British retailer Marks & Spencer is expanding its free “click & collect” service to more than 100 of its Simply Food franchise stores, just days after rival John Lewis [JLP.UL] said it planned to start charging customers.
Read moreBy Ed Stoddard VILJOENSKROON, South Africa (Reuters) – South African farmer Cobus van Coller scans the flashing computer screen in the cab of his harvester. “This shows you if you're going to make money,” he said in a demonstration of “precision” farming — the use of technology to target farm inputs precisely to maximise profit. As a result of these two new methods, which are revolutionising agriculture globally, South Africa is growing more food with less manpower — a trend with profound social and political consequences in the country
Read moreJuly 5 (Reuters) – Political and sporting leaders took to social media to express their thoughts on Sunday’s women’s World Cup final between the the United States and Japan in Vancouver.
Read moreBeijing looks like an improbable front-runner to win the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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