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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. and Taiwan reached agreement on the first part of their “21st Century” trade initiative covering customs and trade facilitation, regulatory practices, and small business, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Thursday. After the initial agreement of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade is signed, negotiations will commence on other trade areas including agriculture, digital trade, labor and environmental standards, state-owned […]

By Steve Keating ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) -LIV Golf’s Bryson DeChambeau held a one-shot clubhouse lead over world number two Scottie Scheffler and Corey Conners at the PGA Championship while a challenging Oak Hill layout left pre-tournament favourite Jon Rahm well off the pace on Thursday. Former U.S. Open champion DeChambeau, one of 18 LIV Golf members in the 156-player field, carded a four-under-par 66 to move ahead of Scheffler […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The ministers of commerce and the trade representatives of U.S. and China will meet next week in the U.S., the spokesperson for China’s embassy in Washington said on Thursday. Liu Pengyu made the announcement at a Chinese embassy online briefing with journalists. He said China was open to communication at all levels with U.S., but only on the basis of mutual respect. A source familiar with planning for […]

(Reuters) -Holder Rafa Nadal will miss the French Open after failing to regain full fitness from a hip injury suffered at the Australian Open in January, and the 14-times Roland Garros winner added he expects to retire following the 2024 season. Nadal, who has dominated the claycourt season for close to two decades, has competed at Roland Garros every year since claiming the first of his 22 majors in Paris […]

NEWCASTLE, England (Reuters) – Newcastle United claimed an emphatic 4-1 home victory over Brighton & Hove Albion to take a massive step towards clinching a top-four finish in the Premier League on Thursday. An own goal by Deniz Undav and a Dan Burn header before the interval put third-placed Newcastle in command. But sixth-placed Brighton, themselves seeking to qualify for Europe for the first time, pulled a goal back through […]

By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – The United States and the rest of the “Group of Seven” major economies will unveil new sanctions and export controls targeting Russia over its war against Ukraine, a U.S. official said ahead of a G7 summit in Japan. G7 leaders are gathering in Hiroshima on Friday with the invasion of Ukraine, now in its second year, high on the agenda. […]

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – More than half of the world’s large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate change, intensifying concerns about water for agriculture, hydropower and human consumption, a study published on Thursday found. A team of international researchers reported that some of the world’s most important freshwater sources – from the Caspian Sea between Europe and Asia to South America’s […]

(Reuters) – Chip tools maker Applied Materials Inc forecast third-quarter revenue above market estimates on Thursday, as chipmakers expand production plans to meet a global shortage felt by electronics and auto manufacturers. The company forecast current-quarter revenue of $6.15 billion, plus or minus $400 million, compared with analysts’ estimates of $6.02 billion, according to Refinitiv IBES data. (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta) Brought to you […]

By Trevor Hunnicutt HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Leaders of the world’s advanced democracies start their Group of Seven (G7) summit on Friday in Hiroshima with a sombre remembrance of the costs of war as they grapple with the conflict in Ukraine. Ahead of a summit focused heavily on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine and on preventing conflict with China, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will gather world leaders at a […]