Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-Back to earth with a bump, Leicester’s Rodgers still hopeful of top four
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers came back to earth with a bump as a 2-1 defeat by Chelsea on Tuesday left his side's Premier League top-four hopes hanging by...
May 18, 2021
Japan to boost spending to promote local chip production – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is planning to increase spending to ramp up local production of advanced semiconductors and batteries under this year's growth agenda, the Nikkei newspaper reported. Under the ...
May 18, 2021
Senate Republicans don’t offer Biden aides new infrastructure plan
By Susan Cornwell and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican lawmakers met on Tuesday with top officials from President Joe Biden's administration to seek common ground on an infrastructu...
May 18, 2021
Republicans slam Biden administration on report of Nord Stream sanctions waivers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday slammed the Biden administration over a media report that it will waive sanctions on the company behind Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas p...
May 18, 2021
Ceasefire still elusive in Israel-Gaza conflict
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants kept up cross-border rocket fire, with no firm sign on Wednesday of ...
May 18, 2021
With 745 fatalities, Argentina hits new one-day COVID-19 death record
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina reported a record one-day coronavirus death toll of 745 on Tuesday as the South American country gets hit by a second wave of infections that brought the number of p...
May 18, 2021
Golf-‘Greatest Ryder Cup’ ever set for Whistling Straits – PGA
By Andrew Both KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (Reuters) - The PGA of America is ready to stage the "greatest Ryder Cup in history" this year, CEO Seth Waugh said on Tuesday. The biennial event between the United...
May 18, 2021
Soccer-Chelsea beat Leicester in crunch top-four battle
LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea seized control of their destiny in the Premier League top-four battle as they avenged their FA Cup final defeat by Leicester City to beat them 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Tues...
May 18, 2021
Brazil registers 2,513 new COVID-19 deaths, total nears 440,000 – health ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 75,445 additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 2,513 new deaths from COVID-19, Health Ministry figures showed on Tuesday. Br...
May 18, 2021
Soccer-Laporta plans to announce changes at Barcelona
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said changes are imminent at the club as they approach the end of a disappointing season. Barca can at best finish third in La Liga this term...
May 18, 2021
