Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Jaguars select quarterback Lawrence with top pick in NFL Draft
(Reuters) - The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Clemson University quarterback Trevor Lawrence with the first pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday in Cleveland, Ohio, as fans were welcomed back to the even...
Apr 29, 2021
Colombia warns of nine new strains of dangerous coffee fungus
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's coffee federation has discovered nine new, more aggressive variants of the fungus that causes coffee rust, it said on Thursday, urging producers to plant more resistant c...
Apr 29, 2021
Vaccitech prices shares at $17 for U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - Vaccitech Plc, the biotech startup that owns the technology behind the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca Plc, priced its ordinary shares at $17 each on Thursd...
Apr 29, 2021
South Korean President Moon to visit White House on May 21
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit the White House on May 21 for talks with U.S. President Joe Biden, highlighting the "ironclad alliance" between South Korea and the...
Apr 29, 2021
Brazil Senate votes to suspend patent protection on COVID-19 vaccines
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate on Thursday approved a bill to suspend patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines, tests and medications during the pandemic. The proposal now passes to the lower hou...
Apr 29, 2021
Report: Phil Mickelson uncertain on U.S. Open exemption
Phil Mickelson continues to say he would like to make the U.S. Open field on his own merits, although he did not close the door on taking a special exemption this year if it came to it, ESPN reported ...
Apr 29, 2021
Gig companies oppose U.S. push for worker employee status, suggest compromise
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Under growing threat by a new U.S. administration insistent on reclassifying ride-hail and food delivery workers as employees with full benefits, gig economy companies inclu...
Apr 29, 2021
U.S. top diplomat Blinken will visit Ukraine next week -CBS News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ukraine next week, CBS News reported on Thursday, with tensions high between Ukraine and Russia. CBS News said Blinken confirme...
Apr 29, 2021
Australia-listed Sezzle seeks U.S. IPO amid 'buy now, pay later' boom
(Reuters) -Australia-listed buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Sezzle Inc said on Friday it intends to pursue an initial public offering in the United States, aiming to cash in on a rapid expansion in the...
Apr 29, 2021
Mexico's Alsea posts quarterly loss, praises Starbucks comeback
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Alsea on Thursday reported a net loss of 312.1 million pesos ($15.3 million) in the first quarter, in a setback for the restaurant operator after it returned to profit...
Apr 29, 2021
