[ad_1] London CNN — King Charles III will lead Britain’s annual Remembrance Sunday service for the first time as monarch. The King will attend the service alongside Camilla, the Queen Consort and other members of the royal family at The Cenotaph in central London. The King will lay a new …
Read More »Women’s Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand defeat England in record-breaking game
[ad_1] CNN — Finals can often be sluggish affairs, stifled by the weight of the occasion and the all-encompassing pressure that accompanies them. But sometimes, the occasion can elevate the final into a historic match, as was the case at the women’s rugby World Cup as New Zealand defeated England …
Read More »Energy security trumps the climate? London’s biggest IPO of the year is an oil company
[ad_1] London CNN Business — The world may be losing the fight against the climate crisis, but investors are still willing to throw money at oil and gas companies. That’s one lesson from the initial public offering on Wednesday of Ithaca Energy, a North Sea oil and gas producer — …
Read More »UK’s first large-scale lithium refinery chooses location
[ad_1] A lithium-ion battery photographed at a Volkswagen facility in Germany. Lithium-ion batteries are crucial components in electric vehicles. Jan Woitas | Picture Alliance | Getty Images LONDON — A facility described as the U.K.’s “first large-scale lithium refinery” will be located in the north of England, with those behind …
Read More »Real Madrid draws Liverpool in the Champions League last-16 stage
[ad_1] CNN — Real Madrid drew Liverpool in the Champions League round-of-16 stage on Monday in a rematch of last season’s final. Los Blancos beat Liverpool 1-0 in Paris in May to win their 14th European Cup. The 2022 final was overshadowed by chaos outside the stadium and there was …
Read More »King Charles III bank holiday coronation: Britons given extra day off
[ad_1] London CNN — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Sunday there would be a public holiday to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III next year. Sunak said the bank holiday would fall on Monday, May 8, following the coronation two days earlier. Charles, 73, automatically became monarch in …
Read More »Germany’s leader and top CEOs are visiting Beijing. They need China more than ever
[ad_1] Hong Kong/London CNN Business — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in China on Friday with a team of top executives and a clear message: business with the world’s second largest economy must continue. Scholz met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People after landing …
Read More »Food and wine trips to France, Italy, Spain and the UK
[ad_1] When Colin and Jenoa Matthes left their home state of Utah to embark on a world tour in 2019, they found themselves drawn to the food scenes in places like France and Italy. “We really loved, especially, the food in all of these different countries … and how local …
Read More »Wave energy device put through its paces during trials in Scotland
[ad_1] The Waveswing device pictured before it was put through its paces in Scapa Flow, Orkney. Sea-based trials of a wave energy converter weighing 50 metric tons have produced “highly encouraging results,” according to the company behind its development. On Tuesday, Scotland-based AWS Ocean Energy said the average amount of …
Read More »Liverpool: After another Premier League defeat, what has gone wrong at Liverpool?
[ad_1] CNN — In the spring, all seemed well for Liverpool. The team had won the League Cup and the FA Cup, was going toe-to-toe with Manchester City in the English Premier League, and had reached the Champions League final. For weeks there was talk of history as Jurgen Klopp’s …
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