Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register China’s economy sinks in Q2, with year-on-year growth also slowing significantly Widespread COVID lockdowns hit industrial activity, demand June shows a recovery in activity, but global risks darken the outlook New outbreaks of coronavirus, war in Ukraine, global interest rate hikes, pressure on the pile Analysts expect full-year GDP growth to lag the government’s target of 5.5% BEIJING, July 15 (Reuters) – China’s economy shrank sharply in the second quarter, underscoring the colossal toll on activity from extended COVID lockdowns and pointing to persistent pressure in coming months from a gloomy global growth outlook....

It’s been four years since Crazy Rich Asians catapulted Constance Wu—already the star of Fresh Off The Boat, a highly successful sitcom on ABC—into the realms of film. But this was also a time that was paradoxically quiet for the actor, who only recently returned to regular acting with a starring role in Netflix’s The Terminal List. Now, Wu has opened up about leaving both Hollywood and social media — and, most shockingly, revealed that she tried to kill herself three years ago amid controversy over tweets she made about her renewal Fresh Off The Boat for a new season....

Kaluuya played W’Kabi in 2018’s “Black Panther,” the best friend and confidant of T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) and the border tribe’s head of security. Sources close to the project tell Variety that Kaluuya was asked to return, but he was already committed to starring in Jordan Peele’s upcoming horror film “Nope.” Jacqueline Coley of Rotten Tomatoes first tweeted the news on Wednesday. “Wakanda Forever,” directed by Ryan Coogler, wrapped production in March and the film is set to debut on November 11....

Father Dermott Donnelly – who was parish priest at St Joseph’s Church in Stanley, County Durham – died peacefully in hospital on Friday afternoon after a short illness. Declan, 46, was reportedly with family members at his brother’s bedside in his final hours. The TV star wrote on Twitter: “It is with a broken heart that my beloved brother Fr Dermot has sadly passed away this afternoon. We are all beyond devastated....

Myra Southwind said she spoke with the Ontario Provincial Police after learning about what had happened to Joseph Topping and realizing Brad played a role in his best friend’s death. The 31-year-old man’s body was discovered in a wooded marshy area behind his apartment building on Mississauga Avenue on February 14, 2018. He had been stabbed 17 times. The accused’s mother was the first witness called by defense lawyer Don Orazietti after the Crown rested its case last week....

Das Start-up Nofio will einen WLAN-Adapter für den Valve Index auf den Markt bringen. Vorbestellungen beginnen in Kürze. Nofio verspricht eine niedrige Latenz von weniger als 5 Millisekunden. Möglich macht dies ein speziell entwickelter Kompressionsalgorithmus, der laut Nofio auch für ein verlustfreies Videosignal sorgt. Der mit dem Computer verbundene Sender unterstützt Displayport 1.4 und komprimiert die Bilder ohne zusätzliche Belastung des Computers. Statt WiGig kommt für die Datenübertragung der relativ neue WLAN-Standard Wi-Fi 6E zum Einsatz....

GMail für Android zeigt den bereits verwendeten Google One-Speicher an Google bietet Ihnen nach dem Erstellen eines Google-Kontos 15 GB kostenlosen Speicherplatz an. Bei Bedarf kann dies durch spezielle Angebote wie das Beantworten von Cyber-Sicherheitsumfragen noch erweitert werden (daher habe ich 19 GB freien Speicherplatz). Zusätzlicher Speicherplatz kann gegen eine Gebühr über Google One reserviert werden. Bisher mussten Sie zur Anzeige Ihres verbrauchten Speicherplatzes zur Google One-App gehen, im Internet danach suchen oder in der GMail-App auf die Schaltfläche „Google-Konto verwalten“ und dann auf die Registerkarte „Zahlungen und Abonnements“ klicken....

“Stray”: Cyberpunk und Katzen In „Stray“ übernimmst du die Rolle einer einsamen, streunenden Katze. Aber es ist nicht irgendeine streunende Katze. Plötzlich befinden Sie sich im Herzen einer zerfallenden zukünftigen Cyberstadt, aus der Sie jetzt fliehen müssen. Bewaffnet mit deinen natürlichen Instinkten suchst du nach einem Ausweg. Auf Ihrer Reise stoßen Sie jedoch auf eine Vielzahl von Geheimnissen, die tief in der Stadt verborgen sind. Vieles davon ist längst in Vergessenheit geraten....

Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Indiana, told news outlets earlier this month that she was contacted by a colleague in Ohio seeking help for their 10-year-old patient three days after the state banned abortion in the wake of Roe v. Wade Superior Court. The girl was six weeks and three days pregnant, according to Dr. Bernard. Ohio’s “fetal heartbeat” law — enacted hours after the Supreme Court ruled to end the constitutional right to abortion care on June 24 — bans abortions at about six weeks of pregnancy, with no exceptions for rape or incest....

The seal was surrounded by eight killer whales hunting for food north of Lerwick on March 6 this year. Local drone pilot Nick McCaffrey recorded 38 minutes of the dramatic chase, which saw the seal hide between two rows of mussel ropes at Grunna Voe Farm. He can be seen slipping between the ropes as the killer whales draw closer, in what has been described as previously undocumented behaviour. But the predators pounced when the seal emerged from safety, quickly dispatching their prey....

Simon Pagenaud’s experience with the motorway is a little different. The French IndyCar driver won the last Honda Indy in Toronto in 2019, and with him returning to the city this weekend after a two-year absence due to the pandemic, he’s eager to feel the “rush” of racing down Lake Shore Boulevard again at speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour, hopefully with traffic in his mirror. For a complete list of Honda Indy road closures follow this link....

On a busy day for candidates announcing their bids, ITV News reporter Harry Horton picks up who said what Four new contenders have entered the race to replace Boris Johnson, with former health secretaries Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid announcing their respective bids within hours of the appearance of chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and transport secretary Grant Shapps. Mr Zahawi, the newly elected chancellor, and Mr Shapps announced their intentions within an hour on Saturday....

Musk’s lawyers accused Twitter of misleading him about the nature of the company and the market. Twitter “appears to have made false and misleading statements relied upon by Mr. Musk in entering into the Merger Agreement,” the lawyers said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The deal between Twitter and Mr. Musk included a $1 billion breakup fee, to be paid by the billionaire if the deal does not go through....