Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain agrees deal for 60 million more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will buy 60 million more doses of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, health minister Matt Hancock said in a deal that more than doubles the country's supply of the shot ahe...
Apr 28, 2021
Ice hockey-NWHL doubles salary cap for 2021-22 season
(Reuters) - The National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) will double its salary cap from $150,000 to $300,000 per team starting from the 2021-2022 season, said commissioner Tyler Tumminia on Wednesday. B...
Apr 28, 2021
California man who died was pinned by police, body cam video shows
(Reuters) - Police officers in Alameda, California, pinned a young Latino man to the ground for about five minutes before he became unresponsive during an arrest last week, according to body camera fo...
Apr 28, 2021
Gov. Whitmer names Detroit Tigers great Miguel Cabrera as co-chair of the Protect Michigan Commission
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced today that Detroit Tigers great Miguel Cabrera has volunteered to serve as a co-chair of the Protect Michigan Commission, which is ...
Apr 28, 2021
As climate changes, study finds world’s glaciers melting faster
By Cassandra Garrison (Reuters) - Nearly all of the world's glaciers are losing mass - and at an accelerated pace, according to a new study published Wednesday that could impact future projections for...
Apr 28, 2021
Turkey signs deal for 50 million Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines – minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey has signed a deal for 50 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine which will start arriving next month, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday. "We are...
Apr 28, 2021
Canada risks missing annual refugee resettlement target after slow start
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's refugee resettlement is off to a slow start this year, with just over 1,000 refugees settled through early March, government data show, raising doub...
Apr 28, 2021
CP shareholders say bidding war for Kansas City Southern unnecessary
By Maiya Keidan and Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - As Kansas City Southern's share price rises above Canadian Pacific Railway's offer on prospects of a bidding war, CP shareholders and analysts say ...
Apr 28, 2021
Demand surges for New York Fed’s reverse repo facility
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Financial firms swimming in reserves are parking more of their cash overnight at the New York Federal Reserve's reverse repo facility. Usage of the reverse repurchase fac...
Apr 28, 2021
Golf-Johnson’s game ‘really close’ ahead of Valspar
(Reuters) - World number one Dustin Johnson, whose recent bid to repeat as Masters champion resulted in a missed cut, said on Wednesday his game is trending in the right direction ahead of this week's...
Apr 28, 2021
