BEIJING (Reuters) – The industrialised Chinese coastal city of Wuxi is offering Nobel Prize winners up to 10 million yuan […]
At mercy of zealous residential committees, Shanghai’s locked-down vent frustration
By David Stanway and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Last week, Elizabeth Liu and her husband were excited about the […]
Puffed with pride: Cuba’s legendary hand-rolled cigars post record sales in 2021
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s state cigar monopoly, Habanos S.A., said on Wednesday it logged record sales of […]
Fire season drives demand for July 4 drone shows to replace fireworks
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – When the Caldor Fire raced toward the southern shore of Lake Tahoe last year, its […]
Belfast takes Sinn Fein’s historic election win in its stride
By Amanda Ferguson and Clodagh Kilcoyne BELFAST (Reuters) -Irish nationalists in Belfast toasted Sinn Fein’s historic election victory on Sunday […]
Chaos at Apple supplier Quanta shows strains of Shanghai COVID lockdown
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Quanta Shanghai Manufacturing City would seem like an ideal site to implement China’s “closed-loop” management system to […]
Star architect Foster to help plan Ukraine reconstruction
GENEVA (Reuters) – Renowned British architect Norman Foster will help plan Ukraine’s reconstruction from the devastation caused by Russia’s invasion, […]
What’s in a name? Ukraine plans to rename streets linked to Russia
By Max Hunder (Reuters) – A number of Ukrainian cities plan to rename streets and squares associated with Russia under […]
York strips its duke, Prince Andrew, of ‘freedom of city’ honour
LONDON (Reuters) – The northern English city of York on Wednesday stripped Britain’s Prince Andrew, who is the Duke of […]
Chornobyl worker recalls 600-hour shift at nuclear plant under Russian occupation
By Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey (Reuters) – Nuclear engineer Liudmyla Kozak was part-way through a 12-hour overnight shift at the defunct Chornobyl […]