By Jonathan Allen COOKEVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – Last April, when drag could still be performed in Tennessee without noticeable complaint, the curtains parted at Tennessee Tech University’s Backdoor Playhouse to reveal Joshua Lancaster wearing a black cowl, white face paint, black lipstick and white contact lenses. He was excited for the debut of his new …
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(Reuters) – A combined company of London’s OneWeb and French satellite firm Eutelsat Communications SA is set to list on the London Stock Exchange this year, a move that could help recover Britain’s status as a hotspot for tech listings, The Times reported on Tuesday. A secondary listing was a commitment negotiated by ministers as …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Soaring food prices pushed annual inflation in British shops to its highest in at least 18 years in March, industry data showed on Tuesday. The British Retail Consortium said overall shop price inflation rose to 8.9% from 8.4% in February, the largest increase since the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) records started in …
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By Joey Roulette (Reuters) – Billionaire Richard Branson’s cash-strapped Virgin Orbit Holdings will extend an unpaid furlough for most of its employees as talks seeking new funding continue, the company’s chief executive said in an email to employees on Monday. “Our investment discussions have been very dynamic over the past few days, they are ongoing, …
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By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spain plans to launch two tenders simultaneously around July to pick the recipients of 2 billion euros ($2.16 billion) of EU funds for electric vehicle (EV) and battery production it had failed to allocate last year, a senior government official said. Jose Maria Lopez, the commissioner in charge of …
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By Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) – The industrial action against the French government’s pension reforms stretched into its 20th day on Monday, as at least six out of seven refineries in France were shut or functioning at reduced capacity and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals were blocked. Production has been shuttered at TotalEnergies’ Gonfreville refinery …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc has lost a bid to throw out three sample lawsuits brought by British delivery drivers seeking employment rights including the minimum wage and holiday pay. More than 1,400 drivers who deliver Amazon parcels are suing in a London employment tribunal, arguing they should be classed as employees rather than self-employed contractors. …
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By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON/MANCHESTER (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey signalled on Monday that interest rate-setters would focus on fighting inflation and would not be swayed unduly by worries about the health of the global banking system. Some investors have argued that central banks should take into account the banking turmoil …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly praised Israel’s decision to pause legislation to reform its judiciary on Monday, emphasising the importance of “checks and balances” after widespread protests over the contested plans. “The UK welcomes the decision today by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pause legislation to reform Israel’s judiciary,” Cleverly said in …
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LONDON (Reuters) – More than 100,000 British civil and public servants will join another all-out strike on April 28, in a long-running dispute with the government over pay, pensions, redundancy terms and job security, Britain’s Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union said on Monday. The union said 133,000 civil and public servants will take part …
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