BEIJING, June 28 (Reuters) – Annual profits at China’s industrial firms extended a double-digit decline in the first five months as softening demand squeezed margins, reinforcing hopes of more policy support to bolster a stuttering post-COVID economic recovery. The 18.8% year-on-year slump in profits came on top of the 20.6% […]
Daily Archives: June 27, 2023
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Family and celebrity friends ensured Sir Paul McCartney was feeling the love at his photography exhibition. The 81-year-old Beatle was joined by his wife Nancy, daughters Mary and Stella plus son James for a private view at the National Portrait Gallery. Among star musician guests were Ronnie Wood from The […]
TERRA CEIA ISLAND, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health has issued a statewide mosquito-borne illness advisory after four locally contracted cases of malaria were reported along the Gulf Coast south of Tampa. On Monday, a health alert issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also noted that […]
Ads for Hyundai and Toyota electric cars have been banned for exaggerating the speed of recharging and failing to mention the limited availability of the fastest chargers across the road network. Three ads for Hyundai’s IONIQ 5, seen in January last year, stated the car could be charged from 10% […]
Manchester United have accepted Chelsea’s offer to negotiate directly and potentially in person as the two clubs remain at an impasse over Mason Mount’s potential transfer. The Red Devils had become frustrated with their Premier League rivals’ valuation of the England man with just a year left on his contract. […]
A Russian missile strike at a restaurant and shopping area in the centre of a Ukrainian city has killed at least three, including a teenager, and injured dozens. The attack on Tuesday (27 June) took place in central Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. Belgian freelance journalist Arnaud De […]
Former pro football player Ryan Mallett died in an apparent drowning in Florida on Tuesday, officials said. Mallett, 35, was pronounced dead at a hospital after he was pulled unconscious from the water in Destin, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said. Sheriff’s spokesperson Michele Nicholson said the drowning victim is […]
overhead view of mecca with lots of roads and desert The first long-duration Emirati astronaut to reach space photographed Mecca on Monday (June 26) during an annual pilgrimage there by Muslims. United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, who also observed Ramadan off Earth shortly after his March 2 […]