Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kansas governor vetoes bill banning trans girls from sports
(Reuters) - Democratic Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a Republican bill banning transgender girls from participating in school sports, in a setback for a broad campaign in statehouses ...
Apr 22, 2021
Rockets hit near Baghdad international airport, no casualties
CAIRO (Reuters) - At least three rockets landed in the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport late on Thursday, Iraqi security officials said. The officials said the rockets landed near the area o...
Apr 22, 2021
Woman’s murder by alleged harasser in Kuwait sparks protest, outrage
DUBAI (Reuters) - Women in Kuwait demanded better protections from male violence at a protest on Thursday in response to the murder of a woman by a man her family said they had previously reported to ...
Apr 22, 2021
Canada’s Ontario grapples with third wave, blame piled on its premier
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Ontario Premier Doug Ford, facing backlash over his government's handling of the pandemic, resisted calls to resign on Thursday as Canada's most populous province g...
Apr 22, 2021
Norway to lend unused AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Sweden, Iceland
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway will lend 216,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine it has in stock to Sweden and Iceland, the country's health ministry said on Thursday, enabling the two Nordic neigh...
Apr 22, 2021
Scientists hope genetic engineering can revive the American chestnut tree
(Reuters) - A day before Earth Day, retired forester Rex Mann watched as scientists signed an agreement with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina to allow for the eventual planting o...
Apr 22, 2021
WTA roundup: Simona Halep rolls at Stuttgart
Second-seeded Simona Halep cruised to a straight-sets victory in less than an hour and No. 8 seed Belinda Bencic was defeated Thursday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. Halep, of...
Apr 22, 2021
ATP roundup: Rafael Nadal reaches Barcelona quarterfinals
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal survived another three-setter Thursday, advancing to the quarterfinals at the Barcelona Open in Spain with a 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 victory against Japan's Kei Nishikori. The 11-time Ba...
Apr 22, 2021
Tom Brady’s assessment of jersey number rule: ‘Dumb’
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady isn't impressed with the new rule approved by NFL owners that relaxes the jersey number limitations for a slew of positions, calling it "dumb" on Thursday. N...
Apr 22, 2021
Snap adds more users than Wall Street expected; growth slows in North America
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Snap Inc on Thursday beat Wall Street estimates for user growth and revenue as the improved Android version of its popular messaging app Snapchat attracted more users, but g...
Apr 22, 2021
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