Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Affirm posts smaller loss on pandemic driven e-commerce boost
(Reuters) - Affirm Holdings Inc reported a smaller quarterly loss in its maiden results as a publicly traded company on Thursday, as more people used its buy now, pay later service to shop online duri...
Feb 11, 2021
Conference tournaments still on schedule despite concerns
By: Joe Reedy Gonzaga's Mark Few isn't being asked the usual question of where his team should be seeded for next month's NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs remain unbeaten and have been the top-ranked tea...
Feb 11, 2021
Disney posts smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly revenue
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co reported a smaller-than-expected drop in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, as its fast-growing streaming business helped offset some impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on it...
Feb 11, 2021
Expedia's loss bigger than feared as COVID-19 resurgence hits travel
(Reuters) - Online travel agency Expedia Group Inc posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on Thursday as bookings slumped following a global resurgence in COVID-19 infections and renewed lockdow...
Feb 11, 2021
Sailing: Billionaires square up in battle to challenge for America's Cup
By Alexander Smith (Reuters) - As Britain and Italy go head-to-head for the right to challenge New Zealand for the America's Cup, the teams' billionaire backers will have their colours emblazoned acro...
Feb 11, 2021
Biden to announce 200 million additional coronavirus vaccine doses secured - Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Thursday that his administration has secured deals for an additional 200 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine, the Washin...
Feb 11, 2021
Britain's hotel quarantine booking system crashes after launch
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new system for booking a room in its mandatory hotel quarantine scheme was on Thursday taken offline shortly after it launched. The government said on Tuesday it will requ...
Feb 11, 2021
'Our gratitude always': From China's CanSino, Mexico welcomes biggest vaccine shipment yet
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico received its biggest COVID-19 vaccine shipment yet on Thursday, in the form of the active ingredient for 2 million doses of China's CanSino shot, a relief for the Latin ...
Feb 11, 2021
Greek lawmakers approve campus police in contentious education reform
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek lawmakers passed legislation on Thursday that allows special police on university campuses as part of education reforms that opponents say threaten academic freedom establishe...
Feb 11, 2021
Colombia to target armed groups, restart coca fumigation, defense minister says
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Fighting drug trafficking and dismantling armed groups are the top challenges for Colombia's military in 2021, the country's new defense minister said on Thursd...
Feb 11, 2021
