Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Chile settles dispute with Albemarle over lithium reserves data
By Dave Sherwood SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean regulators have settled a high stakes dispute over reserves data with top lithium producer Albemarle Corp, according to a letter viewed by Reuters, defusi...
Apr 23, 2021
Zimbabwe Air Force helicopter crashes into house, four killed including child
HARARE (Reuters) - An Air Force of Zimbabwe helicopter crashed on Friday, killing three crew members and a child on the ground as it came down on a house, the Air Force said in a statement. The helico...
Apr 23, 2021
U.S. administers 222.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines - CDC
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 222,322,230 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Friday morning and distributed 286,095,185 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Apr 23, 2021
Soaring lumber prices reverberate through U.S. housing market
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) - Skyrocketing lumber prices threaten to thwart the momentum of the U.S. housing market, which for months has been one of the brightest stars of the recovery from th...
Apr 23, 2021
Kamaru Usman, Weili Zhang heavy UFC 261 favorites
UFC 261 features a pair of title fights with heavy favorites, but distinctly different betting patterns by the public leading up to Saturday night's card. BetRivers announced that no event this weeken...
Apr 23, 2021
3 MLB players, 5 staff test positive for COVID
Three players and five staff members were positive for COVID-19 in the past week among 12,458 monitoring tests announced by Major League Baseball and the players' association. The eight amounted to a ...
Apr 23, 2021
France reports 5,962 COVID-19 patients in intensive care units
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities reported that 5,962 people were in intensive care units with COVID-19 on Friday, 19 fewer than a day earlier, but the figure remains at a very high level as...
Apr 23, 2021
Senior U.S. lawmaker warns against railroad industry consolidation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said on Friday the potential acquisition of Kansas City Southern railroad should set off "alarm bells"...
Apr 23, 2021
War-hit Cameroonian town holds film festival as movies get Netflix boost
By Blaise Eyong and Josiane Kouagheu BUEA, Cameroon (Reuters) - Filmmakers and actors gathered in the western Cameroon town of Buea for a film festival this week, as the region tries to regain a measu...
Apr 23, 2021
Canadian PM Trudeau receives first dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday received his first dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at an Ottawa pharmacy, telling reporters "I'm very excited" as the needle ...
Apr 23, 2021
