(Bloomberg) — A Chinese trade delegation canceled a planned visit to farms in the U.S. heartland, driving down stock indexes as investors turned pessimistic on progress toward resolving the two nations’ trade war. The cancellation came only about an hour after President Donald Trump said he wasn’t interested in “a […]
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(Reuters Health) – Only one in two pregnant women in an Australian survey said their healthcare practitioner had advised them about exercising, and more than half of these women had to raise the topic themselves, researchers found. Healthcare practitioners “are uniquely positioned” to advise women about exercise during pregnancy, the […]
OnePlus has confirmed plans to hold an event in London next month to unveil its 7T smartphone series. The new flagship handsets will succeed the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro which launched back in May. Ahead of the event, OnePlus co-founder Pete Lau has struggled to keep his excitement […]
Barron Hilton, the hotelier and philanthropist who chaired the Hilton hotel chain, died on Thursday in Los Angeles of natural causes at the age of 91, it was announced Friday. Hilton took over Hilton Hotels Corporation as president and CEO in 1966 after succeeding his father, Conrad Hilton, who founded […]
General Motors assembly workers and their supporters gather to picket outside the General Motors Bowling Green plant during the United Auto Workers (UAW) national strike in Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S., September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two major Democratic presidential candidates plan to visit striking General Motors (GM.N) […]
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel led Ferrari’s charge in practice for the Singapore Grand Prix on Friday but the German’s Formula One victory drought, already more than a year long, still looked set to continue. Formula One F1 – Singapore Grand Prix – Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore – September […]
Edward Burtynsky travels the world trying to capture striking images of humanity’s impact on the planet, from the fossil-like shapes left behind by drills in a Potash mine to the luminescent colours of lithium ponds. The Canadian photographic artist has spent 40 years focusing on large-scale human activities such as […]
Louise Minchin, 51, took to the micro-blogging and retweeted a short video clip from BBC Breakfast where Gareth Thomas, 45, revealed he had lost the chance to tell his parents about living with HIV after the rugby player said they were told without his knowledge. The former Welsh rugby legend […]