FILE PHOTO: Ireland’s Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Micheal Martin speaks to the media as he arrives for the European Union leaders face-to-face summit in Brussels, Belgium October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool November 12, 2020 By Guy Faulconbridge and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Thursday […]
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Waste not, want not: Dutch students build electric car from recycled material
Student Lisa van Etten, project manager TU/ecomotive takes out the battery from a car made from recycled waste in Eindhoven, Netherlands November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Eva Plevier November 12, 2020 EINDHOVEN (Reuters) – Dutch students have created a fully functioning electric car made entirely out of waste, including plastics fished out […]
Elvis ring, Woodstock tapes grab spotlight at Hollywood auction
November 12, 2020 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A gold and diamond “TCB” ring worn by Elvis Presley is expected to fetch more than $500,000 at a memorabilia auction in Los Angeles that ranges from rock guitars to a set of master tapes from the Woodstock festival. The Elvis Presley ring […]
Global oil demand unlikely to get vaccine boost until later in 2021: IEA
FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base November 12, 2020 LONDON (Reuters) – Global oil demand is unlikely to get a significant boost from the roll-out of vaccines against COVID-19 until […]
China’s Tencent quarterly profit jumps 89%, beats forecast
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Tencent is seen at its booth at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang November 12, 2020 By Pei Li HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd reported […]
Ukraine President Zelenskiy hospitalised due to COVID-19
November 12, 2020 KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was hospitalised after he contracted coronavirus earlier this week, a presidential official said on Thursday. “He first went home, but decided to move to Feofania (hospital). To accurately isolate and not expose anyone,” a presidential spokeswoman told Reuters. “There are […]
Apple supplier Foxconn third-quarter profit near flat, beats estimates
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Foxconn, the trading name of Hon Hai Precision Industry, is seen on top of the company’s building in Taipei, Taiwan March 30, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu November 12, 2020 TAIPEI (Reuters) – Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, reported near flat quarterly profit on Thursday, […]
Food aid, medical supplies blocked from Ethiopia’s Tigray, U.N. warns
November 12, 2020 By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Aid agencies are unable to restock food, health and other emergency supplies in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, where federal troops are fighting with local forces, the United Nations warned on Thursday. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed embarked on a military campaign […]
Sour China-Australia ties hit talks over LNG deal, says Woodside
FILE PHOTO: The logo for Woodside Petroleum, Australia’s top independent oil and gas company, adorns a promotional poster on display at a briefing for investors in Sydney, Australia, May 23, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray November 12, 2020 By Sonali Paul and Kirsty Needham MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Woodside Petroleum shelved talks […]
Athletes arriving for Tokyo Olympics do not have to isolate for 14 days, organisers say
November 12, 2020 TOKYO (Reuters) – Athletes who arrive in Japan to participate in the Tokyo Olympics will not have to isolate for the required 14 days after arrival, Olympic organisers said on Thursday. The 2020 Games were delayed by a year to 2021 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, […]