Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden to set target for 50% EVs by 2030; industry backs goal
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Thursday setting a target to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles and ...
Aug 05, 2021
Olympics-Cycling-Kenny’s defence of sprint title ended by Lavreysen
IZU, Japan (Reuters) - Jason Kenny's hold on the Olympic sprint title is over after the British track cycling great was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Dutch flier Harrie Lavreysen on Thursday. Th...
Aug 05, 2021
U.N. climate report likely to deliver stark warnings on global warming
By Nina Chestney LONDON(Reuters) - Eight years after its last update on climate science, the United Nations is set to publish a report Monday that will likely deliver even starker warnings about how q...
Aug 05, 2021
Factbox-Five key things to watch for in the U.N. climate report
By Andrea Januta (Reuters) - Scientists are finalizing a long-awaited U.N. report updating the scientific consensus on climate change and the increasing risks it poses across the world. Coming out Mon...
Aug 05, 2021
Olympics-Cycling-Dutch rider Braspennincx wins gold in the women’s keirin
IZU, Japan (Reuters) - Shanne Braspennincx of the Netherlands won the gold medal in the Olympic women's keirin at the Izu Velodrome on Thursday. Ellesse Andrews of New Zealand took the silver medal an...
Aug 05, 2021
Threats of cellphone blocks, work bans boost Pakistan’s vaccination rate
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Pakistanis are thronging coronavirus vaccination centres daily after officials announced penalties for the unvaccinated, including blocked ce...
Aug 05, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Italy’s Stano wins men’s 20km race walk gold
SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - Italy's Massimo Stano won the Olympic men's 20km race walk in Sapporo on Thursday. Japan's Koki Ikeda took the silver medal and Toshikazu Yamanishi, also from Japan, claimed...
Aug 05, 2021
Uneasy calm in Indian Kashmir on second anniversary of loss of autonomy
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Troops patrolled the streets on Thursday in Srinagar, the main city of Indian Kashmir, where many shops were shut to mark the second year since the Himalay...
Aug 05, 2021
Hong Kong activist singer cleared of ‘corrupt conduct’ charge
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong judge cleared on Thursday singer and pro-democracy activist Anthony Wong of a charge of "corrupt conduct" filed this week by the city's anti-corruption...
Aug 05, 2021
Mall operator Hammerson warns footfall still lags pre-crisis levels
By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) - British mall operator Hammerson reported an improvement in adjusted earnings for the first half compared with a crisis-hit 2020, but warned on Thursday that footfa...
Aug 05, 2021
