LONDON (Reuters) – Liz Truss, the frontrunner to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister, said on Thursday she would look at doing more to help businesses with soaring energy costs if she becomes British leader early next month. Asked about calls for emergency grants for businesses struggling with energy costs, Truss told reporters: “What I …
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By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) -Britain is using new powers to examine whether a plan by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky to increase his stake in Royal Mail to more than 25% would be in the national interest, the postal company said on Thursday. Vesa Equity, ultimately controlled by Kretinsky and his business partner Patrik Tkac, said …
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(Reuters) -Authorities in Myanmar have detained Britain’s former ambassador to the Southeast Asian nation, where a military junta seized power last year, three people with knowledge of the situation said on Thursday. Vicky Bowman, who currently runs the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB), and her husband, Htein Lin, a Burmese artist and former political …
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By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – Two British supermarket chains will stock bent carrots and other misshapen fruit and vegetables on their shelves in an effort to support farmers hit by drought after a heatwave. Normally such produce would not make the grade. But German-owned discounter Lidl GB and upmarket retailer Waitrose said they would …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Former finance minister Rishi Sunak, one of two candidates vying to be Britain’s next prime minister, said it was a mistake to have “empowered” scientists during the coronavirus pandemic and that the downsides of lockdowns were suppressed. The ruling Conservative Party is choosing a new leader after Prime Minister Boris Johnson was …
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SOFIA (Reuters) – British-Belgian teenager became the youngest person to fly solo around the world on Wednesday after a five-month journey that saw him battle monsoon rains, searing heat and frustrating bureaucracy. Cheers went up as 17-year-old Mack Rutherford landed at an airfield near the Bulgarian capital Sofia after flying 54,124 km (33,631 miles) and …
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By Frank Pingue (Reuters) – The PGA Tour’s top golfers have committed to competing against each other on a more regular basis while the bonus pool for players who positively impact the game was doubled to $100 million, Commissioner Jay Monahan said on Wednesday. The changes represent the PGA Tour’s most serious response to the …
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By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) – The decision to split with Daniel Ricciardo at the end of the Formula One season is a sad day for McLaren but the partnership was just not working, team chief executive Zak Brown said on Wednesday. The smiling Australian is one of Formula One’s fan favourites and his arrival …
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By Michael Holden and Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – A quarter of a century after her death at the age of just 36, Princess Diana remains a source of fascination to people around the world and her fate still casts a shadow over the British royals. Diana was killed on Aug. 31, 1997, when the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Princess Diana was killed in a car crash 25 years ago, prompting mourning across the world. Here are some facts about Diana’s life: * Diana Spencer was born on July 1, 1961, into an aristocratic family, the third of four children of the then Viscount and Viscountess Althorp. * In 1977 …
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