World

Brazil court orders Twitter to hand over user data related to Bolsonaro attack

BRASILIA (Reuters) - A judge on Brazil's top electoral court on Friday ordered Twitter to hand over data of 16 users who celebrated via tweets the near-fatal assassination attempt two weeks ago of far-right, poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro.

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Olympics - USOC boosts payments to Paralympians

(Reuters) - Olympians and Paralympians from the United States will now earn equal payouts for winning medals with payments retroactively distributed to include this year's Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, the U.S. Olympic Committee said on Friday.

Golf

Woods, Rose tied for halfway lead at Tour Championship

(Reuters) - Ryder Cup hostilities broke out a week early at the Tour Championship on Friday with Tiger Woods and world number one Justin Rose sharing the halfway lead after a pulsating second round in Atlanta.

World

Senate Republicans to propose Wednesday hearing for Kavanaugh, accuser - CNN

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans are likely to propose moving a committee hearing on sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to Wednesday, CNN reported, citing two sources familiar with the negotiations.

World

Senate panel wants Kavanaugh hearing terms worked out Friday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee has given Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers until the end of Friday to agree on terms for her to testify about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Politico reported, citing a Republican senator.

World

U.S. Senate panel to vote on Kavanaugh on Monday unless deal reached with accuser

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a vote on confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Monday if no deal was reached by 10 p.m. EDT Friday (0200 GMT Saturday) on how Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault, would testify, the panel's chairman said.

World

Factbox - Kavanaugh's Supreme Court bid hinges on handful of senators

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court is before a Senate committee that is struggling to advance it after a woman alleged Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school in 1982.

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Equestrian-Ward rides to rescue as U.S. win team jumping gold

TRYON, North Carolina (Reuters) - McLain Ward delivered a pressure packed clean ride to clinch the show jumping team gold for the United States in a dramatic jump off with Sweden at FEI World Equestrian Games on Friday after the two nations finished the medal round in a tie.

World

Morocco extradites ex-priest to face abuse charges in New Mexico

(Reuters) - A former Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing a child in the early 1990s while serving as a military chaplain on a U.S. Air Force base has been extradited from Morocco and will face charges in New Mexico, U.S. officials said on Friday.

Markets

Stock volume spikes on sector reshuffle, quadruple witching; seen to continue next week

NEW YORK: An overhaul of Wall Street's technology and media sectors coincided with the quarterly expiration of futures and options, bringing a burst of volume to trading late on Friday that could continue in the days that follow.

Oil & Gas

Asian prices weaken as demand slows during trade conference

SINGAPORE: Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices weakened this week as demand slowed after a flurry of purchases in September and with many players attending a major trade conference in Barcelona,

Oil & Gas

Oil prices end week up in volatile trade ahead of OPEC meeting

NEW YORK: Oil prices were up slightly in heavy, seesaw trading on Friday, giving back most earlier gains after news that major producers would consider additional supply a day after U.S. President Donald Trump again blasted the cartel.

Palm Oil

Malaysian palm oil price falls for fifth straight day on rising output woes

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures charted a fifth consecutive day of losses on Friday evening, ending the day near three-year lows, weighed down by concerns that output would rise.

World

U.S. official in Russia probe suggested taping Trump - media reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. official who oversees the federal investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election suggested last year secretly recording President Donald Trump and recruiting Cabinet members to invoke a constitutional amendment to remove him from the White House, the New York Times reported on Friday.

Markets

Dow hits new closing high ahead of index reshuffle

NEW YORK: Industrials led the Dow to a new closing high on Friday ahead of Monday's major sector reshuffle, capping a week that largely shrugged off trade worries.

World

Exclusive - Ecuador attempted to give Assange diplomat post in Russia: document

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador in 2017 gave Wikileaks founder Julian Assange a diplomatic post in Russia but rescinded it after Britain refused to give him diplomatic immunity, according to an Ecuadorean government document seen by Reuters.

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WADA bowed to money over principle - ex-director general

LONDON (Reuters) - The former director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency said on Friday that WADA's decision to reinstate Russia's anti-doping authority was driven by money over principle.

World

In Peru, Hitler runs for mayor despite threat from Lennin

LIMA (Reuters) - In Peru, Hitler hopes to return to power in a small town in the Andes, despite a threat from a detractor named Lennin.

Football

Vinicius called into Real squad for Espanyol game

MADRID (Reuters) - Brazilian teenager Vinicius Jr. has been called into the Real Madrid squad for Saturday's La Liga game at home to Espanyol, taking the youngster closer to his debut for the European champions following his move from Flamengo.

Golf

Play your rookies early at Ryder Cup, says France's Van de Velde

PARIS (Reuters) - Europe team captain Thomas Bjorn should give his rookies game time on the first day of next week's Ryder Cup to settle nerves on a French course that demands precision shot-making, Jean Van de Velde said on Friday.