(Reuters) – Former 100 metres world champion Tori Bowie died from complications during childbirth, U.S. media reported. The American, who won gold, silver and bronze medals at the Rio Games in 2016 and was crowned world champion a year later, died on May 3 at the age of 32. An autopsy report from the Orange…
By Brendan O’Brien and Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -Human remains were recovered on Monday from a fallen overpass on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia as crews removed concrete debris from the site of a fiery weekend highway collapse that closed a stretch of one of the busiest traffic corridors along the U.S. East Coast. The section…
-Lawyers for Ukraine at the top U.N. court on Monday rejected Russia’s account of the downing of a Malaysian airliner as a “rambling conspiracy theory”, in a case alleging Moscow backed separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014. Kyiv says that Moscow violated a U.N. anti-terrorism treaty by equipping and funding pro-Russian forces, including militias who…
(Reuters) -The Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 94-89 on Monday to bring a first NBA title to Mile High City, with Serbian big man Nikola Jokic scoring 28 points and being named the Most Valuable Player of the Finals. With a raucous capacity crowd packed into Ball Arena ready to celebrate, the Nuggets ended…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor has unveiled a range of technologies to improve the range, performance and cost of electric vehicles (EVs) that it plans to introduce in the second half of the decade. The Japanese automaker, which has been criticised by some investors for being slow to roll out battery electric models, said it…
By Clara Denina and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – BlackRock on Tuesday launched the “Brown to Green Materials Fund” targeting undervalued carbon-intensive companies that produce the raw materials and products driving the energy transition. Investors are increasingly focused on what actions companies in industries such as metals and mining, cement, and construction, are taking to…
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Sonali Desai The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) managed to liven up the wait for Tuesday’s highly anticipated U.S. consumer price inflation (CPI) data by lowering a short-term lending rate for the first time in 10 months. Several analysts had been expecting a…
(Reuters) – China is considering at least a dozen stimulus measures including interest-rate reductions to support areas such as real estate and domestic demand, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter. China’s property sector, once a pillar of economic growth, slumped sharply last year with developers defaulting on debt or bonds…
TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Toyota Motor has said it is moving toward production of solid-state batteries for the next generation of electric vehicles (EVs), bringing a technology that promises more energy storage and faster charging closer to market. HOW ARE SOLID-STATE BATTERIES DIFFERENT? Solid-state batteries use thin layers of solid electrolytes that carry lithium ions between…
TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Toyota Motor has said it is moving toward production of solid-state batteries for the next generation of electric vehicles (EVs), bringing a technology that promises more energy storage and faster charging closer to market. HOW ARE SOLID-STATE BATTERIES DIFFERENT? Solid-state batteries use thin layers of solid electrolytes that carry lithium ions between…
