Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cape Verde Supreme Court rules on extradition of Maduro envoy
PRAIA (Reuters) - Cape Verde's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday to allow the extradition to the United States of Alex Saab, a businessman close to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro - a decision his ...
Mar 17, 2021
Robinhood appoints former Google executive as chief product officer
(Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc has appointed former Google executive Aparna Chennapragada as its chief product officer, a blog post by the firm showed on Wednesday. The trading app has been at the ...
Mar 17, 2021
Tokyo Games creative head Sasaki resigns over derogatory remark - Kyodo report
(Reuters) - Hiroshi Sasaki, the head creative director for the opening and closing ceremonies at this year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, has stepped down after making a derogatory comment about a ...
Mar 17, 2021
Mexico reports 6,455 new coronavirus cases, 789 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has registered 6,455 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 789 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 2,175,462 cases and 195,908 deaths,...
Mar 17, 2021
Unseen for two weeks, Tanzanian leader sends 'greetings': deputy
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzania's leadership appeared to play down rumours about President John Magufuli's health on Wednesday when the vice president sent greetings to a coastal region from the head of ...
Mar 17, 2021
'Super Mario' leaps into real world in Universal Studios park launch
By Sam Nussey OSAKA (Reuters) - Universal Studios Japan (USJ) opens on Thursday its $550 million, pandemic-delayed Mario-themed attraction in a major leap by games maker Nintendo Co Ltd beyond the vir...
Mar 17, 2021
Sun Country eyes quicker used jet purchases with IPO funds to fuel growth, CEO says
(Reuters) - Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc, flush with cash after a successful stock market debut on Wednesday, could use the funds to accelerate the purchase of used jets and fuel its growth strat...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. House passes bill that aims to advance Equal Rights Amendment
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to remove a decades-old deadline for adopting the Equal Rights Amendment, in hopes of fin...
Mar 17, 2021
Spain warns downward COVID-19 trend may be changing as infection rate edges up
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's health minister warned on Wednesday that a seven-week decline in the national COVID-19 infection rate could have bottomed out after cases ticked higher in a handful of regio...
Mar 17, 2021
France, others set to increase pressure on Lebanon's politicians, diplomat says
PARIS (Reuters) - France and its international partners will seek to increase pressure on Lebanon's politicians in the coming months, a French diplomat said on Wednesday, although he did not envisage ...
Mar 17, 2021
