Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S.Korea’s beaches face threat from development, rising seas
By Hyonhee Shin GANGNEUNG/SAMCHEOK, South Korea (Reuters) - For years, the crystalline blue water and soft sand of South Korea's Sacheonjin beach has been favoured by surfers and vacationers seeking a...
Nov 18, 2021
Dyson delivers virtual reality in new twist to home shopping
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Dyson, best known for its revolutionary bagless vacuum cleaners, will enable customers to test its hairdryers, straighteners and stylers from the comfort of their hom...
Nov 18, 2021
Baseball-Japan’s Ohtani lands American League MVP award
(Reuters) -Double-threat Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels was named Most Valuable Player of Major League Baseball's American League on Thursday, making him only the second Japanese player to wi...
Nov 18, 2021
UK consumers turn more confident despite inflation worries
LONDON (Reuters) - People in Britain turned more confident this month despite worries about inflation and they were more willing to purchase expensive items, according to a survey that will be welcome...
Nov 18, 2021
Only 1.2% of world’s top firms make substantial climate disclosures-Arabesque
LONDON (Reuters) - Little more than one percent of 5,000 big companies globally are making substantial disclosures of their climate risks, while more than half are not reporting them at all, according...
Nov 18, 2021
Britain was unprepared for COVID-19, spending watchdog finds
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - The British government was unprepared for a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic, failed to learn from simulation exercises and was distracted by its departure fro...
Nov 18, 2021
Bryce Harper wins NL MVP award for second time
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper won the National League MVP for the second time in his career, it was announced Wednesday on MLB Network. Harper received 17 first-place votes and 348 poi...
Nov 18, 2021
U.S. senator introduces bill to block Brazilian beef imports after ‘mad cow’ reports
By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Jon Tester on Thursday introduced legislation to halt the import of Brazilian beef into the United States and called for experts to review "the com...
Nov 18, 2021
Japan’s consumer inflation rises for second month in October
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices rose for the second straight month in October, reinforcing signs that surging energy and raw material costs are gradually pushing up i...
Nov 18, 2021
Yellen insists $1.75 tln U.S. social, climate spending bill ‘fully paid for’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a combination of estimates done by the Congressional Budget Office, the Joint Committee on Taxation, and Treasury showed that a $1.75 t...
Nov 18, 2021
