U.S. President Joe Biden is seen on the screen as European Council President Charles Michel attends a virtual U.S. global climate summit, in Brussels, Belgium, April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/PoolU.S. President Joe Biden called on nations to work together on the transition to clean energy on Friday, the second and final day of a climate…
Topline Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) on Tuesday criticized President Joe Biden’s comments ahead of the Derek Chauvin verdict, going as far to accuse the president of providing grounds for a mistrial when he said he was “praying” for the “right” verdict while the sequestered jury was deciding the ex-cop’s fate. Key Facts Hours before the…
Topline Three Democratic lawmakers are urging U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from an upcoming case that will determine whether charities have to disclose their major donors, arguing she should not hear the case after the organization that brought it spent at least a million dollars supporting her Senate confirmation. Key…
April 23, 20211:08 PM UTCReuters1 minute readVials with a sticker reading, “COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only” and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoTh EU Commission may eventually expand its portfolio of COVID-19 jabs to protein-based vaccines, the…
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic//File PhotoThe Canadian health regulator has accepted Medicago’s application for a real-time review of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, the drug developer said on Friday.Medicago is conducting a late-stage study of…
SHANGHAI, April 23 (Reuters) – Chinese investment bank China International Capital Corp (CICC) has made green finance a “top priority”, as Beijing steps up pressure on financial institutions to help fund its carbon neutrality pledge. CICC has formed a “green agility team” of 20-plus investment bankers dedicated to channeling funding into low carbon and clean…
Biden’s DOJ appears to be hanging back as prosecutors in New York and Georgia investigate Trump. A decision to prosecute Trump would be fraught with political peril in a divided political climate. Biden has consistently said DOJ, not the sitting president, should make the call. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Donald Trump left…
The Transportation Department hired a top science advisor, a post that was vacant for over 40 years. The Democratic National Committee made moves on 10 communications pros. Trump administration alum Ben Carson now has a consulting gig. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Robert C. Hampshire is filling a job in the federal government…
The exchange rates and logos of Bitcoin (BTH), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) are seen on the display of a cryptocurrency ATM of blockchain payment service provider Vaerdex at the headquarters of Swiss Falcon Private Bank in Zurich, Switzerland May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Cryptocurrency Ether pulled back sharply from a record…
A patient, wearing an oxygen mask, sits outside Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP), one of India’s largest facilities for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients only, in New Delhi, India, April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiIndia recorded the world’s highest daily tally of coronavirus cases for a second day in a row on Friday, while daily…





