Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) -South African scientists have detected a new coronavirus variant with multiple mutations, while New Zealand reported its first recorded death linked to U.S. drugmaker Pfizer's COVID-19 vacc...
Aug 30, 2021
Zoom expects tepid growth as pandemic boom fades, shares fall
(Reuters) - Zoom Video Communications Inc on Monday signaled demand for its video-conferencing service was slowing after a pandemic-driven boom last year, sending its shares tumbling 8% in after-marke...
Aug 30, 2021
U.S. urges lawyers to volunteer to fight feared surge of evictions
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday urged attorneys across the legal profession to volunteer their time to assist the crush of tenants expected to be forced out of homes now...
Aug 30, 2021
Plea deal offered to U.S. Capitol rioter accused of grabbing officer's gas mask
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prosecutors have offered a plea deal to an Ohio man accused of striking a police officer during the deadly Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot and then trying to grab his...
Aug 30, 2021
U.S. CDC advisers vote in favor of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - An advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday unanimously recommended the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people over age 16, an imp...
Aug 30, 2021
After year away, excited fans return to U.S. Open but confront long lines
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fans attending the U.S. Open on Monday confronted long lines at the main gate's security checkpoint, forcing some ticket holders to wait in the heat for up to two hou...
Aug 30, 2021
Fed's Mester not ready to accept recent inflation surge as meeting central bank's goal
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said on Monday that the U.S. economy is recovering strongly but she is not yet convinced that recent inflation rea...
Aug 30, 2021
Nigeria to partner with Bitt Inc to launch 'eNaira' digital currency
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria will work with Bitt Inc as a technical partner in its bid to launch its own cryptocurrency, the "eNaira", the Central Bank said on Monday. The Central Bank announced plans to...
Aug 30, 2021
Tennis - Former champion Stephens overcomes Keys in first round thriller
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Sloane Stephens overcame best friend Madison Keys' aggressive play to secure a 6-3 1-6 7-6(7) win in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday. The 2017 winner qu...
Aug 30, 2021
Abortion providers ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Texas' six-week ban
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Abortion rights groups filed an emergency request at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to block a Texas law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, which is set to ta...
Aug 30, 2021
