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Ethiopian Airlines grounds all its Boeing 737 Max 8 planes

A spokesman says Ethiopian Airlines has grounded all its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as a safety precaution, following the crash of one of its planes in which 157 people were killed.

Asrat Begashaw said Monday that although it is not yet known what caused the crash on Sunday, the airline decided to ground its remaining four 737 Max 8 planes until further notice as "an extra safety precaution." Ethiopian Airlines was using five new 737 Max 8 planes and was awaiting delivery of 25 more.

Begashaw said searching and digging to uncover body parts and aircraft debris will continue. He said forensic experts from Israel have arrived in Ethiopia to help with the investigation.

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Predators’ Watson returning from 27-game suspension

FILE PHOTO: NHL: Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators
FILE PHOTO: Jan 19, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; Nashville Predators left wing Austin Watson (51) celebrate after a goal during the third period against the Florida Panthers at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

April 2, 2019

Nashville forward Austin Watson will make his return from a suspension of more than two months for alcohol abuse when the Predators visit the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.

Predators coach Peter Laviolette told reporters after Tuesday’s morning skate that Watson will play against the Sabres.

“He played really well down in Milwaukee,” Laviolette said of a minor league stint in which Watson scored four goals in two games. “He came back (from the suspension) in good shape. Just looking at him practicing, you could tell he was in great shape.”

Watson is looking forward to getting back on the ice. He missed Nashville’s past 27 games due to the suspension.

“I’m definitely excited,” Watson said in a video on the team website. “It’s been a little while. I was fortunate to get a couple games under my belt in Milwaukee and just try to come in here and play my game.”

Watson had 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in 34 games when he was suspended on Jan. 29.

Watson was admitted into Stage 2 of the NHL’s substance abuse and behavioral health program, according to the NHL and NHL Players’ Association.

It was Watson’s second suspension of the season. He missed the first 18 games after pleading no contest to a domestic assault charge in July. Watson was initially suspended for 27 games by the NHL, but an arbitrator reduced it to 18.

In a mid-January Instagram post, Watson acknowledged personal battles with alcoholism, depression and anxiety, saying he had been sober for nearly two years before drinking again in May of 2017.

He received probation for the June 16 incident in which officers found him and girlfriend Jenn Guardino in a parked car near a gas station in Franklin, Tenn., just south of Nashville.

Watson acknowledged pushing Guardino during an argument. When officers noticed red marks on her chest, Guardino said Watson caused them, and he was arrested.

In October, Guardino took the blame for the incident, saying in her statement, “Austin Watson has never, and would never hit or abuse me. My behavior and state of intoxication led to the police being involved that day.”

–Field Level Media

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Take Five: World markets themes for the week ahead

The German share price index DAX graph at the stock exchange in Frankfurt
The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Staff

February 22, 2019

LONDON (Reuters) – Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them.

1) MARCH ON

The March 1 deadline that ends a 90-day U.S.-China trade truce arrives soon and hopes are high that some kind of trade deal — reportedly being sketched out by the two sides — is reached by then.

If not, markets hope the deadline will be postponed. The alternative? A significant trade war escalation, with Washington slapping 25 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods — more than double current levels.

But a trade deal may not be a panacea for China, whose economy grew in 2018 at its slowest in 28 years. Purchasing manufacturing surveys (PMIs) are likely to confirm that lackluster picture. Factory activity shrank more than expected in January, hit by trade spats but also by cooling domestic demand.

And as China — accounting for a fifth of global manufacturing — slows and the trade war disrupts supply chains, hiring and investment, the impact will be felt across Asia. There was a taste of that already: advance data from Japan showed manufacturing shrank this month for the first time since 2016. Others might follow.

-Japan Feb manufacturing shrinks for first time since 2016 amid trade war-flash PMI

-In sharp U-turn, monetary policy easing back in play across Asia

(Graphics of ‘Asia manufacturing activity’ – https://tmsnrt.rs/2TZtlLX)

2) FROM SHUTDOWN TO SLOWDOWN

After a forced one-month hiatus, we’ll finally get a read on how the United States economy fared last quarter. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is also likely to give his take on the economic outlook and its monetary policy plans when he testifies in the House of Representatives and Senate on Feb 26. and 27.

The Commerce Department will then publish its first look at fourth-quarter gross domestic product on Thursday. Economic growth data was scheduled for Jan. 30 but delayed, along with a slew of other economic reports, by the 35-day partial government shutdown.

    December’s final third-quarter GDP report showed annual growth contracted to 3.4 percent from 4.2 percent in the April-June period. Signs of substantial slowing have dribbled in since then. The Q4 estimate is expected at 2.4 percent.

    In recent days delayed December retail sales data came in way below expectations and durable goods orders also disappointed. So did Markit’s February manufacturing flash PMI, which was unaffected by the shutdown. 

    On Friday, Commerce will release December personal income and consumer spending, which was supposed to land on Jan. 31, as well as personal income for January.

-U.S. Commerce Dept releases new dates for Q4 GDP, other reports

-U.S. third-quarter growth trimmed; business spending slowing

-Weakest U.S. retail sales since 2009 cast pall over economy

(Graphics of ‘Waiting for U.S. Q4 GDP’ – https://tmsnrt.rs/2Eo2Wlx)

3) THE PRICE OF MONEY

More stimulus from the European Central Bank — probably in the form of a cheap bank loan program — feels almost like a done deal. That such loans are on policymakers’ minds is evident in the minutes from the last ECB meeting, policymaker comments and on bond markets.

An advance peek into February’s PMI surveys indicates factories across the bloc shunted into reverse for the first time in six years. The question for the ECB before its March 7 meeting is: will “flash” inflation numbers due Thursday and Friday reinforce the picture of a sluggish economy and below-target inflation.

The ECB targets price growth of around 2 percent. But a long-term market gauge of euro zone inflation is languishing well below that, below 1.43 percent — a 2-1/2-year low. Last February it was approaching the 2 percent-mark.

The last print showed euro zone inflation slowed to 1.4 percent in January. Core inflation did show signs of picking up, however, as services costs rose, possibly fed by wage growth. The other upcoming data print of interest is consumer confidence — this did rise last month, helped by the low inflation and higher wage combination.

– Shrinking euro zone factories drag bloc’s economy to near-halt

– Moderate inflation, upbeat shoppers bode well for German consumption

– Time to TLTRO? Markets home in on details of ECB’s potential new booster

(Graphics of ‘Euro zone market inflation expectations fall’ – https://tmsnrt.rs/2U334fB)

4) BREXIT HOUSE IN ORDER?

Britain’s parliament and Prime Minister Theresa May are squaring up for another battle as they try to agree a Brexit divorce deal before time runs out — a “meaningful vote” on the agreement could come as early as Feb 27.

If May cannot bring a deal back soon, she has promised to make a statement to parliament on her progress on Feb. 26, and then to allow lawmakers to debate the issue on Feb. 27.

Any sort of defeat for May — who many argue really has nothing very new to present to parliament — will raise risks of a no-deal Brexit, dealing a blow to the pound and hurting vulnerable sectors, such as housing.

Just how much damage has been done to the real estate market already will be evident when housebuilders Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon report earnings. These companies were top targets for short sellers positioning for share price falls. Those bets have been scaled back but a messy Brexit that causes prospective buyers to delay purchases will be bad news for them and the estate agents trying to flog property.

Agent Rightmove, reporting on Friday, will seek to quell fears over the market, especially after rival Purplebricks shed nearly a quarter of its market value following its results.

-Investors grab Brexit bargains among UK housebuilders

-Order! Order! Pound traders brush up on parliament as Brexit stakes mount

-Britain’s next Brexit flashpoint: What happens in parliament on Feb. 26-27?

(Graphics of ‘UK Housebuilders price to book value Feb 22’ – https://tmsnrt.rs/2V6vJ3A)

5) TIME TO VOTE (AGAIN)!

After a week’s delay, Nigerians are headed to the polls on Saturday to pick a new president after a shock last-minute one-week delay to the vote. The stakes are high in a race pitching incumbent Muhammadu Buhari against his closest rival Atiku Abubakar, a business man and ex-vice president.

Africa’s top oil producer has suffered from violence surrounding its elections in the past, leaving the population in turmoil and rattling its financial markets. Last week’s surprise delay to the vote sent Nigeria’s stocks slumping and put pressure on its bonds and currency.

Elsewhere in the region, voters in Senegal on Sunday will have their say at the ballot box with President Macky Sall the strong favorite to win.

It’s a busy year on the political front across emerging markets more widely. Presidential elections are scheduled in Ukraine on March 31 and South Africa on May 8. Voters in Poland, Argentina, India and Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand also head to the polls this year. In Turkey, local elections are due on March 31.

-Nigeria’s Buhari, Atiku make final pitches for support before delayed vote

-EXPLAINER-The race for Nigeria’s presidency in 2019

-PREVIEW-Senegal’s modernizing president leads field in upcoming election

-Interactive graphic on Nigeria’s presidential election https://tmsnrt.rs/2E6qkDO

(Graphics of ‘Nigeria Elections’ – https://tmsnrt.rs/2VaNHC3)

(Reporting by Sujata Rao, Alden Bentley, Helen Reid, Dhara Ranasinghe and Karin Strohecker; Compiled by Tommy Reggiori Wilkes; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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Ocasio-Cortez responds to Trump over ‘bartender’ comment; lashes out at Amazon

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., called President Trump’s recent barb about her being a “young bartender” a compliment and lashed out at Amazon while speaking with constituents Saturday.

“There’s nothing wrong with being a bartender," Ocasio-Cortez said at a joint event in the New York City borough of Queens alongside New York state Sen. Michael Gianaris. “It’s so crazy to at once mock someone for being from a working-class background, for being a bartender, for shaming me for where I was born and where I’m from and on the other hand, when I lean into my identity and who I am and all of that, people are saying that’s not true either."

The freshman congresswoman said her work as a bartender gave her first-hand experience with health care issues, the New York Daily News reported. She said that unlike Trump, she bought into health care public exchanges.

“He’s never had to actually see the rising premiums month to month, and you have a $6,000 deductible for a $2,000 health insurance plan," she said, according to the paper.

Ocasio-Cortez also responded to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has blamed her and other Amazon critics for the company's decision to scrap a proposal to open a second headquarters in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, according to the New York Post. Amazon promised the facility would bring 25,000 jobs to the city.

OCASIO-CORTEZ SLAMMED AS 'FINANCIALLY ILLITERATE' AT SHARPTON EVENT OVER AMAZON, FACES CALLS TO BE OUSTED FROM OFFICE

The retail giant pulled out of the deal in February after backlash from some progressives over the $3 billion in tax breaks and subsidies the city was prepared to offer the company.

“[A] small group [of] politicians put their own narrow political interests above their community -- which poll after poll showed overwhelmingly supported bringing Amazon to Long Island City,” Cuomo said in a statement at the time.

Some local residents also blasted the progressives, saying the area needed the Amazon jobs.

“I felt like people should have gotten the jobs,” Susie Scaretta-Enright of Woodside told the New York Post. “There are people that are struggling.”

“I felt like people should have gotten the jobs. There are people that are struggling.”

— Susie Scaretta-Enright, resident opposing Ocasio-Cortez stand on Amazon plan in New York City

The governor recently said the fallout has wrecked the city’s ability to attract new businesses.

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“What’s wild to see is how when the community tried to sit down at the table and negotiate … any small demand was immediately met with a ‘no’,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “So it’s not about being blanket ‘pro’ or ‘anti’ Amazon, it’s the fact that … we can’t just be allowed to govern by bullying.”

“People are unhappy, and they should be unhappy with those who were in secret rooms making the deal — not anyone else asking questions and trying to protect the community,” Gianaris added.

Source: Fox News Politics

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U.S. government posts $147 billion deficit in March

FILE PHOTO: A guard walks in front of a Federal Reserve image before press conference in Washington
FILE PHOTO: A security guard walks in front of an image of the Federal Reserve following the two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy meeting in Washington, DC, U.S. on March 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

April 10, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. federal government posted a $147 billion budget deficit in March, according to data released on Wednesday by the Treasury Department.

Analysts polled by Reuters had expected a $180 billion deficit for the month.

The Treasury said federal spending in March was $376 billion, down 10 percent from the same month in 2018, while receipts were $229 billion, up 9 percent compared with March 2018.

The deficit for the fiscal year to date was $691 billion, compared with $600 billion in the comparable period the year earlier.

When adjusted for calendar effects, the deficit remained at $691 billion for the fiscal year to date but was $603 billion for the comparable year-ago period.

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UK Labour leader Corbyn to ask UK PM about progress in Brexit talks

FILE PHOTO: Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, gives a speech at the EEF National Manufacturing conference, in London
FILE PHOTO: Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, gives a speech at the EEF National Manufacturing conference, in London, Britain, February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

March 11, 2019

LONDON (Reuters) – British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will ask Prime Minister Theresa May about progress made in achieving legal changes to her divorce deal and the timetable for the so-called a meaningful vote on her agreement in parliament on Monday.

“It’s imperative that the Prime Minister answers Jeremy Corbyn in the Commons today,” Keir Starmer, the Labour Party Brexit spokesman said after the party said they had tabled an urgent question. The government can decide who answers Corbyn’s question.

“Accountability for the complete mess we are in lies with her.”

(Reporting By Andrew MacAskill; Editing by Alistair Smout)

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OPEC, allies to maintain output cuts despite Trump’s criticism: source

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

February 26, 2019

LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC and its allies will continue with their agreement to cut oil supply, pushing for more adherence despite a demand by U.S. President Donald Trump that the producer group ease its efforts to boost crude prices, a Gulf OPEC source told Reuters.

Based on current market data, the so-called OPEC+ group is “likely to continue with the production cuts until the end of the year”, the OPEC source said.

(Reporting by Rania El Gamal; Editing by Dale Hudson)

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FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of a displayed Huawei and 5G network logo in this illustration picture
FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of a displayed Huawei and 5G network logo in this illustration picture, March 30, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

April 26, 2019

By Charlotte Greenfield

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies said Britain’s decision to allow the firm a restricted role in building parts of its next-generation telecoms network was the kind of solution it was hoping for in New Zealand, where it has been blocked from 5G plans.

Britain will ban Huawei from all core parts of 5G network but give it some access to non-core parts, sources have told Reuters, as it seeks a middle way in a bitter U.S.-China dispute stemming from American allegations that Huawei’s equipment could be used by Beijing for espionage.

Washington has also urged its allies to ban Huawei from building 5G networks, even as the Chinese company, the world’s top producer of telecoms equipment, has repeatedly said the spying concerns are unfounded.

In New Zealand, a member of the Five Eyes intelligence sharing network that includes the United States, the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) in November turned down an initial request from local telecommunication firm Spark to include Huawei equipment in its 5G network, but later gave the operator options to mitigate national security concerns.

“The proposed solution in the UK to restrict Huawei from bidding for the core is exactly the type of solution we have been looking at in New Zealand,” Andrew Bowater, deputy CEO of Huawei’s New Zealand arm, said in an emailed statement.

Spark said it has noted the developments in Britain and would raise it with the GCSB.

The reports “suggest the UK is following other European jurisdictions in taking a considered and balanced approach to managing supplier-related security risks in 5G”, Andrew Pirie, Spark’s corporate relations lead, said in an email.

“Our discussions with the GCSB are ongoing and we expect that the UK developments will be a further item of discussion between us,” Pirie added.

New Zealand’s minister for intelligence services, Andrew Little, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

British culture minister Jeremy Wright said on Thursday that he would report to parliament the conclusions of a government review of the 5G supply chain once they had been taken.

He added that the disclosure of confidential discussions on the role of Huawei was “unacceptable” and that he could not rule out a criminal investigation into the leak.

The decisions by Britain and Germany to use Huawei gear in non-core parts of 5G network makes it harder to prove Huawei should be kept out of New Zealand telecommunication networks, said Syed Faraz Hasan, an expert in communication engineering and networks at New Zealand’s Massey University

He pointed out Huawei gear was already part of the non-core 4G networks that 5G infrastructure would be built on.

“Unless there is a convincing argument against the Huawei devices … it is difficult to keep them away,” Hasan said.

(Reporting by Charlotte Greenfield; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

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FILE PHOTO: The logo commodities trader Glencore is pictured in Baar
FILE PHOTO: The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company’s headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

April 26, 2019

(Reuters) – Glencore shares plunged the most in nearly four months on Friday after news overnight that U.S. regulators were investigating whether the miner broke some rules through “corrupt practices”.

Shares of the FTSE 100 company fell as much as 4.2 percent in early deals, and were down 3.5 percent at 310.25 pence by 0728 GMT.

On Thursday, Glencore said the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating whether the company and its units have violated some provisions of the Commodity ExchangeAct and/or CFTC Regulations.

(Reporting by Muvija M in Bengaluru)

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Well, Joe Biden didn’t exactly clear the field.

I don’t think it matters much that Biden waited until yesterday to become the 20th Democrat vying for the nomination, even though it exposed him to weeks of attacks while he seemed to be dithering on the sidelines.

A much greater warning sign, in my view, is the largely negative tone surrounding his debut. He is, after all, a former vice president, highly praised by Barack Obama, who has consistently led in the early primary polls, and beating President Trump in head-to-head matchups. Yet much of the press is acting like he’s an old codger and it’s just a matter of time before he keels over politically.

This is all the more remarkable in light of the fact that the vast majority of journalists and pundits know and like Joe Biden and his gregarious personality.

The reason is that Biden, after a half-century in politics, lacks excitement, and the press is magnetically attracted to novel and unorthodox types like Beto and Mayor Pete. You don’t see Biden on the cover of Vanity Fair, and a grind-it-out win by a conventional warrior doesn’t set journalistic hearts racing.

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For many in the media, Biden isn’t liberal enough, at least not for the post-Obama era. He doesn’t promise free college and free health care and has a history of working with Republicans, such as John McCain (whose daughter Meghan loves him, and Biden will hit “The View” today.)

What’s more, Biden’s campaign style — speak at rallies, rack up union endorsements — seems hopelessly old-fashioned when we measure popularity by Instagram followers. News outlets are predicting he’ll have trouble getting in the online fundraising game, leaving him reliant on big donors, which used to be standard practice.

And then there’s the age thing. Biden would be the oldest president to be inaugurated, at 78, and he looked a step slow in encounters with reporters yesterday and a few weeks ago.

But what if the journalists are in something of a Twitter bubble, and the actual Democratic Party is much more moderate? We saw that with the spate of allegations by women of unwanted touching, which dominated news coverage until polls showed that most Dem voters weren’t concerned. In that wider world, the Scranton guy’s connection to white, working-class voters could help him against Trump in the industrial Midwest.

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Biden denounced the president’s term as an “aberrant moment” in his launch video, saying four more years would damage the country’s character and “I cannot stand by and watch that happen.”

But first, he’d have to win the nomination in the face of an unenthusiastic press corps.

A New York Times news story said Biden would be “marshaling his experience and global stature in a bid to lead a party increasingly defined by a younger generation that might be skeptical of his age and ideological moderation.”

The Washington Post quoted Democratic strategists as saying that Biden faces an “uphill battle” and “isn’t necessarily the heir apparent to Obama, despite being his No. 2 in the White House for eight years. They argue voters will judge Biden by the span of his decades-long career and are worried the veteran pol hasn’t yet found a winning formula for his own candidacy.”

The liberal Slate said the ex-veep’s rivals view him as a “paper tiger”:

“Biden is something more like a 2016 Jeb Bush: a weak establishment favorite whose time might be past … Biden’s biggest challenge in the primary will be a compromised past spanning nearly 50 years.”

“Compromised” suggests a history of scandal, yet what Slate means is political baggage, such as his backing of a Clinton-era crime bill unpopular with black voters today. Yet I think the rank and file isn’t as concerned about a vote back in 1994, or even the Anita Hill hearings, as the chattering classes.

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One of the few left-leaning pundits to suggest the press is underestimating Biden is data guru Nate Silver at 538:

“Media coverage could nonetheless be a problem for Biden. Within the mainstream media, the story of Biden winning the nomination will be seen as boring and anticlimactic. That tends not to lead to favorable coverage. Meanwhile, some left-aligned media outlets may prefer candidates who are some combination of more leftist, more wonkish, more reflective of the party’s diversity, and more adept on social media.

“If Biden is framed as being out of touch with today’s Democratic Party and that narrative is repeated across a variety of outlets, it could begin to resonate with voters who don’t buy it initially. If he’s seen as a gaffe-prone candidate, then minor missteps on the campaign trail could be blown up into big fumbles.”

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Look, it’s entirely possible that Biden could stumble, get lapped in fundraising and just be outclassed by younger and savvier rivals. He was hardly a great candidate in 1987 and in 2008.

But if the former vice president finds his footing and the field narrows, the press will be forced to change its tune, and we’ll see a spate of stories about how Joe Biden has “grown.”

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South Africa's 400m Olympic gold medallist and world record holder Wayde van Niekerk looks on as he attends South African Championships in Germiston
South Africa’s 400m Olympic gold medallist and world record holder Wayde van Niekerk looks on as he attends South African Championships in Germiston, South Africa, April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

April 26, 2019

GERMISTON, South Africa (Reuters) – Olympic 400 meters champion Wayde van Niekerk has backed South African compatriot Caster Semenya in her battle with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), which now appears to have taken a new twist.

Semenya, a double 800 meters Olympic gold medalist, is waiting for the outcome of her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to halt the introduction of new regulations by governing body IAAF that would require her to take medicine to limit her natural levels of testosterone.

The IAAF wants female athletes with differences of sexual development who run in events from 400 meters to a mile, to reduce their blood testosterone level to below five (5) nmol/L for a period of six months before they can compete, saying they have an unfair advantage.

“She’s fighting for something beyond just track and field, she’s fighting for woman in sports, in society and I respect her for that,” Van Niekerk told reporters.

“I will support her and with the hard work and talent that she’s been putting into the sport. With what she believes in and what she’s dreaming for, I’ve got a lot of respect for her.

“I really hope and pray that everything just goes from strength to strength for her.”

Semenya has sprung a surprise at the on-going South African Athletics Championships though, ditching the 800 meters and instead competing over 1,500 and 5,000-metres – the latter one would not require her to medically lower her testosterone level.

She stormed to victory in the 5,000-metres final in a modest time of 16:05.97, but looked to have lots left in the tank as she passed the finish line.

Semenya beat fellow Olympian and defending national 5,000m champion Dominique Scott in Thursday’s final but the latter admitted she is unsure whether the 800m specialist could be a serious Olympic contender over the longer distance.

“Honestly‚ I have no idea‚” Scott said. “Before today I probably would have said no. It’s hard to compare a 5,000 at altitude to a 5,000 at sea level.

“But I think she’s an amazing runner and I don’t think there’s any limit or ceiling on what she can do.”

Van Niekerk, the 400m world record holder, had to abort his comeback from a knee injury, that had sidelined him for 18 months, following a combination of cold weather and a wet track.

“We are trying to take the correct decisions now early in the year so as not to put myself in any harm,” he said.

“It was a bit chilly this entire week prepping and coming through here as well it was quite cold and it caused bit of tightness in my leg. We decided to not risk it.

“My recovery is going well and I would like to be back in competition this year, but will only do so if I can deliver a good performance.

“I am a competitor and respect my opponents, so I need to be at my best when I return.”

(Reporting by Nick Said, additional reporting by Siyabonga Sishi; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)

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The suspected leader of the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka died in the Shangri-La hotel, one of six hotels and churches targeted in the attacks that killed at least 250 people, authorities said.

Police said Mohamed Zahran, leader of the National Towheed Jamaat militant group, had been killed in one of the bombings. The group’s second in command was also arrested, police said.

Zahran amassed an online following for his hate-filled sermons. Some were delivered before a banner depicting the Twin Towers.

Sri Lankan authorities said Friday that Islamic cleric Mohammed Zahran died in the blast at the Shangri-La hotel during the Easter Sunday atatcks that killed at least 250 people. 

Sri Lankan authorities said Friday that Islamic cleric Mohammed Zahran died in the blast at the Shangri-La hotel during the Easter Sunday atatcks that killed at least 250 people.  (YouTube)

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday that the attackers responsible for the bombings were supported by the Islamic State group. Around 140 people in Sri Lanka had connections to ISIS, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said.

“We will completely control this and create a free and peaceful environment for people to live,” he said.

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Investigators determined the attackers received military training from someone called “Army Mohideen.” They also received weapons training overseas and at some locations in Sri Lanka, according to authorities.

A copper factory operator arrested in connection with the bombings helped Mohideen make improvised explosive devices, police said. The bombings have led to increased security throughout the island nation as authorities warned of another attack.

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