(Updates June 30 story with new headline) By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The target of keeping long-term global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) is moving out of reach, climate experts say, with nations failing to set more ambitious goals despite months of record-breaking heat on land and sea. As envoys gathered in Bonn…
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy shrank fractionally less than previously estimated in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the government to require many businesses to stop face-to-face operations, revised data suggested on Monday. The Office for National Statistics said it now estimated that Britain’s economy shrank by 10.9% rather than 11.0% in…
MADRID (Reuters) – Dozens of people sporting high heels, most of them men, raced down a cobbled street in the centre of the Spanish capital on Thursday as part of Madrid Pride, one of the world’s largest LGBT celebrations. It was the 24th edition of the annual race in Chueca, a gay-friendly neighbourhood, which draws…
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In its decision permitting an evangelical Christian web designer to refuse service for same-sex weddings, the U.S. Supreme Court again embraced an expansive view of religious interests at the expense of protections for LGBT people. In a 6-3 ruling on Friday powered by its conservative majority, the court backed…
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president, has warned that Moscow’s confrontation with the West will last decades and that its conflict with Ukraine could become permanent. Medvedev, once seen in the West as a liberal moderniser, has emerged as one of Russia’s most outspoken hawks since Moscow launched what it…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing from July 6-9 for meetings with senior Chinese officials on a broad range of issues, including U.S. concerns about a new Chinese counterespionage law, a senior Treasury official said on Sunday. Yellen’s long-anticipated trip is part of a push by…
By Johan Ahlander KARLSKRONA, Sweden (Reuters) – When Sweden joins NATO, it will help the alliance redress its vulnerability in northwest Europe – the Baltic Sea, a shared waterway with Russia with a bottleneck for access to ports in eight states including Germany. Sweden’s key to keeping the waters navigable in a conflict is its…
By Gabriella Borter and Shivani Tanna (Reuters) -A mass shooting early on Sunday at an outdoor neighborhood block party in Baltimore, Maryland, left two people dead and 28 others injured, about half of them children, as investigators sought the public’s help in tracking down multiple suspects, police said. Authorities offered no motive for the gun…
By Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s manufacturing industry expanded at the second-fastest rate this year in June, albeit at a slightly slower pace than in May, supported by robust demand despite higher inflationary pressures, a private survey showed on Monday. The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, compiled by S&P Global, was 57.8 in June, down…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins trod a careful line on his first trip to China last week as leader, focusing on trade and economic opportunities but avoiding contentious issues such as human rights abuses in Xinjiang or security concerns. Barely three months out from what looks likely to…
