Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Crews make headway against massive California wildfire
By Mimi Dwyer LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firefighters notched a victory in their battle to beat back a massive blaze raging outside Los Angeles, more than doubling containment in the past 24 hours, the U...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Tesla could struggle to implement some of its battery advances, experts say
(Reuters) - The advanced battery cell design and new manufacturing processes outlined by Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk are promising, battery experts say, but they questioned how quickly they can be impleme...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Exclusive: Top adviser steps aside from FDA COVID-19 vaccine reviews over potential conflict
By Dan Levine and Marisa Taylor (Reuters) - A physician who heads the influential U.S. Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee recused herself from the panel's review of COVID-19 vacci...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Oil-trading bribery probe widens with new U.S. charges, guilty pleas
By Sabrina Valle RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors charged a former U.S. employee of a Swiss energy trading firm with bribery and a Florida company pleaded guilty to bribery as a probe into ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Fund to cut emissions in developing world cities launched
LONDON (Reuters) - A new multilateral finance fund was launched on Wednesday that aims to cut carbon emissions and improve conditions in developing-world cities. Implemented by the World Bank and the ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
NYT's Sulzberger Jr to retire as chairman by end of December
(Reuters) - Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. will retire as chairman and a member of the New York Times Co's board by the end of December, the newspaper publisher said on Wednesday. Sulzberger Jr, 69, who j...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Mexican financial authorities relax banking rules to help economy
By Sharay Angulo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's finance ministry and banking regulator extended tools to allow banks and financial intermediaries to restructure loans and other credits to clients, s...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
UK PM Johnson calls on leaders to build back greener after coronavirus
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call on other leaders on Thursday to "build back better" after the coronavirus crisis and commit to net zero emission targets. Addressing t...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Ivory Coast to free opposition leader's allies in pre-vote peace gesture, spokesman says
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Seeking to calm tensions in Ivory Coast ahead of a presidential election, the authorities plan to release associates of opposition leader Guillaume Soro who have been held in deten...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
Brazil reports 33,281 new coronavirus cases, 869 deaths
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 33,281 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, as well as 869 deaths from the disease, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Bra...
Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2020
