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London Tube map exhibition celebrates iconic design
Date: October 25, 2024
By Sachin Ravikumar and Hannah Ellison LONDON (Reuters) – London’s Tube map is being celebrated in a new exhibition that traces the evolution of its much-loved design that has inspired transport network guides around the world. Displayed at London Underground stations, in trains and on passenger leaflets, the Tube map has remained a popular...
King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ slavery past as calls for reparations intensify
Date: October 25, 2024
By James Redmayne and Alasdair Pal APIA, Samoa (Reuters) – King Charles said on Friday the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery. Representatives of 56 countries, most with roots in Britain’s empire, are attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting...
Australia, UK team up to back clean energy technologies
Date: October 25, 2024
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia and Britain plan to work together to ramp up the deployment of renewable energy technologies, such as green hydrogen and offshore wind, to support decarbonisation, the two countries’ leaders said on Friday. The transition to net zero would open up economic opportunities creating new jobs and bolster...
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury tracks ahead of FY24-25 expectations on fantasy-fiction demand
Date: October 25, 2024
(Reuters) -UK’s Bloomsbury Publishing on Thursday said trading in fiscal year 2024-2025 will be ahead of current expectations, after posting a 32% jump in first-half revenue, driven by another round of blockbuster performance of Sarah J Maas’s fantasy fiction titles. The publisher, best known for picking up J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series in 1997,...
Young Londoners push for world’s first Afro hair emojis
Date: October 24, 2024
By Catarina Demony and Marissa Davison LONDON (Reuters) – Aiming to break down beauty stereotypes and make the digital world more inclusive, a group of young students and professionals from London have designed what they hope will become the first ever emojis of Black and mixed-race hairstyles. The project, a partnership between youth-led organisation RISE.365...
Factbox-Reactions to the first expanded BRICS summit
Date: October 24, 2024
(Reuters) – Russia this week hosted the first summit of the newly expanded BRICS club of emerging economies, with leaders agreeing a set of common projects ranging from a grain exchange to a cross-border payments system. Here is a selection of reactions from officials and analysts on the significance of the meeting: ABEBE AEMRO SELASSI,...