News Headlines - 28 September 2019

▽White House Weighs Limits on U.S. Portfolio Flows Into China - Bloomberg

Trump administration officials are discussing ways to limit U.S. investors’ portfolio flows into China in a move that would have repercussions for billions of dollars in investment pegged to major indexes, according to people familiar with the internal deliberations.

▽Student Journalist Scores Big Scoop in Trump-Ukraine Story - The New York Times

A 20-year-old student at Arizona State University broke the news that a key State Department official who was involved in talks between President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian government had stepped down from his post.
Andrew Howard, a managing editor of The State Press student newspaper, reported Friday evening that Kurt D. Volker stepped down from his role as the State Department's special envoy for Ukraine... Howard began looking into Volker and, by Friday evening, confirmed with an unnamed school official that Volker had resigned... When the story went online about 6:15 p.m., Howard was working in the newsroom of the Arizona Republic, where he is an intern.

▽Hong Kong protesters hear echoes of Umbrella Movement 5 years later - Nikkei Asian Review

With Saturday marking five years since the start of Hong Kong's failed pro-democracy Umbrella Movement, the city's current protesters are digging their heels in for what many consider a last stand against mainland China's growing control over the city... The Umbrella Movement in 2014 ended after 79 days, with the Hong Kong government refusing to make any concessions despite meeting with student leaders who were calling for universal suffrage. Public discontent over the economic toll of the protests -- which closed down many parts of the city -- and radical tactics used by protesters hurt the movement.

▽Japan 19-12 Ireland: Dazzling display gives hosts shock victory - BBC Sport

Not since Japan's win over South Africa four years ago in Brighton has rugby witnessed a result that will resound around the world in the way this one will.
This was not a result borne of Irish indiscipline or stage fright, but of a truly stunning Japanese performance in front of a cacophonous crowd that lifted their side with a stunning noise that greeted every metre gained, tackle made and turnover won.
It is a result that will, regardless of what happens in the next six weeks of rugby, leave a legacy for generations to come, and will send rugby into a new stratosphere of popularity within the country.

▽World Athletics Championships: Ruth Chepngetich wins women's marathon as heat takes toll - BBC Sport

Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich won the women's marathon at the World Championships as 28 of the 68 starters withdrew in gruelling conditions in Doha... Organisers decided to go ahead with the event in its scheduled slot despite fears that the conditions might not be conducive for marathon running... Belarus runner Volha Mazuronak, who came fifth, was angry with IAAF officials after the race: "The humidity kills you. There is nothing to breathe. I thought I wouldn't finish," she said.