Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Proposed U.S. arms sale to Nigeria on "hold" over human rights concerns-sources
By Doyinsola Oladipo and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers have put on hold a proposal to sell almost $1 billion of weapons to Nigeria over concerns about possible human rights abuses b...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. congressmen call on Hilton to cut link to Xinjiang project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan U.S. congressional commission has called on Hilton Worldwide not to allow its name to be associated with a hotel project on the site of a mosque bulldozed by author...
Jul 29, 2021
Soccer-MLS says Canadian clubs can host homes games for rest of 2021
(Reuters) - Major League Soccer said on Thursday its three Canadian clubs that set up temporary bases in the United States late in 2020 due to border restrictions associated with COVID-19 can host all...
Jul 29, 2021
Microsoft looks to tap into India's Oyo before its potential IPO- source
(Reuters) -Microsoft Corp is in advanced talks to invest in Indian hotel chain Oyo at a $9 billion valuation, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The deal could be announced in the com...
Jul 29, 2021
Canada raises $7.2 billion via auction of 3500 MHz spectrum as firms gear for high-speed internet
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government's auction of 3500 MHz spectrum, which is key for next generation 5G networks, raised a total of C$8.9 billion ($7.2 billion), Innovation Minister Francois-Ph...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. Attorney General Garland tells Texas to rescind order limiting immigrant travel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday warned Texas Governor Greg Abbott to "immediately rescind" a new executive order aimed at curbing the travel into the state of ...
Jul 29, 2021
Vaccinated prisoners, unvaccinated guards illustrate Biden's tricky road
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal prison in Oakdale, Louisiana, grabbed national headlines in March 2020 after a COVID-19 outbreak killed at least eight inmates and sickened more than...
Jul 29, 2021
Uber delays office return, makes vaccination mandatory for U.S. employees
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc is pushing back its back-to-office date to late October globally, and all employees in the United States will have to be fully vaccinated before returning to office, ...
Jul 29, 2021
RedHawks fall 4-0 to Saltdogs
By Josh Lynnes FARGO, ND - The FM RedHawks fell to the Lincoln Saltdogs 4-0 Thursday afternoon. Lincoln got on the board in the top of the fourth inning when a Curt Smith RBI single drove in Justin By...
Jul 29, 2021
COVID-19 drug sales help boost Gilead 2nd-quarter results, HIV sales dip
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -Gilead Sciences Inc on Thursday posted higher-than-expected second-quarter earnings, helped by strong demand for its COVID-19 antiviral treatment, Veklury, but sales of its...
Jul 29, 2021
