Wimbledon finalist Pliskova soars to fifth in WTA Finals race
Karolina Pliskova’s run to the Wimbledon final has lifted the Czech 15 spots to number five on the leaderboard for the season-ending WTA Finals, the WTA Tour said.
United Airlines to buy 100, 19-seat electric planes from Heart Aerospace
July 13 (Reuters) – United Airlines (UAL.O) said on Tuesday it would buy 100 19-seat ES-19 electric planes from Swedish start-up Heart Aerospace, as the U.S. carrier eyes battery-powered aircraft for regional routes. It is the latest in a series of such “innovation-related” announcements by United as major airlines come under pressure to cut emissions. The U.S. […]
VW shows confidence in electric future with higher margin goal
WOLFSBURG, Germany, July 13 (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) raised its long-term profitability target on Tuesday in a sign of the German automaker’s growing confidence in managing the shift to electric and self-driving vehicles. Presenting its strategy until 2030, Europe’s largest carmaker also said it expected half of its global vehicle sales to be battery-powered by that date […]
BP to take full control of Thorntons stores in U.S. retail push
July 13 (Reuters) – BP Plc (BP.L) said on Tuesday it would buy the majority share it does not already own in its Thorntons joint venture from ArcLight Capital Partners LLC to expand its presence in the U.S. fuels and convenience retail business. The acquisition will bring BP more than 200 retail stores in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, […]
Shell unveils carbon capture project in Canada’s Alberta province
CALGARY, Alberta, July 13 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) said on Tuesday it plans to build a large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project near Edmonton, Alberta, joining a number of other companies proposing clean energy initiatives in Canada’s main oil-producing province. The Polaris CCS project would have capacity to store 300 million tonnes of carbon […]
Shipping industry seeks to combat dark oil transfers at sea
LONDON/MEXICO CITY, July 13 (Reuters) – Top oil shipping companies say they have tightened operational guidelines and deployed technology to prevent accidental breaches of sanctions, as the countries hit by ever tougher restrictions fight back with elaborate strategies to dodge them. Washington has ramped up shipping-related sanctions over the last two years to make it […]
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen says carbon pricing can work, with caveats
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged on Tuesday the use of carbon-pricing schemes such as a planned new European border levy but stressed such moves should take into account emission-cutting progress made in other ways.
Bear necessities: Rescued cub prepares for life back in Kashmir wild
ISLAMABAD, July 13 (Reuters) – When Pakistani poachers shot and killed his mother, the future looked bleak for Daboo. Still too young to open his eyes, the black bear cub was put in a sack and had his ears cut off in preparation for being sold to baiters. But before the poachers could make the […]
Gaza cafe complex serves up lessons in recycling alongside drinks
GAZA, July 13 (Reuters) – As a model of creative recycling in one of the most densely populated places on earth, a Gaza Strip cafe is serving up a healthy dose of environmentalism alongside its signature morning coffee. The beachside venue is part of the “Sea is Ours” co-operative, a complex built of reused wooden […]
France fines Google 500 mln euros over copyright row
PARIS, July 13 (Reuters) – France’s antitrust watchdog slapped a 500 million euro ($593 million) fine on Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) on Tuesday for failing to comply with the regulator’s orders on how to conduct talks with the country’s news publishers in a row over copyright. The fine comes amid increasing international pressure on online platforms such as […]
