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(Reuters) – Dozens of villagers thronged and cheered Russian President Vladimir Putin during an unannounced visit on Friday to a community near Moscow where he has ancestral ties. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian media that Putin visited the village of Turginovo to see places associated with his family. Video posted by local news sites showed dozens of residents flocking the beaming president after he emerged from a car in […]

By Rosalba O’Brien (Reuters) – Jimmy Buffett, the American singer-songwriter who went from Key West beach bum to billionaire behind the always-on-vacation “Margaritaville” commercial empire, has died at the age of 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs. He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so […]

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) – The separatist head of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh has resigned amid widespread food and fuel shortages resulting from an almost year-long blockade of the territory by Azerbaijan. Arayik Haratyunyan, who is an ethnic Armenian, said in a statement on Thursday: “Tomorrow I will present to the people of the Artsakh Republic and the national assembly of Artsakh my resignation from the post of […]

By Rami Amichai JERUSALEM (Reuters) – More than 100 people were injured in violent clashes in Tel Aviv between Eritrean government supporters celebrating an Eritrea Day event and opponents of President Isaias Afwerki. Israeli police fired stun grenades to break up the clashes, while some protesters hurled stones at police and set fire to trash bins, Reuters journalists at the scene said. Footage on social media showed Eritrean government supporters […]

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Terry Gou, the founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn, resigned as a company board member, the Taiwanese company said on Saturday, less than a week after announcing a bid to be the island’s next president. After months of speculation, Gou, who stepped down as Foxconn’s chairman in 2019, announced on Monday he would stand as an independent candidate in a presidential election to be held in January. In […]

By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) – SoftBank Group’s chip designer, Arm, is planning to ask investors to pay $47 to $51 for each of its shares when it begins marketing its initial public offering (IPO) next week, a person familiar with the matter said on Saturday. The price range, which has not been previously reported, would translate into a valuation for Arm of roughly between $50 billion and $54 […]

By Rosalba O’Brien (Reuters) – Jimmy Buffett, the American singer-songwriter who went from Key West beach bum to billionaire behind the always-on-vacation “Margaritaville” commercial empire, has died at the age of 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs. He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so […]

(Corrects spelling of O’Brien in writing credit) By Rosalba O’Brien (Reuters) -Jimmy Buffett, the American singer-songwriter who went from Key West beach bum to billionaire behind the always-on-vacation “Margaritaville” commercial empire, has died at the age of 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs. He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will […]

XIAMEN, China (Reuters) -American Christian Coleman powered to victory in the men’s 100 metres race at the Xiamen Diamond League as the premier one-day series returned to China for the first time in four years on Saturday after COVID disruptions. Coleman crossed the line in 9.83 seconds to draw huge roars at the Egret Stadium in Xiamen, which replaced Shenzhen and will continue to host one of the two Diamond […]