China GDP +7.9% y/y in Q2, vs Q1’s +18.3% (Reuters poll +8.1%) June industrial output +8.3% y/y, vs +8.8% in May (poll +7.8%) June retail sales +12.1% y/y, vs +12.4% in May (poll +11.0%) BEIJING, July 15 (Reuters) – China’s economy grew more slowly than expected in the second quarter, […]
Daily Archives: July 14, 2021
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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has added 1,600 more coronavirus cases, with infections spreading beyond the hard-hit capital area where officials have enforced the country’s toughest social distancing restrictions. The number of cases reported Thursday nearly match the one-day record of 1,615 set only a day earlier and marks […]
NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough works with the Plant Habitat-04 experiment and a set of 48 Hatch chile pepper seeds. NASA I’ve always been a little wary of the idea of going to space, living in orbit and having to be far away from things l love, like New Mexico green […]
Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that it is recalling five of its sunscreen products after some samples were found to contain low levels of benzene, a chemical that can cause cancer with repeated exposure. The affected products, packaged in aerosol cans, are Aveeno Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen, and four […]
The Amazon rainforest has played a critical role in the fight against climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. But a study published in Nature on Wednesday found that humans are threatening its ability to do so — which could have devastating consequences […]
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday acknowledged shortcomings in his government’s handling of shortages and of neglecting certain sectors, but he urged Cubans to not act with hate — a reference to violence during recent street protests. Until now, the Cuban government had only blamed social media […]
Casey Stoney has been announced as the head coach of National Women’s Soccer League expansion team San Diego NWSL. The former England international left her role as Manchester United manager at the end of the last Women’s Super League campaign after three seasons in charge. San Diego are currently preparing […]
By Joel GoldbergJul. 14, 2021 , 1:00 PM Nearly every museum in the world sports plastic objects, from vintage phones to foam art masterpieces. Some are more vulnerable to decay than others—depending on how the plastic was made. This has forced museums to turn to chemical analyses to determine what […]