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Oct 3 (Reuters) – CCH Holdings Ltd: * CCH HOLDINGS LTD ANNOUNCES PRICING OF INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING * CCH HOLDINGS LTD – PRICES 1.25 MILLION SHARES IPO AT $4.00 PER SHARE Source text: Further company coverage:

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By Portia Crowe DAKAR, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Mali's military has prevented about 70 fuel trucks from travelling to Allied Gold's Sadiola mine after al Qaeda-linked militants imposed a blockade on fuel imports to the landlocked country, two people familiar with the matter said. Fuel supplies are dwindling at the remote gold mine, located some 650 km (400 miles) from the capital Bamako, they said. Mali's military government, which took power after coups in 2020 and 2021, is facing growing pressure from militant groups who analysts say are trying to encircle cities and towns in the Sahel region. "We are telling all traders who import diesel and gasoline into Mali, whether from Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, or Mauritania, to stop doing so until further notice," a Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) militant spokesperson said in a video announcing the blockade in early September. "Why? Because these bandits in power are persecuting people, closing their gas stations, and cutting off fuel to villagers under the pretext that they are supplying jihadists." In recent weeks, armed forces have kept many of the fuel tankers destined for Sadiola in the town of Diboli on the border with Senegal, while several others are being held in the town of Kayes, about 75 km north of Sadiola, until soldiers can escort the trucks to the site, both sources said. Three tankers managed to reach the site under military escort this week, one of the sources said. In Mali, companies can sometimes wait weeks or months to secure military escorts due to limited availability. Spokespeople for Allied Gold and for the Malian military did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Last month, at least 40 fuel tankers were destroyed when insurgents attacked a convoy of more than 100 vehicles under military escort heading for Bamako. In May, militants attacked a convoy transporting heavy mining equipment from Bamako to Sadiola, underscoring widening security risks facing mining companies operating in a military-led country struggling to contain jihadist groups. (Reporting by Portia Crowe; editing by Robbie Corey-Boulet and Mark Heinrich)

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DUBLIN, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Ireland expects to collect 34 billion euros in corporate tax next year, up substantially from the 28 billion euros forecast earlier this year, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Friday. (Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Alex Richardson)

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Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Report: 49ers DT Kalia Davis to have surgery for broken hand San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Kalia Davis is having surgery on Friday to repair a broken hand, NFL Network reported. Davis reportedly could miss at least two games after sustaining the injury in Thursday night's 26-23 overtime road win against the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams. MLB roundup: Cam Schlittler (12 K's) pitches Yankees past Red Sox Rookie Cam Schlittler struck out 12 in eight innings during a stellar postseason debut as the New York Yankees eliminated the Boston Red Sox with a 4-0 victory in Game 3 of the American League wild-card series on Thursday night. The Yankees, who won the final two games of the best-of-three set, advance to the AL Division Series to face the Blue Jays. Game 1 of the best-of-five series is scheduled for Saturday in Toronto. Golf-PGA of America CEO apologises to McIlroy over Ryder Cup fan abuse PGA of America chief executive Derek Sprague said on Thursday he will apologise directly to Rory McIlroy and the rest of Europe’s Ryder Cup team and their families for the abusive behaviour they suffered from some spectators during last week's contest. The apology follows Europe's 15-13 victory over the United States at Bethpage Black, where their players were subjected to taunts and personal abuse by fans, who also refused to stay quiet while players were taking their shots. Jets RB/KR Braelon Allen (knee) out 8-12 weeks New York Jets running back/kick returner Braelon Allen will miss eight-to-12 weeks with an MCL sprain, head coach Aaron Glenn said Friday. Allen was placed on injured reserve Thursday, three days after he sustained the injury in New York's 27-21 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch signs 3-year extension The Edmonton Oilers signed coach Kris Knoblauch to a three-year contract extension through 2028-29 on Friday. Knoblauch, 47, guided the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Final in each of his first two seasons behind their bench, falling to the Florida Panthers in six games last season and in seven games in 2024. Caitlin Clark backs Napheesa Collier's WNBA criticisms Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark said Thursday that she supports fellow WNBA player Napheesa Collier ahead of upcoming labor negotiations and that league-wide, players are headed toward a moment they need "to capitalize on." Clark claimed she was unaware of explosive comments Collier made earlier this week when the Minnesota Lynx star blasted WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert. The most scathing criticism from Collier was that the WNBA has "the worst leadership in the world." FIFA VP says organization decides World Cup cities, despite Trump's comments FIFA's vice president said soccer's global governing body decides whether to move 2026 World Cup matches from host cities, contrary to comments made Sept. 25 by President Donald Trump. Speaking last week about the event, which will be co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, Trump was asked by reporters in the Oval Office specifically about games in Seattle and San Francisco. Bucs RB Bucky Irving out vs. Seahawks, could sit next week Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the host Seattle Seahawks, head coach Todd Bowles announced Friday. Per an ESPN report, Irving could also miss the team's Week 6 game against the visiting San Francisco 49ers on Oct. 5 as he deals with a sprain in his left foot. Reports: Tarleton State's Billy Gillispie on leave amid probe Tarleton State coach Billy Gillispie is on temporary administrative leave as the school investigates an anonymous complaint, the university announced Friday. No details were provided about the complaint against Gillispie, who previously coached at Kentucky, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and UTEP. UFC 320: Ankalaev heavily-backed favorite to beat Pereira Alex Pereira will receive what could very well be the final chance in his storied career to reclaim the light heavyweight title belt when he gets a rematch against Magomed Ankalaev in UFC 320 in Las Vegas. However, Pereira will enter the Octagon as the decided underdog, with his odds shifting from +170 to +210 at BetMGM. Ankalaev (20-1-1, 1 no contest) has been backed by 89 percent of the fight bets and 66 percent of the money wagered while moving from -210 to -275.

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* Regional economic framework was supposed to be signed this week * Deal is part of broader US bid to broker peace * Rwanda-backed rebels staged major advance in Congo this year * Trump hopes to lure investment to mineral-rich region By Daphne Psaledakis, Jessica Donati and Sonia Rolley WASHINGTON/DAKAR/PARIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda will not sign an economic framework this week as expected, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday, in another stumbling block for the Trump administration's efforts to implement a peace deal and spur Western investment in the region. Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in January and February, posing the biggest threat to the government in Kinshasa in two decades. President Donald Trump is pursuing an ambitious bid to broker peace and draw billions of dollars of Western investment to a region rich in tantalum, gold, cobalt, copper, lithium and other minerals. Though he says the war is over, Congo's army and M23 are reinforcing military positions and blaming each other for going back on various agreements. Congo and Rwanda, which denies supporting M23, were expected to initial an agreement known as the Regional Economic Integration Framework (REIF) this week after a final round of negotiations in Washington. But a Rwandan official said that while the text was finalized, negotiations concluded without any signature after Kinshasa was unwilling to sign. The official and other sources spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive, ongoing diplomacy. US AIMS TO GET TALKS BACK ON TRACK A second source familiar with the matter said Congo would not sign the economic framework until 90% of Rwandan troops withdraw from eastern Congo. The withdrawal of Rwandan troops is part of a wider peace deal mediated by Washington that the countries signed in June. "They're going to have to get Trump on the phone," the source said. The U.S. is trying to get the process back on track, the Rwandan official said, but the initialing was not expected to take place on Friday. "The negotiating teams had finalized the text of the REIF agreement but disappointingly, Kinshasa decided at the last minute not to initial it," the Rwandan official said. "We believe in this agreement and in the approach of the US mediation, and hope that the economic agreement will eventually be signed. The peace process must succeed," the official added. Congo, Rwanda and the U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment. "The agreement has been finalised but the Congolese had never made any secret of the fact that they would not sign as long as the Rwandan army remained on their territory. So for us, it is not a surprise," an African diplomat said. The Congolese and Rwandan foreign ministers on June 27 signed a peace deal in Washington, which included a pledge to implement a 2024 agreement that said Rwanda would lift its defensive measures in eastern Congo within 90 days. Congolese military operations targeting the FDLR, a Congo-based armed group that includes remnants of Rwanda's former army and militias that carried out the 1994 genocide, are meant to conclude over the same timeframe. (Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis in Washington, Jessica Donati in Dakar, Sonia Rolley in Paris and Ange Kasongo in Kinshasa; Editing by Robbie Corey-Boulet and Daniel Wallis)

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TRUMP: REVERSED CUTS MADE TO HOMELAND SECURITY AND COUNTERTERRORISM FOR NEW YORK CITY AND STATE

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Oct 3 (Reuters) – Kernel Holding SA: * FY NET PROFIT $238 MILLION * FY EBITDA AT $466 MILLION * FY REVENUE $4.12 BILLION * OVER FY2025, KERNEL PROCESSED 3.5 MILLION TONS OF OILSEEDS * FY EDIBLE OIL SALES AT 1,407 THOUSAND TONS Source text: Further company coverage: (Reporting by Gdansk Newsroom)

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Alex Pereira will receive what could very well be the final chance in his storied career to reclaim the light heavyweight title belt when he gets a rematch against Magomed Ankalaev in UFC 320 in Las Vegas. However, Pereira will enter the Octagon as the decided underdog, with his odds shifting from +170 to +210 at BetMGM. Ankalaev (20-1-1, 1 no contest) has been backed by 89 percent of the fight bets and 66 percent of the money wagered while moving from -210 to -275. Ankalaev already has beaten Pereira (12-3-0) once this year. After the first bout at UFC 313 in March, Pereira claimed he fought at just 40 percent of his usual capabilities due to injury. Ahead of the second matchup, he won't reveal just how healthy he is, but he made it clear that it shouldn't be used as an excuse this time around. "I took this time off to rest, to take care of myself and to heal some injuries," Pereira said. "I can tell you that I'm going to be very good in this fight. I can't tell you an exact percentage, but I can tell you I'm going to be doing well." "Obviously, I'm here to win," Pereira continued. "We can't control everything, but I'm here to win. In the last fight, I wasn't able to show a lot. This time, I had time to really prepare, and I think I'm going to be able to show everything that I've improved and everything I've been learning." Ankalaev, on the other hand, hopes to wash his hands of the Pereira problem once and for all. Another win for the 33-year-old Russian sambo star would mark 15 consecutive fights without a loss. Ankalaev's only career UFC loss came during his debut against Paul Craig in 2018, and it taught him lessons that have made him nearly unbeatable since then. The defeat showed Ankalaev that staying calm is a superpower, and that demeanor proved crucial in his initial victory over Pereira. "When it comes to my calmness, my calm demeanor, I think it comes from taking the lessons out of that one loss that I had at the very beginning of my career," Ankalaev said. "I took a specific lesson out of that. I learned things I needed to find from that loss. From then on, I think the confidence comes from preparation and hard work. "It's something that every fighter develops as they go through their career. They find that calm in which they can operate during the fight. When it comes to being nervous in front of a certain fight, I can't say that I've never been nervous or I've never been shaky. There were fights where, not that I was scared, but it was more responsibility that I felt going in. At this point, for this fight specifically, the reason for the calm is that I went through a really good camp." The most popular prop bet on the card at BetMGM has been a Pereira win by knockout, technical knockout or disqualification at +300. The second most popular has been a Pereira victory by decision or technical decision at +900 longshot odds. OTHER MAIN CARD FIGHTS Merab Dvalishvili (20-4-0) vs. Cory Sandhagen (18-5) In the co-main event, Dvalishvili will defend his bantamweight title. He defeated Sean O'Malley for the belt at UFC 306 last September and in the rematch at UFC 316 in June, the latter being his 13th consecutive win. Sandhagen has won four of his past five bouts, but enters as the +310 underdog against Dvalishvili (-425). Jiri Prochazka (31-5-1) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. (14-6) Prochazka is 2-2 since being forced to relinquish the light heavyweight title in late 2022. The 32-year-old now faces Rountree, who is coming off a unanimous decision win over Jamahal Hill in June. This is a big fight for status within the division. Prochazka has received 60 percent of the total bets as the -200 favorite while Rountree has been backed by 73 percent of the total money at +165. Josh Emmett (19-5) vs. Youssef Zalal (17-5-1) The 40-year-old Emmett is coming off a loss to Britain's Lerone Murphy. Zalal has won seven consecutive fights overall and four since returning to the promotion, including a victory over Calvin Kattar in February. Zalal is one of the biggest favorites on the card, sitting at -500 on Friday. However, that has led to heavy action on Emmett, who has drawn 87 percent of the bets and 92 percent of the money at +360. Abus Magomedov (28-6-1) vs. Joe Pyfer (14-3) The main card kicks off with a middleweight bout between unranked fighters. Magomedov has won his past three fights, mostly recent scoring a decision victory over Michel Pereira. Pyfer is a former Dana White Contender Series fighter who is 5-1 inside the Octagon. Pyfer is the -250 favorite and has been backed by 96 percent of the money to defeat Magomedov (+200). — Field Level Media

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(Corrects 'traded' to 'transferred' in paragraph 14) * A7A5 stablecoin linked by West to Russian sanctions evasion * Its presence at TOKEN2049 conference highlights Western sanctions challenges * Token's trading volumes soar, targeting Asian, African, Latin American markets By Rae Wee and Elizabeth Howcroft SINGAPORE/PARIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) – The business behind a rouble-backed cryptocurrency targeted by U.S. sanctions was among the sponsors of a major crypto conference in Singapore this week, as demand soars for the token, used by Russians. The TOKEN2049 event is one of the biggest on the global crypto calendar, with more than 25,000 attendees, over 500 exhibitors, and industry elite among the speakers, including the eldest son of the U.S. president. The U.S. and Britain in August sanctioned several companies that they said were behind Kyrgyzstan-based A7A5, a stablecoin pegged to the rouble that was launched in January by a Russian defence lender and a payments firm. They described the token as part of a network for helping Russians evade Western sanctions. A7A5 had a booth at the TOKEN2049 conference and was listed as one of more than 20 "platinum sponsors" on the conference website. Some conference staff wore t-shirts with the A7A5 logo and its director for regulatory and overseas affairs, Oleg Ogienko, spoke on stage. References to A7A5 on TOKEN2049's website had been removed and Ogienko was no longer listed as a speaker by 1300 GMT on Thursday, after Reuters sent a request for comment. Hong Kong-registered TOKEN2049 did not reply to multiple requests for comment. Ogienko confirmed that the A7A5 operation on the ground in Singapore was part of the group targeted by sanctions. "We were sanctioned several times," he told Reuters on the event's sidelines on Thursday. He said A7A5 had nothing to do with money laundering and was compliant with regulations in Kyrgyzstan. "We just regularly applied for our participation, and the organisers confirmed the participation (at TOKEN2049)," he said. Trading volumes on A7A5 are soaring, and its presence in Singapore highlights the difficulty for Western countries that are trying to disrupt alleged use of crypto for sanctions evasion. Neither Singapore nor Hong Kong has announced sanctions on companies connected to A7A5. The U.S. does not have jurisdiction if there are no U.S. persons involved, three lawyers specialising in sanctions told Reuters. Sweeping Western sanctions since Russia's February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, particularly the exclusion of Russian banks from the SWIFT global financial messaging system, have hampered Moscow's trading options and left it seeking alternative routes for cross-border payments. Some $70.8 billion of A7A5 has been transferred since its launch in January, according to blockchain researchers Elliptic, up from $40 billion in July. The daily number of A7A5 transactions has doubled over the past month, Elliptic said. Reuters could not independently determine the source of funds in A7A5 or the reasons for the transfers. The Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Treasury agency which issued the sanctions, and Britain's finance ministry did not respond to requests for comment. Russia-based Ogienko said A7A5 was used for cross-border payments by Russian companies and trade partners. Its target markets are Asia, Africa and Latin America, he added. "There are many countries who trade with Russia, and some of them, many of them, use our stablecoin…and these are billions of dollars," he said. The Singapore gathering is one of the biggest in the crypto industry. Speakers included Donald Trump Jr; the chairman of U.S. brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald, Brandon Lutnick; and the heads of major crypto companies. Spokespeople for Trump Jr and Cantor did not respond to requests for comment. (Reporting by Rae Wee in Singapore and Elizabeth Howcroft in Paris; Additional reporting by Tom Wilson in London and Lucy Papachristou in Tbilisi; Editing by Tommy Reggiori Wilkes and Toby Chopra)

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(Adds more detail on Williams in paragraphs 9-10) * VP Rob Williams to retire from Amazon, remains advisor through 2025 * Panos Panay announces team consolidation, Tapas Roy promoted * Amazon's devices unit held annual showcase on Tuesday By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Just days after putting on its annual devices and services showcase, Amazon is losing a vice president who helps oversee the division. Rob Williams, vice president of device software and services and a member of the elite internal group known as the S-team advising CEO Andy Jassy, left his post and will step down entirely from Amazon at year's end, according to a memo sent internally Thursday and reviewed by Reuters. Amazon confirmed the memo after a query from Reuters without providing additional detail. "Rob has had a big impact on the software and experiences of nearly all of the products we’ve created and shipped," said Panos Panay, the senior vice president of devices and services, in the memo. He said Williams decided to "retire from Amazon," but Reuters could not learn his future plans. Panay also announced the consolidation of several teams in his unit, including moving the Alexa Smart Vehicle team into the broader Alexa group. He said the changes were effective Thursday including the elevation of Tapas Roy, previously a vice president overseeing Fire TV product and engineering, to Williams' former post. Williams will remain an advisor to Panay and on the S-team through the end of 2025, according to the memo. It is rare for S-team, or senior leadership team, members to depart, as the group is regarded as a badge of honor within the company with unique access to the CEO. Williams, who joined the 29-member S-team in late 2022 and worked at Amazon for 12 years, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. He attended Amazon’s devices event on Tuesday in New York where the firm showed off an array of new products like refreshed Echo voice assistant speakers, color Kindle e-readers and Fire TV sets with improved screen quality. The money-losing devices and services unit has undergone multiple rounds of layoffs as it pares back on products. A multi-year project to update its Alexa voice assistant with embedded generative artificial intelligence has rolled out slowly and has no clear path to profitability and Amazon is overhauling its Fire tablets with Android operating software for the first time, Reuters reported in August. Earlier this week, Williams in a LinkedIn post touted the debut of a new operating system called Vega that will be in use in forthcoming Fire TV devices, including a streaming stick available later this month. Amazon’s proprietary Vega is meant to replace Google’s Android software and promises faster speeds at lower prices. “No one else has anything like it,” said Williams in the post, only his second in the past two years. (Reporting by Greg Bensinger; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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