Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Alomar resigns from Hall of Fame board of directors
(Reuters) - The National Baseball Hall of Fame said on Monday that Roberto Alomar, who was fired last week as a consultant by Major League Baseball after an investigation into an allegation of sexual ...
May 03, 2021
Transgender soccer referee makes Israeli sports history
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) - Sapir Berman made sports history on Monday, officiating at a soccer match in Israel's Premier League for the first time since coming out as transgender. "This is the first st...
May 03, 2021
Qiagen reports first-quarter beat thanks to growth in non-COVID-19 products
(Reuters) - U.S.-German genetic testing specialist Qiagen reported slightly better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Monday as sales growth for non-coronavirus products added to high demand for its ...
May 03, 2021
Outlook positive for French Open and Tour, but caution needed: minister
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - The health situation in France has been improving slightly just ahead of two of the country's flagship sporting events, although late changes are still possible, spo...
May 03, 2021
Biden heeds complaints, lifts refugee cap to 62,500
By Steve Holland and Mica Rosenberg WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he has resurrected a plan to raise refugee admissions this year to 62,500 after drawing a wave of cri...
May 03, 2021
U.S. rental car firm Avis Budget posts bigger loss
(Reuters) - U.S. rental car company Avis Budget Group Inc on Monday posted a bigger first-quarter loss, as fewer people traveled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Net loss came in at $170 million, or $2.4...
May 03, 2021
Marvel rallies superhero fans to assemble at movie theaters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's Marvel Studios on Monday encouraged superhero fans to return to movie theaters, a show of support for pandemic-battered cinemas trying to stage a comeback amid...
May 03, 2021
Biden administration to raise refugee ceiling to 62,500 for this fiscal year: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is set to raise the U.S. refugee ceiling to 62,500 this fiscal year, CNN reported on Monday. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)
May 03, 2021
New U.S. aid chief to steer agency away from Trump era isolationism
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fate of the United States is "inextricably linked with the rest of the world's," new U.S. aid chief Samantha Power said on Monday, in stark contrast to ...
May 03, 2021
Around 30 killed in attack on village in eastern Burkina Faso, security sources say
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Armed assailants killed around 30 people in an attack on a village in eastern Burkina Faso on Monday, four security sources said. The attack took place in the village of Hantou...
May 03, 2021
