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British royals release photo of Prince George to mark eleventh birthday
Date: July 22, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince George turned eleven on Monday, with Kensington Palace publishing a new photograph of him smiling and looking relaxed, dressed in a white shirt and dark blazer, to mark the occasion. “Wishing Prince George a very happy 11th birthday today!”, Kensington Palace said on X, alongside the black and white...
Artist swaps British Museum coin with fake
Date: July 22, 2024
By Hani Richter (Reuters) – A Brazilian conceptual artist swapped a historic British coin for a fake in the British Museum to highlight the large number of foreign objects it holds. Ile Sartuzi said the idea came to him when he saw a museum volunteer handing visitors coins to handle. He asked for an English...
China surprises with cuts to key rates to support weak economy
Date: July 22, 2024
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China surprised markets by lowering a key short-term policy rate and its benchmark lending rates on Monday, in efforts to boost growth in the world’s second-largest economy. The cuts come after China last week reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter economic data and its top leaders met for a plenum that occurs roughly every five...
Xpeng, Volkswagen set up project house to roll out new EV architecture
Date: July 22, 2024
(Reuters) -Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng has established project houses for engineers in partnership with German automaker Volkswagen AG to accelerate the development process of new EV architecture, it said on Monday. The new establishments, to be located in China’s Guangzhou and Hefei, are warehouses for engineers from both parties to work together....
Aviation summit opens amid jet shortages, supply chain turbulence
Date: July 22, 2024
By Joe Brock and Tim Hepher FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) – Aviation leaders will meet at a marque summit outside London on Monday as the industry struggles with supply chain disruptions, aircraft delays and floundering plans to reduce carbon emissions. The July 22-26 Farnborough Airshow, a gathering of top executives from airlines, aircraft makers and...
Dollar eases as Biden ends reelection bid; yuan steady after rate cut
Date: July 22, 2024
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar eased on Monday in the initial reaction to U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to end his reelection campaign, clearing the way for another Democrat to challenge Donald Trump. China’s yuan was largely unfazed by the central bank’s decision to cut a key interest rate. The U.S....