Black Friday is here, but will the crowds follow? – BUSINESS NEWS – ZM NEWS CORPORATION
Retailers are banking on a big return to stores and malls over the signature holiday shopping weekend, but supply chain tangles may send more of those dollars online People visit Macy’s Herald Square in New York City in the early morning of Black Friday 2020. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters) Antonio Rojas hasContinue Reading
Formula 1 boss Ross Brawn says hydrogen could be future fuel
Hydrogen could play a role in the future – F1’s Brawn Hydrogen-powered cars could be the future of Formula 1, according to F1 managing director for motorsports Ross Brawn. He says sustainability is now a central objective for the sport, which has committed to become carbon neutral by 2030. TheContinue Reading
Variant Detected in South Africa Prompts Travel Restrictions
Stocks tumbled around the world on Friday as the news of the variant spooked markets, prompted Britain, France, Italy and others to bar flights and impose restrictions, and terrified many Europeans already exhausted by news of breakthrough infections, surging cases ahead of another imperiled holiday season and rallies by vaccineContinue Reading
U.S. lawmakers meet with Taiwan’s president in a surprise visit : NPR
Republican Nancy Mace is one of five U.S. lawmakers on a one-day surprise visit to Taiwan, the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto embassy, announced. Mic Smith/AP hide caption toggle caption Mic Smith/AP Republican Nancy Mace is one of five U.S. lawmakers on a one-day surprise visit to Taiwan,Continue Reading
‘Afghan Girl’ From 1985 National Geographic Cover Takes Refuge in Italy
Sharbat Gula, who became an international symbol of war-torn Afghanistan after her portrait at a refugee camp was published on the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1985, was evacuated to Rome after her country fell to the Taliban, the Italian government said Thursday. Ever since the U.S. pulled outContinue Reading
Hondurans weary of corruption look for change in election
For many Hondurans, Sunday’s election will be about removing a party whose successive administrations are widely seen as deepening the country’s corruption over the past 12 years, driving tens of thousands to flee the country By MARLON GONZÁLEZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press November 26, 2021, 3:27 PM • 5Continue Reading
Leonardo da Vinci bear sketch fetches over $12M
Written by Megan C. Hills, CNN This article was updated with the final sale price and other details following the auction’s conclusion. A tiny sketch of a bear by Leonardo da Vinci sold for over $12 million on Thursday, setting a new auction record for a drawing by the renaissanceContinue Reading
Toyota halts use of self-driving vehicle at Paralympic village after collision with visually impaired athlete
Toyota has suspended use of all of its self-driving e-Palette transportation pods at the Tokyo Paralympic Games village. That announcement coming on Friday, a day after one of the vehicles collided with a visually impaired athlete. “This collision has caused worry for a lot of people and I am veryContinue Reading