Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thailand reports daily record of 1,335 new coronavirus cases
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported on Wednesday 1,335 new COVID-19 cases, the biggest daily rise since the start of the pandemic and the third record rise this week, as the country struggles with a...
Apr 14, 2021
Atlanta school to drop Confederate general’s name and honor Hank Aaron: NYT
(Reuters) - A public school in Atlanta, Georgia which carried the name of a Confederate general will be renamed after Hank Aaron, honoring the legendary baseball player who battled racism in the proce...
Apr 14, 2021
Champions League roundup: Timbers, Atlanta United advance
Yimmi Chara tallied a hat trick Tuesday night to lead the Portland Timbers to a 5-0 rout over CD Marathon and into the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League. The score was tied 2-2 after the ...
Apr 14, 2021
China’s CanSino says no blood clots reported from COVID-19 shot
(Reuters) - China's CanSino Biologics Inc said on Wednesday that no serious blood clot cases related to its COVID-19 vaccine had been reported so far. The announcement comes amid multiple cases of peo...
Apr 14, 2021
Taiwan says its chip firms will adhere to new U.S. rules blacklisting China supercomputing entities
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Wednesday its chip companies will adhere to U.S. rules after Washington added seven Chinese supercomputing entities last week to an economic blacklist and after a Tai...
Apr 14, 2021
Loud and Proud: Shake Shack’s recipe for an inclusive workplace
By Christopher Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - If there is a key mantra for companies right now, it has to be "diversity and inclusion." With issues of race, gender and sexuality coming to the forefront o...
Apr 14, 2021
Biden ready to announce U.S. withdrawal, even as peace eludes Afghanistan
By Phil Stewart and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's planned announcement on Wednesday of a complete U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 aims to close the book on Am...
Apr 14, 2021
India’s new coronavirus infections hit record of 184,372
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's new coronavirus infections reached a record of 184,372 in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Wednesday, as most of the south Asian nation battles a second ...
Apr 14, 2021
Olympics: New Zealand starts vaccinating Tokyo-bound athletes
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - New Zealand has started administering COVID-19 vaccinations to athletes ahead of their departure for the Tokyo Games, the country's Olympics chief said on Wednesday...
Apr 13, 2021
White officer who shot and paralyzed Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, returned to duty
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A white policeman cleared of criminal wrongdoing after shooting an African-American man in the back last August in Kenosha, Wisconsin, igniting deadly protests that helped ...
Apr 13, 2021
