Author Archives: Syndicated Content
US discussed 'overcapacity' in Chinese solar manufacturing, coal in climate talks
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and China discussed Chinese overcapacity in solar and battery manufacturing, steel production and coal power during two days of bilateral ...
May 10, 2024
US, China to discuss methane at COP29 summit, says State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.-China Climate Working Group intends to discuss methane and non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gasses at the upcoming United Nations COP29 climate summit, the U.S. Department...
May 10, 2024
Senator Warren chides US Treasury for slow progress in tackling racial discrimination
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren this week called on the Treasury Department to more swiftly address racial discrimination in the U.S. tax and banking systems by a...
May 10, 2024
US Treasury posts $210 billion surplus in April
(Reuters) - The U.S. federal budget surplus in April increased from a year earlier as a boost in tax receipts outpaced a rise in outlays, the Treasury Department said on Friday. The surplus last month...
May 10, 2024
Brazilian athletes drop Olympic dreams to help flood victims
By Ricardo Brito (Reuters) - Less that three months from the Olympic Games in Paris, Brazilian athletes from the devastated southern state of Rio Grande do Sul are giving up their dreams to compete an...
May 10, 2024
Musk's X Corp loses lawsuit against Israeli data-scraping company
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit in which Elon Musk's X Corp accused an Israeli data-scraping company of illegally copying and selling content, and selling tools that l...
May 10, 2024
At least 50 dead in flooding in northern Afghanistan, interior ministry says
(Reuters) -At least 50 people have died in Afghanistan in flooding following heavy rain in the northern province of Baghlan on Friday, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior said, adding that th...
May 10, 2024
Roughly 1 in 8 US adults have taken GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, poll shows
(Reuters) - About one in eight adults have taken a drug belonging to the GLP-1 class of medications for weight loss and related conditions, a poll by Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) showed on Friday. T...
May 10, 2024
Elon Musk says Tesla will spend $500 million to expand charging network
(Reuters) - Tesla will spend more than $500 million to expand its fast-charging network, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, days after abruptly laying off employees who were running the business. "That's j...
May 10, 2024
Investor and philanthropist Jim Simons dies at age 86
(Reuters) - Investor and philanthropist Jim Simons has died at the age of 86 in New York City, the Simons Foundation said in a statement on Friday. (Reporting by Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat in Bengaluru; ...
May 10, 2024
