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(Reuters) – Matt Fitzpatrick said he feels more confident heading into the Ryder Cup after last year’s U.S. Open triumph as he aims to earn his first points and create happier memories this year on his third appearance in the biennial event. The Englishman lost all five matches he contested across his Ryder Cup debut at age 22 in 2016, when the United States won 17-11, and in Europe’s 19-9 […]

(Reuters) – Matt Fitzpatrick said he feels more confident heading into the Ryder Cup after last year’s U.S. Open triumph as he aims to earn his first points and create happier memories this year on his third appearance in the biennial event. The Englishman lost all five matches he contested across his Ryder Cup debut at age 22 in 2016, when the United States won 17-11, and in Europe’s 19-9 […]

NIAMEY (Reuters) – France’s ambassador in Niger was flown out of the country early on Tuesday morning, two security sources said, around one month after the military government ordered his expulsion. The junta that seized power in a July coup ordered French ambassador Sylvain Itte to leave the country within 48 hours at the end of August in response to what they called actions by France “contrary to the interests […]

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s state-owned KfW bank on Wednesday said it had halted a new subsidy programme for charging electric vehicles with solar power at home a day after its launch as the funds were exhausted immediately due to high demand. With a budget of 300 million euros ($317.01 million) from the transport ministry for this year, the programme offers a subsidy of up to 10,200 euros for homeowners with […]

By Timour Azhari NINEVEH, Iraq (Reuters) – More than 100 people were killed and 150 injured in a fire at a wedding party in Hamdaniya district in Iraq’s Nineveh province that left civil defence searching the charred skeleton of a building for survivors into the early hours of Wednesday. Nineveh Deputy Governor Hassan al-Allaq told Reuters that 113 people had been confirmed dead, with state media putting the death toll […]

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s state-owned KfW bank on Wednesday said it had halted a new subsidy programme for charging electric vehicles with solar power at home a day after its launch as the funds were exhausted immediately due to high demand. With a budget of 300 million euros ($317.01 million) from the transport ministry for this year, the programme offers a subsidy of up to 10,200 euros for homeowners with […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. astronaut Frank Rubio, who broke the record for the longest continuous spaceflight by an American, and two Russian cosmonauts began their journey back to Earth on Wednesday when their space capsule undocked from the International Space Station. “The undocking has taken place,” Moscow mission control said. The capsule will shoot towards Earth and is due to enter the Earth’s atmosphere at 10:55 GMT. It will then […]

ZURICH (Reuters) – Germany has welcomed a decision by neutral Switzerland to open the way to sell back some of its German-made Leopard II tanks to help rebuild stocks depleted by aid to Ukraine. Germany had asked Switzerland in February to sell back some of the 96 Leopard II tanks it has in storage to manufacturer Rheinmetall AG. To comply with Swiss neutrality laws, Berlin has assured Bern the weapons […]

By Helen Reid STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -H&M said unusually hot weather in many of its European markets had delayed the start of the autumn shopping season, sending sales lower in September, while cost cuts helped the fashion retailer’s quarterly profit rise. H&M, whose biggest rival is Zara owner Inditex, said September sales would be down 10% year-on-year measured in local currencies. That compares with Inditex reporting sales between Aug. 1 and […]