Author Archives: Syndicated Content
California's Carlsbad Flower Fields welcome visitors with full blooms
By Alan Devall CARLSBAD, Calif. (Reuters) - People took pictures amid waist-high blossoms in every imaginable hue of orange, pink, yellow and purple at California's famous Flower Fields in Carlsbad as...
Apr 05, 2021
North Korea says it won't join Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has said it will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics this year to protect its athletes amid the coronavirus pandemic, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesd...
Apr 05, 2021
From scrambled eggs to pulled pork, Watson savours familiarity of Augusta
By Andrew Both AUGUSTA, Ga (Reuters) - There are many benefits to membership at the ultra-exclusive Augusta National Golf Club, including access to a pristine course and a chance to rub shoulders with...
Apr 05, 2021
Japan real wages eke out first rise in a year as COVID-19 hits prices
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's real wages rose for the first time in a year in February, the government said on Tuesday, largely due to prices weakening as the coronavirus pandemic conti...
Apr 05, 2021
Sunak's tax break plan pushes UK manufacturers to invest, survey shows
LONDON (Reuters) - A plan by Britain's finance minister Rishi Sunak to use a two-year "super-deduction" tax break to encourage companies to invest appears to be working, according to a manufacturing s...
Apr 05, 2021
Natural order restored as spectators return to Augusta National
(Corrects typo in headline) By Andrew Both AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - The natural order was restored -- kind of -- as Masters week began under an azure April sky in front of appreciative spectators at A...
Apr 05, 2021
Colombia to allow private imports of COVID-19 vaccine, but shots must be free
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will allow the private importation of COVID-19 vaccines, the health ministry said on Monday, but the shots must be free for those being inoculated. The Andean country plans...
Apr 05, 2021
Rejuvenated Woosie back at Masters 30 years after winning
By Andrew Both AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - A pain-racked Ian Woosnam said two years ago that he had played his final Masters, but the rejuvenated Welshman is back for another crack at Augusta National th...
Apr 05, 2021
Family of UK's Captain Tom call for fundraising celebration
By Ben Makori LONDON (Reuters) - The family of Britain's Captain Tom Moore, the World War Two veteran who lifted a nation's spirits during the pandemic, are calling for people to come together and rai...
Apr 05, 2021
U.S. lawmakers urge USTR Tai to seek removal of UK, EU whiskey tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 50 members of Congress on Monday urged U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to take action to secure removal of 25% tariffs on American Whiskey imposed by the European U...
Apr 05, 2021
