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BMW boosts corporate venture investment pool to $900 million
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - German automaker BMW has established a second corporate venture fund, earmarking $300 million to bankroll startup companies focused on sustainability, advanced manufacturin...
Jun 30, 2021
Mexico’s Slim to fix collapsed metro line at no cost within a year
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's construction firm will repair a collapsed Mexico City metro line at no cost to the government so that it can re-open in a year, President Andre...
Jun 30, 2021
Ratings for China’s Xi stuck near lows, while U.S. rebounds-survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A survey of 17 advanced economies released on Wednesday shows views about China have remained broadly negative and confidence in its leader Xi Jinping near historic lows, even a...
Jun 30, 2021
Finland to give COVID-19 vaccines to children at risk of severe infection
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's capital Helsinki will begin giving COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 12 to 15 who are at risk of contracting a severe coronavirus infection, the city said on Wednesday....
Jun 30, 2021
Tennis-Svitolina battles past Van Uytvanck in Wimbledon opener
LONDON (Reuters) - World number five Elina Svitolina was made to work hard in her Wimbledon opener on Wednesday as the Ukrainian sealed a 6-3 2-6 6-3 victory over unseeded Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck....
Jun 30, 2021
Extinction Rebellion targets LafargeHolcim cement plant in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Dozens of Extinction Rebellion protesters on Wednesday invaded a cement-making plant in Paris operated by construction giant LafargeHolcim to denounce what they called the firm's env...
Jun 30, 2021
Biden climate adviser says clean electricity standard needed in infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gina McCarthy, the White House climate adviser, said on Wednesday a clean electricity standard and tax credits for renewable energy are "bottom lines" that are needed in a secon...
Jun 30, 2021
Portugal sees biggest daily jump in COVID-19 infections since mid-February
LISBON (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Portugal jumped by 2,362 in the past 24 hours, the biggest increase since mid-February, official data showed on Wednesday, as authorities continued to scramble ...
Jun 30, 2021
Italy’s leaderless 5-Star Movement could spell trouble for Draghi
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italy's co-ruling 5-Star Movement found itself without a leader on Wednesday after a row between its founder, comedian Beppe Grillo, and former Prime Minister Giuseppe ...
Jun 30, 2021
Danish man acquitted of 1987 attack on German students on a Finnish ferry
HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Finnish court acquitted a 52-year-old Danish man on Wednesday of the murder and attempted murder of two German backpackers on a Finnish passenger ferry in 1987, after ruling a p...
Jun 30, 2021
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