Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-Women’s leagues join UEFA opposition to biennial World Cup
(Reuters) - FIFA's plans for a biennial World Cup would have a "profoundly detrimental" impact on the women's game and fundamentally alter its development, Europe's top women's leagues and European go...
Oct 04, 2021
Senator asks Facebook CEO to answer questions on teen safety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Ed Markey on Monday asked for answers from Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg after new research suggested the social media company failed to prevent di...
Oct 04, 2021
Two dead, three rescued from waters off Spain’s Mallorca
MADRID (Reuters) - The crew of a yacht plucked two bodies from waters off the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca on Monday and authorities rescued another three people floating nearby, the government...
Oct 04, 2021
Banks make slow progress on UK gender pay, while gap widens for insurers
By Carolyn Cohn and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - Major banks in Britain made a slight dent in their gender pay gaps last year, according to a Reuters analysis, though industry observers say they st...
Oct 04, 2021
Biden to visit Chicago area, press need for COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to the Chicago area on Thursday as part of the administration's effort to encourage people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the White House said...
Oct 04, 2021
Olympics-Ice hockey-Canada name Crosby, McDavid in initial Beijing squad list
(Reuters) - Two-times gold medallist Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Alex Pietrangelo were named on Monday in the Canadian men's ice hockey team's initial squad for the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Partic...
Oct 04, 2021
REUTERS IMPACT-India targets alternate fuels, EVs in clean transport push
By Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is framing policies to promote the use of clean fuels, including electric vehicles (EVs), and tightening emission norms to meet its carbon reduction targets,...
Oct 04, 2021
GSK to supply 10,000 doses of COVID-19 drug to Canada
(Reuters) - London-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said on Monday it signed a deal to supply 10,000 doses of its COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy to the Canadian government. "With the emergenc...
Oct 04, 2021
Islamic state claims responsibility for Kabul blast
(Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility on Monday for an explosion in Kabul the previous day, the group's Amaq news agency said on Telegram. A blast killed several civilians at a mosque in th...
Oct 04, 2021
Opposition mayors Karacsony, Marki-Zay join forces in primary to take on Hungary PM Orban
By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Budapest mayor Gergely Karacsony and Peter Marki-Zay, in a bid to unseat Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban next year, joined forces for the second round of op...
Oct 04, 2021
