President Trump renewed his criticism of the Federal Reserve on Monday, saying that the Fed erred in lifting interest rates last year and put the United States at a disadvantage to China. Mr. Trump, in an interview on CNBC, said the Fed “made a big mistake: They raised interest rates far too fast.” The president […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jean Purdy and Robert Edwards worked together on the development of IVF A female scientist’s contribution to the discovery of IVF went “unrecognised”, her colleague believed. Sir Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe are known as the pioneers of in vitro fertilisation, which led to the world’s first test tube
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Corden and his crew wave hello to this year’s awards James Corden opened the 2019 Tony awards in New York with a 10-minute song and dance number about the joys of live theatre. Ten minutes. We’ll let that sink in. The night was dominated by the musical Hadestown, a
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Image copyright AFP Image caption UTC’s Pratt & Whitney makes engines for the world’s most advanced fighter, the F-35 Lightning Donald Trump has warned he is a “little concerned” that a merger between two of the US’s major defence giants could reduce competition. United Technologies Corp (UTC) and Raytheon propose a $121bn (£96bn) deal combining
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Hungarian rescuers say that preparations to raise a sunken tour boat out of the Danube River are mostly finished and the lifting of the wreckage is “not far” from happening. Rescue spokesman Nandor Jasenszky said Monday that wire straps to raise the Hableany (Mermaid) have been put in place by divers, with other arrangements still
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A seed developer from the Netherlands credited with introducing high quality disease-resistant vegetable seeds to more than 60 countries including the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia was awarded the 2019 World Food Prize on Monday. Simon Groot, a sixth generation seedsman, began his search to create better vegetable seeds to help farmers in Southeast Asia in
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Kevin Durant practiced Monday morning. The Golden State Warriors will wait before deciding if he plays Monday night. The Warriors are listing Durant — who has been sidelined for more than a month with a strained calf — as a “game-time decision” for Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The Warriors trail the Toronto Raptors
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Michael Gove listed the policies he would seek as PM when it came to future UK-EU relations. The environment secretary said the UK would be outside a range of EU-wide agreements, while “taking back control of our money, our borders, and our laws”, but he admitted: “It would not be easy.” Tory MPs have until
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A group of shareholders of Saks Fifth Avenue’s parent has made a cash offer to take the struggling department store chain private. The offer, announced Monday, is being led by Hudson’s Bay Executive Chairman Richard Baker, Rhone Capital LLC, WeWork Property Advisors, Hanover Investment SA and Abrams Capital Management. The proposal values the company at
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Girish Karnad was one of India’s best known playwrights ‘Girish Karnad has passed away at the age of 81’, read a message on my phone from an old acquaintance on Monday morning. His death had been announced to the world like a palace guard who would casually inform the
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