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HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-U.S. Open day nine
Sept 1 (Reuters) - Highlights of the ninth day at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Monday (times GMT): 1815 SWIATEK CRUISES TO QUARTERS Six-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek beat 13th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows for the third time i...Reuters
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HIGHLIGHTS-Soccer-Transfer deadline day deals
Sept 1 (Reuters) - Latest news and highlights from top soccer leagues on transfer deadline day on Monday (times GMT, transfer fees either disclosed or as reported by media): ($1 = 0.7402 pounds) ($1 = 0.8542 euros)1820 SOLER MOVES TO REAL SOCIEDAD FROM PSGMidfielder Carlos Soler has left Paris...Reuters
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Soccer-Man United outcast Hojlund joins Napoli on loan, Antony signs for Betis
Sept 1 (Reuters) - Napoli have signed Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund from Manchester United on a season-long loan, the Serie A club said on Monday, easing the Italian champions' concerns over their lack of depth up front following Romelu Lukaku's injury.Brazilian winger Antony followed Hojlu...Reuters
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Venezuela's Maduro says US seeking regime change with naval build-up
By Deisy BuitragoCARACAS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The United States is seeking a regime change in his country with a naval deployment in the Caribbean, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday in a rare press conference.Tensions between the United States and Venezuela have risen in recent weeks...Reuters
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EXCLUSIVE-Fed should be independent, has made mistakes, Treasury Secretary Bessent says
By Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday the Federal Reserve is and should be independent but said it had "made a lot of mistakes" and defended President Donald Trump's right to fire Fed Governor Lisa ...Reuters
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Tennis-Swiatek breezes past Alexandrova into US Open quarter-finals
By Shrivathsa SridharNEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Laser-focused Iga Swiatek barely broke sweat as the former U.S. Open champion methodically dismantled Russian 13th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 6-1 and booked her return to the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam on Monday.The 24-year-old's crushi...Reuters
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Soccer-Antony signs for Real Betis as part of Man United clear out
MANCHESTER, England, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Real Betis have signed Manchester United forward Antony ahead of Monday's transfer deadline after the clubs agreed a 25 million euros ($29.27 million) package deal.There is a 50% net sell-on clause in the deal and no pay-off for the 25-year-old Brazil inte...Reuters
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Soccer-Man United outcast Hojlund joins Napoli on loan
Sept 1 (Reuters) - Napoli have signed Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund from Manchester United on a season-long loan, the Serie A club said on Monday, easing the Italian champions' concerns over their lack of depth up front following Romelu Lukaku's injury.Lukaku's thigh injury left Lorenzo...Reuters
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Nestle dismisses CEO Laurent Freixe after code of conduct breach
Sept 1 (Reuters) - Nestle NESN.S has dismissed its CEO Laurent Freixe after a code of conduct breach, it said on Monday, appointing Philipp Navratil as his successor.Nestle said Freixe's departure follows an investigation overseen by Chairman Paul Bulcke and Lead Independent Director Pablo Isla ...Reuters
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Soccer-Netherlands ready for difficult outing against Poland before looking towards future
AMSTERDAM, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman said he will be putting his best side out for Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against Poland before experimenting with emerging talent for the Group G match in Lithuania three days later.Poland are regarded as the Dutch side’s biggest thr...Reuters
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Tesla's sales rout in some European markets extends to eighth month
Tesla sales fall in August in France, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, ItalySales rise in Norway and Spain but by much less than BYD'sTesla's lineup relatively small and ageingA consumer backlash against CEO Musk has also hurt salesBy Nick Carey and Amir Orusov LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Te...Reuters
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Venezuela's Maduro says his country is peaceful but will not bow to threats
CARACAS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Venezuela is facing the biggest threat seen in South America in a century but will not bow to it, President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday in a rare press conference.Tensions between the United States and Venezuela have risen in recent weeks amid a large U.S. naval buildup...Reuters
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Guatemala prepared to receive deported minors from the US, president says
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Guatemala is ready and willing to receive some 150 unaccompanied minors per week of all ages from the United States, President Bernardo Arevalo said on Monday, a day after a U.S. federal judge halted the deportation of 10 Guatemalan children. ...Reuters
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Former CDC heads warn Kennedy is endangering Americans
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Republican and Democratic presidents warned on Monday that the decisions made by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., culminating in the ...Reuters
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Bessent says Trump may declare a national housing emergency this fall
WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the Washington Examiner on Monday that President Donald Trump may declare a national housing emergency this fall to address rising prices and dwindling supply.Reuters
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Guyana, flush with oil riches, votes for leader
Voters will elect 65 members of parliamentResults expected by WednesdayPPP ruling party seeks to maintain control of legislatureBy Kemol King GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Guyanese voters were casting ballots on Monday to choose 65 members of parliament and a president who will determine...Reuters
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EXCLUSIVE-Wizz Air working on deal with Pratt & Whitney to help clear engine servicing block, CEO says
By Joanna Plucinska LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Wizz Air WIZZ.L is working towards a deal with RTX-owned RTX.CO jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney to accelerate the servicing of its engines, delays with which have left large chunks of the European low-cost carrier's fleet grounded, its CEO t...Reuters
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