Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bangladesh approves late-stage trial of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine candidate
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh has approved a late-stage trial of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd in the hope of being a priority recipient for the jab...
Aug 27, 2020
Walmart partners with Microsoft for TikTok bid: CNBC
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc is partnering with Microsoft Corp in the software maker's bid to buy Bytedance-owned TikTok, CNBC reported on Thursday. Walmart did not immediately respond to Reuters request f...
Aug 27, 2020
Becker applauds Osaka protest over racial injustice
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Boris Becker said he fully respected the decision of Naomi Osaka to pull out of her semi-final at the Western & Southern Open in a protest...
Aug 27, 2020
UK reports highest daily COVID case total since June 12
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 1,522 new cases of COVID-19 in the latest daily government statistics published on Thursday, the highest number since June 12 and up from 1,048 cases a d...
Aug 27, 2020
U.S. COVID-19 deaths approach 180,000, cases continue to fall
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus were approaching 180,000 on Thursday after a surge of new cases in June and July, particularly in hotspots like California, Florida,...
Aug 27, 2020
Factbox: Sporting events affected by player protests after Jacob Blake shooting
(Reuters) - Following is a list of boycotts, withdrawals or postponements in sporting events in the U.S. following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. BASKETBALL Th...
Aug 27, 2020
Fossil embryo dubbed the ‘small giant’ packs surprises about a big dinosaur
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The skull of a dinosaur embryo from Argentina is providing surprising details about baby facial features present in one species from an important dinosaur group c...
Aug 27, 2020
Report: James, Leonard push for boycott of remaining games
LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard are not planning to return to the court this season and could leave the NBA bubble as early as Thursday morning. According to The Athletic, James and the Lakers and Leon...
Aug 27, 2020
PGA Tour will support player-led protests against racial injustice
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The PGA Tour said on Thursday it will support any players who decide to protest against racial injustice following boycotts by athletes in other sports in the wake of the p...
Aug 27, 2020
White House’s Kushner says he will reach out to NBA superstar LeBron James
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Adviser Jared Kushner on Thursday said he would reach out to basketball superstar LeBron James following an NBA player boycott to protest racial injustice in the wak...
Aug 27, 2020
