Pandemic e-commerce surge spurs race for 'Tesla-like' electric delivery vans - Reuters

(Reuters) - Delivery fleet operators face regulatory pressure in California and other states to buy electric vehicles, but a surge in package deliveries thanks to coronavirus lockdowns has major firms itching to switch to electric right now.

UPS Driver Gilbert Lopez poses with his electric UPS truck, amid the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

And they want far more than just battery-powered

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Special Report: How a small group of U.S. lawyers pushed voter fraud fears into the mainstream - Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For months, President Donald Trump has tried to convince Americans that the Nov. 3 election will be “rigged,” claiming without evidence that mail voting will open the door to mass cheating.

Lawyer J. Christian Adams speaks during a hearing regarding voting discrimination, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. September 10, 2019, in this frame grab taken from C-SPAN television footage. C-SPAN/Handout via REUTERS

“The

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China's Huawei to share progress of Google Android OS rival amid U.S. tensions - Reuters

SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies is expected to respond on Thursday to the latest salvo of U.S. technology restrictions against it and share its progress on developing a system that is seen as its best bet to replace Google’s Android mobile operating system.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Huawei logo at Huawei Technologies France headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris, France, July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Richard Yu, the head of Huawei’s consumer business


Virgin Australia to cull a third of its Boeing 737 fleet under Bain ownership - Reuters Canada

Virgin Australia to cull a third of its Boeing 737 fleet under Bain ownership Reuters Canada

Shapovalov rues lack of maturity as Grand Slam bid ends - Reuters Canada

Shapovalov rues lack of maturity as Grand Slam bid ends Reuters Canada

Volkswagen's new electric car panned by Germany's leading test publication - Reuters

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport said Volkswagen’s ( VOWG_p.DE ) new electric car, the ID.3, had fallen short of the carmaker’s usual standards of fit and finish, and had a limited operating range, when it reviewed the car ahead of its launch.

“The inner side of the hood looks like it was painted with a spray can,” the publication said, lamenting the absence of Volkswagen’s trademark build quality in a pre-


AstraZeneca pauses coronavirus vaccine trial as participant illness investigated - Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca’s ( AZN.L ) suspension of global trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine after an illness in a study subject in Britain has cast doubt on prospects for an early rollout of one of the most advanced COVID-19 vaccines in development.

A test tube labelled with the Vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

AstraZeneca, which is developing the vaccine with Oxford University researchers, said


LVMH taps Dior's Jones for women's designs at Fendi - Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - Italian fashion label Fendi, part of luxury conglomerate LVMH, on Wednesday named British designer Kim Jones as artistic director for womenswear collections, a role previously held by the late Karl Lagerfeld.

FILE PHOTO: A LVMH luxury group logo is seen prior to the announcement of their 2019 results in Paris, France, January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Jones, who already designs men’s clothing for LVMH stable mate Christian Dior, will retain both jobs.


MLB roundup: Dodgers rally, hang on in 10th - Reuters

Gavin Lux homered twice, including a three-run shot in the top of the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a four-run deficit for a 10-9 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in Phoenix.

Lux went 3-for-5 with five RBIs and three runs in his first career multi-home run game. He hadn’t homered in 27 at-bats this year before Tuesday.

The Dodgers (31-12) scored four

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Czech coronavirus cases top 1,000 in a day for first time - Reuters India

Czech coronavirus cases top 1,000 in a day for first time Reuters India