Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake recorded in southern California -USGS
(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck about seven miles west of Calipatria, near California's Salton Sea, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday. The tremor was part of a series of...
Jun 05, 2021
Golf-Sun finally shines at U.S. Women’s Open in San Francisco
By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The blanket of fog that kept conditions chilly through the first two rounds of the U.S. Women's Open vanished overnight and bright sunshine spilled down on Sa...
Jun 05, 2021
Soccer-Players should be freed from Copa America obligations – league body
By Andrew Downie (Reuters) - South American players should be given the chance to opt out of playing the Copa America this month, the World Leagues Forum (WLF) said in an open letter to FIFA and the S...
Jun 05, 2021
Square to invest $5 million in Blockstream’s solar-powered bitcoin mining facility
(Reuters) - Blockchain technology company Blockstream Mining said on Saturday that Square Inc will invest $5 million to build an open-source, solar-powered bitcoin mining facility at one of Blockstrea...
Jun 05, 2021
Iran presidential candidates trade barbs in TV debate
DUBAI (Reuters) - Candidates in Iran's presidential election this month traded strong barbs in a debate on Saturday, accusing each other of treason or of lacking the education to run an economy devast...
Jun 05, 2021
Canada’s Freeland says G7 deal shows it’s possible to end ‘race to the bottom’ on taxes
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - A landmark deal by the Group of Seven advanced economies to pursue higher global taxation on large companies shows it is possible to end the "race to the bottom" and...
Jun 05, 2021
Tennis-Swiatek overcomes slow start to reach French Open fourth round
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Defending champion Iga Swiatek overcame a sluggish start to book her place in the last 16 of the French Open with a 7-6(4) 6-0 victory over Estonian Anna Kontaveit o...
Jun 05, 2021
Blackstone and group of private equity firms near deal to buy Medline
By Chibuike Oguh and Sabahatjahan Contractor (Reuters) - Blackstone Group Inc and a group of other private-equity firms are nearing a deal to acquire medical supplier Medline Inc that would value the ...
Jun 05, 2021
First post-COVID cruise ship leaves Venice amid protest
By Giulia Segreti and Alex Fraser VENICE (Reuters) - The first cruise ship to leave Venice since coronavirus restrictions were eased set sail on Saturday, but some local residents protested over the r...
Jun 05, 2021
Tennis-Gauff eases through to last 16 as Brady retires
PARIS (Reuters) - Teenager Coco Gauff reached the last 16 of the French Open for the first time after fellow American Jennifer Brady quit having lost the first set 6-1 on Saturday. The 17-year-old was...
Jun 05, 2021
