(Reuters) -The United States has approved several billion dollars worth of Nvidia chip exports to the United Arab Emirates, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Yazhini M V in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
(The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) -Country singer Dolly Parton sought to reassure fans about her health on Wednesday after comments by her sister stoked concern that the Grammy winner was near death. "I ain't dead yet," Parton, 79, said in the caption to an Instagram video. "Do I look sick to you? I'm working hard here," the "9 to 5" singer said with a smile from a set where she was filming commercials for the Grand Ole Opry. She wore black pants and a red top with black fringe. Parton had recently announced she was postponing a series of shows planned for Las Vegas to deal with some unspecified health issues. This week, her sister, Freida Parton, said on social media that she had been "up all night praying" for the singer. She later said she "didn't mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious." In Wednesday's video, Parton said she had neglected her own health during the illness and death of her husband, Carl Dean, who died in March. She was now working with doctors to address some issues, she said. "I want you to know I'm OK. I've got some problems … nothing major," she said, adding, "I'm not dying." Parton is a Grammy-winning singer and star of movies including "Steel Magnolias" and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." She is due to receive an honorary Oscar in November. (Reporting by Lisa RichwineEditing by Marguerita Choy)
(The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) – New Zealand's parliament was suspended for a short period on Thursday when people in the public gallery broke into a haka, a traditional Maori dance, after the newest member of parliament for the Maori party finished her maiden speech. Te Pati Maori's Oriini Kaipara was elected to parliament in September to fill a vacant seat and made her first speech to the House on Thursday. Following the speech, members of parliament from across the house and those in the public gallery sang a planned and approved Maori song to celebrate her arrival. The public gallery then erupted into an unsanctioned haka and some members of parliament joined in. Speaker of the House Gerry Brownlee asked them to stop. "No, not that. The guarantee was that would not be taking place," he said. When they continued he suspended the sitting. Parliamentarians and political parties must get permission if they or their supporters want to sing or perform haka in the public gallery. Parliament later resumed and Brownlee said he planned to investigate whether any party or members of parliament had prior knowledge of the haka, describing the public gallery's actions as contemptuous. In June, three members of Te Pati Maori received historically lengthy suspensions for performing a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori. The bill has since failed to pass into law. The haka was traditionally a way for Maori to welcome visiting tribes or to invigorate warriors ahead of battle. It is now performed at important events as well as ahead of matches by New Zealand's rugby teams. (Reporting by Lucy Craymer; Editing by Kate Mayberry)
(The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM GAME FOUR OF AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISIONAL SERIES BETWEEN TORONTO BLUE JAYS AND NEW YORK YANKEES COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW SHOWS: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 8, 2025) (MLB – See restrictions before use) TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES AT YANKEE STADIUM – GAME FOUR OF AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES STORY: Jeff Hoffman secured a four-out save as the Toronto Blue Jays deployed eight pitchers in a bullpen game to defeat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Wednesday (October 8), clinching their American League Division Series three games to one. The Blue Jays, advancing to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2016, will host the Seattle Mariners or Detroit Tigers on Sunday. The Blue Jays dominated the Yankees in their first postseason clash, outscoring them 34-19, and secured home-field advantage after winning 11 of 17 meetings this year, including an 8-5 regular-season record. Blue Jays' George Springer broke a tie with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning and contributed earlier by scoring on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s single in the first. Nathan Lukes added a two-run single in the seventh after Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s fielding error, while Myles Straw delivered an RBI single in the eighth. The Blue Jays out-hit the Yankees 12-6. Hoffman entered in the eighth after Braydon Fisher allowed a hit to Giancarlo Stanton and walked Chisholm. The closer loaded the bases but escaped by retiring Austin Wells on a flyout. Hoffman yielded an RBI single to Aaron Judge in the ninth but struck out Cody Bellinger to end the game. Yankees rookie Cam Schlittler allowed four runs (two earned) on eight hits over 6 1/3 innings, striking out two after fanning 12 in his previous outing against Boston. Ryan McMahon homered in the third for New York, which fell behind in all four games of the series and lost in the Division Series for the third time under manager Aaron Boone. Toronto's Seranthony Dominguez, the third of eight pitchers used, threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Louis Varland, who surrendered Judge's tying three-run homer on Tuesday, opened the game with 1 1/3 scoreless frames, allowing a single to Judge. (Production: Suramya Kaushik) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen
(The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Thursday after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a plan to end the war in Gaza, easing geopolitical tension in the Middle East, while the U.S. dollar's strength weighed on commodities. Brent crude futures were down 34 cents, or 0.51%, at $65.91 a barrel by 0413 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 38 cents, or 0.61%, to $62.17. "WTI crude is trading on the weaker side of the pendulum today due to a reduction in geopolitical risk premium triggered by the Israel-Hamas peace deal," OANDA's senior market analyst Kelvin Wong said. U.S. President Donald Trump said that Israel and Hamas had reached a long-sought deal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release under a plan for ending the two-year-old war in the Palestinian enclave. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would convene the government on Thursday to approve the ceasefire agreement. The war in Gaza has supported oil prices as investors have weighed the potential risk to global oil supply if the war were to develop into a wider regional conflict. Michael McCarthy, CEO of investor platform Moomoo Australia and New Zealand, said the Gaza ceasefire is unlikely to change oil supply in the Middle East as OPEC+ has not hit its increased production targets. The group, made up of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, agreed on Sunday to a November output hike that was smaller than market expectations, easing oversupply concern. McCarthy also said the U.S. dollar's strength against the Japanese yen and euro is generally weighing on commodities. Dollar-denominated oil has become more expensive for investors holding other currencies. Prices had gained around 1% on Wednesday to reach a one-week high after investors viewed stalled progress on a Ukraine peace deal as sustaining sanctions against Russia. Meanwhile, total weekly U.S. petroleum products supplied, a proxy for U.S. oil consumption, rose last week to 21.990 million barrels per day, the most since December 2022, showed a report from the Energy Information Administration on Wednesday. JP Morgan analysts said global oil demand began on a softer note in October as numerous consumption indicators, including container arrivals at the Port of Los Angeles, truck toll mileage in Germany and container throughput in China, pointed to a moderation in activity. Global oil demand averaged 105.9 million bpd in the first seven days of October, expanding by 300,000 bpd from last year's level and 90,000 bpd lower than JP Morgan's estimates, its analysts said in a client note. The pace of global crude and products inventory build has also slowed, expanding by 8 million barrels last week, the slowest increase in the past five weeks, they said. (Reporting by Florence Tan in Singapore and Georgina McCartney in Houston; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
(The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
BEIJING (Reuters) -The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba announced on Thursday a multi-year partnership, as the league returns to the Chinese market for the first time since 2019, with two games in Macau. The NBA is due to play two pre-season games in the Chinese special administrative region on Friday and Sunday, part of a five-year contract with Las Vegas Sands' Macau unit Sands China. It marks the first time the NBA is playing in Macau, the world's largest gambling hub, and follows a years-long absence amid controversy over the 2019 Hong Kong protests. The Macau games aim to bolster the NBA's profile in China, where around 300 million play basketball, at a time of rising political tensions between the United States and China. The announcement by Alibaba Group said it would provide artificial intelligence and cloud computing services with the NBA and enhance fan experiences on the NBA app in China. Alibaba Cloud will be the official cloud computing and AI partner of NBA China, it said. (Reporting by Liam Mo and Brenda Goh; Writing by Farah Master; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Kate Mayberry)
(The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
INDONESIA FOREIGN MINISTER: MOU SIGNED WITH THE NETHERLANDS SUPPORTS PALM OIL, SMALLHOLDERS
(The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
(Reuters) -The United States has approved several billion dollars worth of Nvidia chip exports to the United Arab Emirates, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Yazhini M V in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
(The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
(Reuters) -The United States has approved several billion dollars worth of Nvidia chip exports to the United Arab Emirates, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Yazhini M V in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
(The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
CHINA SAYS 809 BILLION YUAN SPENT DURING HOLIDAY PERIOD – STATE MEDIA
(The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
