Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia will not back EU, US-led pledge to cut methane emissions
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia will not back a pledge, led by the European Union and the United States, to cut methane emissions by 30% amid concerns about the impact on farming, coal and gas operati...
Oct 27, 2021
Afghan girls learn, code ‘underground’ to bypass Taliban curbs
By Annie Banerji, Emma Batha and Shadi Khan Saif NEW DELHI/LONDON/ISLAMABAD (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Cooped up at home in Herat, Afghanistan, Zainab Muhammadi reminisces about hanging out with h...
Oct 27, 2021
United Auto Workers union backs Biden fuel economy proposal
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union backs U.S. President Joe Biden's administration's proposed tougher vehicle fuel economy requirements but does not support even ...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S. Democrats battle over paid family leave in Biden agenda
By David Morgan (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats struggled on Wednesday to keep paid family leave in President Joe Biden's emerging social and climate-change legislation, saying negotiations would co...
Oct 27, 2021
Chipmaker GlobalFoundries prices IPO at upper end to raise $2.6 billion
By Anirban Sen, Krystal Hu and Echo Wang (Reuters) -Chipmaker GlobalFoundries Inc said on Wednesday it sold shares in its initial public offering (IPO) at $47 a piece, at the higher end of its targete...
Oct 27, 2021
Australia eases COVID-19 travel advisory ahead of border reopening
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Thursday eased its COVID-related travel advice for several countries including the United States, Britain and Canada as it prepares to reopen its borders next week for ...
Oct 27, 2021
Fashion firm Rent the Runway struts into Wall St with $1.7 billion valuation
By Niket Nishant (Reuters) -Fashion company Rent the Runway was on Wednesday valued at $1.7 billion after its shares opened nearly 10% above their initial public offering price, the latest consumer-fa...
Oct 27, 2021
UK car output falls to lowest September level since 1982
LONDON (Reuters) - British car production fell by 41.5% year-on-year last month to its lowest level for a September since 1982, according to an industry body, as a lack of semiconductor chips continue...
Oct 27, 2021
Exclusive-Lloyd’s of London ups climate pledge, to push members on net zero
By Simon Jessop and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyd's of London said on Thursday it would join peers in scaling up efforts to cut carbon emissions and push members of the commercial insurance ma...
Oct 27, 2021
Scientific advisers urge detailed plans from COP26, not just climate pledges
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Thirty eight scientific advisers to governments have urged leaders at the upcoming COP26 climate conference to focus on detailed action plans, not just pledges, on ...
Oct 27, 2021
