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PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times - Jan 10
Jan 10 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.Headline- Nathaniel Rothschild files lawsuit against Lars Windhorst- General Atlantic-backed biotech start-up secures $410mn in initial funding ro...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
Tennis-Sabalenka ditches defending champion mindset at Australian Open
By Ian RansomMELBOURNE, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka will bid for a third Australian Open title in succession as if she was going for her first, having dropped the defending champion mindset to great success last year.The world number one is clear favourite to win again at Melbourne Park as th...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
Trudeau criticizes Trump's proposed tariffs in meeting with US business leaders
Trudeau says Trump tariffs to have negative impact on US, CanadaCanadian PM met US business leaders on ThursdayTrudeau, Trump have at times had tense relationsBy Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized President-elect Donald Trump's proposed U.S. tari...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
UPDATE 1-Hyundai launches $18,000 EV in Japan to penetrate EV-wary market
Adds Hyundai Mobility Japan CEO quote, paragraph 8By Kantaro Komiya CHIBA, Japan, Jan 10 (Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai Motor 005380.KS said on Friday it would introduce the cheapest compact electric car in Japan, to penetrate a market dominated by local giants with established petrol and hyb...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
BREAKINGVIEWS-Tobacco giant's value push is running out of puff
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.By Ujjaini DuttaBENGALURU, Jan 10 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Smoking is about to look even less attractive. Shares of India’s ITC ITC.NS, the $65 billion conglomerate backed by British American Tobacco BATS.L, have b...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
UPDATE 1-Australia violated refugees' rights in offshore detention centre, says UN
Australia practices 'offshore processing' of asylum claimsGroup of unaccompanied minors filed complaint to UN in 2016Refugees were held on remote Pacific island of NauruUN committee asks Australia to compensate victimsAustralia says engaging with U.N. over complaintsAdds Australia comment, paragraph...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
ANALYSIS-South Korea jet crash puts fast-growing Jeju Air's safety under scrutiny
By Hyunjoo Jin and Dan Catchpole SEOUL/SEATTLE, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Before it suffered the deadliest crash in South Korea's history, budget airline Jeju Air 089590.KS was moving fast: racking up record passenger numbers and flying its aircraft more than domestic rivals and many of its global peers...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
UPDATE 3-NFL moves Vikings-Rams playoff game to Arizona due to LA wildfires
Vikings-Rams to be held at Cardinals' home stadium in Glendale Lakers NBA game v Hornets postponedLakers head coach JJ Redick reportedly loses home in fireRecasts with NFL moving Rams game from LA to Glendale, ArizonaBy Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The National Football League ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
Death toll from Los Angeles fires rises to 7
Jan 9 (Reuters) - The death toll from wildfires in Los Angeles has risen to seven from five, LA officials told reporters late on Thursday. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Sandra Maler) ((Kanishka.Singh@thomsonreuters.com; +12024508248;))Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
UPDATE 1-Trump says Putin wants to meet him, meeting being set up
Adds quotes from Trump, background on war and details of U.S. assistance for Ukraine from paragraph 2 onwardBy Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday a meeting was being set up between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Repub...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
UPDATE 1-US court declines to block release of special counsel report on Trump
Adds detail from ruling and context in paragraphs 2-11By Andrew Goudsward Jan 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday declined to block the U.S. Justice Department from releasing a special counsel's investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn his defeat in t...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
UPDATE 10-US Supreme Court lets Trump sentencing proceed in New York hush money case
Adds details on dissenters, Trump record at Supreme Court last year in paragraphs 6, 25Trump sentencing is scheduled for Friday in ManhattanTrial judge has signaled no prison sentence for TrumpConservatives Barrett and Roberts join three liberalsBy Andrew Chung, John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reu...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
Aircraft lessor Avolon sees impact of supply issues lasting a decade
DUBLIN, Jan 10 (Reuters) - A long-running production shortfall by planemakers will underpin supply and demand dynamics that are boosting airline and lessor profits for at least another decade, the head of the world's second-largest aircraft leasing company Avolon said on Friday.Aircraft manufacturerReuters
Fri, Jan 10
Tesla announces revamped Model Y version in China, priced from $35,938
SHANGHAI, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Tesla on Friday launched a revamped version of its Model Y car in China, its best selling yet aging model, with a starting price of 263,500 yuan ($35,938). The revamped version includes a Model Y variant of with a longer driving range of 719 km (447 miles) per charge, ac...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
China central bank suspends treasury bond buying citing short supply
SHANGHAI, Jan 10 (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Friday it has decided to suspend treasury bond purchases temporarily due to short supply of the bonds. The People's Bank of China said it would resume bond buying depending on supply and demand in the government bond market. (Reporting by ShReuters
Fri, Jan 10
BRIEF-Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE-Urw Sells 25% Stake In CCM
Jan 10 (Reuters) - Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE URW.PA:UNIBAIL-RODAMCO-WESTFIELD SE-URW SELLS 25% STAKE IN CCM TO UPVEST AND RSJURW - TRANSACTION AT AN IMPLIED OFFER PRICE OF EUR 553 MILLIONSource text: ID:nASX4NzJMfFurther company coverage: URW.PA ((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com;))Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
Soccer-Mascherano downplays talk of Neymar linking up with Messi, Suarez at Miami
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Inter Miami manager Javier Mascherano said on Thursday it was "impossible" to even consider bringing Neymar to the club to link up with his former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez due to Major League Soccer's salary cap rules. Neymar struck up a lethal partnership w...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
NFL-NFL moves Rams playoff game from Los Angeles due to wildfires
LOS ANGELES, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The National Football League has moved Monday's playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, after wildfires ravaged the region surrounding the Rams' SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. (Reporting by Ror...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
Musk asks state AGs to auction off OpenAI stake in nonprofit restructuring, sources say
Musk's lawyer urges auction to decide fair value of OpenAI's charitable assetsOpenAI says valuation is decided by financial advisors as it works to remove non-profit control Court to hear on Musk's preliminary injunction on the case Jan 9 (Reuters) - A lawyer for billionaire Elon Musk has asked a...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
Trump says Putin wants to meet him, meeting being set up
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday a meeting was being set up between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin."He wants to meet, and we are setting it up," Trump said in remarks before a meeting with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Flo...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
US court declines to block release of special counsel report on Trump
Jan 9 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday declined to block the Justice Department from releasing a report on Donald Trump, which is expected to detail investigations conducted by Special Counsel Jack Smith over attempts to subvert the election results and for mishandling classified docu...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
Kamala Harris cancels foreign trip due to California wildfires
Adds quote from White House statement and details in paragraphs 2-6By Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris canceled her upcoming trip to Singapore, Bahrain and Germany due to the ongoing wildfires in California, the White House said on ThuReuters
Fri, Jan 10
South Korean presidential security chief to appear for questioning by police on Friday
Seoul, Jan 10 (Reuters) - South Korean presidential security chief Park Chong-jun plans to appear for questioning by police on Friday, a spokesperson for the security service said. Investigators seeking to arrest South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for possible insurrection were blocked ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10
UPDATE 1-China's Xi to send top-level envoy to Trump's inauguration, FT reports
Adds details and context throughout; no response from Chinese embassy or Trump transition team, paragraph 5 WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will send a high-level envoy in his place to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, the Financial Times reporte...Reuters
Fri, Jan 10