Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-We all regret no fans at Tokyo Games, says IOC’s Bach
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Olympics will have a different feel with spectators banned from the venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on ...
Jul 09, 2021
Apple in early talks for streaming rights of NFL Sunday Ticket games: The Information
(Reuters) - Apple Inc is in early talks with the U.S. National Football League (NFL) for the streaming rights of its Sunday Ticket games, The Information reported on Friday, citing people familiar wit...
Jul 09, 2021
Sainsbury’s rebuked on pay as one fifth of investors oppose report
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly one fifth of votes cast at Sainsbury's annual shareholders' meeting on Friday opposed the British supermarket group's remuneration report in the latest investo...
Jul 09, 2021
Indians give outright release to C Rene Rivera
The Cleveland Indians released veteran catcher Rene Rivera on Friday, six days after he was designated for assignment. Rivera, 37, was taken off the active roster Saturday when catcher Roberto Perez w...
Jul 09, 2021
Volkswagen hands CEO Diess contract extension ahead of strategy presentation
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Volkswagen on Friday handed Chief Executive Herbert Diess a contract extension under which he will lead the carmaker until October 2025, the group said, a victory made possible by...
Jul 09, 2021
Cuban drug regulator gives emergency approval to Abdala COVID-19 vaccine
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's drug regulator announced on Friday it had granted emergency approval of the Abdala COVID-19 vaccine, which is already being deployed on the Caribbean island nation amid a sur...
Jul 09, 2021
Post-pandemic public debt cannot be cancelled, says ECB’s Villeroy
PARIS (Reuters) - The governor of France's central bank on Friday told President Emmanuel Macron that the country's heavy public debt, bloated by spending to safeguard jobs and growth during the pande...
Jul 09, 2021
Golf-Out of bounds: Spectator takes swing with McIlroy’s club in Scottish Open drama
(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy's second round at the Scottish Open got off to a bizarre start on Friday when a spectator came to the tee and took a club from his golf bag. A video https://twitter.com/IrishG...
Jul 09, 2021
Russia’s Yandex pulls out of deal to buy online fashion retailer KupiVIP
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian tech giant Yandex said on Friday it was pulling out of a deal to buy online fashion retailer KupiVIP, but is considering alternative outlets in the fashion sector. Yandex sa...
Jul 09, 2021
Hackers breach Iran rail network, disrupt service
DUBAI (Reuters) - Train services in Iran were delayed by apparent cyberattacks on Friday, with hackers posting the phone number of the country's supreme leader as the number to call for information, s...
Jul 09, 2021
