CAIRO, July 8 (Reuters) – The Saudi-led military coalition spokesman said late on Monday that the coalition had intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi group at civil targets in the kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported. “The drone has not achieved its targets,” a coalition statement said. …
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Up to 30,000 aftershocks could hit California in the next six months after the US state was hit by two major … Royal Marines seized the tanker on Thursday for trying to take oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, a dramatic … Source link
Read More »Imperial drops dividend target to bolster tobacco alternatives
Imperial Brands, the maker of Winston and Lambert & Butler cigarettes, will drop a longstanding dividend target to fund investment in tobacco alternatives as smoking declines in western markets. The FTSE 100 company said on Monday it would end its 10 per cent annual growth target for its dividend after …
Read More »Royal Mail recognises Brighton parade in new stamp set
Brighton’s winter solstice event Burning of the Clocks has been recognised as part of a stamp series issued by Royal Mail. The set, released today (July 9), depicts eight annual customs that take place around the UK, including the lantern parade organised by community arts charity Same Sky. …
Read More »What seismologists are learning from this weekend’s California earthquakes [Video]
Residents in Southern California are bracing for more possible earthquakes in the wake of last week’s temblors. There have been more than 4,000 aftershocks since last week’s 7.1 and 6.4 magnitude quakes near Ridgecrest. Chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn of New York station WCBS-TV joins “CBS This Morning” to show us …
Read More »Soccer-Zaha sends Ivory Coast into last eight as Mali fluff their lines
SUEZ, Egypt, July 8 (Reuters) – Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha gave his side a 1-0 win over Mali in their Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 match on Monday after their opponents had dominated most of the game and missed a flurry of chances. Zaha, who had barely …
Read More »Transit Custom Plug-in Hybrid Vans Help Improve Air Quality
Ford has a trial underway in the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone in London that uses Ford Transit Custom Plug-in Hybrid vans. The results of the year-long trial have been announced, and Ford says the results suggest that using its Transit Custom Plug-in Hybrid vans is one of the most practical, readily …
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Intelligent Automation Exchange UKLondon, UKOctober 1 – 2, 2019 The Intelligent Automation Exchange brings together a community of senior automation & AI leaders for two intimate and informative days designed to deep-dive into new business challenges faced by innovation and continuous improvement executives across leading UK enterprises today. This invitation-only …
Read More »ROYAL MAIL PLC/ADR (OTCMKTS:ROYMY) Stock Price Down 0.6%
ROYAL MAIL PLC/ADR (OTCMKTS:ROYMY)’s stock price traded down 0.6% on Monday . The company traded as low as $5.28 and last traded at $5.30, 10,705 shares changed hands during mid-day trading. A decline of 62% from the average session volume of 28,009 shares. The stock had previously closed at $5.33. …
Read More »Italy’s Tria says he wants to pursue budget efforts next year
BRUSSELS, July 8 (Reuters) – Italy’s Finance Minister Giovanni Tria said on Monday Rome wanted to continue efforts to improve its public finances in 2020 after already having committed to correcting them this year. Tria said Italy had made an important effort this year, which allowed the country to avert …
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