Author Archives: Syndicated Content
United begins repairs on 17 737 MAX planes, expects quick return
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - United Airlines said Thursday it has begun repairing 17 Boeing 737 MAX planes after the largest U.S. planemaker sent carriers bulletins on how to address an electrical groundin...
May 13, 2021
Bombs kill 11 Afghan civilians on first day of three-day ceasefire
KABUL (Reuters) - At least 11 civilians were killed and 13 others wounded in four separate bombings in Afghanistan on Thursday, hours after a three-day ceasefire began across the country to mark the M...
May 13, 2021
Eid prayers return to Mosul mosque ruined in Islamic State war
By Abdullah Rashid MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - As dawn broke over Mosul on Thursday, worshippers knelt between piles of rubble while Eid al-Fitr prayers took place in the city's oldest mosque for the firs...
May 13, 2021
NBA: League creates award to recognize social justice efforts
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The NBA is set to announce on Thursday a new award that will recognize a current player for pursuing social justice and upholding the league's values of equality, respect a...
May 13, 2021
Explainer-Who decides if the world needs COVID-19 booster shots?
By Julie Steenhuysen and Kate Kelland (Reuters) - Vaccine makers Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc, with its German partner BioNTech, have been vocal in their view that the world will soon need COVID-19 boos...
May 13, 2021
Policeman beaten to death in Congo Eid clashes
KINSHASA (Reuters) - A police officer in Congo's capital Kinshasa was beaten to death and 46 others were wounded as rival Muslim groups clashed during Eid celebrations on Thursday, a police spokesman ...
May 13, 2021
No shot: U.S. schools unlikely to mandate COVID-19 vaccines anytime soon
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine won approval for use in children as young as 12 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week - but do not expect schools to require shots f...
May 13, 2021
Madame Tussauds moves Prince Harry and Meghan waxworks from royals
LONDON (Reuters) - A year after leaving their royal duties to move to Los Angeles, Madame Tussauds has now decided waxwork models of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan now belong in the attraction's Hol...
May 13, 2021
Ralph Lauren to sell Club Monaco and focus on eponymous label
(Reuters) - Ralph Lauren Corp will sell high-end apparel brand Club Monaco to private equity firm Regent LP for a undisclosed amount, as the apparel retailer doubles down on its eponymous label. The s...
May 13, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; producer prices surge in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, as companies held on to their workers amid the growing labor shortage that helped to curb job growth in Apr...
May 13, 2021
