Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'Once-in-a-lifetime' Maradona World Cup jersey hits auction block
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A "once-in-a-lifetime" signed jersey worn by late soccer great Diego Maradona in his first-ever World Cup match has hit the auction block, with the potential to fetch a supersized...
Apr 16, 2021
Senators urge Biden to back temporary WTO waiver of IP rights to speed vaccine access
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bernie Sanders and nine other Democratic senators urged President Joe Biden on Friday to back a temporary patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines that would allow c...
Apr 16, 2021
U.S. Treasury eyes corporate tax system as way to tackle climate change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo met with environmental groups on Friday to discuss ways to leverage the corporate tax system to help addr...
Apr 16, 2021
Some EU countries to miss April deadline for recovery plans: Commission
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Some European Union governments will miss the April 30 deadline to submit their recovery plans to the European Commission, its Vice President Valdis Dombrovski...
Apr 16, 2021
Brazil asks women to delay pregnancy over new coronavirus variant fears
By Eduardo Simes SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil asked women on Friday to delay getting pregnant until the worst of the pandemic passes, saying the virus variant that is devastating the South American co...
Apr 16, 2021
NFL teams drafting, changing QBs at dizzying pace
By Josh Dubow One after another, quarterbacks once believed to be franchise cornerstones after being top five draft picks changed addresses this offseason in staggering succession. Matthew Stafford an...
Apr 16, 2021
AP study: MLB salary down 4.8% in 2 years; top 100 earn half
By Ronald Blum NEW YORK - The average major league salary dropped 4.8% to just under $4.17 million on opening day from the start of the previous full season in 2019. The average has fallen 6.4% since ...
Apr 16, 2021
Scientists find only 3% of land areas unblemished by humans
By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Very little of today's world resembles Planet Earth from 500 years ago. In fact, only about 3% of land surfaces might be ecologically intact -- still home to ...
Apr 16, 2021
Italy gives timetable for easing COVID-19 restrictions
By Giuseppe Fonte and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italy will ease coronavirus curbs in many areas from April 26, the government said on Friday, warning caution was still needed to avoid any reversa...
Apr 16, 2021
Blood type not a COVID-19 risk factor in U.S.; inhaled asthma drug may keep mild illness from worsening
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Apr 16, 2021
