By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – The early bird is getting even earlier. With climate change spurring earlier springs across much of North America, many birds are laying their eggs earlier in the year, according to a new study – adding to mounting e…
Dyson to invest $1.1 billion in Singapore as part of global plan
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Dyson, the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, said on Friday it would invest S$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) in Singapore over the next four years, the newest phase of a S$4.9 billion global investment plan. When Dyson announced…
Chinese foreign minister on first India visit since 2020 clash
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet his Indian counterpart in New Delhi on Friday, India’s foreign ministry said, after he arrived in the capital on the first visit by a top Chinese official since border cl…
Inside China’s electric drive for swappable car batteries
By Paul Lienert, Nick Carey and Norihiko Shirouzu DETROIT/BEIJING (Reuters) – A year ago Tesla dismissed the alternative path of electric car battery swapping as “riddled with problems and not suitable for widescale use”. It seems Beijing disagrees. In…
Beijing autoshow postponed due to COVID surge in China – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) -Organisers of the Beijing autoshow, which was scheduled to be held in late April, have postponed the event due to a recent flare up of COVID-19 cases in China, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Auto China, the event’s org…
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) – BUCHA/LVIV, Ukraine – Moscow signaled it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists as Ukrainian forces went on the offensive, recapturing towns on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv…
Arizona, Oklahoma legislatures pass transgender sports bans
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) – Arizona and Oklahoma passed bills on Thursday that would ban transgender youth from participating in girls’ sports, the latest in a flurry of state legislation passed by Republicans on the hot-button, election year issue. I…
Biden says he would be lucky if Trump ran again
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would be lucky if his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, made another bid for the White House in the 2024 presidential election. A news conference after meetings with NATO leaders vee…
Wall St advances, led by Nasdaq, gains in chipmakers
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, extending the market’s recent rebound, as chipmakers and big growth names advanced. The Philadelphia SE semiconductor index jumped more than 4% but is still down sharply for th…
Biden says he thinks Russia should be removed from G20
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said he thinks Russia should be removed from the Group of Twenty (G20) major economies and the topic was raised during his meetings with world leaders in Brussels earlier on Thursday. “My answer is yes, dep…