sydney. Hermoso initially said on social media she "didn't like" the kiss but a statement on her behalf was later released by the RFEF in which she described it as "spontaneous". FIFPRO later came out in support of Hermoso and requested FIFA open an investigation into Rubiales.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Hermoso, Rubiales, Pedro Sanchez, FIFPRO Organizations: FIFA, Spanish FA, Royal Spanish Football Federation, England, Spain national Locations: Sydney

SYDNEY, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Australia's Trade Minister Don Farrell has dangled easier access to the country's vast critical minerals sector as part of negotiations over a free trade agreement with the European Union ahead of possible further talks as soon as next week. Farrell told Reuters in an interview on Thursday that a free trade agreement would simplify European investment in the country's burgeoning critical minerals sector, in part by smoothing access through mandatory Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) screening. "One of the big advantages we've got in this relationship is our access to critical minerals, rare earths, hydrogen and ammonia," Farrell said. "Other countries are looking to invest in our critical minerals and other renewables. Australia was an especially attractive place for critical minerals investment from the United States under U.S. Inflation Reduction Act rules because it was one of the few countries to have both mineral deposits and a free trade agreement with the U.S., said Farrell.

Persons: Don Farrell, Farrell, China, we've, they've, Annalena Baerbock, teleconference, Dombrovskis, Lewis Jackson, Kirsty Needham, Michael Perry Organizations: SYDNEY, Australia's Trade, European Union, Reuters, Investment, Board, Foreign, U.S, EU, Trade, Thomson Locations: Australia, Germany, China, Sydney, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, United States

☆ Spanish federation chief to quit over kiss scandal - report
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Fernando Kallas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The incident sparked outrage within and outside Spain, with many, including government ministers, demanding his resignation. The favourites to succeed Rubiales are Pedro Rocha, head of the Extremadura football federation, and Pablo Lozano, head of the Andalusia federation, the source said. Rubiales, who played for several lower league clubs in Spain, finished his playing career in 2009 with Hamilton Academical in Scotland. There was also a mutiny within the Spain women's squad last September, when a large group of players demanded that long-standing coach Jorge Vilda be sacked. The RFEF backed Vilda and he cut 12 of the 15 players involved in the dispute from his World Cup squad.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Juan Medina, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Spain's, Cadena, Rubiales, Hermoso, Pedro Rocha, Pablo Lozano, Angel Maria Villar, Julen Lopetegui, Jorge Vilda, Fernando Kallas, Charlie Devereux, Ed Osmond Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Spain's, Moncloa, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales REUTERS, Rights, Cadena Ser, England, Sunday, Reuters, Extremadura, Hamilton Academical, Association of Spanish, Spanish, Spain, World, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Madrid, Spain, Spanish, Sydney, Andalusia, Scotland, Saudi Arabia

People walk past a Woolworths supermarket following the easing of restrictions implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, June 16, 2020. A day earlier, Coles said a cost blowout sent its underlying annual profit lower. Woolworths said its earnings margin from food was 6% in the year to end-June, from 5.3% a year earlier. The company gave no profit guidance except that growth in Australian food sales, its main earnings driver, remained strong although inflation was moderating. "We think the result will be taken well in the context of yesterday’s weaker result from Coles," Citi analysts said.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Coles, Brad Banducci, Jim Stanford, Byron Kaye, Nausheen, Archishma Iyer, Krishna Chandra Eluri, Stephen Coates, Muralikumar Organizations: Woolworths, REUTERS, JPMorgan, Macquarie Group, Citi, Centre, Future, Australia Institute, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, Coles, Bengaluru

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