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Hunger threatens Lebanon if leaders don't act, UK minister warns
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon is on the verge of not being able to feed itself, a British minister warned on Thursday, as the country's financial crisis hikes poverty and inflation. James Cleverly, the F...
Syndicated Content Dec 03, 2020
Hydrogen plane startup ZeroAvia gets backing from Amazon, Shell
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Hydrogen plane startup ZeroAvia said on Wednesday it had secured $21.4 million in a funding round led by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures to develop zero-emiss...
Syndicated Content Dec 16, 2020
Merkel pushes for tougher German lockdown
BERLIN (Reuters) -Chancellor Angela Merkel threw her weight behind calls for a fuller lockdown in Germany that would include closing shops after Christmas, telling legislators that vaccines alone woul...
Syndicated Content Dec 09, 2020
Thai protesters to pause for now and return next year
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters will take a break and return stronger next year, one protest leader said on Monday after months of demonstration...
Syndicated Content Dec 14, 2020
Lego sales surge as housebound families turn to play
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Sales of Lego jumped 14% in the first six months of the year as families under coronavirus lockdowns spent more time playing together at home, the Dan...
Syndicated Content Sep 02, 2020
Venture capital hits record high in U.S. in 2020 despite pandemic
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Venture capital backed companies in the United States raised nearly $130 billion last year, setting a record despite the COVID-19 pandemic, figures from data firm CB Ins...
Syndicated Content Jan 08, 2021
Sexism still rife in Hollywood despite #MeToo uproar, survey finds
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three years after the #MeToo scandal roiled Hollywood, causing dozens of powerful men to lose their jobs, two-thirds of women who took part in a survey of the entertainment bus...
Syndicated Content Dec 16, 2020
As pandemic spurs a tidying-up frenzy, Japan's market for second-hand goods booms
By Kim Kyung Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) - When Japan announced a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic this year, people were urged to declutter their homes to pass the time, with Tokyo's gover...
Syndicated Content Dec 14, 2020
Milan Fashion Week makes cautious live return but major brands stay virtual
MILAN (Reuters) - Milan Fashion Week is preparing a mix of live and virtual shows for its first edition since the coronavirus lockdown as designers and fashion houses seek to balance the buzz of the c...
Syndicated Content Sep 10, 2020
Morocco prepares to launch COVID-19 vaccination programme
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's health ministry has started distributing COVID-19 vaccines across the country as it prepares to become the first African state to roll out a mass immunisation programme thi...
Syndicated Content Jan 26, 2021
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