November 2023

Retail sales ‘at lockdown level’ as poor weather and cost of living pressures weigh

Retail sales took an unexpected fall last month, according to official figures suggesting a slump to COVID lockdown levels with only online operators seeing...

by admin November 17, 2023

Retail sales 'at lockdown level' as poor weather and cost of living pressures weigh

Environment

Coal use needs to be slashed seven times faster to meet emissions target, analysis finds

A coal-fired power plant in Indonesia. Aditya Aji | AFP | Getty Images Efforts to restrict global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius are failing...

by admin November 17, 2023

Coal use needs to be slashed seven times faster to meet emissions target, analysis finds

World

Netanyahu says Israel ‘not successful’ in minimising civilian casualties – but blames Hamas

Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is doing all it can to minimise civilian casualties in Gaza but had “not been successful”. The Israeli prime...

by admin November 17, 2023

Netanyahu says Israel 'not successful' in minimising civilian casualties - but blames Hamas

Sports

Dega view: Harvick buys ‘Ricky Bobby’ mansion

Nov 14, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There’s no telling if there will be a bountiful harvest of fast-food pizza, fried chicken...

by admin November 17, 2023

Dega view: Harvick buys 'Ricky Bobby' mansion

Business

Why electricity pylons in Essex are the front line in the battle to hit net zero

In the narrow lanes around Aldham in Essex the countryside is close to the English ideal. On an unseasonably warm mid-October day the fields...

by admin November 17, 2023

Why electricity pylons in Essex are the front line in the battle to hit net zero

Sports

It’s unanimous: Ohtani, Acuna win MVP awards

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 16, 2023, 06:33 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018...

by admin November 17, 2023

It's unanimous: Ohtani, Acuna win MVP awards

Muriel McKay: Deported killer offers to return to UK to show victim’s family where body is buried

A deported killer is offering to return to Britain to show his victim’s daughter where he buried her mother’s body 54 years ago. Nizamodeen...

by admin November 17, 2023

Muriel McKay: Deported killer offers to return to UK to show victim's family where body is buried

Sports

Rich Strike owner changes plans, won’t sell colt

Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 08:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rich Strike, upset winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby, won’t...

by admin November 17, 2023

Rich Strike owner changes plans, won't sell colt

Technology

Singapore to pilot use of wholesale central bank digital currencies in 2024

Ravi Menon, managing director of Monetary Authority of Singapore, speaks during the Singapore FinTech Festival in Singapore, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The festival...

by admin November 17, 2023

Singapore to pilot use of wholesale central bank digital currencies in 2024

Technology

Google CEO Sundar Pichai compares AI to climate change at APEC CEO Summit

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June...

by admin November 17, 2023

Google CEO Sundar Pichai compares AI to climate change at APEC CEO Summit

New York state sues PepsiCo over plastic pollution in Buffalo River

New York state has sued PepsiCo for allegedly polluting one of its rivers with plastic bottles and wrappers. The lawsuit accuses the soft drinks...

by admin November 17, 2023

New York state sues PepsiCo over plastic pollution in Buffalo River

Friends told Hillary Clinton ‘not to run’ for US president in 2016

Hillary Clinton has said some of her friends told her “not to run” for US president in 2016. Mrs Clinton was the Democrats’ candidate...

by admin November 17, 2023

Friends told Hillary Clinton 'not to run' for US president in 2016

Environment

Cramer says the Fed’s efforts to squash inflation are now hurting stocks like Walmart

The Federal Reserve’s campaign to squash inflation is a long-term win for the U.S. economy, but investors in companies such as Walmart are paying...

by admin November 16, 2023

Cramer says the Fed's efforts to squash inflation are now hurting stocks like Walmart

Sports

U-M’s Harbaugh accepts ban; Big Ten ends probe

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterNov 16, 2023, 03:39 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended...

by admin November 16, 2023

U-M's Harbaugh accepts ban; Big Ten ends probe

Sports

N’western’s Braun chosen for school’s ‘wellbeing’

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 16, 2023, 03:25 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended...

by admin November 16, 2023