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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican Senate committees on Wednesday backed a proposal to create fairer pay conditions for women in sports by prohibiting wage discrimination over gender or other grounds including disability. The bill, which must still pass the floor of the Senate and be debated in the lower house of Congress, would set a basic salary for women athletes in sports such as soccer, where men are typically paid […]

By Clark Mindock and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York state sued PepsiCo on Wednesday, accusing the beverage and snack food giant of polluting the environment and endangering public health through its single-use plastic bottles, caps and wrappers. The lawsuit filed in state court in upstate Erie County is among the first by a U.S. state to target a major plastics producer. New York Attorney General Letitia James accused […]

By Trevor Hunnicutt, David Brunnstrom and Jeff Mason WOODSIDE, California (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on Wednesday to resume military-to-military communications and cooperate on anti-drug policies, two major outcomes from their first face-to-face talks in a year. Biden and Xi met for about four hours on the outskirts of San Francisco and covered pressure points that have contributed to strained U.S.-Chinese relations. Beijing […]

By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) – A Russian artist who replaced supermarket price tags with messages calling for an end to Moscow’s war in Ukraine is expected to learn her fate in court on Thursday with a state prosecutor asking for her to be jailed for eight years. Critics say the case of Alexandra Skochilenko, 33, is part of a crackdown on anyone who speaks out against Russia’s “special military operation” […]

By Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian troops have crossed the vast River Dnipro into occupied areas of Kherson region and are operating in small groups, Russia conceded on Wednesday, saying it had dispatched more troops to stop them. Ukraine said on Tuesday it had secured a foothold on the eastern bank of the Dnipro “against all odds”, a potentially major setback for Russian occupation forces in the […]

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said its forces were operating in and around Gaza’s biggest hospital, a chief objective in its campaign to destroy Palestinian Hamas militants that the army says stored weapons and ran a command centre in tunnels beneath the buildings. Israeli troops forced their way into Al Shifa hospital in the early hours of Wednesday and spent the day deepening their search, […]

(Reuters) – The launch of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s simulator golf league could be delayed after an overnight power outage caused deflation and damage to the air-supported dome section of the Florida-based venue, TGL said on Wednesday. There were no injuries and no technology was impacted inside the Palm Beach Gardens arena where 24 PGA Tour players are scheduled to face off in match play using a simulator screen […]

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Lionel Messi will be fit for Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil despite his lack of game time, coach Lionel Scaloni said on Wednesday. Messi’s Inter Miami side were eliminated before the MLS playoffs and he has been out of action for almost a month in the middle of the season. “Messi is fine, he is doing well. Even though he’s played one game […]

By Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom WOODSIDE, California (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden met Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time in a year on Wednesday for talks aimed at easing friction between the two superpowers over military conflicts, drug-trafficking and artificial intelligence, and said they had made “real progress.” Biden welcomed the Chinese leader at the Filoli estate, a country house and gardens about 30 miles (48 km) […]