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.
And they want far more than just battery-powered
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.
“The
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.
Richard Yu, the head of Huawei’s consumer business
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.
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.
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