Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics: Mori’s ‘jaw-dropping’ comments show system needs a shake-up – WST head
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Sexist comments by Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori are further evidence that the whole sporting system needs a shake-up, Women's Sport Trust chief executive Tammy ...
Feb 04, 2021
Macron backs U.S.-Iran dialogue, floats himself as ‘honest broker’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the U.S. willingness to engage with Iran, offered himself as an honest broker on the nuclear issue and said Saudi Arabia an...
Feb 04, 2021
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shots may arrive in Canada before end March: minister
TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Deliveries of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine to Canada could begin before the end of March, if the country's health regulator approves its use, federal procurement minis...
Feb 04, 2021
Fund for Jeffrey Epstein victims short of cash, pauses payout offers
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fund set up to compensate victims of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuses is short of cash. The Epstein Victims' Compensation Program said on Thursday it will s...
Feb 04, 2021
Canada’s Trudeau says airlines will survive, Atlantic region frets about route cuts
By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday insisted Ottawa would ensure airlines survived the COVID-19 pandemic even as industry advocat...
Feb 04, 2021
Kevin Durant, LeBron James headline early All-Star voting
Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets and LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers lead their respective conferences in the first round of NBA fan balloting for next month's NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta. Th...
Feb 04, 2021
WHO’s COVAX initiative aims to start shipping 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa in February
(Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday its COVAX initiative aims to start shipping nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa in February. About 320,000 doses of the Pfizer...
Feb 04, 2021
China to donate 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Congo Republic
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - China will donate 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Congo Republic and forgive $13 million in public debt, its ambassador to the Central African country said on Thursday. Am...
Feb 04, 2021
Brazil says first AstraZeneca vaccine supplies arrive from China on Saturday
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The first shipment of active ingredients for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Rio de Janeiro from China on Saturday, Brazil's Health Ministry said on Thursday. With t...
Feb 04, 2021
Raptors GM Bobby Webster signs multi-year extension
The Toronto Raptors announced a multi-year contract extension Thursday for general manager Bobby Webster. Terms were not disclosed. Webster, 36, was promoted to GM in June 2017 and helped put together...
Feb 04, 2021
