Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China regulators fine Alibaba $2.75 billion for anti-monopoly violations
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese regulators have fined Alibaba 18 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) - around 4% of its revenues in 2019 - for violating anti-monopoly rules and abusing its dominant market posit...
Apr 09, 2021
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz advances at Sardegna Open
Second-seeded Taylor Fritz dispatched Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia on Friday to advance to the semifinals in the Sardegna Open in Cagliari, Italy. Fritz recorded eight aces en route to posting a 6-3, 6-4 ...
Apr 09, 2021
U.S. changes average for hurricane season
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has changed the number of storms that constitute an average Atlantic hurricane season, the agency said in a statemen...
Apr 09, 2021
Spieth, Thomas fight their way into Masters contention
By Andrew Both AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Americans Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas harnessed new precision to play their way into contention in the second round of the Masters on Friday, finishing the ...
Apr 09, 2021
Honduras targets U.S. aid for reconstruction after hurricanes
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras said on Friday it wants to use U.S. aid aimed at reducing migratory pressures in Central America to help rebuild areas battered by hurricanes last year, as officials f...
Apr 09, 2021
Zalatoris and Harman climb Masters leaderboard as big names falter
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Will Zalatoris and Brian Harman tamed their nerves and Augusta National in the first two rounds of the Masters to claim a share of second place heading into the weekend as bet...
Apr 09, 2021
Johnson no longer defending champion after missing Masters cut
By Andrew Both AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Dustin Johnson's quest to join an exclusive group of back-to-back Masters champions ended lamely when he bogeyed the final two holes and missed the halfway cut ...
Apr 09, 2021
Analysis: Raised fist, dangling handcuffs: a snapshot of Cuban dissent
By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - A striking image is circulating this week on social media in Cuba: a dissident pumping his fist in the air, handcuffs dangling from one wrist, after friends and neigh...
Apr 09, 2021
No putter, no problem for Kim after he snaps club in anger
By Andrew Both AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - It was a case of no putter, no problem for Kim Si-woo at the Masters on Friday. After breaking his putter in anger, the South Koran used a three-wood to putt on...
Apr 09, 2021
Vaccitech, startup behind AstraZeneca-Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine, files for U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - Biotech startup Vaccitech Plc, which owns the technology behind the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca Plc, filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Friday....
Apr 09, 2021
