Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cricket-Kohli to step down as RCB skipper after 2021 IPL season
(Reuters) - Virat Kohli will step down as captain of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) after the 2021 season, the player said on Sunday. Kohli this week also ...
Sep 19, 2021
Soccer-Classy Chelsea crush Tottenham to go joint top
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Chelsea's dominant second-half performance was rewarded with goals for Thiago Silva, N'Golo Kante and Antonio Rudiger in a comfortable 3-0 victory at London rivals T...
Sep 19, 2021
Islamic state claims responsibility for attacks in eastern Afghanistan
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for a series of bomb attacks in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan, the group's Amaaq News Agency said on its Telegram channel on Sunda...
Sep 19, 2021
Pirates recall Max Kranick, place Bryse Wilson on 10-day IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled righthanded pitcher Max Kranick from Triple-A Indianapolis and will start him against the Miami Marlins on Sunday. He replaces fellow right-hander Bryse Wilson, who was...
Sep 19, 2021
Lufthansa launches $2.5 billion capital increase
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's largest airline Lufthansa said on Sunday it would launch a capital increase that it expects will result in gross proceeds of 2.14 billion euros ($2.51 billion). ($1 = 0...
Sep 19, 2021
Growing California wildfire spares group of giant sequoias
(Reuters) - A group of landmark giant sequoias has so far been spared by a blaze sweeping through a California national park, authorities said on Sunday. The so-called KNP Complex fire, which was igni...
Sep 19, 2021
Key data on U.S. J&J, Moderna COVID-19 boosters ‘weeks away,’ Fauci says
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Data needed to determine the advisability of booster shots of the Moderna Inc and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines is just weeks away, President Joe Biden's...
Sep 19, 2021
Senior House Democrats concede likely scale-back of $3.5 trillion Biden spending bill
By David Lawder and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Democrats said on Sunday that they will likely need to scale back President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion social spending bill while passag...
Sep 19, 2021
Singapore reports 1,012 new COVID-19 cases, highest since April last year
(Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry reported 1,012 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the highest since April last year. A recent rise in cases after the relaxation of some COVID-19 measures has prompt...
Sep 19, 2021
Box Office: ‘Shang-Chi’ Set to Lead for Third Weekend as ‘Free Guy’ Climbs Up to No. 2
By Ellise Shafer LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) - Disney is ruling the domestic box office this weekend. In its third weekend of release, Marvel and Disney's "Shang-Chi" is set to remain in the No. 1 spot...
Sep 19, 2021
