Power sector transformation will get world one third of way to net zero: IEA - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - The transformation of the power sector will only get the world one third of the way to a goal of achieving net zero emissions by mid-century, a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday.
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are expected to fall this year by 8% from
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Two years after agreeing to a self-regulatory code of practice to tackle disinformation, Facebook, Alphabet’s Google, Twitter and other tech rivals must try harder to be more effective, the European Commission said on Thursday.
Fake news related to COVID-19 has accelerated calls for social media to be more proactive in combating the issue.
The companies,
Battery-powered face mask seeks to fight COVID and foggy glasses - Reuters
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean company has invented a battery-powered filtered face mask designed to reduce annoying problems associated with conventional designs, such as breathing difficulties and fogged-up glasses.
LG Electronics’ ( 066570.KS ) PuriCare Wearable, which comes in one size and weighs as much as a pair of ski
Ex-NSA chief Keith Alexander joins Amazon board - Reuters
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday former National Security Agency chief Keith Alexander has joined the e-commerce giant’s board.
Alexander, who is the co-chief executive officer of IronNet Cybersecurity Inc, will serve on Amazon's
Oman will tap local and international debt to fill coffers - Reuters
DUBAI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Oman will tap local and international debt markets to fill state coffers badly hit by low oil prices and the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus crisis, its state news agency said on Wednesday citing the finance ministry.
A relatively small crude producer burdened by high levels of debt, Oman is more vulnerable to oil price swings than most of its wealthier Gulf neighbours.
The finance ministry hired Bank Muscat and its Islamic unit Meethaq to arrange an issuance of local sukuk, Oman News Agency said.
A Trump security chief acknowledges role of white supremacist extremists in U.S. urban violence - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s acting homeland security chief on Wednesday acknowledged that white supremacist extremists played a role in this year’s urban violence in the United States, a revision of the administration’s public descriptions of the political motivations
Russia detains deputy energy minister Tikhonov over fund embezzlement allegations - Reuters
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian state investigators have detained Anatoly Tikhonov, a deputy energy minister, on funds embezzlement allegations, the Investigative Committee said on Wednesday, after conducting searches at the ministry a day before.
A Moscow court later ruled he will be jailed for two months pending trial, deeming him a flight risk, RIA news agency reported.
One of his lawyers said Tikhonov was not guilty.
“We intend to prove it,” he is quoted as saying by RIA.
Tikhonov, as well as three other people
In nod to conservatives, Trump reveals new list of potential Supreme Court picks - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he will unveil the names of people he would nominate to fill any future openings on the Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon, a move that could boost his popularity among conservative voters.
“I will be announcing a list of future
Italy to use golden power over Milan bourse, wants Euronext merger - Reuters
ROME (Reuters) - Italy is ready to use its vetting “golden” powers over strategic assets to ensure the Milan stock exchange, Borsa Italiana, is not sold to an unacceptable bidder, Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri said on Wednesday.
The London Stock Exchange (LSE), which bought Borsa Italiana