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☆ Hezbollah, Hamas claim attacks on Israel from Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Flame and smoke rise over Lebanon as seen from Israel's border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, October 10, 2023. The violence, triggered by the war between Israel and Palestinian militants, marks the most serious escalation along the Lebanese-Israeli frontier since the 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. The Israeli army said no injuries were reported in Tuesday's attack by Hezbollah, three of whose fighters were killed on Monday in Israeli shelling into Lebanon. A salvo of rockets was also fired from Lebanon into Israel on Tuesday, in an attack a security source in Lebanon said was carried out by Palestinian factions. Hezbollah, founded by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in 1982, has close ties to the Palestinian groups fighting Israel.

Persons: Ammar Awad, Lebanon Joanna Wronecka, Abdallah Bouhabib, Joseph Aoun, General Security Elias Bayssari, Laila Bassam, Henriette Chacar, Maya Gebeily, Tom Perry, Alison Williams, David Gregorio, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Palestinian Hamas, Lebanese, Palestinian, Islamic, United Nations, General Security, Twitter, Iran's, Guards, Sunday, Israel, Thomson Locations: Lebanon, Israel, Rights BEIRUT, Palestinian, Gaza, Iran, Lebanese, Tyre, Beirut, Jerusalem

☆ Over 100 Hamas-held hostages are the major constraint in this operation, says Gen. Mark Kimmitt
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailOver 100 Hamas-held hostages are the major constraint in this operation, says Gen. Mark KimmittRetired US Army Brigadier General and Former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, Mark Kimmitt, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss what General Kimmitt makes of Israel's response to attacks from the Hamas group, the arguments for and against urban warfare, and whether the Israelis would consider occupying Gaza.

Persons: Mark Kimmitt, Kimmitt Organizations: US, State, Political, Military Affairs Locations: Gaza

☆ Fact Check: ‘Lost girl’ video predates October Israel-Hamas clashes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of two men asking a small child the whereabouts of her parents has been falsely claimed online to show an Israeli girl with her Palestinian kidnappers. The footage has a superimposed caption: “lost girl” in Arabic and features two men interacting with a small girl in a public space. “Lost along the way,” one of the men says (translated from Arabic). The other says to the girl: "Who are your parents? The video was posted on TikTok on Sept. 8 and predates clashes between Israel and Hamas in October 2023.

Persons: “, ”, Israel, Read Organizations: Twitter, Facebook, Hamas, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Israel, Iran, Gaza

A view shows an Israeli tank and military vehicles near Israel's border with Lebanon, northern Israel, October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Acquire Licensing RightsBEIRUT, Oct 9 (Reuters) - A member of Lebanon's Hezbollah was killed in Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon on Monday, three sources in Lebanon said, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants expanded to the Israeli-Lebanese border. The man was killed in Israeli shelling into southern Lebanon prompted by a cross-border raid by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, which has been fighting alongside the Hamas group since it launched its surprise attack on Israel on Saturday. The Israeli army said soldiers backed by helicopters killed at least two gunmen who crossed the frontier. In a statement, the Israeli military said its soldiers "killed a number of armed suspects that infiltrated into Israeli territory from Lebanese territory".

Persons: Ammar Awad, Aalma El, General Lazaro, Gabi Hage, Laila Bassam, Timour Azhari, Gebeily, Dan Williams, Tom Perry, Hugh Lawson, Nick Macfie, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Islamic, Saturday, Israel's Army Radio, Thomson Locations: Lebanon, Israel, Rights BEIRUT, Lebanese, Iran, Gaza, Adamit, Aalma, Beirut, Jerusalem

☆ Two Mexican citizens believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas: Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 8 (Reuters) - A Mexican woman and man are believed to have been taken hostage by the Hamas group in Gaza on Saturday, Mexico's Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena announced on social media platform X on Sunday. An unknown number of hostages were taken by Palestinian militant political group Hamas after it launched a surprise attack in Israel on Saturday. Reporting by Anna-Catherine Brigida and Aida Palaez-Fernandez. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Alicia Barcena, Anna, Catherine Brigida, Aida Palaez, Fernandez Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Mexico's, Hamas, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexican, Gaza, Israel

☆ Fact Check: Israel’s May Gaza strike video falsely shared as October
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza strip in May 2023 has been mislabeled on social media as showing a retaliatory strike to a surprise attack on Oct. 7 by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. The Iran-backed Hamas group on Oct. 7 carried out its biggest attack on Israel in years, killing at least 100 Israelis, Reuters reported. However, the video of the explosion predates the October 2023 attack by several months. Israel and the militant Islamic Jihad group in Gaza exchanged rocket fire in May 2023, until a ceasefire agreement was brokered by Egypt on May 14. The video shows airstrikes in Gaza in May 2023 and predates the Oct.7 attacks.

Persons: ”, Israel, Read, 私 Organizations: Hamas, Israeli Air Force, Facebook, Reuters, Associated Press, Islamic Locations: Gaza, Palestinian, Iran, Israel, Beit Lahiya, Egypt

☆ Welcome to the Great Internet Splintering
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Shubham Agarwal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

But instead of spelling the death of social media, it may be the beginning of a better era. Welcome to the Great Social Media Splintering. One recent study found social media could cause an increase in eating disorders and poor body image in men and women. The fatigue I have felt is therefore partly fueled by another, more-pressing concern: Which social network should I bank on? But until it emerges, I expect to continue living a splintered and nomadic online social life.

Persons: I've, haven't, I'm, it's, Ben Grosser, Harvard University's Berkman Klein, media's, TikTok, Chand Rajendra, Rebecca Rinkevich, Mike McCue, Jack Dorsey, Steve Teixeira, Rajendra, Nicolucci, Shubham Agarwal Organizations: Facebook, Twitter, Great Social Media, Harvard, Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center, Internet & Society, University of Michigan, Institute, Rebooting Social Media, Mastodon, Mozilla, Wired, Company Locations: Instagram, Google's, India, Brazil, Facebook, Ahmedabad

☆ Great news — social media is falling apart
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Shubham Agarwal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

And I'm not alone: People are spending less and less time on social media. But instead of spelling the death of social media, it may be the beginning of a better era. Welcome to the Great Social Media Splintering. One recent study found social media could cause an increase in eating disorders and poor body image in men and women. Studies have found that news overload from social media can cause stress, anxiety, fatigue, and lack of sleep.

Persons: I've, haven't, I'm, it's, Ben Grosser, Harvard University's Berkman Klein, media's, TikTok, Chand Rajendra, Rebecca Rinkevich, Mike McCue, Jack Dorsey, Steve Teixeira, Rajendra, Nicolucci, Shubham Agarwal Organizations: Facebook, Twitter, Great Social Media, Harvard, Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center, Internet & Society, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Institute, Rebooting Social Media, Mastodon, Mozilla, Wired, Company Locations: Instagram, Google's, India, Brazil, Facebook, Ahmedabad

☆ How creators are moving their followers from Instagram and TikTok to communities like Patreon and Discord using link-in-bio tool Linktree
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Amanda Perelli | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

As influencers grow their audience they're also thinking of better ways to engage with those followers. Link-in-bio tools like Linktree help creators redirect followers to closed communities. Linktree analyzed data around how influencers are utilizing links to grow their business. Creators don't just want massive followings on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube — they want to turn those audiences into loyal communities. But how does a creator move followers from one platform and engage them in a separate, more intimate space?

Persons: they're Organizations: YouTube

[1/5] Palestinian workers enter the reopened Erez crossing to Israel, after Israeli ends a ban on workers from Gaza, in Gaza City September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa Acquire Licensing RightsGAZA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Israel reopened crossing points with Gaza on Thursday, allowing thousands of Palestinian workers to get to their jobs in Israel and the West Bank, after nearly two weeks of closure prompted by violent protests along the border. Cogat, the Israeli Defence Ministry agency that coordinates with the Palestinians, said security assessments would determine whether the border remained open. Israel blocks many goods from entering Gaza with Egyptian backing, citing security concerns, and also reserves the right to restrict exports. According to IMF figures, per capita income in Gaza is only a quarter of that of Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Persons: Abu Mustafa, Israel, Khaled Zurub, Cogat, Hazem, Nidal Organizations: REUTERS, West Bank, United, Reuters, Israeli Defence Ministry, Hamas, Bank, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, Gaza City, Egypt, United Nations

☆ The Surprising Places Where Abortion Rights Are on the Ballot, and Winning
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Emily Bazelon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The Ohio advocates knew from focus-group testing that they would have to address the misgivings that many voters have about “abortion on demand,” as groups that oppose abortion put it. “There are some concerns even among pro-choice voters about abortion being used as birth control,” says Angela Kuefler, a partner at Global Strategy Group, which has run message testing for campaigns in several states. Mason, an affluent suburb north of Cincinnati, is in Warren County, which Donald Trump won with nearly two-thirds of the vote in 2020. On a weekend in June, Jeni Keeler, who is 46 and owns a small communications business, met up with volunteers from Mason outside a small clubhouse. The candidates she and her friends backed succeeded that November, creating a new majority to repeal the ordinance.

Persons: ”, Angela Kuefler, “, — “, Ashley All, ‘ I’m, ’ ” Kuefler, Donald Trump, Jeni Keeler, ” Keeler, Keeler Organizations: Global Strategy Group, Families United, Freedom, ” Volunteers, Republican, Council Locations: Ohio, Kansas, ” In Ohio, ”, Michigan, Mason, Cincinnati, Warren County

SHANGHAI, Sept 10 (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group (9988.HK) said on Sunday that Daniel Zhang will step down from its cloud business, in a surprise move just two months after the company announced he would leave his roles as group CEO and chairman to focus on the cloud unit. Zhang had previously been concurrently serving in three roles, heading the group as well as its cloud unit. As scheduled, he handed over the role of group CEO to Eddie Wu on Sunday, who will also take charge of the cloud business after Zhang's departure, the company said in a statement. "Following careful consideration, the Alibaba board respected and accepted Daniel's decision and appointed Eddie as acting chairman and CEO of Cloud Intelligence Group, effectively immediately." Zhang will continue to contribute to Alibaba by "channeling his expertise differently," the letter added, saying that Alibaba will invest $1 billion in a technology fund that Zhang would establish.

Persons: Daniel Zhang, Zhang, Eddie Wu, Alibaba, Daniel, Joseph Tsai, Eddie, Brenda Goh, Hugh Lawson, Sharon Singleton Organizations: HK, Sunday, Cloud Intelligence Group, Reuters, Thomson Locations: SHANGHAI

☆ Moldova puts its debt to Gazprom at $8.6 mln, Russian firm disagrees
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The former Soviet republic, nestled between Ukraine and European Union member Romania, used to buy Russian natural gas. But Gazprom and its Moldovan subsidiary said in late 2021 it had accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars in debt. Prime Minister Dorin Recean added: "After clarifications regarding the debt for natural gas, Moldova and citizens are not obliged to pay the corresponding bills." Parlicov said the auditors had not received documents from Moldovagaz and Gazprom to cover $276 million of the alleged debt. She has previously said that Moldova has no debts to Gazprom for natural gas.

Persons: Victor Parlicov, Dorin Recean, Maria Zakharov, Parlicov, Maia Sandu, Alexander Tanas, Vladimir Soldatkin, Anna Pruchnicka, Alexander Smith, Kevin Liffey, Ron Popeski, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Gazprom PAO, Gazprom, European Union, Romania, Moldovan, Moldova Energy, Foreign Ministry, Moldovagaz, Thomson Locations: CHISINAU, Moldova, Russian, Soviet, Ukraine, Chisinau, Moldovagaz, Moscow

☆ US suffers surprise defeat to Lithuania at FIBA Basketball World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Aimee Lewis | Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The US suffered a surprise 110-104 loss to Lithuania at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in the Philippines on Sunday. Both countries, however, progress to Tuesday’s quarterfinals with Lithuania, as Group J top seeds, next facing Serbia and the US taking on Italy. Jonas Valančiūnas finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks, while Anthony Edwards scored a game-high 35 points for the US, tying Carmelo Anthony for the second-most points scored in a US Basketball FIBA game. “Congratulations to my players, but we need to have short memory to prepare for the second game,” he said, per FIBA. We needed to respond the way we did and next game we have to start the way we did in the second half.

Persons: Jonas Valančiūnas, Anthony Edwards, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Donatas, Yong Teck Lim, Kazys Maksvytis, ”, Steve Kerr, Lithuania “, “, ” Kerr, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, FIBA Basketball, Sunday, Lithuania, US Basketball FIBA, Asia Arena, Getty, FIBA, USA Locations: Lithuania, Philippines, Serbia, Italy, Asia, Manila

☆ Aussie regulator takes Qantas to court for selling cancelled flights' tickets
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 31 (Reuters) - Australian competition regulator has taken Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) to court, alleging the flagship carrier in mid-2022 kept selling tickets for more than 8,000 cancelled flights for an average of over two weeks after the flights were called off. "We have commenced these proceedings alleging that Qantas continued selling tickets for thousands of cancelled flights, likely affecting the travel plans of tens of thousands of people," ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said. "However, this case does not involve any alleged breach in relation to the actual cancellation of flights, but rather relates to Qantas' conduct after it had cancelled the flights." ACCC said it would pursue orders including penalties, injunctions, declarations, and costs against the airline for its conduct after flight cancellations. Reporting by Poonam Behura in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Rashmi AichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Gina Cass, Gottlieb, Poonam, Shailesh Kuber Organizations: Qantas Airways, Qantas, Australian Competition, Consumer Commission, Airlines, ACCC, Qantas Group, Jetstar, Thomson Locations: Australian, Bengaluru

Before heading into the second international leg of her ongoing Summer Carnival Tour, the "So What" singer will also embark on a North American Trustfall Tour. Pink's Summer Carnival Tour is already well underway, as the artist kicked off her eighth concert tour in England on February 8. How to get tickets for Pink 2023 concert tourYou can get original tickets to Pink's 2023 concert tour through Ticketmaster. Pink 2023 tour schedulePink still has 10 United States concert dates remaining in her 2023 Summer Carnival Tour. Here's a breakdown of the VIP packages available for Pink's Summer Carnival Tour and Trustfall Tour on Ticketmaster's website.

Persons: we've, Pink, Montréal, KidCutUp, Brandi Carlisle, Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo, Orlando Brandi Carlisle Organizations: Pink, Ticketmaster, Pink's San, United, San, AZ, Kansas City, KY, FL Locations: American, England, Toronto, Canada, Oceania, Pink's San Antonio, Houston, United States, North America, Philadelphia, Nashville, TN, Antonio, Arlington, TX, San Diego, Inglewood, CA, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Sacramento, San Francisco, Tacoma, WA, Vancouver, BC, Denver, Kansas, York, NY, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Louisville, Charlotte, NC, Miami, Orlando, Philadephia, San Antonio, Paradise, Denver , Kansas City, Montréal , New York City, Cleveland , Louisville, Sunrise, Montréal, Australia, New Zealand

☆ Qantas focuses on international capacity recovery after record annual profit
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Travel demand is incredibly robust and we've taken delivery of more aircraft and opened up new routes to help meet it," Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce said. Qantas said its group domestic capacity is expected to remain above pre-COVID levels throughout fiscal 2024. Additionally, its profit was helped by the completion of the group's A$1 billion recovery programme launched in 2020, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results beat the mid-point of Qantas' profit outlook of A$2.43 billion to A$2.48 billion, nearly A$850 million higher than its 2018 record levels of A$1.60 billion. The company, however, did not announce a final dividend, continuing the trend of non-payment for the past three years.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Alan Joyce, Refinitiv Eikon, Roushni Nair, Archishma Iyer, Shailesh Kuber, Sherry Jacob, Phillips Organizations: Qantas, Sydney Airport, REUTERS, Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, Bengaluru

☆ Suspected Palestinian gunmen kill Israeli woman in West Bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Israeli troops stand guard, at the scene of a shooting, near Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma Acquire Licensing RightsNEAR HEBRON, West Bank, Aug 21 (Reuters) - An Israeli woman was killed in a suspected Palestinian shooting attack near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Monday, the Israeli military said. Violence in the West Bank has surged over the past 15 months with stepped up military raids, Israeli settler rampages, and Palestinian street attacks. U.S.-brokered peace talks aimed at establishing a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, collapsed in 2014 and show no sign of revival. Its growing settlements in the West Bank, where Palestinian have limited self-rule, are considered by most countries as illegal, a view that Israel disputes.

Persons: Mussa, Hazem Qassem, rampages, Yoav Gallant, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gallant, Jerusalem's, Israel, Yosri al, Jamal, Maayan Lubell, Nidal, Ali Sawfta, Ari Rabinovitch, Henriette Chacar, Angus MacSwan, Bill Berkrot, Mark Potter Organizations: West Bank, REUTERS, West, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Hebron, HEBRON, West, Israeli, West Bank, Gaza, Israel, Iran, Tehran, Nablus, Jerusalem's Al, Aqsa, U.S, East Jerusalem

☆ Qantas unveils new livery in support for Indigenous referendum
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Qantas (QAN.AX) on Monday unveiled plans for some aircraft to carry special livery supporting recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Island people in Australia's constitution, stepping into the divisive debate on Indigenous rights. Australians will vote in a landmark referendum later this year on whether they support altering the constitution to include a "Voice to Parliament", an Indigenous committee to advise parliament on matters affecting First Nations people. Support for the proposal has been dipping in recent months, according to opinion polls. The national carrier said livery featuring a 'Yes23' logo, asking Australians to vote Yes in the referendum, will be carried on three aircraft: a Qantas Boeing 737, a QantasLink Dash 8 Turboprop and a Jetstar Airbus A320. In addition to the Yes livery, Qantas will support the Yes23 campaign teams with travel so they can engage with regional and remote Australians ahead of the referendum, the company said in a statement.

Persons: Alan Joyce, Anthony Albanese, Praveen Menon, Lincoln Organizations: SYDNEY, Qantas, Torres Straits, Qantas Boeing, Jetstar Airbus, Nations, Thomson Locations: Australia

☆ US fans digest shock loss as Sweden sink Women's World Cup 'three-peat' dreams
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Their elation quickly turned to stunned silence when a review of the shot determined the ball had crossed the goal line, sending the US women’s team crashing out of the World Cup. Fans of US women’s football are not used the seeing their team lose. The squad came into this tournament aiming for a historic and never before achieved “three-peat” – three consecutive World Cup wins. But he added: “Not everyone remembers that, before she was the hero of the 2015 World Cup, Carli Lloyd missed a [penalty kick] in the 2011 [World Cup] final. “And we hope to cheer in person at the next Women’s World Cup, wherever it may be.”

Persons: Alyssa Naeher, Carly Andler, ” Andler, Susie Quesada, Chris Woolf, ” Woolf, Ellie Sterrett, ”, Ellie Sterret, Sonia Sterrett, Sophia Smith, ’ ”, Trevor, Kelley O’Hara, ” Trevor, Mom Sonia, “ we’re, “, ” Ellie, Mike, Carli Lloyd, Suzanne Rivera Organizations: Australia CNN, US, Sydney, Sweden, CNN, “, women’s Locations: Sydney, Australia, Melbourne, California, San Francisco, Netherlands, South Africa, “, Sweden, Paul , Minnesota

☆ Niger: As critical deadline for military coup expires, the country's airspace closes due to 'threat of intervention'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Josh Pennington | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Niger’s airspace closed on Sunday, the day imposed as a deadline by a group of African countries for Nigerien military coup leaders to release power and reinstate the country’s democratically-elected president. As that deadline expired, Niger’s airspace closed due to “the threat of intervention from neighboring countries,” according to a video statement by Nigerien coup leader Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane. The military coup in Niger was launched late July. But outside Niger, the coup leaders’ actions were quickly condemned by the United States and some Western nations, as well as group of western African countries, which threatened force. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional bloc, warned that if the military junta does not stand down, it could face possible military intervention and gave coup leaders until Sunday to cede power.

Persons: Major Amadou Abdramane, Mohamed Bazoum, “, ”, Abdel, Fatau Musah Organizations: CNN, Nigerien, West African States, ECOWAS, European Union, Political Affairs, Peace, Security Locations: Niger, United States, France, Niamey, Niger’s, Nigeria

☆ United States meet Sweden in heavyweight World Cup last-16 clash
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Americans topped their group in 2015 and 2019 but this year they finished behind the Netherlands after two draws. They were also nearly eliminated in stoppage time of their final group game when debutants Portugal hit the post in a goalless draw. For Sweden, the Americans are familiar foes but this marks the first time the two heavyweight sides, ranked number one and three in the world, face each other in the knockouts. The Netherlands, 2019 runners-up, have an easier game on paper against South Africa, who reached the knockout stages for the first time. Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: David Rowland, Vlatko Andonovski, Peter Gerhardsson, that's, Gerhardsson, Andries Jonker, Desiree Ellis, Ellis, Rohith Nair, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, United, REUTERS, U.S, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Portugal, United States, Eden, Auckland , New Zealand, States, Sweden, Netherlands, Rio, South Africa, African, Italy, Bengaluru

☆ Women's World Cup: How to watch Japan, Norway, Switzerland and Spain battle it out for a quarterfinal place
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Women’s World Cup 2023: Live scores, fixtures, results, tables and top scorersCNN —Upsets, records and moments of magic; the group stage of this year’s Women’s World Cup had it all. The last 16 fixtures get underway on Saturday with enticing ties involving Japan, Norway, Switzerland and Spain. On Saturday, Switzerland will take on Spain at 1a ET before Norway plays Japan at 4a ET and the Netherlands takes on South Africa at 10pET. Amanda Perobelli/ReutersJapan has arguably been the most impressive and consistent team at this year’s World Cup – scoring 11 goals and not conceding any so far. The Norwegians have been involved in every Women’s World Cup and won the tournament in 1995, but since 2007 have failed to make it past the quarterfinal stage.

Persons: Spain Spain, David Rowland, It’s, Amanda Perobelli, Hinata Miyazawa Organizations: CNN, Fox, Fox Sports, Telemundo, Peacock, Seven Network, Optus Sport, BBC, ITV, FIFA, Spain, Japan, Reuters, New Zealand, Swiss, Norway Japan, Zambia, Zealand, eventual, Switzerland Locations: Japan, Norway, Switzerland, Spain, Australia, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Africa, 10pET, New, Jamaica, South Africa, Reuters Japan, Costa Rica, Philippines, Sweden

☆ Clinical Sweden top Group G after 2-0 win over Argentina
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Blomqvist met Sofia Jakobsson's cross with a fantastic header in the 66th minute to put the third-ranked Swedes firmly on course to advance as Group G winners, with Rubensson sealing the win with a superbly taken spot kick. They show that year after year," added Blonqvist, saying Sweden were not favourites for the tie. "We have, in my opinion, good self-confidence and we will go in wanting to win that game, but we won't underestimate the USA." They remain without a win in their four World Cup appearances and finished bottom of the group, with South Africa advancing as runners-up after beating Italy 3-2 in the other group game in Wellington. Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Hyderabad, Additional reporting by Philip O'Connor in Stockholm Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rebecka Blomqvist, David Rowland HAMILTON, Rebecka Blomqvist's, Elin Rubensson's, Blomqvist, Sofia Jakobsson's, Peter Gerhardsson, Amanda Ilestedt, Magdalena Eriksson, Olivia Schough's, Gabriela Chavez, Florencia Bonsegundo, Jennifer Falk, Hritika Sharma, Philip O'Connor, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Waikato, REUTERS, Italy, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Argentina, Sweden, Hamilton , New Zealand, David Rowland HAMILTON , New Zealand, United, Melbourne, South Africa, Wellington, Hyderabad, Stockholm

☆ Colombia hope to keep party going at World Cup as last-16 beckons
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

It's very positive for us and for women's football in our country," Colombia's Leicy Santos told reporters. "People come to me and say that it's a party in our matches that you can't see anywhere else. Morocco may be their easiest opponents on paper but Colombia coach Nelson Abadia warned his squad to exercise caution with five players at risk of suspension and missing their next game if they are booked. Colombia also received criticism for their physicality against Germany but Santos said that has only encouraged them to reinforce their playing style. "They don't press very often but... Colin is a fantastic coach and he might surprise us," Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg said.

Persons: Colombia's Leicy Santos, Nelson Abadia, Santos, Marina Hegering, Colin Bell, Colin, Martina Voss, Tecklenburg, Rohith Nair, Christian Radnedge Organizations: AUCKLAND, South American, debutants, South, Thomson Locations: Colombia, South Korea, Germany, debutants Morocco, Australia, Morocco, South American, Korea, Bengaluru

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