Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Raptors GM Bobby Webster signs multi-year extension
The Toronto Raptors announced a multi-year contract extension Thursday for general manager Bobby Webster. Terms were not disclosed. Webster, 36, was promoted to GM in June 2017 and helped put together...
Feb 04, 2021
France reports 23,448 new coronavirus cases, hospitalisations down
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 23,448 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday, down from 26,362 on Wednesday while hospitalisations continued to decline. The coronavirus situation in France rem...
Feb 04, 2021
Ally of jailed Kremlin critic Navalny calls off protests for now
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An associate of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Thursday his allies would not be holding street protests in the immediate future, toning down the rhetoric following mas...
Feb 04, 2021
New U.S. Secretary of State discusses detainees, arms control and hack with Russia's Lavrov
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, called for the release of Americans detained in Russia during a wide-ranging call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on...
Feb 04, 2021
Cuba declares curfew in Havana as COVID-19 surges
HAVANA (Reuters) - A curfew will go into effect for the Cuban capital of Havana on Friday evening, as the Caribbean island struggles with its worst coronavirus surge since the beginning of the pandemi...
Feb 04, 2021
Peru inks deal with Pfizer for 20 million doses of coronavirus vaccine
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's interim president said on Thursday his administration had locked in a deal with Pfizer to purchase 20 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine, a major milestone as the Andean ...
Feb 04, 2021
U.S. court upholds Trump's national security tariffs on steel imports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday upheld former president Donald Trump's "Section 232" national security tariffs on steel imports into the United States, issuin...
Feb 04, 2021
IMF says members to guide decision on whether to recognize Myanmar's military leaders
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will be "guided by our membership" in deciding whether to recognize the military regime that has seized power in Myanmar as the c...
Feb 04, 2021
SEC seeks public input on possible money market fund reforms
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is kicking off a renewed effort to overhaul rules around money market funds, soliciting public input on how to refo...
Feb 04, 2021
Fired Ohio police officer under arrest on murder charge in Black man's shooting
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - A former Ohio police officer, who is white, will appear at a bail hearing on Friday after his arrest on a charge of murder in the fatal shooting on an unarmed Black man in De...
Feb 04, 2021
