Author Archives: Syndicated Content
HSBC and Asian Development Bank join forces in $300 million vaccine financing
LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a combined $300 million in financing to help Asia's supply chains boost manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 vaccines, the two ...
Apr 08, 2021
Boeing sues, cancels contracts with Air Force One supplier
By David Shepardson and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co said Thursday it had filed a suit against and canceled contracts with a Texas-based supplier for Air Force One, the aircraft that ca...
Apr 08, 2021
Fleetwood makes another hole-in-one at Masters
By Andrew Both AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Tommy Fleetwood made a hole-in-one for the second straight event, this time at the 16th hole at Augusta National during the Masters first round on Thursday. Fle...
Apr 08, 2021
The sudden visit to COVID victims' families that sparked Jordan's royal rift
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - When Prince Hamza visited the relatives of COVID-19 patients who died after a hospital ran out of oxygen, he triggered a rift in Jordan's monarchy that has sha...
Apr 08, 2021
McIlroy needs historic comeback after worst start to Masters
By Andrew Both AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Nobody has come from more than seven shots back after 18 holes to win the Masters, a statistic that shows Rory McIlroy's dire predicament after he plunged 11 st...
Apr 08, 2021
After weighing guidance, Costa Rica to use AstraZeneca vaccine
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica will use AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after assessing guidance from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on the risks of possible side-effects, the health ministry sai...
Apr 08, 2021
U.S. defense secretary to visit Israel, Germany, NATO headquarters, UK
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to Israel, Germany, NATO headquarters in Belgium and Britain starting on Saturday, the Pentagon said in a statement. "Secretary A...
Apr 08, 2021
Beast of five teeth: Chilean scientists unearth skunk that walked among dinosaurs
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A fossil of a skunk-like mammal that lived during the age of dinosaurs has been discovered in Chilean Patagonia, adding further proof to recent evidence that mam...
Apr 08, 2021
Australian PM meets state and territory leaders under pressure from vaccine shift
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's federal government faces a tense meeting with state and territory leaders on Friday after an abrupt change to the country's vaccination program triggered by a recommenda...
Apr 08, 2021
NWSL kicks off Challenge Cup as league, players pursue first CBA
(Reuters) - The Houston Dash will fight to defend their Challenge Cup title as the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) returns to action on Friday at a pivotal moment for the league. The NWSL and th...
Apr 08, 2021
