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LOS ANGELES, Dec 14 (Reuters) – A man and a woman were found dead at the Los Angeles home of Hollywood actor-director Rob Reiner, several local news media outlets reported on Sunday. Reuters could not immediately verify those reports. But a Los Angeles Fire Department official told Reuters a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman were found deceased at a home in west Los Angeles at an address that public […]

HONG KONG, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s High Court on Monday found pro-democracy campaigner and tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty of collusion with foreign forces under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life. The case has drawn international scrutiny of Hong Kong’s judicial independence amid a years-long crackdown on rights and freedoms in the global financial hub. (Reporting by James Pomfret and Jessie Pang; Editing […]

By Scott Murdoch and Christine Chen MELBOURNE, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Among the 15 victims of a mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach targeting an event marking the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Sunday were a rabbi who was a father of five, a Holocaust survivor, and a 10-year-old-girl, according to interviews, officials and local media reports. Some 40 people were taken to hospital, including two police and four children, […]

BEIJING, Dec 15 (Reuters) – China’s factory output and retail sales growth slowed further in November, weighed by weak domestic demand and adding pressure on policymakers to take action to rebalance the $19 trillion economy, as trading partners take issue with its huge surplus. Industrial output rose 4.8% year-on-year, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed on Monday, slowing from 4.9% growth in October. It missed a 5.0% increase forecast […]

HONG KONG (AP) — To his supporters, former media mogul Jimmy Lai is a fighter for democracy. To his opponents, he’s a traitor to his motherland. Lai, 78, is an outspoken critic of China’s ruling Communist Party who was arrested in 2020 under a national security law following massive anti-government protests that rocked Hong Kong the year before. His arrest and the closure of his Apple Daily newspaper, a tabloid-style […]

Los Angeles Rams receiver Davante Adams exited Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions after aggravating a left hamstring injury and he could miss Thursday night’s NFC West showdown with the host Seattle Seahawks. Adams was injured early in the fourth quarter while running a route and fell to the ground and was attended to by trainers. He limped off the field with 12:36 left and didn’t return. Rams coach Sean […]

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday, recouping part of last week’s 4% slide, as concerns over potential disruptions from escalating U.S.-Venezuela tensions outweighed lingering oversupply worries and the effects of a potential Russia-Ukraine peace deal. Brent crude futures rose 25 cents, or 0.4%, to $61.37 a barrel at 0055 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $57.67 a barrel, up 23 […]

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The dollar was nursing losses on Monday while the euro and sterling held steady ahead of their respective central bank decisions this week, with focus squarely on the rate outlooks across major economies as the new year approaches. Currencies were largely rangebound in early Asia trade, as investors braced for a busy week which will also see the release of U.S. inflation […]

DENVER (AP) — Bo Nix tied his career high with four touchdown throws and Denver’s defense stifled Jordan Love in the second half of the Broncos’ 34-26 win Sunday over the Green Bay Packers, who lost star Micah Parsons to a knee injury. With their NFL-best 11th consecutive victory, the Broncos (12-2) clinched a playoff berth and moved a game ahead of New England for the No. 1 seed in […]