Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pospisil throws tantrum at Miami Open
(Reuters) - Canadian Vasek Pospisil threw a profanity-laced tantrum aimed at the ATP Tour's chairman during his first-round loss to American Mackenzie McDonald at the Miami Open on Wednesday. The melt...
Mar 24, 2021
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 76% effective in updated U.S. trial results
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Thursday its COVID-19 vaccine was 76% effective at preventing symptomatic illness and completely stopped severe or critical forms of the disease, citing a new analysis ...
Mar 24, 2021
Dollar extends four-month high to euro as recovery outlooks diverge
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hit a fresh four-month high to the euro on Thursday as the U.S. pandemic response continued to outpace Europe's, which has been hobbled by extended lockd...
Mar 24, 2021
Tokyo Olympics torch relay begins in Fukushima
FUKUSHIMA (Reuters) - Japan officially started the Olympic torch relay in Fukushima on Thursday, kicking off a four-month countdown to the summer games in Tokyo, delayed from 2020 and the first ever o...
Mar 24, 2021
Three-goal third period gets Senators past Flames
Josh Norris, Chris Tierney and Nikita Zaitsev scored third-period goals as the host Ottawa Senators earned a 3-1 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves f...
Mar 24, 2021
Canada adds blood clot warning to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Canada's health department said on Wednesday that it has updated the product label for AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine to provide information on "very rare reports of blood clots associ...
Mar 24, 2021
Wild stay hot at home, defeat Ducks
Jared Spurgeon scored two goals to lead the Minnesota Wild to their 10th consecutive home victory 3-2 against the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday evening in St. Paul, Minn. Nico Sturm also scored, Ryan Sut...
Mar 24, 2021
Britain’s Nationwide tells all 13,000 staff: ‘work anywhere’
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Nationwide Building Society has told all its 13,000 office-based staff to work from anywhere in the country, in one of the clearest signs yet firms are m...
Mar 24, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. to blacklist Myanmar military companies after deadly crackdown – sources
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is planning to impose sanctions on two conglomerates controlled by Myanmar's military over the generals Feb. 1 takeover and a deadly crackdown...
Mar 24, 2021
Fed to set monetary policy on actual economic outcomes, Evans says
(Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans on Wednesday said the central bank will set its monetary policy on economic outcomes and will not reduce monetary policy accommodation until...
Mar 24, 2021
