Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NHL-Buffalo add Power with first overall draft pick
(Reuters) -The Buffalo Sabres selected Owen Power with the first pick of the 2021 NHL Draft on Friday, hoping the 18-year-old Canadian defenseman can help turn around the fortunes of the long-sufferin...
Jul 23, 2021
Biden assures Afghan President Ghani of continued U.S. support -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in a telephone call on Friday that the United States will continue to support Afghanistan, including with development...
Jul 23, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-The Russians are back — and hunting gold
By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) - The focus may be on the big name Americans and Australians but this could be the Games where Russian swimmers could make their biggest splash in the men's events in 25...
Jul 23, 2021
Austin, Texas, police vow timely release of sensitive body-cam videos
By Alexandra Ulmer Police in Austin, Texas, on Friday said they would release video from officers' body cameras within 10 business days of incidents that led to serious injuries or deaths, down from 6...
Jul 23, 2021
Florida firefighters end their search for remains from Miami-area condo collapse
(Reuters) - The Miami-Dade County fire and rescue department on Friday declared an end to its search for more human remains in the rubble of a condominium complex that collapsed on June 24, killing at...
Jul 23, 2021
Venezuela says U.S. military plane violated its airspace
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's armed forces said on Friday that a U.S. military plane violated its airspace along the South American country's border with Colombia in what it said was a "flagrant pro...
Jul 23, 2021
Brazil competition regulator signals ‘complex’ path for Oi sale approval
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The superintendence of Brazil's competition regulator Cade said on Friday it viewed an asset sale by Brazilian telecom Oi SA as "complex," suggesting that TIM, Telefnica Brasil a...
Jul 23, 2021
Australia’s Victoria reports 12 coronavirus cases, down from day earlier
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state reported 12 locally acquired cases of coronavirus on Saturday, down from 14 a day earlier, in a promising sign as the state weighs whether to lift a ha...
Jul 23, 2021
Brazil sees 108,732 new coronavirus cases, 1,324 deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 108,732 new cases of coronavirus and 1,324 additional COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Friday. (Reporting by Pedro Fonseca...
Jul 23, 2021
Mexico reports 16,421 new cases of COVID-19, 328 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Friday reported 16,421 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and 328 more fatalities, bringing its totals to 2,726,160 infections and 237,9...
Jul 23, 2021
