Biden invites 40 world leaders to virtual climate summit: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders to a virtual summit on climate change he will host on April 22-23, the White House said in a statement on Friday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders to a virtual summit on climate change he will host on April 22-23, the White House said in a statement on Friday.
(Reporting by Eric Beech)
This story has not been edited by Firstpost staff and is generated by auto-feed.
also read

Amazon union vote enters final stretch in watershed moment for U.S. labour
By Mike Spector and Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - The National Labor Relations Board has begun reviewing ballots from Amazon.com Inc's workers in Alabama, who have voted on whether to form a union, with momentum for future labour organizing at America's second-largest private employer hanging in the balance. Agents from the labour board began sifting through ballots sent to more than 5,800 workers at Amazon's Bessemer, Alabama-based warehouse at 10 a.m

Spotify buys Locker Room app's maker Betty Labs in live audio push
By Elizabeth Culliford NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spotify Inc said on Tuesday it has purchased Betty Labs, the company behind sports-focused social audio app Locker Room, to accelerate its move into live audio. New voice-based platforms, including invite-only social app Clubhouse, have seen rapid growth in recent months during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oil falls as Suez Canal opens, dollar rallies; eyes on OPEC+ meeting
By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices slid on Tuesday as the Suez Canal reopened to traffic and the dollar rallied, while focus turned to an OPEC+ meeting this week, where analysts expect an extension to supply curbs to offset dim demand prospects. Brent crude fell $1.20, or 1.9%, at $63.78 a barrel by 1:12 p.m.