‘King Conker’ did not cheat, tournament organisers say after investigation

LONDON (Reuters) – The World Conker Championships has dismissed complaints of cheating against this year’s men’s champion David Jakins following an investigation, a statement issued on Monday by tournament organisers said. The game of conkers involves trying to smash an opponent’s conker – the hard brown fruit of the horse chestnut tree, which is threaded …

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Cambodia to boost power import capacity by over 50% in next two years

By Sudarshan Varadhan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Cambodia plans to import over 600 megawatts (MW) of clean power from neighbouring Laos, Vietnam and Thailand, its energy minister Keo Rottanak told Reuters, increasing its contracted import capacity by over 50%. The southeast Asian nation will import 300 MW of solar and hydro capacity from Laos starting in …

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Analysis-Latin America braces for US election impact on trade, tariffs

By Rodrigo Campos Latin America is anxiously counting the days to Nov. 5, when U.S. voters will choose between relative continuity under Vice President Kamala Harris or a return to policies that triggered volatility in the region’s largest markets and economies under former president Donald Trump. Trade and tariffs, as well as monetary policy’s effect …

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New cases of political violence roil U.S. ahead of contentious election

(Reuters) – – In York, Pennsylvania, a man accosted a group of people rallying for Vice President Kamala Harris’ White House campaign, punching a 74-year-old man in the head and calling another man a “n— supporter” as he fled. In northern Michigan, an assailant enraged by his hatred of Donald Trump used an all-terrain vehicle …

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German carmakers should not be afraid of Chinese competition, says Scholz

KUPPENHEIM, Germany (Reuters) -German automakers should not be afraid of competition from China, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday at the opening of Mercedes-Benz’s first battery recycling plant, an investment he described as part of Germany’s new industrial policy agenda. “Some say that China can do much better with electric motors than us,” Scholz said. …

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