In the 1950s, designer Sybil Connolly helped rehabilitate Irish tweed from its image as a coarse, itchy fabric worn by the peasant class for its ability to keep the damp climate at bay. While the hardwearing material enjoyed a mid-century heyday on the international catwalks, in subsequent decades the material was perceived as the preserve […]
When it comes to feel-good, classic games there are the old reliables: Operation, Twister and Monopoly, among others. Then there is Cut The Wire, a game that asks children to defuse a toy bomb before it “detonates.” The game, which was recommended for children ages 6 and up, sets a timer and players have to […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – FedEx Corp (FDX.N) agreed on Monday to pay $35.3 million to settle lawsuits in which New York state and New York City accused the company of shipping hundreds of thousands of untaxed cigarettes to residents over a decade. The settlement resolves claims that FedEx knowingly violated a federal anti-cigarette trafficking statute, […]
Becoming a parent is one of the most exciting and challenging things you’ll ever go through, and as well as coming to terms with a new addition to your life, you’ll also need to learn how to look after it. These days, there’s plenty of handy devices to help you along the way – a […]
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s government on Monday nominated three new board members for state-owned oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) (Petrobras), amid accusations that new CEO Roberto Castello Branco was pushing to oust board members. The nominees are Eduardo Bacellar Ferreira, John Forman and Joao Cox. Source: Read Full Article
Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May will rely on the latest pledge from the EU on the Irish backstop, as she scrambles to save her Brexit deal. Mrs May is now partly relying on assurances from the EU on the backstop to persuade more MPs to support her plan. European leaders Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald […]
LONDON (Reuters) – World stock markets stumbled and commodities took a hit on Monday after a shock contraction in Chinese trade pointed to deepening cracks in the world’s second-biggest economy and sparked fresh fears of a sharper slowdown in global growth. Latest data from China showed imports fell 7.6 percent year-on-year in December when analysts […]
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Car makers in China will face more fierce competition this year, after a tough 2018 when the world’s biggest auto market contracted for the first time in more than two decades, the country’s top auto industry association said on Monday. Companies such as homegrown Geely (0175.HK) and Britain’s biggest automaker Jaguar Land […]
Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) is considering recalling more Volkswagen cars due to its emissions scandal, the ‘Bild am Sonntag’ newspaper has reported. The KBA has opened an investigation into whether a software update for 1.2-litre engine cars, including the popular Polo, enabled them to cheat emissions tests, the newspaper said, without naming its […]
The Russian media was having way too much fun last week. They were downright gleeful over new reports that a group of Democrats had used online disinformation in the campaign against Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for Senate in Alabama in 2017. “Well, well, well,” went the general line in the Russian media, “look what […]