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September 20, 2021 (Reuters) – Several U.S. companies, including American Airlines Group Inc, General Motors and Microsoft Corp, on Monday build on their commitment to clean energy by joining billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy program. The initiative aims to boost development of technologies to achieve the target of net-zero carbon emissions by […]

The used car market is getting another major infusion of venture capital today, with one of the faster scaling startups out of India picking up a major round of financing to double down on growth: Cars24 — a site and app that sells users cars and used two-wheeled motorbikes — has raised $450 million, a […]

Taha Ahmed and Rooshan Aziz left their jobs in strategy consulting and investment banking in London earlier this year in order to found a mobile-only education platform startup, Maqsad, in Pakistan, with a goal “to make education more accessible to 100 million Pakistani students.” Having grown up in Karachi, childhood friends Ahmed and Aziz are […]

September 20, 2021 By Robenson Sanson and Gessika Thomas PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Around 300 Haitians returned home on Sunday after the United States ejected them from Texas, leaving many of the would-be migrants demoralized and angry that their search for a better life far away from their impoverished country was over. U.S. border agents began […]

September 20, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) – Universal Studios’ Beijing resort was set to open its doors to the public on Monday after a two-decade wait, including delays because of COVID-19. The highly-anticipated opening takes place amid U.S.-China relations that have deeply deteriorated in recent years. The park will be U.S.-based Universal’s largest and its fifth […]

September 20, 2021 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Ted Lasso,” the Apple TV+ show about an upbeat American coach trying to rally a struggling British soccer team, won the Emmy award on Sunday for best comedy series. (Reporting by Lisa Richwine) Source Link ‘Ted Lasso’ wins Emmy award for best comedy series David Barret

September 20, 2021 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “The Crown,” the Netflix Inc series about the British monarchy under Queen Elizabeth, won the Emmy award on Sunday for the year’s best drama series. (Reporting by Lisa Richwine) Source Link ‘The Crown’ wins Emmy award for best drama series David Barret

September 20, 2021 (Reuters) – Here is a list of winners in key categories at television’s Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer and broadcast live on CBS television: BEST DRAMA SERIES “The Crown” BEST COMEDY SERIES “Ted Lasso” BEST LIMITED SERIES “The Queen’s Gambit” BEST COMEDY ACTOR Jason […]

September 20, 2021 By Cindy Liu and Prak Chan Thul STUNG TRENG, Cambodia (Reuters) – Researchers are collecting samples from bats in northern Cambodia in a bid to understand the coronavirus pandemic, returning to a region where a very similar virus was found in the animals a decade ago. Two samples from horseshoe bats were […]

September 20, 2021 HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shares of Evergrande plunged over 15% on Monday, extending losses as investors take a dim view of its business prospects with a fast approaching deadline for payment obligations this week. As of 0245 GMT, the stock was down 14.6% to HK$2.17, the lowest since Oct 2011. The company’s […]

September 20, 2021 Edmundo Sosa, Harrison Bader and Dylan Carlson each drove in two runs, and the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting San Diego Padres 8-7 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Tyler O’Neill scored three runs and drove in another for the Cardinals, who extended their winning streak to eight games. Tommy Pham […]

September 20, 2021 Derek Carr threw for 382 yards and two touchdowns Sunday as the Las Vegas Raiders topped the host Pittsburgh Steelers 26-17 in Week 2 action. Carr hit on 28 of 37 passes, including a pair of huge completions in the fourth quarter, as the Raiders improved to 2-0. The Steelers, upset winners […]

September 20, 2021 RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Colombian striker Miguel Borja scored on the stroke of halftime to give Gremio a surprise 1-0 win way at Flamengo on Sunday and hand the Rio de Janeiro club their first league defeat in five matches. Borja rose between two Flamengo defenders to head home a cross […]

September 20, 2021 Tyler O’Neill hit a two-run homer to rally the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting San Diego Padres 3-2 Saturday for their seventh straight victory. O’Neill’s eighth-inning blast off reliever Emilio Pagan (4-2) erased San Diego’s 2-1 lead. The Cardinals pushed their lead over the Cincinnati Reds to two games and over […]

September 20, 2021 MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday, extending losses from Friday after the U.S. dollar jumped to a three-week high and the U.S. rig count rose, although nearly a quarter of U.S. Gulf of Mexico output remained offline in the wake of two hurricanes. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures […]

September 20, 2021 By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar began the week firmly on Monday with investors in a cautious mood ahead of several central bank meetings, headlined by the Federal Reserve, while looming catastrophe at indebted developer China Evergrande added to markets’ fragility. In thin trade, owing to holidays in Japan and […]

September 20, 2021 By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) -Some investors are playing this year’s tug of war between so-called growth and value stocks by owning companies that straddle the line between the two categories, as uncertainties mount over the U.S. economy’s trajectory in the months ahead. Value stocks, which trade at comparatively cheap multiples […]

September 20, 2021 (Reuters) – Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns said he faces the “greatest challenge” he has ever faced after suffering a spinal stroke following life-saving treatment for a torn artery. Cairns posted a video on social media on Sunday to thank medical teams in Canberra and Sydney, who treated the 51-year-old after […]

September 20, 2021 By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares eased and the dollar held firm on Monday ahead of a week graced with no less than a dozen central bank meetings, highlighted by the Federal Reserve which is likely to take another step toward tapering. Holidays in Japan, China and South Korea made […]

September 19, 2021 SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Corinthians extended their unbeaten league run to seven games with a 1-1 draw at home to America in Brazil’s Serie A on Sunday. The Sao Paulo side remain in sixth place with 30 points but will be unhappy at not winning all three points against a team that […]