U.N. climate change report sounds ‘code red for humanity’
By Nina Chestney and Andrea Januta (Reuters) -Global warming is dangerously close to spiralling out of control, a U.N. climate panel s..
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Canada PM Trudeau planning snap election, seeks approval for COVID response – sources
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning a snap election for Sept. 20 to seek voter app..
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Zurich Insurance H1 operating profit leaps 60% as COVID impact wanes
ZURICH (Reuters) – Zurich Insurance Group’s first-half business operating profit jumped 60% to $2.71 billion as strong und..
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Oil drops below $70 as U.S. urges OPEC+ to pump more
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil fell below $70 a barrel on Wednesday as the United States urged OPEC and its oil-producing partne..
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French vaccination centres vandalised as health pass is introduced
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) -Vandals have attacked more than 20 vaccination centres and other health facilities, daubing some w..
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Greek villagers try to save homes as wildfires burn for eighth day
By Lefteris Papadimas and Leon Malherbe AVGARIA, Greece (Reuters) – Residents mounted a round the clock watch on Tuesday to try ..
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Germany to end free COVID tests from Oct. 11 – sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government will stop offering free coronavirus tests from Oct. 11 in a bid to encourage more peopl..
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Oil rebounds on profit-taking as market shrugs off virus impact
By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose 3% on Tuesday, largely driven by profit taking after more than a week̵..
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Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future
By Jake Spring (Reuters) – Geoengineering science is advancing, but the question remains – should we use it? The U.N. clim..
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U.S. Senate Democrats unveil details of $3.5 trln follow-up bill
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Monday released some details of the $3.5 trillion bill addressi..
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U.N. sounds ‘deafening’ warning on climate change
By Nina Chestney and Andrea Januta (Reuters) -The United Nations panel on climate change told the world on Monday that global warming ..
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UK’s Morrisons agrees to raised $9.3 billion offer from Fortress-led group
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket Morrisons has agreed an improved takeover offer worth 6.7 billion pounds ($9.3 bi..
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UK’s Vectura takeover battle heats up as Carlyle outbids Philip Morris
By Pushkala Aripaka and Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) -Private equity firm Carlyle Group on Friday outbid tobacco company Philip Morris i..
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Olympics-Hockey-Netherlands claim gold with 3-1 victory over Argentina
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -The Netherlands won their fourth Olympic women’s hockey title by beating Argentina 3-1 in th..
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Early signs COVID-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission, England says
LONDON (Reuters) -There are early signs that people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to transmit the Delta varian..
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Macron’s COVID-19 health pass rules approved by top court
By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) -France’s highest court upheld a new law requiring the public to hold a health pass to access b..
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Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster plans
By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Caroline Copley PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany, France and Israel will go ahead with plans to administer COVID..
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New ‘Chess & Corporate Strategy’ programme launched by MIP Politecnico di Milano
Due to the incredible success of the Netflix series ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, the game of chess has surged in popularity again recently, a..
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Moderna says its COVID-19 shot 93% effective six months after second dose
By Michael Erman (Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Thursday its COVID-19 shot was about 93% effective through six months after the second..
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U.S. Senate Democrats target Big Oil for carbon polluters fund
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation establishing a $50..
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Key Fed official sees rates liftoff in 2023 as policy debate heats up
By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida, a key architect of the U.S..
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Geological analysis explains durability of Stonehenge megaliths
By Will Dunham (Reuters) – The first comprehensive scientific analysis of Stonehenge’s imposing megaliths has revealed som..
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Oil prices fall as Delta variant spread weighs
By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell sharply to a two-week low on Wednesday as the spread of the coronavirus Delta varia..
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Spain’s top soccer clubs to get cash boost from $3.2 billion La Liga deal
By Nathan Allen and Aishwarya Nair MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s top soccer clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona would get lucr..
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Factbox: Countries making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory
(Reuters) – A sharp upturn in new coronavirus infections due to the highly contagious Delta variant and a slowdown in vaccinatio..
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How to pay off your mortgage
By: Jinesh Vohra, Sprive Oh to have a mortgage-free life. It’s certainly something that lots of homeowners dream of, yet many people ..
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Olympics-Belarus sprinter leaves Tokyo for Vienna after refusing to go home
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) -Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left Tokyo aboard a fl..
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‘Recovery bus’ provides cool relief for S.Korea’s COVID-19 testers
By Yeni Seo and Daewoung Kim NAMYANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korean health workers staffing COVID-19 testing centres in..
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Wildfire engulfs houses in suburbs of Athens
By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) -Children were evacuated from a Greek summer camp and residents fled their homes on Tuesday as ..
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U.S. donates more than 110 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad -White House
By Susan Heavey and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has donated over 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more..
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System glitch prompts Boeing to postpone test space flight
By Eric M. Johnson (Reuters) -Boeing Co on Tuesday scrubbed the launch of its CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Sta..
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New York becomes first U.S. city to mandate COVID vaccines to enter restaurants, gyms
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York City will become the first major U.S. city to require proof of COVID vaccination for cus..
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European shares climb higher; oil hit by China demand concerns
LONDON (Reuters) – European shares picked up in early trading on Monday after a recovery in Asian equities overnight, with risk ..
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Bitcoin’s energy usage – two sides to every story
By Alessa Berg, founder and CEO, Top Tier Impact (TTI) In recent research, it has been stated that Bitcoin mining worldwide consumes a..
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Sordin and Cardo Crew Join Forces To Create New Generation Of Smart Hearing Protectors For Professional Teams On The Move
Leading PPE manufacturer partners with global player in critical communication technology to revolutionise the way professional mobili..
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Olympics-Cycling-Britain’s Shriever wins gold in women’s BMX
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bethany Shriever of Britain won the Olympic women’s BMX race gold medal on Friday at the Ariake Urban..
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International Space Station thrown out of control by misfire of Russian module -NASA
By Steve Gorman and Polina Ivanova (Reuters) – The International Space Station (ISS) was thrown briefly out of control on Thursd..
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