Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump signs pandemic aid and spending bill, source says
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday signed into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and avert...
Dec 27, 2020
Japan Nov factory output stalls after rising for 5 months
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output stalled in November after rising for five months, underscoring the fragile nature of the global economic recovery due to a recent resurge...
Dec 27, 2020
CFP matchups: What will decide Tide-Irish, Tigers-Buckeyes?
By: Ralph D. Russo The last time Alabama and Notre Dame played each other, it was a BCS championship blowout won by the Crimson Tide. The last time Clemson and Ohio State faced off - just last year - ...
Dec 27, 2020
S.Korea reports first variant of coronavirus found in the UK - KDCA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported the first variant of coronavirus linked to the rapid rise in infections in Britain in three people who had entered South Korea from London on Dec. 22, the Korea ...
Dec 27, 2020
Baseball Hall of Famer, knuckleballer Phil Niekro dies at 81
By: Paul Newberry ATLANTA - Phil Niekro threw a pitch that baffled hitters and catchers. Heck, he didn't even know where it was going most of the time. But the knuckleball carried Niekro to more than ...
Dec 27, 2020
Music City Bowl between Iowa and Missouri canceled
The Music City Bowl between Missouri and Iowa was canceled Sunday because COVID-19 issues left the Tigers unable to play. The game scheduled for Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee, is the second bowl c...
Dec 27, 2020
Mainland China reports 21 new COVID cases vs 22 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 21 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 27, down from 22 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Monday. The National Health Commission,...
Dec 27, 2020
Alibaba Group increases share repurchase programme to $10 billion
(Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Sunday its board has authorized an increase in the company's share repurchase programme to $10 billion from $6 billion. "This Share Repurchase Program wil...
Dec 27, 2020
Tennis-Federer out of Australian Open: report
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Six-times champion Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Australian Open as he continues to work his way back to fitness from two knee operations earlier this year, according to a...
Dec 27, 2020
Britain to restrict promotion of unhealthy food from April 2022
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will ban "buy one get one free" promotions for food high in fat, sugar or salt and free refills of sugary soft drinks in restaurants from April 2022, the government said on ...
Dec 27, 2020
