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Soccer-River Plate see off Urawa to make winning start at Club World Cup
SEATTLE, WA, June 17 (Reuters) - River Plate opened their Club World Cup campaign with a 3-1 win over Urawa Red Diamonds on Tuesday, with goals from Facundo Colidio, Sebastian Driussi and Maxi Meza enough to see off a spirited challenge from the Japanese side.The Argentine team got off to a dominant...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
US Homeland Security Secretary taken to hospital, is conscious, CNN reports
June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Washington, DC, on Tuesday where she was conscious and has spoken with her security detail, CNN reported.Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Soccer-Mbappe doubtful for Real Madrid’s Club World Cup opener against Al-Hilal
By Julien PretotMIAMI, June 17 (Reuters) - Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe is a doubt for their opening Club World Cup match against Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal, after missing training on Tuesday due to illness.The club said Mbappe had been suffering from a fever and newly-appointed manager Xabi Alonso,...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Brokerage insurtech Reliance Global to sell Fortman agency for $5 million
By Michael LoneyJune 17 - (The Insurer) - Nasdaq-listed insurtech Reliance Global Group has agreed to sell its Fortman Insurance Agency subsidiary for $5 million in cash, and has pulled an offering of its shares.Reliance filed a request for withdrawal of its Form S-1 that was originally filed on Jan...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Hasbro cuts 3% of its total workforce, WSJ reports
June 17 (Reuters) - Toymaker Hasbro HAS.O has cut 3% of its global workforce in a cost-cutting push amid higher tariff environment, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.Hasbro did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Mexican telecoms regulator fines Telcel for monopolistic practices
MEXICO CITY, June 17 (Reuters) - Mexican telecommunications giant America Movil said on Tuesday that its subsidiary Telcel had been fined 1.78 billion Mexican pesos ($93.61 million) for monopolistic practices, a penalty the parent company called arbitrary and disproportionate. The fine follows an in...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
EXCLUSIVE-Musk's xAI on track to raise $5 billion in fresh debt, following modest demand
Debt sale includes floating-rate term loan, fixed-rate loan, secured bondsInvestors submit orders for 1.5 times covered, sources sayMorgan Stanley leads $5 billion debt raise for xAIBy Matt Tracy, Echo Wang and Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's xAI is on track to clos...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
US Senate confirms Republican congressional aide to serve on FCC
WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Republican Senate aide Olivia Trusty to serve on the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, days after two members of telecommunications regulator resigned. Democratic FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks and Republican Nathan Sim...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Exclusive: Everest chief HR officer Van Beveren departing after almost 40 years
By Isha Marathe, James ThalerJune 16 - (The Insurer) - Everest Group veteran and current chief human resources officer (CHRO) Gail Van Beveren is leaving after almost 40 years at the company, a source familiar with the matter told The Insurer.Van Beveren, who also holds the title of executive vice ...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Latin American countries to launch own AI model in September
By Fabian CamberoSANTIAGO, June 17 (Reuters) - A dozen Latin American countries are collaborating to launch Latam-GPT in September, the first large artificial intelligence language model trained to understand the region's diverse cultures and linguistic nuances, Chilean officials said on Tuesday...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Next G7 leaders summit to take place at Evian in French Alps, Macron says
KANANASKIS, Alberta, June 17 (Reuters) - France will host the next G7 summit at the Alpine spa resort town of Evian-les-Bains in June 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, vowing to keep unity and work closely with trusted partners to weigh more on the world.The leaders of Britain,...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
US senators seek more security following Minnesota assassination
Senator Schumer says more funding for security neededThreats of violence against lawmakers surgingSenator Blumenthal says threats often 'discounted'By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. senators on Tuesday demanded tighter security in the wake of last weekend's assassi...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
North Korea's Kim met Russia's security official Shoigu, KCNA reports
SEOUL, June 18 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday met with Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia's Security Council, in Pyongyang, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday, confirming earlier reports of the meeting by Russian media.Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Soccer-River Plate see off Urawa to make winning start at Club World Cup
SEATTLE, WA, June 17 (Reuters) - River Plate opened their Club World Cup campaign with a 3-1 win over Urawa Red Diamonds on Tuesday, with goals from Facundo Colidio, Sebastian Driussi and Maxi Meza enough to see off a spirited challenge from the Japanese side.The Argentine team got off to a dominant...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
US judge blocks Defense Department from slashing federal research funding
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, June 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal research funding provided to universities by the U.S. Department of Defense.U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Bosto...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
AM Best downgrades Oregon Mutual following reserve charges and wildfire losses
By Isha MaratheJune 17 - (The Insurer) - AM Best has downgraded the financial strength rating of Oregon Mutual Group from B-plus-plus to B-minus, its long-term issuer credit ratings to “bb minus” from “bbb,” and the outlooks of these ratings have been revised to negative from stable. Oregon Mutual ...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
Axis adds Navigators’ Villa as unit leader for West region
By Mia MacGregorJune 17 - (The Insurer) - Axis has named Damon Villa from Navigators as unit leader for the West region within its primary casualty insurance team. Villa joins Axis after more than a decade at The Hartford's Navigators, where he most recently served as primary casualty West regio...Reuters
Tue, Jun 17
