Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Asian stocks set to mostly rise after Fed projects U.S. GDP surge
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set for modest gains on Thursday after the Federal Reserve pledged to keep monetary policy and rates unchanged and projected a rapid ...
Mar 17, 2021
Crowded bars: March Madness or just plain madness?
CHICAGO - The NCAA Tournament and bars were made for each other, with fans of powerhouse teams like Gonzaga and longshots like Colgate pouring in to cheer their teams. Until last year, that is, when C...
Mar 17, 2021
Wild’s Soucy banned 1 game for high hit on Coyotes’ Garland
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Minnesota Wild defenseman Carson Soucy for one game for charging Arizona Coyotes forward Conor Garland. The league's Department of Player Safety announced the suspensi...
Mar 17, 2021
Twins stacked again as postseason streak still looms large
By Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins have returned largely the same team that won the last two AL Central titles and added some accomplished newcomers to help fill a few holes. For all t...
Mar 17, 2021
Mexico to OAS: Stop interfering in internal affairs of Bolivia
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's foreign ministry on Wednesday sharply criticized the Organization of American States (OAS) for what it described as interference in the internal affairs of Bolivia, wh...
Mar 17, 2021
Bolivia's detained former president Anez taken to hospital
By Danny Ramos and Monica Machicao LA PAZ/SANTA CRUZ (Reuters) - Bolivian former president Jeanine Anez was taken to hospital on Wednesday from the prison where she is on remand after becoming ill, pr...
Mar 17, 2021
U.N. rights chief agrees to Ethiopia request for joint Tigray inquiry
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has agreed to an Ethiopian request for a joint investigation in the country's northern Tigray region, where...
Mar 17, 2021
For Asian-Americans, Atlanta shooting sows fresh fear after a year of mounting discrimination
By Rich McKay and Gabriella Borter ATLANTA (Reuters) - Before the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, Kyung Cho noticed people sometimes gave him odd looks or asked if he spoke English. These days, Cho...
Mar 17, 2021
Japanese firms want BOJ to keep bond yields, ETF purchases steady - Reuters poll
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Two thirds of Japanese firms expect the Bank of Japan to curb rises in long-term interest rates and keep them steady, a Reuters poll found, ahead of the central ...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. House passes bill awarding Congressional Gold Medals to law enforcement
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill awarding Congressional Gold Medals to police officers who responded to the deadly Jan. 6 assault on ...
Mar 17, 2021
