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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF GAME 7 OF THE MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP BETWEEN TORONTO BLUE JAYS AND SEATTLE MARINERS COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW SHOWS: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (MLB – See restrictions before use) STORY: George Springer hit a decisive three-run home run in the seventh inning, propelling the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday (October 20) and securing their first World Series berth since 1993. Blue Jays will host Game 1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday in the Fall Classic. Springer's 23rd career postseason homer, and fourth of the current playoffs, lifted Toronto to a Game 7 win in the American League Championship Series. The Blue Jays, who previously won World Series titles in 1992 and 1993, remain undefeated in their championship appearances, joining the Miami Marlins as the only franchises with multiple appearances and no losses. Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh hit solo home runs for the Mariners, who were one game away from reaching their first-ever World Series. Seattle starter George Kirby allowed one run on four hits over four innings, while Bryan Woo replaced him in the fifth before Eduard Bazardo surrendered Springer's decisive blast in the seventh. Blue Jays utilized six pitchers in the game, with Kevin Gausman earning the win after pitching the seventh inning. Relievers Chris Bassitt and Jeff Hoffman combined for two perfect innings, with Hoffman striking out the side in the ninth for the save. Starter Shane Bieber allowed two runs on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings for the Blue Jays. Rodriguez's fourth postseason home run and Raleigh's fifth highlighted Seattle's scoring efforts, while Toronto answered with timely hitting from Daulton Varsho, who contributed an RBI single in the first inning. Springer's homer came off a 1-0 sinker from Bazardo, tying him for third place on the all-time postseason home run list with Kyle Schwarber. Toronto's lineup was bolstered by contributions from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Isiah Kiner-Falefa, while relievers Seranthony Dominguez and Andres Gimenez played key roles in setting up the pivotal seventh inning. The Blue Jays now aim to reclaim the World Series trophy as they prepare for Friday's opener against the Dodgers. (Production: Suramya Kaushik)

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Inspired by Thatcher, Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female premier

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By John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was voted in by parliament as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, emulating her hero, Britain's late leader Margaret Thatcher, after a whirlwind few weeks of political wrangling. Having won an all-male race to be chosen by her ruling Liberal Democratic Party as its leader on October 5, Takaichi had to scramble for support after her party's more moderate coalition partner quit their 26-year alliance.    Attention now turns to her big spending plans that may jolt investor confidence in one of the world's most indebted economies, and her nationalistic positions that could stoke friction with powerful neighbour China, political analysts say.      'ABENOMICS' ADVOCATE MAY CAUSE SHOCKWAVES Takaichi, 64, who narrowly lost in a run-off to lead the LDP last year, must also prepare to host U.S. President Donald Trump who is due to visit Japan next week.  A former economic security and interior minister, Takaichi has repeatedly referred to Thatcher as a source of inspiration, citing her strong character and convictions coupled with her "womanly warmth". She said she met the conservative Thatcher, a divisive figure in British politics known as "the Iron Lady", at a symposium shortly before Thatcher's death in 2013. Like Thatcher, Takaichi's relatively humble background – her mother was a police officer and her father worked at a car company – stands out in a party where many leaders hail from elite political families. But unlike Thatcher – known for her tough budgeting – Takaichi is an advocate of fiscal largesse and easy monetary policies that have shaken investor confidence in the world's fourth-largest economy. A long-time advocate of the late prime minister Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" stimulus policies, she has called for higher spending and tax cuts and pledged to reassert government sway over the Bank of Japan. NOISEMAKER WITH NATIONALIST BENT A drummer and a fan of heavy metal, Takaichi is no stranger to creating noise. She is a regular visitor to the Yasukuni shrine, which honours Japan's war dead – including some executed war criminals – and is viewed by some Asian neighbours as a symbol of its past militarism. She also favours revising Japan's pacifist postwar constitution, and suggested this year that Japan could form a "quasi-security alliance" with Taiwan, the democratically governed island claimed by China. Although Takaichi has pledged to increase the number of female cabinet ministers, an area where Japan has lagged its G7 peers, polls show her conservative positions chime more with men than women. She opposes same-sex marriage and allowing married couples to have separate surnames, an issue that has broad public support in Japan but faces staunch opposition within conservative circles. SOFTER SIDE TO HARDLINE CONSERVATIVE Pledging a crackdown on rule-breaking foreigners – a lightning rod issue for some voters amid record rises in migrants and tourists – she led a key campaign speech with a story about visitors kicking deer in her hometown of Nara.  But her friends and supporters in Nara stressed a softer side to the hardline conservative in interviews with Reuters. Her former hairdresser, Yukitoshi Arai, said even her hairstyle – which he has dubbed the 'Sanae Cut' – is designed to show she is paying attention to people. "It has a sleek, sharp, and stylish look. The sides are long, but she deliberately tucks them behind her ears as a way of showing that she listens carefully to other people," he said. Takaichi graduated from Kobe University with a degree in business management before working as a congressional fellow in the U.S. Congress, according to her website.  She broke into Japanese politics winning a lower house seat in 1993 as an independent, before joining the LDP in 1996.  (Reporting for John Geddie)

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Blue Jays manager Schneider excited to represent Canada in World Series matchup with Dodgers

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER, BLUE JAYS PLAYER AND ALCS MVP VLADIMIR GUERRERO, JR, AND MARINERS MANAGER DAN WILSON AFTER ALCS GAME SEVEN SHOWS: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (MLB – Editorial Use Only. No monetisation.) 1. BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME SEVEN AT ROGERS CENTRE 2. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER AFTER BEING ASKED HOW IT FEELS TO BE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES, SAYING: "Pretty cool. Pretty humble to be part of it. I've said it before. Besides my wife and kids, this is what I pour my life into, so to be leading the team that's going back to the World Series for the first time in 32 years, kind of hits me a little bit. I couldn't be happier for every single guy on the team and in the clubhouse, not just the players, but the staff too. So we're going to enjoy tonight big-time and realize how hard it is to get here, and then get back to work and get ready for the Dodgers." 3. WHITE FLASH 4. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER AFTER BEING ASKED HOW IT FEELS TO HAVE THE WHOLE COUNTRY OF CANADA ROOTING FOR THEM, SAYING: "Special. We're the only team that gets to experience that, and we're the only team that has the following that we do and the viewership that we do. I think guys don't realize that sometimes. But from coast to coast to have this team to grasp on to is really cool. It's easy for me to say that because I've been part of it for a long time. I felt the connection when I was managing in Vancouver as a minor league affiliate as a Canadian big league team, too. So it's special for everyone that's involved with our organization." 5. WHITE FLASH 6. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER AFTER BEING ASKED IF HE THINKS THE WORLD SERIES WILL TURN INTO CANADA V USA, SAYING: "I don't know, maybe. We'll see. I know it will be the Blue Jays versus the Dodgers. That's kind of how we're going to look at it, knowing that we have a whole country behind us, but I'm not quite sure how that will unfold but I know that these guys in there know that they're representing the country too." 7. VLADIMIR GUERRERO, JR, BLUE JAYS FIRST BASEMAN AND ALCS MVP, WITH TRANSLATOR SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE 8. (SOUNDBITE)(Spanish followed by English translation) BLUE JAYS VLADIMIR GUERRERO, JR AFTER BEING ASKED HOW HE FELT WHEN GEORGE SPRINGER HIT THE 3-RUN HOME RUN, SAYING: "I mean, it was very emotional when I saw George hit the homer, but the greater thing that I did is right before that inning, went down to the tunnel, get down on my knees, and I asked God for the win, to bless us, and he did, and then George hit the homer. So it was great. 9. WHITE FLASH 10. (SOUNDBITE)(Spanish followed by English translation) BLUE JAYS VLADIMIR GUERRERO, JR AFTER BEING ASKED WHAT IT MEANS TO HIM TO REPRESENT CANADA IN THE WORLD SERIES, SAYING: "I was born here. I grew up in the Dominican (Republic), and then from the moment that I signed here, that I knew I was going to be here my entire career, I knew I had to make — somehow to make all the fans, the entire country, proud of me, of my team. And like I always say, my challenge is to bring the World Series here back to Canada." 11. MARINERS MANAGER DAN WILSON SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER LOSS TO BLUE JAYS 12. (SOUNDBITE)(English) MARINERS MANAGER DAN WILSON AFTER BEING ASKED WHAT HIS MESSAGE WAS TO THE TEAM AFTER THE LOSS, SAYING: "Just to hold up their heads and to understand what kind of a season they had. I mean, I know this stings and there's no question that it's going to sting, but the kind of season they had, doing things that no team in this organization has ever done, and knocking on the door of a World Series, all that, you know, it's due to how hard they've worked, how hard they've played all season long, all the times they have come back, all the times they have bounced back. It's a special team in there. It's a shame that we had to come out on the wrong side of this one." STORY: Blue Jays' designated hitter George Springer belted a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning as Toronto defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Monday (October 20) night to advance to its first World Series since 1993. Thanks to Springer's 23rd career postseason homer, Toronto will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, hosting Game 1 on Friday. ALCS MVP Vladimir Guerrero, Jr batted .385 (10-for-26) with three doubles, three home runs, three RBIs and four walks in the ALCS. Toronto won the title in each of its previous two World Series appearances, in 1992 and 1993. The Blue Jays and the Marlins are the only franchises to make the Fall Classic more than once and never lose. Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh hit solo home runs for the Mariners, who fell one game shy of reaching their first World Series in franchise history. The Blue Jays deployed six pitchers in all. After reliever Seranthony Dominguez tossed a perfect sixth for Toronto, Kevin Gausman (2-1) took over in the seventh. Following a walk and a double play, Gausman, usually a starter, intentionally walked Raleigh. Josh Naylor followed with a walk before Jorge Polanco grounded out. Bryan Woo walked Addison Barger to open the home seventh, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounded a single to center. Andres Gimenez sacrificed the runners to second and third. Eduard Bazardo (1-1) replaced Woo and faced Springer, who hit his fourth home run of the postseason to left-center on a 1-0 sinker. Springer tied Kyle Schwarber for third place in career playoff homers, trailing only Manny Ramirez (29) and Jose Altuve (27). Another regular Toronto starter, Chris Bassitt, pitched a perfect eighth. Jeff Hoffman struck out the side in the ninth to earn the save, fanning Rodriguez to end the game and spark the Blue Jays' celebrations. Rodriguez led off the first against Shane Bieber by grounding a double into the left field corner. With one out, Naylor grounded an RBI single to right. Naylor was later called out for runner's interference when he jumped and his batting helmet made contact with a throw from second, completing a double play. Toronto answered with a run in the bottom of the inning against George Kirby. Springer walked, Guerrero grounded a single to left and Daulton Varsho (2-for-4) scooped an RBI ground single to center on a low slider. Rodriguez hit his fourth homer of the postseason on a 2-2 slider to lead off the third. Louis Varland replaced Bieber with two outs in the fourth after a double and a walk, and he ended the inning by retiring Rodriguez on a groundout. Bieber allowed two runs, seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings. Raleigh led off the fifth with his fifth homer of the postseason, a blast to right on Varland's 0-1 changeup to put Seattle up 3-1. Kirby pitched four innings, permitting one run, four hits and one walk with three strikeouts before Woo took over for 2 1/3 frames. (Production: David Grip)

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Analysis-China's consumer subsidy scheme needs a rethink

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BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Chinese doctor Lisa Zhu took full advantage of consumer goods subsidies this year, buying three air conditioners and a washing machine – the big-ticket spending policymakers want to see from households as they target roughly 5% economic growth. But there is a catch. "I no longer need to purchase any home appliances," said the 36-year-old. "These should last for several years." FROM TAILWIND TO HEADWIND? China's 300 billion yuan ($42 billion) subsidies, equivalent to about 0.2% of gross domestic product, are punching above their weight this year, with analysts saying the spending they incentivised had a greater impact on growth than their size. But, into the final quarter of the scheme – which supports purchases of appliances, electronics and electric vehicles – that payoff is already fading. What's worse, this year's consumption growth is borrowed from the future, with sales of these durable goods likely to plunge in coming months as people like Zhu no longer need new ones. These subsidies were the most significant move that policymakers took this year to spur household demand – China's decades-old structural weakness. Their diminishing impact puts pressure on policymakers to introduce challenging and costly reforms to bring about more durable change and put the economy on a more sustainable footing. "Such policies don't boost residents' income to create sustainable consumption," said Hannah Liu, China economist at Nomura, referring to the subsidies. "Instead, they encourage people to advance their durable goods purchases through one-time price reductions. This design inevitably leads to a payback effect." China's finance ministry and the state planner – the National Development and Reform Commission – did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Finance Minister Lan Foan said in September the policy deployed "real money to stimulate consumer vitality." In the first nine months of the year, sales of refrigerators spiked 48.3% from the same 2024 period. They rose 34.9% for electric vehicles and 26.8% for audio-visual gadgets, state media reported last week. Larry Hu, chief China economist at Macquarie, says the subsidies have probably contributed some 0.5 percentage point to GDP this year. But Nomura expects home appliance sales to already drop in the fourth quarter by around 20% year-on-year, and auto sales by 2.0% due to the front-loaded buying and the base effect caused by a similar, but smaller subsidy scheme at the end of last year. This means that the "payback effect" is already in play, Liu said. SHOULD CHINA MASSAGE ITS CONSUMERS? Shi Xiaolan, a salesperson at a home appliance store in the eastern Anhui province, says this is already visible on the ground. Her shop's sales fell to 3 million yuan in July from 13 million in June and haven't recovered since. "Customers made purchases in advance, which is why our outlook is not very good," Shi said. "Each month is harder than the last." Morgan Stanley's chief China economist Robin Xing says Beijing could focus on subsidising the service sector next year, by issuing vouchers for dining out, going to the cinema or spas, or travelling. "By subsidising services, Beijing can reduce the tendency for consumers to frontload their purchases, which often leads to a sharp slowdown after policy is phased out," Xing said. "The labour-intensive nature of services means this approach could be more effective in creating jobs and thus generating spillover effects." But, Xing added, China should also take structural measures that shift "the supply-centric business model in the last 20 years to one that places greater emphasis on household well-being with social welfare reform." CALLS GROW FOR WELFARE REFORM Data showed on Monday that retail sales growth is falling behind the overall economy, suggesting that cyclical consumption stimulus hasn't prevented China's structural supply-demand imbalance from worsening. China's household consumption lags the global average by some 20 percentage points of GDP, while its investments – mainly in infrastructure and manufacturing – are about 20 points ahead, making the economy too reliant on exports at a time when trade tensions with Washington and others are heating up. This is also fuelling deflation at home. Xing estimates that increasing the social welfare accounts of farmers and rural migrant workers to about 1,000 yuan per month from a minimum of 143 yuan currently, would lift Chinese consumption to 45% of GDP in five years from about 40% currently, surpassing $10 trillion. It's the "blue sky scenario," he says, but "this is the ideal way." "Otherwise, these consumer goods subsidies are cyclical, short-term measures. It's piecemeal and unlikely to reflate consumption in a sustainable way." In the central city of Jingzhou, Cheng Sha, who owns an air conditioner shop, feels the effects of an economy relying on external demand at the expense of consumers, who feel increasingly worried about their jobs and incomes. The 42-year-old worries that as the effect of subsidies fades into 2026 he won't be able to keep the shop open. He says two-thirds of the 15 merchants in the city of 5 million selling air conditioners are in a similar situation. "The entire city is poor," said Cheng. "Stores in various sectors are closing down one after another." "If people don't have money, those subsidies can't stimulate consumption." ($1 = 7.1241 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Liangping Gao, Ellen Zhang and Kevin Yao in Beijing and Claire Fu in Singapore; additional reporting by Joe Cash in Beijing; Graphics by Sumanta Sen; Writing by Marius ZahariaEditing by Shri Navaratnam)

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Inspired by Thatcher, Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female premier

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By John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was voted in by parliament as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, emulating her hero, Britain's late leader Margaret Thatcher, after a whirlwind few weeks of political wrangling. Having won an all-male race to be chosen by her ruling Liberal Democratic Party as its leader on October 5, Takaichi had to scramble for support after her party's more moderate coalition partner quit their 26-year alliance.    Attention now turns to her big spending plans that may jolt investor confidence in one of the world's most indebted economies, and her nationalistic positions that could stoke friction with powerful neighbour China, political analysts say.      'ABENOMICS' ADVOCATE MAY CAUSE SHOCKWAVES Takaichi, 64, who narrowly lost in a run-off to lead the LDP last year, must also prepare to host U.S. President Donald Trump who is due to visit Japan next week.  A former economic security and interior minister, Takaichi has repeatedly referred to Thatcher as a source of inspiration, citing her strong character and convictions coupled with her "womanly warmth". She said she met the conservative Thatcher, a divisive figure in British politics known as "the Iron Lady", at a symposium shortly before Thatcher's death in 2013. Like Thatcher, Takaichi's relatively humble background – her mother was a police officer and her father worked at a car company – stands out in a party where many leaders hail from elite political families. But unlike Thatcher – known for her tough budgeting – Takaichi is an advocate of fiscal largesse and easy monetary policies that have shaken investor confidence in the world's fourth-largest economy. A long-time advocate of the late prime minister Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" stimulus policies, she has called for higher spending and tax cuts and pledged to reassert government sway over the Bank of Japan. NOISEMAKER WITH NATIONALIST BENT A drummer and a fan of heavy metal, Takaichi is no stranger to creating noise. She is a regular visitor to the Yasukuni shrine, which honours Japan's war dead – including some executed war criminals – and is viewed by some Asian neighbours as a symbol of its past militarism. She also favours revising Japan's pacifist postwar constitution, and suggested this year that Japan could form a "quasi-security alliance" with Taiwan, the democratically governed island claimed by China. Although Takaichi has pledged to increase the number of female cabinet ministers, an area where Japan has lagged its G7 peers, polls show her conservative positions chime more with men than women. She opposes same-sex marriage and allowing married couples to have separate surnames, an issue that has broad public support in Japan but faces staunch opposition within conservative circles. SOFTER SIDE TO HARDLINE CONSERVATIVE Pledging a crackdown on rule-breaking foreigners – a lightning rod issue for some voters amid record rises in migrants and tourists – she led a key campaign speech with a story about visitors kicking deer in her hometown of Nara.  But her friends and supporters in Nara stressed a softer side to the hardline conservative in interviews with Reuters. Her former hairdresser, Yukitoshi Arai, said even her hairstyle – which he has dubbed the 'Sanae Cut' – is designed to show she is paying attention to people. "It has a sleek, sharp, and stylish look. The sides are long, but she deliberately tucks them behind her ears as a way of showing that she listens carefully to other people," he said. Takaichi graduated from Kobe University with a degree in business management before working as a congressional fellow in the U.S. Congress, according to her website.  She broke into Japanese politics winning a lower house seat in 1993 as an independent, before joining the LDP in 1996.  (Reporting for John Geddie)

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Blue Jays manager Schneider excited to represent Canada in World Series matchup with Dodgers

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER, BLUE JAYS PLAYER AND ALCS MVP VLADIMIR GUERRERO, JR, AND MARINERS MANAGER DAN WILSON AFTER ALCS GAME SEVEN SHOWS: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (MLB – Editorial Use Only. No monetisation.) 1. BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME SEVEN AT ROGERS CENTRE 2. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER AFTER BEING ASKED HOW IT FEELS TO BE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES, SAYING: "Pretty cool. Pretty humble to be part of it. I've said it before. Besides my wife and kids, this is what I pour my life into, so to be leading the team that's going back to the World Series for the first time in 32 years, kind of hits me a little bit. I couldn't be happier for every single guy on the team and in the clubhouse, not just the players, but the staff too. So we're going to enjoy tonight big-time and realize how hard it is to get here, and then get back to work and get ready for the Dodgers." 3. WHITE FLASH 4. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER AFTER BEING ASKED HOW IT FEELS TO HAVE THE WHOLE COUNTRY OF CANADA ROOTING FOR THEM, SAYING: "Special. We're the only team that gets to experience that, and we're the only team that has the following that we do and the viewership that we do. I think guys don't realize that sometimes. But from coast to coast to have this team to grasp on to is really cool. It's easy for me to say that because I've been part of it for a long time. I felt the connection when I was managing in Vancouver as a minor league affiliate as a Canadian big league team, too. So it's special for everyone that's involved with our organization." 5. WHITE FLASH 6. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER AFTER BEING ASKED IF HE THINKS THE WORLD SERIES WILL TURN INTO CANADA V USA, SAYING: "I don't know, maybe. We'll see. I know it will be the Blue Jays versus the Dodgers. That's kind of how we're going to look at it, knowing that we have a whole country behind us, but I'm not quite sure how that will unfold but I know that these guys in there know that they're representing the country too." 7. VLADIMIR GUERRERO, JR, BLUE JAYS FIRST BASEMAN AND ALCS MVP, WITH TRANSLATOR SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE 8. (SOUNDBITE)(Spanish followed by English translation) BLUE JAYS VLADIMIR GUERRERO, JR AFTER BEING ASKED HOW HE FELT WHEN GEORGE SPRINGER HIT THE 3-RUN HOME RUN, SAYING: "I mean, it was very emotional when I saw George hit the homer, but the greater thing that I did is right before that inning, went down to the tunnel, get down on my knees, and I asked God for the win, to bless us, and he did, and then George hit the homer. So it was great. 9. WHITE FLASH 10. (SOUNDBITE)(Spanish followed by English translation) BLUE JAYS VLADIMIR GUERRERO, JR AFTER BEING ASKED WHAT IT MEANS TO HIM TO REPRESENT CANADA IN THE WORLD SERIES, SAYING: "I was born here. I grew up in the Dominican (Republic), and then from the moment that I signed here, that I knew I was going to be here my entire career, I knew I had to make — somehow to make all the fans, the entire country, proud of me, of my team. And like I always say, my challenge is to bring the World Series here back to Canada." 11. MARINERS MANAGER DAN WILSON SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER LOSS TO BLUE JAYS 12. (SOUNDBITE)(English) MARINERS MANAGER DAN WILSON AFTER BEING ASKED WHAT HIS MESSAGE WAS TO THE TEAM AFTER THE LOSS, SAYING: "Just to hold up their heads and to understand what kind of a season they had. I mean, I know this stings and there's no question that it's going to sting, but the kind of season they had, doing things that no team in this organization has ever done, and knocking on the door of a World Series, all that, you know, it's due to how hard they've worked, how hard they've played all season long, all the times they have come back, all the times they have bounced back. It's a special team in there. It's a shame that we had to come out on the wrong side of this one." STORY: Blue Jays' designated hitter George Springer belted a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning as Toronto defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Monday (October 20) night to advance to its first World Series since 1993. Thanks to Springer's 23rd career postseason homer, Toronto will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, hosting Game 1 on Friday. ALCS MVP Vladimir Guerrero, Jr batted .385 (10-for-26) with three doubles, three home runs, three RBIs and four walks in the ALCS. Toronto won the title in each of its previous two World Series appearances, in 1992 and 1993. The Blue Jays and the Marlins are the only franchises to make the Fall Classic more than once and never lose. Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh hit solo home runs for the Mariners, who fell one game shy of reaching their first World Series in franchise history. The Blue Jays deployed six pitchers in all. After reliever Seranthony Dominguez tossed a perfect sixth for Toronto, Kevin Gausman (2-1) took over in the seventh. Following a walk and a double play, Gausman, usually a starter, intentionally walked Raleigh. Josh Naylor followed with a walk before Jorge Polanco grounded out. Bryan Woo walked Addison Barger to open the home seventh, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounded a single to center. Andres Gimenez sacrificed the runners to second and third. Eduard Bazardo (1-1) replaced Woo and faced Springer, who hit his fourth home run of the postseason to left-center on a 1-0 sinker. Springer tied Kyle Schwarber for third place in career playoff homers, trailing only Manny Ramirez (29) and Jose Altuve (27). Another regular Toronto starter, Chris Bassitt, pitched a perfect eighth. Jeff Hoffman struck out the side in the ninth to earn the save, fanning Rodriguez to end the game and spark the Blue Jays' celebrations. Rodriguez led off the first against Shane Bieber by grounding a double into the left field corner. With one out, Naylor grounded an RBI single to right. Naylor was later called out for runner's interference when he jumped and his batting helmet made contact with a throw from second, completing a double play. Toronto answered with a run in the bottom of the inning against George Kirby. Springer walked, Guerrero grounded a single to left and Daulton Varsho (2-for-4) scooped an RBI ground single to center on a low slider. Rodriguez hit his fourth homer of the postseason on a 2-2 slider to lead off the third. Louis Varland replaced Bieber with two outs in the fourth after a double and a walk, and he ended the inning by retiring Rodriguez on a groundout. Bieber allowed two runs, seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings. Raleigh led off the fifth with his fifth homer of the postseason, a blast to right on Varland's 0-1 changeup to put Seattle up 3-1. Kirby pitched four innings, permitting one run, four hits and one walk with three strikeouts before Woo took over for 2 1/3 frames. (Production: David Grip)

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Yen weakens after Takaichi elected as Japan's PM

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By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The yen slid after hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected as Japan's first female prime minister, as investors bet that the move could bring about a muddied rate outlook and greater fiscal largesse. Takaichi, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, won the lower house vote to choose the next prime minister on Tuesday, clearing the way for her inauguration later in the day. The move was widely expected by investors after she was backed by the right-wing opposition party Ishin, though the yen still fell in reaction to the outcome. The Japanese currency was last down 0.4% at 151.38 per dollar. "While fiscal stimulus is expected, it is unlikely to be bold given the difficulties of policy management," said Hirofumi Suzuki, chief FX strategist at SMBC. "A sharp depreciation of the yen is likely to be avoided, with gentle downward pressure on the yen expected to persist." Earlier on Tuesday, local media reported that Takaichi had finalised a plan to appoint Satsuki Katayama, a former regional revitalisation minister, as finance minister. During an interview with Reuters in March, Katayama signalled her preference for a stronger yen. Her appointment could give markets cause to rethink the idea of pushing the yen too low. Still, Takaichi's support for fiscal stimulus and looser monetary policy kept investors on edge and complicates the Bank of Japan's path for rate increases. "From a political perspective … there may be considerations to delay monetary tightening until fiscal easing gains traction. The BOJ is thus caught between a rock and a hard place," said HSBC chief Asia economist Fred Neumann. The yen struggled against its other peers, with the euro last up 0.33% at 176.06 yen, while sterling rose 0.28% to 202.55 yen. WAITING ON THE FED In the broader market, currencies were mostly rangebound on Tuesday, though the dollar reversed its losses from earlier in the session as it drew support from a weaker yen. Sterling was down 0.16% to $1.3383, while the euro fell 0.1% to $1.1630, little helped by easing political uncertainty in France. The U.S. dollar index was up 0.16% at 98.77, while the Australian dollar fell 0.21% to $0.6499. The overall market mood was largely upbeat after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he expects to reach a trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping. And White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said that the 20-day U.S. federal government shutdown was likely to end this week. Jitters over credit risks among U.S. banks also dissipated slightly. Yet the optimism failed to move currencies significantly, as investors stayed largely on guard ahead of a slew of risk events next week, headlined by the Federal Reserve's policy meeting. "My sense is that next week is probably a far more important week in terms of risk," said Ray Attrill, head of FX research at National Australia Bank. "Given where markets are priced … the risk is that the commentary surrounding a cut next week really sort of leads to some questioning of current confidence about a follow-up move in December," he said of the expectations for a Fed cut. In other currencies, the New Zealand dollar fell 0.3% to $0.5727, while the onshore yuan firmed slightly to 7.1183 per dollar, after China's central bank set the daily midpoint at its firmest level in a year. (Reporting by Rae Wee; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

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Blue Jays manager Schneider excited to represent Canada in World Series matchup with Dodgers

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER, BLUE JAYS PLAYER AND ALCS MVP VLADIMIR GUERRERO, JR, AND MARINERS MANAGER DAN WILSON AFTER ALCS GAME SEVEN SHOWS: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (MLB – Editorial Use Only. No monetisation.) 1. BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME SEVEN AT ROGERS CENTRE 2. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER AFTER BEING ASKED HOW IT FEELS TO BE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES, SAYING: "Pretty cool. Pretty humble to be part of it. I've said it before. Besides my wife and kids, this is what I pour my life into, so to be leading the team that's going back to the World Series for the first time in 32 years, kind of hits me a little bit. I couldn't be happier for every single guy on the team and in the clubhouse, not just the players, but the staff too. So we're going to enjoy tonight big-time and realize how hard it is to get here, and then get back to work and get ready for the Dodgers." 3. WHITE FLASH 4. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER AFTER BEING ASKED HOW IT FEELS TO HAVE THE WHOLE COUNTRY OF CANADA ROOTING FOR THEM, SAYING: "Special. We're the only team that gets to experience that, and we're the only team that has the following that we do and the viewership that we do. I think guys don't realize that sometimes. But from coast to coast to have this team to grasp on to is really cool. It's easy for me to say that because I've been part of it for a long time. I felt the connection when I was managing in Vancouver as a minor league affiliate as a Canadian big league team, too. So it's special for everyone that's involved with our organization." 5. WHITE FLASH 6. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER AFTER BEING ASKED IF HE THINKS THE WORLD SERIES WILL TURN INTO CANADA V USA, SAYING: "I don't know, maybe. We'll see. I know it will be the Blue Jays versus the Dodgers. That's kind of how we're going to look at it, knowing that we have a whole country behind us, but I'm not quite sure how that will unfold but I know that these guys in there know that they're representing the country too." 7. VLADIMIR GUERRERO, JR, BLUE JAYS FIRST BASEMAN AND ALCS MVP, WITH TRANSLATOR SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE 8. (SOUNDBITE)(Spanish followed by English translation) BLUE JAYS VLADIMIR GUERRERO, JR AFTER BEING ASKED HOW HE FELT WHEN GEORGE SPRINGER HIT THE 3-RUN HOME RUN, SAYING: "I mean, it was very emotional when I saw George hit the homer, but the greater thing that I did is right before that inning, went down to the tunnel, get down on my knees, and I asked God for the win, to bless us, and he did, and then George hit the homer. So it was great. 9. WHITE FLASH 10. (SOUNDBITE)(Spanish followed by English translation) BLUE JAYS VLADIMIR GUERRERO, JR AFTER BEING ASKED WHAT IT MEANS TO HIM TO REPRESENT CANADA IN THE WORLD SERIES, SAYING: "I was born here. I grew up in the Dominican (Republic), and then from the moment that I signed here, that I knew I was going to be here my entire career, I knew I had to make — somehow to make all the fans, the entire country, proud of me, of my team. And like I always say, my challenge is to bring the World Series here back to Canada." 11. MARINERS MANAGER DAN WILSON SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER LOSS TO BLUE JAYS 12. (SOUNDBITE)(English) MARINERS MANAGER DAN WILSON AFTER BEING ASKED WHAT HIS MESSAGE WAS TO THE TEAM AFTER THE LOSS, SAYING: "Just to hold up their heads and to understand what kind of a season they had. I mean, I know this stings and there's no question that it's going to sting, but the kind of season they had, doing things that no team in this organization has ever done, and knocking on the door of a World Series, all that, you know, it's due to how hard they've worked, how hard they've played all season long, all the times they have come back, all the times they have bounced back. It's a special team in there. It's a shame that we had to come out on the wrong side of this one." STORY: Blue Jays' designated hitter George Springer belted a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning as Toronto defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Monday (October 20) night to advance to its first World Series since 1993. Thanks to Springer's 23rd career postseason homer, Toronto will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, hosting Game 1 on Friday. ALCS MVP Vladimir Guerrero, Jr batted .385 (10-for-26) with three doubles, three home runs, three RBIs and four walks in the ALCS. Toronto won the title in each of its previous two World Series appearances, in 1992 and 1993. The Blue Jays and the Marlins are the only franchises to make the Fall Classic more than once and never lose. Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh hit solo home runs for the Mariners, who fell one game shy of reaching their first World Series in franchise history. The Blue Jays deployed six pitchers in all. After reliever Seranthony Dominguez tossed a perfect sixth for Toronto, Kevin Gausman (2-1) took over in the seventh. Following a walk and a double play, Gausman, usually a starter, intentionally walked Raleigh. Josh Naylor followed with a walk before Jorge Polanco grounded out. Bryan Woo walked Addison Barger to open the home seventh, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounded a single to center. Andres Gimenez sacrificed the runners to second and third. Eduard Bazardo (1-1) replaced Woo and faced Springer, who hit his fourth home run of the postseason to left-center on a 1-0 sinker. Springer tied Kyle Schwarber for third place in career playoff homers, trailing only Manny Ramirez (29) and Jose Altuve (27). Another regular Toronto starter, Chris Bassitt, pitched a perfect eighth. Jeff Hoffman struck out the side in the ninth to earn the save, fanning Rodriguez to end the game and spark the Blue Jays' celebrations. Rodriguez led off the first against Shane Bieber by grounding a double into the left field corner. With one out, Naylor grounded an RBI single to right. Naylor was later called out for runner's interference when he jumped and his batting helmet made contact with a throw from second, completing a double play. Toronto answered with a run in the bottom of the inning against George Kirby. Springer walked, Guerrero grounded a single to left and Daulton Varsho (2-for-4) scooped an RBI ground single to center on a low slider. Rodriguez hit his fourth homer of the postseason on a 2-2 slider to lead off the third. Louis Varland replaced Bieber with two outs in the fourth after a double and a walk, and he ended the inning by retiring Rodriguez on a groundout. Bieber allowed two runs, seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings. Raleigh led off the fifth with his fifth homer of the postseason, a blast to right on Varland's 0-1 changeup to put Seattle up 3-1. Kirby pitched four innings, permitting one run, four hits and one walk with three strikeouts before Woo took over for 2 1/3 frames. (Production: David Grip)

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Asian stocks soar as trade tensions, credit worries ease

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By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian shares rose on Tuesday as the prospect of easing trade tensions between the world's top two economies boosted risk sentiment, while Sanae Takaichi was set be elected Japan's next prime minister, lifting the Nikkei and weighing on the yen. U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects to reach a fair trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping and downplayed risks of a clash over the issue of Taiwan. Trade tensions between the U.S. and China have weighed on the markets in recent weeks, with investor focus now on Trump's planned meeting with Xi on the sidelines of an economic conference in South Korea next week. The lingering hope that a resolution could be on the cards lifted investor sentiment. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan hit an over four-and-half-year high and was last up 0.94%. China stocks rose 0.2% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng was 1% higher in early trading. Australian shares surged as investors snapped up rare earths and critical minerals stocks after the country signed a supply deal with the United States. Japan's Nikkei rose to a record peak and was on the cusp of hitting a landmark 50,000 points as the so-called 'Takaichi trade' showed no signs of stopping. A parliamentary vote confirmed Takaichi as the nation's next prime minister. INVESTORS BUY THE DIP Investor sentiment was also hit hard last week as a clutch of bad loans at U.S. regional banks spurred concerns over credit risks that threatened to spill into the broader markets. The prolonged U.S. government shutdown also weighed on risk assets. But investors so far this week have shrugged off those concerns and bought the dip, focusing on upcoming earnings from several large firms and betting that trade tensions would ease. "The market has hurdled the wall of worry with ease, with new capital injected into risk and fresh oxygen into the market’s lungs," said Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone. Market expectation of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates in the next two meetings and comments from White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett that the federal government shutdown is likely to end this week also buoyed sentiment. A broad rally sent all three major U.S. stock indexes to a sharply higher close overnight with chip stocks hitting a record high. Analysts currently expect third-quarter S&P 500 earnings growth, on aggregate, of 9.3% year-on-year, marking an improvement over their 8.8% growth estimate as of October 1. "We're quite bullish on equities as an asset class globally," said Mixo Das, Asia Equity and Quant Strategist at J.P. Morgan. "I think the biggest driver of this is simply the sort of policy easing that we're seeing … the economy is not anywhere close to being in a recession, and policy is still easing very aggressively. TAKAICHI WINS LOWER HOUSE VOTE TO BECOME JAPAN'S PM Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was set to become Japan's first female prime minister after winning a critical vote in parliament's lower house. Analysts expect Takaichi to be pro-stimulus and against further hikes in interest rates, a negative for the yen and bonds but a plus for equities. The yen was last 0.4% weaker at 151.39 per dollar, while also struggling against the euro and sterling. [FRX/] The Bank of Japan is due to meet next week with traders pricing in 20% chance of a hike, although Governor Kazuo Ueda has so far left his options open by offering few clues on the timing of a rate hike. Gold prices slipped 0.8% on the day but were still near the record high it has been around in the recent weeks. [GOL/] (Reporting by Ankur Banerjee; Editing by Sam Holmes and Kim Coghill)

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Inspired by Thatcher, Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female premier

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By John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was voted in by parliament as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, emulating her hero, Britain's late leader Margaret Thatcher, after a whirlwind few weeks of political wrangling. Having won an all-male race to be chosen by her ruling Liberal Democratic Party as its leader on October 5, Takaichi had to scramble for support after her party's more moderate coalition partner quit their 26-year alliance.    Attention now turns to her big spending plans that may jolt investor confidence in one of the world's most indebted economies, and her nationalistic positions that could stoke friction with powerful neighbour China, political analysts say.      'ABENOMICS' ADVOCATE MAY CAUSE SHOCKWAVES Takaichi, 64, who narrowly lost in a run-off to lead the LDP last year, must also prepare to host U.S. President Donald Trump who is due to visit Japan next week.  A former economic security and interior minister, Takaichi has repeatedly referred to Thatcher as a source of inspiration, citing her strong character and convictions coupled with her "womanly warmth". She said she met the conservative Thatcher, a divisive figure in British politics known as "the Iron Lady", at a symposium shortly before Thatcher's death in 2013. Like Thatcher, Takaichi's relatively humble background – her mother was a police officer and her father worked at a car company – stands out in a party where many leaders hail from elite political families. But unlike Thatcher – known for her tough budgeting – Takaichi is an advocate of fiscal largesse and easy monetary policies that have shaken investor confidence in the world's fourth-largest economy. A long-time advocate of the late prime minister Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" stimulus policies, she has called for higher spending and tax cuts and pledged to reassert government sway over the Bank of Japan. NOISEMAKER WITH NATIONALIST BENT A drummer and a fan of heavy metal, Takaichi is no stranger to creating noise. She is a regular visitor to the Yasukuni shrine, which honours Japan's war dead – including some executed war criminals – and is viewed by some Asian neighbours as a symbol of its past militarism. She also favours revising Japan's pacifist postwar constitution, and suggested this year that Japan could form a "quasi-security alliance" with Taiwan, the democratically governed island claimed by China. Although Takaichi has pledged to increase the number of female cabinet ministers, an area where Japan has lagged its G7 peers, polls show her conservative positions chime more with men than women. She opposes same-sex marriage and allowing married couples to have separate surnames, an issue that has broad public support in Japan but faces staunch opposition within conservative circles. SOFTER SIDE TO HARDLINE CONSERVATIVE Pledging a crackdown on rule-breaking foreigners – a lightning rod issue for some voters amid record rises in migrants and tourists – she led a key campaign speech with a story about visitors kicking deer in her hometown of Nara.  But her friends and supporters in Nara stressed a softer side to the hardline conservative in interviews with Reuters. Her former hairdresser, Yukitoshi Arai, said even her hairstyle – which he has dubbed the 'Sanae Cut' – is designed to show she is paying attention to people. "It has a sleek, sharp, and stylish look. The sides are long, but she deliberately tucks them behind her ears as a way of showing that she listens carefully to other people," he said. Takaichi graduated from Kobe University with a degree in business management before working as a congressional fellow in the U.S. Congress, according to her website.  She broke into Japanese politics winning a lower house seat in 1993 as an independent, before joining the LDP in 1996.  (Reporting for John Geddie)

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