By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When black rats invaded Lord Howe Island after the 1918 wreck of the steamship Makambo, they wiped out numerous native species on the small Australian isle in the Tasman Sea including a big, flightless insect that resembled a stick. But the Lord Howe Island stick insect, once declared extinct, […]
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By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Seattle-area startup, backed by the venture capital arms of Boeing Co <BA.N> and JetBlue Airways Corp <JBLU.O> announced plans on Thursday to bring a small hybrid-electric commuter aircraft to market by 2022. The small airliner is the first of several planes planned by Zunum Aero, which said […]
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By Simon Johnson and Justyna Pawlak STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Kazuo Ishiguro, the British author of “The Remains of the Day”, won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for a run of “exquisite” novels that the award body said mixed Franz Kafka with Jane Austen. The 62-year-old writer called the news “flabbergastingly flattering” and said […]
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By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s veteran prop Tendai Mtawarira will miss their test against New Zealand in the Rugby Championship on Saturday for unspecified “family reasons”, coach Allister Coetzee said on Thursday. “Losing your most experienced player is not ideal, but family comes first in our caring environment,” Coetzee told a […]
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By Makiko Yamazaki and Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital LP on Thursday said it aims to list Toshiba Corp’s <6502.T> chip unit on the Tokyo Stock Exchange within three years, to cash in its investment after leading an $18 billion acquisition of the business. Bain, whose consortium signed the […]
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By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s pharmaceuticals industry has thrown in the towel in a legal battle over new cost curbs imposed by the state-run health service, after failing to secure a judicial review. Drugmakers argue the curbs, imposed earlier this year, have the potential to cause significant delays for patients waiting for treatment […]
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(Reuters) – England are focused on getting the best out of their players and beating Australia during the Ashes tour and will not be distracted by the absence of all-rounder Ben Stokes, seamer James Anderson has said. Stokes is among England’s key match-winners but it is uncertain whether the 26-year-old will be available after he […]
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By Abhishek Takle SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton says there will be no easing off the throttle even if he does not have to win another race after Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix to secure a fourth Formula One title. The Mercedes driver leads Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel by 34 points in the overall standings […]
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By Abhishek Takle SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton says there will be no easing off the throttle even if he does not have to win another race after Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix to secure a fourth Formula One title. The Mercedes driver leads Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel by 34 points in the overall standings […]
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Dialog Semiconductor is to acquire California-based Silego Technology Inc for up to $306 million, helping to strengthen its position in the market for the so-called Internet of Things. Dialog’s business is largely focused on power management chips used in mobile phones by companies like Apple. Seeking to reduce that dependence, it […]
Read More GENEVA (Reuters) – A weak La Nina pattern, possibly affecting weather and rainfall over large parts of the world, may develop and cool the Pacific Ocean in the final quarter of this year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday. La Nina, which can cause floods and droughts, has a 50 to 55 percent […]
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) – Oil-rich Brunei’s absolute ruler marked 50 years in power on Thursday, with elaborate celebrations that included a glittering procession through the capital on a gilded chariot. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, 71, is now the world’s second-longest reigning monarch, after ascending the throne in the tiny northeast Borneo nation in 1967. Dressed […]
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