Foot Locker makes $1.1 bln investment in smaller retailers
Foot Locker will buy two smaller shoe store chains for a total of about $1.1 billion in cash, the footwear retailer said on Monday as it looks to expand its business ...
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Biles returns to claim balance beam bronze
Simone Biles made a fearless return to competition on Tuesday, capping a tumultuous Tokyo Games with a bronze medal on the balance beam.
The final gold of the women’s ...
The app that tells you if your cat’s happy
Cat owners who love to take pictures of their furry friends now have a new excuse to pull out their smartphones and take a snapshot: it may actually help the ...
Warholm smashes world record as IOC probes Belarus over sprinter
The Olympics governing body was probing Belarus’ treatment of an athlete seeking refuge while Norway’s Karsten Warholm demolished a world record on the track and Simone Biles was set ...
Ferrari boss, as earnings triple, welcomes electric cars
Ferrari (RACE.MI), the sports car maker synonymous with roaring petrol engines, welcomes the shift to electric powertrains and is confident of retaining its lead in the market for high ...
IMF to share out $650bn among members — Cyprus included
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday its board of governors approved a $650 billion allocation of IMF Special Drawing Rights and said its largest-ever distribution of monetary reserves would ...
Amazon’s pricey ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV series to launch Sept 2022
Amazon’s multi-million dollar TV version of “The Lord of the Rings” will launch in September 2022, Amazon Studios said on Monday.
The streaming platform said filming on the first season ...
Frustrated with Biden, pro-migrant groups ask court to block border expulsions
Pro-migrant groups frustrated with President Joe Biden’s continued use of an “inhumane” Trump-era expulsion policy for migrant families will seek to block it in court, the groups said on ...
We need to get the travel industry moving again, UK PM Johnson says
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that he wanted to get the travel industry moving again with a simple user-friendly system to allow for trips abroad without importing ...
Biles back in Olympic spotlight, Belarus star fears for her life
Simone Biles will compete in the balance beam competition, officials said on Monday, in what would be the US superstar gymnast’s last chance for gold in Tokyo after pulling ...
Delta spreads ‘like wildfire’ as doctors study whether it makes patients sicker
With a new wave of COVID-19 infections fueled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to learn whether the latest version of coronavirus is making people – ...
Heineken doubles profit, warns on costs
Dutch brewing giant Heineken expects the COVID-19 pandemic to weigh on key Asian markets for the rest of the year and rising costs to dent margins, it said after posting ...
HSBC profit more than doubles, loan-loss fears ebb as economies rebound
HSBC Holdings beat forecasts on Monday with first-half pretax profit that more than doubled from last year when it set aside $7 billion to cover pandemic-related bad loans.
Encouraged by an ...
Twitter’s Dorsey leads $29 billion buyout of lending pioneer Afterpay
Square Inc, the payments firm of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) co-founder Jack Dorsey, will purchase buy now, pay later (BNPL) pioneer Afterpay Ltd (APT.AX) for $29 billion, creating a global ...
Sun-seekers enjoy European summer ‘workcation’ before office return
Drawn by sun, sea and speedy Wi-Fi, remote workers are converging on Europe’s southernmost islands to try “workcationing” before employers order them back to the office, giving battered tourism ...
Greece’s Tentoglou wins gold with dramatic final leap
Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece won the men’s long jump in the most dramatic fashion on Monday as he leapt 8.41 metres in his final attempt to snatch the gold medal ...
Pfizer, Moderna raise Covid-19 vaccine prices for EU
Pfizer raised the price of its Covid-19 vaccine by more than a quarter and Moderna by more than a tenth in the latest EU supply contracts, the Financial Times reported ...
Aston Martin to appeal Vettel disqualification from Hungarian GP
Formula One team Aston Martin intends to appeal the disqualification of four-times champion Sebastian Vettel from the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, with the exclusion costing the German a second-place ...
Belarus athlete ‘safe and secure’ in Tokyo
A Belarusian athlete who refused to board a flight after she said she was taken to the airport by her team against her wishes was “safe and secure” in Tokyo, ...
UK to see creation of major film studio with $1bn investment
US firms Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP.N) said they planned to create a major film, TV and digital production complex in Broxbourne, north of London, ...
Britain believes Iran attacked Israeli-managed tanker off Oman
Britain said on Sunday it believed Iran carried out an attack on an Israeli-managed petroleum product tanker off the coast of Oman on Thursday that killed a Briton and a ...
Ocon wins chaotic Hungarian GP as Hamilton retakes title lead
Frenchman Esteban Ocon fended off Sebastian Vettel to take a maiden Formula One win for Alpine in a chaotic Hungarian Grand Prix, that saw Lewis Hamilton charging through from last-to-third ...
‘Can we have two golds?’ – Qatar’s Barshim, Italy’s Tamberi share high jump victory
Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim added a coveted Olympic gold to his list of accolades in the men’s high jump in Tokyo on Sunday, but he had to share ...
Hackers shut down system for booking Covid-19 shots in Italy’s Lazio region
Hackers have attacked and shut down the IT systems of the company that manages COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the Lazio region surrounding Rome, the regional government said on Sunday.
“A ...