By Frank Pingue Oct 20 (Reuters) – The NBA is close to finalizing agreements with clubs for the initial phase of its own European league and plans to announce those teams soon, Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum said on Tuesday while adding that the door to…
WARSAW, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Poland’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted to allow abortion in case of foetal abnormalities and to decriminalise providing help in getting an abortion, as lawmakers seek to reverse a near-total abortion ban introduced by the previous government. The…
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had spent more than $300 million on Republican campaign efforts, while the New York Times reported that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was spending $80 million to help Democrats…
BRASILIA, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, told Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court on Tuesday that it has adopted measures to ensure equal treatment of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro’s presidential campaigns on its platforms. The…
Oct 20 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms’ chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan will leave the company next year after 15 years there, a spokesperson told Reuters on Tuesday. President and Vice Chairman Dina Powell McCormick will add external affairs to her portfolio, the spokesperson said.…
ABUJA, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Nigeria has confirmed one Ebola case in the capital Abuja after laboratory confirmation, Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said on Tuesday. The minister said the female patient had a travel history to Uganda in East Africa. “She is in isolation,…
By Field Level Media Oct 20 (Field Level Media) – Former World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland ended her season early Tuesday in order to “rest and recover.” The six-time Grand Slam winner withdrew from this week’s Ningbo Open in China and will not…
By Field Level Media Oct 20 (Field Level Media) – The expected expansion of the College Football Playoff in 2027 has created a scheduling conundrum left to be decided: When to play the traditional Army- Navy Game. The proposed 24-team CFP is expected to open…
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday pledged to disclose his bank, tax and telephone records as long as his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro did the same, seeking to gain the upper hand as both grapple with…
CAIRO, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian discussed mediation efforts and regional developments during a meeting with Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran, Iran’s Nournews reported on Tuesday. Pakistan is a key mediator between the US and Iran. Its earlier…
