Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dow profit doubles on higher prices
(Reuters) -Dow Inc on Thursday said its second-quarter profit doubled from the prior period, as prices for its chemicals used in plastics and packaging rose on the back of strong consumer and industri...
Jul 22, 2021
Red Wings lose defenseman Chelowski to Seattle in NHL Expansion Draft
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Defenseman Dennis Cholowski is no longer a Detroit Red Wing after he was selected by the Seattle Kraken in last night’s NHL Expansion Draft. Cholowski was the 20...
Jul 22, 2021
EU has shipped tiny percentage of planned COVID-19 shot donations – document
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU countries have so far donated just a tiny portion of excess COVID-19 vaccines to poor nations, mostly AstraZeneca shots, less than 3% of the 160 million ...
Jul 22, 2021
Myanmar military accused of arresting doctors while COVID-19 infections rise
(Reuters) - Angered by doctors' support for anti-junta protests, Myanmar's military has arrested several doctors treating COVID-19 patients independently, colleagues and media said, as the health syst...
Jul 22, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Americans face double threat to dominance in the pool
By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) - America's traditional dominance in the pool faces a double threat at the Tokyo Games with a new wave of East European men and Australian women looking to end any chanc...
Jul 22, 2021
Olympics-Russian athletes among most tested going into Tokyo Games
By Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) - Russian athletes were among the most tested in the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics, given the country's massive doping scandals which tarnished previous Games, the I...
Jul 22, 2021
Africa to start receiving 400 million J&J COVID-19 vaccine doses next week
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Africa will start to receive the first batch of 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson & Johnson next week, the African Union's special envoy on COVID said on Thursday...
Jul 22, 2021
Shanghai exchange to launch new index tracking next generation IT
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai Stock Exchange will launch a new index to track 50 major listed companies from tech-focused STAR board that engage in next generation information technology, the exchange...
Jul 22, 2021
Olympics-Sporting moments to look out for at Tokyo 2020
By Ossian Shine TOKYO (Reuters) - Superheroes the world over come head to toe in spandex. So too here in Tokyo, where the one person with the best shot at making - or even saving - these most beleague...
Jul 22, 2021
For Japan, medal bonanza could put some shine on tarnished Games
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - A record medal haul may be the only silver lining for host nation Japan at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, as the Games have been overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic...
Jul 22, 2021
