Author Archives: Syndicated Content
No longer dirty? EU leaders want to challenge perceptions of lithium mining
By Catarina Demony and Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Environmental worries have boosted anti-lithium sentiment across Europe and EU officials say it is crucial to show local populations that min...
May 5, 2021
Upton, House Subcommittee to hold hearing on CLEAN Future Act
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) - Could the internal combustion engine be made obsolete through government mandate by this time in 2030? Some states have already passed legislation towards that goal, and whil...
May 5, 2021
Germany calls for ‘global reset’ to fight pandemics
GENEVA/BERLIN (Reuters) - German Health Minister Jens Spahn called on Wednesday for a "global reset" in the fight against pandemics as Germany and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the cre...
May 5, 2021
EU seeks India’s support for plastics treaty, draft summit statement says
By Kate Abnett and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will ask India to join its push for a global treaty on plastic pollution, according to a draft statement prepared for a virtual ...
May 5, 2021
India says UK COVID-19 variant cases declining, local variant up in some states
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has seen fewer cases of infections by the coronavirus variant first spotted in Britain in recent weeks but more by a local variant in some states, Sujeet Kumar, the directo...
May 5, 2021
Greek PM Mitsotakis sees COVID situation improving ‘dramatically’
(Reuters) - Falling COVID-19 case numbers and more vaccinations will permit Greece to open its vital tourism sector next week, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, adding he was "very...
May 5, 2021
U.S. trade chief Tai says ‘time of the essence’ in addresssing vaccine waiver at WTO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday underscored the urgency of addressing a proposal to waive some intellectual property rights under global trade rules given t...
May 5, 2021
Soccer-A Women’s Club World Cup “coming soon” says FIFA’s Infantino
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino says a new Women's Club World Cup is being planned as part of a plan to "revolutionise" the female game. In an interview ...
May 5, 2021
Malaysia imposes restrictions in capital as virus cases rise
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Wednesday imposed movement restrictions in the capital Kuala Lumpur due to a rising number of COVID-19 infections, adding to lockdowns that have been implemented a...
May 5, 2021
Spirit AeroSystems to increase 737 MAX parts delivery in 2021
(Reuters) - Spirit AeroSystems said on Wednesday it expects to deliver about 160 shipsets, or complete sets of parts, for Boeing's 737 MAX jets this year, even as the planemaker has stopped deliveries...
May 5, 2021
