Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Suns’ Devin Booker (hamstring) to sit out vs. Warriors
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker will miss Thursday night's game against the Golden State Warriors due to a hamstring injury. It will be third straight game Booker has sat out with the injury. Booker le...
Jan 28, 2021
Safe-haven dollar softens as risk sentiment recovers
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar remained on the back foot on Friday as an improvement in risk appetite sapped demand for the safest assets, with investors taking cheer from U.S. economi...
Jan 28, 2021
North America’s largest cemetery struggles to cope with COVID deaths
WHITTIER, Calif. (Reuters) - Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary in Whittier, California, may be the biggest cemetery in North America but the 1,400-acre park is struggling to cope with the number o...
Jan 28, 2021
Documentary ‘Assassins’ tells the strange story of the murder of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother
By Hanna Rantala and Jonathan Oatis (Reuters) - Nearly four years after the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's estranged half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, a new documentary seeks to shed lig...
Jan 28, 2021
Actress Cicely Tyson has died at age 96 – Variety
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Cicely Tyson, who specialized in portraying strong black women caught in struggles during a 60-year career that earned her Emmy and Tony awards, died on Thursday at age...
Jan 28, 2021
Huawei smartphone shipments plummet amid U.S. sanctions
(Reuters) - China smartphone shipments slipped 4% in the December quarter, data showed, as shipments at Huawei Technologies Co Ltd plunged due to U.S. sanctions on the Chinese firm's chip and componen...
Jan 28, 2021
China reports 52 new mainland COVID-19 cases vs 54 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 52 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 28, down from 54 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Friday. The National Health Commission ...
Jan 28, 2021
C Alex Avila agrees to one-year deal with Nationals
Catcher Alex Avila agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals, The Athletic reported Thursday, as the 12-year veteran joins his sixth different team. Financial terms of the deal were not ...
Jan 28, 2021
AstraZeneca to seek Japan’s approval of COVID-19 vaccine as early as mid-February: Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc will file for Japanese approval of its COVID-19 vaccine as early as mid-February, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, making it the second vaccine maker to seek approval ...
Jan 28, 2021
Britain lacks healthy eating focus as response to COVID-19, say academics
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has failed to adequately support healthy nutrition for its citizens in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, food policy experts said on Friday. In an open letter to Prime Mini...
Jan 28, 2021
