September 7, 2021 By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A deadly Mexico City metro collapse in May was caused in part by missing bolts in beams in an overpass that already had deficiencies before a major earthquake, according to an independent auditor’s report released on Tuesday by the city government. The analysis by Norwegian […]
Venezuela receives first batch of vaccines through COVAX mechanism
September 7, 2021 CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has received its first batch of coronavirus vaccines through the COVAX mechanism intended for poor countries, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Tuesday, after months of delays the government attributed to U.S. sanctions. The South American country has received 693,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by […]
Merkel implores Germans to back conservatives as they hit record low
September 7, 2021 BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel made an impassioned plea to German voters on Tuesday to back her would-be successor Armin Laschet at this month’s national election, as an opinion poll showed support for their conservatives slumping to an all-time low. The Forsa poll for RTL/n-tv put support for the centre-left Social […]
Extra Crunch roundup: Options pool rules, voice tech hurdles, keeping employees engaged
“In today’s cash-rich environment, options are more valuable than cash,” says Allen Miller, a principal at Oak HC/FT. “In turn, managing your option pool may be the most effective action you can take to ensure you can recruit and retain talent.” In an article squarely aimed at early-stage founders, Miller shares best practices for protecting […]
U.S. workers are changing jobs more often and demanding better wages -NY Fed survey
September 7, 2021 By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) – More U.S. workers are switching jobs and asking for higher wages as the labor market continues to heal from the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey released Tuesday by the New York Federal Reserve. Expectations about the labor market also continued to improve, […]
Canadian National shareholder to nominate five directors to company’s board
September 7, 2021 (Reuters) – Billionaire Chris Hohn’s TCI Fund Management said on Tuesday it intends to nominate directors to replace about half of Canadian National’s board, after its costly attempts to buy Kansas City Southern were dealt a blow by the U.S. regulator. TCI, which owns over 5% of Canadian National, said it hired […]
Guinea opposition leader says he’s open to participate in transition following coup
September 7, 2021 By Bate Felix DAKAR (Reuters) – Guinea’s main opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, a long-standing rival of deposed President Alpha Conde, said on Tuesday that he and his party were open to participate in a political transition following Sunday’s military coup. Diallo, 69, who was defeated by Conde in an October presidential […]
Haibatullah Akhundzada: Shadowy Taliban supreme leader whose son was suicide bomber
September 7, 2021 (Reuters) – In one of the only known photographs of Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, he stares directly at the camera – an expressionless face between a white turban and a long, grey beard. As the Islamist movement unveiled its new government https://ift.tt/3nauZf9 on Tuesday after it swept to power as U.S.-led […]
Mexican Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion in historic shift
September 7, 2021 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Tuesday that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, a major victory for advocates of women’s health and human rights, just as parts of the United States enact tougher laws against the practice. The court ruling in the majority Roman Catholic nation follows moves to decriminalize […]
Salvador street protest breaks out against bitcoin adoption
September 7, 2021 By Wilfredo Pineda SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – More than 1,000 people marched in El Salvador’s capital on Tuesday to protest the adoption of bitcoin as legal tender, amid a bumpy initial rollout of systems to support the digital currency. The protesters burned a tire and set off fireworks in front of the […]
Motor racing-Russell to join Hamilton at Mercedes in all-British lineup
September 7, 2021 By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) – George Russell will replace Valtteri Bottas and race for Mercedes next season in an all-British line-up with seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton, the Formula One team said on Tuesday. The news was entirely expected and effectively confirmed when Bottas, 32, announced on Monday his switch […]
Soccer – Liverpool’s Keita on his way back to Britain from Guinea – reports
September 7, 2021 (Reuters) – Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita has left his homeland of Guinea following a military coup in the West African country and is on his way back to England, British media reported on Tuesday. The 26-year-old was preparing to play in Guinea’s World Cup qualifier against Morocco in Conakry on Monday when […]
Tennis – Medvedev reaches third straight U.S. Open semi-final
September 7, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – World number two Daniil Medvedev dropped his first set at this year’s U.S. Open but eventually overcame Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3 6-0 4-6 7-5 to reach his third straight semi-final at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. Van de Zandschulp outlasted the Russian in a 20-shot rally and […]
Former NFL running back Portis pleads guilty to healthcare fraud
September 7, 2021 (Reuters) – Clinton Portis was among three former National Football League players who have pleaded guilty for their roles in a nationwide scheme to defraud a healthcare program for retired NFL players, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. Portis, a former running back who was drafted by Denver in 2002 and […]
Microsoft rolls out personalized news feed
September 7, 2021 (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp on Tuesday rolled out a personalized news feed called Microsoft Start, which will be available both as a website and a mobile app. This move will allow the software company to better compete with news feeds provided by Apple, Alphabet Inc’s Google or third party apps like Flipboard. […]
Cryptocurrencies selloff widens: Bitcoin down nearly 4%, ether 6%
September 7, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – A selloff in cryptocurrencies widened on Tuesday, with bitcoin weakening nearly 4% while smaller rival ether fell more than 6%. The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency weakened 4% to $50,516, having risen to a mid-May high above $52,000 earlier, in Asian trading. Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum […]
Ford poaches Apple’s car project chief Doug Field
September 7, 2021 (Reuters) -Ford Motor Co on Tuesday named Apple Inc car project head Doug Field as its chief advanced technology and embedded systems officer. Field most recently served as vice president of special projects at Apple and was senior vice president, engineering at Tesla before that. He will report to Ford Chief Executive […]
Ford hires Apple executive who led its secret car project
Ford Motor has hired Doug Field, the engineering executive who was leading Apple’s special projects team, as the automaker seeks to gain an edge in software and other advanced technology. Field, who previously was senior vice president of engineering at Tesla, was named Tuesday as Ford’s chief advanced technology and embedded systems officer. Field was […]
Solid Power expands production capacity to deliver test batteries to BMW, Ford in 2022
Solid Power, a battery developer backed by Ford and BMW, is expanding its Colorado-based factory footprint as it prepares pilot production of its solid state batteries early next year. The new production facility will be dedicated to manufacturing one of the company’s flagship products, a sulfide-based solid electrolyte material, by up to 25 times its […]
Golf – Cantlay, Rahm among nominees for PGA Tour’s Player of the Year
September 7, 2021 (Reuters) – Patrick Cantlay, whose Tour Championship victory earned him his first FedExCup title, was nominated for the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year award along with Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Collin Morikawa and Harris English, the tour said on Tuesday. Cantlay’s one-shot victory over world number one Rahm at the Tour […]
