Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Elon Musk’s Neuralink raises over $200 million from Google Ventures, others
(Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's brain-chip startup, Neuralink, has raised $205 million in a funding round led by Dubai-based venture capital firm Vy Capital, with participation from A...
Jul 29, 2021
Two tornadoes touch down in Pennsylvania, several hurt
(Reuters) -Two tornadoes touched down in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, collapsing the roof of a car dealership and injuring several people, a county spokesman said. One of the twisters hit ...
Jul 29, 2021
New Zealand introduces bill to outlaw LGBT conversion therapy
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand introduced on Friday legislation that proposes up to five years in prison for practices intended to change a person's sexual orientation, gender ide...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-Rowing-Greece’s Stefanos Ntouskos wins men’s single sculls gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Stefanos Ntouskos of Greece picked up gold in the men's single sculls final on Friday at Tokyo's Sea Forest Waterway. Norwegian Kjetil Borch won silver and Croatia's Damir Martin fin...
Jul 29, 2021
Bicycle riding volunteers deliver medicines in Indonesia’s Semarang
By Budi Purwanto SEMARANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Pedalling through the Indonesian city of Semarang, Arrahman Surya Atmaja stops at a pharmacy to pick up some vitamins before hitting the road again to ...
Jul 29, 2021
Canadian Pacific asks Kansas City shareholders to reject Canadian National deal
(Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd on Thursday asked Kansas City Southern shareholders to vote against a deal with Canadian National Railway Co at a meeting next month. Kansas City shareholders ...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-Rowing-New Zealand’s Emma Twigg wins women’s single sculls gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Emma Twigg of New Zealand won gold in the women's single sculls at Tokyo's Sea Forest Waterway on Friday. The Russian Olympic Committee's Hanna Prakatsen and Austria's Magdalena Lobn...
Jul 29, 2021
NBA-Pistons select Oklahoma State’s Cunningham with No. 1 pick in draft
(Reuters) - The Pistons selected Oklahoma State's Cade Cunningham with the top pick of the 2021 NBA draft on Thursday, giving Detroit an NBA-ready, dynamic 6-foot-8 point guard. Cunningham, 19, was na...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. Navy sailor charged in fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy sailor was charged on Thursday with starting a fire last year that burned for four days on the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard, injurin...
Jul 29, 2021
Japan’s output, job availability jump as overseas demand eases COVID pain
By Kaori Kaneko and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's factory output jumped in June and job availability rose to the highest level in nearly a year, data showed, a sign robust overseas demand was ...
Jul 29, 2021
