Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fittipaldi’s advice to his F1 grandson: pedal to the metal
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Brazilian Pietro Fittipaldi geared up for his Formula One debut on Friday with some words of advice from double world champion grandfather Emerson, who made his first grand...
Dec 04, 2020
Continental says chip shortages to cause auto supply bottlenecks until 2021
HAMBURG (Reuters) - German auto supplier Continental said on Friday that a rebound in Chinese demand following a global slump in sales caused by COVID-19 is leading to a shortage of semiconductors tha...
Dec 04, 2020
Firefighters battle Southern California canyon blaze against high winds
By Dan Whitcomb and Gabriella Borter LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firefighters battling a blaze in a Southern California canyon made some progress toward containment but were up against more high winds and...
Dec 04, 2020
Venezuela’s socialists eye congress control as opposition boycotts vote
By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela will hold parliamentary elections this Sunday in a vote that the United States, European Union and many citizens view as a fraudulent effort by the ruli...
Dec 04, 2020
EU plan to label climate-harmful investments faces finance industry pushback
By Simon Jessop and Kate Abnett LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A European Union plan to label polluting activities as "unsustainable" is facing resistance from some leading finance firms, amid concerns i...
Dec 04, 2020
Former 800m world champion Arzamasova gets four-year doping ban
(Reuters) - Former 800 metres world champion Marina Arzamasova of Belarus has been banned for four years for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV), the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday. Ar...
Dec 04, 2020
Shell says Deer Park, Texas facility hit by power outage
(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc experienced a power outage that caused a process upset at multiple units at its Deer Park, Texas, facility, where it operates a 318,000 barrel-per-day joint-venture r...
Dec 04, 2020
Super-sub Russell sets the pace on Mercedes debut
MANAMA (Reuters) - George Russell established himself at the top of the Formula One timesheets on his first outing as seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton's stand-in with the fastest time in Frid...
Dec 04, 2020
French-Lebanese businessman linked to Sarkozy case detained in Beirut: security source
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon detained French-Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine who is tied to allegations of Libyan financing in former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign, a Le...
Dec 04, 2020
Russia to vaccinate two million against COVID-19 in December – RDIF head to BBC
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev, said in an interview with the BBC on Friday that Russia expects to give about 2 million people coronavirus va...
Dec 04, 2020
