Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ronaldo double rescues Portugal in dramatic draw with France
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo came to Portugal's rescue with two penalties to cancel out a brace from France's Karim Benzema in an enthralling 2-2 draw that sent both sides into the Euro 2020...
Jun 23, 2021
Buckingham Palace must do better on diversity, royal source says
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Buckingham Palace, which has come under fire from Queen Elizabeth's grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan for the way it deals with race, has not done enough t...
Jun 23, 2021
Fund collapse showed ‘buck stops nowhere’ at UK watchdog, say lawmakers
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The collapse of London Capital & Finance showed how Britain's Financial Conduct Authority appeared unable to meet standards of accountability it imposes on firms it reg...
Jun 23, 2021
Motor racing: W Series to become a team-based championship from 2022
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - The all-female W Series, which is supporting Formula One at eight grands prix this year, will become a team-based championship from 2022 as a result of strong sponso...
Jun 23, 2021
Over 2 million in England may have had long COVID, study finds
LONDON (Reuters) - Over 2 million people in England might have had long COVID and suffered one or more COVID-19 symptoms that lasted at least 12 weeks, one of the biggest surveillance studies of the c...
Jun 23, 2021
Biden nominates Cindy McCain to U.N. post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Cindy McCain, widow of the late Republican Senator John McCain, to be U.S. representative to the United Nations agencies for food and ...
Jun 23, 2021
Brazil sets new single-day record with over 115,000 coronavirus cases
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered a single-day record of 115,228 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, along with 2,392 deaths from CO...
Jun 23, 2021
U.S. administers 319.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 319,872,053 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Those figures ar...
Jun 23, 2021
Exxon must face Massachusetts lawsuit alleging climate change deceit
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A Massachusetts state judge has rejected Exxon Mobil Corp's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by state Attorney General Maura Healey accusing the oil company of misleading consu...
Jun 23, 2021
Canada lawmakers pass budget bill with pandemic supports ahead of summer recess
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian lawmakers on Wednesday passed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's budget bill, approving billions in funding to extend COVID-19 supports on the last day of voti...
Jun 23, 2021
