Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Branding the U.S. left: AOC makes a push into political merchandise
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became one of America's most prominent progressive Democrats with her calls to tax the wealthy and spend heavily to f...
Jul 19, 2021
NHL releases Red Wings’ protection ahead of Expansion Draft
NEW YORK, NY (WKZO AM/FM) – The NHL released the Red Wings’ protection ahead of Wednesday’s Expansion Draft. Detroit opted to protect seven forwards, three defensemen and one goalie....
Jul 19, 2021
EU okays 1 billion euro Spanish recapitalisation scheme for virus-hit companies
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Spain secured EU clearance on Monday for a 1-billion-euro ($847 million) recapitalisation scheme for virus-hit companies, one of dozens of measures approved by EU state aid regula...
Jul 19, 2021
Singapore reports 11-month high of 163 local COVID-19 cases
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry reported on Monday 163 new locally-transmitted coronavirus cases, the highest daily tally in 11 months, driven by growing clusters of infections linke...
Jul 19, 2021
Japan’s PM declines to comment on S.Korean president’s decision to stay away from Olympics
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday he was not in a position to comment on South Korean President Moon Jae-in's decision not to visit Japan for the Olympics. The pr...
Jul 19, 2021
EU Commission approves Czech recovery plan of 7 billion euros
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission approved on Wednesday the Czech Republic's 7 billion euro plan to recover from the pandemic and transform the economy to become greener and more digitalise...
Jul 19, 2021
Telefonica cuts debt by 200 million euros with Colombia network stake sale
MADRID (Reuters) - Telefonica expects to cut its debt by 200 million euros ($169 million) following the sale of a controlling stake in its optic fibre network in Colombia to buyout fund KKR, the Spani...
Jul 19, 2021
Indonesia reports record 1,338 new coronavirus deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported a record 1,338 new coronavirus deaths on Monday, data from its COVID-19 task force showed, taking the total number of fatalities to 74,920. The number of new inf...
Jul 19, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-China’s swimmers racing to escape country’s doping past
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese swimmers have struggled to escape the shadow of suspicion since a spate of doping cases in the 1990s and the four-year ban handed out to triple Olympic ch...
Jul 19, 2021
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: England's 'freedom day' marred by soaring cases Prime Minister Boris Johnson's "freedom day" ending more than a year of lockdo...
Jul 19, 2021
