Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Supreme Court agrees to hear biofuel waiver case
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a lower court ruling that severely limited the government's powers to exempt small refineries from the nation's biofuels law, rekindling a...
Jan 08, 2021
Serena, Osaka to join top men in Adelaide ahead of Australian Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will join Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic in playing a pre-Australian Open warm-up exhibition in Adelaide after serving their quarantine in the Sout...
Jan 08, 2021
China has administered more than 9 million covid-19 vaccine doses
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has administered more than 9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, National Health Commission official Zeng Yixin said on Saturday. (Reporting by Josh Horwitz and Roxanne Liu; Edi...
Jan 08, 2021
Philippines’ Catholics display devotion to Christ statue, pray for end of pandemic
By Adrian Portugal and Eloisa Lopez MANILA (Reuters) - Thousands of Catholic devotees observed physical distancing as they queued for Saturday morning masses in the Philippine capital to celebrate a c...
Jan 08, 2021
World Bank chief, a Trump appointee, ‘deeply appalled’ by storming of Capitol
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, told his staff he was deeply appalled by the storming of the Capitol by Trump su...
Jan 08, 2021
Trump says he will look at creating his own platform after Twitter ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he will look at building his own platform after Twitter suspended him on Friday, citing a risk of further incitement of violence following the s...
Jan 08, 2021
Who is Bryson DeChambeau? ‘Jeopardy!’ contestants have no idea
(Reuters) - While he may have reached the heights of golf fame in 2020, reigning U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau still managed to stump a trio of brainy "Jeopardy!" contestants this week. The Ameri...
Jan 08, 2021
Panama attorney general to seek Odebrecht’s unpaid fines
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The Panamanian attorney general's office will ask a judge to order Odebrecht to pay fines due in 2019 and 2020 after the corruption-ensnared Brazilian conglomer...
Jan 08, 2021
Mexico reports 14,362 new coronavirus cases, 1,038 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Health Ministry on Friday reported 14,362 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the country and 1,038 more fatalities, bringing its total to 1,507,931 infections and 132,...
Jan 08, 2021
Twitter shares down over 2% in after-hours trading after Trump suspension
By Ira Iosebashvili NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Twitter were down more than 2% in after-hours trading, moving lower after the company said it was permanently suspending U.S. President Donald Trump'...
Jan 08, 2021
