China quietly sets new ‘buy Chinese’ targets for state companies – U.S. sources
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – China’s government quietly issued new procurement guidelines in May that require up to 100% local content on hundreds of items including X-ray…
U.S. Treasury decreases Q3 borrowing estimate
The U.S. Treasury building is seen in Washington, September 29, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Bourg Aug 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury said on Monday it plans to borrow…
Bill Gates, Melinda French officially divorced -court document
Melinda Gates and her husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, co-founders of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, attend a United Nations’ Every Woman, Every Child news conference in…
Maersk lifts outlook as supply chain disruptions push up shipping rates
Mobile cranes prepare to stack containers at Thar Dry Port in Sanand in the western state of Gujarat, India, February 10, 2016. REUTERS/Amit Dave COPENHAGEN, Aug 2…
LSE’s Refinitiv service hit by outage, third since April
The Refinitiv logo is seen on a web page of a computer screen at offices in London, Britain August 1, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters)…
Ernst & Young, auditors to pay over $10 mln to settle SEC charges
Aug 2 (Reuters) – Accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP, a partner and two former employees agreed to pay over $10 million to settle U.S. Securities and…
Fed’s Waller: ‘Go early and go fast’ on taper
Federal Reserve Board building is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis Aug 2 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Monday said the…
Ruling on East Jerusalem flashpoint evictions postponed
JERUSALEM, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Palestinians facing eviction from Jerusalem’s flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood will have to wait for a ruling that will determine their fate after…
U.N. chief to name Swedish diplomat as new Yemen envoy: diplomats
NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to shortly name Swedish diplomat Hans Grundberg as his new Yemen envoy, diplomats said, after…
Memorial sculpture at Beirut port blast site draws mixed reviews
Artist sought to commemorate victims of blast Critics say too soon for art at crime scene Unveiling day ahead of anniversary of blast that killed hundreds BEIRUT,…
Attacked by Bolsonaro, Brazil’s top judges say electronic voting is free of fraud
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro talks during a ceremony of signing a decree establishing the Public Integrity System of the Federal government at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia,…
Wildfires blaze on in drought-hit Turkey as criticism grows
Government faces criticism of firefighting operation Two died on Sunday due to wildfires Most wildfires now contained, authorities say MARMARIS, Turkey, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Firefighters using…
The robot apocalypse is hard to find in America’s small and mid-sized factories
CLEVELAND, Aug 2 (Reuters) – When researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology visited Rich Gent’s machine shop here to see how automation was spreading to America’s…
Facebook’s Kustomer deal may hurt competition, EU regulators say
BRUSSELS, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Facebook’s acquisition of U.S. customer service startup Kustomer may hurt competition and boost its market power in online advertising, European Union antitrust…
Ferrari boss has no fears over electric future
FY cash flow guidance raised to around 450 mln euros Forecasts on FY revenues and adj. EBITDA unchanged Adj. EBITDA at 386 mln euros in Q2 MILAN,…
Very slow Oregon robot sets a running record
Aug 2 (Reuters) – It was slow but it still made history. Cassie, a robot invented at Oregon State University in Corvallis, has set a record as…
For young fashionistas on Depop, everything old is new again
NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) – If finding new uses for old stuff is one of the core tenets of a sustainable business, some young influencers are…
Financial regulators urgently need to get a grip on ‘Big Tech’ -BIS
The tower of the headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is seen in Basel, Switzerland March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) –…
Gooseberry growing contest turns sour after poisoning claim
For more than 130 years, the Goostrey Gooseberry Show has been a staple of the Cheshire countryside. But this year’s event has been marred by an unlikely…
Watch Invincibles vs Fire LIVE!
Don’t miss a ball as The Hundred continues at Lord’s. Watch on Sky Sports The Hundred and Sky Sports Mix. For the latest scorecard and live commentary…
Mussel power: new project uses nature’s water filters to clean up river pollution
The method has previously been used on commercially farmed mussels in the US, but no successful project has yet been carried out in the UK. Mussel larvae…
Harry Kane: Tottenham striker to be fined for not attending pre-season training amid Man City transfer interest
Tottenham are set to fine striker Harry Kane for not showing up for pre-season training on Monday, it is understood. The 28-year-old was due to return to…
Storm in a tea plantation: UK should pay for forcing Kenyan tribes off their land, says UN
Britain should pay compensation to two Kenyan tribes forced off their land in the 1920s in “gross human rights violations”, UN authorities have said. Six UN special…
Female soldiers allowed plaits and cornrows for the first time
Female soldiers will be able to ditch the bun for the first time as part of new hair rules that allow plaits and cornrows to reflect the…
