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1. British retail sales rebound falls short of expectations  Financial Times
2. Surprisingly low retail sales in key Christmas shopping month - ONS  Sky News
3. Labour's economic nightmare before Christmas as shoppers close their wallets: Retailers blame the Budget as s  Daily Mail
4. Retail sales in Great Britain weaker than expected despite early Black Friday deals  The Guardian
5. FTSE 100 slips as US stocks move up after cooler-than-expected inflation data  Yahoo Finance... Читать дальше...

Supermarkets performed well in November but clothing stores had tough month

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Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2024
President Joe Biden's administration has finalized an award of up to $458 million for SK hynix, officials said Thursday, furthering efforts to lock in his legacy in boosting US semiconductor production before Donald Trump takes office. The money supports a broader SK hynix investment of around $3.9 billion in Indiana, where the South Korean semiconductor firm is building facilities including

Macau (AFP) Dec 19, 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Macau saw "new achievements" in economic diversification and the healthy growth of the casino industry under outgoing leader Ho Iat-seng. Xi's remarks came a day before the former Portuguese colony marks the 25th anniversary of its handover to China under a "One Country, Two Systems" framework. In 25 years of Chinese rule, Macau has surpassed Las Vegas t

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
Researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have been awarded a $17.8 million grant by the U.S. Air Force to construct a hypersonic wind tunnel at the UT Space Institute in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The facility will test advanced materials, such as high-temperature ceramics, under the extreme conditions of hypersonic flight - speeds exceeding Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound.

Paris, France (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
Solar energy continues to lead the renewable energy revolution, with solar photovoltaic power plants serving as a key technology in achieving global NetZero Emissions by 2050. These plants convert sunlight into electricity, offering significant potential for clean, renewable energy generation. Wind plays a dual role in the efficiency and safety of solar power systems. On one hand, wind hel

London, UK (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
The University of Liverpool has unveiled an innovative approach to sustainable hydrogen production through a new light-driven hybrid nanoreactor. The development combines biological efficiency with synthetic precision, offering a promising route to clean energy generation. In a study published in ACS Catalysis, researchers tackled a longstanding challenge in solar fuel production by integr

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
A groundbreaking discovery by researchers from the University of Missouri has unveiled a new type of quasiparticle present in all magnetic materials, regardless of their strength or temperature. This finding could redefine our understanding of magnetism and pave the way for a new generation of advanced electronic devices. Led by Deepak Singh and Carsten Ullrich of the University's College

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
Lockheed Martin has introduced Astris AI, a newly formed subsidiary designed to provide secure, scalable, and resilient artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for U.S. defense industries and commercial sectors with rigorous assurance needs. Lockheed Martin has invested heavily in advanced machine learning operations (MLOps) and generative AI platforms tailored for users requiring high leve

Paris (AFP) Dec 18, 2024
The European Central Bank and the EU's insurance regulator published Wednesday a proposal to create a European-wide system to better respond to the costs of natural catastrophes. Scientists believe that natural disasters will increase in frequency and severity as global temperatures rise, but currently only about a quarter of damages due to natural catastrophes in the EU are covered by an in

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
Wherobots, the Spatial Intelligence Cloud founded by the original creators of Apache Sedona, has announced the general availability of Raster Inference for WherobotsAI. Designed to simplify the analysis of satellite and drone imagery, Raster Inference allows data developers using SQL or Python to extract insights quickly and cost-effectively. With on-demand pipelines, model integration, and supp

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
A new hyperspectral Raman imaging lidar system capable of remotely detecting and identifying various plastic types has been unveiled by researchers. Designed to help address the global issue of plastic pollution, the technology offers enhanced monitoring and analysis capabilities, particularly for marine environments. "Plastic pollution poses a serious threat to marine ecosystems and human

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
Researchers from Xiangtan University and the China Institute of Atomic Energy have introduced an innovative type of plastic scintillator that promises to enhance radiation detection capabilities. These hybrid materials feature improved optical clarity and mechanical durability, offering safer and more economical alternatives to traditional radiation detectors. Their potential applications span n

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
As holiday travelers pack for seasonal trips, airlines are exploring new ideas to address rising environmental concerns. Among them is weight-based pricing, a concept recently studied by the University of New Hampshire. The study assessed passenger opinions on whether weighing both personal baggage and body weight could lead to reduced carbon emissions. While the concept met resistance, some tra

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
This summer, UCLA physicists succeeded in getting the nucleus of a thorium-229 atom embedded in a transparent crystal to absorb and emit photons like the electrons in an atom do, ending decades of speculation about whether such a feat was possible. Raising the energy state of an atom's nucleus using a laser, or exciting it, would permit the development of the m

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CAPE TOWN: First-choice spinner Keshav Maharaj was on Thursday ruled out of the ongoing One-day International series against Pakistan and is a doubt for the crucial two-Test home series against the sub-continent side that starts on Dec 26.

Angela Rippon will not be a part of the new series of Rip Off Britain as she has been replaced by a former BBC Breakfast presenter, the BBC has announced.

The wait is almost over for the highly anticipated finale of Gavin & Stacey as the cast teased what viewers can expect to see in the Christmas special

Police arrested a 77-year-old man on Thursday in connection with the stabbing deaths of a couple on Wednesday in Chiba Prefecture. Kaoru Sakamaki, arrested for obstructing police duties,…

New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): US Ambassador to India, Eric M Garcetti on Friday launched a a new children's book series in India to promote gender-inclusive learning. The five-book series, written in Hindi, is developed by the U.S. Agency for International Development's Scaling-up Early Reading Intervention and implemented by Room to Read India. As per an official statement by US Embassy in India, the book series

Jess Phillips, the minister responsible for tackling violence against women, said Gisèle Pelicot's story 'is going to change the world' as lessons will be learned the world over

Blues out to improve dreadful record against Toffees

PUTRAJAYA: The government has introduced a diesel subsidy for passenger ferry and Roll-On Roll-Off (RORO) ferry operators serving Malaysia's key islands, starting Jan 1.