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Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus to stop selling fur products by early 2023
(Reuters) - Luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus Group will close its fur salons and become fur-free by early 2023, it said on Wednesday, joining a growing list of environmentally conscious ret...
Jun 30, 2021
Graphic: Boom, bust and bewildered – Bitcoin’s year so far
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - If you're a bitcoin investor, your nerves may have taken quite a pounding in 2021. The cryptocurrency's journey towards the investment and commercial mainstream has ga...
Jun 30, 2021
As outbreak worsens, Indonesian airline offers vaccines to tourists
By Yuddy Cahya Budiman JAKARTA (Reuters) - The Indonesian airline Garuda started administering free coronavirus vaccinations to holidaymakers and travellers on Wednesday, part of efforts to reduce the...
Jun 30, 2021
Africa’s top emitter seeks $10 billion for shift from coal
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African state power utility Eskom, Africa's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, is pitching a $10 billion plan to global lenders that would see it shut ...
Jun 30, 2021
Spectator who caused Tour de France crash arrested – BFM TV
PARIS (Reuters) -The spectator who sent cyclist Tony Martin and, consequently, a large part of the Tour de France peloton, crashing in the opening stage of the race, has been arrested, BFM television ...
Jun 30, 2021
Thailand offers perks to draw semiconductor, digital investments
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has offered incentives to attract investment in the growing semiconductor, digital and packaging industries to meet rising global demand amid coronavirus outbreaks, the co...
Jun 30, 2021
Crypto exchange Binance says sterling withdrawals reactivated after outage
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Wednesday that sterling withdrawals from its platform had been reactivated, with users also able to buy digital coins wit...
Jun 30, 2021
Tennis-Berrettini continues winning run on grass
LONDON (Reuters) - Italian seventh seed Matteo Berrettini continued his winning run on grass with a confident display against Guido Pella of Argentina to roll into the second round of Wimbledon with a...
Jun 30, 2021
Responding to Putin, UK says royal navy ship stuck to international law
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's HMS Defender warship acted in accordance with international law and was conducting innocent passage through Ukrainian territorial waters, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's sp...
Jun 30, 2021
Tennis-Wimbledon defends ‘slippery’ courts after Serena injury
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon organisers on Wednesday defended the state of the grasscourts after concerns from players that the lawns are too slippery. Seven-times champion Serena Wil...
Jun 30, 2021
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