'Time to do the right thing,' negotiators told as COP26 climate talks open
GLASGOW (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – With the UK hosts warning that “lights are flashing red on the climate change dashboard”, the COP26 U.N. [...]
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Olympics-Protest disrupts Beijing Games torch-lighting ceremony
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) – Human rights activists unfurled a banner reading “No Genocide Games”, waved a Tibetan flag and called for a [...]
U.S. Treasury's Yellen says tax hike, infrastructure plan will boost profits
FILE PHOTO: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen speaks during a panel discussion at the American Economic Association/Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) 2019 [...]
Airlines, renewables companies push Biden to make air travel greener
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S airlines and renewables companies are lobbying the Biden administration to back a big increase in subsidies for lower-carbon [...]
Saudi women's rights activist Hathloul freed from jail, relatives say
DUBAI (Reuters) – Prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul was released from a Saudi prison after nearly three years behind bars, her family [...]
'Let's get going': UK tells businesses to prepare for Brexit crunch
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is urging businesses and individuals to prepare for the Dec. 31 end of the Brexit transition period with an [...]