Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy's Eni vows to become carbon neutral by 2050 in latest green push
By Stephen Jewkes and Agnieszka Flak MILAN (Reuters) - Italian energy group Eni on Friday raised its ambition to cut greenhouse gas emissions, vowing to become net carbon neutral by 2050, as it seeks ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Lyft, CVS Health partner to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines
(Reuters) - Lyft Inc and CVS Health Corp said on Friday they would team up in the United States to provide access to COVID-19 vaccinations among under-served communities by arranging rides and schedul...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Iranian judoka Mollaei advances to finals in Israel tournament
By Rami Ayyub TEL AVIV (Reuters) - An Iranian judoka who fled his country after ignoring orders to drop out of a match to avoid facing an Israeli advanced on Friday to the final round of an internatio...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Turkey to procure 105 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by end-April: Sabah
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey aims to procure 105 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of April, its health minister said on Friday, adding Ankara would also receive some 800,000 doses of the sho...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Canada December retail sales slump 3.4% as COVID restrictions bite
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales slumped by 3.4% in December to C$53.38 billion ($42.37 billion), the biggest monthly drop since April, as COVID-19 restrictions forced many ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Thai protesters decry government before no-confidence vote
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds gathered outside of parliament in Bangkok late on Friday holding a demonstration that coincided with the censure debate against the government of Prime Minister Prayuth Ch...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
EU doubles contribution to COVAX with over $600 million in new funding
(Reuters) - The European Union has contributed an additional 500 million euros ($606.3 million) to the World Health Organization-backed COVAX programme to supply COVID-19 shots to emerging economies, ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Barkin: Economy should surge even absent full herd immunity to coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. may struggle to reach full herd immunity from the coronavirus, but the economy can probably grow quickly this year even without it, Richmond Federal Reserve president T...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Pressure is all on Djokovic in the final, says Medvedev
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - After giving Stefanos Tsitsipas a semi-final bruising on Friday, Daniil Medvedev fired a mental barb at Novak Djokovic ahead of their Australian Open decider, decla...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Spain close to vaccinating all nursing-home residents, on track for summer goals
By Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has given a full two-shot course of coronavirus vaccines to almost all its elderly nursing-home residents, the FED care-home association said on Friday, restor...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
