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(Reuters) – Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu made her return to the practice court on Wednesday for the first time since she underwent wrist and ankle surgery in May. In a video posted on Instagram, the 20-year-old Briton could be seen training with compatriot Kyle Edmund. “August 2nd, the fun part. First time back on court,” she wrote. Since her fairy-tale run to the U.S. Open title as an […]

By David Ljunggren and Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie said on Wednesday they were separating in an unexpected announcement that appeared to mark the end of the couple’s 18-year high-profile marriage. Trudeau, 51, and Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, 48, were married in late May 2005. They have three children, the eldest of whom is 15. For Trudeau there are also painful historical parallels. His […]

By Idrees Ali and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is set to evacuate some staff and families from its embassy in Niger after military officers seized power there, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, even as the mission will remain open and senior leadership will continue working from there. Niger is a key Western ally in a fight against Islamist insurgents. Foreign powers have condemned the takeover, fearing […]

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The indicted FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried is trying to stay out of jail for disclosing too much to the press, and enlisted one of the foremost American constitutional law experts for help. Laurence Tribe, the longtime Harvard Law School professor, in a Tuesday night court filing said Bankman-Fried’s disclosures to the New York Times about a former colleague appeared to fall […]

By David Ljunggren and Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie said on Wednesday they were separating in an unexpected announcement that appeared to mark the end of the couple’s 18-year high-profile marriage. Trudeau, 51, and Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, 48, were married in late May 2005. They have three children, the eldest of whom is 15. For Trudeau there are also painful historical parallels. His […]

By Bhargav Acharya and Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya’s interior ministry said on Wednesday that it had suspended the local activities of cryptocurrency project Worldcoin while government agencies assess potential risks to public safety. The project founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman launched last week. It requires users to give their iris scans in exchange for a digital ID, and in some countries users also get free cryptocurrency as part […]

MCLEAN, Virginia (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday voiced more objections to Fitch Ratings’ downgrade of the main U.S. credit rating, calling it “entirely unwarranted” because it ignored improvements in governance metrics during the Biden administration and the country’s economic strength. In remarks prepared for delivery at an Internal Revenue Service contractor office near Washington, Yellen said the rating agency’s announcement on Tuesday failed to take into […]

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The indicted FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried is trying to stay out of jail for disclosing too much to the press, and enlisted one of the foremost American constitutional law experts for help. Laurence Tribe, the longtime Harvard Law School professor, in a Tuesday night court filing said Bankman-Fried’s disclosures to the New York Times about a former colleague appeared to fall […]

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended his government’s policies on the environment on Wednesday after criticism from campaigners, saying its record on cutting carbon emissions is better than other major countries. Britain adopted the target of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 under former Prime Minister Theresa May and was quick to build up its renewable energy capacity in earlier years. But progress in […]