Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain’s NHS Test and Trace reducing size of contact tracing workforce
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Britain's NHS (National Health Service) Test and Trace system is reducing the size of its contact tracing workforce after a decline in coronavirus cases in the country. "...
Apr 30, 2021
Exclusive: Chilean regulator sees no clouds over Sputnik vaccine despite Brazilian rejection
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The director of Chile's health regulator said he sees no evidence of safety issues with Sputnik V, the COVID-19 vaccine developed in Russia, despite its rejection...
Apr 30, 2021
Reports: Packers exercise fifth-year option on CB Jaire Alexander
The Green Bay Packers exercised the fifth-year option of standout cornerback Jaire Alexander, according to multiple reports on Friday. Alexander will receive $13.294 million in 2022 in the final seaso...
Apr 30, 2021
Grammy organizers change rules after allegations of corruption
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The organizers of music's Grammy Awards on Friday announced an end to the so-called "secret" committees that have led to allegations that the highest honors in the industry are...
Apr 30, 2021
Falcons agree to one-year deal with QB AJ McCarron
The Atlanta Falcons announced Friday that they agreed to a one-year deal with free-agent quarterback AJ McCarron. Longtime starter Matt Ryan was the only quarterback on Atlanta's roster prior to the d...
Apr 30, 2021
Virgin Galactic delays quarterly results after regulator guidance for SPACs
(Reuters) - Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc has delayed its quarterly results by about a week to May 10, following the accounting guidance issued for blank check companies by the U.S. securities regulato...
Apr 30, 2021
More than 90 people found in Houston home in suspected smuggling case
(Reuters) - Police responding to reports of a kidnapping said on Friday they had found more than 90 people crammed into a two-story suburban Houston home and suspected it was being used in a human smu...
Apr 30, 2021
Maradona care ‘deficient and reckless’ before death, medical board report finds
By Juan Bustamante BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A medical board appointed to investigate the death of Diego Maradona has concluded that the soccer star's medical team acted in an "inappropriate, deficient...
Apr 30, 2021
At funeral of Black teen shot by Ohio police in melee, eulogies, appeals for unity
By Gaelen Morse COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - The funeral for a Black teenager shot by police as she wielded a knife during a melee in Columbus, Ohio, last week drew family, friends and elected officials...
Apr 30, 2021
Next major war will be ‘very different,’ – U.S. defense secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States needs to prepare for a potential future conflict bearing little resemblance to "the old wars" that have long consumed the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Lloyd Aus...
Apr 30, 2021
