Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BAFTA suspends UK actor Clarke after groping and harassment allegations
LONDON (Reuters) - The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has suspended actor and filmmaker Noel Clarke after the Guardian newspaper reported he had been accused of groping, harassment and bu...
Apr 30, 2021
Biden to focus on infrastructure with event celebrating trains
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will return on Friday to one of the cities that helped win him the White House as he works to gain popular support for $4 trillion in pro...
Apr 30, 2021
MLB roundup: Yusei Kikuchi, Mariners edge Astros 1-0
Yusei Kikuchi allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the host Houston Astros 1-0 Thursday afternoon. The game's lone run scored on Taylor Trammell's homer leading ...
Apr 30, 2021
Canada's oil sands region becomes country's COVID-19 hotspot
By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada's remote oil sands region in northern Alberta has become a COVID-19 hotspot, disrupting essential annual maintenance work at its massive oil sands p...
Apr 30, 2021
Australian PM meets with former govt employee who alleges rape in Parliament House
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Scott Morrison met on Friday with a former government staffer who alleges she was raped by an unnamed male colleague while working in parliament, a...
Apr 30, 2021
Judo judge draws strength from heading historic Japanese fireworks firm
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Akiko Amano, the sole Japanese judo referee at this year's Tokyo Olympics, has a full-time job that involves more heat and energy than a gold medal match: She is ...
Apr 30, 2021
Ride-hailing giant Gojek to shift to electric vehicles by 2030
By Fanny Potkin and Fathin Ungku SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesian ride-hailing startup Gojek plans to make every car and motorcycle on its platform an electric vehicle (EV) by 2030 through partnership...
Apr 30, 2021
AstraZeneca's Soriot: we didn't overpromise on COVID-19 vaccine supplies
LONDON (Reuters) -AstraZeneca Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said on Friday the drugmaker had not overpromised on the supply of COVID-19 vaccines around the world, as he defended big cuts in deliveries...
Apr 30, 2021
New Credit Suisse chairman eyes risk and culture, strategic options
ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse's incoming Chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio intends to take a look at the bank's risk management and culture following recent crises, as well as reviewing strategic optio...
Apr 30, 2021
One positive COVID-19 test on Japan luxury cruise ship; passengers disembarking
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nippon Yusen said on Friday that one passenger on its luxury cruise ship "Asuka II" had tested positive for the coronavirus, and that other passengers would be disembarking. ...
Apr 30, 2021
