Author Archives: Syndicated Content
An audit gave the all-clear. Others alleged slavery
By A. Ananthalakshmi, Liz Lee and Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - In December 2020, with coronavirus infections spreading rapidly across factories and workers' dormitories in Malaysia, officials ...
May 19, 2021
China’s JD.com beats quarterly revenue estimates
(Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com Inc's first-quarter revenue beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, aided by an expanded product line-up that helped lure in more users. During the quar...
May 19, 2021
Futures fall as tech stocks lag ahead of Fed minutes
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell for the third straight session on Wednesday, led by losses in rate-sensitive technology stocks on fears that rising inflation could force the U...
May 19, 2021
UK increasingly confident that vaccines work against Indian variant
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is increasingly confident that vaccines are effective against the coronavirus variant first identified in India, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. "We have inc...
May 19, 2021
Detroit’s Spencer Turnbull throws no-hitter against Mariners
SEATTLE, WA (WKZO AM/FM) – Detroit Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull threw a no hitter against the Seattle Mariners Tuesday night in Detroit’s 5-nothing win in Seattle. It is the fifth no hi...
May 19, 2021
China releases first images taken by Martian rover Zhurong -state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China released the first images taken by its Martian rover, Zhurong, on the red planet, state television reported on Wednesday. China's uncrewed spacecraft Tianwen-1 landed on the ...
May 19, 2021
Diesel shortages paralyze Venezuelan farms, prompting sanctions debate
By Luc Cohen and Keren Torres TUREN, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan farmer Agustin Zenere should have been planting corn by the second week of May - a crucial task in the economically devastated Sou...
May 19, 2021
Brazil police investigate potential crimes related to wood exports
RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian federal police launched on Wednesday investigations into potential corruption and smuggling crimes related to wood exports, according to a statement, ment...
May 19, 2021
Blashill to stay as Red Wings coach, gets contract extension
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Jeff Blashill will return for his seventh season as Detroit Red Wings head coach in 2021-22 after signing a contract extension. He guided Detroit to a 19-27-and-10 rec...
May 19, 2021
No pain, no gain for big funds hunting the next Tesla
By Ben Klayman, Paul Lienert and Echo Wang (Reuters) - Place your bets! The race to find the next Tesla is on but the search is turning up plenty of clunkers as well as potential superstars. Fidelity ...
May 19, 2021
