Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pope commits Vatican to net zero carbon emissions by 2050
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged countries on Saturday to work towards net zero carbon emissions and committed Vatican City - the world's smallest state - to reaching the...
Dec 12, 2020
U.S. poised to hit 16 million COVID cases within days even as vaccine begins rollout
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - The United States is poised to hit a record 16 million COVID-19 cases in the coming days and deaths are closing in on the 300,000 mark, even as millions of doses of a new vac...
Dec 12, 2020
U.S. approves use of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for pilots, controllers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Saturday it had approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by pilots and air traffic controllers. The U.S. aviation ...
Dec 12, 2020
Italy reports 19,903 new coronavirus cases on Saturday
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 649 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 761 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections increased to 19,903 from 18,72...
Dec 12, 2020
India's Modi says on track to achieve Paris climate accord targets
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the country was doubling down on clean energy sources and was on track to achieve the emissions norms set under the 2015 Pari...
Dec 12, 2020
UK records 21,502 COVID-19 cases and 519 deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain recorded 21,502 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday and 519 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for the virus, according to official data. Friday's data had shown 21,67...
Dec 12, 2020
Apple CEO calls for stricter corporate, government climate goals at U.N. summit
(Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook on Saturday called on governments and businesses to implement stronger climate targets starting next year, during remarks at the United Nations' Climate ...
Dec 12, 2020
French blue-chips back climate risk disclosure code
PARIS (Reuters) - France's blue-chip CAC-40 companies threw their support behind global recommendations on climate risk disclosures, a major Paris business organisation said on Saturday. All 40 compan...
Dec 12, 2020
Austrian police seize haul of weapons intended for German extremists
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austrian police seized a huge cache of automatic weapons, explosives and hand grenades intended to arm right-wing extremist groups in Germany, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said o...
Dec 12, 2020
Israel establishes diplomatic tie with Bhutan, newspaper says
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel has established diplomatic relations with Bhutan, a majority-Buddhist nation neighbouring India, the Jerusalem Post newspaper reported on Saturday. A spokeswoman for Israel...
Dec 12, 2020
