Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVAX says it’s negotiating with new vaccine suppliers
GENEVA (Reuters) - The COVAX vaccine-sharing facility expects to have 1.9 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines available by the end of this year, including 1.5 billion earmarked for the poorest countrie...
Jul 06, 2021
Explainer: EU throws weight behind new standard for green bonds
By Simon Jessop (Reuters) - The European Commission on Tuesday announced a plan to introduce a European Green Bond Standard to strengthen oversight of the burgeoning sector and funnel money to project...
Jul 06, 2021
Weibo chairman says not in talks to take company private
(Reuters) - China's Weibo Corp chairman Charles Chao said on Tuesday he informed the company that he had no discussions with anyone regarding taking the social media company private. Reuters had earli...
Jul 06, 2021
Biden to direct USDA to boost competition in agricultural industries – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will direct the Department of Agriculture to adopt new rules to boost competition in agricultural industries in an upcoming executive action from the Wh...
Jul 06, 2021
EU harnesses finance to create climate neutral continent by 2050
(Refiles to remove typo in para 1) By Huw Jones (Reuters) -The European Union said on Tuesday it will harness banks and markets to funnel hundreds of billions of euros annually into sustainable invest...
Jul 06, 2021
Exclusive: Biden sides with farmers over ‘Right to Repair’ tractor software battle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden wants the Federal Trade Commission to limit the ability of farm equipment manufacturers to restrict tractor owners from using independent repair shops o...
Jul 06, 2021
EU launches green bond framework to help it meet climate goals
By Simon Jessop (Reuters) - The European Commission on Tuesday proposed a new European Green Bond Standard to drive money into projects that will help the bloc meet its mid-century climate goal of net...
Jul 06, 2021
Move to enshrine climate fight in French constitution fails -PM
PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Tuesday an initiative to enshrine the fight against climate change in the constitution was at an end, after parliament's upper house voted to...
Jul 06, 2021
Spain says non-consensual sex is rape, toughens sexual violence laws
By Beln Carreo and Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government approved a law on Tuesday to define all non-consensual sex as rape, part of a legislative overhaul that toughens penalties for...
Jul 06, 2021
Hungary central bank announces steps to boost green mortgage lending
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's central bank will launch a green mortgage bond buying programme and a green loans programme as part of its new policy tool kit that aims to support environmental sustain...
Jul 06, 2021
