4+ hour, 24+ min ago   (92+ words) Aug 27 (Reuters) – Australia’s Qantas Airways reported a ​13.8% drop ‌in its full-year pre-tax underlying profit on Thursday, hurt ‌by ​surging ⁠jet fuel prices ⁠due to the Middle East conflict that outweighed ​gains from higher fares. The country’s ⁠flag ⁠carrier reported underlying ​profit…...

9+ hour, 18+ min ago   (186+ words) Aug 26 (Reuters) – The PGA Tour said on Wednesday that Matt Gogel has been suspended for six ​months for betting on golf ‌tournaments. Gogel, who plays on the PGA Tour Champions, which is reserved for professional golfers aged 50 and older, placed…...

9+ hour, 16+ min ago   (115+ words) Aug 26 (Reuters) – Europe’s Solheim Cup captain Anna Nordqvist has announced her retirement from professional ​golf as a player after an ‌18-year career. Three-times major ⁠winner Nordqvist has played ​in nine Solheim Cups, as a ​vice-captain in the last two. Europe…...

9+ hour ago   (414+ words) LAGOS, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Nigerian kidnappers have collected nearly $5.8 million in ransom payments in the last year from civilian abductions, crime that is crippling education and eroding public trust in the government, a security consultancy ​said on Wednesday. Nigeria’s SBM Intelligence…...

8+ hour, 51+ min ago   (346+ words) BRASILIA, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Treasury on Wednesday revealed a worsening public debt profile this year, projecting that the share linked to the benchmark Selic rate could reach ​a record 53% of the outstanding stock. With more liabilities tied ‌to floating rates,…...

8+ hour, 50+ min ago   (375+ words) LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) – American singer Miley Cyrus said on Wednesday she was heartbroken following the death of her godmother, country music icon Dolly Parton, who died of cancer at ​age 80 on Tuesday. “The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly…...

9+ hour, 11+ min ago   (82+ words) I will be off on Friday, August 21. Mike Leischner will be guest-hosting. Wilding at the state fair: Aaron Rodgers on pre-season football: Two stories about spending priorities: one for Wausau and one for the school district: Here are links to…...

9+ hour, 41+ min ago   (193+ words) BASEL, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Banks holding a "robust" amount of capital are not ​necessarily at a ‌commercial disadvantage to rivals, Swiss National Bank Vice Chairman Antoine Martin said on Wednesday, ‌as ​Swiss lawmakers ⁠prepare to discuss ⁠tougher cap... BASEL, Aug 26 (Reuters)…...

9+ hour, 44+ min ago   (690+ words) Aug 26 (Reuters) – A night of terror in Haiti’s hillside town of Kenscoff – which has faced more than a dozen attacks since last year – has shocked the nation even as Haiti prepares to hold its first election in a decade and…...

9+ hour, 48+ min ago   (827+ words) By Lili Bayer, Humeyra Pamuk and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Senior European diplomats will seek to reassure the Pentagon’s policy chief on Thursday that they are stepping up on defence amid uncertainty about a U.S. review of forces…...