Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil investigates reports of vaccines being exchanged for illegal gold
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors in the Brazilian state of Roraima are investigating reports that illegally-mined gold is being exchanged for COVID-19 ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 14, 2021
Toy cars get eco makeover to inspire children
LONDON (Reuters) - Matchbox is launching a new series of toy cars based on real-life electric and hybrid vehicles, in a bid to make its miniatures more sustainable and to raise awareness among childre...
Thomson Reuters Apr 14, 2021
UK PM acted on plea from Saudi Crown Prince over axed Newcastle United deal - Daily Mail
(Reuters) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted on a personal plea from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the axed 300 million pounds ($413.34 million) deal to buy Premier League club Newc...
Thomson Reuters Apr 14, 2021
China must halve power sector emissions by 2030 to meet climate goals: study
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China needs to halve carbon dioxide emissions from its coal-fired power plants by the end of the decade if it is to remain on course to become carbon neutral by 2060, according to...
Thomson Reuters Apr 14, 2021
Standing among U.S. graves, Biden explains Afghanistan decision in personal terms
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As President Joe Biden stood in the rain on Wednesday among the tombstones of U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan, thoughts of his late son Beau were not far fr...
Thomson Reuters Apr 14, 2021
Brazil registers 3,459 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 3,459 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday and 73,513 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry. The South American country has ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 14, 2021
Judge in Texas lawsuit against Google issues protective order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The judge hearing the Texas antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google put limits on what the search giant's in-house lawyers can see in an order aimed at ensuring that con...
Thomson Reuters Apr 14, 2021
U.S. lawmakers to 'review' UAE arms sale after Biden opts to go ahead
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday he and other lawmakers were concerned about the Bid...
Thomson Reuters Apr 14, 2021

NCAA dumps requirement that transfers sit a year
By Ralph D. Russo Starting next season, major college football and basketball players will be permitted to transfer one time before graduating without being required to sit out a year of competition. ...
Chase Miller Apr 14, 2021
Ex-leaders, Nobel winners urge U.S. to back COVID vaccine waiver
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 60 former heads of state, including former leaders of Britain and France, and over 100 Nobel Prize winners called on U.S. President Joe Biden to back a waiver of intellect...
Thomson Reuters Apr 14, 2021
