Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil death toll rises by 1,480 as probe pressures Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil added an additional 1,480 people to its COVID-19 death toll on Monday, as a looming investigation of how the government has handled the world's second-deadliest corona...
Apr 12, 2021
Billy Horschel apologizes for conduct at Masters
After a weekend at the Masters when PGA Tour professional Billy Horschel got more attention for his bare feet than his play at Augusta National, he apologized for his fiery behavior. Horschel, who stu...
Apr 12, 2021
New Zealand introduces climate change law for financial firms in world first
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand has become the first country to introduce a law that will require banks, insurers and investment managers to report the impacts of climate change on their business, mini...
Apr 12, 2021
UK variant of COVID-19 does not cause more severe disease: The Lancet
(Reuters) - A highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first identified in Britain does not cause more severe disease, according to a new study published in the medical journal The Lancet on Monday. (Rep...
Apr 12, 2021
Change bank capital rules to boost climate action - survey
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - An overhaul of bank capital rules would be the most effective step regulators could take to support climate action, a group of 50 sustainable finance experts said on...
Apr 12, 2021
U.S. COVID cases march higher, hospitalizations up for second week in a row
(Reuters) - The United States reported an 8% rise in new cases of COVID-19 to 490,000 last week, the fourth week in a row that infections have increased, according to a Reuters analysis of state and c...
Apr 12, 2021
Reuters to name Alessandra Galloni as its next editor-in-chief
(Reuters) -Reuters News is set to name one of its top editors, Alessandra Galloni, as its next editor-in-chief, the first woman to lead the globe-spanning news agency in its 170-year history. A native...
Apr 12, 2021
Turkey's Halkbank urges end of U.S. prosecution alleging Iran sanctions violations
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for Halkbank told a U.S. appeals court on Monday that the state-owned Turkish lender was immune from U.S. prosecution and that an indictment accusing ...
Apr 12, 2021
Twins, Wolves, Wild postpone games following police shooting
By Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins, Wild and Timberwolves all postponed games scheduled for Monday because of safety concerns following the fatal police shooting of a Black man and the...
Apr 12, 2021
Mets-Phillies postponed due to rain; will play doubleheader Tuesday
Inclement weather caused the postponement of Monday's game between the host New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field. The game was postponed to Tuesday, where the teams will play a single...
Apr 12, 2021
