Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis: Exchange operators embrace sustainable investing, with an eye on Biden
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - With money pouring in to assets linked to sustainable investing, exchange operators have increased their focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) busine...
Dec 08, 2020
Testimony of Canada airport police officer to wrap up in Huawei CFO’s U.S. extradition case
By Sarah Berman VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Testimony of a Canadian police officer acting as the airport liaison when Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested two years ago will continue in ...
Dec 08, 2020
Four lions at Spanish zoo test positive for COVID-19
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Four lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, veterinary authorities said on Tuesday, in only the second known case in which large felines have contracted corona...
Dec 08, 2020
Election officials face threats, intimidation as Trump pushes false fraud claims
By Brad Heath and Michael Martina DETROIT (Reuters) - Jocelyn Benson, Michigan's top election official, had just finished hanging Christmas decorations with her young son on Saturday night when a crow...
Dec 08, 2020
German investor morale rises in December, boosted by vaccines
BERLIN (Reuters) - German investor sentiment soared more than expected in December on expectations that vaccines against the coronavirus will boost the outlook for Europe's largest economy, a survey s...
Dec 08, 2020
Vast spaces leave Canada’s remote and rural places vulnerable in COVID-19 fight
By Rod Nickel, Jeff Lewis and Allison Lampert WINNIPEG/MONTREAL (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is racing through Canada's remote and rural regions, as isolation, a crucial buffer during the firs...
Dec 08, 2020
Explainer: Why ‘safe harbor’ day spells trouble for Trump’s legal bid to overturn election defeat
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - Tuesday is "safe harbor" day, a deadline under U.S. election law that will make President Donald Trump's already floundering campaign to overturn his election loss even more i...
Dec 08, 2020
As pandemic lifelines expire, Americans in housing free fall
By Michelle Conlin NEW YORK (Reuters) - Clarence Hamer doesn't expect to hang on to his house much longer. His downstairs tenant owes him nearly $50,000 in back rent on the four-bedroom duplex he owns...
Dec 08, 2020
Many U.S. states are behind on their own climate milestones: report
(Reuters) - Many of the U.S. states with bold commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions are on track to miss their targets, according to an analysis published on Tuesday by green group Envi...
Dec 08, 2020
A lawyer, a teacher, six kids: one New Jersey family’s coronavirus diary
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Kelly Newman, a family law attorney, used to leave her New Jersey home at 7 a.m. and return 12 hours later, but since the pandemic made school partly virtual for three of...
Dec 08, 2020
