Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Prayers and faxed letters: Texas woman buries husband who died of COVID-19
By Callaghan O'Hare and Maria Caspani HOUSTON (Reuters) - As hundreds of thousands of people in Texas fled their homes ahead of Hurricane Laura on Wednesday, Michelle Gutierrez was in Houston burying ...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2020
Djokovic, Thiem on opposite sides of U.S. Open draw
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australian Open finalists Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem are on a collision course to meet again in the U.S. Open final after they were placed at opposite ends of the draw on Th...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2020
Chinese EV maker Xpeng shares jump 54% in NYSE debut
(Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc's shares jumped 54% in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, after raising $1.5 billion in its upsized initial public offering. S...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2020
Spain diagnoses 3,781 new coronavirus cases
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain diagnosed 3,781 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, health emergency coordinator Fernando Simon told a news briefing on Thursday, slightly higher than 3,594 repor...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2020
Voter advocacy groups file lawsuit against Trump’s social media executive order
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five non-profits including three voter advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's social media executive order on Thursday, arguing it hurt...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2020
Osaka changes mind and agrees to play semi-final – report
(Reuters) - Naomi Osaka has decided to play her semi-final at the Western & Southern Open in New York after previously saying she would withdraw from the match to protest against racial injustice, The...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2020
F1 champion Hamilton says he will not boycott Belgian GP
By Abhishek Takle (Reuters) - Six-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he would not boycott Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix after a wave of player protests in the United States agains...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2020
MLB, NHL players ask peers to support Black Lives Matter movement
NHL games and the majority of Major League Baseball games went forward as scheduled on Wednesday, a decision some players called out as a missed opportunity. "NHL is always last to the party on these ...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2020
GoPro launches live streaming service for premium subscribers
(Reuters) - Action camera maker GoPro Inc said on Thursday its premium subscribers can now live stream their treks, rides and swims directly on to its website. Earlier, users with high-end GoPro actio...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2020
WHO: broad population COVID-19 testing not always useful
GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) - Testing for COVID-19 infections and a fast turnaround for results are critical for controlling the pandemic, but broad-based population tests are not always useful, officials...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2020

