Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-Biennial World Cup would affect quality says Leicester’s Rodgers
(Reuters) - Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers said on Thursday that a biennial World Cup could increase player fatigue, which in turn would affect the quality of matches and increase injury risks...
Sep 09, 2021
Xi says China to donate 100 million vaccine doses to developing countries – CCTV
BEIJING (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping on Thursday said China would donate 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to developing countries this year, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The pledge, made by ...
Sep 09, 2021
Soccer-West Brom issue life ban to man found guilty of online racist abuse
(Reuters) - West Bromwich Albion have handed a life ban to a 50-year-old man convicted of racially abusing midfielder Romaine Sawyers online earlier this year, the Premier League club said on Thursday...
Sep 09, 2021
U.S. FDA to ask for more time before deciding on Juul e-cigarettes -WSJ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to ask for more time before deciding whether e-cigarettes from market leader Juul Labs Inc can be sold in the United States, the Wall Stre...
Sep 09, 2021
Soccer-UEFA chief Ceferin threatens World Cup boycott if new plans go ahead
(Reuters) - UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has warned of a potential European boycott of the World Cup if FIFA's plans to stage the tournament every two years go ahead. World soccer's governing bod...
Sep 09, 2021
As ‘buy now, pay later’ surges, a third of U.S. users fall behind on payments
By Anna Irrera (Reuters) - A third of U.S. consumers who used "buy now, pay later" services have fallen behind on one or more payments, and 72% of those said their credit score declined, a new study p...
Sep 09, 2021
Explainer: U.S. Senate referee in spotlight as Democrats pursue major spending
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Few know her name or have seen her on TV, but Elizabeth MacDonough is one of the most important people in Washington. As the Senate's parliamentarian, MacDonou...
Sep 09, 2021
“Feeling free”: women criminalized by Mexico’s abortion bans celebrate ruling
By Laura Gottesdiener MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - When a nurse arrived at Martha Mendez's bedside in a Mexican hospital carrying a fetus and told the teenager to ask it for forgiveness, Mendez resig...
Sep 09, 2021
Soccer-Wenger says ‘very positive response’ to new World Cup plan
By Simon Evans (Reuters) - FIFA's plan to double the number of World Cups by holding the tournament every two years has received a "very positive response", Arsene Wenger, the man fronting the proposa...
Sep 09, 2021
White House pulls Biden nominee Chipman to lead ATF firearms agency
By Jarrett Renshaw, Jeff Mason and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has withdrawn President Joe Biden's nomination of gun control advocate David Chipman to head the U.S. Bureau of...
Sep 09, 2021
