Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sport-North American leagues scramble to stem rise in COVID-19 outbreaks
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The NBA has followed the NFL in rolling out tighter COVID-19 protocols amid a sudden wave of positive cases while another postponed NHL game further clouded that league's p...
Dec 17, 2021
Sport-COVID forces players into isolation as calls for vaccination grow
By Rohith Nair (Reuters) - World sport continued to reel from the surge in COVID-19 cases on Friday with politicians urging sportspeople to set an example by not shunning the vaccine, while internatio...
Dec 17, 2021
Tennis-Murray downs rusty Nadal in Abu Dhabi exhibition event
(Reuters) - Former world number one Andy Murray eased past Rafa Nadal 6-3 7-5 in the Spaniard's comeback match at the World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi on Friday to set up a...
Dec 17, 2021
Palantir to localize UK data operations as privacy regulations tighten
(Reuters) - Palantir Technologies Inc said on Friday it plans to shift its entire UK data processing out of the United States, at a time when data privacy regulations are tightening across the globe. ...
Dec 17, 2021
Italy’s Salvini says Draghi should remain PM, not be next president
ROME (Reuters) - Italian right-wing leader Matteo Salvini said on Friday that Prime Minister Mario Draghi should remain in his current role and not become head of state when the position comes free ea...
Dec 17, 2021
P&G recalls some conditioner, shampoo sprays due to potential cancer risk
(Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co said on Friday it was voluntarily recalling some hair care products sold in the United States and Canada from its Pantene and Herbal Essences brands, due to the presenc...
Dec 17, 2021
Sadness, anger for Amazon workers who died during tornado
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (Reuters) - Families and friends of six workers who died after a tornado tore into an Amazon warehouse expressed sadness and anger as they said final farewells to the victims in a s...
Dec 17, 2021
Southwest CEO tests positive for COVID-19 after Senate hearing — airline
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Southwest Chief Executive Gary Kelly tested positive for COVID-19 after appearing at a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the airline confir...
Dec 17, 2021
UK reports record 93,045 COVID-19 cases as Omicron surges
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported record COVID-19 infections for the third consecutive day on Friday, with a rise to 93,045 new cases fuelled by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the virus....
Dec 17, 2021
Starbucks union store in Buffalo, New York is certified – NLRB
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) -Starbucks Corp will be headed to the bargaining table at its first officially unionized corporate-owned U.S. location after the National Labor Relations Board on Fri...
Dec 17, 2021
