Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sri Lanka to cease building coal-fired plants, aims to be net-zero emitter by 2050
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will cease building new coal-fired power plants and achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said in an address to the...
Sep 24, 2021
New York Fed researchers develop climate stress test for banks
(Reuters) - Researchers at the New York Federal Reserve Bank have developed an approach to measuring banks' exposures to climate-related risks, a possible early step toward assessing whether financial...
Sep 24, 2021
Golf-Spieth nearly ends up in Lake Michigan after remarkable Ryder Cup shot
KOHLER, Wis. (Reuters) - American Jordan Spieth nearly ended up in chilly Lake Michigan after hitting a remarkable shot out of the rough from an extreme slope as part of a desperate bid to extend a Ry...
Sep 24, 2021
Brazil telecoms regulator says 5G auction rules to be published by Monday
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's government expects to attract some 50 billion reais ($9.35 billion) in bids from a planned auction of fifth generation (5G) mobile spectrum, with auction rules to be iss...
Sep 24, 2021
U.S. condemns Taliban's reported plan to reinstate executions, amputations
(Reuters) - U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Friday that Washington condemns in the strongest terms reported comments by a Taliban official who said the group would restore the use...
Sep 24, 2021
Australia's Morrison says Indo-Pacific should always be free from coercion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison stressed the importance of a "free and open" Indo-Pacific, as leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia began their Quad...
Sep 24, 2021
U.S. probes security impact of importing magnets used in fighter jets, missiles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday said it would investigate whether national security is threatened by overrelying on imports of certain magnets used in fighter aircraft and...
Sep 24, 2021
Gunvor head of emissions trading Michael Uzzan leaves the company
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Trading house Gunvor's head of emissions Michael Uzzan has left the company, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Uzzan has been Gunvor's head ...
Sep 24, 2021
Delta sees place for Boeing's 737 MAX jet in its fleet -Airline Weekly
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines sees a place for Boeing's 737 Max airplane at the carrier as it looks to reshape its fleet over the next decade, Airline Weekly reported on Thursday, citing comment...
Sep 24, 2021
U.S. administers 388.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines - CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 388,567,109 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Friday morning and distributed 470,630,875 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Sep 24, 2021
