Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Premier-Inn owner vows to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040
(Reuters) - Premier Inn-owner Whitbread pledged to attain net zero carbon emissions by 2040, a decade ahead of its prior commitment, as it speeds up its programme to reduce the usage of gas, install s...
Apr 21, 2021
How South Korea turbocharged specialty syringe production for COVID-19 vaccines
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - It was 7:30 a.m. on Christmas Eve when Cha Jung-hoon, South Korea's deputy minister for small businesses, got a call from his boss to make an urgent three-hour car trip...
Apr 21, 2021
UK legislators call for action on financial 'greenwashing'
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should consider making environmental labelling compulsory for consumer financial products and task regulators with stopping misleading claims or "greenwashing", legislators ...
Apr 21, 2021
Anthony Davis plans to return for Lakers Thursday vs. Mavs
Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis said he plans to return to the court Thursday against the Dallas Mavericks as long as he feels ready the day of the game. The Lakers listed Davis as questionable ...
Apr 21, 2021
White House moves to assist Western U.S. communities hit by drought
(Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday announced an effort to provide immediate support to farmers, tribes and communities suffering from worsening drought conditions in the Western United States. A...
Apr 21, 2021
Texas wind farms sue Citigroup over charges from winter storm
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - A Canadian renewable energy firm on Wednesday sued Citigroup Inc for rejecting force majeure declarations during a February winter storm and billing it over $100 million for...
Apr 21, 2021
U.S. death tied to Takata air bag reported in South Carolina
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it had confirmed a 16th U.S. death tied to a ruptured Takata air bag inflator in one of its vehicles. The Japanese automaker said that following...
Apr 21, 2021
U.S. Senate panel advances bill to aid Ukraine, pressure Nord Stream 2
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced a bill on Wednesday to deliver aid to Ukraine in its struggle with Russia and pressure companies helping ...
Apr 21, 2021
At Black-owned and activist bookstores, talk of the next chapter in U.S. civil rights
By Tim Reid, Alexandra Ulmer and Brendan O'Brien WASHINGTON/OAKLAND (Reuters) - The histories, poems and novels were all there, lining the shelves of some of the best known Black-owned and activist bo...
Apr 21, 2021
Sidestepping taper talk, ECB to stick to stimulus plans
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will keep policy unchanged on Thursday, emphasizing that its stimulus measures are keeping the pandemic-struck ec...
Apr 21, 2021
