PARIS: French oil and gas major Total on Friday won near-unanimous shareholder support for its climate strategy along with a new name, TotalEnergies, marking its shift – but NGOs dismissed it as “bogus”. 

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday proposed a $6 trillion budget to “reimagine” the US economy and stave off Chinese competition, though driving the United States into record debt – and with Congress first needing to give approval. 

WASHINGTON: As the number of COVID-19 cases soared in Washington through the fall and winter, Tizoc Zarate waited tables at a local restaurant – but struggled to put enough food on the table for himself and his girlfriend. 

BRUSSELS/PARIS: The EU’s biggest powers Germany and France as well as the Netherlands want the bloc to secure beefier powers to stop startups from being snapped up by big tech companies. 

PARIS: Airbus said yesterday it will produce more single-aisle planes in 2023 than before the coronavirus crisis as the European aerospace giant sees the aviation sector ascending from the pandemic. 

BEIJING: Top US and Chinese trade officials have held their first “candid” talks since Joe Biden became president, the two sides said yesterday, as Washington scrutinizes whether Beijing is sticking to a key agreement forged during a bruising tariffs battle between the economic superpowers. 

NEW YORK: Ford once again is ramping up investment in zero-emission cars and by 2030 expects 40 percent of its vehicle volume to be comprised of fully electric vehicles, the company announced yesterday. 

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook said yesterday that it has disrupted more than 150 deceptive influence schemes since 2017, with Russia the biggest single source, as culprits strive to stay “under the radar.” 

WASHINGTON: Amazon has agreed to buy the storied MGM studios for $8.45 billion, the companies said yesterday, giving the US tech giant a vast library to further its ambitions in streaming.