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Aug 26 (Reuters) – Abercrombie & Fitch raised its full-year sales forecast on Wednesday, as demand for its apparel brands remained resilient despite weakness in international markets. Shares of the New Albany, Ohio-based retailer rose 11% in premarket trading. The company now expects full-year net sales to grow 5%, compared with its earlier forecast of 3% to 5%. Its Abercrombie brand has continued to gain traction among millennial consumers, while […]

COPENHAGEN, Aug 26 (Reuters) – A narrow majority of Icelanders support restarting negotiations on joining the European Union in a nationwide referendum set for Saturday, according to a new opinion poll, down slightly from the previous survey. The August 29 ballot is not a vote on membership itself and any deal with the EU would require Iceland to hold a second referendum on whether to join the bloc based on […]

By Nancy Lapid Aug 25 (Reuters) – Hello Health Rounds readers! As flu season approaches, today we report on a novel approach to manufacturing influenza vaccines that may speed up production and provide broader and longer protection. We also cover a method for improving speech after a brain injury and a finding on how blood vessels form following a heart attack. Could flu vaccines be “brewed” in yeast? A new […]

LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Prince Harry and his family were due to arrive back in Britain on Wednesday, the BBC reported, days after it was revealed the couple were moving back six years after quitting royal duties and relocating to the United States. Last week, Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, surprised even their close family when it was disclosed that they would relocate from California […]

Fun-to-drive coupes have been on the wane in the past few decades, which makes it worth paying attention when a new one shows up. The Honda Prelude returns after a 26-year hiatus for 2026, and it’s got some interesting elements to it. It comes standard with a frugal hybrid powertrain — which you wouldn’t necessarily associate with a performance coupe — combined with a specialized suspension and braking system to […]

Ukrainian long-range drones struck a major warehouse belonging to Russia’s biggest online retailer for the second time in just over a month, starting a massive fire that destroyed it completely, local authorities said Wednesday. Ukrainian forces previously hit the depot in the Tambov region southeast of Moscow, several hundred kilometers (miles) from the Ukrainian border, on July 18, killing seven people and heralding the start of an aerial campaign that […]

UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of people were reported missing after an avalanche of ice and rock triggered massive flash floods that swept through parts of Nepal on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and causing widespread damage to villages and infrastructure. Officials said 384 tourists, including 291 from countries including India, the United States, the United Kingdom and Malaysia, were reported missing as a result of the flash […]

James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, wants to reveal depositions involving Ken Paxton, his Republican opponent, as part of an ongoing effort to keep the focus on Paxton’s history of scandals. The depositions involve a civil case where Unity Resources, a mineral assets company, was accused of fraud. Paxton was connected to Unity but not a defendant, and the case was settled. Talarico’s campaign confirmed it […]

BUÑOL, Spain (AP) — Thousands of revelers descended on Buñol on Wednesday for the annual La Tomatina food fight, where they were set to paint the small Spanish town red with up to 165 tons of overripe tomatoes. The messy melee takes place over an hour in the town, where buildings are covered with tarps ahead of the festivities. Held on the last Wednesday of August, the festival traces its […]