Author Archives: Syndicated Content
The Weeknd brings bright lights, bandaged dancers to Super Bowl
By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - Canadian pop singer The Weeknd lit up a pandemic-restricted Super Bowl on Sunday with an upbeat performance of hits in front of a brightly lit cityscape evoking the theme ...
Feb 07, 2021
Vietnam’s Vinfast gets permit to test self-driving vehicles in California
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's first domestic car manufacturer, Vinfast, said on Monday it had obtained a permit to test autonomous vehicles on public streets in California. Vinfast, a unit of Vietnam's ...
Feb 07, 2021
Top 25 roundup: Indiana pulls off last-second upset of No. 8 Iowa
Armaan Franklin hit a 14-foot jumper with 1.6 seconds left, lifting Indiana to a 67-65 win over No. 8 Iowa on Sunday in Bloomington, Ind. The Hoosiers (10-8, 5-6 Big Ten) snapped a two-game losing str...
Feb 07, 2021
Sublime Serena sails into second round in Melbourne
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams took the first step on what she hopes will be the path to a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title in some style on Monday with a 6-1 6-1 thrashing of Germany's L...
Feb 07, 2021
NHL roundup: Hurricanes defeat Blue Jackets in wild affair
Jordan Staal netted the go-ahead goal and had a pair of assists to lead the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a wild 6-5 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday afternoon. Vincent Trocheck, Dou...
Feb 07, 2021
Official quick count shows Ecuador’s Arauz winning first round of presidential vote
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean economist Andres Arauz received 31.5% of the votes in Sunday's presidential election, according to an official quick count presented by the elections council, compared wit...
Feb 07, 2021
Biden administration moves to rejoin U.N. Human Rights Council
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, three years after former President Donald Trump withdrew over what his admi...
Feb 07, 2021
Australia says journalist arrested in China after six months of detention
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian citizen and journalist Cheng Lei, who worked for Chinese state television's international channel, CGTN, was formally arrested in China on Feb. 5 after six months of dete...
Feb 07, 2021
Panama says buying vaccines for more than 80% of its population
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Panama has sought to acquire more than 8 million coronavirus vaccine doses to inoculate about 80% of the Central American nation's residents, Health Minister Luis Sucre said on...
Feb 07, 2021
Tom Brady leads Bucs to 21-6 halftime lead over Chiefs
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers carried a 21-6 lead into halftime against the Kansas City Chiefs in Sunday's Super Bowl as Tom Brady passed for 140 yards and three touchdowns. Brady threw two TDs to Rob Gron...
Feb 07, 2021
