Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BOJ to consider buying green bonds as part of Asian efforts to nurture market – source
By Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan will consider buying green bonds as part of a joint effort among Asian central banks to promote the region's bond market, said a source with knowled...
Jul 12, 2021
Nigeria’s Lagos state faces ‘potential third wave’ of COVID-19
By Libby George LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's Lagos state faces a "potential third wave" of coronovirus infections, its governor said in a statement. He warned of fines or even imprisonment for those wh...
Jul 12, 2021
Twins top Tigers 12-9 in ten innings to close out before MLB All Star Game break
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WKZO AM/FM) – The Detroit Tigers lost to the Minnesota Twins 12-9 in ten innings in Minneapolis Sunday afternoon. The loss completed a four-game sweep for Minnesota. Tigers catc...
Jul 12, 2021
Lack of COVID awareness at Euro final ‘devastating’: WHO
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - A WHO epidemiologist said she had been devastated to watch unmasked crowds singing and shouting at the Euro 2020 soccer final in London on Sunday, expressing concerns ...
Jul 12, 2021
Jordanian ex-royal court chief sentenced to 15 years for alleged plot
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced a former royal confidant, Bassem Awadallah, and a minor royal to 15 years in jail on charges of attempting to destabilise...
Jul 12, 2021
Tigers pick a pair of pitchers Sunday in MLB Draft
DENVER, CO (WKZO AM/FM) – The Detroit Tigers selected pitcher Jackson Jobe with the third overall pick in the Major League Baseball Draft Sunday. Jobe is a high schooler from Heritage Hall High ...
Jul 12, 2021
Philippine vaccine hesitancy drops as safety concerns ebb, poll shows
MANILA (Reuters) - The number of Filipinos willing to get inoculated against the coronavirus rose to 43% in June from just 16% in February, an opinion poll showed on Monday, as concerns over the safet...
Jul 12, 2021
Tigers Torkelson and Green each get hits, but AL falls in MLB Futures Game
DENVER, CO (WKZO AM/FM) – Two of the top Detroit Tigers prospects played in the Major League Baseball Futures Game Sunday afternoon. 21-year-old Spencer Torkelson finished with a single and 20-y...
Jul 12, 2021
Geely’s Volvo Cars lifts stake in EV maker Polestar to 49.5%
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Volvo Car Group has bought additional shares in electric car maker Polestar, taking its holdings in the electric vehicle (EV) maker controlled by Volvo's parent company,...
Jul 12, 2021
In symbolic end to war, U.S. general to step down from command in Afghanistan
By Phil Stewart KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. general leading the war in Afghanistan, Austin Miller, will relinquish command on Monday, U.S. officials say, in a symbolic end to America's longest conflict...
Jul 12, 2021
