Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Philippines’ Duterte says presidency no job for a woman
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday declared that the presidency was no job for a woman because of their emotional differences to men, and dismissed speculat...
Jan 14, 2021
European court agrees to hear Ukrainian case on rights violations in Crimea
KYIV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will hear part of a case brought by Ukraine alleging Russian human rights violations in the Crimea peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014...
Jan 14, 2021
American Airlines tells pilots: take vaccine on your own time
By Tracy Rucinski (Reuters) - American Airlines is telling its pilots to take the COVID-19 vaccine on their days off if they choose to be inoculated against the virus, which the company is not current...
Jan 14, 2021
Samsung launches new flagship Galaxy S smartphone early, targets remote workers, gamers
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday unveiled the first Galaxy S smartphone with a stylus for on-screen work called the S Pen, more than a month ahead of its usual annual release s...
Jan 14, 2021
Houston Rockets trade frustrated Harden to Brooklyn Nets
(Reuters) - The Houston Rockets have traded guard James Harden to Brooklyn, the Nets anounced on Thursday, after the eight-time All-Star's relationship with the Western Conference team broke down this...
Jan 14, 2021
Petco prices IPO above target range to raise $864 million
(This Jan 14 story, corrects amount raised in headline and first paragraph to $864 mmillion from $816 million) (Reuters) - Pet retailer Petco Health and Wellness Company Inc said on Wednesday it sold ...
Jan 14, 2021
American Keys tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Australian Open
(Reuters) - American Madison Keys said on Thursday she tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss next month's Australian Open in Melbourne. The world number 16 said she returned a positive result bef...
Jan 14, 2021
EU’s top court gives opinion in first Irish language case, on pet medicine
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top court on Thursday issued an opinion in its first case heard in the Irish language, almost 50 years after Ireland joined the bloc, in a case...
Jan 14, 2021
Fourth U.S. lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19 after U.S. Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Andriano Espaillat on Thursday said he had tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the fourth member of Congress to announce they had contracted the coronavir...
Jan 14, 2021
Olympic hurdles champion McNeal suspended for violating anti-doping rules
(Reuters) - Olympic 100 metres hurdles gold medallist Brianna McNeal has been charged and provisionally suspended for violating World Athletics' Anti-Doping rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) s...
Jan 14, 2021
