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Biden infrastructure plan bets big on U.S. return to mass transit after COVID-19 By Reuters

Biden infrastructure plan bets big on U.S. return to mass transit after COVID-19 By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Biden holds infrstructure event at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2/2 By David Shepardson and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s sweeping $2.3…

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USTR vows to keep battling ‘significant’ foreign trade barriers By Reuters

USTR vows to keep battling ‘significant’ foreign trade barriers By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Finance Committee conducts hearing on nomination of Katherine Tai to be U.S. Trade Representative. By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Wednesday vowed…

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The US just set ambitious offshore wind power targets – what will it take to meet them?

The US just set ambitious offshore wind power targets – what will it take to meet them?

The United States’ offshore wind industry is tiny, with just seven wind turbines operating off Rhode Island and Virginia. The few attempts to build large-scale wind farms like Europe’s have run into long delays, but…

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Ancient southern Kalahari was more important to human evolution than previously thought

Ancient southern Kalahari was more important to human evolution than previously thought

The Kalahari is a huge expanse of desert in southern Africa, stretching across Botswana and into the northernmost part of South Africa’s Northern Cape province. It’s in the Northern Cape that we studied and described…

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Employers and trade unions kick off joint work on labour agreements for the digital age

Employers and trade unions kick off joint work on labour agreements for the digital age

DIGITAL SME, together with the Italian employers’ association Confimi Industria and trade unions, today launched a joint project funded by the European Commission to support social dialogue and industrial relations Under the leadership of Confimi Industria,…

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Tugende obtient 3,6 millions $ pour son activité de crédit-bail centrée sur le secteur informel

Tugende obtient 3,6 millions $ pour son activité de crédit-bail centrée sur le secteur informel

(Agence Ecofin) – Après la levée d’un financement de série A d’un montant de 4 millions $ en octobre 2020, auprès du japonais Toyota, la société Tugende, a réussi à mobiliser un investissement complémentaire. Il vise…

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Djibouti jouit officiellement des capacités de haut débit du câble DARE1, le 8e du pays

Djibouti jouit officiellement des capacités de haut débit du câble DARE1, le 8e du pays

(Agence Ecofin) – Il y a cinq ans, la société télécoms publique a promis aux populations de Djibouti un meilleur accès à l’Internet de haute qualité. C’est désormais chose faite. Une bonne nouvelle pour le…

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U.S. dollar share of global FX reserves in fourth quarter 2020 hits lowest since 1995: IMF By Reuters

U.S. dollar share of global FX reserves in fourth quarter 2020 hits lowest since 1995: IMF By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. one dollar banknotes are seen in front of displayed stock graph By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar’s share of currency reserves reported to the International Monetary…

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U.S. Oil Stockpiles Dropped 876,000 Barrels Last Week: EIA By Investing.com

U.S. Oil Stockpiles Dropped 876,000 Barrels Last Week: EIA By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Liz Moyer Investing.com — U.S. oil stockpiles declined far more than expected in the latest week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. inventories fell 876,000 barrels last week, compared with analysts’ expectations…

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How nonfungible tokens work and where they get their value – a cryptocurrency expert explains NFTs

How nonfungible tokens work and where they get their value – a cryptocurrency expert explains NFTs

Takeaways · Nonfungible tokens prove ownership of a digital item – image, sound file or text – in the same way that people own crypto coins. · Unlike crypto coins, which are identical and worth…

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