Author Archives: Syndicated Content
California ports, key to U.S. supply chain, among world’s least efficient
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Southern California's Los Angeles and Long Beach ports handle the most ocean cargo of any ports in the United States, but are some of the least efficient in t...
Oct 20, 2021
Olympics-Canadians competing in Beijing must be vaccinated against COVID-19
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian athletes hoping to compete in next year's Beijing Winter Games will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to participate, the Canadian Olympic and Paralymp...
Oct 20, 2021
Tesla lobbies Modi’s office in India to slash taxes before it enters market-sources
By Aditi Shah and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Tesla Inc has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office to slash import taxes on electric vehicles before it enters the market, four sourc...
Oct 20, 2021
Alibaba founder Ma spotted in Mallorca in rare trip abroad after China scrutiny
MALLORCA, Spain (Reuters) - Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma was on the Spanish island of Mallorca where his luxury yacht is anchored, two Spanish newspapers said on Wednesday, on his first trip abroad s...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. Democrats scramble to hammer out climate legislation ahead of Glasgow talks
By Jarrett Renshaw, Jeff Mason and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats and the White House scrambled on Wednesday to find agreement on measures to tackle climate change as p...
Oct 20, 2021
Bolsonaro says new welfare program to respect Brazil spending cap
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that funding for a proposed new welfare program will fit within the country's budget, adding that "no one" will disrespect th...
Oct 20, 2021
Fund advisor presses EV startup Rivian on environment, human rights ahead of IPO
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - A union-affiliated pension fund advisor said it is pressing Rivian on human rights and environment concerns in the electric vehicle startup's battery supply chain ah...
Oct 20, 2021
UK cases may hit 100,000 a day, no contingency measures for now, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's COVID-19 infection numbers could rise to 100,000 a day, but the government will not implement its so-called "plan B" contingency measures at this time, health minister Saj...
Oct 20, 2021
Poland to make COVID booster shots available to all adults
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is planning to make third doses of the coronavirus vaccine available to all adults "over the next few weeks", Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday. "Those over...
Oct 20, 2021
Sanofi says its flu vaccine can be co-administered with Moderna’s COVID-19 shot
(Reuters) - Sanofi SA's flu vaccine can be safely given along with Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, the French drugmaker said on Wednesday, citing study data. The study supports the current recommendat...
Oct 20, 2021
